4. description of the environment - Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Final Feasibility Report
Preparation of Feasibility– cum-Preliminary Design for 4/6 Laning
of Jetpur-Somnath section of NH 8D, Package No:
NHAI/DBFOII/DPR/02
VOLUME III:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
5.2.1.11 Place of Consultation: Hanuman Shani Dev Mandir at Somnath
The temple is Pucca Government structure about more than 300
years old. Consultation was held with priest. He agreed for relocation
of structure on area behind Somnath trust. However, government
should take care of all expenses of relocation and shifting of utilities.
5.3 PUBLIC HEARING (IN ACCORDANCE TO PROCEDURES
OUTLINED IN THE MOEF NOTIFICATION SEPT 2006 & IT’S
SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS)
The project is category – A. Thus, the user agency (NHAI) had submitted application for Public
Hearing to Regional Offices at two districts, namely Rajkot and Junagadh. The proceedings of
the Public Hearing is provided below.
5.3.1 Public Hearing in Rajkot District
Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Rajkot has published advertisement on 14 th November 2009 in
Gujarati daily namely “Sandesh” and “Divyabhaskar” and in English daily “Times of India” where
in it was circulated for the general public that Public Hearing for the Project in Rajkot district shall
be carried out at Group Kumar School, Village-Jetalsar, Taluka Jetpur, District Rajkot on 15 th
December 2009 at 11:00 hr.
The Project Proponent in coordination with GPCB, Rajkot had sent copy of the EIA Report along
with Summary of the EIA (in English and Gujrati), Summary of the Project Report, Resettlement
Action Plan (one hard copy and one soft copy of each) to District Magistrate, Zila Parishad,
District Industries Office, Regional office of MoEF and MoEF, New Delhi. In addition to this,
Project Proponent in coordination with GPCB, Rajkot had also sent copy of the Summary of EIA
in Gujarati and in English to the village panchayat office of villages through which project corridor
passes for wide publicity about the project.
Mr Pankaj Thakar, Additional District Mangitrate, Rajkot, Mr S M Jha, Regional Officer, GPCB-
Rajkot, Mr H K Bhatt, DGM cum Project Director, NHAI, PIU-Rajkot, Mr Mehul Bhatt, Manager-
Tech, PIU-Rajkot Dr S D Badrinath, Environmental Expert, LASA (Consultant) and Mr Debashis
Pal, Sr Manager (Environment) were present during the Public Hearing at the aforesaid venue on
15 th December 2009.
Mr Mehul Bhatt presented the project describing the proposed improvement, likely impacts due
the project and mitigation measures proposed to minimize the anticipated impact, the land
acquisition procedure and likely compensation package.
The Public Hearing Proceedings (including the minutes) for Rajkot district is enclosed as
Annexure-5.1.
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