Environmental Clearance - Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

F. No. J..l1 01 1/23912010. IA II (I)
ao-.emrrMInt of India
Mlnlltry of E""lrOfUnlH't and Foreats
(tA. Division)
PlryavaranShawan
CGO Complex, Lodhl Road
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(9 NOll), National Highways (12 Nos.). Railways (12 Nos.). social forests (6 Nos.) and
protected forests (6 Nos.).
3.0 Stock of adequate height will be provided to DG set (1K 160 KVA) and DG Set (1x
100 KVA). Water requirement will be met from ground water sooree. Oily effluent will be
treated in effluenllreatn1efl1 plant (ETP) al all tankageslstorageklispalch facll~~.The ef11fre
cross country pipeline will be monitored and controlled by Supervising Control & Data
Acqu'silion (SCADA). The pipeline will be protected against external COffOllIon by three layer
polyethylene (PE) coating for cross COI.Intry pipeline and three layered polypropylene and
additionally by impressed current cathodic protection system. Excavated eal1h will be
restored property and backfIlled.
".0 The proposal was considered by the Expert Appraisal Commitlee (Induslry-2) in lts
25"and 2""meetings held during 26"-30"'July. 2011 and 29" - 3,"October.
2012respeclively.
5.0 All the Petroleum prodllCl storage and transportations facilrties are listed at S.N. 6(a)
under Category'S' and shoold have been appraised at the State level. However. due to
applicability of general condition. pipeline passing through interstate boundary. project is
treated as categOfY 'A' and appraised at the Central Level.
6.0 Public hearing was conducted on 10"' April. 2012 for Bharatpur terminal. 1.... May,
2012 !of Mathura Terminal, .... May, 2012 tor Kanpur Terrninaland 3'" April, 2012 for
Palanpur Termilllli.
7.0 The pro;eet has obtained slage-l forest clearance for diversion of forest land in the
State of Haryana on 1".11.2012 and Ullar Pradesh on 11.03.2013 respectively from regional
offICe of MoEF. Chandigarh and lucknow as per the documents submilted by Mis. HPClto
this Ministry.
6.0 The Ministry of Environment and Forests tlereby accords environmental clearance to
the above project under the provisions of EIA NotifICation dated 1.... September, 2006
subject to strlct compliance of the following specifIC and general condilions:
A. SpeCIFIC CONDITIONS:
l. Comments/recommendations shall be obtained from the Slate Forest Department
regarding the impact of the proposed laying of pipeline on the sUfTOlJnding reserve
forests.
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iii.
iv.
All the cond~ions stipulated in the forest clearance shall be implemented.
The project authorily I.e. Mis HPCL shall ensure restoration of the Right of WfroIlO
preconstruction level as soon es construction activity completed. To ensure
prevention of soil efosion. backfilled areas should be property compacted.
Adequate buffer zone aroond the oil tankage shall be maintained, as mfrol be required
as per 0150 or other statutOfY requirements.
v. The company shall monilor PM10, 502. NOx& He and displayed periodically on the
company's web site.

vI.
Regularty monrtoring ofVce and HC In the work zone arlla in the tankages premises
shall be carried and data be submitted to Ministry's Regional OffICe at LllCknow and
Kanpur,
vii. The design, material of construction, assembly, Inspection, testing and safety
aspects of operation and maintenance of pipeline and transporting the natural gas
should be governed by ASMEJANSI B 31.81831.4 and 0150 standard 141.
viii,
Ix.
Annual safety audit shall be c.:lrricd out for fI1e Inilial fI1ree years by an Indapeodent
agency and report submitted to this Ministry for Ilflsuring fhe strict compliance 01
safety regulations on operation and malnterlilnce.
The constll.lCtion of pipeline particUlarly at fI1e river and stream crossing shall be
done during dry seasons to avoid disturbance of breeding seasons and soil erosion.
The riverbed, embankments and dykes sh.all be restored adequately after Installation
of crossings.
x. Pipeline wall thickness and minimum depth of buriai at river crossings and casings at
ralls, major road crossings Should be in conformity with ANSUASME requirements.
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xiii.
xiv.
The company should follow horizootal drilling technique lor laying of pipeline wt1ikl
passing through major rivers.
The project authorities shall Install SCADA system with dedicated optical fiber based
telecommunication link for safe operation of pipeline and Leak Detection System.
Addrtional sec1ionalizing valves In the residential areas aod sensllive location shail be
provided to prevent fI1e leaking of gas go4ng to the atmosphere in lIle event 01
pipeline failure. Intelligent pigging facility shall be provided for the entire pipeline
system for internal corrosion monitoring. Coating and impressed current cathodic
protection system shall be provided to prevent external corrosion.
The project authorities shall patrol and inspect the pipeline regularty for detection of
faults as per 0150 guidelines and continuous monitoring of pipeline operation by
adopting noo-destll.lCtive method{s) of testing as envisaged in the EMP. Pearson
survey and continuous potential survey shall be carried out at regular IntervalS to
ensure the adequacy of cathodic proteclion system.
The fire water facilities al the tennlnal must be designed as per 0150-117 guidelines.
However, for fighting prolonged fires, fI1e company shall firm up a plan for assured
water supply from nearby ground waler sourceJ surface water sourco. This must be
compli&': before commissioning lIle project.
xv, All the recommendations mentioned In the rls!( assessment report shall be
Implemented.
xvi. All fI1e issues raised during the public hearing/consultation meetings held on 10""
April, 2012 for Bharatpur terminal, 14'" May, 2012 lor Mathura lenninal, 4" May,
2012 for Kanpur Terminal and 3" April, 2012 for Palanpur Terminal shall be
satisfactorily Implementedand a separate budgel for implementing the same shall be
allocated and inlormatlon submiUed to the Ministry's Regional orrtce at Lucknow and
Bhopal.
xvii.
Prior permission Shall be obtained from CGWNSGWA to meet water requirement
from ground water source.

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The company shall construct the garland drBin all around the PJ"01ecl site 10 Pfevent
runoff of any oil containing waste inlo the nearby waler bodies. Saparate drainage
system shall be created fO( oil contamlnaled and roon-oil contaminated streams.
Dl.lring rainy season, lhe storm water drains shall be connecled to oil water separalor
and passed through guard pood. Water quality monitoring of guard pond shall be
conduded.
Effluent from washlrlg of storage lanks shall be properly treatlld in ETP and treated
waslewater shall conform to CPCB slandards. As proposed, separate treatrnoot
system shall be provided for white oil and black oil effluenl streams. No efnuent Shall
be discharge4 outside the premises,
Oil Il1(/l,>stry Safety Directorate guidelines regarding safety against fire, spillage,
~Iulion control etc. shall be followed. Company shall ensure no 011 spillage occur
during loading I unloading of pelroleum prodUcts
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The Company should harvest surface as well as ralnwaler from the rooflops of the
blJildings proposed in the project and storm waler drains to recharge the ground
water and use the same waler for the variollS activiHes of the project to consel'\le
fresh water.
Company should adopt Ccw'porate Environment Policy as per the Ministry's O.M. No.
J-l101314112006-IA.11 (I) dated 26" April, 2011and Implemented.
Under Corporate Social Respooslbility (CSR), suffICient budgetary provisioo shall be
made for Ileallh improvement, education, waler and electricity supply elc. in and
around the project.
B. GENERAL CONDITIONS;
l. The project aUlhor~ies must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the Slale
Pollution Control Board (SpeS), State Governments and any Glher statuiOf)'
aUIOOI'ity.
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iv,
No further expansion or modifICation in the Pfoject shall be carried out without prior
approval of the Ministry of Environmef11 & Forests. In case 01 deviations or alterations
In lhe pl'oject proposal from those submilled 10 this Ministry for clearance. a fresh
reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions
imposed and 10 add additional environmental profection measl,lfes requ~ed, if any.
The pro;ed authorities musl slrictly comply with the rules and regulations under
Manufacture, Slorage and Import of HazardolJS Chemicals Rules. 2000 as amended
SUbsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories. Chlef Controlier
of Explosives, Rre Safely Inspectorate elc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.
The overall noise levels In aM around the plant area shall be kepi well within the
standards by providing noise conlrol measures including acouslic hoods. silencers,
enclosures etc. OIl all sources of noise generation. The ambienl noise levels shall
conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules. 1969 viz. 75 dBA (daytime)
and 70 dBA (nighttime).
v. A copy of clearance Ieller shall be senl by the proponent to concerned Panchayat,
ZilaParishad I Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO. if any.
from wIlom su99estions I represenla~ons, if any, were received willie processing the
proposal. The clearance Ieller sllall also be put on lhe web sile of the company by
the pfOponen1.
vi.
The pro:'l

ava~lable with the SPCB and may also be SOO!1 at Website of \he Mlnlslry of
EnVironmenl and FOfests at hUp:/envfOf.nlc.in. This shall be advel1ised withill sevefl
days from the date of issue of the clear8flC8IeI18f, etleast In two local newspapers
thai are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular
IallllUll!le of the locality concerned and a copy of !he same shall be rorwarcled to the
Regional offICe.
Ix. Project authorities shall infOfm ttle Regional OffICe as well as the Ministry, the date of
financial closure and final approval of the projecl by the coocemed authorities and
the date of commencing the land development work.
9.0 The Ministry may revoke Of suspend t"e clearaflC8, if implementation of any 01 the
above condijlons Is nol salisfaclOly.
10.0 The Ministry reserves the right 10 stipulate additional conditions if found necessary.
The company in a time Ixxmd manner shalllmp~ntthese conditions,
11.0 The aboVe conditions shall be enforced, inter-alia under the provisions of tile Wa\el"
(Prevenlioo & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.lhe Air (Prevention & Control of PolioliOfl) Act,
1981, the Environment (Proteclion) Act, 1986, Hazardous Waste {Management. Handling
and Trans-8oundary Movement) Rules, 2008 and the Publk: {Insurance) Liabilijy Act, 1991
along with their amendments and rulas ~
Coovlo :-
(V P Upadhaya0
Director
1. The Principal Seo"elary, Forests & E~menI Department, Govemmeot of Gu}ara\,
8achivalaya, 8" Floor, Gandhi Nagar - 382 OlD, Gujarat.
2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment. Government of Unar Pradesh,
Sachivalaya, BapuBhawan, Adjacent to VidhanSabha,lucknow - 226001, U.P.
3, Secretary, Department of Environment and FOfllStS, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur,
Rajasthan.
4, Chairman, Central POllution Control Boafd, PariveshBhavan, CBD-cum..Qffice Complex,
Enst Aljun Nagar. Delhl-lloon
5. Chalnnan, Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, 4, Instijutkmal area, Jhalana,
Doongri, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
8. The Chairman, Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, PICUPBhawan, VibhutiKhand,
Gomti Nagar, lucknoW- U.P.
7. The Chairman, Gujarat Slate Pollution Control Bo3rd, ParyavaranBllawan, SecIOr 10 A.
Gandhi Nagar-382 043, Gujarat.
8, Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Region
OffICe (central), KendriyaBhawan, 5" Floor, Seclor"H, Allganj.lllclmow - 226 024, U,P.
9. The Chief Conservator of Forests {Western Zone}, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
RIlgionaI Office, E-5, Arara Colony, link Road -3, Bhopal-462 016, M.P,
10. The Chairman, Gujaral Slale Pollution Control Eloa«I, ParyavaranBllawan, sector 10 A.
Gandhi Nagar-382 043, Gujaml.
11. Joint Secretary, lA-II, Ministry of Environment and Forests, ParyavamnBhawan, CGO
Complex, New Delhi.
12. Monitoring Cell, Ministry or Envirooment and Forests. ParyavaranBhawan, CGO
Complex, New Delhi.
13. Guard FilelMoniloring FilelRecord File. \
(V P Upadhayay)
Director