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xxvi.xxvii.Company should have own Environment Management Cell having qualifiedpersons with proper background.Company should prepare operating manual in respect of all activities. It shouldcover all safety & environment related issues and system. Measures to be takenfor protection. One set of environmental manual should be made available at thedrilling site/ project site. Awareness should be created at each level of themanagement. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shouldbe available at the project site office.2.5.20. Expansion of Exploratory Drilling in Mahanandi (Offshore) Block NEC-DWN-2002/2 Under NELP-IV in Mahanandi Basin in Orissa by M/s Oil andNatural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGCL) (TOR to EC)The project authorities gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of theproject and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per DraftTerms of References (TORs) awarded during the 16 th Meeting of the Expert AppraisalCommittee (Industry) held during 18 th -19 th November, 2010 for preparation ofEIA/EMP.All the Offshore and Onshore oil and gas exploration, development andproduction projects are listed at S.N. 1(b) under Category ‘A’ and appraised at theCentral level.No public hearing/consultation is required due to location of theproject at more than 12 nautical miles from the coastal seashore of EIANotification, 2006.M/s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. have proposed for the expansion ofExploratory Drilling in Mahanandi (Offshore) Block NEC-DWN-2002/2 Under NELP-IV inMahanandi Basin in Orissa. The block NEC-DWN-2002/2 Under NELP-IV was awardedon 17.03.2004. Total area of the exploratory block is 15,465 sq. km.9 Wells will be drilledduring 2012-14. All the locations are more than 150 Km away from coastline andprojected drilling depth are 5000 – 7000 m with water depth ranging between 1060 m to2150 m. Following are the coordinates of the 9 well locations in NEC-DWN-2002/2blocks:ExploratorywellsAppraisalWellsS.N.WellLocation1 NEC-DWN-2K2-D2 NEC-DWN-2K2-F3 NEC-DWN-2K2-G1 NEC-DWN-2K2-HX Y WaterDepthTargetDepthNearestDistance(m) (m) to thecoast(km)576701.81 2174175.5 1750 5000 153668698.44 2222460.8 1160 5000 200563997.50 2179037.5 1670 6500 140639205.81 2221795 1060 5500 150

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