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72.01 Confirmation of the minutes of 71st meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 07.06.2013

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72.02 Action taken on the proceedings of the 71st meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 07.06.2013.

7-15

72.03 Application for obtaining the Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for the existing Educational Institution namely “Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutions” in the revenue estate of the Village Ramnagar, Tehsil Rajpura, Distt. Patiala, Punjab.

16-23

72.04 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for construction of a project namely “Regional Office Complex- Automobile Sales, Services and Training Centre” in the revenue estate of the Village Bishangarh and Bishanpura, Tehsil Derabassi, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar by M/s Maruti Suzuki (I) Ltd.

24-28

72.05 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for expansion of a commercial project namely "India Trade Tower & International Trade Tower" in the revenue estate of Village Bharonjia, Mullanpur Sailba Majri District SAS Nagar by M/s Bhanu Infrabuild (P) Ltd.

29-32

72.06 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for developing a group Housing colony namely “Acme Heights” in the revenue estate of Village Chajju Majra, Kharar by M/s Pioneers Landcons Pvt. Ltd.

33-44

72.07 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a residential complex namely “Sandwoods Opulencia” in the revenue estate of Village Bhago Majra, Landran-Banur Road, Sector-110, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar by M/s Sandwoods Infratech Projects Pvt. Ltd.

45-50

72.08 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a residential apartment project namely “Maple Leaf Towers” in Shubham Enclave, Sultanwind Sub-Urban, Amritsar by M/s Simmro Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd.

51-56

72.09 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for an already existing educational institute namely “Desh Bhagat University" Amloh Road, Mandi Gobindgarh by M/s Aasra Foundations (Regd).

57-61

72.10 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for Group Housing-cum- Retail Complex namely ‘CAMELOT’ to be developed in the revenue estate of Vill. Kansal, Tehsil Kharar, Distt. Mohali by M/s Tata Housing Dev. Co. Ltd.

62-101

72.11 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for developing a group Housing project namely “Green Valley Tower” at Village Gazipur, near Zirakpur Distt. SAS Nagar by M/s GVT Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd.

102-116

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72.12 Regarding environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Ludhiana for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Parchian Biharipur, Tehsil Ludhiana, District Ludhiana and transferred in the name of Sh. Puneet Singh S/o Sh. Kuldeep Singh, House No. 71, Sector-5, Chandigarh.

117-120

72.13 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Hargarh, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Amandeep Singh Bains S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, 11 Green Model Town, Jalandhar.

121-122

72.14 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Khalwana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Babu Ram Sharma S/o Sh. Huma Nath Sharma, House No. 11, Sector-3, Chandigarh.

123-124

72.15 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bahadurpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, H No. 686, Sector 49A, Chandigarh.

125-126

72.16 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Nasrala, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harvinder Singh S/o Sh. Kabal Singh, House No. 111 FF, Sector 11-A, Chandigarh.

127-128

72.17 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Shergarh, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak Suhalewal, Distt. Fazilka.

129-130

72.18 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Hardokhanpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village Mubarkpur, P.O. Dera Bassi, Distt S.A.S. Nagar.

131-132

72.19 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining

133-134

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Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dihana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Baldev Raj Singh S/o Sh. Banka Singh, Village Amir Khas, Tehsil Jalalabad.

72.20 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Harta, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village & P.O. Mubarakpur, Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali.

135-136

72.21 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dagana Kalan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Late Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur.

137-138

72.22 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Mukhliana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Salvinder Singh S/o Sh. Ajaib Singh, Village Ghuduwala, P.O. Makhu, Tehsil & District Ferozepur.

139-140

72.23 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dadiana Kalan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur.

141-142

72.24 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bohan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak Suhalewalla, Distt. Fazilka.

143-144

72.25 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Saidoo Patti, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir

145-146

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Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, V.P.O. Mubarkpur, SAS Nagar.

72.26 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Kaillon, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, House No. 686, Sector-40-A, Chandigarh.

147-148

72.27 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Deowal, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Raghvir Singh S/o Sh. Chanchal Singh, R/o Village Powal, P.O. Nasrala, Tehsil & Distt. Hoshiarpur.

149-150

72.28 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bassi Gulam Hussain, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, H. No. 27, Sector 9A, Chandigarh.

151-152

72.29 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Fatehgarh Niara, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, House No. 27, Sector-9, Chandigarh.

153-154

72.30 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Patti, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harpreet Singh S/o Sh. Dilbag Singh, House No. 45, Laurance Road, Amritsar.

155-156

72.31 Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dhagara, Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalanadhar and transferred in the name of Sh. Ravinder Singh Dhillon S/o Sh. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, H No. 1442, Sector 34-C, Chandigarh.

157-158

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Item no. 72.01 Confirmation of the minutes of 71st meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 07.06.2013.

The proceedings of 71st meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal

Committee held on 07.06.2013, were circulated to all the members concerned vide

letter no. 2230 dated 17.06.2013.

No observations have been received from any of the members.

As such, SEAC may confirm the proceedings.

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Item no. 72.02 Action taken on the proceedings of the 71st meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 07.06.2013.

Item

no. Description Decision of the 71st

meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal

Committee.

Action taken

71.01 Confirmation of the minutes of 70th meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 08.05.2013.

The proceedings of 70th

meeting of SEAC held on

08.05.2013, were

circulated to all the

members concerned vide

letter no. 2030-39 dated

14.05.2013.

No further action is

required to be taken

in the matter.

71.02 Action taken on the proceedings of the 70th meeting of State Level Expert Appraisal Committee held on 08.05.2013.

It was seen by the State

Level Expert Appraisal

Committee.

No further action is

required to be taken

in the matter.

71.03 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Dhullewal, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate,

Ludhiana.

The SEAC decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits proper reply of its observations and clarification regarding conduct of public hearing below the rank of DM/ADM is received from SEIAA.

The decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2273

dated 19.06.2013.

Also, SEIAA has been

requested vide letter

no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary

clarification regarding

conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.04 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Madhepur, Tehsil Jagraon, Distt. Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce,


The decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2267 dated 19.06.2013.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

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Industrial Estate,

Ludhiana.

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.05 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Khaira Bet-1, Tehsil Ludhiana (West), District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate, Ludhiana.

The SEAC decided to recommend the case to SEIAA to accept the request of the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer regarding withdrawal of the

application.

The case has been

forwarded to the

SEIAA for taking

further necessary

action.

71.06 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Khaira Bet-2, Tehsil Ludhiana (West), District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial

Estate, Ludhiana.



dated 19.06.2013.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.07 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Milkowal,

The SEAC decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits proper reply of its observations and clarification regarding conduct of public hearing below the rank of


dated 19.06.2013.

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Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate,

Ludhiana.

DM/ADM is received from SEIAA.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.08 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Mahal Ghumana, Tehsil Ludhiana (East), Distt. Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial

Estate, Ludhiana.



dated 19.06.2013.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.09 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Kot Umran, Tehsil Jagraon, District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate, Ludhiana.

The SEAC decided to recommend the case to SEIAA to accept the request of the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer regarding withdrawal of the

application.

The case has been

forwarded to the

SEIAA for taking

further necessary

action.

71.10 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification

The SEAC decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits proper

The decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the

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dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Hadiwal, Tehsil Ludhiana (East), District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate,

Ludhiana.

reply of its observations and clarification regarding conduct of public hearing below the rank of DM/ADM is received from SEIAA.

project proponent vide letter no. 2275

dated 19.06.2013.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.11 Application for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for mining of minor minerals (sand) in the revenue estate of Village Mand Jharaudi, Tehsil Samrala, District Ludhiana of Mining Officer, Department of Industries and Commerce, Industrial Estate,

Ludhiana.


The decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2271 dated 19.06.2013.



no. 25219 dated

20.06.2013 to give

necessary


conduct of public

hearing below the

rank of DM/ADM.

The necessary reply

of the project

proponent and

clarification from

SEIAA are yet

awaited.

71.12 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for construction of a Multi Utility Complex namely “M. G. Gold Family City Centre” at G.T Road, Opposite GPS School, Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab by M/s M.G. Gold Realtors Pvt. Ltd.

The SEAC decided as under:

(i) To refer the case to the CTP, Department of Town and Country Planning to intimate the Committee, within 7 days, as to whether the promoter company is required to provide 15 m wide green belt of broad leaf trees towards the

(i) CTP, Punjab has

been requested vide

letter No. 25220

dated 20.06.2013 to

send the requisite

information as

desired by the SEAC.

(ii) PPCB, has been requested vide letter no. 25221 dated 20.06.2013 to send the reply to the

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existing air polluting industries or not as per the bye-laws of the Master Plan of Mandi Gobindgarh and Order dated 25.07.2008 of the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology and Environment as amended on 30.10.2009.

(ii) Reminder be issued to the Punjab Pollution Control Board to send the reply to the Committee with regard to its letter no. 21873 dated 22.05.2013.

(iii) Case be deferred till the reply is received from the CTP, Department of Town and Country Planning.

Committee with regard to its letter no. 21873 dated 22.05.2013.

No reply has been received from both the departments. Case will be placed before the SEAC as and when the requisite reports are received.

71.13 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for an already existing educational institute namely “Chandigarh University" at Chandigarh-Ludhiana Road, Village Gharuan and Mamupur, Tehsil Kharar, Distt S.A.S. Nagar, by M/s Chandigarh Education Trust.

The SEAC decided:

1. To forward the case to SEIAA with the recommendation to ask the project proponent to submit a formal resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Company or to the Managing Committee / CEO of the Society, Trust, partnership / individually owned concern, within 60 days, mentioning that violations will not be repeated in future and in the meantime, the project may be delisted. In the eventuality of not having any response from the project proponent within the prescribed limit of 60 days, the project file may be closed.

2. To recommend to SEIAA to send the case to the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment for

1. The case has been forwarded to the SEIAA for taking further necessary action.

2. The observations / decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2266 dated

19.06.2013.

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simultaneously initiating credible action against project proponent /responsible persons /promoter company under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 due to start of construction activities of group housing project without obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006.

3. To convey the observations of the SEAC to the promoter company.

71.14 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a group housing project namely “Gulmohar's Victory Tower" Derabassi, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar, by M/s Raglan Infrastructure Limited.

The SEAC decided to ask the project proponent to submit the reply of its observations and to take up the case for appraisal only after submission of proper reply by the project proponent.

The decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2277 dated 19.06.2013.. No reply has been received from the project proponent as yet.

71.15 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a Group Housing Scheme to be developed in the revenue estate of Village Sante Majra, Tehsil- Kharar, District SAS Nagar by M/s Parkwood Developers Pvt. Ltd.

The SEAC decided:

4. To forward the case to SEIAA with the recommendation to ask the project proponent to submit a formal resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Company or to the Managing Committee / CEO of the Society, Trust, partnership / individually owned concern, within 60 days, mentioning that violations will not be repeated in future and in the meantime, the project may be delisted. In the eventuality of not having any response from the project proponent within the prescribed limit of 60 days, the project file

1. The case has been forwarded to the SEIAA for taking further necessary action.

2. The observations / decision of the SEAC has been conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 2276 dated

19.06.2013.

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may be closed.

5. To recommend to SEIAA to send the case to the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment for simultaneously initiating credible action against project proponent /responsible persons /promoter company under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 due to start of construction activities of group housing project without obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006.

6. To convey the observations of the SEAC to the promoter company.

71.16 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under the EIA notification dated 14/9/2006 for carrying out expansion of an already existing Township Project namely "IREO City" in the revenue estate of Village Dakha, Eisewal, Devatwal, Gahour and Birmi, Tehsil Mullanpur, Distt. Ludhiana by M/s Ireo waterfront Pvt. Ltd. formerly known as M/s Var Realtor Pvt. Ltd.

The SEAC decided to finalize the "Terms of Reference" for preparation

of draft rapid EIA report.

The ‘Terms of

Reference’ have been

conveyed to the

project proponent

vide letter No. 25224

dated 20.06.2013.

71.17 Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for Group Housing-cum- Retail Complex namely ‘CAMELOT’ to be developed in the revenue estate of Vill. Kansal, Tehsil Kharar, Distt. Mohali by M/s Tata

Housing Dev. Co. Ltd.

The SEAC decided as under: 1. To issue a reminder to

the MD, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board to send, within 3 days, the requisite report as sought by the Committee vide letter no. 2046 dated 17.05.2013

2. To ask the MD, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board to attend the next meeting of SEAC or to depute the Senior

The MD, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board has been requested vide letter no. 2268 dated 19.06.2013 to send the requisite report and to attend the 72nd meeting of SEAC to be held on 26.06.2013. The reply has been received from MD, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board. The case has been included in the

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Officer of their department conversant with planning of their department for laying down sewerage system in Village Kansal area, where the proposed site of this project is to located and proposed ultimate outfall the sewerage system.

3. To defer the case to the next meeting of SEAC.

agenda of this meeting as a

separate item.

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Item No. 72.03: Application for obtaining the Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for the existing Educational Institution namely “Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutions” in the revenue estate of the

Village Ramnagar, Tehsil Rajpura, Distt. Patiala, Punjab.

The facts of the case are as under:

1. M/s Swami Vivekanand Group of Institutes, Chandigarh has submitted

application for obtaining the environmental clearance for existing Educational

Institute namely "Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering and Technology

(SVIET)" in the revenue estate of village Ram Nagar, near Banur, Distt. Patiala

an area of 82719.92 sq.m. However, the project proponent vide letter dated

6.2.2012 informed that the promoter company does not want to pursue the

application filed by it for obtaining Environmental clearance since the same

was not as per the approved layout plan.

2. Thereafter, M/s Shri Raghu Nath Rai Memorial Educational & Charitable Trust

has applied for obtaining the Environmental Clearance under EIA notification

dated 14.09.2006 for the existing the Educational Institute namely “Swami

Vivekanand Group of Institutions” in the revenue estate of the village

Ramnagar, Rajpura, Chandigarh Road, Tehsil Rajpura, Distt. Patiala, Punjab

on Form 1 & 1A alongwith other documents. The project is covered under

category 8 (a) of the schedule appended to the said notification.

3. The case was considered by the SEAC in its 56th meeting held on 27.02.2012,

which was attended by the following on behalf of the project proponent:

i) Mr. Parveen, Asstt. Registrar of the Promoter Company

ii) Sh. Yashpal Jain, Environmental Consultant of M/s Ace Engineers & Consultants, Patiala

Sh. Yashpal Jain, Environmental Consultant of M/s Ace Engineers

& Consultants, Patiala, who is the Environmental Consultant of the project

proponent, presented the project proposal before the SEAC as under:

The total land area of the Institute is 11.3 acres and the total built up

area is 33,000 sqm. The Institute was established by the promoter

Company in the year 2004.

Green area has been provided in about 7,000 sqm.

Hostel facility has been provided for 400 students.

Total water requirement of the project is 210 KLD, which is being met

from groundwater by installing the two tubewells of capacity 50 klph

each.

About 181 KLD of wastewater is being generated i.e. 43 KLD from Hostel

facility and 138 KLD from institutional facility, which is utilized for

irrigation of green belt developed in an area of 7,000 sqm within

premises of the institute.

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A STP consisting of bar screen, collection tank, SAFF reactor, secondary

clarifier, pressure sand filter, activated charcoal filter, sludge drying beds

has already been installed to treat the wastewater.

The proposed rain water harvesting system will be designed for peak

rainfall intensity of 50 mm/hour and total 15 no. of wells will be provided

to recharge rainwater into groundwater.

About 350 kg/day of solid waste is being generated, which is segregated

into recyclable and non-recyclable components at source by providing

separate bins. The recyclable material is being directly sent to the

respective processing industry through agents and the non-recyclable

component of the solid waste is dumped within the premises and there is

a proposal to install vermi-composting technique to produce manure

from the same.

The total power requirement is 453 KW, which is being supplied by

PSPCL. Also, 1 no. DG set of capacity 250 KVA and 2 no. DG sets of

capacity 125 KVA each has been installed as standby arrangement of

power supply.

About 2 % of the total cost of the project has been earmarked for the

implementation of environmental management plan. Also, the promoter

company will spent about Rs.5 lacs/annum for operation of STP and

management/handling of MSW.

The ambient air monitoring has been got done from M/s Spectro

Analytical Labs Ltd and the analysis results indicate that the

concentration of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 & CO is

within the prescribed standards. The ambient noise monitoring has also

been got checked from the said laboratory, the analysis results reveal

that noise levels during day and night times, have been measured as

51.2 dB(A)leq and 39.06 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed

standards of 55 dB(A) leq & 45 dB (A) leq. The analysis report of

groundwater reveals that the groundwater of the area is potable in

nature.

The Committee noted that the project proponent is

required to submit certain information / data for appraisal of the project

proposal and decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits

proper reply of the observations. The decision of the Committee was conveyed

to the project proponent vide letter no.11878 dated13.03.2012.

4. Thereafter, the project proponent vide letter dated 17.09.2012 submitted the

reply of the observations raised by the Committee, the details of which are as

under:

Sr.

no.

Observations raised by the

Committee Reply to the Observations

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1. Properly prepared topographical map of the area showing contours.

Submitted.

2. Site plan showing solid waste storage area, green belt, fire fighting equipments layout, first aid room and location of tubewells.

Site plan showing solid waste storage area, green belt, and location of tubewells have been marked on the site plan but fire fighting equipments layout and first aid room have not been marked on the same.

3. Details of the vermi-composting process.

Submitted.

4. Permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater.

Trust has already applied for permission from CGWA, but the

same is yet to be granted.

5. Water balance for all the three seasons i.e. winter, summer and monsoon.

Submitted the water balance for all the three seasons. As per the water balance about 207 KLD of fresh water will be required for the project, which will be met from groundwater. About 181 KLD of wastewater will be generated, which will be treated in an ETP and the same will be disposed off onto land for irrigation in summer, winter and

rainy season.

6. Total strength of the Institute and the bifurcation of the same in respect of hostlers and non-hostlers.

The total strength of the students in the Institute is about 2600, out of which 373 students are hostlers and the remaining

are non-hostlers.

7. In the approved layout plan, open/agricultural land has been shown, but it is not clear whether the same is a part of the premises of the institute or not, thus, the promoter is required to submit proper reply in this regard.

The extra land shown in the layout plan is owned by the Trust of the Institute and this land is not the part of the existing

Institute.

8. To explain the reasons as to why construction has been started at site without obtaining environment clearance as required under EIA notification dated 14.9.2006.

The Institute has started construction in the year 2004 and the entire project after expansion and modifications was completed in the year 2009. The Institute was not aware of the applicability of EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 as the Institute was started much before the implementation of EIA

notification.

9. Whether any construction activity is going on at site or the entire construction of the built-up area to the tune of 33,000 sqm has already been completed.

Presently no construction activities are going on at site. The construction work of entire built up area of 33,000 sqm was

completed in the year 2009.

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10. Environmental Management Plan indicating the following:

a) For how long period the project proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP. b) Name of the individual persons / organization, who will be responsible for implementation of EMP after the lapse of the period for which the project proponent is responsible

a) The Institute would be responsible for the implementation of EMP for all the years till the time institute is

operational.

b) Sh. Raghunath Rai Memorial Educational & Charitable Trust through its Chairman Mr. Ashwani Kumar Garg would be responsible for the

implementation of the EMP.

11. Corporate Social Responsibility indicating various activities to be undertaken, provisions of funds for the same, the period for which the same is to be implemented and the person (s) responsible for the implementation of the same.

Rs. 26 Lacs will be utilized for

following activities under

Corporate Social Responsibility

programme.

a) Purchase of Maruti Van Ambulance

b) Funding of Environmental

Awareness programs

c) Free education of 10 students per year for economically

weaker section

d) Distribution of free medicines from project site

e) Plantation of 10,000 saplings

in Banur area.

12. Whether the land area in which treated wastewater is discharged, has been developed as per Karnal Technology or not? If yes, how much area has been developed as per said technology. In case, the land area has not been developed as per aforesaid technology and the treated wastewater is used for irrigation of lawns and horticulture purpose, then, how much hydraulic loading of treated wastewater is being applied to the same.

The Institute has developed more than 2 acres of land as per Karnal Technology in the extra land available for plantation purposes. In the grounds available for irrigation, the institute is using treated wastewater @ 100 Kl/hectare.


which was attended by the following on behalf of the project proponent.

Sh. Yash Pal Jain authorized representative of M/s Jal Vayu Consultants

Sh. Anurag Goyal, Director of the promoter Company

Sh. Yash Pal Jain presented the reply of the observations before

the Committee. He also informed that portable fire fighting system is being

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used and there is a pharmacy in the premises of the Institute for providing

first aid to the students and the teaching / non-teaching staff.

The Committee observed that the project proponent has not

given proper reply of some of the observations earlier conveyed to him vide

letter no. 11878 dated 13.03.2012. The Committee further observed that the

project proponent is required to submit certain observations/data before

forwarding the case to SEIAA.

After detailed deliberations in the matter, the Committee decided

to defer the case till the project proponent submits proper reply of the above

noted observations. The decision of the Committee was conveyed to project

proponent vide letter no. 47684 dated 07.11.2012.

6. Thereafter, the project proponent vide letter dated 11.12.2012 submitted the

reply of the observations raised by the Committee, the details of which are as

under:

Sr.

no.


Committee Reply to the Observations

1. The project proponent has not demarcated the area of STP and composting process in the approved layout plan, as such, the project proponent is required to make clear demarcation of the same.

Submitted layout plan showing location of STP, E-waste storage room and MSW site.

2. The area, where the vermi-composting and wastewater is to be utilized for irrigation purpose, is not a part of the Institute premises, although, the same is abutting to the premises of the Institute. Thus, the project proponent is required to submit an MoU executed between the owner of the land and the management of the Institute to the effect that the said area will be used exclusively for providing vermi-composting process for solid waste and to develop as green area for utilization of treated wastewater.

Submitted layout plan showing the land, which will be used for utilization of treated wastewater and the vermi-compositing site. However, no MoU has been submitted.

3. The project proponent has not clearly shown as to how the treated wastewater will be carried out from the outlet of the STP upto the land area where the same will be utilized for irrigation purpose, as such, the project proponent is required to show proper pipeline in the approved layout plan for the said purpose.

Submitted a copy of the layout plan showing the pipeline to be laid down for carrying the treated wastewater from the STP to the

plantation area.


Not submitted, and it has been mentioned that the same is

under process.

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5. Proper details as to how management & handling of E-waste and hazardous waste will be done and the facility for the same should be de-lineated on the approved layout plan.

E-waste would be collected at a common site located outside the complex in the extra land of the trust. A storage shed of 3 meters width and 5 meters length with a height of 3 meters would be constructed for the temporary storage of e-waste. After temporary storage, the e- waste would be disposed off to the

authorized recyclers.


which was attended by the following on behalf of the project proponent to

present the project proposal before the SEAC:

i) Sh. Pratik Garg, representative of the promoter company.

ii) Sh. Yashpal Jain, Environmental Consultant of the promoter company.

The SEAC allowed Sh. Yashpal Jain of M/s Ace Engineers &

Consultants, Patiala to make presentation of the case before the Committee

since he was accompanied with representative of the project proponent in

compliance to orders dated 09.10.2012 passed by the Hon'ble Punjab &

Haryana High Court in 19598 of 2012 titled as M/s Ace Engineers &

Consultants Vs Union of India & another and in light of contents of Office

Memorandum dated 04.08.2009 of the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Accordingly, Sh. Yashpal Jain of M/s Ace Engineers & Consultants, Patiala

presented the reply of the observations before the Committee. He informed

that the ownership of the land, where the treated wastewater is to be utilized

for irrigation purpose and solid waste will be disposed off, is of M/s Shri Raghu

Nath Rai Memorial Educational & Charitable Trust. He submitted a copy of the

documents of the aforesaid land, which was taken on record by the

Committee.

The SEAC observed that the project proponent is yet to obtain

permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater.

After detailed deliberations in the matter, the Committee

decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits the permission of

CGWA for abstraction of groundwater. The decision of the SEAC was conveyed

to the project proponent vide letter no. 3399 dated 25.01.2013.

8. Now, the project proponent vide letter no. SRNMECT/2012/1095 dated

22.06.2013 has submitted a copy of letter no. 975 dated 31.05.2013, issued

by the CGWA, wherein, it has been mentioned that since the proposal is for

regularization of existing use, it cannot be considered for according NOC.

The case is placed before the SEAC for consideration.

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Item no. 72.04: Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for construction of a project namely “Regional Office Complex- Automobile Sales, Services and Training Centre” in the revenue estate of the Village Bishangarh and Bishanpura, Tehsil Derabassi, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar by M/s Maruti Suzuki (I) Ltd.


1. M/s Maruti Suzuki (I) Ltd has applied vide letter dated 28.02.2013 for

obtaining environmental clearance as required under the EIA notification

dated 14.09.2006 for construction of a project namely “Regional Office

Complex- Automobile Sales, Services and Training Centre” in the revenue

estate of the Village Bishangarh and Bishanpura, Tehsil Derabassi, Distt.

S.A.S. Nagar. The project is covered under category 8 (a) of the Schedule

appended to the said notification. The details of the project as per Form I & IA

are as under:

The total project area is 8038.57 sqm, in which construction will be made

having total built up area of 22,872.718 sqm.

Total fresh water requirement for the project will be 13.46 KLD, which will

be met from groundwater with the help of a bore well, out of which 8.445

KLD will be used for domestic use, 1 KLD will be used for backwash and

4.03 KLD for car washing. The total water consumption for domestic use

will be 25.335 KLD, out of which 8.445 KLD will be met from fresh water

and remaining 16.890 KLD will be met from treated wastewater.

The total wastewater generation from the project from domestic use will

be 24.55 KLD, which will be treated in a STP of capacity 30 KLD, to be

installed within the project premises. The project proponent has proposed

to use 16.89 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing purpose, 4.4 KLD for

horticulture purpose and remaining 0.80 KLD will be used for basement

floor washing and mopping during summer season. In winter season,

16.89 KLD of treated wastewater will be used for flushing purpose, 1.5

KLD will be used for horticulture purpose, remaining 0.80 KLD will be used

for basement floor washing & mopping and remaining 2.9 KLD will be

discharged into MC sewer. In rainy season, 16.89 KLD of treated

wastewater will be used for flushing purpose, 0.4 KLD for horticulture

purpose, 0.80 KLD will be used for basement floor washing & mopping

and remaining 4 KLD will be discharged into MC sewer.

For car washing section, the total water consumption will be 21.20 KLD,

out of which 4.03 KLD will be met from fresh water and remaining 17.17

KLD will be met from treated wastewater. From this section 19.08 KLD of

wastewater will be generated, which will be treated in an ETP of capacity

25 KLD.

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The project proponent has proposed to provide rain water harvesting wells

for recharging of rain water into ground water.

The total quantity of solid waste to be generated from the proposed

project has been estimated as 154.13 kg/day, which will be collected

separately as Bio-degradable and Non- biodegradable waste as per

Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000. The

recyclable waste will be sold out to the recyclers.

The total load of electricity required for proposed project will be 1000 KW,

which will be supplied by PSPCL. The project proponent has proposed to

provide 2 no. of DG sets having capacity 750 KVA each, for backup power

supply.

The hazardous wastes such as used oil will be stored in HDPE drums in

isolated covered facility. This used oil will be sold to authorized recyclers.

2. The case was considered by the SEAC in its 69th meeting held on 18.04.2013

for screening of the project proposal. The Committee screened the application

meticulously and noticed that the project proponent is required to submit

certain information/data for appraisal of the project proposal. The decision of

the SEAC was conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 20248 dated

06.05.2013.

3. Now, the project proponent vide letter no. 35 dated 11.06.2013 has submitted

the reply of the observations of the SEAC, the details of the same are as

under:

Sr. No.

Observations of the SEAC Reply submitted by the project proponent

1. Layout plan duly approved by the Competent Authority.

The project proponent has informed that the layout plan is under process for approval with Punjab Urban Development Authority.

2. Status of construction, if any, alongwith photographs from all the four sides.

Submitted and it has been observed from the photographs that no construction work has been started at site.

3. Site plan of the project showing the following i) Solid waste storage area. ii) Green belt iii) First aid room iv) Location of Tubewells

Submitted.


The project proponent has informed that the permission for abstraction of groundwater is under process with CGWA.

5. Analysis reports of ambient air, ground water and noise levels

The ambient air monitoring has been got done from M/s GRC

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from NABL /MoEF accredited laboratories.

India Training & Analytical Laboratory, Noida and the analysis results indicate that the concentration of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 and CO have been measured. The conc. of PM2.5 is beyond the prescribed standards laid down by the MoEF vide notification dated 16.11.2009. Also, ambient noise monitoring has been got done from the said firm and the analysis results indicate that the noise levels during day and night times, have been measured as 63.1 dB(A) leq and 52.8 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed standards of 65 and 55 dB(A) leq. The analysis report of groundwater has also been submitted.

6. Quantification of energy saved and renewable energy devices used and permission of PSPCL for power connection.

Submitted.

7. Drawing showing plumbing systems for use of fresh, treated and hot water

Submitted.

8. Construction schedule (PERT/CPM Chart)

Submitted.

9. Whether the height of building tower is more than 15m or not, if yes?

a. At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site.

b. What is minimum width of the road?

a) The Fire Station is located

at a distance of about 7 kms from the project site.

b) Minimum width of the connecting road is 20 m and the height of the building is more than 15m.

10. Environmental Management Plan indicating the following:

a. Compliance of various environmental regulations

b. Steps to be taken in case of emergency such as accidents at the site including fire.

c. Capital & recurring cost for the EMP per year and the details of funds for the same.

a) Submitted.

b) Submitted.

c) Rs.88.8 lacs will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs.5.58 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of

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recurring charges.

11. Corporate Social Responsibility indicating various activities to be undertaken, provisions of funds for the same, the period for which the same is to be implemented and the person(s) responsible for the implementation of the same.

Rs.40 lacs will be utilized for the adoption of following ITIs for overall upgradation, technical tie-ups for automobile trade and focus on ITIs for skill training youth by making partnership

with Punjab Government:

1. ITI, Nabha, District Patiala

2. ITI, Bassi Pathana, District

Fatehgarh Sahib.

3. ITI, Amritsar

4. ITI, Malerkotla, District

Sangrur

5. ITI, Pathankot

12. NOC of the nearest Air Port issued by its Authority.

The project proponent informed that the promoter company has applied for obtaining NOC from the nearest Air Port Authority.


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Item no. 72.05: Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for expansion of a commercial project namely "India Trade Tower & International Trade Tower" in the revenue estate of Village Bharonjia, Mullanpur Sailba Majri District SAS Nagar by M/s Bhanu Infrabuild (P) Ltd.

The facts of the case are under:

1. Environmental clearance under EIA Notification dated 14.9.2006 was granted

to M/s Bhanu Infrabuild (P) Ltd. vide letter no. 4460 dated 24.11.2012, for

construction of office-cum-commercial centre namely 'India Trade Tower'

having 19 floors excluding ground floor and basement, in an area measuring

as 5.005 acres in the revenue estate of Village Bharonjia, District SAS Nagar.

Now, the project proponent has applied for obtaining the Environmental

Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for expansion of the same

project under the name "India Trade Tower & International Trade Tower" in

the revenue estate of Village Bharonjia, Mullanpur Sailba Majri District SAS

Nagar. The project is covered under category 8 (a) of the Schedule appended

to the said notification. The details of the project as given in Form 1 and 1A

and other documents are as under:

o The total land area of the project is 5.005 acres and the existing built up

area is 22,295.51 sqm. Total built up area, after expansion, will be

69,606.15 sqm.

o The cost of the project is 46 crores.

o The water requirement for the existing project is 46.8 KLD. However,

after expansion, the total water requirement will be 124 KLD, out of

which 83 KLD will be met through groundwater by installing a tubewell

and remaining 41 KLD will be met through recycling of treated

wastewater.

o The total wastewater generation from the project will be 99 KLD, which

will be treated in a STP, proposed to be constructed inside the project

premises. About 41 KLD of treated wastewater will be used for flushing,

20 KLD will be used for irrigation of green area and remaining 38 KLD

will be discharged into MC sewer in summer season. In winter season,

41 KLD of treated wastewater will be used for flushing, 5 KLD will be

used for irrigation of green area and remaining 53 KLD will be discharged

into MC sewer. In rainy season, 41 KLD of treated wastewater will be

used for flushing and remaining 58 KLD will be discharged into MC

sewer.

o Presently, the generation of solid waste is 248 kg/day. However, the total

quantity of solid waste generation, after expansion, will be 550 Kg/day,

which will be segregated bio-degradable and non-biodegradable

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components as per Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling)

Rules, 2000. The recyclable and non-biodegradable waste will be sold to

the recyclers and the biodegradable waste will be sent to the approved

site.

o The load of electricity required for the existing group housing is 2500

KW. However, after expansion, the total load of electricity required for

the project will be 3975 KW, which will be taken from the PSPCL. There

is a proposal to install DG sets as a standby arrangement of power

supply, which will be provided with acoustic enclosures.

o The existing run-off to the tune of 8876 cum/Annum is being collected

from roof top, roads/pavements and green area and the same will be

charged into groundwater by providing rainwater harvesting system.

However, the same has now been revised to 3041m3/ annum.

o The e-waste to be generated, will be stored in an isolated room and will

be sold to the manufacturers.

o Used oil to be generated from the DG sets will be managed & handled as

per the provisions of the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling &

Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.


for screening of the project proposal. The Committee screened the application

meticulously and noticed that the project proponent is required to submit

certain information/data for appraisal of the project proposal. The decision of

the SEAC was conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 20243 dated

06.05.2013.

3. Now, the project proponent vide letter dated 24.05.2013 (received on

06.06.2013) has submitted the reply of the observations, the details of the

same are as under:

Sr. No.


1. Proof of ownership of land.

Submitted.

2. Topographical map of the area showing Contour Plan.

Submitted.

3. Status of construction, if any, alongwith photographs from all the four sides.

Submitted and it has been observed from the photographs that substantial construction work has been completed at site.

4. Site plan of the project showing the following Solid waste storage area. Parking space RWH and water recharge pits Fire fighting equipment layout First aid room Location of Tubewells

Marked except fire fighting equipment layout.

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The project proponent informed that permission for abstraction of groundwater is under process with CGWA.

6. Availability of adequate land for use of treated sewage and plantation.

Not submitted.

7. Analysis reports of ambient air, ground water and noise levels from NABL /MoEF accredited laboratories.

The ambient air monitoring has been got done from M/s EKO PRO Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Gaziabad and the analysis results indicate that the concentration of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOx, CO and Pb have been measured. Also, ambient noise monitoring has been got done from the said firm and the analysis results indicate that the noise levels during day and night times, have been measured as 52.4-62.8 dB(A) leq and 42.8-51.5 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed standards of 65 and 55 dB(A) leq. The analysis report of groundwater has also been submitted.

8. Drawing showing plumbing systems for use of fresh, treated and hot water.

Submitted.

9. Construction schedule (PERT/CPM Chart).

Submitted.

10. Environmental Management Plan indicating the compliance of various environmental regulations.

Not submitted.

11. Compliance report of conditions of the environmental clearance already granted to the promoter company.

Not submitted.


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Item no. 72.06 Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for developing a group Housing colony namely “Acme Heights” in the revenue estate of Village Chajju Majra, Kharar by M/s Pioneers Landcons Pvt. Ltd.


1. M/s Pioneers Landcons Pvt. Ltd. had applied on 19.03.2008 for obtaining

environmental clearance under the EIA notification dated 14/9/2006 for

developing a group housing colony namely ‘Acme Heights’ in the revenue estate

of Village Chajju Majra, Kharar.


wherein, the project proponent was requested to submit analysis report of

groundwater quality analyzed for all parameters and analysis report of ambient

air quality at project site got analyzed by the NABL accredited laboratory.

3. The project proponent had submitted the analysis reports of groundwater and

ambient air quality. Accordingly, the case was again considered by the SEAC in

its 18th meeting held on 21.02.2009. The reply submitted by the project

proponent was considered and the committee pointed out that as per the

analysis report submitted by the project proponent the conc. of SPM is 287

µg/m3 against the permissible limits of 200 µg/m3. After detailed deliberations,

it was decided by the SEAC to recommend the project to SEIAA for refusal of

environmental clearance due to following reasons;

"The Ambient Air Analysis report reveals SPM 287 µg/m3,

which is more than the permissible limit of 200 µg/m3,

prescribed in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for

different building typologies as per Central Pollution Control

Board.”

4. The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 18th meeting held on 15.06.2009

and decided that the matter may be referred to the Secretary to Govt. of

Punjab, Deptt. of Science, Technology & Environment, for initiating penal action

against the project proponent under the provisions of the Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 for starting construction without environmental

clearance. Accordingly, the matter was referred to Secretary to Govt. of

Punjab vide letter no. 21421 dated 23.06.2009 with the recommendation to

initiate action against the promoter under the provisions of E(P)A, 1986 for

starting construction without obtaining environmental clearance under EIA

notification dated 14.09.2006.

5. Meanwhile MoEF vide letter No. 1013/41/ 2006-IA.II(I) dated 22.6.2009

clarified that the ambient air quality depends on various factors like geological &

meteorological conditions in the area and season & duration of the

measurement. In absence of source apportionment studies, it would be difficult

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to apportion contribution of SPM from various activities. However, whenever the

ambient air quality standards are nearer to the threshold values, MoEF has

advised to undertake longer duration monitoring for annual average value. The

project need to be examined technically with the ambient notified

environmental standards, land use of the area, various other activities and the

proposed environmental mitigation measures covered in the EMP.

6. The case was again considered by the SEIAA in its 19th meeting held on

27.06.2009 and decided to remand back the case to SEAC to re-examine in light

of reply submitted by the project proponent and MoEF letter No. 1013/41/

2006-IA.II(I) dated 22.6.2009.


and decided that the project cannot be recommended for grant of environment

clearance as such. However, the project proponent may resubmit the fresh

ambient air quality data for longer duration i.e. annual average value 104

measurements in a year to be taken twice a week 24 hourly at uniform interval

as clarified by MoEF vide letter no. J.11013/41/2006 dated 22.06.2009. The

decision of the Committee was conveyed to the project proponent vide letter

no. 27475 dated 21.08.2009.

8. The project proponent represented to SEIAA vide letter no. 19.09.2009 and

19.11.2009 against the decision of SEAC. Accordingly ,the case was considered

by SEIAA in its 24th meeting held on 28.11.2009, wherein, the Authority

observed that meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi

vide its notification no. GSR 826 (E) dated 16.11.2009 has amended the

Schedule-VII regarding National Ambient Air Quality Standards. These

standards have become effective from the date of its notification i.e.

16.11.2009. The representation of the project proponent has, therefore,

become infructuous as the old standards are no longer applicable. The project

proponent may however, submit afresh application with ambient air quality data

as per the requirements of the new notification of MoEF. The said decision was

conveyed to the project proponent vide letter no. 39890 dated 07.12.2009.

9. Thereafter, the project proponent has applied afresh application for obtaining

the environmental clearance under the EIA notification dated 14/9/2006 for

developing of a group housing project namely “Acme Heights” at Village Chajju

Majra, Kharar, District SAS Nagar. The project is covered under category 8 (a)

of the Schedule appended to the said EIA notification.

10. The case of the project proponent was considered in the 59th meeting on

20.05.2012, which was attended by the following on behalf of project

proponent:

(i) Mr Ajay Ahuja, Director of the promoter company.

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(ii) Mr Ankit Mohta, Manager, Environment & Utilities of the promoter company.

Mr Ankit Mohta submitted the following documents/information, which

were taken on record by the Committee.

Layout plan/Building plan approved by the Competent Authority.

Layout/Site plan of the project showing the following;

i) Location of STP

ii) Solid waste storage area.

iii) Green belt

iv) Parking space

v) RWH and water recharge pits

vi) Fire fighting equipment layout

vii) First aid room

viii) Location of Tubewells

Water balance chart for summer, rainy and winter seasons.

A document to the effect that about 1.06 acres of green area will be available

for utilization.

Quantification of energy saved and renewable energy devices used and

permission of PSPCL for power connection.

An undertaking to the effect that no dual plumbing shall be provided for the

residential project namely “Acme Hieghts”.

A certificate to the effect that the promoter company had started

construction work of the project in the year 2006 and completed the same in

month of March 2011.An undertaking to the effect that the construction of the

project namely “Acme Hieghts” has already been completed ,there is no

intentional violation of environmental law as project proponent was ignorant of

the fact that construction cannot be started without obtaining environmental

clearance ,however, no violation of the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 will

be repeated in future.

In compliance to the Office Memorandum dated 07.02.2012 ,regarding high

rise building, a copy of NOC letter issued by the Fire station officer vide no.

587 dated 29.12.2005. In addition to this, an undertaking to the effect that

the height of the residential building is 21.33m(70 ft) and width of approach

road is 60 ft against the minimum requirement of 15 m and an undertaking to

the effect that the fire brigade house is at a distance of 8 km from the project

site.

An undertaking to the effect that about 1 percent of the total project cost will

be spent for various activities of CSR and the project proponent will be

responsible for implementation of CSR for 5 years and after that residential

welfare society will be responsible for the same.

The Committee further observed that the project proponent is

required to submit certain information / data before making presentation for

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appraisal of the project proposal. After detailed deliberations, the SEAC

decided to defer the case till the project proponent submits proper reply of the

said observations. The decision of the State Expert Appraisal Committee was

conveyed to project proponent vide letter no.2386 dated 01.06.2012.

10. The project proponent vide letter dated 10.10.2012 submitted the reply of the

observations raised by the Committee, the details of which are as under:

Sr. no

Observations of the Committee

Reply submitted by the project proponent.

1. CLU issued by the Competent Authority of the State.

The project falls within the Municipal Limits of Kharar and is covered under residential area as per Master plan of Mohali so permission for Change of Land Use is not required. The project proponent has submitted a copy of NOC issued by MC, Kharar , vide the letter no. 775 dated 30.07.2012 in this regard.

2. Proper scheme for environmentally sound disposal of inert component of the solid waste.

The MC, Kharar, vide the no. 776 dated 30.07.2012 has issued NOC to the project proponent to the effect that promoter company can dispose off the solid waste of the residential complex at its dumping site as per the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste(Management and Handling)Rules,2000.


Permission of CGWA granted vide letter no. 4537 dated 14.09.2012 for abstraction of groundwater to the tune of 210 KLD, has been submitted.

4. Name of the individual persons / organization, who will be responsible for implementation of EMP after the lapse of the period for which the project proponent is responsible.

Sh. Pankaj Chabra, Director of Company will be responsible for implementation of EMP for 5 years and after the lapse of this period, resident welfare society will be responsible for the same.


which was attended by the following were present in the meeting held on

07.12.2012 on behalf of the project proponent to present the project proposal

before the SEAC:

Mr Ajay Ahuja, Director of the promoter company.

Sh. Sandeep Garg, Environmental Consultant of M/s Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Mohali

Sh. Sandeep Garg of M/s Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd.,

submitted a copy of the Order passed by the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High

Court in CWP No. 22433 of 2012 titled as Eco Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd

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Vs Union of India & another, on 09.11.2012 and noted that the Hon'ble Court has

passed following Orders on 09.11.2012 in the said CWP:

"The benefits of interim orders in terms of the Order dated 07.06.2012 passed by the High Court of Karnataka shall be admissible only to the petitioner".

In view of above said Orders of the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High

Court and taking them on record, the Committee allowed M/s Eco Laboratories &

Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Mohali to make the presentation of the case. Accordingly,

Sh. Sandeep Garg, presented the salient features of the project as under:

The total plot area is 24467.22 sq. m in which 424 flats and 10 shops

having built up area of 48934.43 sqm have already been constructed and

80 families have already started residing in the said complex.

The total estimated population will be 1908.

A total of 424 flats including 40 EWS and 10 shops have been constructed

in 17 blocks.

As per revised water balance, the total water requirement will be 258 KLD,

out of which 48 KLD shall be met through recycling and 210 KLD will be

met from groundwater. The CGWA vide letter no. 4537 dated 14.09.2012

has granted permission for abstraction of 210 KLD of groundwater.

At present, about 40 KLD of wastewater is generated, which is treated in a

STP of capacity to handle 250 KLD of wastewater. After full occupancy,

there will be about 206 KLD of generation of wastewater, which will be

treated in the said STP.

At present, a part of the treated wastewater generated is utilized for

irrigating green area and remaining part is discharged into sewer.

After full occupancy, in summer season, about 185 KLD of treated

wastewater will be generated, out of which 48 KLD shall be utilized for

flushing,113 KLD shall be discharged into sewer and 24 KLD shall be used

for irrigation of parks, whereas, in winter season 48 KLD shall be utilized

for flushing, 129 KLD shall be discharged into sewer, 8 KLD shall be

utilized for irrigation of parks and in rainy season, 48 KLD shall be used for

flushing purpose, 135 KLD will be discharged into sewer and 2 KLD shall be

utilized for irrigation of parks. The Municipal Council, Kharar vide letter no.

2351 dated 27.12.2005 has granted no objection to the effect that the

project proponent may discharge the treated wastewater of the residential

complex into its sewer after depositing charges framed by the Govt.

The rainwater from roof top will be collected and recharged into

groundwater by rainwater harvesting system.

Total energy requirements will be 2900 KW, which will be sourced from

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PSPCL. Two DG sets of 400 KVA will be provided as standby power to run

lifts, water supply, fire fighting systems, STP and other emergency uses

etc.

The total solid waste generation shall be to the tune of 763 Kg/day. An

area has been earmarked for segregation of solid wastes. The solid waste

shall be duly segregated into biodegradable and non-biodegradable

components. The recyclable waste will be sold to resellers for reuse. The

biodegradable components shall be managed through compost process. At

present, a very nominal quantity of solid waste is generated, which is

dumped at the earmarked site of M.C.

The analysis report of ambient air got analysed by M/s Eco Laboratories

and Consultants Pvt Ltd., Mohali indicates that the concentration of various

parameters such as PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 CO, Ozone, Ammonia is within

the prescribed standards. Further, the quality of groundwater of the area is

potable in nature. Also, the concentration of ambient noise level in the

area during day and night time has been measured as 53.8 dB(A) and

43.2 dB (A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed standards of the 55

dB(A) leq and 45 dB(A) leq laid down by the Board.

Provision of parking area @ 4100 sq.m is available for open parking and an

area of 8130 sq.m is available under stilt parking.

An application has been submitted to the Airports Authorities of India for

obtaining necessary permission since the site of the project is located at a

distance of about 15 km from the nearest Airport existing at Chandigarh.

The maximum height of the building is about 70 ft (21.33 m) and the

nearest fire station is at 8 Km from the project site. He further informed

that width of the approach road is 60 feet and NOC from the Fire

Department has been obtained. Thus, the project is complying with the

guidelines for high rise buildings laid down by the MoEF vide Office

Memorandum dated 07.02.2012.

About Rs 70 lacs will be spent for implementation of EMP and Rs 7

lacs/annum will be spent on account of recurring cost of the EMP.

About 1% of the total project cost will be spent for various activities of

CSR and the project proponent will be responsible for implementation of

CSR for 5 years and after that residential welfare society will be

responsible for the same.

The construction of the project was started in the year 2006 and

completed in March 2011 and the Board of Directors of the Company has

passed a resolution in compliance to Office Memorandum dated

16.11.2010 of the MoEF which has been submitted mentioning that the

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promoter company was not aware of obtaining environmental clearance

under EIA notification. As such, there is no intentional violation of the

Environmental Laws and the same will not be repeated in future.

The Committee deliberated upon the case and observed that

although the project proponent has submitted analysis report of ambient air

quality at the project site, which has been analysed by M/s Eco Laboratories

and Consultants Pvt Ltd., Mohali in the month of July, 2010 and the same

indicates that the concentration of various parameters such as PM10, PM2.5,

SO2, NO2 CO, Ozone & Ammonia is within the prescribed standards, but there

is a need to again get the ambient air quality monitored from any other

laboratory approved by NABL/Ministry of Environment & Forests, so as to

ascertain the quality of ambient air at the project site during present season

(winter season). The Committee further observed that the project proponent

is required to obtain the permission from Airports Authority of India since the

site of the project is located at a distance of about 15 km from the nearest

Airport existing in the jurisdiction of Chandigarh. The Committee also noted

that the project proponent has already completed the construction activities of

the project, which is a violation of the provisions of EIA notification dated

14.9.2006. However, in compliance to Office Memorandum dated 16.11.2010

of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi, the project proponent

has submitted a resolution to the effect that the violation of the Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 for completing construction activity without obtaining

environmental clearance under EIA notification is not intentional and will not

be repeated in future, even though the project proponent was aware of the

fact that the SEAC in its 27th meeting held on 07.08.2009 had recommended

to SEIAA not to grant the environmental clearance and the SEIAA had asked

the project proponent vide letter no. 39890 dated 07.12.2009 to apply afresh

for obtaining environmental clearance under EIA notification and the project

proponent was fully aware of prior requirement of environmental clearance.

The Committee further observed that the project proponent has provided

adequate clarifications to the observations raised by it. Therefore, the

Committee decided to forward the case to the SEIAA with the approval of

Chairperson with the recommendation to grant environmental clearance to the

project proponent for construction of 424 flats (96 of 3BHK, 288 of 2BHK, 40

of EWS/1BHK) and 10 shops having built up area of 48934.43 sqm in the

revenue estate of Village Chajju Majra, Kharar, subject to certain conditions in

addition to the proposed measures only after the project proponent submits

NOC of the Airports Authority of India and fresh analysis report of ambient air

quality of the project site from another NABL accredited laboratory, which

conforms the present results. In light of the factual position and resolution

submitted by the project proponent, the Committee also decided to

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recommend to SEIAA to send the case to the Govt. of Punjab, Department of

Science, Technology & Environment for initiating action under the

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 due to completing the construction

activities of the project without obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA

notification dated 14.09.2006.

12. Thereafter, the promoter company vide letter dated 06.05.2013 has submitted

the permission issued by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence vide letter

dated 26.04.2013 regarding allowable height of the building and analysis

reports indicating the quality of ambient air in respect of SO2, NO2, PM10,

PM2.5, Ozone, CO and ammonia at the project site got analysed Industrial

Testing Centre, Panchkula, which is a NABL approved Laboratory.

As per said permission, the promoter company has been allowed

not to exceed 30.49 m height of the building above ground level. However, as

per project proposal the maximum height of the building is 21.33 m,

therefore, the proposal of the promoter company is complying with the

stipulation with regard to height of the building.

As per the analysis reports submitted by the project proponent,

the ambient air quality was monitored at the project site from 30.12.2012 to

31.12.2012 and 31.12.2012 to 01.01.2013 in respect of SO2, NO2, PM10, PM2.5,

Ozone, CO and ammonia and the conc. of all these parameters is within the

prescribed standards.

13. After decision of the SEAC in this case, the Ministry of Environment & Forests

has issued Office Memorandum dated 12.12.2012, in which the following

procedure has been delineated to deal with the cases, where the violation of

EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 is made by the project proponent.

(i) As soon as any case of violation comes / is brought to the notice of the

Ministry / EAC, the Ministry /EAC will proceed to verify the veracity of

the complaint through the concerned Regional Office of MoEF / State

Government / CZMA Of course, such a verification will not be required

in case the project proponent does not contest the allegation of

violation. Once the Ministry / EAC is satisfied that it is a violation case,

before proceeding any further in the matter, the following will need to

be ensured in the matter:

The matter relating to the violation will need to be put up by the

Project Proponent to the Board of Directors of its Company or to the

Managing Committee / CEO of the Society, Trust, partnership /

individually owned concern for consideration of its environment

related policy / plan of action as also a written commitment in the

form of a formal resolution to be submitted to MoEF to ensure that

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violations will not be repeated. For this purpose, a time limit of 60

days will be given to the project proponent. In the meantime, the

project will be delisted. In the eventuality of not having any

response from the project proponent within the prescribed limit of

60 days, it will be presumed that it is no longer interested in

pursuing the project further and the project file will be closed,

whereafter the procedure will have to be initiated de novo by such

project proponents.

The State Government concerned will need to initiate credible action

on the violation by invoking powers under Section 19 of the

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for taking necessary legal action

under Section 15 of the Act for the period for which the violation

has taken place and evidence provided to MoEF of the credible

action taken.

The details of the project proponent and a copy of the commitment,

etc., mentioned at (i) above will be put on the website of MoEF for

information of all stakeholders.

14. The Chairperson has decided to place the case before the SEAC in its 72nd

meeting scheduled for 24.06.2013 to reconsider the recommendations made

in its 65th meeting in light of Office Memorandum dated 12.12.2012 of the

Ministry of Environment & Forests, before sending recommendations to the

SEIAA.

The case is placed before Committee for consideration.

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Item no. 72.07: Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a residential complex namely “Sandwoods Opulencia” in the revenue estate of Village Bhago Majra, Landran-Banur Road, Sector-110, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar by M/s Sandwoods Infratech Projects Pvt. Ltd.

M/s Sandwoods Infratech Projects Pvt. Ltd has applied vide

letter dated Nil (Received on 06.06.2013) for obtaining environmental clearance as

required under the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a residential

complex namely “Sandwoods Opulencia” in the revenue estate of Village Bhago

Majra, Landran-Banur Road, Sector-110, Distt. S.A.S. Nagar. The project is covered

under category 8 (a) of the Schedule appended to the said notification. The details of

the project as per Form I & IA are as under:

The total project area is 26102.02 sqm, in which construction of 224 flats and

23 EWS will be made having total built up area of 67490.23 sqm.

The total cost of the project will be Rs. 85 cores.

The total estimated population for the residential complex will be 1189 persons.

Total water requirement for the project will be 161 KLD, out of which 119 KLD

will be met from groundwater with the help of a bore well and remaining 42

KLD will be met from treated wastewater.

The total wastewater generation from the project will be 129 KLD, which will be

treated in a STP to be installed within the project premises. The project

proponent has proposed to use 42 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing

purpose, 39 KLD for irrigation of green area and remaining 48 KLD will be

discharged to MC sewer in summer season. In winter season, 42 KLD of

treated wastewater will be used for flushing purpose, 13 KLD will be used for

irrigation of green area and remaining 74 KLD will be discharged to MC sewer.

In rainy season, 42 KLD of treated wastewater will be used for flushing purpose,

4 KLD for irrigation of green area and remaining 83 KLD will be discharged to

MC sewer.

The project proponent has proposed to provide 6 no. rain water harvesting

wells for recharging of rain water.

The total quantity of solid waste to be generated from the proposed project has

been estimated as 500 kg/day, which will be collected separately as Bio-

degradable and Non- biodegradable waste as per Municipal Solid Waste

(Management & Handling) Rules, 2000. The recyclable waste will be sold to the

authorized vendors and the biodegradable waste will be treated through vermi-

culture.

The e-waste will be handled and managed as per the E-waste (Management &

Handling) Rules, 2011.

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The used oil from the D.G. sets will be stored in an isolated place and would be

sold out to the approved recyclers as per the provisions of the Hazardous Waste

(Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement), Rules, 2008.

The total load of electricity required for proposed project will be 1200 KW,

which will be supplied by PSPCL. The project proponent has proposed to

provide 2 no. of DG sets having capacity 500 KVA each, for backup power

supply.

The other details of the project have been given in the Form 1 & 1A

submitted by the promoter and the details of the proposed project are as under:

1. Properly filled Form 1 & 1A Yes

2. Proof of ownership of land Submitted.

3. CLU status The project proponent has submitted a copy of letter no. 4512 dated 23.12.2011 issued by the Department of Town & Country Planning vide which permission for CLU has been granted for the land area measuring as 6.45 acres.

4. Approved Layout plan and Building

plan from Competent Authority.

Layout plan approved by the CTP

Punjab has been submitted.

5. Topographical map of the area

showing Contour Plan.

Submitted.

6. Status of construction, if any,

alongwith photographs from all the

four sides.

Submitted and it has been observed

from the photographs that no

construction has been started at the

site. Also, as per construction schedule

submitted by the project proponent

alongwith application, the first activity

to be started in excavation work, which

will be started on 01.12.2013.

7. 500 meter radius map of the area

from periphery of project site

clearly indicating the various

industries (specifically red category

industries) and structures lying in

the area.

Submitted.

8. Certificates from authorized

departments regarding

a) State/International Boundary not within 10 Km.

b) Project not lying in eco-sensitive and protected area including wild life sanctuaries.

c) Not lying in the critically polluted areas.

Not required as the General Condition is

not applicable in this case.

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9. Site plan of the project showing

the following

i) Location of STP ; ii) Solid waste storage area. iii) Green belt iv) Parking space v) RWH and water recharge

pits vi) Fire fighting equipment

layout vii) First aid room

viii) Location of Tubewells

i) Marked ii) Marked iii) Marked iv) Marked. v) Marked. vi) Marked vii) Marked viii) Marked

10. Permission of Competent Authority

for;

a) Water and Sewerage connection

b) Collection of Solid waste c) Use of Ground Water

a) Not submitted. b) Not submitted.

c) Not submitted.

11. Water balance chart for summer,

rainy and winter seasons indicating

critical requirements.

Submitted.

12. Availability of adequate land for

use of treated sewage and

plantation.

Submitted

13. Analysis reports of ambient air,

ground water and noise levels from

NABL /MoEF accredited

laboratories.

The ambient air monitoring has been got done from Chandigarh Pollution Testing Laboratory and the analysis results indicate that the concentration of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 and CO have been measured. Also, ambient noise monitoring has been got done from the said firm and the analysis results indicate that the noise levels during day and night times, have been measured as 42-48 dB(A) leq and 34-39 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed standards of 55 and 45 dB(A) leq. The analysis report of groundwater has also been submitted.

14. Quantification of energy saved and

renewable energy devices used

and permission of PSPCL for power

connection.

Submitted.

15. Drawing showing plumbing

systems for use of fresh, treated

and hot water

Submitted.

16. Construction schedule (PERT/CPM

Chart)

Submitted

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17. Affidavits for ;

a) Constitution of Environment Monitoring Cell

b) Use of ready mix concrete or use of fly ash during construction.

c) To provide Fire Fighting System d) To provide wind breaking

curtains and water sprinkling system to minimize dust emissions.

e) To provide adequate safety measures for the construction workers during the construction phase.

Submitted

18 Whether the height of building

tower is more than 15m or not ,if

yes?

i) Whether the permission from fire department has been submitted?

ii) At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site

iii) What is minimum width of the road?

i) Not submitted.

ii) The Fire Station is located at

a distance of about 4 km

from the project site.

iii) The minimum width of the

road is 80 feet and the height

of the building is 55 m.

19 Environmental Management Plan indicating the following: a) All mitigation measures for

each item-wise activity to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to minimize adverse environmental impacts as a result of the activities of the project.

b) Compliance of various environmental regulations

c) Steps to be taken in case of emergency such as accidents at the site including fire.

d) For how long period the

project proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP.

(a) Not submitted

(b) Submitted

(c) Not Submitted

(d) Sh. S.K. Bagoolia, Director of the Company will be responsible for implementation of Environment Management Plan during the construction phase and after that M.C. or Resident Welfare Association will be responsible for the same.

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e) Capital & recurring cost for the

EMP per year and the details of

funds for the same.

f) Name of the individual persons

/ organization, who will be

responsible for implementation

of EMP after the lapse of the

period for which the project

proponent is responsible.

(e) Rs. 8 lacs will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs.2 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of recurring charges during the construction phase. Rs.40 Lacs will be incurred as capital cost and Rs. 5 lacs as recurring charges during operation phase.

(f) Sh. S.K. Bagoolia, Director of

the Company will be responsible for implementation of Environment Management Plan during the construction phase and after that M.C. or Resident Welfare Association will be responsible for the same.

20 Corporate Social Responsibility indicating various activities to be undertaken, provisions of funds for the same, the period for which the same is to be implemented and the person(s) responsible for the implementation of the same.

Rs.50 Lacs will be utilized for following activities under Corporate Social

Responsibility.

(i) Provide and run a free dispensary in nearby Village.

(ii) Provide coolers and water filters in the school

(iii) Provide bathrooms for children in the school.

(iv) Distribute uniforms, books and bags to students of economically weaker section in the school.

(v) Provide free medicines to economically weaker people.

(vi) Propagate use of CFL and solar lighting to safe energy.

(vii) Propagate vermi-composting.


The project proponent submitted a copy of NOC issued vide letter dated 22.09.2012 by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence, to the effect that the vertical height of the building will

not exceed 75 m above ground level.


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Item no. 72.08: Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development of a residential apartment project namely “Maple Leaf Towers” in Shubham Enclave, Sultanwind Sub-Urban, Amritsar by M/s Simmro Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd.

M/s Simmro Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd has applied

vide letter no. SIDPL/2013/119 dated 14.06.2013 for obtaining environmental

clearance as required under the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for development

of a residential apartment project namely “Maple Leaf Towers” in Shubham Enclave,

Sultanwind Sub-Urban, Amritsar. The project is covered under category 8 (a) of the

Schedule appended to the said notification. The details of the project as per Form I &

IA are as under:

The total project area is 10117.14 sqm (2.50 acres) in which construction of

136 dwelling units and 15 EWS will be made having total built up area of 30,000

sqm.

The total cost of the project will be Rs.30 cores.

Total water requirement for the project will be 192.3 KLD, out of which 157 KLD

will be met from Municipal supply and remaining 35.3 KLD will be met from

treated wastewater.

The total wastewater generation from the project will be 125.6 KLD, which will

be treated in a STP to be installed within the project premises. The project

proponent has proposed to use 35.3 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing

purpose, 26.4 KLD for irrigation of green area and remaining 63.9 KLD will be

discharged to MC sewer in summer season. In winter season, 35.3 KLD of

treated wastewater will be used for flushing purpose, 8.6 KLD will be used for

irrigation of green area and remaining 81.7 KLD will be discharged to MC sewer.

In rainy season, 35.3 KLD of treated wastewater will be used for flushing

purpose, 2.4 KLD for irrigation of green area and remaining 87.9 KLD will be

discharged to MC sewer.

The total quantity of solid waste to be generated from the proposed project has

been estimated as 325 kg/day, which will be collected separately as dry and wet

waste. Dry waste will be collected in separate primary bins and stored in upper

basement for disposal. Recyclable dry waste will be sold to scrap vendors and

bio-degradable and non-recyclable will be sent to refill site. Stored wet waste

will be transported to M.C. disposal site.

The e-waste will be handled and managed as per the E-waste (Management &

Handling) Rules, 2011.

The used oil from the D.G. sets will be stored in an isolated place and would be

sold out to the approved recyclers as per the provisions of the Hazardous Waste

(Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement), Rules, 2008.

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The total load of electricity required for proposed project will be 1.5 MW, which

will be supplied by PSPCL. The project proponent has proposed to provide 2 no.

of DG sets having capacity 250 KVA each, for backup power supply.

Parking will be provided for 185 ECS.





3. CLU status The project proponent has submitted a copy of letter no. 361 dated 12.01.2007 issued by the Department of Housing & Urban Development vide which permission for CLU has been granted in the name of M/s Satish Estate (P) Ltd., Ludhiana for the land area measuring as 67.05 acres.

4. Approved Layout plan and Building


Not submitted.



Submitted.



four sides.


from the photographs that no

construction has been started at the

site. Besides, as per PERT chart, the

construction work is to be started w.e.f.

January, 2014.






the area.

Submitted.



d) State/International Boundary not within 10 Km.

e) Project not lying in eco-sensitive and protected area including wild life sanctuaries.

f) Not lying in the critically polluted areas.




the following

Location of STP ; Solid waste storage area.

i) Marked

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Green belt Parking space RWH and water recharge pits Fire fighting equipment layout First aid room

Location of Tubewells

ii) Marked iii) Marked iv) Marked. v) Marked. vi) Marked vii) Not Marked viii) Not Marked


for;


b) Collection of Solid waste c) Use of Ground Water

a) Submitted a copy of letter no. 436

dated 31.05.2013 issued by the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, wherein, it has been mentioned that at present M.C., Amritsar has not provided water supply line and sewerage system nearby the project site and whenever the water supply and sewerage disposal line will be laid, the promoter company may connect its water supply & sewerage services with the Municipal services after depositing the requisite charges.

b) Not submitted.

c) Not required as the promoter company has proposed that the water will be sourced through

municipal supply.




Submitted.



plantation.

Not submitted




laboratories.

The ambient air monitoring has been got done from M/s Spectro Analytical Labs Ltd., and the analysis results indicate that the concentration of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NO2 and CO2 have been measured. Also, ambient noise monitoring has been got done from the said firm and the analysis results indicate that the noise levels during day and night times, have been measured as 53.8-58.4 dB(A) leq and 42.6-50.7 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed standards of 55 and 45 dB(A) leq. The analysis report of groundwater has also been submitted.



Submitted.

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connection.



and hot water

Not Submitted.


Chart)

Submitted




c) To provide Fire Fighting System

d) To provide wind breaking curtains and water sprinkling system to minimize dust emissions.


Submitted



yes?


ii) At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site


i) Not submitted.

ii) Not submitted

iii) Not submitted.

19 Environmental Management Plan indicating the following: a) All mitigation measures for

each item-wise activity to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to minimize adverse environmental impacts as a result of the activities of the project.


c) Steps to be taken in case of

emergency such as accidents at the site including fire.

(a) Submitted

(b) Not submitted

(c) Not Submitted

(d) Not submitted.

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d) For how long period the project proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP.



funds for the same.







(e) Rs. 40 lacs will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs.5.50 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of recurring charges.

(f) Not submitted.


Rs.35 Lacs will be utilized for following activities under Corporate Social

Responsibility.

(i) Purchase of ambulance (ii) Funding of environmental

awareness programmes. (iii) Funding of RWH systems in three

nearby Villages. (iv) Adoption of primary schools of 5

nearby villages for repair and maintenance.

(v) Distribution of free medicines to needy persons of nearby area.


Not submitted.


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Item no. 72.09: Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for an already existing educational institute namely “Desh Bhagat University" Amloh Road, Mandi Gobindgarh by M/s Aasra Foundations (Regd).

M/s Aasra Foundations (Regd) has applied vide letter dated Nil

received on 05.06.2013 for obtaining environmental clearance as required under the

EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for an already existing educational institute namely

“Desh Bhagat University" Amloh Road, Mandi Gobindgarh. The project is covered

under category 8 (a) of the Schedule appended to the said notification. The details of

the project as per Form I & IA are as under:

The total project area is 1,42,040 sqm and total built up area of the project is

1,18,286 sqm.

The total cost of project is Rs.98.62 Crores.

The total strength of students & staff members is 5500.

Total water requirement for the project is 406 KLD, which is being met from

groundwater through tubewell.

The total wastewater generation from the project is 325 KLD, which is being

treated in a STP installed in the project premises. The total treated wastewater

is used for irrigation of green area.

16 no. of Rain water harvesting wells have been provided for recharging of

19886 m3/annum of rain water into groundwater.

The total quantity of solid waste to be generated from the proposed project,

has been estimated as 2000 kg/day, which is being treated through

vermiculture technique.

The e-waste is being handled as per E-waste (Management & Handling) Rules,

2011.

The used oil generated from DG sets is being handled and managed as per the

provisions of the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling & Transboundary

Movement) Rules, 2008.

The total load of electricity is 2237.9 KW, which is being supplied by PSPCL. The

project proponent has provided 9 no. DG sets having 1115 KVA capacity as

standby arrangement for power supply.





3. CLU status Not submitted

4. Approved Layout plan and Building Not submitted.

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Not submitted.



four sides.


from the photographs that substantial

construction work of the project has

been done. The project proponent has

mentioned in the application that 80%

of construction work has been

completed.






the area.

Not submitted.



i) State/International Boundary not within 10 Km.

ii) Project not lying in eco-sensitive and protected area including wild life sanctuaries.

iii) Not lying in the critically polluted areas.




the following

i) Location of STP ; ii) Solid waste storage area. iii) Green belt iv) Parking space v) RWH and water recharge

pits vi) Fire fighting equipment

layout vii) First aid room viii) Location of Tubewells

i) Not Marked ii) Not Marked iii) Not Marked iv) Not Marked v) Not Marked vi) Not marked vii) Not Marked viii) Not Marked


for;


b) Collection of Solid waste

c) Use of Ground Water

a) Not submitted. b) Not Submitted

c) Not Submitted




Submitted but the same is not proper.



plantation.

Not submitted

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laboratories.

Not submitted.




connection.

Submitted.



and hot water

Not submitted.


Chart)

Not submitted




c) To provide Fire Fighting System d) To provide wind breaking

curtains and water sprinkling system to minimize dust emissions.


Submitted



yes?


ii) At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site.


i) Not submitted

ii) The fire station is located at a

distance of 6 km from the

project site.

iii) The minimum width of the

approach road is 80 ft and

the height of the building is

less than 15 m.

19 Environmental Management Plan indicating the following: a) All mitigation measures for each

item-wise activity to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to minimize adverse environmental impacts

a) Submitted

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as a result of the activities of the project.



d) For how long period the project

proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP.



funds for the same.







b) Submitted

c) Submitted

d) The Environmental management Cell will be responsible for implementation of EMP. e) During construction phase, Rs.7.5 lacs will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs.3 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of recurring charges. During operation phase, Rs.48.5 lacs will be incurred for implementation of EMP and Rs.4.5 lacs/annum will be incurred on account of recurring charges.

f) The Environmental management Cell will be responsible for implementation of EMP.


Rs.40 lacs has been earmarked for Corporate Social Responsibility progrmmes. Rs.11 Lacs/annum is being incurred for maintenance of following activities under Corporate Social

Responsibility.

1. Providing clean drinking water in 5 schools

2. Providing toilets in schools 3. School books to disadvantaged

students. 4. School uniform to boys & girls 5. Scholarships to bright students 6. Creche for children of labourers 7. Maintenance of school buildings 8. Health awareness camp


Not submitted

The case is placed before the Committee for consideration.

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Item No. 72.10: Application for environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for Group Housing-cum- Retail Complex namely ‘CAMELOT’ to be developed in the revenue estate of Vill. Kansal, Tehsil Kharar, Distt.

Mohali by M/s Tata Housing Dev. Co. Ltd.


1. M/s TATA Housing Development Co. Ltd. has applied for obtaining

environmental clearance for establishment of a Group Housing-cum-Retail

Complex namely “Camelot” at Vill. Kansal, Tehsil Kharar, Mohali. The project is

covered under category 8 (b) of the Schedule appended to EIA notification

dated 14/9/2006.

2. The case was considered by the SEAC in its 23rd meeting held on 6/6/2009.

After detailed deliberations on the project / reply / documents submitted by

the project proponent, the Committee awarded ‘Gold Grading’ to the project

and recommended to forward the project to State Environment Impact

Assessment Authority for grant of environmental clearance subject to the

certain conditions after the receipt of building plan from the project

proponent, approved by the Competent Authority. Accordingly, the project

proponent was requested by the Committee vide letter no. 20887 dated

17.6.2009 to submit the approved building plan approved by the Competent

Authority, but the project proponent did not respond in connection with said

letter of the Committee.

3. Thereafter, the project proponent was requested vide letter no. 16706 dated

5.4.2010 to submit the following documents within 45 days including

approved building plan since the MoEF had amended ambient air standards in

the month of November, 2009.

i) One month data for ambient air quality monitoring (twice a week 24

hourly at uniform intervals) from the NABL / MoEF accredited lab for all

pollutants mentioned in the notification no. GSR.826 (E) dated

16/11/2009.

ii) Amended columns in basic information alongwith requisite undertaking.

4. The case was again considered by the SEAC in its 41st meeting held on

3.7.2010. The project proponent did not attend the said meeting, but

requested vide letter dated 3.7.2010 to give another date to present the case.

Accordingly, it was decided by the Committee to defer the case.

5. Subsequently, SEIAA/SEAC became non-functional in the State of Punjab due

to resignation of Chairmen of Authority & Committee and as such, the case

was sent to MoEF for further consideration.

6. The case was considered by the EAC of MoEF in its 93rd meeting held on 9th-

10th November, 2010 and the Committee decided as under:

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"The Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance".

7. Thereafter, the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi requested the

Additional Director, Northern Regional Office, MoEF at Chandigarh vide letter

dated 14.12.2010 to send a report regarding news items appeared in "The

Tribune" about the project. Accordingly, the site of the project was visited on

31.12.2010 by a team comprising of officers of Ministry of Environment &

Forests and Punjab Pollution Control Board and team reported as under:

a) No construction work has been started by the project proponent at site. b) A CWP No. 20425 of 2010 titled as "Sh. Aalok Jagga Vs. Union of India"

is sub-judice in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court.

8. After constitution of SEIAA/SEAC for the State of Punjab, the Ministry of

Environment & Forests returned the file to the said Authority. A legal opinion

was sought by the Member Secretary, SEIAA from the Law Officer of the

Board and he informed that the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court has

restrained the respondents from raising any construction or setting any rights.

The relevant extract of order dated 20.01.2011 passed by the Hon'ble Punjab

& Haryana High Court is reproduced as under:

"Notwithstanding the statements made by Mr. Aggarwal

Learned Counsel for the newly impleaded respondent No. 9, to

the effect that from today onwards neither any construction

nor any sale of future rights will be made by the said

respondent and the similar statements made by Mr. Rajiv Atma

Ram, the Learned Senior Advocate for respondent no. 8, we

are of the view that the said respondents and all such persons

who may have anything to do with the proposed property that

is sought to be developed should be restrained from raising

any construction or setting any rights. They are accordingly so

restrained".

The Law Officer opined that the case is required to be kept in

abeyance till the final decision of the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in

CWP No. 20425 of 2010.

9. The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 32nd meeting held on 07.07.2011

and it observed that the matter is sub-judice in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana

High Court and the Hon'ble Court while hearing the case on 20.01.2011

passed the order that respondent no. 8 & 9 and all such persons who may

have anything to do with the proposed property that is sought to be

developed should be restrained from raising any construction or setting any

rights. Furthermore, the Law Officer of the Board opined that that the case is

required to be kept in abeyance till the final decision of the Hon'ble Punjab &

Haryana High Court in CWP No. 20425 of 2010. After detailed deliberations in

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the matter, the SEIAA decided to defer the case till the final decision of the

Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in CWP No. 20425 of 2010.

10. The decision taken by the SEIAA in its 32nd meeting was conveyed to the

project proponent vide letter no. 35385 dated 29/8/2011.

11. Thereafter, project proponent vide letter dated 29.10.2011 informed that as

per orders of the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in CWP no 20425 on

20/1/2010, the Hon'ble court has restrained the promoter company for raising

any type of construction at site or creating any rights, but the Hon'ble court

has neither restrained the promoter company to apply/pursue/follow-up the

approvals with various authorities nor restrained Competent Authorities/Govt.

Agencies to process/accord such approvals. The promoter company has,

therefore, requested to expedite the process of their application for

environmental clearance.

12 The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 35th meeting held on 15.12.2011,


i) Sh. Sanjeev Suri, Asstt. Vice President (AVP) of the promoter company.

ii) Dr. Dhiraj K. Singh, Environment Consultant of the Grass Root Research & Creation, Noida

Sh. Sanjeev Suri informed that CWP no. 20425 of 2010 is

pending in the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Hon’ble Court

in its interim order passed on 20.1.2011 has not restrained the Authority

under the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 from deciding the application for

Environmental Clearance. He further informed that the promoter company has

already got approved the layout plan from the Competent Authority of the

State and Expert Appraisal Committee of the MoEF in its 93rd meeting held on

9th-10th Nov, 2010 has already recommended grant of environmental

clearance under EIA notification 14.09.2006.He requested the Authority to

consider the case of the project for grant of environmental clearance under

EIA notification 14.09.2006.

After detailed deliberations in the matter, the SEIAA decided to

get legal opinion from the Advocate General, Punjab and the Advocate, who is

defending the case on behalf of SEIAA, Punjab in the Hon’ble Punjab and

Haryana High Court, on the interim order passed by the Hon’ble Court on

20.1.2011 in CWP No. 29425 of 2010 before taking further necessary action in

the matter. It was also decided to get clarification from the MoEF to the effect

as to whether the case falls in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab since the

Sukhna wildlife sanctuary is located at a distance of 123m from the project

site as per report of Northern Regional Office of Ministry of Environment &

Forests and in case, the case falls in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab, then,

what precautionary measures are to be taken while deciding this case.

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13. Accordingly, Advocate General, Punjab and Sh. H.S. Brar, Advocate, who is

defending the case of SEIAA in the Hon'ble High Court, were requested vide

letter No. 355 dated 04.01.2012 and No. 356 dated 04.01.2012, respectively,

to the effect to intimate as to whether the SEIAA, Punjab can decide the

application of the project proponent or not. Also, MoEF, New Delhi was

requested vide letter no. 354 dated 04.01.2012 to intimate as to whether the

case falls in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab since the Sukhna wildlife

sanctuary is located at a distance of 123m from the project site as per report

of Northern Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests and in case,

the case falls in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab, then, what precautionary

measures are to be taken while deciding this case. But no reply has been

received from any of the above.

14. Thereafter, the project proponent vide letter no. THDC/COM/182 dated

27.01.2012 has submitted a copy of the order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme

Court of India. A perusal of the said order of the Hon'ble Apex Court indicates

that on 13.01.2012, the Hon'ble Court has passed the following order:

"In view of the matter, we are not inclined to interfere with the

impugned orders. However, looking to the urgency of the

matter, we request the Hon'ble Chief Justice of the High Court to

dispose of the matter on that date itself or as early possible

thereafter. In the meanwhile, if any application for approval of

construction plans is filed by any party, the same would be

considered by the Authorities concerned in accordance with law.

These special leave petitions are disposed of with

aforementioned observations and direction".

15. The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 36th meeting held on 13.02.2012,


i) Sh. Sanjeev Suri, Asstt. Vice President of the promoter company

ii) Dr. Dhiraj K. Singh, Environmental Consultant

Sh. Sanjeev Suri informed that the Authority may consider the

application of the promoter company for grant of environmental clearance in

light of the Order passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on

13.01.2012. He further informed that the case pending in the Hon'ble Punjab

& Haryana High Court came up for hearing on 31.01.2012 and the same has

been fixed for next hearing on 14.02.2012.

It was brought to the notice of the representatives of the

promoter company by the SEIAA that the Authority has already written to

Advocate General, Punjab and Sh. H.S. Brar, Advocate, who is defending the

case of SEIAA in the Hon'ble High Court, to get advice from them in the

matter. However, their advice is yet awaited since the matter has been fixed

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for next hearing on 14.02.2012 in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court.

Furthermore, no response has been received from the Ministry of Environment

& Forests in connection with letter No. 354 dated 04.01.2012 of the SEIAA

vide which the Ministry was requested to intimate as to whether the case falls

in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab since the Sukhna wildlife sanctuary is

located at a distance of 123m from the project site as per report of Northern

Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests and in case, the case falls

in the competency of SEIAA, Punjab, then, what precautionary measures are

to be taken while deciding this case. During the discussions, the project

proponent was also advised to obtain necessary permission from the

department of Wildlife, U.T., Chandigarh since the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

falls at a distance of 123 m from the project site.

After detailed deliberations in the matter, the Authority decided

to issue reminders to the Advocate General, Punjab, Sh. H.S. Brar, Advocate

and Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi for sending their reply in

connection with letters written to them vide No. 355 dated 04.01.2012, No.

356 dated 04.01.2012 and no. 354 dated 04.01.2012, respectively. It was also

decided that the project proponent shall obtain necessary permission from the

Department of Wildlife, U.T., Chandigarh since the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary

is located at a distance of 123 m from the project site and decided to defer

the case till the reply from the project proponent is received.

As decided, reminders to the Advocate General, Punjab and Sh.

H.S. Brar, Advocate, who is defending the case of SEIAA in the Hon'ble High

Court, were issued vide letter No. 10601 dated 05.03.2012 and No. 10599

dated 05.03.2012, respectively, with the request to send the reply in response

to letter No. 355 dated 04.01.2012 & No. 356 dated 04.01.2012 respectively,

of the Authority. Also, a reminder was issued to the MoEF vide letter no.

10598 dated 05.03.2012 in connection with letter no. 354 dated 04.01.2012 of

the Authority. But no response has been received from Advocate General,

Punjab, Sh. H.S. Brar, Advocate & Ministry of Environment & Forests, New

Delhi in connection with aforesaid letters of the Authority. Furthermore, the

project proponent was also requested vide letter no. 10600 dated 05.03.2012

to obtain necessary permission from the Department of Wildlife, U.T.,

Chandigarh since the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of 123

m from the project site.

16. Subsequently, the project proponent vide letter no. THDC-COM-186 dated

09.04.2012 has submitted its reply alongwith a copy of the Order passed by

the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh on 26.3.2012. The

operating part of the Orders passed by the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High

Court, Chandigarh on 26.3.2012 is reproduced as under:

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"We thus conclude on the aforesaid note by holding and

observing that the provisions of the Periphery Control Act and

the 1995 Act are complementary to each other and the

provisions of the two statues would apply to the housing

project in question. The respondents, therefore, will have to

comply with all the requirements spelt out by both the

aforesaid statues. As the requirement of clearances under the

Wild Life (Protection) Act and Environment (Protection) Act is

not a contentious issue, and as we have already held that the

process of grant of such clearances is pending before the

appropriate authorities under the respective Acts, the same

will now have to be brought to its logical conclusion keeping in

mind our observations and directions contained hereinabove.

Accordingly, we dispose of the PIL in the above terms".

17. The project proponent has not submitted permission of the Department of

Wildlife, U.T., Chandigarh.

18. The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 37th meeting held on 26.04.2012.

However, the project proponent vide letter no. THDC/Com-189 dated

26.04.2012 informed the Authority that the concerned officials of the company

are out of town and they are not in a position to attend the meeting on

26.04.2012. The project proponent has also informed that the case will be

presented in the next meeting of the Authority. Furthermore, the Chief Wildlife

Warden, U.T. Chandigarh was requested vide letter no.1740 dated 23.04.2012

to attend the meeting of the SEIAA on 26.04.2012. But the Chief Wildlife

Warden, U.T. Chandigarh vide letter no. For/12/EC/462 dated 25.04.2012 has

informed that the said project from U.T point of view is a sensitive project and

he needs to consult the U.T Administration before presenting the view before

the SEIAA, Punjab and as such, he will not be able to attend the meeting.

However he requested that he may be given an opportunity to submit his

views in the next meeting.

The SEIAA deliberated upon the Orders passed by the Hon'ble

Punjab & Haryana High Court on 26.03.2012 in CWP No. 20425 of 2010 and

decided to remand back the case to SEAC, Punjab with the request to

examine rapid EIA study report and other related issues under Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986 in light of Orders passed by the Hon'ble Punjab &

Haryana High Court on 26.03.2012 in CWP No. 20425 of 2010. It was also

decided to request the SEAC that while examining the case para No. 1, 10, 25

and 26 of the aforesaid Orders may particularly be kept in view. The SEIAA

further decided as under:

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i) There is no need to obtain any legal opinion from the Advocate

General, Punjab, and Sh. H.S. Brar, Advocate in connection with interim

Order passed by the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court on

20.01.2011 since the Hon'ble Court has passed its final Orders on

26.03.2012.

ii) As per EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 and Circulars/Office

Memorandums issued by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New

Delhi thereon, the case falls within the competency of SEIAA, Punjab

since 'General Condition' is not applicable for 8 (a) and 8 (b) projects of

the schedule appended to the said notification. Therefore, there is no

need to make any communication in this regard with the Ministry of

Environment & Forests, New Delhi.

The decision of the SEIAA has been conveyed to the project


19. The case was considered by the SEAC in its 59th meeting on 20.05.2012,

which was attended by the following on behalf of the project proponent in the

said meeting.

i) Mr Sanjeev Suri, Associate Vice President (Engineer) of the promoter company.

ii) Mr Dhiraj, M/s Grass Root Research and Creation Pvt Ltd.

Mr Sanjeev Suri of the promoter company informed that:

Application to Chief Wildlife Warden, Chandigarh (UT) is yet to

be submitted for obtaining necessary permission.

As per topographical sheets of the Survey of India, the site of

the project is located in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, but

actually the site is located at a higher elevation, which will not

obstruct the natural flow of surface run-off.

The management of the promoter company will examine the

orders passed by the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court to

the effect that no construction activity will be allowed to be done

in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake after procuring the said

orders.

The matter was deliberated upon by the SEAC and noted

that the project proponent is required to submit permission of Chief

Wildlife Warden, Chandigarh and a copy of the orders passed by the

Hon’ble High Court to the effect that no construction activity will be

allowed to be done in the catchment area of Sukhna Lake, before

taking further action in the matter. Therefore, the SEAC decided to

defer the case till the above noted documents are submitted by the

project proponent. The decision of the Committee was conveyed to the

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project proponent vide letter no. 2419 dated 05.06.2012.

20. Thereafter, the project promoter vide letter no. THDC-COM-191 dated

02.02.2013 informed that:

After going through the orders passed by the Hon’ble Punjab and

Haryana High Court on 14.05.2012 in CWP no.18253 of 2009, the TaTa

Housing got itself impleaded in the case on 18.12.2012.

Vide CM no.206 of 2013 dated 11.01.2013 submitted before the

Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court for modification of the orders

dated 14.05.2012.The matter was heard by the Hon’ble Punjab and

Haryana High Court on 23.01.2013 and passed the following orders:

“In the meantime, it would be open to the applicants to

pursue their application with the Ministry of

Environment, Wildlife Board and the Periphery Board.

We may clarify here that though there is a stay on

constructions, it would always be open to the Ministry of

Environment, Wildlife Board and the Periphery Board to

consider the applicatios and to decide, if they so desire,

as to whether any environment clearances are to be

given or not.”

Furthermore, the project promoter has sent a copy the orders

passed by the Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court on 23.01.2013.The

project promoter has requested to process the case for environmental

clearance as the project site does not contribute to the Sukhna Lake and does

not form part of the catchment area. The project promoter has also requested

the SEAC to provide the opportunity to present the case.

21. The project proponent was requested by the SEAC vide letter no. 11771 dated

08.03.2013 to attend its 68th meeting on 18.03.2013. The SEAC also

requested the Director Environment-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden, Department

of Wildlife (U.T.); the Chief Architect, Union Territory; Director, Northern

Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh; Director,

Central Soil & Water Conservation Research Institute and PCCF, Punjab, vide

letter no. 11774 dated 08.03.2013, 11778 dated 08.03.2013, 11776 dated

08.03.2013, 11777 dated 08.03.2013 and no. 11773 dated 08.03.2013,

respectively, to attend its 68th meeting on 18.03.2013.

Following were present on behalf of the project proponent:

i) Mr. Sanjeev Suri, Associate Vice President (Engineering) of the promoter company.

ii) Mr. Dhiraj, M/s Grass Root Research and Creation Pvt Ltd.

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Following Officers were present in the said meeting on behalf of

Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab and Central Soil &

Water Conservation Research & Training Institute

i) Sh. D.V. Ratna Kumar, IFS, Conservator of Forests, Department

of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab

ii) Dr. Pawan Sharma, Principal Sci. of Central Soil & Water

Conservation Research & Training Institute

No one attended the meeting of SEAC on behalf of Director

Environment-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of Wildlife (U.T.); the

Chief Architect, Union Territory and Director, Northern Regional Office,

Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh.

Mr Sanjeev Suri of the promoter company informed that:

In 1963, about 4660 acres of land area was acquired by the Govt. of

Punjab for the purpose of soil conservation in the catchment area of

Sukhna.

Kansal Nadi diverted to join Sukhna Nadi to feed Sukhna Lake.

A bandh has been constructed at 367 m above MSL to bifurcate hilly area

from plain area.

The project site is located at 360 m above MSL, whereas, Village

Kaimbwala is located at 363 to 365 m above MSL, as such, the said

Village acts as a barrier between Village Kansal and Sukhna lake.

The site of the project is located at a distance of about 2 km from Sukhna

lake.

The site is shown in Master Plan of Nayagaon.

The promoter company has obtained following permissions from the

concerned departments:

(i) Permission from Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence regarding

allowable height of the building vide letter dated 26.06.2009.

(ii) Permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater vide letter

dated 11.05.2009.

(iii) NOC from Divisional Forest Officer, Roopnagar, Department of

Forests, Punjab vide letter no. 1964 dated 02.06.2009.

(iv) NOC from Fire Officer, Mohali vide letter dated 24.06.2010 and

the representative of the promoter company submitted a copy of

the same, which was taken on record by the Committee.

(v) Gold rating from Indian Green Building Council, Hyderabad in

the month of April, 2010.

Applied on 28.01.2013 for obtaining permission from ‘Standing Committee’

of National Wildlife Board under the Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1972.

The SEAC meticulously perused letter no. 1964 dated

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02.06.2009 of Divisional Forest Officer, Roopnagar and noticed that in the said

letter, it has been mentioned as under:

"tD o/Ii nc;o, yoV B/ w'ek u?e eoe/ fog'N ehsh j? fe fgzv eK;b dk

oepk tD ftGkr dh fe;/ Xkok nXhB pzd BjhI j? ns/ fJ; gq'i?eN bJh fi;

EK s'I ezgBh tb'I ngo'u o'v bJh ikDh j?, T[j oepk th fJ; ftGkr d/

ezNo'b nXhB BjhI j? . fJ; bJh "Group Housing cum Retail Complex

fgzv eK;b, sfj;hb yoV, fibk w'jkbh fty/ pBD s/ fJ; ftGkr B{z e'Jh

fJsokia BjhI j?"

The SEAC deliberated upon the above noted letter of Forest

Department and noted that the Divisional Forest Officer has categorically

informed to the promoter company that the area of the approach road is not

under the control of Forest Department, Punjab.

Sh. D.V. Ratna Kumar, IFS, Conservator of Forests, Department

of Forests & Wildlife Preservation, Punjab informed the Committee that their

Department will send the comments / report to the SEAC in writing, within 15

days, after examining the matter in depth.

Sh. Santosh Kumar, Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife

Warden, Chandigarh Administration vide letter no. FAR 113/4534 dated

14.03.2013 informed the SEAC that their Department requires atleast 15 days

for preparation of proper reply. He requested the SEAC to give an opportunity

to submit the views of the department orally as well as in writing in the

subsequent meeting of the SEAC with atleast 15 days notice in advance. He

showed his inability to attend the meeting of the SEAC on 18.03.2013.

Dr. Pawan Sharma, Principal Sci. of Central Soil & Water

Conservation Research & Training Institute informed the Committee that their

Department will send the comments / report to the SEAC in writing, within 15

days, after examining the matter in depth.

After detailed deliberations, the SEAC decided that:

i) The Director Environment-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden,

Department of Wildlife (U.T.); Chief Architect, Union Territory; Director,

Northern Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests,

Chandigarh; Director, Central Soil & Water Conservation Research

Institute, UT and PCCF, Punjab be requested to send their

comments/views in writing within 15 days and to attend the next

meeting of the Committee, so as to enable the Committee to take

appropriate decision in the matter in its next meeting.

ii) In the next meeting the representative of GMADA, an Officer

from the Revenue Department, Punjab and Drainage Department,

Punjab be also called to get the views of their departments with respect

to verification of location of site of the project in Nayagaon Master Plan

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and impact of drain and improvement in drainage system to mitigate

environmental impact, if any.

iii) The case be deferred to the next meeting of SEAC.

22. As per decision taken in the 68th meeting of SEAC held on 18.03.2014, the

Director Environment-cum-Chief Wildlife Warden, Department of Wildlife

(U.T.); the Chief Architect, Union Territory; Director, Northern Regional Office,

Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh; Director, Central Soil & Water

Conservation Research Institute and PCCF, Punjab, were requested vide letter

no. 15995 dated 08.04.2013, 15996 dated 08.04.2013, 15994 dated

08.04.2013, 15990 dated 08.04.2013 and no. 15997 dated 08.04.2013, to

send their comments/views in writing within 15 days and also to attend the

next meeting of the Committee on 18.04.2013. Similarly, GMADA, Mohali;

Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar and Drainage Department, Punjab were

requested vide letter no. 15993 dated 08.04.2013, 15991 dated 08.04.2013

and 15992 dated 08.04.2013 to attend the next meeting of SEAC on

18.04.2013, so as to get the views of their departments with respect to

verification of location of site of the project in Nayagaon Master Plan and

impact of drain and improvement in drainage system to mitigate

environmental impact, if any. The decision of the SEAC was also conveyed to

the project proponent vide letter no. 15989 dated 08.04.2013 and also

requested to attend the 69th meeting of SEAC on 18.04.2013.

23. The PCCF, Punjab has sent the report vide letter no. 14460 dated 22.03.2013,

in which it has been mentioned as under:

";{fus ehsk iKdk j? fe fwsh 18-03-2013 B{z j'Jh whfNzr ftZu tD ftGkr dh soc'I

tD gkb, f;tkfbe tb'I Gkr fbnk frnk ;h . whfNzr d'okB tD gkb, f;tkfbe tb'I

;gZ;aN ehsk frnk ;h fe fgzv eK;b tD oefpnK dh ;{uh ftZu ;akwb BjhI j? ns/

fJ; fgzv T[s/ tD ftGkr dk e'Jh fJbkekJh nfXeko y/so Bk j'D eoe/ gq;ak;fBe

ezNo'b th BjhI j? . fJ; eoe/ fJ; ftGkr tb'I fJ; ft;a/ s/ e'Jh th ekotkJh eoBh

BjhI pDdh" .


in which following were present:

(i) Sh. Santosh Kumar, Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Chandigarh Administration

(ii) Sh. Saurabh Gupta, Conservator of Forests (M&E), Punjab Forest Department.

(iii) Sh. Surinder Kumar, Director, Northern Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh

(iv) Smt. Suneet Kaur, Chief Architect, Chandigarh Administration

(v) Dr. A.K. Tiwari, Director, Central Soil & Water Conservation Research Institute, Chandigarh

(vi) Sh. Sarabjit Singh, S.D.O., Drainage Department, Punjab

(vii) Smt. Gagandeep Kaur, A.T.P. O/O District Town Planner (Mohali)

(viii) Sh. Vivek Nirmohi, Naib Tehsildar, Majri, District Mohali

(ix) Sh. Sanjeev Suri, Asstt. Vice President of the promoter company

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(x) Sh. Mervyn Gilbert of M/s Grass Roots Research & Creation India Ltd., Noida, Environmental Consultant of the promoter company

The representatives of the departments, who were present in

the meeting informed the Committee as under:

(A) The Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, Chandigarh

Administration has submitted following written comments vide letter

no. For/13/500 dated 17.04.2013:

The location of the project is only at a distance of 123 m from

the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary in Northern side, but in the

application form submitted by the project proponent, there is no

mention of said Sanctuary. Therefore, the EIA study carried out

by the project proponent is infructuous and has to be done 'de

novo'.

In view of the suppression of one vital information about

existence of 'Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary' near the project. The

project authorities may be asked to submit application form

including Form-1 and 1A 'de novo' to seek clearance from the

Competent Authority by including the information about the

existence of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.

The 'Gold Grading' given to the project by the State Expert

Appraisal Committee needs to be examined afresh.

The proposed project lies inside the catchment area of Sukhna

Lake as confirmed from the map prepared by Survey of India

and submitted to Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the

case of Dr. B. Singh Vs State of Haryana in CWP No. 7649 of

2003 and constructing project of such magnitude in the

catchment area of Sukhna Lake, will be very much detrimental

to the health and eco-system of Sukhna Lake, which is already

facing threats of its existence.

The flow of sewage from Village Kansal area alongwith Monsoon

rains to Sukhna Lake has already started resulting in severe

weed problem in the lake. There is no planning for disposal of

sewage to the houses already built in the area. Nayagaon Nagar

Panchayat is aware of the natural slope towards lake and trying

to take advantage of that to the detriment of Sukhna Lake. In

the absence of existence of proper sewer connection for

Nayagaon Panchayat Area, allowing such a huge project will

definitely lead to sewage water moving to Sukhna Lake, which

will result in damaging the ecology of the Lake.

The Chief Wildlife Warden, U.T., Department of Forests &

Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration vide letter no. 177 dated

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20.04.2011 had rejected and denied the application for NOC

applied by the project proponent.

In pursuance of the Order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India

in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460/2004, Ministry of Environment &

Forests, has issued directions vide letter dated 15.03.2011 that

in case the project site is located within the eco-sensitive zone or

10 kms in absence of delineation of such a zone from the

boundaries of National Park, Wildlife Sanctuaries, the user

agency/project proponent should seek prior clearance from the

Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife before seeking

environmental clearance.

At present, as per the direction of the Hon'ble High Court of

Punjab and Haryana in CM No. 5427 of 2012 in/and CWP No.

18253 of 2009 (O&M) dated 14.05.2012, the ban imposed on

construction in catchment area of Sukhna Lake passed on

14.03.2011 has been continued and illegal construction made

thereafter has been asked to be demolished, so State Expert

Appraisal Committee should also take this into account. Site

inspection report dated 10.01.2011 submitted to Ministry of

Environment & Forests should also be taken into account by the

SEAC. In the said report, the Committee/team has observed the

following observations:

The nearest distance of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary from the

project boundary on Northern side is 123 m.

The distance of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary from the boundary of

project area on Eastern side is 185 m.

The TATA Housing Project falls in the jurisdiction of Nagar

Panchayat Nayagaon, District Mohali, State of Punjab,

which is approximately 1500 m away from Sukhna Lake

(aerial distance). Further it also falls under the catchment

area of Sukhna Lake as per the Survey of India map.

A part of catchment area of Sukhna Lake has been declared as

'Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary' u/s 26-A of the Wildlife

(Protection) Act, 1972 by the Chandigarh Administration

vide notification no. 694-HII(4)-98/4519 dated

06.03.1998.

No construction activities has been started at site. Only fencing

has been done to demarcate the boundary of the

acquired area.

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Solar light posts have been raised at different spots of the

boundary and a site office comprising three rooms has

been constructed.

There are existing houses and other constructed buildings in

Kansal area, which are a part of Kansal Village in Punjab

and other spontaneous construction.

It is not clear whether the Govt. of Punjab has taken into account the

existence of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary near the Nayagaon area

while finalizing the Master Plan of Nagar Panchayat Nayagaon-

2021.

The construction of such project will definitely increase the vehicular

pollution and noise pollution by several manifolds, which will

definitely have adverse impact on the wildlife present in the

adjoining Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. There will be extreme

pressure on water, electricity and transport due to construction

of such a large magnitude in this area.

The UT Administration has opposed the construction of such large scale

'TATA Camelot Project' on points relating to environment,

ecology, aesthetics, edicts of Chandigarh.

(B) The Chief Architect, Chandigarh Administration informed that she fully

agrees with the comments given by the Department of Forests &

Wildlife, Chandigarh Administration. She also informed that as per

'Edict of Chandigarh', no building shall be constructed in the north of

Capital Complex. She further informed that draft Master Plan (20-31) of

Chandigarh, the north of the Chandigarh has been retained as green

despite the limited vacant land within Chandigarh Administration

jurisdiction.

(C) Director, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Regional Office, Chandigarh has submitted following written comments vide letter no. 5-425/2013-RO(NZ) dated 17.04.2013:

The matter was raised in a court case no. CWP-20425/2010 filed

by Alok Jagga Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & others and

written reply submitted in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High

Court be treated as comments of the Ministry of Environment &

Forests.

The nearest distance of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary from the

project boundary on Northern side is 123 m and therefore, in

pursuance of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi

Office Memorandum no. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dated

02.12.2009, the project proponent will have to obtain clearance

from the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife as

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applicable in addition to environmental clearance from SEIAA,

Punjab before start any work at site.

(D) The Naib Tehsildar, Block Majri, Sub-Tehsil Majri, District SAS Nagar

has submitted following written comments vide report dated

18.04.2013.

As per revenue record, the area falls in the revenue estate of Village

Kansal (No. 354), Tehsil Kharar, District SAS Nagar, Punjab, in the

name of different owners, the details of which are as under:

Sr. No.

Name of the Firm Land detail

1. M/s TATA Housing Development Co. Ltd., Mumbai

1 kanal 4 marlas

2. M/s THDC Ltd., Mumbai

23 kanal 7 marlas

3. The Punjabi Cooperative House Building Society Regd, Mohali

144 kanal 13 marlas

4. The Kansal Rural Cooperative House Building Society, Village Kansal

11 kanal 11 marlas

5. The Tribune Employees & Friends Housing Welfare Society Regd.

3 kanal 12 marlas

6. The Defence Services House Building Society Regd. Ltd, Mohali

217 kanal 14 marlas

7. Parag Infratech (P) Ltd., Regd, Chandigarh

15 kanal 4 marlas

Total 52 acres

(E) The A.T.P. O/O District Town Planner, Department of Town & Country

Planning, Mohali informed that the Department has not issued any

approval to this project.

(F) The S.D.O. Department of Drainage informed that Kansal Nadi has

been diverted to join Sukhna Nadi to feed Sukhna Lake. Also, a bandh

has been constructed at 367 m above MSL to bifurcate hilly area from

plain area. Besides, Village Kaimbwala is located at 363 to 365 m above

MSL, as such, the said village acts as a barrier between Village Kansal

and Sukhna lake. The construction of this project will not have any

impact on the drainage of the area.

Thereafter, the Environmental Consultant of the promoter

company presented the salient features of the project proposal before the

Committee and the Special Invitees from the above mentioned departments.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee observed that the

previous SEAC and EAC of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India

had accepted EIA report prepared by the project proponent on the basis of

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model TORs prepared by the MoEF and approved the project accordingly.

Therefore, at this stage, there was no need to issue fresh TORs to the project

proponent and project proposal be considered on the basis of EIA report

already submitted by the project proponent. However, project proponent is

required to submit certain additional information/data for reappraisal of the

project proposal and include it in the EIA report and also to submit a complete

report on the comments given by the different departments during the

meeting.

The said decision of the SEAC was conveyed to the project


25. Thereafter, project proponent vide letter dated 03.05.2013 has submitted the

reply of the observations, the details of which are given below:

Sr.

No.


Committee Reply of the observations

1. Only 1 kanal 4 marlas of the project land is in the name of M/s TATA Housing Development Company Ltd and the remaining project area is in the name of other 6 firms, the names of which are enumerated above, but the promoter company has not submitted any agreement executed between the promoter company and the said 6 firm. Therefore, the project proponent is required to submit the same duly authenticated by the Revenue Authorities and the NOC from the Registrar Co-operative Societies, Punjab.

A. Submitted joint development agreement executed by M/s HASH Builders Pvt. Ltd. and M/d THDC Ltd. with M/s The Punjabi Cooperative House Building Society Ltd. for an area 21.2 acres in the revenue estate of village Kansal, Distt. Mohali. In the said agreement, it has

been mentioned is as :

(i) HASH and THDC are collectively referred to

as “The developers”

(ii) The owner hereby irrevocably and unequivocally grants and assigns in perpetuity all the rights to develop, construct, mortgage lease, license, sell and transfer the property alongwith any and all the construction, premises, hereditaments easement, trees thereon in favour of THDC for the purpose of development, construction, mortgage, sale, transfer, lease, license and/or exploitation for full utilization of the property (Rights) and to executive all the documents necessary to

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carry out facilitate and enforce the Rights in the property including to execute Lease Agreement, License Agreement, Construction Contracts, Supplier Contracts, Agreement for Sale, Conveyance, Mortgage Deeds, finance documents and all documents and agreements necessary to create and register the mortgage conveyance, lease deeds license agreement, power of attorneys, affidavits, declarations, indemnities and all such other documents, letters as may be necessary to carry out, facilitate and enforce the Rights and to register the same with the revenue/Competent authorities and to appear on our behalf before all authorities, statutory or otherwise and before any court of law (the ‘Development Rights) the Owner hereby hands over the original title deeds of the property as mentioned in the list Annexed hereby and marked as Annexure IV any physical, vacant possession of the property has been handed over to THDC simultaneous to the execution and registration of this agreement to develop the same as set out

herein.

(B) Submitted joint development agreement executed by M/s HASH Builders Pvt. Ltd. and M/s THDC Ltd. with M/s The Defence Services Cooperative House Building Society Ltd for an area 27.3 acres in the revenue estate of village Kansal, Distt. Mohali. In

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the said agreement it has been

mentioned is as:

(i) HASH and THDC are collectively referred to as “The developers”.

(ii) The owner hereby irrevocably and unequivocally grants and assigns in perpetuity all the rights to develop, construct, mortgage lease, license, sell and transfer the property alongwith any and all the construction, premises, hereditaments easement, trees thereon in favour of THDC for the purpose of development, construction, mortgage, sale, transfer, lease, license and/or exploitation for full utilization of the property (Rights) and to executive all the documents necessary to carry out facilitate and enforce the Rights in the property including to execute Lease Agreement, License Agreement, Construction Contracts, Supplier Contracts, Agreement for Sale, Conveyance, Mortgage Deeds, finance documents and all documents and agreements necessary to create and register the mortgage conveyance, lease deeds license agreement, power of attorneys, affidavits, declarations, indemnities and all such other documents, letters as may be necessary to carry out, facilitate and enforce the Rights and to register the same with the revenue/Competent authorities and to appear on our behalf before all authorities, statutory or otherwise and before any court of law (the ‘Development Rights) the Owner hereby hands over the original title deeds of the property as mentioned in the list Annexed hereby and marked as Annexure

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IV any physical, vacant possession of the property has been handed over to THDC simultaneous to the execution and registration of this agreement to develop the same as set

out herein.

2. Development Plan of Nagar Panchayat of Nayagaon

Submitted.

3. Permission granted by Nagar Panchayat, Nayagaon for discharge of treated sewage

Not submitted.

4. The water balance submitted by the project proponent is not in order, as such, the project proponent is required to submit revised water balance for all the three seasons.

Not submitted.

5. Complete plan showing the management & handling of entire storm water to be generated from the project site and its impact on the surroundings of the project site.

Not submitted.

6. No proper mathematical modeling has been done to ascertain the impact of the project on its surroundings and sensitive receptors, as such, the project proponent is required to submit the same.

Not submitted.

7. The project proponent has not included complete details of EMP (especially costs involved in the EIA report even though this was earmarked in the presentation made to the former SEAC as per record in the file. Thus, the project proponent is required to submit the same as a part of revised EIA report.

Not submitted.

8. The project proponent has not submitted Corporate Social Responsibility programme containing long lasting activities to be carried out for the welfare of the people of the adjoining area, thus, the project proponent is required to submit the same.

Not submitted.

9. Complete plan showing the approach road to the project site

Not submitted.

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and the permissions of the respective authorities for use of the same.

10. Complete plan showing the contour of the project site and its adjoining area within a radius of 5 kms.

Submitted.

11. Permission of the Competent Authority w.r.t. seismic zone of the area containing the necessary safeguards to be taken for high rise building to be constructed by the project proponent.

Not submitted.

12. Notified Master Plan of the Nayagaon Nagar Panchayat and its by-laws.

Submitted.

13. Approved elevation plan of the project.

Not submitted.

14. Permissions granted by various authorities to this project.

(i) NOC of Fire Station Officer, Mohali (ii) NOC of Divisional Forest Officer, Ropar (iii) Permission of CGWA (iv) Certificate of Gold Grading from IGBC.

15. A complete report on the comments given by the different departments during the 69th meeting of SEAC

Not submitted.


and the following were present in the said meeting.

i) Sh. B.S. Brar, CTP, Department of Local Bodies, Punjab

ii) Sh. Tilak Raj Singh, Asstt. Municipal Engineer, Nagar Panchayat, Naya Gaon.

iii) Sh. Sanjeev Suri, Asstt. Vice President of the promoter company

iv) Sh. Mervyn Gilbert of M/s Grass Roots Research & Creation India Ltd., Noida, Environmental Consultant of the promoter company.

Sh. Mervyn Gilbert of M/s Grass Roots Research & Creation India

Ltd., Noida presented the salient features of the project proposal as under:

I. The total project area is 52.66 acres, out of which 41.54 acres will be

developed for group housing having built-up area of 4,63,144.54 sqm.

II. Landscape will be developed in an area of 86,243.48 sqm.

III. Maximum height of the building will be 92.65m and permission has

been obtained from Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence vide letter

dated 26.06.2009 and the said Ministry has mentioned in its permission

that the height of the building shall not exceed 103m.

IV. The total cost of the project is Rs.1275 Crores.

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V. The total estimated population of the project will be about 9788

including staff and visitors.

VI. The total water requirement shall be 1615 KLD, out of which 1210 KLD

shall be fresh water requirement which will be met through

groundwater and 405 KLD shall be met through recycling of treated

wastewater.

VII. The total wastewater generation from the project will be about 1292

KLD, which will be treated in a STP of capacity 1750 KLD. The total

treated wastewater shall be 1292 KLD, which shall discharge from the

Sewerage Treatment Plant, out of which the project proponent has

proposed to use 405 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing purpose,

474 KLD will be used for horticulture purpose,62 KLD for DG Set

cooling purpose and 352 KLD will be discharged into sewer.

VIII. In rainy season, 405 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing purpose,

43 KLD will be used for horticulture purpose,61 KLD for DG Set cooling

purpose and 783 KLD will be discharged into sewer.

IX. In winter season, 405 KLD of treated wastewater for flushing purpose,

155 KLD will be used for horticulture purpose,61 KLD for DG Set

cooling purpose and 671 KLD will be discharged into sewer.

X. The total quantity of solid waste generation shall be 4587 kg/day,

which will be segregated into biodegradable, recycleable and non-

recycleable solid waste at source. The biodegradable waste will be sent

to waste converter to convert into manure. The recycling component

will be sold out to the recyclers and bio-degradable waste will be

collected in green bins and the non-recycleable waste will be

transported to the dumping site.

XI. The total power requirement will be about 14450 KVA, which will be

taken from Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. There is a proposal to

install 10 no. DG sets of 1500 KVA capacity each and 2 no. DG Sets of

1000 KVA capacity each as standby arrangement of power supply.

XII. The analysis report of ambient air got analyzed by M/s Grass Roots

Research &Creation India (p) Ltd indicates that the concentration of

various parameters such as PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, and CO is within the

prescribed standards. Further, the quality of groundwater of the area is

potable in nature. Also, the concentration of ambient noise level at the

project at site during day and night time has been measured as 52.9

dB(A) leq and 45.9 dB(A) leq, respectively, against the prescribed

standards of the 55 dB(A) leq and 45 dB(A) leq laid down by the

Board. The higher noise level during night times will be attributed due

to movement of traffic in the area.

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XIII. Mathematical modeling has been carried out to ascertain the

contribution of DG set NO2 emissions on the environment and the

maximum contribution of NO2 emissions on the environment will be

2.97 µg/m3 .The maximum measured conc. of NO2 emissions in the

ambient air is 15 µg/m3 ,thus, after commissioning of this project, the

maximum conc. of NO2 in the atmosphere will be 17.97 µg/m3 which is

below the prescribed standard of 80µg/m3.

XIV. The total parking facility will be provided for 3645 ECS.

XV. The used oil to be generated from DG sets will be handled and

managed as per the provisions of the Hazardous Wastes (Management,

Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.

XVI. The used batteries will be handled and managed as per the provisions

of the Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001.

XVII. The e-waste will be handled and managed as per the provisions of the

E-waste Rules.

XVIII. The run-off to be collected from the roof top ,green area and paved

area will be collected and imparted prescribed treatment before

charging into groundwater by providing 9 no. of rain water harvesting

pits to meet the stipulations of CGWA.

XIX. Rs 317.5 lacs will be spent on account of implementation of EMP and

Rs 86.125 lacs/annum will be spent on account of recurring cost of the

EMP during operation phase.

XX. This project is pre-certified Gold by IGBC.

XXI. The project is abutting 48m wide road of the Master Plan road (30 m

wide road having 9 m service road on both sides). However, it is

proposed to construct a 100 ft wide road as shown in the map for

which they have also approached the Competent Authority of U.T.

XXII. Overall there will not be significant impact of the project on the

atmosphere and surroundings.

XXIII. There is a proposal to spend Rs.12.75 Crores (1% of the project cost)

under CSR programme for the sustained growth of environment in

particular and society in general, for the following activities:

Vocational Skill & Educational development of economically

disadvantaged

• Skill development training to poor in construction

related trades/other through NGOs and professional

bodies

• Skill development training to economically disadvantaged

youth through ITI & other Institutional partnership

• Entrepreneurship development training to economically

disadvantaged through NGOs and professional bodies

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• Infrastructural support to educational institutions -Building

renovations/construction, toilet construction, furniture,

play ground development, computer lab and equipment,

Projectors & Smart Class environment etc to needy

schools around project site.

• Scholarships, Awards and Stipends for needy students.

• Remedial coaching/supplementary coaching, career

counseling & guidance to needy students of schools

around project site.

• Books and stationeries to students of schools around

project site

• Adoption and all round development of schools like

enhancing capacity building of teachers, development of

school library, recreation facility for students etc.

Environmental Sustainability

Carbon footprint mapping will be done during

Construction and Operational Phase

Tree Plantation will be done around the Proposed Project

and in communities surrounding it

Renovation of ponds, water bodies, construction of

rainwater harvesting structures, etc in the communities

around the proposed Project

Bore-well and pump for people in need of clean drinking

water

Community Infrastructure Development

Development Plantation for Birds’ nesting

Up gradation of area around sanctuary

Benches and other facilities for tourists in the bird

sanctuary

Signage, Boards and hoarding near sanctuary

Housekeeping and Sanitation around Forest and

Sanctuary Area

Technical Support to Authorities as required for Up

gradation of Area

Upgradation in the nearby villages like Naya Gaon, Khuda

Ali Sher,Kaimbwala and Kansal etc.

Sh. Sanjeev Suri, Asstt. Vice President of the promoter company

presented the reply of the promoter company on the comments given by

different departments during the 69th meeting of the SEAC, as under:

1. Parawise reply and submissions on the comments submitted by the Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden,

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Chandigarh vide their letter no, For/13/500 dated 17-04-2013.

As per the Notified Master Plan-2021 of Nagar Panchayat, Naya

Gaon, the area towards North side has been shown as forest and

accordingly in the plan of 500 m radius around the boundary of the

project site, forest has been shown. After the visit of team of the

Ministry of Environment and Forests on 10-01-2011, when the exact

distance and existence of Wildlife Sanctuary came to the notice of

project proponent, the project proponent applied for obtaining NOC

from the Chief Wildlife Warden, Chandigarh vide letter no. THDC-

COM-179 dated 21st February, 2011. Any project falling within a

radius of 10 Kms from the boundary of Wildlife Sanctuary, the

project proponent is required to seek clearance from the Standing

Committee of National Wildlife Board, for which the applicant had

already started the process.

Project proponent has not suppressed any information and the

information was provided in line with notified Master Plan of Nagar

Panchayat, Naya Gaon. The Project proponent applied to the Chief

Wildlife Warden, UT Chandigarh for obtaining NOC vide letter no.

THDC-COM-179 dated 21st February, 2011, which was declined by

the Chief Wildlife Warden vide letter no. 177 dated 20.04.2011,

whereas, the Chief Wildlife Warden is not Competent Authority to

allow or decline clearance under the Act. The Chief Wildlife Warden

did not inform the promoter company about the guidelines

circulated by Ministry of Environment & Forests on 15th March,

2011, which specify that the Chief Wildlife Warden was to forward

the application with his comments to the Standing Committee of

National Wildlife Board. The exact procedure was informed to

project proponent on 27-01-2012, in response to application dated

2-1-2012 under Right of Information Act.

Revised Form 1 and Form 1 A has been submitted, wherein, the

information about existence of Wildlife Sanctuary has been

provided.

The ‘Gold Grading’ awarded to the project by Hon’ble SEAC Punjab,

was purely based on the measures to be adopted for conservation

of energy, water, rain water harvesting system, recycling of water

etc. and due to more than 85% open and green areas etc.

The Survey of India map relating to the Sukhna Catchment area is

not conclusive map, as during the proceedings of CWP 7649 of

2003, the map was taken on record by the Hon’ble High Court and

had specifically mentioned that objections will be heard at the time

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of finalization of the map. Since as per the ground realities and

topography conditions, the project site do not contribute to the lake

and is located at distance of approx. 2 kms; with the construction of

Bandh to separate hilly area with plain areas in 1973 and diversion

of Kansal Nadi through a drainage channel to join Sukhna Nadi to

feed the Sukhna Lake, the water does not flow from the areas of

Kansal towards Lake. This is also evident from report submitted by

SDO, Department of Drainage that village Kaimbwala, which is

located at 363 m to 365 m above MSL act as natural barrier

between Village Kansal and Sukhana Lake. In view of aforesaid

facts, there is no question of affecting the health of lake due to

project.The Master Plan of Nagar Panchayat ,Naya Gaon provides

for free flow of water from the area towards lake, which the State

of Punjab has undertaken vide their Affidavit submitted in the

Hon’ble High Court in CWP 18253/2009.The Project will be

developed on green norms and will be self sustainable and will not

harm any surroundings.

As per information available with the project proponent, Punjab

Water Supply and Sewerage Board has prepared and finalized the

lay out plans for sewage and storm water disposal of the area.

Further, the project proponent shall be installing Sewage Treatment

Plants at project site and only treated water (surplus) shall be

discharged in the municipal sewer.

The project proponent had applied for obtaining NOC from the Chief

Wildlife Warden, U.T, Department of Forests & Wildlife, Chandigarh,

who was required to process the request and send it to Standing

Committee of National Wildlife Board with the comments of their

department, on the contrary without giving proper guidelines and

not assigning any reasons on technical ground, the Chief Wildlife

Warden mentioned in his letter that NOC can not be granted. This

issue was also discussed in the PIL against the project, wherein, it

was decided that Chief Wildlife Warden is not competent under the

provisions of law to allow or reject the NOC, so the said letter no.

177 dated 20-4-2011 does not have any relevance.

As per Para 2 (i) of the OM no. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 2nd

December 2009 of the MoEF, the two permissions under

Environment Act and Wildlife Act are independent of each other.

Further, as per Para III of the OM no. J-11015/200/2008-IA.II(M)

dated 31st March, 2011 of the Ministry of Environment and Forests,

in case there is no diversion of forest land, the proposal shall be

considered as per EIA notification, 2006.

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The Orders passed by the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court on

14/05/2012 in CWP 18253/2009 relating to stay on construction and

in the said writ petition, the project proponent was not a party. As

informed earlier that in December 2012, the project proponent has

made an application of impleadment in the case and further have

made submissions before the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court

to modify the order dated 14-05-2012. As per the Hon’ble court

order dated 23rd January 2013, the project proponent approached

the SEAC for processing of their application for environmental

clearance.

The inspection report dated 10.01.2011 submitted to Ministry of

Environment & Forests narrates the factual position, which is a

matter of record. The project proponent had raised objections about

catchment area and sent a detailed reply to the Ministry of

Environment about the Catchment area as per Survey of India map.

The State of Punjab had earmarked in the Master Plan of Nagar

Panchayat, Naya Gaon, the area abutting sanctuary as green area,

which is shown as Zone ‘C’ and has marked as forest.

The proposed master plan road is at a distance of approx. 650

meter from the wildlife Sanctuary and all vehicular traffic will be

routed from the proposed road and all mitigation measures to

reduce vehicular and noise pollution will be taken during and post

construction period. The project development is designed as per the

‘Green Building’ norms and follow all energy and water conservation

measures. The project falls in jurisdiction of State of Punjab and it

will not have any pressure on water, electricity and transport of

UT Chandīgarh.

The UT Administration has taken the same stand in PIL, CWP

no.20425 of 2010, which stands disposed by the Hon’ble Punjab &

Haryana High Court on 26-03-2012.

2. The reply and submissions on the comments of Chief Architect, UT, Chandigarh

The Edict of Chandigarh is applicable to the City of Chandigarh and the

same is not applicable to the areas of Punjab. The proposed project of

TATA Housing is situated within the revenue estate of State of Punjab,as

such, the edict of Chandigarh is not applicable to this area. Further, there

is no embargo in any law for construction activity in North of Chandigarh.

The UT administration had taken the same stand in PIL against the project

in CWP no.20425 of 2010, which has been disposed off by the Hon’ble

Punjab & Haryana High Court. The para nos. 23 & 24 of the orders passed

by the Hon’ble court on 26-03-2102 , are reproduced as under:

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“ 23. This would bring the court to the last limb of the issues arising in

the case, viz., whether the proposed housing colony would, in any way,

violate the edict of Chandigarh. The edict of Chandigarh as envisioned

by the great French Architect Mon Lee Corbusier (Planner and Designer

of Chandigarh) engrafts the basic concepts of planning that had gone

into building and designing the city of Chandigarh. It ends on what can

be perceived to be a hope that the present and future citizens of

Chandigarh would zealously guard the basic values of planning and

design on which the city has been built. The particular edict, which is

alleged, to have been violated is the embargo on construction on the

north of the capital complex.

24. Viewed from the strict dictionary meaning of the word edict i.e. “a

decree issued by the sovereign or the other authority or any

authoritative proclamation or command”, the words of Mon Lee

Corbusier may not amount to an edict at all. It is in the nature of a

formal wish of a person that the future generation would continue to

preserve what has been built. Such a duty is cast upon every citizen

who is permitted to enjoy the gifts of nature or the results of sustained

human efforts only during his lifetime and bequeath to the next

generation what he has inherited. This, according to us, is the spirit in

which the different authorities, who are now in sesin of the matter

under the Environment (Protection) Act and the Wild Life (Protection)

Act as well as the authorities under the Periphery Control Act, whose

jurisdiction will now have to be invoked by the respondents, should

proceed while considering the necessary

clearances/sanctions/permissions and other pre-conditions on

fulfillment of which alone the housing project can make any further

progress so as to avoid a situation where “the vision of one (Mon Lee

Corbusier) is pitted against the myopia of the multitudes.””

The draft Master Plan (20-31) of Chandigarh is not applicable in State of

Punjab.

3. Comments on the issues raised by Director, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh vide letter no. 5-425/2013-RO(NZ) dated 17-04-2013 :

Since the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court on 26-03-2012 has disposed off the PIL bearing CWP-20425/2010. As regards, the permission under the EIA notification concerned, it is under process with SEAC, Punjab.

The project proponent will start construction after taking due permission under the Wildlife Act as applicable.

4. Comments on the report of the Naib Tehsildar, Block Majri, Sub

Tehsil Majri, Distt. SAS Nagar

The Naib Tehsildar, Block Majri, Sub Tehsil Majri, Distt. SAS Nagar has not

provided the correct land details of the project proponent. The correct land

details and Joint Development Agreements executed with Land owners

have been submitted to SEAC on 3rd May 2013 vide letter no. THDC-

COM/196 dated 2nd May 2013.

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The building plans approval has been obtained from the Executive Officer,

Nagar Panchayat Naya Gaon under the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911. The

Technical approval to the project has been provided by Chief Town

Planner, Department of Local Government, Punjab. The copies of the

approval letter and approved building plans have been submitted to your

office on 3rd May 2013 vide our letter no. THDC-COM/196 dated 2nd May

2013.

5. The promoter company endorsed the views of S.D.O., Department of

Drainage, Punjab.

Besides above, the representative of the promoter company submitted

the following documents, which were taken on record by the SEAC.

i) Details of land have been submitted to the SEAC on 3rd May 2013 vide

letter no. THDC-COM/196 dated 2nd May 2013. In this regards we would

like to put on record that THDC Ltd. and "TATA Housing Development

Company Ltd" are one and the same legal entity. This is to inform that

earlier the name of the Company was THDC Ltd. which has changed to

"TATA Housing Development Company Ltd." with effect from 10th October

2007. A copy of the certificate dated 10th October 2007 issued by

Registrar of the Company, Mumbai, certifying the aforesaid name change

was submitted.

ii) The Consent of Nagar Panchayat Naya Gaon for discharge of treated water

in sewer of Nagar Panchayat, Naya Gaon.

iii) Revised water balance statement.

iv) The complete plan showing the management & handling of the entire

storm water.

v) There will be no negative impact of the proposed project on the flora &

fauna of the area as the project conceived is based on green technology

and has been pre-certified as Gold rating by IGBC. The detailed report

submitted to IGBC, have been submitted to SEAC.

vi) Approved elevation section drawing no. ST-MUN-08 of the project.

vii) The project construction shall be done as per the seismic zone –IV and

submitted the soil survey report as an evidence in this regard. Further, the

structural design shall be done as per IS codes and shall be got approved

from recognized institute as IIT.

viii) Revised Form 1 and Form 1 A, wherein, the information about existence of

Wildlife Sanctuary has been provided.

The CTP, Department of Local Bodies, Punjab informed that:

The layout plan has been approved by their department for construction of

residential complex by the promoter company in the revenue estate of village

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Kansal,Distt.SAS Nagar.

Before notification of the Master Plan of Nagar Panchayat,Naya Gaon, the

objections were called from general public and stakeholders and the Master

Plan was approved by the Punjab Regional Town Planning & Development

Board after considering the objections.

There is an approach to the project site from 100 feet wide road shown in the

Master Plan.

The AME, Nagar Panchayat, Naya Gaon, Distt. SAS Nagar informed that

the Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board is the authority to lay down

sewerage system in the area of Naya Gaon. As such, the status for laying down

and providing sewerage system in area of village Kansal can only be informed by

the said department.

After detailed deliberations, the SEAC observed as under:

(A) There is a difference between the ownership details of project site as per

the report dated 18.04.2013 of Naib Tehsildar, Sub-Tehsil Majri, Distt. SAS

Nagar and the ownership details submitted by the promoter company vide

letter dated 3.5.2013. Therefore, there is a need to get the ownership

details verified from the Revenue Authorities in light of the ownership

documents submitted by the project proponent vide letter dated 2.5.2013

in the following format:

Sr. No. Name of the owner

Area Khasra Nos.

(ii) The AME, Nagar Panchayat, Naya Gaon, Distt. SAS Nagar informed that

the Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board is the authority to lay down

sewerage system in the area of Naya Gaon. As such, the status for laying

down and providing sewerage system in area of village Kansal can only be

informed by the said department. Therefore, there is a need to get a

detailed report from Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board categorically

mentioning the proposal of laying down and providing sewerage system in

the said area and the ultimate disposal of sewage of the said area and the

time required to put the said system in place.

B. There is a need to get report from the Director, Town & Country Planning,

Department of Local Govt., Punjab in respect of following points:

(i) What population density had been fixed at the time of notification of

Master Plan in the revenue estate of Village Kansal

(ii) Whether any maximum height of the buildings to be constructed in

the revenue state of village Kansal has been fixed in the bye-laws of

the Master Plan or not.

(iii) Whether all environmental parameters were taken into

consideration at the time of finalization of Master Plan of Naya Gaon

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especially in respect of catchment area of Sukhna Lake, Wildlife

Sanctuary and other surrounding features, if any.

C. The project proponent be requested to submit the following:

(i) Air pollution modeling indicating the impact of various pollutants

such as PM2.5, PM10 and SO2.

(ii) The status of linking of 100 ft. wide road shown in the layout

plan in the territory of the UT and any other alternate approach

road.

The SEAC decided to defer the case till the reply of above noted

observations is received from the departments concerned and the project

proponent.

Revenue Authorities (Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar); MD,

Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board and Director, Town & Country

Planning, Department of Local Govt., Punjab, have been requested vide letter

nos. 2048 dated 17.05.2013, No. 2046 dated 17.05.2013 and No. 2047 dated

17.05.2013, respectively, to send the requisite report as desired by the SEAC.

The decision of the SEAC has also been conveyed to the project proponent

vide letter no. 2049 dated 17.05.2013.

27. Now, the project promoter vide letter no. THDC-COM/198 dated 31.05.2013

(received on 03.06.2013) has submitted the reply of the observations of the

SEAC, the details of which are as under:

Sr. No.


(i) Air pollution modeling indicating the impact of various pollutants such as PM2.5, PM10 and SO2.

Mathematical modeling with ISCST-3 has been carried out to predict the ground level concentration of pollutants such as SO2, CO and particulate matter. With this model it has been predicted that there will be increase in the concentration of SO2, CO and particulate matter in the ambient air quality to the

tune of 0.51 g/m3, 0.60 g/m3

and 0.40 g/m3, respectively, at the distance of 1600 m in east direction due to operation of 12 no. DG sets, which will be operated at the time of failure of power supply.

(ii) The status of linking of 100 ft. wide road shown in the layout plan in the territory of the UT and any other alternate approach road

The Master Plan of Nagar Panchayat Naya Gaon-2021 provides for linking of Village Kansal with Village Naya Gaon through Village Khuda Ali Sher and Village Kaimbwala of Chandigarh, it shall be endeavor of the

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Government of Punjab to get the same executed in consultation with UT Administration. The Govt. of Punjab has already approached the UT Administration for road connectivity through the areas of U.T as laid down in Master Plan of Nagar Panchayat Naya Gaon-2021.

The promoter company has submitted the Development Plan showing the alternate connectivity to the project site.

(a) Road marked as “ A- B” in the Kansal area, shall be connecting the proposed 48 Meter Road with the existing road from Chandigarh Engineering College towards Village Khuda Ali Sher, Kansal and Kaimbwala on the Eastern side of the project land.

(b) The proposed road marked as “D-E” in the Kansal area, shall be connecting the 48 Meter road to the present road behind Secretariat.

(c) The area marked as road as “A-C” has already been acquired by the project proponent in village Kaimbwala which shall connect the 48 Meter road to Chandigarh Kaimbwala road.

28. The Managing Director, Punjab Water Supply & Sewerage Board vide letter

no. PWSSB-2013/W3/12203 dated 20.06.2013 has informed that:

(a) A project for providing sewerage and STP in Village Nayagaon, Kansal

etc. was prepared by PWSSB amounting to Rs.43.15 Crores, the project

includes 60.47 kms lateral/intercepting sewer, 1.5 kms rising main, 3

no. MPS and 1 STP 10 MLD capacity.

(b) The ultimate disposal of sewage will be done in Patiala-Ki-Rao after

treatment. The Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development

Corporation (PMIDC) has already allocated Rs.16 Crores for execution

of the said project. Out of which, Rs.8 Crores were deposited with

PWSSB, but thereafter taking some funds back by PMIDC the net funds

against this project as on today are Rs.0.5 Crores.

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(c) The project has not been started as STP site is not fixed. However,

Nagar Panchayat, Nayagaon is to pass a resolution to acquire land for

construction of STP as per approved Master Plan. After resolution by

Nagar Panchayat, Nayagaon, PWSSB will proceed further for acquisition

of land as per Land acquisition procedure and project will be executed

as per DPR.

The case is placed below the SEAC for consideration.

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Item No. 72.11: Application for obtaining Environmental Clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 for developing a group Housing project namely “Green Valley Tower” at Village Gazipur, near Zirakpur Distt. SAS Nagar by M/s GVT Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd.


1. M/s GVT Builders and Developers Pvt. Ltd has applied for obtaining

environmental clearance as required under the EIA notification dated

14/9/2006 for developing a group housing project namely “Green Valley

Towers” at Village Gazipur, near Zirakpur, Distt. SAS Nagar, Punjab. The

project is covered under category 8 (a) of the Schedule appended to the said

EIA notification.


which was attended by Sh. Sundeep Yakhmi, Project Manager of the promoter

company and submitted the following information /data, which was taken on

record by the Committee.

(i) Basic information form.

(ii) A copy of the letter vide no. 133 dated 24.01.2012 duly signed by EO,

Municipal Council, Zirakpur to the effect that Municipal Council, Zirakpur

will make arrangements for collection as well as disposal of solid waste

to be generated from the group housing project namely “Green Valley

Towers” only after the requisite fees deposited by the project proponent.

(iii) Water balance chart for summer, rainy and winter seasons.

(iv) Quantification of energy saved and renewable energy devices used and

permission of PSPCL for power connection.

(v) Analysis reports of ambient noise levels got analyzed by M/s Haryana

Test House Pvt. Ltd and as per this report, ambient noise levels have

been measured as 52.9 dB(A)leq & 44.3 dB(A)leq during the day time

and night time, respectively, against the prescribed standards of 55 and

45 dB(A)leq.

The Committee further observed that the project proponent is

required to submit the following information / data before making

presentation for appraisal of the project proposal.

(i) Approved layout plan of the project showing the following:

Solid waste storage area.

Location of STP

Green belt

Parking space

RWH and water recharge pits

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Fire fighting equipment layout

First aid room

Location of Tubewells

(ii) Specific permission of the MC, Zirakpur showing as to how much of the

treated wastewater will be allowed to discharge into sewer and at how

far distance the nearest sewer of MC Zirakpur is located from the

project site.

(iii) Permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater.

(iv) Availability of adequate land for use of treated sewage and plantation.

(v) Drawing showing plumbing systems for use of fresh, treated and hot

water.

(vi) At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site and

what is minimum width of the approach road.

(vii) Environmental Management Plan indicating the following:

All mitigation measures for each item-wise activity to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to minimize adverse environmental impacts as a result of the activities of the project.

Compliance of various environmental regulations

Steps to be taken in case of emergency such as accidents at the site including fire.

For how long period the project proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP.

Capital & recurring cost for the EMP per year and the details of funds for the same.

Name of the individual persons / organization, who will be responsible for implementation of EMP after the lapse of the period for which the project proponent is responsible.

viii) Corporate Social Responsibility indicating various activities to be

undertaken, provisions of funds for the same, the period for which the

same is to be implemented and the person(s) responsible for the

implementation of the same.

After detailed deliberations, the SEAC decided to defer the

case till the project proponent submits proper reply of above noted

observations. The decision of the Committee was conveyed to the project

proponent vide letter no 2420 dated 05.06.2012.

3. The project proponent vide letter dated 16.01.2013 submitted the reply of the

observations raised by the SEAC, the details of which are as follows:

Sr.

No.

Observations raised by

the Committee Reply of the observations

1. Approved layout plan of the project showing the following: i) Solid waste storage area ii) Location of STP

i) Submitted ii) Submitted

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iii) Green belt iv) Parking space v) RWH and water recharge pits vi) Fire fighting equipment layout vii) First aid room viii) Location of Tubewells

iii) Submitted iv) Submitted v) Submitted vi) Submitted vii) Submitted viii)Submitted.

2. Specific permission of the MC, Zirakpur showing as to how much of the treated wastewater will be allowed to discharge into sewer and at how far distance the nearest sewer of MC Zirakpur is located from the project site.

Submitted a copy of the certificate issued by MC Zirakpur vide no. 1437 dated 12.12.12 to the effect that MC Zirakpur has no objection for giving sewerage connection from its main sewer of MC, Zirakpur for discharge of its treated wastewater after deposition of applicable connection charges and other requisite charges of MC and Water Supply/Sewerage Department of Zirakpur.

3. Permission of CGWA for abstraction of groundwater

A copy of the permission issued by CGWA vide no. 21-4(546)/NWR/CGWA dated 02.11.2012for abstraction of groundwater to the tune of 85 KLD.

4. Availability of adequate land for use of treated sewage and plantation.

Informed that green belt will be developed in an area of 34055.45 sq ft (0.78 acres).

5. Drawing showing plumbing systems for use of fresh, treated and hot water.

Not Submitted

6. At how far distance the fire station is located from the project site and what is minimum width of the approach road.

Not Submitted

7. Environmental Management Plan indicating the following: a) All mitigation measures for each item-wise activity to be undertaken during the construction, operation and the entire life cycle to minimize adverse environmental impacts as a result of the activities of the project. b) Compliance of various

environmental regulations


a) Submitted

b) Not Submitted

c) Submitted d) Member Trustee Umed Singh shall be responsible for implementation of EMP.

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d) For how long period the project proponent will be responsible for implementation of EMP and the name of the person(s) responsible for implementation of EMP.

e) Capital & recurring cost for the EMP per year and the details of funds for the same.

f) Name of the

individual persons / organization, who will be responsible for implementation of EMP after the lapse of the period for which the project proponent is responsible.

e) The recurring cost shall be 5.5 lacs for implementation of EMP.

a) Sh. Umed Singh, Member

Trustee

8. Corporate Social Responsibility indicating various activities to be undertaken, provisions of funds for the same, the period for which the same is to be implemented and the person(s) responsible for the implementation of the same.

The various activities to be undertaken under CSR programme are mentioned as under. For these activities Rs.4 lacs have been earmarked and it will be implemented till the completion of the project(about 3 years) and project proponent will be responsible for implementation of these activities:

Creating Medical checkup facility at site.

Providing movable toilet facility.

Providing clean drinking water at site.

Providing crèche for the kids of the labour.

4. The project proponent was requested by the SEAC vide letter no. 11742 dated

08.03.2013 to attend its 68th meeting on 18.03.2013, which was attended by

the following:

(i) Sh. Rajnish Singla, Promoter of the project

(ii) Sh. Rajesh Kumar, Project Manager of the promoter Company

Sh. Rajnish Singla, promoter of the project presented the salient

features of the project proposal as under:

The total plot area is 12832.58 sq. m in which 7 no. of shops and 171

no. of flats will be constructed having built up area of 24,235.39 sqm.

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The total cost of the project will be Rs.29.64 Crore.

The total estimated population will be 860 excluding 40 persons as

floating population.

The project falls within the municipal limits of Zirakpur and it falls in the

residential zone as per approved master plan of Zirakpur town,

therefore, the project does not require to obtain permission for CLU.

The M.C. has issued a letter in respect of this vide letter no. 403 dated

03.09.2012.

The total water requirement will be 116 KLD, out of which 85 KLD will

be met from groundwater and remaining 31 KLD will be met from

recycling of wastewater.

There will be 99 KLD generation of wastewater, which will treated in a

STP of capacity 100 KLD to be installed within project premises.

Out of 99 KLD of treated wastewater, 31 KLD will be used for flushing,

17 KLD will be used for horticulture and 51 KLD will be discharged into

sewer in summer season. In rainy season, 31 KLD will be used for

flushing and 68 KLD will be discharged into sewer. In winter season, 31

KLD will be used for flushing, 5 KLD will be used for horticulture and 63

KLD will be discharged into sewer.

Permission has been obtained from M.C. Zirakpur, vide letter no. 1438

dated 12.12.2012 to the effect that the M.C. Zirakpur has no objection

for providing sewer connection to the promoter company for discharge

of treated wastewater into public sewer after deposition of requisite

charges.

Green belt will be developed in an area of 3165 sqm, which will be

irrigated with treated wastewater.

The total generation of MSW has been estimated as 400 Kg/day, which

will be collected and disposed off by the Municipal Council, Zirakpur

after the requisite charges deposited by the project proponent.

Permission has been obtained from M.C. Zirakpur, vide letter no. 1437

dated 12.12.2012 to the effect that the M.C. Zirakpur will make

arrangement for collection and disposal of solid waste and the

necessary charges will be paid by the project proponent.

The hazardous wastes to be generated from the complex will be

handled and managed as per the provisions of the Hazardous Wastes

(Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.

As per analysis report of ambient air got analysed by M/s Haryana Test

House and Consultancy Services, the concentration of pollutants such

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as PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 CO, Ozone, Ammonia, Benzene, Nickel,

Arsenic, lead is within the prescribed standards. As per analysis reports

of the said laboratory, the noise level at the project site during night

and day time varies from 39.3–44.3 dB(A) leq and 48.2–52.9 dB(A) leq

against the prescribed standard of 45 dB(A) leq and 55 dB(A) leq,

respectively.

The total power requirement will be about 4500 KW, which shall be

sourced from PSPCL. There is a provision to install DG sets as standby

arrangements for STP, water works, street light and lifts etc.

The total parking area will be provided for 166 ECS.

The rainwater harvesting pits will be designed according to the peak

rainfall and the rainwater collected from roof-tops, will be charged into

groundwater. The surface run-off from other area will be discharged

into run-off drainage system of M.C.

Rs.38 Lacs will be spent as capital cost during operation phase for

implementation of EMP and Rs.11 Lacs per annum will be recurring

cost.

Permission has been obtained from Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence,

vide letter dated 17.11.2011 to the effect that the allowable height of

the building is 45 m, which has already been submitted to SEAC.

However, the height of the building shall not exceed 36 m.

The width of the approach road is 60 ft and NOC has been obtained

from the Fire Station Officer, Dera Bassi, vide letter no. 10 dated

23.01.2012. The nearest Fire Station is within 10 km from the project

site. Therefore, the project is comply with the provisions of Office

Memorandum dated 07.02.2012 of Ministry of Environment & Forests,

regarding guidelines for high rise buildings.

No construction has been made at site, so far.

The project proponent submitted in writing that the various

environment regulations will be implemented during construction and

operation phase of the project and submitted a copy of the plumbing drawing,

which were taken on record by the Committee.

The Committee observed that the project proponent has

provided adequate and satisfactory clarifications of the observations raised by

it. Therefore, the Committee awarded 'Silver Grading' to the project

proposal and decided to forward the case to the SEIAA with the

recommendation to grant environmental clearance to the project proponent

for construction of a group housing project namely “Green Valley Towers”

comprising of 171 no. of flats and 7 no. of shops having built up area of

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24,235.39 sqm, in the total project area of 12832.58 sqm, in the revenue

estate of Village Gazipur, near Zirakpur,Distt. SAS Nagar, subject to the below

mentioned conditions in addition to the proposed measures:

PART A – Specific conditions I. Construction Phase

i) “Consent to establish” shall be obtained from Punjab Pollution Control Board under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and a copy of the same shall be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the start of any construction work at site.

ii) All required sanitary and hygienic measures should be in place before starting construction activities and to be maintained throughout the construction phase.

iii) A first aid room will be provided in the project both during construction and operation phase of the project.

iv) All the topsoil excavated during construction activities should be stored for use in horticulture / landscape development within the project site.

v) Disposal of muck during construction phase should not create any adverse effect on the neighbouring communities and be disposed off after taking the necessary precautions for general safety and health aspects of people with the approval of competent authority.

vi) Construction spoils, including bituminous material and other hazardous material, must not be allowed to contaminate watercourses and the dump sites for such material must be secured, so that they should not leach into the ground water.

vii) The diesel generator sets to be used during construction phase should be of low sulphur diesel type and should conform to the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 prescribed for air and noise emission standards.

viii) Vehicles hired for bringing construction material to the site and other machinery to be used during construction should be in good condition and should conform to applicable air and noise emission standards.

ix) Ambient noise levels should conform to prescribed standards both during day and night. Incremental pollution loads on the ambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored during construction phase.

x) Fly ash should be used as construction material in the construction as per the provisions of Fly Ash Notification of September, 1999 and as amended on August, 2003 (This condition is applicable only if the project is within 100 Km of Thermal Power Station).

xi) Ready mixed concrete should be used in building construction as far as possible.

xii) Water demand during construction should be reduced by use of premixed concrete, curing agents and other best practices.

xiii) Separation of drinking water supply and treated sewage supply should be done by the use of different colours.

xiv) Fixtures for showers, toilet flushing and drinking should be of low flow either by use of aerators or pressure reducing devices or sensor based control.

xv) Adequate steps shall be taken to conserve energy by limiting the use of glass, provision of proper thermal insulation and taking measures as prescribed under the Energy Conservation Building Code.

xvi) The approval of competent authority shall be obtained for structural safety of the buildings due to earthquakes, adequacy of fire fighting equipments etc. as per National Building Code including protection measures from lightning.

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xvii) Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, disposal of waste water & solid waste in an environmentally sound manner, safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

II. Operation Phase

(i) The installation of sewage treatment plant (STP) and adequacy of disposal system should be certified by Punjab Pollution Control Board and a report in this regard should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority before the project is commissioned for operation. The discharge of treated sewage shall conform to the norms and standards prescribed by Punjab Pollution Control Board for such discharges. The project proponent shall discharge not more than 68 KLD of treated wastewater into public sewer.

(ii) The project proponent shall provide electromagnetic flow meter at the outlet

of the water supply, outlet of the STP and any pipeline to be used for re-using the treated wastewater back into the system for flushing and for horticulture purpose/green etc. and shall maintain a record of readings of each such meter on daily basis.

(iii) Adequate & appropriate pollution control measures should be provided to control fugitive emissions to be emitted within the complex.

(iv) Adequate treatment facility for drinking water shall be provided, if required.

(v) Rainwater harvesting for roof run-off should be implemented. Before recharging the roof run-off, pretreatment must be done to remove suspended matter, oil and grease. However, no run off from gardens/green area/roads/pavements shall be connected with the ground water recharging system.

(vi) The solid waste generated should be properly collected and segregated. The recyclable solid waste shall be sold out to the authorized vendors and inerts shall be sent to disposal facility. The Bio-degradable solid waste shall be adequately treated as per the scheme submitted by the project proponent. Prior approval of competent authority should be obtained, if required.

(vii) Hazardous waste/E-waste should be disposed off as per Rules applicable and with the necessary approval of the Punjab Pollution Control Board.

(viii) The green belt along the periphery of the plot shall achieve attenuation factor conforming to the day and night noise standards prescribed for residential land use. The open spaces inside the plot should be suitably landscaped and covered with vegetation of indigenous species/variety.

(ix) The project proponent should take adequate and appropriate measures to contain the ambient air quality within the prescribed standards. The proposal regarding mitigation measures to be taken at site should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forests/ State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority within three months.

(x) Incremental pollution loads on the ambient air quality, noise and water quality should be periodically monitored after commissioning of the project.

(xi) Application of solar energy should be incorporated for illumination of common areas, lighting for gardens and street lighting in addition to provision for solar water heating.

(xii) Traffic congestion near the entry and exit points from the roads adjoining the proposed project site must be avoided. Parking should be fully internalized and no public space should be utilized.

(xiii) A report on the energy conservation measures conforming to energy conservation norms finalized by Bureau of Energy Efficiency should be prepared incorporating details about machinery of air conditioning, lifts,

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lighting, building materials, R & U Factors etc. and submitted to the respective Regional office of MoEF, the Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB/SEIAA in three months time.

(xiv) Environmental Management Cell shall be formed during operation phase which will supervise and monitor the environment related aspects of the project.

PART B – General Conditions :

(i) This environmental clearance will be valid for a period of five years from the date of its issue or till the completion of the project, whichever is earlier.

(ii) The environmental safeguards contained in the application of the promoter / mentioned during the presentation before State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority/State Expert Appraisal Committee should be implemented in letter and spirit.

(iii) The entire cost of the environmental management plan (i.e. capital cost as well as recurring cost) will continue to be borne by the project proponent until the responsibility of environmental management plan is transferred to the occupier/residents society under proper MOU after obtaining prior permission of the Punjab Pollution Control Board.

(iv) The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by mail) to the respective Regional office of MoEF, the Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB/SEIAA.

(v) Officials from the Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh / State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority / State Level Expert Appraisal Committee / Punjab Pollution Control Board who would be monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards should be given full cooperation, facilities and documents / data by the project proponents during their inspection. A complete set of all the documents submitted to State Environment Impact Assessment Authority should be forwarded to the CCF, Regional Office of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh/State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority.

(vi) In the case of any change(s) in the scope of the project, the project would require a fresh appraisal by State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.

(vii) Separate distribution pipelines be laid down for use of treated effluent / raw water for horticultural/gardening purposes with different colour coding.

(viii) All other statutory clearances such as the approvals for storage of diesel from Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Department, Civil Aviation Department, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 etc. shall be obtained, by project proponents from the competent authorities including Punjab Pollution Control Board and from other statutory bodies as applicable.

(ix) The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region, one of which shall be in the vernacular language informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and copies of clearance letters are available with the Punjab Pollution Control Board. The advertisement should be made within seven days from the day of issue of the clearance letter and a copy of the same should be forwarded to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Chandigarh.

(x) These stipulations would be enforced among others under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, the Public Liability (Insurance) Act, 1991 and EIA Notification, 2006.

(xi) Environmental clearance is subject to final order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs. Union of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 460 of 2004 as may be applicable to this project and decisions of any competent court, to the extent applicable.

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(xii) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zilla Parishad/ Municipal Corporation, Urban local body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the Company by the proponent.

(xiii) The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOx, CO, Pb, Ozone (ambient air as well as stack emissions) shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

(xiv) The project proponent shall comply with the conditions imposed by the CGWA in the permission granted vide no. 21-4 (546)/ NWR/CGWA dated 02.11.2012 for abstraction of 85 KLD of groundwater.

(xv) The project proponent shall obtain the permission for change of land use, if any authority insists for the same.

(xvi) The project proponent shall adhere to the commitments made in the Environment Management Plan and Corporate Social Responsibility. The project proponent will earmark Rs.4 lacs for Corporate Social Responsibility activities, which are mentioned as under and will implement the same till the completion of the project and project proponent will be responsible for implementation of these activities:

a. Creating Medical checkup facility at site.

b. Providing movable toilet facility.

c. Providing clean drinking water at site.

d. Providing crèche for the kids of the labour.

(xvii) The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority reserves the right to add additional safeguards/ measures subsequently, if found necessary, and to take action including revoking of the environmental clearance under the provisions of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986, to ensure effective implementation of the suggested safeguards/ measures in a time bound and satisfactory manner.

(xviii) Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Green Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

5. The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 46th meeting held on 22.04.2013,

which was attended by Sh. Rajesh Kumar, Project Manager of the promoter

company.

The Project Manager of the promoter company presented the

case before the SEIAA. He informed that no construction activity has been

started at site.

During discussions, the representative of the project promoter

agreed to comply fully with all the conditions as mentioned by SEAC.

The SEIAA observed that the case stands recommended by SEAC

and looked into the details of the case and was satisfied with the same.

However, before the Authority could decide the application for environmental

clearance for construction of a group housing project namely “Green Valley

Towers” in the total project area of 12832.58 sqm, in the revenue estate of

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Village Gazipur, near Zirakpur, Distt. SAS Nagar, a complaint was received that

the project proponent has already started construction work at site.

The Authority noted that the representative of the project

proponent during the presentation informed that no construction activity has

been started at site. Therefore, there is a need to get the site inspected from

the Punjab Pollution Control Board to ascertain as to whether the project

proponent has started construction activities at site or not, before taking any

decision on the recommendations of the SEAC.

After detailed deliberations, it was decided as under:

(i) Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board be requested to

get the site of the project inspected and to send the report

alongwith photographs of the project site to the Authority, within 7

days, clearly mentioning as to whether the project proponent has

started construction activities at site or not.

(ii) The case be deferred till the report from the Punjab Pollution

Control Board is received.

The Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board was

requested vide letter no. 1971 dated 11.05.2013 to send the requisite report

in compliance to decision of the SEIAA, immediately.

6. The Punjab Pollution Control Board vide letter no. 2222 dated 28.05.2013 has

informed that the site of the project was visited on 28.05.2013 and observed

as under:

(i) The construction of group housing project was in progress.

(ii) The project proponent has completed structural work of 6 no. Towers

upto S+9 level.

(iii) The Security Guard informed that the construction was started in the

year 2012 in the month of June/July. No responsible person was

available at site during the visit.

7. The project proponent was requested by the SEIAA vide letter no. 2118 dated

29.05.2013 to attend its 48th meeting on 03.06.2013, which was attended by

the following on behalf of the project proponent:

(i) Sh. Megh Raj Goyal, Partner of the promoter company

(ii) Sh. B.N. Kotnala, Manager of the promoter company

(iii) Ms Simranjit Kaur, of Eco Laboratories Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Environmental Consultant of the promoter company

Sh. Megh Raj Goyal, Partner of the promoter company informed the

SEIAA as under:

(i) The promoter company hired an Architect, who was pursuing the case

with Punjab Pollution Control Board for getting NOC as well as

environmental clearance from SEIAA, Punjab.

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(ii) We were not aware that for getting environmental clearance from

SEIAA, there is a need to hire environment consultant.Besides, the

Architect assured to the promoter company that he will be able to get

the environmental clearance.

(iii) Earlier, the promoter company had constructed another project having

built up area less than 20,000 sqm, which did not attract the provision

of EIA notification dated 14.9.2006. Thus, we were totally unaware of

the process of getting environmental clearance.

(iv) The promoter company has completed abut 10% total construction

work at site and we apologise for the statement given on 8.3.2013 to

the effect that no construction has been done at site.

(v) Now, the promoter company has hired an environmental consultant to

take up the case and the promoter company assured that it will abide

by all the environmental regulations.

(vi) The promoter company sincerely apologizes for the wrong statement

given before SEIAA and request the Hon'ble authority not to take any

harsh action against the promoter company and not to reject the

application for environmental clearance. The promoter company also

assured that the mistake will never be repeated in future.

The partner of the promoter company vide letter dated 03.06.2013

submitted in writing regarding the above, which was taken on record by the SEIAA.

After detailed discussions and deliberations, the SEIAA decided to

remand back the case to SEAC with the request to send the recommendations in the

case in light of the report of Punjab Pollution Control Board sent to SEIAA vide No.

2222 dated 28.05.2013, submissions made by the project proponent before the

SEIAA vide letter dated 03.06.2013 and provisions of EIA notification dated

14.09.2006.


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Item No. 72.12: Regarding environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Ludhiana for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Parchian Biharipur, Tehsil Ludhiana, District Ludhiana and transferred in the name of Sh. Puneet Singh S/o Sh. Kuldeep Singh, House No. 71, Sector-5, Chandigarh.


1. The General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Ludhiana, was granted

environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 vide no.

26884 dated 26.06.2012 for mining of 5,57,000 Ton/annum of minor minerals

in an area of 42.24 hectares from the bed of river Sutlej in the revenue estate

of Village Parchian Biharipur, Tehsil & District Ludhiana, subject to certain

conditions. The said environmental clearance was granted on the project

proposal in which it was proposed to carry out mining of minor minerals with

excavators having bucket capacity 1.1m3.

2. Thereafter, the environmental clearance was transferred by the SEIAA vide

letter no. 597 dated 07.02.2013 in the name of Sh. Puneet Singh S/o Sh.

Kuldeep Singh, House No. 71, Sector-5, Chandigarh.

3. Thereafter, the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer vide Memo No.

DIC/Ldh/Mining/1168 dated 31.05.2013 has informed that:

(i) The work of mining has been started at site by the mineral concession

holder/contractor.

(ii) The mining area of 42.24 hectares was entirely off-stream i.e. away

from the water channel of the river when the proposal was submitted.

However, in the meanwhile, the river has changed the course at the

proposed mining area, which was earlier dried, has partially submerged

in the river. The contractor will have to mine both from off-stream dry

area as well as from in-stream area.

(iii) The contractor may be permitted to carry out partial in-stream mining

of sand from the river by using mechanical means, the details of which

are as under:

Since the lease area is submerged in water, sand will be

hydraulically extracted and conveyed as sand slurry through the

suction pump located in a boat, starting from the middle of the

river, there from moving upstream. Under no circumstances, the

mine area which falls close to and within 25% width of the river

from the bank will not be mined at all for the purpose of river

bank safety. Mining will be done in the 50% middle width of the

river alone.

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No extreme turbidity condition in the water body shall occur at the

sand extraction point. Therefore, the mining operations shall be

completely stopped for one hour for every three hours of mining

to allow turbidity to settle and to ensure penetration of sun and

light to reach bottom of the river.

The suction head will be lowered to the face of the material to be

removed.

The mined material will be loosened with high velocity water jet

created through venturi jet ejector.

The loosened sand will be drawn simultaneously by pump as slurry

through the dredge pipe and a set of floating pipelines.

Collected slurry (sand+water) will be allowed to settle in a pit

either on the river bed but away from the main water body or

away and outside the river bank without causing any damage to

the bank.

The decanted water will be first taken to a pit and only the clear

water is returned to the river through a pipeline atleast 10 m

within water.

Finally stacked sand will be loaded into trucks for transportation to

the point of sale or use.

iv. The area of mining (42.24 hectares) and quantity of minor minerals to

be excavated (5,57,000 TPA) will remain unchanged, for which the

environmental clearance has been granted, after change in the

mechanism of mining for the area, which is in the present course of

river.

v. The General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Ludhiana has requested to

amend the environmental clearance already granted for carrying out

off-stream and in-stream mining.

The case was considered by the SEIAA in its 48th meeting held

on 03.06.2013, wherein, the SEIAA deliberated upon the matter and noted

that the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer has requested to amend the

environmental clearance to carry out off-stream mining of minor minerals with

excavators and in-stream with venturi jet ejector and pumping system, which

needs an in-depth study before deciding the request of the General Manager-

cum-Mining Officer. Therefore, before deciding the request of the Department

of Industries & Commerce, there is need to refer the matter to SEAC, which

comprises of the expert members of different fields. Accordingly, it was

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decided to refer the matter to SEAC with the request to submit its

recommendations to SEIAA on the request made by the Department of

Industries & Commerce after properly examining the matter.

4. Sh. Puneet Singh S/o Sh. Kuldeep Singh, House No. 71, Sector-5, Chandigarh

vide letter dated 18.06.2013 has informed that:

(i) A condition has been imposed in the environmental clearance to the

effect that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season.

(ii) In case the mining of minor minerals (sand) is stopped in the Monsoon

season, then the general public will have to suffer a lot because they

will not be able to get the sand due to stopping of mining activities.

(iii) The contract amount of this mining site is Rs.18.20 Crores/year and

due to stopping of mining operation during Monsoon season, there will

be financial loss to him.

(iv) He requested to amend the above mentioned condition with the

condition that no mining shall be carried out on the day of raining and

one day thereafter.


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Item No. 72.13: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Hargarh, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Amandeep Singh Bains S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, 11 Green Model Town, Jalandhar.

The General Manager- Cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur, was

granted environmental clearance under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 vide no.

27652 dated 28.06.2012 for mining of 67,456 Tons/year of minor minerals in an area

of 8.29 Hectares in Bangi Se Nasrala Choe in the revenue estate of Village Hargarh,

Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the following

condition:

"The Mining Officer shall ensure that the mining shall be carried out by the

contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan

prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 /

other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be ensured that

no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season".

Subsequently, the said environmental clearance was transferred by the

SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Amandeep Singh Bains S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, 11

Green Model Town, Jalandhar vide letter no. 1075 dated 01.03.2013 on the request

made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Amandeep Singh Bains S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, 11 Green Model

Town, Jalandhar vide letter dated Nil (Received on 13.06.2013) has informed that:

(i) A condition has been imposed in the environmental clearance to the effect

that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season. In accordance

with this condition, the mining of minor minerals (sand) will have to be

stopped and the people of the State will not be in a position to get the supply

of the said material, which will be a great loss to them.

(ii) The mining site is located in the choe and the Govt. has constructed dams on

the head of the choe and the water only flows when it rains heavily. The

mining cannot be carried out at the time when the water flows.

(iii) He requested to amend the above mentioned condition with the condition that

no mining shall be carried out on the day of raining and two days thereafter.


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Item No. 72.14: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Khalwana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Babu Ram Sharma S/o Sh. Huma Nath Sharma, House No. 11, Sector-3, Chandigarh.

The General Manager-Cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur, was



of 15.15 Hectares in Bangi-Se-Nasrala Choe in the revenue estate of Village

Khalwana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the

following condition:







SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Babu Ram Sharma S/o Sh. Huma Nath Sharma,

House No. 11, Sector-3, Chandigarh vide letter no. 1006 dated 22.02.2013 on the

request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Babu Ram Sharma S/o Sh. Huma Nath Sharma, House No.

11, Sector-3, Chandigarh vide letter dated nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed

that:












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Item No. 72.15: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bahadurpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, H No. 686, Sector 49A, Chandigarh.



647 dated 08.02.2013 for mining of 1,86,000 TPA of minor minerals in an area of

18.98 hectares in the bed of the Bhangi-se-Nasrala choe in the revenue estate of

Village Bahadurpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions

including the following condition:

"The Mining Officer shall ensure that the mining shall be carried out by the contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan to be prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 / other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be

ensured that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season".


SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, H No. 686,

Sector 49A, Chandigarh vide letter no. 21660 dated 22.05.2013 on the request made

by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, H No. 686, Sector 49A,

Chandigarh vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed that:


that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season. In

accordance with this condition, the mining of minor minerals (sand) will

have to be stopped and the people of the State will not be in a position to

get the supply of the said material, which will be a great loss to them.

(ii) The mining site is located in the choe and the Govt. has constructed dams

on the head of the choe and the water only flows when it rains heavily.

The mining cannot be carried out at the time when the water flows.

(iii) He requested to amend the above mentioned condition with the condition

that no mining shall be carried out on the day of raining and two days

thereafter.


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Item No. 72.16: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Nasrala, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harvinder Singh S/o Sh. Kabal Singh, House No. 111 FF, Sector 11-A, Chandigarh.

The General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur, was


2866 dated 06.07.2012 for mining of 2,90,800 Ton/annum of minor minerals in an

area of 29.51 hectares from Bhangi-Se-Nasrala Choe in the revenue estate of Village

Nasrala, Tehsil Hoshiarpur, District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including

the following condition:

"The Mining Officer shall ensure that the mining shall be carried out by the contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan to be prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 / other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be



SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Harvinder Singh S/o Sh. Kabal Singh, House No.

111 FF, Sector 11-A, Chandigarh vide letter no. 532 dated 07.02.2013 on the request


Now, Sh. Harvinder Singh S/o Sh. Kabal Singh, House No. 111 FF,

Sector 11-A, Chandigarh vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed

that:












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Item No. 72.17: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Shergarh, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak Suhalewal, Distt. Fazilka.



635 dated 08.02.2013 for mining of 93,000 TPA of minor minerals in an area of

15.27 hectares in the bed of the Chagranwala choe in the revenue estate of Village

Shergarh, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the


"The Mining Officer shall ensure that the mining shall be carried out by the contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan to be prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 / other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be ensured that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season".


SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village

Chak Suhalewal, Distt. Fazilka vide letter no. 21647 dated 22.05.2013 on the request


Now, Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak

Suhalewal, Distt. Fazilka vide letter dated nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed

that:












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Item No. 72.18: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Hardokhanpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village Mubarkpur, P.O. Dera Bassi, Distt S.A.S. Nagar.




15.98 hectares in the bed of the Hardokhanpur choe in the revenue estate of Village

Hardokhanpur, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including


"The Mining Officer shall ensure that the mining shall be carried out by the contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 1957 / other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be ensured that



SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village

Mubarkpur, P.O. Dera Bassi, Distt S.A.S. Nagar vide letter no. 24301 dated

24.05.2013 on the request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer,

Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village Mubarkpur, P.O.

Dera Bassi, Distt S.A.S. Nagar vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has

informed that:












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Item No. 72.19: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dihana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Baldev Raj Singh S/o Sh. Banka Singh, Village Amir Khas, Tehsil Jalalabad.




area of 35.22 hectares from Badla Choe in the revenue estate of Village Dihana,

Tehsil Garhshankar, District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the





SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Baldev Raj Singh S/o Sh. Banka Singh, Village Amir

Khas, Tehsil Jalalabad vide letter no. 571 dated 07.02.2013 on the request made by

the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Baldev Raj Singh S/o Sh. Banka Singh, Village Amir Khas,

Tehsil Jalalabad vide letter dated nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed that:












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Item No. 72.20: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Harta, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village & P.O. Mubarakpur, Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali.




of 10.29 Hectares in Badla Choe in the revenue estate of Village Harta, Tehsil &

District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the following condition:







SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village & P.O.

Mubarakpur, Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali vide letter no. 1088 dated 01.03.2013 on the

request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, Village & P.O. Mubarakpur,

Dera Bassi, Distt. Mohali vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed

that:












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Item No. 72.21: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dagana Kalan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Late Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur.




area of 29.24 hectares from Bhangi-Se-Nasrala Choe in the revenue estate of Village

Dagana Kalan, Tehsil Hoshiarpur, District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions

including the following condition:







SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Late Sh. Shavinder Singh,

Bhagat Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur vide letter no. 506 dated


Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Late Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh

Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013)

has informed that:












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Item No. 72.22: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Mukhliana, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Salvinder Singh S/o Sh. Ajaib Singh, Village Ghuduwala, P.O. Makhu, Tehsil & District Ferozepur.




area of 20.50 hectares from Badla Choe in the revenue estate of Village Mukhliana,


condition:


contractor/lessor as per the EMP prepared and development / mining plan to

be prepared as per the Mines & Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act,

1957 / other Acts/rules related with mining of minor minerals. It shall be



SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Salvinder Singh S/o Sh. Ajaib Singh, Village

Ghuduwala, P.O. Makhu, Tehsil & District Ferozepur vide letter no. 558 dated


Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Salvinder Singh S/o Sh. Ajaib Singh, Village Ghuduwala, P.O.

Makhu, Tehsil & District Ferozepur vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has

informed that:












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Item No. 72.23: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dadiana Kalan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur.




of 8.38 Hectares in Mangroval Choe in the revenue estate of Village Dadiana Kalan,


condition:




SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat

Singh Nagar, Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur vide letter no. 1101 dated 01.03.2013 on

the request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Santokh Singh S/o Sh. Shavinder Singh, Bhagat Singh Nagar,

Phagwara Road, Hoshiarpur vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has

informed that:












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Item No. 72.24: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bohan, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak Suhalewalla, Distt. Fazilka.




area of 12.7 hectares from Salempur Choe in the revenue estate of Village Bohan,


condition:




SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village

Chak Suhalewalla, Distt. Fazilka vide letter no. 519 dated 07.02.2013 on the request


Now, Sh. Harnek Singh, M/s Brothers & Company, Village Chak

Suhalewalla, Distt. Fazilka vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has

informed that:












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Item No. 72.25: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Saidoo Patti, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, V.P.O. Mubarkpur, SAS Nagar.




area of 13.04 hectares from Saidoo-Patti Choe in the revenue estate of Village

Saidoo Patti, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including the








SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, V.P.O.

Mubarkpur, SAS Nagar vide letter no. 545 dated 07.02.2013 on the request made by


Now, Sh. Sudhir Singh S/o Sh. Nathu Singh, V.P.O. Mubarkpur, SAS

Nagar vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed that:












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Item No. 72.26: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Kaillon, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, House No. 686, Sector-40-A, Chandigarh.




of 8.27 Hectares in Mangroval Choe in the revenue estate of Village Kaillon, Tehsil &








SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, House No.

686, Sector-40-A, Chandigarh vide letter no. 1138 dated 01.03.2013 on the request


Now, Sh. Manpreet Singh S/o Sh. Surjit Singh, House No. 686, Sector-

40-A, Chandigarh vide letter dated nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed that:












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Item No. 72.27: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Deowal, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Raghvir Singh S/o Sh. Chanchal Singh, R/o Village Powal, P.O. Nasrala, Tehsil & Distt. Hoshiarpur.




of 11.62 Hectares in Bangi Choe in the revenue estate of Village Deowal, Tehsil &








SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Raghvir Singh S/o Sh. Chanchal Singh, R/o Village

Powal, P.O. Nasrala, Tehsil & Distt. Hoshiarpur vide letter no. 1163 dated 01.03.2013

on the request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Raghvir Singh S/o Sh. Chanchal Singh, R/o Village Powal, P.O.

Nasrala, Tehsil & Distt. Hoshiarpur vide letter dated nil (received on 13.06.2013) has

informed that:












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Item No. 72.28: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Bassi Gulam Hussain, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, H. No. 27, Sector 9A, Chandigarh.

The General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur was



46.29 hectares in the bed of the Bhangi-Se-Nasrala choe in the revenue estate of

Village Bassi Gulam Hussain, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain

conditions including the following condition:





ensured that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season"


SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, H. No. 27,

Sector 9A, Chandigarh vide letter no. 21824 dated 22.05.2013 on the request made

by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur.

Now, Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, H. No. 27, Sector 9A,













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Item No. 72.29: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Fatehgarh Niara, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, House No. 27, Sector-9, Chandigarh.




area of 41.73 hectares from Bangi-Se-Nasrala Choe in the revenue estate of Village

Fatehgarh Niara, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur, subject to certain conditions including





SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, House No. 27,

Sector-9, Chandigarh vide letter no. 584 dated 07.02.2013 on the request made by


Now, Sh. Nishan Singh S/o Sh. Karnail Singh, House No. 27, Sector-9,













114

Item No. 72.30: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Patti, Tehsil & District Hoshiarpur and transferred in the name of Sh. Harpreet Singh S/o Sh. Dilbag Singh, House No. 45, Laurance Road, Amritsar.



27630 dated 28.06.2012 for mining of 1,55,300 Tons/year of minor minerals in an

area of 5.81 hectares in the Salempur Choe in the revenue estate of Village Patti,


condition:







SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Harpreet Singh S/o Sh. Dilbag Singh, House No.

45, Laurance Road, Amritsar vide letter no. 1176 dated 01.03.2013 on the request


Now, Sh. Harpreet Singh S/o Sh. Dilbag Singh, House No. 45,

Laurance Road, Amritsar vide letter dated Nil (received on 13.06.2013) has informed

that:


that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season. In

accordance with this condition, the mining of minor minerals (sand) will

have to be stopped and the people of the State will not be in a position to

get the supply of the said material, which will be a great loss to them.

(ii) The mining site is located in the choe and the Govt. has constructed dams

on the head of the choe and the water only flows when it rains heavily.

The mining cannot be carried out at the time when the water flows.

(iii) He requested to amend the above mentioned condition with the condition

that no mining shall be carried out on the day of raining and two days

thereafter.


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Item No. 72.31: Regarding amendment in the condition imposed in the environmental clearance granted under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 to General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Hoshiarpur for mining of minor minerals in the revenue estate of Village Dhagara, Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalanadhar and transferred in the name of Sh. Ravinder Singh Dhillon S/o Sh. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, H No. 1442, Sector 34-C, Chandigarh.

The General Manager-Cum-Mining Officer, Jalandhar, was



28.68 hectares in the bed of river Sutlej in the revenue estate of Village Dhagara,

Tehsil Phillaur, District Jalanadhar, subject to certain conditions including the








SEIAA, Punjab in the name of Sh. Ravinder Singh Dhillon S/o Sh. Ranjit Singh

Dhillon, H No. 1442, Sector 34-C, Chandigarh vide letter no. 493 dated 07.02.2013

on the request made by the General Manager-cum-Mining Officer, Jalandhar.

Now, Sh. Ravinder Singh Dhillon S/o Sh. Ranjit Singh Dhillon, H No.

1442, Sector 34-C, Chandigarh vide letter dated 18.06.2013 has informed that:


that no mining shall be carried out during the monsoon season.

(ii) In case the mining of minor minerals (sand) is stopped in the Monsoon

season, then the general public will have to suffer a lot because they will not

be able to get the sand due to stopping of mining activities.

(iii) The contract amount of this mining site is Rs.4 Crores/year and due to

stopping of mining operation during Monsoon season, there will be financial

loss to him.

(iv) He requested to amend the above mentioned condition with the condition that

no mining shall be carried out on the day of raining and one day

thereafter.

The case is placed before the SEAC for consideration. ******

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