No.

J-12 0ll | 1812008-IA-I

Government of India
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
(lA.t Division)
Indira Parvavaran Bhawan
3'd Fioor; Vayu Wing
Jor Bagh Road
New Delhi-l 10 003
Dated: 27th December, 2018
To

Shri I. Rama Rao

Managing Director
IWs/ Manu Energy Systems Pv.t. Ltd
Office- 49-53-711 3, Sampada Galaxy
Balayya Sastry Layout
Visakhapatnam - 530 013.

Subject: Dikhu HEP (186 MW) Project in Laongleng District of Nagaland by M/s. Naga
Manu Pvt. Ltd -for ToR -

Sir,
This is with reference to your letter No RM/8/DPR/MoEF dated 31 .10.2018 on the above
mentioned subject.

2. The said proposal was appraised by the Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) for
River Valley and Hydro Electric Power Projects (RV&HEP) in its meeting held on 27.1 1.2018.
The comments and observations of EAC may be seen in the minutes of the meeting which are
available on the Ministry's web-site.

3. The project envisages construction of 112 m high rock-fill dam about 380 m downstream
of the confluence of Dikhu and Yangnyu rivers to generate hydropower with an installed
capacity of 186 MW. The catchment area of the project is 2845 Sq. km. The total land
requirement for the project is 2440 ha. Total submergence area is about 2320 ha including river
bead area. No forest land is involved in the project. The balance area of 120 ha is for project
components. The submergence area will be spreading over 19 villages which will be affected due
to this project. A surface power house is proposed near toe of the darn with 3 units of 62 MW
each. Total estimated project cost is about Rs. 1994.74 crores and proposed to be completed in
52 months.

5. Based on recommendations of the EAC, the Ministry of Environment Forest & Clirnate
Change hereby accords a Terms of Reference for pre-construction activities at the proposed site
as per the provisions of the Environmental Irnpact Assessment Notification, 2006 and subsequent
amendment in 2009 along with the following conditions for preparation of EIA/EMP report:

(a) The EIA/EMP report should contain the itnformation in accordance with provisions &
stipulations as given in the Annexure-I.
(b) The Consultant engaged for preparation of EIA/EMP report has to be registered with
Quality Council of India (QCI)/NABET under the scheme of Accreditation 8.
Registration of MoEF. This is a pre-requisite.

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(c) consultants shall include a,'certificate" in EIA/EMP
other organization(s)/ laboratories
EIA/EMp prepared by them and data provided by
including status of approval of such laboratories'

(d) The draft EIA/EMp report prepared as per the

Annexure-I should be submitted to the
goaro bommittee concerned for conducting Public consultation
State pollution control
of 2006. Public Hearing which is a
as per the provisions stipulated in EIA Notifisation
held district wise at the site or in its closed
component of public consultation shall be
Notification, 2006' The draft EIA/EMP
proximity as prescribed in Appendix (rV) of EIA
before the expiry of the ToR validity so
report is to be submitted to SpcB etc sufficiently
undertaken based on public hearing and
that necessary amendments in ErA/EMp can be
is submitted to MoEF &'cc before expiry
of validity'
the same

issues discussed in the

public Hearing/consultations should be addressed and
(e) All
incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report. Final
uelEup report should be submitted to the
incorporating these issues befbre the
Ministry for Environmental clearance only after
expir"Y of validitv of ToR'
from,the date of issue of this letter for
(fl The ToR will remain valid for a period of 4 yearsconsultation. The ToR will stand lapsed
puuti"
submission of EIA/EMp report along with
is not submitted and the validity is
on completion of 4 years time in case finaf EIA/EMP
not extended.
project such as capacity enhancement, shifting
(g) rn case of any change in the Scope of the
clearance has to be obtained by
of dam site, change in submergence, etc., freih scoping
the Project ProPonent'
with EIA/EMP report.
(h) The pp shall subrnit a copy of rEC of the DpR along
(i) lnformation pertaining to corporate Environmental Responsibility and Environmental
policy shall be provided in ir.,, gra/EMp Report as per this Ministry's oM No'J-
1101 312512014-lA-l dated 1 1.8.2014 (Annexure-II)'
details of compliance of all roR
o The EIA/EMP Report must coniain an Index showing
conditions. The lndex will comprise of page
flo;, etc', vide which compliance of a
without this index, EIA/EMP report will
specific ToR is available. lt may be noted'thit
not be accePted'
application is to be submitted to
(k) In case the validity is to be extended, necessary
period together with an updated form -l
Regulatory Authority before expiry of validity
based on Proper justification'

ThishasapprovaloftheCompetentAuthority.
YouryfaithfrllY'

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Director

Copy to:
Rafi Marg' New Delhi-1'
1. Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti, Bhawan,
power, Govt. of Nagaland, Kohima - 191 001'
z. The Special secretary (power), Depaftment of
Ecology, Environment & wildlife'
3. The commissioner & Secretary, Department of Forest,
Government of Nagaland, Kohima - 191 001
4. The Chief Engineer, Project Appraisal Directorate, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa
Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-l 10066.
5. The Addl. PCCF (Central), Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Upland
Road, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, Meghalaya - 793003.
6. The Member Secretary, Nagaland Pollution Control Board, Signal Point, Dimarpur - 797
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Director -lA
 Annexure-1
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT
ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR 'A' CATEGORY HYDRO POWER PROJECTS
AND INFORIT,IATION To BE INcLUDED IN EIA/EMP REP'RT

(U Scope of EIA Studies

The EIA Report should identify the relevant environmental concerns

and focus on potential impacts that may change due to the
construction of proposed project. Based on thl baseline data collected
for three (3) seasons (Pre-monsoon, Monsoon and Winter seasons), the
status of the existing environment in the area and capacity to bear the
impact on this should be analyzed.. Based on this analysis, the
mitigation measu'res for minimizing the impact shall be suggested in
the EIA/EMP study.
(21 Details of the project and Site
. General introduction about the proposed project.
' Details of project and site giving L-sections of all u/s and d/s
projects of River with all relevant maps and figures. Connect such
information as to establish the total length of interference of Natural
River and the committed unrestricted release from the site of
diversion into the main river.
' A map of boundary of the project site giving details of protected areas
in the vicinity of project location.
o Location details on a map of the project area with contours indicating
main project features. The project layout shall be superimposed
on a
contour map of ground elevation showing main projlct features (viz.
location of dam, Head works, main .".r.1, branch canals, quarrying
etc.) shall be depicted in a scaled map.
Layout details and map of the project along with contours with
' project
components clearly marked wilrr proper scale maps of at least
a 1:50,000 scale and printed at least on ,A3 scale for clarity.
' Existence of National Park, Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve etc. in the
study area, if any, should be detailed and presented on a map
with
distinct distances from the project compo.r"rrt".
t Drainage pattern and map of the river catchment up to the proposed
project site.
Delineation of critically degraded areas in the directly draining
catchment on the basis of silts Yield Index as per the methodolog,
of
All India soil and Land use survey of India.
o soil characteristics and map of the project area.
a Geological and seismo-tectonic r details and maps of the
surrounding the proposed project site showing location of damarea
site
and powerhouse site,
Remote Sensing studies, interpretation of satellite imagery,
topographic sheets along with ground verification shall be
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 develop the land use/ land cover pattern of the study
using over
system (GIS)'
laying mapping techniques viz. Geographic Information project
of
False color .oLpo*ite (FCC) generated from satellite data
area.
. Land details including forests, private and other land.
estimate of
. Demarcation of snow fed and rain fed areas for a realistic
the water availabilitY'
variations
. Different riverine habitats like rapids, pools, side pools and
sand/silt or clay
in the river substratum - bed.ro.k", ro-k", boulders,
etc. need to be covered under the study'
(3) Description of Environment and Baseline Data
baseline data
To know the present status of environment in the area,
with respect io environmental components
-& air, water, noise, soil, land
and bioiog; & biodiversity (flora fauna), wildlife, socio-economic
status etc. should be corlected with 10 km radiushcuse of the main
site' The
components oi the project.i site i.e. 'iam site and po"'^ier
which are
air quality and noise are to be monitored at such locations, area. The
environmentarly & ecorogicarly more sensitive in the study
baseline rcata should u" collected for 3 seasons (Pre-Monsoon'
Monsoon and post-Monsoon). Frora-Fauna in the catchment
and
command area should be documented. The study area should
comprise of the following:

o Catchment area up-to the dam site'

. Submergence Area
o Project area or the direct impact area should comprise
of area
land
falling within 10 km radius from the periphery of reservoir, the
corrring under submergence and. area downstream of dam upto
point'ih"t" Tail Race Tunnel (TRT) meets the river'
. Downstream upto 1O km from tip of Tail Race Tunnel (TRT)'
(4) Details of, the lt[ethodolory
. The method.olory followed for collection of base line data along with
details of number of samples and their locations in the map should
be included.
Study area should be demarcated properly on the appropriate
scale
o
map-
Sampiing sites should be depicted on map for each parameter
\Mith
o
proper legends.
. For forest classification, Champion and Seth (1963) classification
should be followed.
Methodolory for eollection of Biodiversity Data
e The number of sampling locations should be adequate
to get a
reasonable idea of the dlversity and other attributes of flora and
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bw fauna. The gui,Cing principles should be the size of the study andarea
(larger area sfrouta ir.rr" iu'g". number of sampling locations)
inherent diversity at the location, as known from secondary sources
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 (e.g. eastern Himalayan and low altitude sites should have a larger
number of sampling locations owing to higher diversity)
o The entire area should be divided in grids of 5km X 5km preferably
on a GIS domain. There after 25% of the grids should be randomly
selected for sampling of which half should be in the directly affected
area (grids including project components such as reservoir, dam,
powerhouse; tunnel, canal etc.) and the remaining in the rest of the
area (areas of influence in 10 km radius form project components).
At such chosen location, the size and number of sampling units (..g.
quadrats in case of flora/transects in case of fauna) must be decided
by species area curves and the details of the same (graphs and
cumulative number of species in a tabulated form) should be
provided in the EIA report. Some of the grids on the edges may not be
completely overlapping with the study area boundaries. However
these should be counted and considered for selecting 25% of the
grids. The number of grids to be surveyed may come out as a decimal
number (i.e. it has an integral and a fractional part) which should be
rounded to the next whole number.
o The conventional sampling is likely to miss the presence of rare,
endangered and threatened (R.E.T.) species since they often occur in
low densities and in case of faunal species are usually secretive in
behaviour. Reaching the conclusion about the absence of such
species in the study area based on such methodologz is misleading.
It is very important to document the status of such species owing to
their high conservation value. Hence likely presence of such species
should be ascertained from secondary sources by a proper literature
survey for the said area including referring to field guides which are
now available for many taxonomic groups in India. Even literature
from studies/ surveys in the larger land-scapes which include the
study area for the concerned project must be referred to since most
species from adjoining catchments is likely to be present in the
catchments in question. In fact such literature form the entire state
can be referred to. Once a listing of possible R.E.T. species form the
said area is developed, species specific methodologies should be
adopted to ascertain their presence in the study area which would be
far more conclusive as compared to the conventional.sampling. If the
need be, modern methods like camera trapping can be resorted to,
particularly for areas in the eastern Himalayas and for
secretive/nocturnal species. A detailed listing of the literature
referred to, for developing lists of R.E.T. species should be provided
in the EIA reports.
o The R.E-T. species referred to in this point should
include species
listed
' listed in Schedule I and II of Wil{life (Protection) Act, IgT2 and those
in the red data books (BSI,'zsl and IUCN).
(sl Components of the EIA Study

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 Various aspects to be studied and provided in the EIAiEMP report
are as follows:
A. Physical and Chemical Environment
(i) Geological & Geophysical Aspects and Seismo - Tectonics:

o Physical geography, Topography, Regional Geological aspects

and structure of the Catchment.
. Tectonics, seismicity and history of past earthquakes in the
area. A site-specific study of the earthquake paranleters will be
done. The results of the site-specific earthquake design shall be
sent for approval of the NCSDP (National committee of Seismic
Design Parameters, Central water commission, New Delhi for
large dams.
. Landslide zone or area prone to landslide existing in the study
area should be examined-
. Pre sence of important economic mineral deposit, if any.
. Justification for location & execution of the project in relation to
structural components (dam height).
. Impact of project on geological environment.
{ii} Meteorolory, Air and Noise:
o Meteorolory (viz. Temperature, Relative humidity, wind
speed/direction etc.) to be collected from nearest IMD station.
o Ambient Air Quality with parameters viz. Suspended Particulate
Matter (SPM), Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM)
i.e. suspended particulate materials < 1O microns, Sulphur
Dioxide (SOz) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) in the study area at 6
locations.
. trxisting noise levels and traffic density in the study area at 6
locations.
{iii} Soil Characteristics
. Soil classification, physical parameters (utz., texture, porosity,
bulk density and water holding capacity) and chemical
parameters (viz. pH, electrical conductivity, magnesium,
calcium, total alkalinity, chlorides, sodium, potassium, organic
carbon, available potassiltm, available phosphorus, SAR,
nitrogen and salinity, etc.) (6 locations).
(iv) Remote sensing and GIS Studies
. Generation of thematic maps vrz., slope ffi&p, drainage map, soil
eap, iand use and land cover fl?P, etc. Based on these,
thematic maps, &fl erosion intensity map should be prepared.
,/ (v) Water Quality
,'/ . '/ . History of the ground water table fluctuation in the study area.
AA
v' ,,"/r'- o Water quality for both surface water and ground water for (i)
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Physical parameters (pH, temperature, electrical conductivity,
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 TSS); (ii) chemical parameters (Alkalinity, Hardness, BoD, CoD,
NOz, PO+, CI, SO+, N&, K, Ca, Mg, Silica, Oil & Grease, phenolic
compounds, residual sodium carbonate); (iii) Bacteriological
parameter (MPN, Total coliform) and (i") Heavy Metals (pb, As,
Hg, Cd, Cr-6, total Cr, Cu, Zn, Fel (6 locations).
. Delineation of sub and micro-watersheds, their locations and
extent based on the All India Soil and Land Use Survey of India
(AISLUS), Department of Agriculture, Government of India.
Erosion levels in each micro-watershed and prioritization of
micro-watershed through silt yield index (SYI) method of
AISLUS.
B. Water Environment & Hydrology
. Hydro-Meteorologr of the project viz. precipitation (snowfall,
rainfall), temperature, relative humidity, etc. Hydro-
meteorological studies in the catchment area should. be
established along-with real time telemetry and data acquisition
system for inflows monitoring.
. Run off, discharge, water availability for the project,
sedimentation rate, etc.
o Basin characteristics.
. Catastrophic events like cloud bursts and flash floods, if any,
should be documented.
. For estimation of Sedimentation Rate, direct sampling of river
flow is to be done during the EIA study. The study should be
conducted for minimum one year. Actual silt flow rate to be
expressed in ha-m krn2 year- 1.
. Set up a G&D monitoring station and a few rain gauge stations
in the catchment area for collecting data during the
investigation.
. Flow series, 1o daily with goo , TSo/o and so% dependable years
discharges.
. A table of 10-dai1y water discharges corresponding to gO%
dependable year showing the intercepted discharge at the
barrage, the environmental flow to be released and the other flow
releases downstream of the barrage and spills to be provided in
hydrologz section of EIA.
. Norms for release of Environmental flows, i.e. 30% in monsoon
season, 20% in lean season and 25% in non-monsoon & non-lean
season to be followed corresponding to 90% dependable year. A
site specific study on minimum environment flow should be
carried out.
Hydrological studies ldata as approved by CWC shall be utilized
in the preparation of EJP. IEMP report. Actual hydrological
annual yield may also be girien in the report.
Sedimentation data available with CWC may be used to find out
the loss in storage over the years.

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. A minimum of 1 km distance and
tail race tunnel "rtotra be maintained tetween upstream
downstream Projects'
C. Biological Environment
Besidesprimarystudies,revie*^ol:::'lY'ydatalliterature
flora & fauna including RET
specres
publish.A io, piojecl _ir"u'on report.
shall be reportla in EIA/EMP
(i| Flora
.Characterizationofforesttypes(asp:,ChampionandSeth
.ta extent bf each forest type as
per
method) in the "t riy "*.
the Forest Working Plan' i.e. Angiosperm'
. Documentation of all plant
specles
Gymnosperm'pterioaopttylt:'-UOo'hytes'Lichens(allgroups)'
A11 sPecils fist may
be Provided; groups
fronr" floral diversity covering all
! General vegetation "".dorchicis. A species wise list may be
and
of flora including tichens
provided. ..th
. --similaritvdensity,
respect to dominance,
index,
ffilTJ,fi:, "i#;lH3",.'.LyJ;;,,,
in{_ex,
index etc' of the
importance val.r"irrd.x (IVI) , irr"rrrron weiner calculating various
species to be prooided. ivr"trroJffi"Y::Ll:r size
details of locations- of quadrates'
diversity indices ;;;; with within the study area in different
of quadrates etc. to be reported
ecosystems' , I ^.,-i:^m' P,incrnhere Reserve etc in
.ExistenceofNationalpark,lanctuvTY,BiosphereReser
be detailed'
th. ";;J; area' if any' should plants' timber'
o important *p"tl" like medicinal
Economically
fuel wood etc' ' ,1-
oDetailsofendemicspeciesfoundintheprojecta:rea.
should b; documented using
. Flora under nBr categories Natural
conservation of Nature and
International uoio' for the of India's Red
Resources (IucN) criteria
,rrJ Botanicar survey diversity
significance. species
Data list along_with economic be given'
curve for RET species should in the study area'
. and Horticultulal Practices
cropping patrern
t:' be carried out for all
:::: study and invento rtzatton should
groupsofanimals.intrrelllav...".Theirpresentstatusalong-
zooprankton)'
. ;::"X3,l[ii:"t:?.,:X"":'*ft^"*to" (phvto
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periphyton,benthosandfishshouicibedo''eandanalysed.
olnformation(authentioated)onAvi-faunaandwildlifeinthe
studyarea. t ,| *:**^+narl fr .nts
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ostatusofavifaunatheirresident/migratory/passagemlgra
etc.
.Documentationofbutterflies,ifany,foundinthearea.
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 a Details of endemic species found in the project area.
a RET species-voucher specimens should be collected along-with
GPS readings to facilitate rehabilitation. RET faunal species to
be classified as per IUCN Red Data list and as per different
schedule of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, I97 2.
o Existence of barriers and corridors, if &fly, for wild animals.
o Compensatory afforestation to compensate the green belt area
that will be removed, if any, as part of the proposed project
development and loss of biodiversity.
Collection of primary data on agricultural activity, crop and their
productivity and irrigation facilities components.
For categorization of sub-catchment into various erosion classes
and for the consequent CAT plan, the entire catchment (lndian
Portion) is to be considered and not only the directly the
draining catchment.
D. Aquatic Ecology
Documentation of aquatic fauna like macro-invertebrates,
zooplankton, phytoplanktons, benthos, etc.
a Fish and fisheries, their migration and breeding grounds.
o Fish diversity composition and maximum length & weight of the
measured populations to be studies for estimation of
environmental flow.
a Conservation status of aquatic fauna.
a Sampling for aquatic ecologr and fisheries and fisheries must be
conducted during three seasons - Pre-monsoon (summer),
monsoon and winter. Sizes (length & weight) of important fish
species need to be collected and breeding and feeding grounds
should also be identified along the project site or in vicinity.
E. Socio-Economic
Collection of baseline data on human settlements, health status
of the community and existing infrastructure facilities for social
welfare including sources of livelihood, job opportunities and
safety and securit5r of workers and surroundings population.
Collection of information with respect to social awareness about
the developmental activity in the area and social welfare
measures existing and proposed by project proponent.
Collection of information on sensitive habitat of historical.
cultural and religious and ecological importance.
The socio-economic survey/ profrle within 10 km of the study
area for demographic profile; Economic Structure;
Developmental Profile; Agricultural Practices; Infrastructure,
education facilities; health and sanitation facilities; available
communication network etc.
Documentation of demographic, Ethnographic, Economic
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 practices, cultural and aesthetic
. Information on Agricultural etc'
sites, Infrastructure facilities c rr^^ r^^nl r
o.r the 10ca1 people on mlnor
o Information on the dependence g'^"ingrights in ifre forest land'
forest proat.e and theii cattle with their name' dge '
all the Project Affected Families
. List of size, sex, religion' caste'
educational qualification, family
house holdings, other properties,
Sources of income, land &
occupation,source.ofincom",hou*e/landtoueacquiredforthe
the family, any other property'
project 3;d house ldia left with
possessron of cattle'.type of
holst^."*'
olnadditiontoSoclo-economicaspectsofthestudyatea,a
separatechapteron"o.io-".,lturalaspectsbaseduponstudyon
be provided'
Bthnogr.If'yof the area shouldgi,,en to vulnerable groups like
. Special attention has to and be
to any ethnic/indigenous groups
wornen, aged persons etc.
'that .r. fEtting affected by the project'
Measures
(6) Impact Prediction and Mitigation
should be assessed
Theadverseimpactduetotheproposedproject
abate these impacts should
be
and effective mitigation steps to
described-
(i) to total
."t:;;;'":i:::ient ground level concentrations due
"ld area sources'
emissions from point' line and
.Effectonsoil,material,vegetationandhumanhealth.
used for power during the
. Impact oi .mi"sions from DG set
construction, if any' on air environment'
in equipments and vehicles
. Pollution due to fuel combustion sources
. Fugitive emissions from various
(ii) Water Environment
quality
. Changes in surface and ground water facilities
. Steps ,o Jlrr"lop pisci-cu-iture and recreational flow'
. Changes in hydraulic regime anddownstream
sewage
. Water pollution due to disposal ofcolonies/ camps and was hing
. Water pollution from latour
equiPment'
(iii) Land Environment
.Ad.verseimpactonland'stability,catch*9.ltofsoilerosion,
flow -(if any) (a) due to
reservoir sedimentation and "piit'g
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road construction I 'widening activity
(b)
considerabie inflowing stream (c) blasting for
interference of reserv"tJ-";; trre
some other structures'
commis"iorrirrg of HRT, TRT and
and drainage pattern'
o changes in land use / land cover

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 . Changes in land quality including effects of waste disposal.
. River bank and their stability.
. Impact due to submergence.
(iv) Biological Environment
. Impact on forests, flora, fauna including wildlife, migratory avi-
fauna, rare and endangered species, medicinal plants etc.
. Pressure on existing natural resources.
. Deforestation and disturbance to wildlife, habitat fragmentation
and wild animal's migratory corridors.
. Compensatory afforestation-identification of suitable native tree
species for compensatory afforestation and green belt.
o Impact on fish migration and habitat degradation due to
decreased flow of water.
o Impact on breeding and nesting grounds of animals and fish.
(v) Socio-economic aspects
. Impacton local community including demographic profile.
. Impacton socio-economic status.
. Impacton economic status.
. Impacton human health due to wate r f vector borne disease
o Impacton increase traffic.
o Impacton Holy Places and Tourism.
. Impacts of blasting activity during project construction which
generally destabilize the land mass and leads to landslides,
damage to properties and drying up of natural springs and cause
noise population will be studies. Proper record sha1l be
maintained of the baseline information in the post project period.
o Positive and negative impacts likely to be accrued due to the
project are listed.
(71 Environmental Management Plans
o Catchment Area Treatment (CAT) Plan should be prepared micro-
watershed wise. Identification of free draining/ directly draining
catchment based upon Remote Sensing and Geographical
Information System (GIS) methodologz and Sediment yield Index
(SYI) method of AISLUS, Deptt. of Agriculture, Govt. bf India coupled
with ground survey. Areas or watersheds falling under Very severe'
and 'severe' erosion categories should be provided and required to
be treated. Both biological as well as engineering measures should
be proposed in consultation with State Forest Department for areas
requiring treatment. Year-wise schedule of work and monetary
allocation should be provided. Mitigation measures to check shifting
. cultivation in the catchment arqa with provision for alternative and
better agricultural practices should be included.
o Compensatory Afforestation shall be prepared by the State Forest
Department in lieu of the forestland proposed to be diverted for
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construction of the project as per the Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980. Choice of plants for afforestation should include native and
RET species, if any. This will be apart of the forest clearance
proposal.
Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation and Management
Plan for the conservation and preservation of rare, endangered
or endemic floral f faund species or some National
ParklSanctu ary I Biosphere Reserve or other protected area is
going to get affected directly or indirectly by construction of
the project, then suitable conservation measures should be
prepared in consultation with the State Forest Department
and with the physical and financial details. Suitable
con.servation technique s (in- situ / ex- situ) will be proposed
under the plan and the areas where such conservation is
proposed will be marked on a project layout map.
l['ielra;iaer
I. r-trtsr ltg.t f,]gn5err.atiOn
\, and Management Plan a SpeCifiC
fisheries management measures should be prepared for river and
reservoir. If the construction of fish ladder/ fish-way etc. is not
feasible then measures for reseruoir fisheries will be proposed. The
plan will detail out the number of hatcheries, nurseries, rearing
ponds etc. proposed under the plan with proper drawings. If any
migratory fish species is getting affected then the migratory routes,
time/season of upstream and downstream migration, spawning
grounds etc will be discussed in details.
Resettlement and Rehabilitation Plan needed to be prepared on
the basis of findings of the socio-economic sun/ey coupled with the
outcome of public consultation held. The R&R package shall be
prepared after consultation with the tepresentatives of the project
affected families and the State Government. Detailed budgetary
estimates are to be provided. Resettlements site should be
identified. The plan will also incorporate community development
strategies. R&R Plan is to be formulated as per Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 whieh came into force on
01 .0 1 .2014.
Green Belt Development Plan along the periphery of the reservoir,
approach roads around the colonies and other project components,
local plant species must be suggested with physical and financial
details. Local plant species suitable for greenbelt should be selected.
Reservoir Rim Treatment Plan for stabilization of land
slide/ land slip zones, if any, around the reservoir periphery
: ^ l ^ 1^ -. =^'repared based oi-r ,jetaiie,j sui-vey of geoiogy of the
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reservoir rim area. Suitable engineering and biological measures
for treatment of identified slip zones to be suggested with
physical and financial schedule. Layout map showing the
landslide/landslip zones shall be prepared and appended in the
chapter.
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 Muck Disposal Plan suitable sites for dumping of excavated
materials should be identified in consultation with State Pollution
Control Board and State Forest Department. A11 muck disposal sites
should be minimum 30 m away from the HFL of river. The quantity
of muck to be generated and the quantity of muck proposed to be
utilized shall be calculated in consultation with the project
authorities. Details of each dumping site viz. area, capacity, total
quantity of muck that can be dumped etc. should be worked out
and discussed in the plan. Plan for rehabilitation of muck disposal
sites should also be given. The L-section I cross section of muck
disposal sites and approach roads should be given. The plan shall
have physical and financial details of the measures proposed.
Layout map showing the dumping sites vis-a-vis other project
components will be prepared and appended in the chapter.
Restoration .Plan for Quarry Sites and landscaping of colony
areas, working areas, roads etc. Details of the coarse/fine
aggregate f clay etc. required for construction of the project and the
rocklclay quarries/river shoal sites identified for the project should
be discussed along-with the Bngineering and Biological measures
proposed for their restoration with physical and financial details.
Layout map showing quarry sites vis-a-vis other project
components, should be prepared.
Study of Design Earthquake Parameters: A site specific study of
earthquake parameters should be done. Results of the site specific
earthquake design parameters should be approved by National
Committee of Seismic Design Parameters, Central Water
Commission (NCSDP), New Delhi.
Dam Break Analysis and Disaster Management Plan The outputs
of dam break model should be illustrated with appropriate graphs
and maps clearly bringing out the impact of Dam Break scenario. To
identify inundation areas, population and structures likely to be
affected due to catastrophic floods in the event of dam failure. DMP
will be prepared with the help of Dam Break Analysis. Maximum
water level that would be attained at various points on the
downstream in case of dam break will be marked on a detailed
contour map of the downstream area, to show the extent of
inundation. The action plan will include Emergency Action and
Management plan including measures like preventive action
notification, warning procedure and action plan for co-ordination
with various authorities.
Water, Air and Noise Management Plans to be implemented
during construction and post-construction periods.
Public Health Delivery Plarf including the provisions of drinking
water supply for local population shall be in the F,IAIEMP Report.
Status of the existing medical facilities in the project area shall be
discussed. Possibilities of strengthening of existing medical
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 facilities, construction of new medical infrastructure etc. will be
explored after assessing the need of the labour force and local
populace.
o Labour Management Plan for their Health and Safety.
o Sanitation and Solid waste Management plan for domestic waste
from colonies and labour camps etc.
o Local Area Development Plan to be formulated in consultation with
the Revenue Officials and Village Pancahayats. Appropriate schemes
shall be prepared under EMP for the Local Area Development Plan
with sufficient financial provisions
. Environmental safeguards during construction activities
including Road Construction.
. Energr Conservation Measures for the work force during
construction with physical and financial details. Alternatives will be
proposed for thc labour foi'ce so tha'r the expioiiation of the naturai
resource (wood) for the domestic and commercial use is curbed.
o Environmental Monitoring Programme to monitor the mitigatory
measures implemented at the project site is required will be
prepared. Provision for Environment Management Cell should be
made. The plan will spell out the aspects required to be monitored,
monitoring indicators/parameters with respect to each aspect and
the agency responsible for the monitoring of that particular aspect
throughout the project implementation
. A summary of Cost Estimates for all the plans, cost for
implementing all the Environmental Management Plans.

(81 Additional Conditions:

i. A11the statutory clearances to be implemented shall be incorporated in
the EMP.
11. Land acquired for the project shall be suitably compensated in
accordance with the law of the land with the prevailing guidelines.
Private land shail be acquired as per provisions of Right to Fair
Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation
and Resettlement Act, 2OI3
111. The PP should complete all the tasks including conducting public
hearing and submit the application for final clearance within the
stipulated time.
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No.J- I
Govbrnment of India
Ministry of Environmerst & Forests
indira ParyavaranBhawan,
JorBagh Road, Ali Ganj,
New Delhi- 1 1003

Dated the 1 1tn August, 20l_4

OFTTCE MEMORANBUM

Subject: [nvironment sustainability and CSR related issues*

guidelines
The Fnvironment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2AA6, issued
r-rnder the fnvironment (Protection) Act 1986, as arnended from time to
linre, prescribes the process for granting prioi- environment clearance (EC; in
raspect of cerlain development projects / activities listed out in the Schedule
to the notification

?" Sustainable developmdnt has three coritponents , viz., social, economic

;ind environmental, All the three components are clcsely inter-related and
mutually re-enforcing. Considering this, the general structure of EIA
ri*ctrrnent, uncler Appendix-Ili to the notification, prescrlbes inter-alia prublic
cilr"lsultation, social impact assessment and R&R action plan besides
crivironment management plan {EMp).

3. it is noticed that while there is clarity on the guidelines on EMp, as

regards sustainability related issues,,Jifferent formulations have been
prescribed in the conditions in fC letters ftr the projects under different
sectors listed out in Schedule to the EIA Notification, 2006. Thus, there is a
i"ieed to isEue guidelines on the subject.

4 ' Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with. corporate social
responsibility and Schedule-VII of the Act lists out the activities which may
be included by companies in their CSR Policies, The activities relating to
"ensuring environrnental sustainability", are listed in this schedule. Further,
f4inistry of Corporate Affairs has also notifred the Cornpanies (Corporate
5ccial Ftesponsibility Policy) Rules, 2A1.4.

':"' The concept of CSR as provided for in the Cornpanies Act, 20i3 and
covei"ed under the Companies (Corporate 5or:.ial Responsibility Policy) Rules,
?-414 comes into effect only in case of.companies having operating projects
;iird inal<ing net profit as also subject to other stipulations contained in the
aioresaid Act and R.ules. The environment clearance given to a project may
involve a situation where the concerned cornpany is yet to make any net
profit and I ar is not correred under the purview of the aforesaicl Act and
Ruies. Obviously, in sucii cases, the provisions of aforesaid Act and Rules
wiii rrot apply.
 6. The matter has been further examined in the Ministry of Environment,
Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC). It has been decided that in respect of
valid concerns expressed during the public conEuftatlons, mitigation issues
emerging from social irnpact assessrnent and R,&R Plan, the project
proponents, in FIA / EMp report will clearly $tate the activity-wise cost s
involved (both capital as well as recurring costs), the phasing af thes*
activities along with costs and also as to how such expenditure would be
met. The costs and the timelines for various activities as prepared by th*
project proponent may be looked into by the concerned Expert Appraisal
Csmmittee (EAC) for their reasonablenes$ and appropriate recornmendations
in the matter reflected in the minutes of HAC meeting. In case these
activities (or some of these activities) are proposed to be covered by thq:
project proponent under CSR activities, the project proponent should commit
providing'for the s&me. In either case, the prsition regarding the agreeel
activities, their funding mechanism and the phasing should be cfearly'
reflected in the EC fetter.

7 . The obliqation on part of the project proponents, as mentinned in

paraS above, should be stated at the TOR stage itself as one of the TORs for
the project.

B. All Sectoral EACs witl" follow the aforesaid procedure on environment

sustainability and CSR related issues while appraising the projects and clc'
away with the existing practices being followed on the.subject, if any.

9. These guidelines will apply mutetis rnutandis to SEACs/SIIAAs"

10. This issues with the approval of the Component Authority. i,.j

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V'- il"ilfBlru
(Dr. $ati*h C"Sarkoti)
hL1 $cienti$t 'F'
To t'\.-'

L. All the Officers of IA Division

2. Chairpersons / Member SecreLaries of all the SEIAAs / 'SEACs
3. Chairman, CPCB
4 . Cha irpersons / Mem ber Secreta ries of all SPCBs / UTPCCs

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