Project: “Retail and Commercial Complex”, Bharti Reality Ltd. Ludhiana
Half-yearly Compliance Report of EC ConditionsPage 1 of 12
Six-Monthly Environmental Compliance Report of
Stipulated Conditions of Environmental Clearance
(June 2011 to November 2011)
FOR
Retail and Commercial Complex
Located At
Old Session Court Site,
Ludhiana, Punjab.
For Submission to:
Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF)
Submitted by:
Bharti Realty Ltd.
December, 2011
Contents
Description / Page No.Chapter 1 / Introduction and Project Description
1.1 / Introduction / 3
1.2 / Project Description / 3
1.3 / Present Status of the Project / 4
1.4 / Purpose of the Report / 4
Chapter 2 / Compliance of Stipulated Conditions of Environmental Clearance
Part A / Specific Conditions / 5
I. Construction Phase / 5
Part B / General Conditions / 8
Chapter 3 / Details of Environmental Monitoring
3.1 / Ambient Air Quality Monitoring / 10
3.1.1 / Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations / 10
3.1.2 / Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Methodology / 10
3.1.3 / Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results / 11
3.1.4 / Discussion on Ambient Air Quality in the Study Area / 11
3.2 / Ambient Noise Monitoring / 12
3.1.1 / Ambient Noise Monitoring Locations / 12
3.2.2 / Methodology of Noise Monitoring / 12
3.2.3 / Ambient Noise Monitoring Results / 12
3.2.4 / Discussion on Ambient Noise Levels in the Study Area / 13
3.4 / Soil Monitoring / 13
3.4.1 / Soil Monitoring Locations / 13
3.4.2 / Methodology of Soil Monitoring / 14
3.4.3 / Soil Monitoring Results / 14
3.4.4 / Discussion on Soil Characteristics in the Study Area / 14
Tables
3.1 / Details of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations / 10
3.2 / Techniques used for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring / 11
3.3 / Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results / 11
3.4 / Details of Ambient Noise Monitoring Stations / 12
3.5 / Ambient Noise Monitoring Results / 12
3.6 / Details of Soil Quality Monitoring Location / 14
3.7 / Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Soil in the Study Area / 14
Figures
3.1 / Location-wise Variation of Ambient Air Quality / 11
3.2 / Location-wise Variation of Ambient Noise Levels / 12
Annex
1 / Environmental clearance letter from MoEF
2 / Consent to Establish (NOC)
3 / Test results of ambient air, noise and soil monitoring
4 / MoEF approval of the Laboratory
Chapter 1
Introduction and Project Description
1.1Introduction
The proposed project is retail and commercial complex located at Old session court site, Ludhiana, Punjab.
This project has been granted environmental clearance by the SEIAA, Punjab vide letter number 152/SEAC(P)2010-IA.III dated 13thOctober 2010 and enclosed here asAnnex.1
The project has also obtained Consent to Establish(NOC) from Punjab Pollution Control Board vide certificate number LDH/NOC/2009/999 dated 18-06-2009. Validity of this consent has been extended by Punjab Pollution Control Board via letter no. 3562, dated 09/12/2010and enclosed here as Annex 2.
1.2Project Description
Salient Features:
Location / Old Session Court, Ludhiana, PunjabTotal Plot Area / 10008 sq.m.
Total Built up Area / 54025.59 sq.m
Total Water Requirement / 140KLD
Proposed Domestic water requirement / 95 KLD
Proposed Water requirement for flushing / 31 KLD
Proposed Water requirement for horticulture / 7 KLD
Proposed Water requirement for Cooling / 38 KLD
Solid waste generation proposed / 583 kg/day
Power Requirement / 4756 KW
Structure:
- RCC framed structure, designed as per NBC norms
- Design standards are based on NBC
- Structure design as per earthquake resistance norms
Architectural Features:
- All fixed and vertically aligned building components, including elevators, exit stairs, mechanical and electrical rooms will be grouped into a building core element in the typical floor plan
Basement:
- basements for engineering plant, equipment and car parking
Amenities:
- Centrally Air Conditioned building – provision of office area, air conditioning provided up to AHU on each floor
- The internal distribution system of air conditioning
Power Backup:
- 100 % power back-up through diesel Gen-Sets including power back-up for all systems
Fire Fighting:
- For fire fighting and sprinkler services in office area, provisions will be up to services shaft on each floor
- Fire detection and alarm system will be installed in entire building including basement
Wash Room:
- Provision of Gents/ Ladies toilet on each floor as per statutory norms
- Provision of CI/GI piping
Electricity:
- Provision of electricity in each floor up to the shaft
- No electric conduits or wiring provided in the slab
Fuel:
- 24 hours fuel storage facility
Water Supply:
- There is availability of water supply through tankers which will be available for drinking purpose after filtration.
1.3Present Status of the Project
The project is in constructionphase.
1.4Purpose of the Report
Thissix-monthly report is being submitted as per the condition stipulated in the Environmental Clearance Order.
Further, the study will envisage the environmental impacts that have generated in the local environment due to the project.
The environmental assessment is being carried out to verify:
- That the project does not have any adverse environmental impacts in the project area and its surrounding
- Compliance with the conditions stipulated in the Environmental Clearance Letter.
- That the Project Management is implementing the environmental mitigation measures as suggested in the approved Form-1, Form-1A, Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and building plans.
- The project proponent is implementing the environmental safeguards in true spirit.
- Any non-conformity in the project with respect to the environmental implication of the project.
Chapter 2
Compliance of Stipulated Conditions of Environmental Clearance
PART A – SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
I. Construction Phase
S. No. /Conditions of Environmental Clearance
/Status of Compliance
1 / Consent for establishment should be obtained from Punjab Pollution Control Board under Air and Water Act and a copy should be submitted to the Ministry before the start of construction work at site / Application for the renewal of Consent to establishment has been submitted receiving of which is attached here as annex 2.2 / The site is located at very busy crossing and the construction of retail and commercial complex will further increase both vehicular and pedestrial traffic. All necessary clearance shall be obtained from traffic police/competent Authority before the start of construction/operation of project / The project will comply with all statutory requirements and obtaining clearances for this project.
3 / All required sanitary and hygienic measures should be in place before starting construction activities and to be maintained throughout the construction phase. / Sanitary and hygienic measures like availability of toilets and cleanliness has been maintained within the project site as well as in the labour camp area. To maintain the hygienic condition in the labour camp area, the labour camp has been developed 2.5 km away from the project site to avoid any health impact of the labours due to the project.
4 / First Aid room will be provided at the project site both during construction and operation of the project / Separate first aid room has been provided within the project site as well as at the labour camp area.
During operation phase, separate area will be designated that will be equipped with primary medicines and first aid.
5 / Adequate drinking water and sanitary facilities should be provided for construction workers at the site. The safe disposal of wastewater and solid wastes generated during the construction phase should be ensured. / Adequate and safe drinking water supply has been provided at the project site as well as at the labour camp area.
Septic tanks have been provided to dispose toilet water from the project site as well as from the labour camp.
6 / Provision should be made for the supply of fuel (kerosene or cooking gas); utensils such as pressure cookers etc. to the labourers during construction phase / Labour camp is situated about 2.5 km away from the project site where all provisions for supply of kerosene for cooking and adequate utensils have been provided.
No cooking activity is done at the project site.
7 / All the laboureres to be engaged for construction should be screened for health and adequately treated before engaging them to work at the site / Necessary measures are been taken as per health and safety rules. Regular health checkups are being done for workers.
8 / For disinfection of waste water use ultra violet radiation not chlorination / As suggested ultraviolet radiation would be used for the disinfection of waste water in place of chlorination
9 / All the top soil excavated during construction activities should be stored for use in horticulture/landscape developments within the project site. / Top soil, whatever obtained during excavation, has been stored and will be used for landscape purpose.
10 / Disposal of muck during construction phase should not create any adverse effect on the neighboring communities and be disposed taking necessary precautions for general safety and health aspects of people, only in approved sites with the approval of competent authority. / Muck is being disposed off in a government approved area
The stored muck is being disposed off through authorized disposer at regular interval.
11 / Soil and ground water samples will be tested to ascertain that there is no threat to ground water quality by leaching of heavy metals and other toxic contaminants / Soil testing had been done to assess the impact of construction activity on project site soil. Analysis report of soil testing has been attached here as annexure.
12 / Construction spoils including bituminous material and other hazardous materials must not be allowed to contaminate water courses and the dump sites for such material must be secured so what they should not leach into the ground water. / Till this stage of the project, use of bituminous materials is involved. However, in future, all bituminous materials will be handled in such a manner that there will be no contamination of round water.
All the waste bitumen arising from the project site will be securely stored with liner system at the bottom and will be stored at designated location only.
13 / Diesel generators sets to be used during construction phase should be of “enclosed type” to prevent noise and should conform to rules made under Environment (Protection) Act 1986, prescribed for air and noise emission standards. / Silent DG sets of enclosed type are being used at the project site during construction stage, which maintains noise and emission within the permissible limits.
14 / Vehicles hired for bringing construction material at the site should be in good condition and should conform to applicable air and noise emission standards and should be operated only during non peak hours. / All vehicles used in the construction purpose do maintain pollution under check certification and conforms to the pollution control norms.
All these vehicles are only used during non peak hours only.
15 / Ambient noise levels should conform to commercial standards both during day and night. Incremental pollution loads on the ambient air and noise quality should be closely monitored during construction phase. Adequate measures should be made to reduce ambient air and noise level during construction phase, so as to conform to the stipulated standards / Ambient noise level monitoring was carried out and it was found to be within the prescribed limit of commercial standards during day and during night time ambient noise level is slightly higher than the prescribed limit. Ambient air quality is also monitored and found to be within the prescribed limit. However, necessary measures will be taken in order to reduce impact on ambient air and noise level. Report attached
16 / Fly ash should be used as building material in the construction as per the provisions of Fly Ash Notification of September 1999 and amended as on 27th August 2003 / During construction, fly ash is being used as per the provisions of Fly Ash Notification of September 1999 and its subsequent amendments.
17 / Ready mixed concrete must be used in building construction / For construction purpose, ready mix concrete is being used.
18 / Storm water control and its re-use as per CGWB and BIS standards for various application / Storm water control measures has been adopted within the project site by laying proper internal drainage network within the project site
19 / Water demand during construction should be reduced by use of pre-mix concrete, curing agents and other best practices referred / Pre-mixed concrete is being used for construction of the project.
20 / Permission to draw ground water should be obtained from the competent authority prior to the construction/operation of project / During construction phase, ground water is not being used. During operation phase, municipal water supply/ ground water will be used, for this prior permission will be taken.
21 / Separation of grey and black should be done by the use of dual plumbing line for separation of grey and black water / There is provision of in house STP, which treats waste water generated from the facility. This treated waste water will be used for flushing. There is provision of dual flushing for this facility. All these will be developed in due course of project execution.
22 / Treatment of 100% grey water by decentralized treatment should be done / Entire grey water will be treated through onsite STP to fulfill decentralized requirement.
23 / Fixtures for toilet flushing, showers and drinking should be of low flow either by use of aerators or pressure reducing devices or sensor based control / Pressure reducing device or low pressure taps will be installed to reduce the wastage of water. There are sensor based control devices in urinal to avoid excess use of water.
24 / Use of glass be reduced up to 40% to reduce the electricity consumption and load on air conditioning. If necessary, use high quality double glass with special reflective coating in windows. / Glasses proposed for this building contains reflective coating. As suggested if found necessary double glass with reflective coating will be used for windows
25 / Roof should meet the prescriptive requirement as per energy conservation building code by using appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. / Proper thermal insulation for roof will be provided to reduce energy requirement. The roof contains layer of concrete, undertake insulation, Brick Cova, air Gaps to meet the thermal insulation requirement.
26 / Adequate measures to reduce air and noise pollution during construction keeping in mind CPCB norms on noise limits. / Various measures suggested in the EMP plan to control air and noise pollution during the construction phase will be incorporated.
27 / Opaque wall should meet prescriptive requirement as per energy conservation building code which is proposed to be mandatory for all air conditioned spaces while it is aspirational for non air conditioned spaces by use of appropriate thermal insulation material to fulfill requirement. / Opaque wall designed and construction will be as per ECBC to minimize energy consumption for air conditioned spaces.
28 / Approval of competent authority should be obtained for structural safety of the building due to earthquake, adequacy of firefighting equipment etc as per National Building Code including protection measures from lightening / Necessary approval regarding building construction has been obtained from the competent authority
29 / Provision should be made for housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, crèches etc. the housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of project. / Provision of housing construction labour has been done at 2.5 km away from the project site.
The labour camp has been provided with kerosene for cooking, mobile toilets, safe drinking water, crèche, first aid and utensils.
It is also ensured that the camp site maintains cleanliness and hygienic condition.
II. Operation Phase
S. No /Conditions of Environmental Clearance
/ Status of Compliance1 / The installation of the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) should be certified by an independent expert and a report in this regard should be submitted to the Ministry before the project is commissioned for operation. Discharge of treated sewage shall conforms to the norms & standards of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala, Punjab / During operational phase STP adequacy test will be carried out and report will be submitted to Ministry. Monitoring of influent and effluent for STP will also beexamined as per norms and standards of the Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala,Punjab
2 / The car washing in the complex/multiplex should not be allowed / As suggested, car washing will not be allowed in complex during operational phase
3 / Adequate and appropriate pollution control measures should be provided to control fugitive emissions to be emitted from the shopping and multiplexes / Adequate landscaping will be done to control the fugitive emissions from shopping and multiplexes
4 / Adequate drinking water facility based on the reverse osmosis treatment technology be provided / Drinking water would be treated by reverse osmosis prior to supply in complex.
5 / Rain water harvesting for roof run-off and surface run-off, as per plan submitted should be implemented. Before recharging the surface run off, pre-treatment must be done to remove suspended matter, oil and grease. / Rain water harvesting system to recharge the ground water aquifer will be implemented as per the approved plan. Pre treatment to remove suspended matter, oil and grease before the recharging the surfaces run off will be made.
6 / The solid waste generated should be properly collected & segregated before disposal to the City Municipal Facility. The invessel bio conversion technique should be used for composting the organic waste / Solid waste management system based on segregation at source will be started to manage the solid waste generated at the facility. After segregation organic waste will be composted in organic waste converter.
7 / The green belt design 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 variety. / A peripheral green belt will be developed around the project site to attenuate outer noise. Indigenous tree species will be preferred.
8 / 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 Ministry of Environment and Forest / Measures given in environment management plan would be implemented to control the ambient air quality within the prescribed standards.