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Quarterly Environment & Social Monitoring Report (January 2014 to March 2014)
The Environmental and Social Performance Report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “Terms of Use” section of this website.
Environmental and Social Performance Report September 2014
IND: Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project
Prepared by SENES Consultants India Pvt Ltd.
Quarterly Environment & Social Performance Report – Tata Ultra Mega Coal Fired Power Plant, Mundra
1 Old Green Belt Development In line with EC requirement a nearly 230 ha of
project area (coal stockpile, coal conveyor, ash
pond etc.) has been covered under green belt
development till March 2014 through plantation of
515,876 saplings with a survival rate of 95%. Of
33% of the total project area (1242 ha) to be
covered under green belt, the current progress is
about 18.5%. The details of the green belt
development undertaken for the period Jan-Mar
2014 is presented in Annexure 2.
In some areas the green belt is lacking
heterogeneity and usage of plant species tolerant
particularly to fly ash and sulphur dioxide
Continue with the green belt development
efforts to fulfill EC requirement of
covering 1/3rd of project area under green
belt.
Heterogeneity of green belt to be
maintained throughout the project area.
Further efforts to be made to maximize the
plantation of plant species tolerant to fly
ash and sulphur dioxide in consistent with
the CPCB Guidelines for Developing
Green Belts.
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March 2017
2 Old Integrated Management
System (IMS) Development
Reportedly IMS comprising of legal register,
aspect-impact matrix and procedures has been
drafted and is to be subjected to a Stage I Audit
Stage I audit to assess the sufficiency of
the environment management procedures
and identify gaps related to fulfillment of
Open December
2014
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scheduled for April 2014.
Review of the IMS reveals that the following
procedures have been drafted with respect to
environmental viz. Conservation of Natural
Resources, Non Hazardous and Hazardous Waste
Management, Used Lead Acid Batteries
Management, Biomedical Waste Management, E-
Waste Management, Oil & Chemical Spill
Management, Domestic Effluent Management,
Control of Vehicular Emissions, Control of Noise
Generated from Equipments, Control of
Contractor & Visitors at Work Place and Control
of Purchase of Goods. However there exist no
procedure related to monitori (marine water,
ecology and sediments, ambient air & noise etc),
assessing the performance of pollution prevention
and abatement systems (process and domestic
effluent, process emissions etc.) and reporting to
regulatory agencies and stakeholders. Further the
applicable legal (CTO, EC etc) and funding
agency requirements have not been adequately
covered in these environmental procedures.
the requirements specified in the project
environmental permits/clearances
including those documented in the lender
agreement.
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4 Old Blended Coal Use
Implications
CGPL has undertaken a study during Feb-13
through M/s Vishuddh Envirotech to assess the
potential environmental and social implication of
blended coal use (70% Ecocoal and 30% Melawan
coal). The study has not revealed any potential
environmental risks in terms of increased coal
consumption, augmentation of coal handling &
transport system and existing pollution control
equipment etc. The study assesses the need of
increase in operational time of Internal Coal
Handling System (ICHS) and increase in handling
of coal quantities at the West Port resulting from
blended coal use. The assessment also recognizes
adequate storage and fugitive emission control
facilities at the West Port to cater to the additional
coal load and this will be further supplemented by
the existing Port Service Agreement with M/s
Adani Port.
However incorporation of the above study
recommendations in the project EMP by
December 2013 is still pending.
Update the project EMP through
incorporation of the recommendations
made with respect to the ―Study on the
Assessment of Low Calorific Blended
Coal‖ by M/s Vishuddh Envirotech.
Open
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5 Old Quality of blended coal In order to meet the challenges associated with the
increase in imported coal prices, CGPL is
presently utilizing low calorific blended coal.
Review of quality reports for blended coal (Eco,
Melawan & SA) used during the period Jan-Mar
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14 reveal ash and sulfur content to vary within
3.89-6.35% and 0.21-0.41% respectively. This is
found to be in compliance with the EC condition
which require ash and sulfur content in coal to be
≤10% and ≤1% respectively. Unit wise details of
the quality of blended coal used have been
presented in Annexure 3.
6 Old Blended coal consumption With all 5 units in operation the coal utilization
records for the period Apr‘13 to Mar‘14 reveals
consumption of 11.50 million tonnes of coal for
the quarter which is in compliance to the annual
consumption limit (12 million tonnes) specified in
the project EC.
CGPL to periodically monitor the
consumption of coal to ensure that the
threshold consumption limit is maintained.
Project EC to be amended if consumption
in excess to the threshold limit is
anticipated.
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7 Old Fly Ash Utilization Review of ash utilization records for the period
Jan-Mar‘14 and Apr‘13- Jan‘14 reveals ash usage
of ~20% and ~32% respectively primarily through
sale to Sanghi and Binani cement. However this is
found to be below the 50% threshold to be
achieved for 1st year of project operation as per
legal requirement.
Presently utilization of fly ash through the
aforesaid industries is still being continued along
with the following options being explored and/or
implemented to maximize fly ash utilization in
order to meet legal norms for the 2nd year wherein
75% of utilization is required to be achieved:
Put on fast track the implementation of fly
ash utilization options already approved by
the CGPL management in order to achieve
75% utilization from 2nd year onwards.
Periodically update the lenders and related
stakeholders on the status of the
implementation of the options/proposals.
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Use in Ready Mix Concrete: Considering the
market of fly ash in Mumbai for use in Ready
Mix Concrete (RMC) CGPL is currently
planning to send a trial shipment of 1500 MT
to Mumbai to explore the feasibility of this
option.
Fly Ash Export: A three year contract signed
with M/s Dr. Hemant Nadkarni & Associates
for export of fly ash. Trial shipment already
sent with a quantity of 250000MT/annum
expected to be exported till 2017.
Use in Value Added Products: Use of fly ash in
the preparation of PozzoSlag and Sand
Aggregate is being evaluated in coordination
with M/s VHSC and M/s Zaaksand, Germany
respectively.
Use in Cement Manufacturing: In addition to
Binani and Sanghi Cement, CGPL has plans to
sell fly ash to Ambuja Cement for their
Kodinar Plant for which a 10 year contract is at
an advance stage of negotiation. Given daily
sale of 750 TPD of fly ash to Ambuja the
option is likely to prove sustainable if
implemented.
Further to the above discussion are in progress
with M/s ABG Cements and M/s Sanghi Cements
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for setting up grinding units within CGPL
however the same is yet to form a part of the road
map prepared by CGPL towards fly ash
utilization.
8 Old Hazardous Waste
Management (Permit
Requirements)
Chemical sludge generated from ETP is by default
considered as a hazardous waste and therefore
authorization for the generation, storage and
treatment/disposal (through authorized vendors)
for the same has been obtained from GPCB during
April 2013. Although it is required that the sludge
is disposed through GPCB authorized TSDF of
M/s SEPPL presently it is being disposed in the
ash pond. In this regard it has earlier been
recommended that CGPL undertake analysis of
the sludge for the presence of hazardous
components, if any and seek necessary
amendment to the CTO condition as found to be
necessary.
In view of the above CGPL has got the ETP
sludge analyzed for hazardous characteristics (if
any) through M/s Kadam Environmental
Consultants during Mar-13. Review of the report
indicates that the sludge is of non-hazardous
nature and the same has been communicated to
GPCB vide letter dated 4th June 2013 for
necessary response and action.
Amendment to the ―Consolidated Consent
& Authorization‖ with respect to ETP
sludge disposal need to be sought on a fast
track basis through intervention and
support from CGPL site management.
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9 New Hazardous Waste
Management (Storage)
Hazardous waste primarily waste oil was observed
to be stored in a designated and paved area within
the site near the CGPL administrative building.
The following observation were made with respect
to the storage area:
Display of ―Danger‖ signages and online
display of hazardous waste related information
were found to be absent as specified in the
Consolidate Consent & Authorization (CC&A)
issued. However manual display of hazardous
waste related information was observed near
the main gate. Further the hazardous waste
storage containers lacked proper labeling and
inventory as required under the provision of
Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling &
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2009.
No fire extinguishers and spill kits were
available at the waste storage area to promptly
respond to any emergencies related to the
storage and handling of such hazardous waste.
Waste manifests are being maintained in Form 13
review of which indicates that ~1 MT of waste oil
has been sent to authorized hazardous waste
recyclers (M/s N K Lubricants) for the quarter.
Refer Annexure 4.
Records of hazardous waste to be
maintained in Form 3 and containers to be
marked as per Form 12 specified under the
HWMH Rules.
CGPL is required to display relevant
information with respect to the hazardous
waste as indicated in the Honorable
Supreme Court‘s Order in W.P.No.657 of
1995 dated 14th October 2003. Online
display of type and quantity of hazardous
waste being stored need to be ensured or
modification in consent condition need to
be sought.
Provision of fire extinguishers and spill
kits need to be ensured at the hazardous
waste storage to control any potential
emergency situation.
Open July 2014
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10 Old Cooling Water Discharge Analysis of temperature difference of cooling
water recorded online (near ash silo bridge)
revealed an average value of 4.94ºC. Manual
monitoring undertaken by CGPL of cooling water
at final discharge point (near retaining wall)
indicates an average temperature difference of 5
ºC. In both the cases the values are found to be in
conformance to the temperature difference
standard of 7ºC at the cooling water discharge
point specified by the MoEF EC Amendment
dated 5th April‘07. The online and manual cooling
water temperature record has been presented in
Annexure 5 & 6 respectively.
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11 New Model Conformity Study Monitoring and model conformity studies of the
condenser cooling water discharge system have
been initiated by CGPL through NIO with field
study completed in Dec‘13. Review of the scope
of work reveals that the primary objective of the
study was
To study and confirm the efficiency of the
condenser cooling water discharge system at
Mundra using appropriate methods like
physical measurement of temperature and
salinity at a series of points along the discharge
channel during both ebb and flood phases of
the tides.
To monitor the current status of prevailing
Peak fishing season data to be gathered to
assess and evaluate any possible impacts
of marine outfall on potential fishing
zones.
Observations/recommendation made as
part of the model conformity study to be
incorporated in the EMP.
Open Sept, 2014
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ecology around the condenser cooling water
discharge system at Mundra site with respect to
water quality, sediment quality, flora and
fauna.
To assess the impacts, if any, due to the
discharge of condenser cooling water at
Mundra on marine ecology with respect to the
baseline of December 2008 and to suggest
mitigation measures for adverse impacts
identified if any
Presently the study has been limited to one season
data to ensure comparison to the period during
which the earlier study has been carried out.
However considering the complaints raised by
Tragadi bunder fishermen regarding the potential
impact of cooling water outfall on fish catch in the
area it is important as part of this study to assess
and evaluate the impacts during the peak fishing
season as well.
12 Old Flue gas emission Statistical interpretation of flue gas emission
records (for criteria pollutants viz. PM, SO2 and
NOx) available from Continuous Emission
Monitoring System (CEMS) for the period Jan-
Mar‘14 for all 5 units reveals the following
Average values for the criteria pollutants viz.
PM (27.3-33.6 mg/Nm3), SO2 (142.2-667.6
Develop an action plan to assess and
evaluate the potential reasons for
significant deviation from emission
standards and formulate corrective actions,
as may be required to address the same till
CTO amendment is not made available
Open
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mg/Nm3) and NOx (100.9-290.1 mg/Nm3) in
flue gas revealed compliance with WB
standards in all cases.
With respect to 98th percentile values1 SO2
(272.4-1294.4 mg/Nm3), PM (30.8-45.5
mg/Nm3) and NOx (181.7-725.5 mg/ Nm3)
complied with the WB standards for flue gas
being monitored online for all 5 units.
The NOx and SO2 concentration monitored
online in flue gas were found to exceed the
GPCB standard specified for these pollutants in
all the cases.
With the project planning to obtain IMS
certification there exists no action plan/procedure
to assess and evaluate the potential reasons for
such deviations from specified standards and
formulate necessary corrective action, if required
to address such deviations.
Manual monitoring of flue gas for the period Jan-
Mar‘14 was found meet the World Bank standards
for the following pollutants: PM (24.2-33.7
mg/Nm3), NOx (440.7-517.2 mg/Nm3) and SO2
(756.2-858.8 mg/Nm3). However the NOx (215.0-
252.3 ppm) and SO2 (265.3 – 301.3 ppm) values
Ensure fast track amendment of the CC&A
conditions by GPCB with respect to flue
gas emission norms of SO2 and NOx.
Open
TBA
1 98th percentile represents the value below which 98 percent of the observations may be found.
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exceeded the permissible limit specified for these
pollutants i.e. 50ppm for NOx and 100ppm for
SO2 in the CC&A issued by GPCB. Given that the
project has been designed and is being operated
for low sulfur content coal (<1%) and low NOx
burner rated at 385ppm CGPL considers it
challenging to meet this stringent standards
specified for both NOx and SO2. Although CGPL
by its application dated 11th Jan 2012 has
requested for amendment of certain specific
CC&A conditions by GPCB including flue gas
emission norms, no response to this regard has
been received till date.
The CEMS and manual monitoring data for Jan-
Mar‘14 is presented in Annexure 7 & 8
respectively.
13 New Ash Pond – Structural
Integrity and Leachate
Collection
The following observations were made during the
visit to the ash pond area:
Seepage observed from the earthen bund of the
ash pond possibly from breach/damage of the
concrete tiles and HDPE liner leading to the
overflow and clogging of the toe drains.
Potential stress on the dyke bunds and walls
resulting from movement of heavy vehicles
and indiscriminate disposal of large volumes of
bottom ash along the ash pond slope.
The following mitigation measures need to
be implemented based on the observations
made during the quarterly compliance
audit and CGPL internal audits:
Refurbish downstream slope of the
bund by earth filling.
Provision of vertical drain at every 30
m on downstream slope of bund.
Perform cleaning and repairing of toe
drains.
Open TBA
Completed
Work in
Progress
Completed
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Downstream slope of dyke being subjected to
erosion due to lack of implementation of
proper stabilization measures.
Localized deposition of bottom ash through the
discharge line due to its high density leading to
stress and subsequent damage of the dyke
walls.
Reportedly CGPL has formed a Cross Functional
Team (CFT) which performs periodic inspection
of the ash dykes based on specific checklist
formulated to this respect. Further a joint internal
audit has been conducted by CFT along with TCE
with similar observations reported with respect to
ash pond integrity.
Excavated portion of downstream slope
at discharge points to be restored by
sand bags filling.
Garlanding of discharge pipe inside
dyke to be done to uniformly fill the
ash.
Perform collection and monitoring of
overflow from ash pond and toe drain
water to assess any potential
contamination risk based on their
quality.
Remove bottom ash dumped along the
ash dyke walls
Completed
Ongoing
process
Monitored
Ongoing
process
14 New Ash Pond Effluent
Management
With dewatering of the ash pond currently under
progress as part of ash pond O&M activities the
supernatant from the pond was found to be
discharged directly into the outfall channel instead
being reused for ash slurry preparation as
specified in the EMP. Monitoring of the ash pond
supernatant is being undertaken by CGPL for the
following parameters viz. pH, suspended solids
and oil & grease as specified in the CC&A and is
found to be within limits. However as the WB
Thermal Power Guidelines the effluent also need
to tested for heavy metals viz. chromium, copper,
iron and zinc.
Undertake monitoring of ash pond
supernatant/effluent for heavy metals
specified in the World Bank Guidelines for
Thermal Power Plants.
Open Sept,14
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15 New Ash Slurry Management Fly ash slurry was observed to be discharged on
open ground near the fly ash pump house to
prevent choking of the slurry pipeline as a result
of sudden grid failure experienced on 12th Mar‘14.
Facilitate reclamation of the area through
removal and disposal of soil containing
ash slurry residues in the ash pond.
Open June,14
16 Old Operation of Sewage
Treatment Plant (STP)
As discussed in the earlier quarterly audits both
the STPs at the labour colony are non-functional
with the replacement of piping network and
control valves still pending. Reportedly purchase
order for materials to be placed based on
inspection and evaluation of the STP system by
Thermax technical team. Additionally the filter
press of the plant STP was also found to be non-
functional due to damage of inlet pipes.
Ensure urgent repair and operation of
labour colony STPs and proper functioning
of filter press of the plant STP following
inspection by Thermax Technical Team
Develop and implement periodic
inspection checklists to monitor the
performance of waste water treatment
facilities viz. ETP and STP and seek
timely interventions to facilitate operations
as may be required.
Open July,14
17 New ETP Operation Review of monitoring records for ETP (Refer
Annexure 9) for the period Jan-Mar‘14 reveal
compliance to the WB effluent standards.
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18 New Sewage Treatment and
Discharge
STP treated water analysis records for the period
Jan-Mar‘14 need to be reviewed with both the
labour colony STPs being non-functional as
discussed in Sl.No.14. However interpretation of
the treated water analysis results for the plant STP
reveals compliance to pollutant standards
specified in the CC&A. The monitoring results of
STP treated water and raw sewage for the period
Facilitate functioning of the labor colony
and project site STPs on a fast track basis.
Presently discontinue reuse of untreated
waste water (sewage) for green belt
development considering potential liability
and legal compliance related issues/risks.
Open
June,14
Complied
with
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Jan-Mar‘14 is presented in Annexure 10.
With the labor colony STPs completely under shut
down untreated sewage was observed to be reused
for green belt development. Reportedly there also
exist plans for sourcing sewage from nearby
villages for treatment at the labour colony STPs
and utilizing the treated water for green belt
development. The plan has been developed
considering increasing demand of water for
plantation purpose. However under the present
circumstance this may pose potential liability and
legal compliance related risks given the CC&A
requires conformance to the treated effluent
standards specified in the CC&A prior to its
discharge/reuse.
19 Old Ambient Air Quality
Monitoring
Review and interpretation of village and project
level ambient air quality monitoring data (Jan-
Mar‘14) reveals compliance to National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) except for PM10
(104.5-171.6 µg/m3) which is found to exceed the
standard (100 µg/m3) specified for this pollutant
in all cases. Although such values are typical for
coastal locations specific to this region but for
villages viz. Vandh which are located in close
proximity to the coal conveyor the operation of the
same may possibly add to the particulate matter
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load in ambient air.
The windrose for the study period has been
overlaid on the AAQ network on Google image
(refer Annexure 11) while the ambient air quality
monitoring results for said period both at village
locations and project site have been graphically
presented in Annexure 12 to 15 respectively.
20 Old Noise Monitoring Ambient noise monitored by CGPL for the period
Jan-Mar‘14 near villages identified as potential
receptors reveals compliance to the day time noise
standard (55 dBA) in all cases except for Vandh
village where noise level (55.4 dBA) for Jan‘14 is
found to marginally exceed the noise standard.
Night time noise level were found to exceed the
night time standard (45 dBA) at all the village
locations. The graphical presentation of noise
level recorded near receptors with respect to day
and night time noise standard is presented in
Annexure 16 & 17.
Arid climatic conditions along with the proximity
of Vandh village to the coal conveyors of both
Adani and CGPL, is possibly contributing to these
noise levels. In view of this CGPL has already
implemented appropriate control measures and
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management programs viz. use of closed
conveyors, monthly monitoring of noise at nearby
villages, implementation of a grievance register to
address community concerns on project EHS
aspects etc.
19 Old Environmental Incidents No environmental incidents have been recorded by
CGPL during the quarter. However as per the
issues raised by Vandh village during the earlier
quarter (Apr-Jun‘13) CGPL plans to replace a
3km stretch of the enclosed conveyor with pipe
conveyor to improve control of fugitive emissions.
Carry out replacement of enclosed
conveyor (~3km stretch) with pipe
conveyor to improve control of fugitive
emissions
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21 Old Resource Augmentation &
Capacity Building
With plant now in full scale operation a need for
enhancing its onsite environment management
team is assessed to be required. It is reported that a
senior level hire for Environment Management is
finalized.
In line with the earlier audit
recommendation an Environmental
Manager has been deployed onsite by
CGPL from Mar‘14 onwards
Closed
22 Old Regulatory/Stakeholder Visit Visit was undertaken by the RO team of Gujarat
Pollution Control Board (GPCB) on 1st Feb 2014
wherein observation were made with respect to the
following:
Labeling of pipes carrying fly ash from ESP to
silo and control of fugitive emissions near the
silo area.
Linking of CGPL‘s stack emission data to
XGN software of GPCB
Copy of the response has been enclosed as
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Annexure 18.
Further compliance certification visit was made by
representative of MoEF, Regional Office, Western
Region on 11th February 2014 wherein
information was requested on diverted forest land
and details of utilization of dredged material.
CGPL response to the observations has been
enclosed as Annexure 19.
HEALTH & SAFETY:
CGPL has adopted the health and safety system (with guidance form Dupont) that includes well defined performance standards, procedures and guidelines (HIRA, SCAR,
etc.), safety awareness programs (Safety Time Out) and establishing key performance indicators (e.g. lost time incidents, severity rate, near miss etc.), which are used to track
compliance with Health and Safety (H&S) targets. Specific health and safety plans and onsite emergency plan have been developed & augmented on regular basis by CGPL
and communicated to contractors including the operations team. The plans outline the policies and strategies, the organization, resources and documentation required, the HS
risk management principles, and reporting requirements.
23 New Use of blended coal In line with the earlier audit recommendation
CGPL is yet to assess the fire safety preparedness
at West Port and potential safety risks, if any due
to increase in operational time of ICHS. This gain
importance taking into account the coal conveyor
fire incident reported in the last quarter.
Although necessary preventive measures have
been taken by CGPL to address the risk through i)
improvement of housekeeping at the ICHS area
through engagement of a dedicated contractor
having adequate manpower and ii) complying with
Assess and evaluate i) fire safety
preparedness at West Port due to increased
coal storage and handling and ii) potential
safety risk, if any due to increase in ICHS
operational time.
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the ICHS preventive maintenance schedule.
However this should be supported by assessing the
potential health and safety risks resulting from the
increase in ICHS operational time.
24 Old Safety Performance
Monitoring
CGPL continues to monitor safety performance of
its project through constant supervision of
contractors by dedicated and qualified health and
safety personnel and documenting the same in the
form of monthly SHE report. Further targets set as
part of the Annual Safety Action Plan are assessed
for each quarter to evaluate safety performance in
terms of actual progress/achievement. The status
of safety performance indicators and action plan
for the period Jan-Mar‘14 is presented in
Annexure 21 & 22 respectively.
In addition to the above efforts have been made by
CGPL to enhance safety related awareness both at
village and project level through organization of
training programs, competitions and screening
safety awareness related audio-visuals
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25 New Safety Incidents Based on the fatality documented in the Apr-
Jun‘13 and Oct-Dec‘13 quarter CGPL is yet to
incorporate the recommendations of the accident
investigations in the Contractor HSE plan.
For the quarter (Jan-Mar‘14) a fatality was
reported on 14th Mar‘14 which occurred from fall
of an argon cylinder on a contract worker.
Preliminary investigation indicated inadequate
hazard perception by the contractor and proper
chaining of the argon cylinders as the primary
reasons of the incident.
The recommendations of the fatality
investigation report need to be
incorporated Contractor HSE Plan and
implementation to be monitored to prevent
future incidents.
Learning from LTIs to be incorporated
into the safety plan and implementation
tracked.
Develop an action plan incorporating the
preventive and corrective measures
identified and track implementation on a
regular basis.
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26 Old Non-ionizing radiation Considering the potential occupational risks
related to EMF exposure from power transmission
lines as per the provision of IFC EHS Guidelines
for Thermal Power Plant CGPL develop &
implement an EMF safety program as
recommended in the earlier audit findings. This
also finds mention in the Environmental and
Social Policy & Procedures (ESPP) for Power
Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) which
refers to various guidelines in this regard key
being the American Conference on Government
and Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH) and
International Commission on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) where the
CGPL to coordinate with PGCIL to assess
the EMF related occupational health and
safety risk from operations of transmission
grid to develop an EMF safety program.
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maximum normal human exposure (up to 24 hrs a
day) has been defined at 1,000 mG or 100 μT.
**All corrective actions that has been reportedly been completed and complied with by CGPL will be verified during the next quarterly audit for
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3.2 Social Management
Of the various CSR programmes undertaken which were initiated in compliance to commitments given to the people during commencement of
the project. While a few of these activities such as those related to fodder distribution were considered for long term intervention as a mitigation
measure for livelihood restoration for animal rearers in lieu of acquisition of grazing land (as notified by Government). For other government
land acquisition social infrastructure programmes for restoration of access roads, enclosure of common or social/cultural infrastructure, NRM
activities, education and health (including preventive) were undertaken under CSR. The original CSR activities undertaken in compliance to
commitments made have also undergone some changes from the original planned intervention.
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1 Fodder
distribution Dry fodder was distributed during Jan‘14 to Feb‘14, while
only green fodder was distributed during Mar‘14 covering
1850 nos. of cattle in Tunda Vandh and 2200 nos. of cattle
in Mota Kandagara villages, under the Kanthi Area
Livelihood Program as a measure to for grazing land
mitigation. This has continued to increase the prospects an
income levels of community members involved in animal
husbandry.
The gaushalas through which this fodder distribution is
continuing have also been supported with development of
additional infrastructure such as overhead water tank, cattle
trough, GSB road, water pipeline, boundary wall, pre cast
bifurcation wall and weighbridge
Continue the mitigation in the area of fodder
distribution, and support the animal
husbandry activities in the area as planned in
the CDP for the year, and strengthen these
interventions based on feedback from
monitoring & evaluation programs, as well
as engagement with the local communities.
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2 Employment
Direct/Indirect
(PAF/PAV)
Business
Opportunities
Database of Project Affected Families that can be linked to
the local level employment and business opportunities
being provided directly and indirectly by CGPL is prepared.
This system of linking and tracking employment / business
opportunity benefits is yet to be completely operationalized,
and a backlog of collating such previous benefits continues.
A data sheet with information on number of people from
different villages in the vicinity of the project that were
engaged with CGPL‘s contractors and sub-contractors was
reviewed. This indicates that close to 55% of local
employment (legally seen as employment from the state of
Gujarat) is provided to people from the villages of Kutch
and nearby villages.
Tracking beneficiaries of various programs (including
livelihood support) of CGPL in the PAFs database is
operationalized, maintained and updated. CGPL is also
finalizing a software for enhancing transparency in the
system. The software will help in improving the tracking
mechanism, maintenance of data and reducing the response
time. The software is in the ordering stage and will be
operational by next month end.
CR, HR and Procurement to work towards
operationing of the system and linking of
employment and business opportunities to
Project Affected Families.
Continue initiatives to enhance employment,
employability, and procurement of / from
PAFs and PAVs, review and communicate
the outcome of these initiatives to various
stakeholders.
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a Construction
Phase
Construction phase is complete, and CGPL has benefitted
the land sellers/ Project Affected Titleholders in various
ways including the shops that were allowed to set-up and
operate near the project work areas, contracts for
housekeeping, greenbelt development, hiring of vehicles,
A collation of all the construction stage
employment and contractual benefits
including those to the land sellers / Project
Affected Titleholders, and it‘s
communication to all relevant stakeholders
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construction of community infrastructure and project
infrastructure such as boundary wall.
including the lenders, is recommended
b Operation Phase The framed ―Rules For Business Opportunity to Local
Community‖ governs operationalization of CGPL‘s
commitment to provide livelihood opportunities to PAP‘s
& PAV‘s through Contracts, training and direct and
indirect employment for PAFs and PAVs.
Concerns expressed during consultations by PAFs and the
Village Sarpanchs‘ on livelihood opportunities during
operation phase is expected to be addressed through
proactive efforts to ensure this and initiate communicating
the process and the outcome of the efforts through CICs.
A monthly cumulative statistics and nature
of local employment and business
opportunities provided, is recommended to
be collated and analyzed. This can assist
CGPL to communicate status of fulfillment
of this commitment to the lenders and local
communities. This will also improve
perception of the PAFs and PAVs about the
impact of CGPL‘s efforts and lessons learnt
(if any) particularly on this aspect of local
employment and procurement.
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3 Women
Empowerment CGPL is continuing to create and support SHGs to cater to
the idea of women empowerment and financial literacy of
rural women. A total of six programs are currently run by
CGPL through it‘s partners, that are nurturing sustainability
for inclusive growth.
During Jan‘14 there was an event organized wherein
women in the surrounding villages were informed regarding
government schemes that SHG women can access,
procedures, and other relevant information. This event was
organized with the help of NGOs (ATMA and Ujjas), in
presence of Taluka Livelihood Manager and Taluka
Continue interventions in the area of women
empowerment , as planned in the CDP for
the year, and strengthen these interventions
based on feedback from monitoring &
evaluation programs, as well as engagement
with the local communities
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Development Officer, covering 3 SHGs and around 36
women.
As part of the Project Vartika, around 5 meetings in Feb‘14
and 6 in Mar‘14 were done, covering a total of around 120
women from 9 villages and resulted in cumulative total
savings of more than Rs 12 lakh. Fisher folk SHG women
were trained on making shrimp pickle during Feb‘14 under
Sagarbandhu programme through AKRSP-I, to create
alternate sources of income for fisher women. Dialogue
also initiated with women at Tragadi Bunder by partner
Aakar consultancy, Celebration of International Women‘s
Day was organized in Mundra, engaging participation from
CGPL staff, Government / NGO Women leaders of Kutch
region, and more than 350 SHG members wherein women
from SHGs also shared their experience of empowerment
with the audience.
4 Education CGPL is undertaking 2 programs that are augmenting the
rural education system in the surrounding region.
„Shiksha Saarthi” - a comprehensive education program
seeking to minimize school drop out rates through various
interventions of organizing volunteer classes, education
fairs, events, educational exposure visits and
implementation of government sponsored schemes, under
which CGPL has:
Continue interventions in the area of
education, as planned in the CDP for the
year, and strengthen these interventions
based on feedback from monitoring &
evaluation programs, as well as engagement
with the local communities
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Organised 8 science fairs and workshops during
Jan‘14 engaging a total participation of around 300
students from primary schools in the villages Mota
Kandagara, Shekhaibaug Bag, Moti Khakhar,
Vandh, Tragadi, Salaya and Bag Vadi, during
which students made and represented science
models in teams to the audiences
Organised a Mega science fair engaging
participation of 2 schools from Maska and Nani
Khakar on the National Science Day during Feb‘14,
in which around 112 students participated, and 35
science models were displayed. More than 500
students visited this fair along with principals and
parents from other schools
Organised Learning Camps (18 nos. in Jan‘14, 25
nos. in Feb‘14, and 26 nos. in Mar‘14) engaging
participation from more than 2800 students, for
Maths, Science, English and Gujarati languages,
using activity based models and demonstrating
effective improvement in learning levels of children
in these subjects
4 day Science Workshops (3 nos. in Feb‘14) called
―Galileo Camps‖ were also organized to make
science learning interactive, more enjoyable and
through use of science experiments, telescope
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sessions, involving participation of more than 100
school students in Bidada, Bag and Nana Bhadiya
villages.
Organised ‗Mother Involvement Activity‘
involving participation of around 80 schools, 1350
children, and 1300 mothers, and observed a
remarkable increase in learning levels among
children, based on post test of the children involved
in this activity
Continued with ―library project‖ covering around
18 libraries in 17 villages and covering around 650
children. CGPL also planning to introduce new
learning and activity books in the libraries
Issued newsletters called as ―Shiksha Sarthi
Express‖ on a 6 monthly basis, to share updates on
activities, camps and progress of the students, with
stakeholders such as school authorities, panchayats,
and parents
Establishment of structured community academy
centre at Tunda, aimed at understanding the current
level of English among students and prepare a plan