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Badadera, Manduaj Keonjhar - 158014, Odisha

Phone I Fax .. (06766) 253295E-mail:pdnhai.kjr@gmail.com

NHAI/11011/7 /PKR(Forest)/2012/PIU/KJR/ DD~O

To

10.12.2014

The Director (lA-III)IA (Infrastructure, MoE&F,Paryabaran Bhawan,CGO Complex, Lodi Road,New Delhi - 110003.

Sub: NHAI, PIU, Keonjhar - Four Laning of Panikoili - Rimuli section of NH-215 fromKm.O.OOO to Km.163.000 (Design length 166.173) in the state of Orissa underNHDP Phase-III as BOT (Toll) basis on DBFOT Pattern.Extension of Environment Clearance for 5 years - Exemption for Public hearing -Reg.

Sir,

1. It is to submit that Environmental clearance of the project for upgradation andwidening of the existing 2 lane to 4 lane of Panikoili - Rimuli Section(Connecting existing Chainage between Km.O.OOO to Km.163.000) having adesigned length of 166.173 Km. was accorded by Ministry of Environment &Forest vide their notification No.S-20/2007-IA-1I1 dt. 16.05.2007.

2. This office vide letter dt.09.03.2012 has applied for extension of environmentalclearance as per EIA notification 2006 for further period of 5 years.

3. Further, again this office vide letter NO.6074 dt. 29.04.2014 applied for :extension of Environmental Clearance giving full justification for delay in startof the project.

4. EAC in its meeting held on 19.05.2014 considered the project. However, therequest of NHAI was not agreed and the Environmental Clearances was notextended. . ..

5. This office again vide letter NO.6277 dt. 18.07.2014 applied for extension forfurther period of 5 years.

In view of above, following is submitted:

(a) The Brief status of the project as on date is as follows:

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Corporate Office: G 5 & 6, Sector -10, Dwarka, New Delhi-110 075, Phone: 91-011-25074100/25074200Fax: 25093507/25093514, Website: http:\\www.nhai.org

F. Status of Progress of Road

Description Total Length(Km. ) Completed CompletedLength Length(%)(2Lane)

C&G 166.173 133.4 39.30

Embankment 166.173 46.87 17.37Sub qrade 166.173 36.27 10.58

GSB 166.173 25.04 7.85WMM 166.173 13.4 5.00DBM 166.173 0 1.69

BC 166.173 0 3.19

Description Total In Completed Not yet(Nos.) lcroqress (Nos.) Started

Major Bridqe 6 5 0 1Minor Bridce 30 28 0 2ROB 2 2 0 -Hvover 1 - 0 1Underpasses 44 0 0VUP 15 10 0 5PUP 21 9 1 5AUP 6 2 0 4EUP 2 2Culvert(AII types) 295 109 39 147At Grade Junction 12 - 0 12Rest Area 2 - 0 0Bus Bay/ Shelter 43 - 0 0Truck Lay Bye 4 - 0 0Toll Plaza 3 - 0 0

G. Physical Progress of StructureH.

(b) The project was delayed due to land acquisition, approval of GADs by RailwayAuthorities and Diversion of Forest land for 151.94 Ha.

(c) The project work commenced w.e.f. 02.05.2013 with the scheduled date ofcompletion as on 29.10.2015, as per the provision of Concession Agreement.However, owing to delay in Forest clearance (Diversion of 151.94 Ha ofProtected / Reserve forest). the progress of project work is not as per therequirement. The proposal has been recommended by FAC on dt. 13.02.2014.

(d) With a lot of difficulties the project construction activities is being implementedby the Concessionaire of the National Highways Authority of India in LWE areasof the State of Odisha.

(e) State Pollution Control Board, Odisha has extended the validity period ofconsent to Establish vide his order of office Memorandum NO.20158 Ind-II-NOC-4465 dt. 04.11.2013 for a period of five years i.e. till 24.11.2016 for theaforesaid project.

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(f) As per Stage - I Forest Clearance received vide MoEF file No.8-01/2014-FC dt.06.05.2014, condition (vii) the user agency shall obtain Environment Clearanceas per Environment Protection Act 1986 & for compliance of Stage - IClearance, Regional Officer, MoEF is insistinq on extension of Environment·Clearance before the submission of compliance to Stage - I Clearance.

As per MOEF Gazette Notification, the EIA has been prepared based on the EIAnotification 1994 as amended on 10.04.1997. As per the said notification, publichearing is not required for liner project.

In view of above, as Environment clearance has been granted for the projectvide Notification No. No.5-20/2007-IA-11I dt. 16.05.2007 and the work is underprogress, exemption for public hearing may be granted.

Encl: All references.

Yours faithfully,

--=-.. ~--- '\. ~ \. \.\"''-\ .•... '"(V. Durga Prasad)

Dy.G.M.(T) & Project Director.

Copy for kind information to :

1. Regional Officer, NHAI, RO, Odisha, Bhubaneswar for kind information.2. Dy. General Manager (Env.), NHAI, HQ, New Delhi for information and

necessary action for obtaining Environmental Clearance extension for theabove project.

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;:1INISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

ENVIRON;\iiENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT NOTIFICATION S.0.60(E), dated27/01/1994

(incorporatl!lS) amendments vide s.o. 356(E) dated 4/5/1994, S.O. 318(E)dated 1 0/411 ~197. S.O. 319 dated 10/4/1997. S.O. 73(E) dated 27/1/2000, S.O.1119(E) dated 13/12/2000, S.O. 737(E) dated 1/8/2001, S.O. 1148(E) dated21/11/2001. s.o 632(E) dated 13/06/2002 )

1) S.O. 60 (E)- Whereas a notification under clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5of tile Environment (Protection) Rules. 1986 inViting objections from the publicwithin sixty days from the date of publication of the said notification, againstthe Intention of the Central Government to impose restrictions andprohibitions· on the expansion and modernization of any activity or newprojects bernq undertaken in any part of India unless environmental clearancehas been accorded by the Central Government or the State Government inaccosdance with the procedure specified in that notification was published asSO No SOrE) dated zs" January. 1993: .

And whereas all objections received have been duly considered:

Now. therefore. III exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) andclause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Environment (Protection)Act. 1986 (29 of 1986) read with clause (d) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of theEnvironment (Protection) Rules. 1986. the Central Government herebydirects that on and from the date of publication of this notification in theOfficial Gazette, expansion or modernization of any activity (if pollutionload is to exceed the existing one. or new project listed in Schedule I tothis notification. shall not be undertaken in any part of India unless it hasl'l:,-'i1 accorded environmental CI(::H:111ceby the Central Government JI1

.i..coroance with the procedure hercmatter specified in this notification:

2) Requuernents and procedure for seeking environmental clearance of projects':

I.(a) Any person who desires to undertake any new project in any part of Indiaor the expansion or modernization of any existing industry or projectlisted in the Schedule-I shall subrnit an application to the Secretary,Ministry of Environment and Forests. New Delhi.

The apptication shall be made in the proforma specified in Schedule-II of thisnotification and shall be accompanied by a project report which shall, interalia. include an Environmental Impact Assessment Report. EnvironmentManagement Plan and details of public hearing as specified in Schedule-IVprepared in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Governmentin the Ministry of Environment and Forests from time to time. However, mmtie, . . .~~.t~fl(i)\lsm~I!C!~urmfUflJftJltmmqDVsI~(a) notified/deSignated industrial areaslindustrial estates or (b)areas earmarked for industries under the jurisdiction of industrial development

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.iuthorities; " . widening andstrenqthenrnq of highways;, (iii) mining projects\['13JOI ii'l!k'",c)! with lease area up to k.tel1ty five hectares. (IV) units locatedIii Export f-';~"essiflg Zones, Special Economic Zones and (v) modernisationof existmr, li.::JtIL)ll projects,

P:'QVI{iecl flu: 'L'I ~llfJellne projects. EnVlll)lllllelltal Impact Asse-ssment reportWill not l;e Ie·.: ci lied

Provided further. that for pipeline and highway projects, public hearing shallbe conducteo III each district through which the pipeline or highway passesthrough,

(bi Cases relected due to submission of msufficient or Inadequate data andPlan may oe reviewed as and when submitted with complete data andPlan. Submission of incomplete data 01 plans for the second time woulditself be a sufficient reason for the Impact assessment Agency to reject thecase summarily,

II, In case of the following site specific projects:

Cl 111111lngb puhead thermal power stations,c hydro-power, major irrigation projects and/or their combination

incudino flood control,d ports and harbours (excluding minor ports):e. prospecting and exploration of major minerals in areas above 500

hectares:

The project authorities will intimate the location of the project site tothe Central Government in the Ministry of Environment and Forestswhile. initiating any investigation and surveys, The CentralGovernment in the Ministry of Environment and Forests will conveya decision regarding suitability or otherwise of the proposed siteWithin a maximum period of thirty days, The said site clearanceSh811 be granted for a sanctioned capacity and shall be valid for aperiod of five years for comrnencmq the construction, operation ormining

III. (a) The reports submitted with the application shall be evaluated andassessed by the Impact Assessment Agency, and if deemednecessary it may consult a committee of Experts, having a compositionas specified in Schedule-III of this Notification, The Impact AssessmentAgency (IAA) would be the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests.The Committee of Experts mentioned above shall be constituted by theImpact Assessment Agency or such other body under the CentralGovernment authorised by the Impact Assessment Agency in thisregard,

(b) The said Committee of Experts shall have full right of entryand inspection of the site or, as the case may be, factory premises atany time prior to, during or after the commencement of the operationsrelating to the project