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GMR HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD EC Compliance: Apr’18 to Sep’18 1 | P a g e


Environmental Clearance Conditions – Compliance Status

Apr’18 to Sep’18

Subject: Environmental Clearance for the expansion of Rajiv Gandhi

International Airport (RGIA) at village Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana by

M/s. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) -Reg.

Reference: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)

clearance F. No. 10-35/ 2016-IA-III dt. 28/7/2017

S.

NO

PART A - SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE STATUS

i As proposed, environmental clearance is for

Expansion of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at

Village Shamshabad, Hyderabad, Telangana.

Noted the information.

ii Project proponent shall obtain clearance from

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and

Airports Authority of India (AAI) for safety and project

facilities.

As advised necessary

clearances will be obtained

from DGCA and AAI before

commissioning the facilities.

iii Construction site should be adequately barricaded

before the construction begins.

All the adjoining construction sites are barricaded without any openings for the airside access/Intrusion.

iv Soil and other construction materials should be

sprayed with water prior to any loading, unloading or

transfer operation so as to maintain the dusty material

wet.

Water spraying is being done

on the soil and other

construction materials to

prevent dust generation.

v The soil/construction materials carried by the vehicle

should be covered by impervious sheeting to ensure

that the dusty materials do not leak from the vehicle.

The vehicles are covered with

impervious sheet while carrying

the dusty material.

vi The excavation working area should be sprayed with

water after operation so as to maintain the entire

surface wet.

Wet conditions are maintained

by water spray at the

excavation areas.

vii Soil stockpile shall be managed in such a manner that

dust emission and sediment runoff are minimized.

Ensure that soil stockpiles are designed with no slope

greater than 2:1 (horizontal/vertical). Top soil shall be

separately stored and used in the development of

green belt.

Excavated soil is separately

stored at designated low level

areas and ensured the heap

slopes maintained not greater

than 2:1 (horizontal/vertical).


viii A detailed drainage plan for rainwater shall be drawn

up and implemented.

Noted and the rainwater

drainage plan will be

implemented as per the plan.

ix Ground water abstraction and rain water recharge shall

be as may be prescribed by the CGWA. A clearance of

the CGWA shall be obtained in this regard.

Ground water abstraction and

rainwater recharge shall be

done as per the CGWA and

CGWA clearance will also be

obtained.

x Noise from vehicles and power machinery and

equipment on-site should not exceed the prescribed

limit. Equipment should be regularly serviced. Attention

should also be given to muffler maintenance and

enclosure of noisy equipment.

Complied. The noise levels

from construction activities are

maintained below the

prescribed limit. Regular

maintenance is undertaken to

ensure serviceability of

mufflers/enclosures of

equipment/vehicle etc.

xi Where construction activity is likely to cause noise

nuisance to nearby residents, restrict operation hours

between 7 am to 6 pm.

Noted and the construction

activity is restricted between

07:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

xii Solid inert waste found on construction site consists of

building rubble, demolition material, concrete, bricks,

timber, plastic, glass, metals, bitumen etc. shall be

reused/recycled or disposed off as per Solid Waste

Management Rules, 2016 and Construction and

Demolition Waste Rules, 2016.

All the solid waste generated

from site is segregated and

disposed off as per the Solid

Waste Management Rules,

2016 and Construction and

Demolition Waste Rules, 2016.

xiii Diesel power generating sets proposed as source of

backup power for elevators and common area

illumination during operation phase should be of

enclosed type and conform to rules made under the

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. The height of

stack of DG sets should be equal to the height needed

for the combined capacity of all proposed DG sets.

Use of low Sulphur diesel. The location of the DG sets

may be decided with in consultation with State

Pollution Control Board.

Acoustic enclosure type DG

sets are used as source of

backup for elevators and

common area illumination

during operation phase. The

noise levels and emissions of

the DG sets are ensured to

confirm with the Environment

(Protection) Act, 1986. The

height of DG set stack is

maintained as per the norms.

Low Sulphur diesel is used for

the DG set operations. The

location of the DG sets will be

decided in consultation with the

State Pollution Control Board

(SPCB) if any proposed.

xiv Aircraft maintenance, sensitivity of the location where

activities are undertaken, and control of runoff of

potential contaminants, chemicals etc. shall be

properly implemented and reported.

Noted and will be ensured

during the operational phase.


xv Proper drainage systems, emergency containment in

the event of a major spill during monsoon season etc.

shall be provided.

Runoff drainage system and

emergency containment for the

spill controls will be provided.

xvi The runoff from paved structures like Runways,

Taxiways, can be routed through drains to oil

separation tanks and sedimentation basins before

being discharged into rainwater harvesting structures.

The runoff will be collected in

drains and passed through oil

and water separation tanks and

sedimentation basins before

recharge into rainwater

harvesting structures.

xvii Storm water drains are to be built for discharging storm

water from the air-field to avoid flooding/water logging

in project area during monsoon season / cloud bursts.

The runoff at the project area is

being taken care by

constructing storm water drains.

xviii Rainwater harvesting for roof run-off and surface run-

off, as plan submitted should be implemented. Before

recharging the surface run off, pre-treatment must be

done to remove suspended matter, oil and grease.

The runoff from roof top will be

collected in drains and passed

through oil and water

separation tanks and

sedimentation basins before

recharge into rainwater

harvesting structures.

xix Total fresh water requirement from Hyderabad Metro

Water Supply and Sewerage Board shall not exceed

7765 KLD.

Noted and the water

consumption shall be limited

within the prescribed quantity

7765 KLD.

xx Wastewater generation shall not exceed 7162 KLD as

proposed and treated in the STP. Treated sewage

shall be recycled/reused for cooling tower makeup,

flushing and horticulture.

Wastewater generation shall be

limited to 7162 KLD and the

water is treated and recycled /

reused for cooling tower

makeup, flushing and

horticulture.

xxi Acoustic enclosures for DG sets, noise barriers for

ground- run bays, ear plugs for operating personnel

shall be implemented as mitigation measures for noise

impact due to ground sources.

The recommended noise

mitigation measures will be

implemented for DG sets,

ground-run bays, and provided

ear plugs for operating

personnel.

xxii During airport operation period, noise should be

controlled to ensure that it does not exceed the

prescribed standards. During nighttime the noise levels

measured at the boundary of the building shall be

restricted to the permissible levels to comply with the

prevalent regulations. A monitoring station for ambient

air and noise levels shall be provided in the village

nearest to the airport.

An online continuous

environmental monitoring

station with ambient noise and

ambient air quality monitoring

equipment is being operated at

the boundary of the airport.

The monitoring results are

found within the prescribed

limits. In the surrounding

villages, ambient air and noise


levels are being monitored by

an authorized environmental

laboratory.

xxiii The solid wastes shall be segregated as per the norms

of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Recycling of wastes such as paper, glass (produced

from terminals and aircraft caterers), metal (at aircraft

maintenance site), plastics (from aircraft, terminals and

offices), wood, waste oil and solvents (from

maintenance and engineering operations), kitchen

wastes and vegetable oils (from caterers) shall be

carried out.

The solid waste is being

segregated as per the norms of

the Solid Waste Management

Rules, 2016. Waste material -

paper, plastic, glass, wood,

waste oil, vegetable waste oil,

and tin waste materials are

being segregated and handed

over to recyclers. Vegetable

and food wastes are being

composted at the Airport.

xxiv Traffic congestion near the entry and exit points from

the roads adjoining the Airport shall be avoided.

Parking should be fully internalized and no public

space should be utilized.

Traffic congestion near the

entry and exit points from the

roads adjoining the Airport is

avoided by construction of 4

lane (from Hyd –Bangalore

highway to the Srisailam

highway) road. A fully

internalized dedicated parking

area has been developed and

no public space is utilized.

xxv Provision of Electro-mechanical doors for toilets,

meant for disabled passengers. Children

nursing/feeding room to be located conveniently near

arrival and departure gates.

Noted and shall explore the

feasibility for provision of

electro-mechanical doors for

disabled passengers’ toilets,

and nursing/feeding rooms for

children near arrival and

departure gates.

xxvi An assessment of the cumulative impact of all activities

being carried out or proposed to be carried out by the

project shall be made for traffic densities and parking

capabilities in a 05 k.m. radius from the site. A detailed

traffic management and a traffic decongestion plan

drawn up through an organization of repute and

specializing in Transport Planning shall be

implemented to the satisfaction of the State Urban

Development and Transport Departments shall also

include the consent of all the concerned implementing

agencies.

Detailed traffic management

and decongestion plan for the

project developed by road

safety expert is in place which

is approved by all concerned

agencies.


xxvii Energy conservation measures like installation of

LED/CFLs/TFLs for the lighting the areas outside the

building should be integral part of the project

commissioning. Used CFLs and TFLs should be

properly collected and disposed off/sent for recycling

as per the prevailing guidelines/ rules of the regulatory

authority to avoid mercury contamination.

GHIAL had included several

energy conservation measures

in the project design and

installed energy efficient lighting

equipment like Compact

Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)

/Tubular Fluorescent Lamps

(TFLs) and Light-emitting diode

(LEDs) for lighting the areas

outside the building.

The electrical waste is disposed

off as per the e-Waste

Management and Handling

Rules, 2016.

xxviii An onsite disaster management plan shall be drawn up

to account for risks and accidents. This onsite plan

shall be dovetailed with the onsite management plan

for the district.

Airport is having an onsite

disaster management plan,

which covers fire accidents,

natural calamities etc. The plan

has been developed to cascade

and integrate with the district

onsite management plan.

xxix The concerns of the Public hearing panel shall be

suitably addressed to and the recommendations

adopted as part of the Environmental Management

Plan and in the plan for C.S.R as applicable.

Noted and the concerns of the

public and suitable remedial

measures are being

implemented as part of the

Environmental Management

Plan and C.S.R activities.

xxx A water security plan to the satisfaction of the CGWA

shall be drawn up to include augmenting water supply

and sanitation facilities and recharge of ground water

in at least two villages and schools, as part of the

C.S.R. activities.

Noted and will work with the

CGWA for augmentation of

ground water in the local

villages and schools, as part of

the C.S.R. activities.

S.

NO

PART B SPECIFIC CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE STATUS

i The project authorities must strictly adhere to the

stipulations made by the SPCB, State Government

and any other statutory authority.

GMR Hyderabad International

Airport Limited (GHIAL) shall

strictly adher to the stipulations of

the Telangana State Pollution

Control Board.

ii No further modification of expansion in the project

shall be carried out without prior approval of the

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

. In case of deviations or alterations in the project

proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for

Noted and if such situation arises,

GHIAL will bring to the notice of

the Honorable Ministry.


clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to this

Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions

imposed and to add additional environmental

protection measures required, if any.

iii The overall noise levels in and around the plant area

shall be kept well within the standards by providing

noise control measures including acoustic hoods,

silencers, enclosures etc. On all the sources of noise

generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to

the standards prescribed under the EPA Rules, 1989

viz. 75 dB(A) (daytime) and 70 dB(A) (night-time)

The noise levels at the airport are

being measured and maintained

well within the standards by

practicing suitable noise

abatement procedures. The

ambient noise levels are being

complied with the standards

prescribed under the EPA Rules,

1989 viz. 75 dB(A) (daytime) and

70 dB(A) (night-time).

iv A separate Environmental Management Cell

equipped with full fledged laboratory facilities must be

set up to carry out the environmnetal management

and monitoring functions.

GHIAL has set up a separate

environmental management cell

(EMC) with qualified staff. To

monitor environmental

parameters such as pH, TDS,

Electrical Conductivity (EC),

Suspended solid (SS), Residual

Chlorine, Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

and Total hardness in the

untreated and treated sewage,

GHIAL has in-house facilities. The

other parameters of the sewage,

ambient air quality, noise (apart

from Online monitoring facilities)

and stack emission monitoring are

done by approved external

laboratory.

v Adequate funds shall be earmarked towards capital

cost and recurring cost/annum for environment

pollution control measures and shall be used to

implement to conditions stipulated by the Ministry of

Environmnent, Forest and Climate Change as well as

the State Government along with the implementation

schedule for all the conditions stipulated herein. The

funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other

purposes.

An adequate amount has been

allocated for environmental

management activities.

5 All other statutory clearances such as the approvals

for storage of diesel from Chief Controller of

Explosives, Fire Department, Civil Aviation

Department, the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and

the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 etc. shall be

Noted and will obtain the

applicable statutory clearances.


obtained, as applicable by project proponents from

the respective competent authorities. This clearance

is subject to final order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court

of India in the matter of Goa Foundation Vs Union of

India in Writ Petition (Civil) No.460 of 2004 as may be

applicable to this project.

6 The Regional Office of this Ministry/Central Pollution Control Board/State Pollution Control Board will monitor the stipulated conditions. A six monthly compliance report and the monitored data along with statistical interpretation shall be submitted to them regularly.

The six monthly report will be

submitted to the Regional office,

MoEF, CPCB, and State Pollution

Control Board.

7 A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat/ Zila Parishad/Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any, from whom any suggestion/representation, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the company by the proponent.

Copies of the clearance letter have

been shared with the offices of

Notified Area Committee,

Panchayat and local bodies. Also

the clearance letter will be put on

the website.

8 The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance of the stipulated Clearance conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well by e-mail) to the respective Regional Office of MoEF&CC, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB.

The six monthly report is being

submitted to the Regional office,

MoEF, CPCB, and State Pollution

Control Board. The results of the

environmental parameters

monitoring have been enclosed as

Annexure – 1.

9 The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in Form-v as in mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of Clearance conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Office of MoEF&CC by e-mail.

The Annual Environmental

Statement prepared in Form- V

and the same will be submitted to

the Ministry. The copy of the same

shall also be put on the website of

the company.

10 The project proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with SPCB and may also be seen at website of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at http://www.envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within Seven days from the date of receipt of the Clearance letter at least two local newspaper that are widely circulated in the region of which on shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional Office of this Ministry.

The copy of the Environmental

Clearance has been put on the

website of the company. The

Environmental Clearance

information was also published in

two newspapers for the

information of the public. The copy

of the advertisement is attached as

Annexure – 2.

11 The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the

Since the project implementation is spanning over three years and company have sufficient internal

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concerned authorities and the date of commencing of land development work.

accruals, the initial funding shall be met through internally generated funds and company shall do the need based tie-up of debt funding at later stage of implementation.

12 The Ministry may revoke or suspend the clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not satisfactory.

Noted.

13 The Ministry reserves the right to add additional safeguard measures subsequently, if found necessary, and to take action including revoking of the environment clearance under the provisions of the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986, to ensure effective implementation of the suggested safeguard measures in a time bound and satisfactory manner.

Noted and agreed.

14 Any appeal against this clearance shall lie with the National Green Tribunal, if preferred, within a period of 30 days as prescribed under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.

Noted.

15 The above stipulations will be enforced inter-alia under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and the Public Liability (Insurance) Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules.

Noted.

Environmental Statement 2017-18 1


ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

2017- 18

Submitted by

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited, Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District,

Telangana.


The Environmental (Protection) Rules, 1986

FORM V (See rule 14)

Environmental Statement for the financial year ending the 31st March 2018.

PART A

(i) Name and address of the owner/occupier of the industry operation or

process:-

M/s. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited,

Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana state.

(ii) Industry category Primary – (STC Code) Secondary –(STC Code)

Airports (Red category industrial sector)

(iii) Production capacity----- Units---------

Airport capacity – 12 million passengers & 3 lakhs metric ton cargo per

annum

(iv) Year of establishment

December 2002

(v) Date of last environmental statement submitted.

05th July, 2017

PART B

Water and Raw Material Consumption

(1) Water consumption in m3/d

Process -

Cooling –

Domestic -

Name of products.

Process water consumption per unit of product output.

During the previous financial

year (2016-2017)

During the current financial

year (2017-2018)

Airport operations 1070.70 KLD

( Domestic + Cooling)

1107.75KLD

( Domestic + Cooling)

* Water consumption details are attached as Annexure- I


(2) Raw material Consumption

Name of raw material/

Name of products

Consumption of raw material per unit of output


year (2016-2017)

During the current financial

year (2017-2018)

Not Applicable since this

is an airport.

-------

--------

Industry may use codes if disclosing details of raw material would violate

contractual obligations, otherwise all industries have to name the raw materials

used.

PART C

Pollution discharged to environment/unit of output

(Parameter as specified in the consent issued)

(1)

Pollution

Quantity of

pollutants

discharged

(mass/day)

Concentration of Pollutants

discharged (mass/volume)

Percentage of variation

from prescribed

standards with reasons.

(a) Water

(b) Air

1479 KL / day

[After treatment the

wastewater is

recycled for

flushing, cooling

tower makeup and

irrigation within the

airport]

--

Wastewater and air quality

parameters are being

monitored by MoEF

approved laboratory.

Monitoring data enclosed as

Annexure II.

Waste water

parameters are all

within the prescribed

standards. The ambient

air quality and D.G sets

- chimney monitoring

results are within the

T.S.P.C.B., prescribed

standards.

PART D

HAZARDOUS WASTES

(As specified under Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling Rules, 1989)

Hazardous Wastes

Total Quantity (Litres)

During the Previous

financial year

(2016-2017)

During the current

financial year

(2017-2018)

(1) From Process (Used oil& Grease)

11190 litres( Used

oil)

10146 litres( Used oil)


(2) From pollution control facilities. Nil Nil

PART E

Solid Wastes

Total Quantity (kg)


year (2016-2017)

During the current

financial year (2017-

2018)

(a) From Process(Food

waste, plastic, metal and glass

scrap)

kg 2353359 2533914

(b) From pollution control

facility (STP generated

sludge)

kg

11600 21600

© (1) Quantity recycled or

reutilized within the unit (

Food waste, sludge from STP

is converted into compost and

used as manure)

kg 795105 744600

(2) Sold (Plastic, paper,

metal and glass scrap) kg 53354 100647

(3) Disposed (Disposal of

food waste to Selco)

kg

1516500 1710267

PART F

Please specify the characteristics (in terms of concentration and quantum) of hazardous

as well as solid wastes and indicate disposal practice adopted for both these categories

of wastes.

Type of waste Composition Quantity generated in

(lit / kg) Disposal

Hazardous waste

(Used oil & Grease)

Organic material 10146 Litres/ year

T.S.P.C.B.,authorised

agencies.

Solid waste Garbage, STP

sludge and food

waste

2555514 kg/year Food waste is being sent

to on-site Composting

Plant for making of

compost. Food waste,

sludge from STP is used

as manure The excess

quantity of food waste

(generated more than

Composting Plant

capacity) is being sent to

M/s. Selco International

as mentioned in CFO.


PART G

Impact of the pollution control measures taken on conservation of natural

resources and consequently on the cost of production.

The treated wastewater and the rainwater runoff had been used for irrigation

and flushing purposes instead of HMWS&SB source water.

Expenditure made on pollution control equipment /Services/Consents/Waste

disposal etc. for the financial year 2017 –2018.

S.NO DESCRIPTION COST Incurred for 2017-18

( in Rs).

1 STP operational charges (energy, manpower

and chemicals)

5402148

2 WTP operational charges (energy, manpower

and chemicals )

4766605

3 Rain water harvesting tank ( energy,

manpower, civil works)

572335

4 RO Plant (energy, manpower, chemicals and

lab analysis)

453,062

5 Horticulture and green belt development 39105318

6 Composting of food waste 908250

7 Solid waste collection and disposal charges 561600

8 OCEMS (AMC,ARC & Calibration) 405192

9 ACA (EKI, WSP,DNV) 683694

10 Third party environmental quality monitoring

in and around the airport

524228

11 Printing of Sustainability Reports 34256

12 World Environment Day-2017 26799

Total 53443487


PART H

Additional measures/investment proposal for environmental protection including

abatement of pollution.

In addition to the existing 5 MW solar power plant, GMR Hyderabad International

Airport Ltd., (GHIAL) is in the process of installing another 5 MW solar power

plant at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

PART I

Any other particulars for improving the quality of the environment.

• GHIAL received the Green Airport Recognition 2018 – Gold in 5-15 million

passengers’ category on 24thApril 2018 at the ACI Assembly meet at Narita,

Japan.

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited,

Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District,

Telangana state.

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