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J 13012/18/2009 -IA.II (T)

Government of India
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi-110 003
Dated: 19th Oct, 2009
To
M/s Meenakshi Energy Private Ltd.
Meenakshi House, 8-2-418, Road No.7
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad – 500 034

Sub: 1x300 MW Coal Based Thermal Power Plant (Phase-II Expansion) project at Thammenapatriam village, in Chillakuru Mandal, in
Dis*. Nellaore, in Andhra Pradesh -reg. Environmental Clearance.

Sir,

The undersigned is directed to refer to letter no.CTP-OO-DT-ENV-01-MEPL-MOEF-29, dated 15.07.2009 on the subject
mentioned above. The Ministry of Environment & Forests has examined the application.

2. It is noted that the proposal is for grant of environmental clearance for setting up of 1x300 MW coal based thermal
power project (Phase-II Expansion) at Thammenapatriam Village, in Chillakuru Mandal, in District Nellore, A.P. The
land requirement will be140 acres. The coordinates of the site are latitude 14o12’22” to 14o13’26” N, and longitude 80o04’41
to 80o06’12” E. Water requirement will be met from Kandaleru Creek. The project will be using 70% Indian coal and 30%
imported coal. A twin flue stack of 220 meters height will be provided. Particulate emission shall be maintained at less than
50 mg/Nm3. The flue gas exist velocity shall be 25 m/s. The out fall point will be in the sea and not in Kandaleru Creek.
Public hearing of the project was conducted on 24.07.2009. Cost of the project will be Rs 15900 million.

3. The project has been considered in accordance with the provisions of the EIA notification issued by the Ministry of
Environment & Forests vide S.O. 1533 (E), dated September 14, 2006.

4. Based on the information submitted by you, as at Para 2 above and others, the Ministry of Environment and Forests
hereby accords environmental clearance to the above project under the provisions of ElA notification dated September 14, 2006,
subject to the compliance of the following conditions:

(i) A bi-flue stack of 220 m height shall be provided with continuous online monitoring equipments for SOx, NOx and
Particulate matter. Exit velocity of flue gases shall not be less than 25 m/sec. Mercury emissions from stack shall also be
monitored on periodic basis.

(ii) High Efficiency Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) shall be installed to ensure that particulate emission does not
exceed 50 mg/Nm3.

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(iii) Adequate dust extraction system such as cyclones/ bag filters and water spray system in dusty areas such as in coal handling and ash handling points, transfer areas and other
vulnerable dusty areas shall be provided.

(iv) Fly ash shall be collected in dry form and storage facility (silos) shall be provided. 100% fly ash utilization shall be ensured from 4th year onwards. Unutilized fly ash shall be
disposed off in the ash pond in the form of slurry form. Mercury and other heavy metals (As,Hg, Cr, Pb etc.) will be monitored in the bottom ash as also in the effluents emanating from the
existing ash pond. No ash shall be disposed off in low lying area.

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(v) Ash pond shall be lined with HDP lining. Adequate safety measures shall also be implemented to protect the ash dyke
from getting breached.

(vi) Closed cycle cooling system with natural draft cooling towers shall be provided. The Effluents shall be treated as per
the prescribed norms. COC of 5 shall be adopted.

(vii) No ground water shall be extracted for the project work at any stage.

(viii) The treated effluents conforming to the prescribed standards only shall be re-circulated and reused within the plant.
There shall be no discharge outside the plant boundary except during monsoon. Arrangements shall be made that
effluents and storm water do not do not get mixed.

A sewage treatment plant shall be provided and the treated sewage shall be used for raising greenbelt/plantation.

(x) Rainwater harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority/ Board shall be consulted for finalization
of appropriate rainwater harvesting technology within a period of three months from the date of clearance and
details shall be furnished.

(xi) Adequate safety measures shall be provided in the plant area to check/minimize spontaneous fires in coal yard,
especially during summer season. Copy of these measures with full details along with location plant layout shall be
submitted to the Ministry as well as to the Regional Office of the Ministry at Lucknow.

(xii) Storage facilities for auxiliary liquid fuel such as LDO and/ HFO/LSHS shall be made in the plant area in consultation
with Department of Explosives, Nagpur. Sulphur content in the liquid fuel will not exceed 0.5%. Disaster Management
Plan shall be prepared to meet any eventuality in case of an accident taking place due to storage of oil.

(xiii) Regular monitoring of ground water in and around the ash pond area including heavy metals (Hg,Cr,As,Pb) shall be
carried out, records maintained and six monthly reports shall be furnished to the Regional Office of this Ministry. The data
so obtained should be compared with the baseline data so as to ensure that the ground water quality is not adversely
affected due to the project.

(xiv) A green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed around the plant periphery covering 1/3 of
total area preferably with local species.

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(xv) First Aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and other contract workers during construction
phase.

(xvi) Noise levels emanating from turbines shall be so controlled such that the noise in the work zone shall be limited to 75
dBA. For people working in the high noise area, requisite personal protective equipment like earplugs/ear muffs etc. shall
be provided. Workers engaged in noisy areas such as turbine area, air compressors etc shall be periodically examined to
maintain audiometric record and for treatment for any hearing loss including shifting to non noisy/less noisy areas.

(xvii) Regular monitoring of ground level concentration of SO2, NOx, RSPM and Hg shall be carried out in the impact zone
and records maintained. If at any stage these levels are found to exceed the prescribed limits, necessary control measures
shall be provided immediately. The location of the monitoring stations and frequency of monitoring shall be decided in
consultation with SPCB. Periodic reports shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry. The data shall also be
put on the website of the company.

(xviii) A good action plan for R&R with package for the project affected persons be submitted and implemented as per
prevalent R&R policy within three months form the date of issue of this letter.

(xix) An amount of Rs 12.0 Crores shall be earmarked as one time capital cost for CSR programme. Subsequently a recurring

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expenditure of Rs 2.0 Crore per annum shall be earmarked as recurring expenditure for CSR activities. Details of the
activities to be undertaken shall be submitted within one month along with road map for implementation.

(xx) Provision shall be made for the 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, crèche etc. The
housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

(xxi) The project proponent shall advertise in at least two local newspapers widely circulated in the region around
the project, one of which shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days from
the date of this clearance letter, informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and
copies of clearance letter are available with the State Pollution Control Board/Committee and may also be
seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http://envfor.nic.in.

(xxii) A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parisad /
Municipal Corporation, urban local Body and the Local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions/representations, if
any, received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the website of the
Company by the proponent.

(xxiii) A separate environment management cell with qualified staff shall be set up for implementation of the stipulated
environmental safeguards.

(xxiv) The proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated EC conditions, including results of monitored data on their
website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of MOEF, the

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respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx (ambient levels as well as
stack emissions)shall be displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

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

(xxvi) The environment statement for each financial year ending 31st March in Form-V as is 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 EC conditions and shall also be sent to
the respective Regional Offices of the Ministry by e-mail.

(xxvii) The project proponent shall submit six monthly reports on the status of the implementation of the stipulated
environmental safeguards to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, its Regional Office, Bangalore, Central Pollution
Control Board and State Pollution Control Board. The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the
environment of the environmental clearance conditions on their website and update the same periodically and
simultaneously send the same by e-mail to the Regional Office, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangalore.

(xxviii) Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment & Forests located at Bangalore will monitor the implementation
of the stipulated conditions. A complete set of documents including Environmental Impact Assessment Report
and Environment Management Plan along with the additional information submitted from time to time shall be
forwarded to the Regional Office for their use during monitoring. Project proponent will up-load the compliance
status in their website and up-date the same from time to time at least six monthly basis. Criteria pollutants
levels including NOx (from stack & ambient air) shall be displayed at the main gate of the power plant.

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(xxix) Separate funds shall be allocated for implementation of environmental protection measures along with item-
wise break-up. These cost shall be included as part of the project cost. The funds earmarked for the
environment protection measures shall not be diverted for other purposes and year-wise expenditure should
be reported to the Ministry.

(xxx) The project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry regarding the date of financial closure
and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the dates of start of land development work and
commissioning of plant.

(xxxi) Full cooperation shall be extended to the Scientists/Officers from the Ministry / Regional Office of the Ministry
at Bangalore / CPCB/ SPCB who would be monitoring the compliance of environmental status.

4. The Ministry of Environment and Forests reserves the right to revoke the clearance if conditions stipulated are
not implemented to the satisfaction of the Ministry. The Ministry
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may also impose additional environmental conditions or modify the existing ones, if necessary.

5. The environmental clearance accorded shall be valid for a period of 5 years to start operations by the
power plant.

6. Concealing factual data or submission of false/fabricated data and failure to comply with any of the conditions mentioned
above may result in withdrawal of this clearance and attract action under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

7. In case of any deviation or alteration in the project proposed including coal transportation system from those
submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference should be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of
the condition(s) imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

8. The above stipulations would be enforced among others under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules
there under, Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 and its amendments, the Public Liability
Insurance Act, 1991 and its amendments.

9. Any appeal against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment Appellate Authority, if
preferred, within 30 days as prescribed under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.

(LALIT KAPUR)
DIRECTOR

Copy to:-

The Secretary, Ministry of Power, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110001.
The Secretary (Environment), Forests and Environment Department Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Chairman, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066.
The Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhawan, A-3 Industrial Estate, Sanath Nagar,
Hyderabad – 500 018.
The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-
110032.
The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (SZ), Kendriya Sadan, 4th Floor E&F Wings 17th Main Road, 1
Block , Koranmangala, Bangalore-560 034.
The District Collector, Nellore District, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh.
The Director (EI), MOEF.
Guard file.
Monitoring file.

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(LALIT KAPUR)
DIRECTOR

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