questionnaire for environmental appraisal

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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
APPRAISAL
KAKINADA SEZ LIMITED
(Formerly known as KAKINADA SEZ PRIVATE LIMITED)
EIA and EMP Study for Kakinada SEZ Port Phase I
at Kona Village, Thondangi Mandal,
East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada SEZ Port
BAY OF BENGAL
Environmental Appraisal Questionnaire for
Ports and harbours
January 2017
Prepared By
L&T INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING LIMITED
NABET ACCREDI TED
C1161304
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS L&T-RAMBØLL CONSULTING ENGINEERS LIMITED) RP004, rev. 0
L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd.
Client: Kakinada SEZ Limited
(formerly Kakinada SEZ Private Limited)
Project: EIA and EMP Study for Kakinada SEZ Project No.:
C1161304
Port
Title: Environmental Appraisal Questionnaire Document No.: Rev.:
RP004 0
(EAQ)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EIA and EMP Study for Kakinada SEZ Port C1161304
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Environmental Appraisal Questionnaire (Ports and Harbour Projects)

LIST OF ENCLOSURES

Annexure – A : Location Map
Annexure – B : Flora and Fauna Project Site and Study area
Annexure – C : Ambient Air Quality Data
Annexure – D : Water Quality Data
Annexure – E : Marine Water Quality Data
Annexure – F : Marine Biological data (Phyto/Zoo Plankton and benthic Communities)
Annexure – G : Road/Rail Connectivity
Annexure – H : Satellite Imagery for 10 km radial distance from Project Boundary
Annexure – I : Layout of Kakinada SEZ Port Phase I
Annexure - J : Water Balance Statement
Annexure – K : Plant Species Proposed for Greenbelt
Annexure – L : Layout of Greenbelt and Green Areas
Annexure – M : Traffic Forecast Summary for Kakinda SEZ Port
Annexure – N : Disaster Management Plan
Annexure – O : Standards for Diesel driven engines and DG set
Annexure – P : Cost for Environmental Management
Annexure – Q : Environmental Management Cell
Annexure – R : Environmental Monitoring Programme
Annexure – S : Public Hearing (Advertisment, MoM and Proceedings of Public Hearing)
Table of Contents
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QUESTIONNAIRE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL
APPRAISAL
EIA and EMP Study for Kakinada SEZ Port C1161304
Environmental Appraisal Questionnaire (EAQ) RP004 rev. 0
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL
PORTS AND HARBOUR PROJECTS

Note 1: All information to be given in the form of Annexure should be properly
numbered and form part of reply to this proforma
Note 2: No abbreviation to be used – Not available or not applicable should be clearly
mentioned
1. General Information:
1.1 Name of the Project All Weather, Deep-Water Multi-Purpose
Kakinada SEZ Port
a) Name of the Mr T. Nagarjuna, Head – Ports
authorized signatory Kakinada SEZ Limited
(formerly Kakinada SEZ Private Limited)
b) Mailing Address 4th Floor, GMR Aero Towers,
- E-mail Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
- Telephone Shamshabad, Hyderabad 500-409
Telephone: [phone]
- Fax Number
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gmrgroup.in
c) Does the project New Project
related to new
project/existing
project/
modernization project
d) If existing/
Not Applicable
expansion/
modernization project
e) Capacity (TPA) for
Not Applicable
existing and after
expansion
1.2 Location Village Name Tehsil District State
Andhra
Thondangi East
Kona Village Prades
Mandal Godavari
h
Location map is given as Annexure-A.
1.3 Classification of the Minor
project: Infrastructure and Investment (Ports-I) Department,
- Major Government of Andhra Pradesh declared the
- Intermediate "Kakinada Special Economic Zone Minor Port
- Minor Limits" Vide G.O.Ms.No.10 dated 03.12.2007.
- Fishing
- Container cargo
handling only
1.4 Geographical information:
a) Latitude 17°10'49.06"N
b) Longitude 82°26'57.39"E.
c) Elevation above MSL The existing average ground level at the proposed
(meters) backup area is +3.2 m CD
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d) Total area envisaged
The total land available for the development of port
for setting up of
as well as port based activities is 1879.51Ac. In
project (in ha.)
addition to this, an extent of ~133.31 Ac of land
between the existing shoreline and the revenue
boundary would be made available for the port
development.
The development of Kakinada SEZ Port will be
taken-up in a phased manner.
The Phase-I development is planned in an area of
~509 Ac (206 ha) and an additional area of
~1503.82 Ac is earmarked for future development of
port as well as other logistics (warehouses, CFS,
logistics park), Marine Projects (ship building, ship
repair, offshore supply base).
e) Nature of terrain The project site is generally flat terrain with some
undulations and gentle slope towards east.
f) Nature of soil (sandy, Mostly Sandy
clayey, sandy loam
etc.)
g) Seismic zone Zone-II (Low Risk) as per the IS:1893 (Part-1) 2002
classification of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
1.5 Current land use of the proposed project site (in ha.)
a) Built-up land -
b) Agricultural land -
c) Forest -
d) Mangroves -
e) Wastelands 358.55 Ha (886 acres) - Mix of Fallow
land/Barren/Waste Land/Coastal Sandy Area
f) Water bodies (Sea) -
g) Others 456.0 Ha (1126.8 acres) - Coastal Plantations
Total 814.55 Ha (2012.8 acres)
1.6 Environmental sensitivity details within 10 km from the boundary of the project
for applicability of “General Condition (GC)” as per EIA notification dated
14.9.2006 Approach and Charts
Aerial Distance (in
S. No. Item Name/ Identity
km)
Protected areas
notified under
1 the wildlife Nil -
(Protection) Act,
1972
Critically
polluted areas
as notified by
2 Nil -
the Central
Pollution
Control Board
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from time to
time
Notified Eco-
3 Nill -
sensitive areas
Inter-state
boundaries and
4 Nil -
international
boundaries
1.7 Environmental sensitivity areas as mentioned at column 9(III) of EIA Notification
2006
S. Aerial distance*
Areas Name/ Identity
No. (Within 15 km.)
a. Areas protected under
international
conventions, national or
local legislation for their Nil -
ecological, landscape,
cultural or other related
value
b. Areas which are
Tetagunta R.F 10.3 NNW
important or sensitive for
ecological reasons -
Jagannathapuram R.F 11.5N
Wetlands, watercourses
or other water bodies,
Nellipudi R.F 12.5 NW
coastal zone,
biospheres, mountains,
Vajrakutam R.F 12.6 NW
forests
c. Areas used by protected,
important or sensitive
species of flora or fauna
Nil -
for breeding, nesting,
foraging, resting, over
wintering, migration
d. Bay of Bengal Adjacent
Jammeru/Upputeru 1.5, W
Inland, coastal, marine or Uppu Cheruvu 3 WNW
underground waters Ramarao Gari Cheruvu 5.9 WNW
Ganganna Cheruvu 6.7 N
Pampa Reservoir 10 NW
e. State, National
Nil -
boundaries
f. Samarlakota-Kakinada
Adjoining on West
Routes or facilities used Bypass
by the public for access NH16 8.4, SW
to recreation or other NH 216 ~11.5, WNW
tourist, pilgrim areas South Central Railway
~7.7, S
Line
g. Defence installations Nil Nil
h. Densely populated or Thondangi Town 3.6; N
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built-up area
i. Areas occupied by
sensitive man-made land
uses (hospitals, schools, Thondangi Town 3.6; N
places of worship,
community facilities)
j. Areas containing
Tetagunta R.F 10.3 NNW
important, high quality or
scarce resources,
Jagannathapuram R.F 11.5N
(ground water resources,
surface resources,
Nellipudi R.F 12.5 NW
forestry, agriculture,
fisheries, tourism,
Vajrakutam R.F 12.6 NW
minerals)
k. Areas already subjected
to pollution or
environmental damage.
Nil -
(those where existing
legal environmental
standards are exceeded)
l. Areas susceptible to Earthquakes The project falls under
natural hazard which Seismic zone II (Low
risk zone) as per IS
could cause the project
1893 (Part I) of Indian
to present environmental
Seismic map.
problems, (earthquakes,

subsidence, landslides, Cyclones
The project area is
erosion or extreme or
influenced by cyclonic
adverse climatic disturbances. During
conditions) the design stage, the
effects from natural
disasters will be
considered and
necessary
precautionary
measures would be
built-in / implemented.
m. Description of the Project Site is located in Land with scrub, coastal
flora/vegetation in the sand (sandy soils). Common trees such as
project area and within 1 Casuarina, palm and Cashew are observed in the
km from the project project site. Flora and Fauna in the study area is
boundary presented in Final EIA report. Flora and Fauna in
n. Description of the fauna Project Site and Study area is enclosed as
(non-domesticated) in Annexure-B.
the project area and
within 1 km from the
project boundary
1.8 Baseline Data
a. Meteorological data From the data purchased from Lakes
Environment the Project site specific
meteorological data for the Study period Pre
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