MINING AND INDUSTRIALISATION UPDATE, ORISSA - Vasundhara

(xi)(xii)(xiii)The ash pond shall be lined with impervious lining to avoid any leaching intogroundwater. The ash dyke shall be so designed and strengthened to ensure guardagainst breaching. Adequate safety measures shall also be taken so that pond ashdoes not become air borne to cause air pollution in the surrounding areas.Rain water harvesting should be adopted. Central Groundwater Authority / Boardshall be consulted for finalization of appropriate rain water harvesting technologywithin a period of three months from the date of clearance.Waste water generated shall be recycled and reused in the plant premises andthere shall be zero discharge outside the plant boundary except during monsoon.(xiv) Regular monitoring of ground water quality including heavy metals shall beundertaken around ash dyke and the project area to ascertain the change, if any, inthe water quality due to leaching of contaminants from ash disposal area.(xv)A greenbelt shall be developed all along the plant and ash pond boundarycovering a total area of at least 280 acres.(xvi) First aid and sanitation arrangements shall be made for the drivers and othercontract workers during construction phase.(xvii) Leq of Noise level should be limited to 75 dBA and regular maintenance ofequipment be undertaken. For people working in the high noise areas, personalprotection devices should be provided.(xviii) Regular monitoring of the ambient air quality shall be carried out in and aroundthe power plant and records maintained. The location of the monitoring stationsand frequency of monitoring shall be decided in consultation with SPCB.Quarterly reports shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry.(xix) The project proponent should advertise in at least two local newspapers widelycirculated in the region around the project, one of which should be in thevernacular language of the locality concerned within seven days of issue of thisletter, informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance andcopies of clearance letters are available with the State Pollution ControlBoard/Committee and may also be seen in the Website of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests in the http://envfor.nic.in.(xx)A separate environment monitoring cell with suitable qualified staff should be setup for implementation of the stipulated environmental safeguards.(xxi) Half yearly report on the status of implementation of the conditions andenvironmental safeguards should be submitted to this Ministry, the RegionalOffice, CPCB and SPCB.79