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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR

PROPOSED EXPANSION OF LPG STORAGE FACILITY

FROM 1800 MT TO 3600 MT BY INSTALLING 3X600 MT

MOUNDED STORAGE UNIT

Village: Thimmapur

Mandal: Kothur

District: Rangareddy

Telangana State

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SUBMITTED TO

M/s INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED

PREPARED BY

M/s. ULTRA-TECH

ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY AND CONSULTANCY

(Gazzeted By MoEF)

Unit No. 206, 224, 225 Jai Commercial Complex, Eastern Express Highway,

Opp Cadbury Factory, Khopat, Thane (West) – 400 061

Tel: 022 2534 2776, Fax: 022 25429650, Email: [email protected]

Website: www.ultratech.in

Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the Proposed Expansion of LPG Storage Facility from

1800 MT to 3600 MT by Installing 3x600 MT Mounded Storage Unit at Thimmapur Bottling Plant,

Thimmapur Village, Kothur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Telangana

Executive Summary

ULTRA-TECH Environmental Consultancy and Laboratory ES-1

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. proposes expansion of LPG storage facility from 1800 MT

to 3600 MT by installing 3x600 MT mounded storage unit at Thimmapur bottling plant,

Thimmapur village, Kothur mandal, Ranga Reddy district, Telangana.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is a government of India enterprise with a Navratna

status, and a Fortune 500 and Forbes 2000 company. Incorporated as Indian Oil Corporation

Ltd. on 1st September, 1964 Indian Oil and its subsidiaries account for approximately 48%

petroleum products market share, 34% national refining capacity and 71% downstream sector

pipelines capacity in India. It is India’s flagship national oil company and downstream

petroleum major thus being India’s largest commercial enterprise.

Thimmapur LPG Bottling Plant (BP) was commissioned in an area of 36.5 Acres and

proposes expansion of LPG storage facility from 1800 MT to 3600 MT by installing 3x600

MT mounded storage unit located at Thimmapur village, Kothur mandal, Ranga Reddy

district, Telangana. The mounded storage will be in 3 bullets of 600 MT each with a total

capacity of 1800 MT. The system of mounded storage has been recognized as one of the

safest form of storage of LPG.

As per EIA Notification, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, sub-

section (ii) of Ministry of Environment & Forest dated 14.09.2006 & subsequent

amendments, the proposed project falls in Activity 6(b), Category-B of “List of Projects or

Activities Requiring Prior Environmental Clearance”. As per the above notification, proposed

project will have to obtain environmental clearance from State Environmental Impact

Assessment Authority (SEIAA) / State Environmental Appraisal Committee (SEAC),

Telangana. Standard TOR has been granted to M/s IOCL, Thimmapur in the meeting of

SEAC, Andhra Pradesh held on 13th March 2017 vide its letter no. SEIAA/TS/OL/RRD-

113/2017-694 dated 18th May, 2017.

The EIA report has been prepared in accordance with the standard TOR issued by SEAC.

The proposed project will be completed in approximately 27 months from the date of

approval environmental & other statutory clearances. The total cost of the proposed project is

around Rs. 25.0 Crores.

1.1 Location Details and Environmental Setting

The project site is located at about 45 km from Hyderabad, 65 km from Mahabubnagar,

Telangana. By proposed 3 nos of mounded bullets with 600 MT capacities each in the plant

will ensure 7-8 days cover on a stand-alone basis against total bulk LPG storage capacity of

1800 MT.

The elevation of the site is about 580 m amsl. The environmental setting is given in Table-1.1

and study area map is given in Figure-1.1.




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TABLE-1.1

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING AROUND THE AIRPORT SITE

Sr. No. Particulars Details

1 Plant location located in IDA Thimmapur village, Ranga

Reddy district, Telangana state

2 Topo sheet No. 56 k/4, k/8

3 Site Coordinates Latitude : 780 29’ 33’’ E

Longitude : 170 15’ 51’’ N

4 Climatic conditions at Hyderabad IMD station

5 Maximum temperature 42.20C

6 Minimum temperature 11.30C

7 Annual rainfall (total) 823 mm

8 Relative humidity Maximum- 82%

Minimum- 25%

9 Predominant wind directions Annual:- East

10 Plant site elevation above MSL 580 m

11 Plant site topography Plain

12 Present land use at the site Industrial

13 Nearest highway NH-5- 0.05 km, W

14 Nearest railway station Thimmapur Railway Station - 1.9 km, NNW

15 Nearest Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - 22 km,

NE

16 Nearest major water bodies • Maisamma cheruvu - 1.8 km, NNE

• Nanajpur nala - 2.8 km, E

• Narsappaguda cheruvu - 3.8 km, W

• Peddavagu - 11.3 km, NNW

• Himayat sagar - 13.0 km, N

17 Nearest town/City • Nearest Town: Shadnagar - 15.5 km, NE

• City: Hyderabad - 29.0 km, NE

18 Nearest village Thimmapur - 2.2 km, N

19 Archaeologically important

places

Nil

20 Protected areas as per Wildlife

Protection Act, 1972 (Tiger

reserve, Elephant reserve,

Biospheres, National parks,

Wildlife sanctuaries, community

reserves and conservation

reserves)

Nil

21 Reserved / Protected Forests • Golur RF - 6.9 km, NE

• Nagavaram RF - 10.4 km, E

• Maheswaram RF - 12.2 km, E

• Phulmamidi RF - 12.0 km, SE

• Parandla RF - 14.0 km, SSE

• Mysura Kammadhanam RF - 13.5 km,




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Sr. No. Particulars Details

SSW

22 Defence Installations Nil

23 List of major Industries in 10 km

radius

• Venkateshwara hatcheries

• Natco Pharma

• HPL Batteries

• MSN Software

• HIL (Hindustan Industries limited)

• Owens Crowing

24 Seismicity Seismic Zone-II as per IS 1893 (Part I): 2002




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FIGURE-1.1

STUDY AREA MAP OF THE PROJECT (10 KM RADIUS)




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1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Thimmapur LPG plant caters to the LPG needs of customers through distributors and quality

of services. The existing Thimmapur BP currently has 3.5 days cover against a bottling

capacity of 1800 MT.

The process involved can be divided into 4 Stages:

� Receipt of Bulk LPG product through bullet trucks.

� Storage of LPG product in storage tanks as per OISD norms.

� Packaging of the LPG into cylinders.

� Dispatch of LPG products through packed trucks

Transferring the bulk LPG through pipes with the help of pumps, Carousals with multiple

points of filling to do bottling of LPG into cylinders.

The plant is entirely depending on the road receipt for bulk product sourcing at plant. Any

blockage of roads due reasons like floods, strikes etc. will severely hamper the bottling /

dispatch of cylinders to market, since the present bulk product coverage is only for 3.5 days.

Any disruption in supplies from IPPL or any operational reasons like delay in berthing of

ships at IPPL port, there can be dry-out situations and may also lead to procure bulk LPG

from non-economical sources.

In view of the foregoing, the division has proposed for provision of additional 3 nos. of

mounded bullets with 600 MT capacities each in the plant.

The salient features of the proposed storage tanks expansion project are presented in Table-

1.2.

TABLE-1.2

SALIENT FEATURES OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANT

Sr. No. Description Details

1 Total Land 36.5 Acres

2 Location IOCL, Thimmapur village, Kothur Mandal, Ranga

Reddy District, Andhra Pradesh

3 Present land use Proposed expansion will be carried out within existing

premises

4 Status of land acquisition Entire land is in the name and possession of IOCl

5 Type of storage tanks Mounded Bullet




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Sr. No. Description Details

6 Capacity of storage tank

proposed

Sr.

No.

Product Vessel Capacity

(MT)

Existing Facility

1 LPG Mounded bullets 3x600=1800

MT

Proposed Additional Facility

2 LPG Mounded bullets 3x600= 1800

MT

Total 3600 MT

7 Resource Requirement

8 Power requirement 400 KVA from TSSPDCL

9 Water requirement Water will be sourced from 4 Nos’ tube wells available

at the plant

10 Man power No additional manpower is required, existing Manpower

in existing facility-145 no

11 Project Cost Rs 25 Crores

12 Cost towards environment

protection

Rs 90 lakhs (solar panels, LED lighting, rainwater

harvesting, etc)

13 Fire Fighting Facilities

A Fire water storage 11100 KL

B Fire water pumps 5fire water pumps of 410 m3/hr @7kg/cm2

C Jockey pumps 2 jockey pumps of 10 m3/hr@7kg/cm

2

C Water sprinkler / Deluge

system

At all relevant places (will be converted to auto

sprinkler system supported by PLC based ILSD)

D Fire Hydrant/ monitor

piping network

As per OISD

E DCP & CO2 extinguishers As per OISD 144

F Gas Monitoring System As per OISD-150 & OISD 144

G ILSD As per OISD-144

Source: IOCL

1.3 Resources Requirement

• Land Requirement

The total land in possession of IOCL is about 36.5 acres or 147711 m2. In which 4,395 m2

(1.086 acres) of space is required for proposed 3 mounded bullets, space required for mound

(stone pitching) around the bullets with a slope of 1:2, space required for containing the

spillages around the mounded bullets to direct it to safe location and 1,883 m2 (0.46 acres)

space required for motorable road around the mounded bullets and also the space required for

laying the fire fighting hydrant network around the mound.




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• Water Requirement

Water will be sourced for the expansion project additionally; 40.5 KLD of water is required

for the proposed expansion will be source from own existing tube wells water supply.

• Power Requirement

The existing power requirement supplied from TSSPDCL is 400KVA. IOCL has stand by DG

sets of 500 KVA, 250 KVA and 100 KVA; there is no additional requirement of DG seta in

the proposed expansion project.

1.4 Baseline Environmental Status

Field monitoring studies to evaluate the baseline status of the project site were carried out

during the period of 1st March, 2017 to 31st May, 2017, representing pre monsoon season of

2017.

1.4.1 Meteorology

Maximum temperature of 41.9oC and minimum temperature of 23.5

0C was recorded during

the study period. During the period of observation, the relative Humidity recorded ranged

from 22-54%.

Predominant winds from WSW and SSW directions were observed during the study period.

1.4.2 Ambient Air Quality

To establish the baseline status of the ambient air quality in the study area, the air quality was

monitored at eight locations during pre-monsoon season.

The PM10 and PM2.5 are observed to vary from 18.3 µg/m3 to 45.4 µg/m

3 and 11.4 µg/m

3 to

23.2 µg/m3 respectively.

The SO2 and NOx are observed to vary from 11.7 µg/m3 to 20.3 µg/m

3 and 17.9 µg/m

3 to 27.8

µg/m3

respectively. The values of other parameters as per NAAQS 2009 are well within the

prescribed limits.

1.4.3 Water Quality

The baseline water quality status in the region is established by collecting water samples from

eleven locations.

� Ground Water Quality

The pH varies from 7.0 to 8.4. The total hardness was observed to vary from 284.5 to 653.0

mg/l. The total dissolved solids concentrations were found to be 585 to 1325 mg/l. Chlorides

and sulphates were in the range of 120.8 to 317.8 mg/l and 22.2 to 143.2 mg/l respectively.




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� Surface Water Quality

All parameters within desirable limits

1.4.4 Noise Level Survey

The noise monitoring has been conducted at eight locations in the study area The day time

noise levels at all the locations were ranged in between 43.2 to 52.6 dB(A).

The night time noise levels were ranged in between 40.1 to 49.4 dB (A). The noise levels in

general found within the acceptable levels as per Ambient Noise Standards of CPCB for

different land use categories.

1.4.5 Soil Characteristics

The soil samples were tested at eight locations during study period covering various land uses. It

has been observed that the pH of the soil in the study area ranged from 6.8 to 8.2. The electrical

conductivity was observed to be in the range of 167 µmhos/cm to 356 µmhos/cm.

The nitrogen values range between 41.6 to 168.7 kg/ha. The phosphorus values range between

173 to 532 kg/ha. The potassium values range between 77.4 to 590.1 kg/ha. The soils from the

study area indicate medium fertility due to their NPK content. Further, the soil in the study area

does not indicate any industrial contamination.

1.4.6 Ecological Studies

Peafowl is found in the area, along with Chinkara-Indian Gazelle, which are found in the

study area, confined in the Schedule-I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Wild

boars are also found in the study areas, which are listed in Schedule-III. Rest of the avifauna,

mammalian fauna, and reptilian and insecta are listed in the following Schedules: II, III, IV,

and V of the Indian Wild (Protection) Act, 1972 in the buffer zone of the study area.

There are no endangered fishes and endangered or threatened plants in the study area.

1.4.7 Demography and Socio-Economic Profile

The study area consisted of 113984 population inhabited in study area as per the district census

handbook (2011). The study area on an average has 933 females per 1000 males as per 2011

census reports. In comparison to the state sex ratio (united Andhra Pradesh 993) the study

area has recorded less sex ratio. The study area experiences a literacy rate of 61.74 % (2011).

Total work participation rate in the project study areas is 45.89%, which is less than the

district’s work participation rate at 51.4%.

1.5 Anticipated Environmental Impacts And Mitigation Measures

The construction and operational phase of the proposed mounded bullets comprises various

activities, each of which may have either positive or negative impact on some or other

environmental attributes. The proposed project activities would have an impact on the




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environment in two distinct phases:

• During construction phase, which may be regarded as temporary or short term and

reversible effect; and

• During operational phase which may have long term effects.

The probable impacts during construction phase on various sectors of environment (such as

air, water, soil, biotic, socio-economic environment etc.) have been identified and listed in

Table-1.3.




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TABLE-1.3

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND PROBABLE IMPACTS

Construction Activities Sector Probable Impacts

A) Long Term Impacts

Land Acquisition Land • No Change in Land Use Pattern

Socio-economics • No Displacements and Loss of livelihood

B) Short Term Impacts

Site clearing and Levelling

(cutting, stripping,

excavation, earth

movement, compaction)

Air

• Fugitive Dust Emissions

• Noise/ Air Emissions from construction

equipment & Machinery

Water • Run-off from construction area

• Run-off from vegetation stripped area

Land • Loss of fertile top soil

Ecology • Loss of vegetation

• Topographic Transformations

Transportation and Storage

of Construction Material/

Equipment Air

• Noise and Air Emissions from Vehicles

• Fugitive Dust Emissions due to Traffic

Movement

• Spillage and fugitive emissions of

construction materials

Water

• Spillage of construction material

• Run-off from Storage Areas of

Construction Material

Soil • Deposition of spilled construction

material on soil

Public Utilities • Increased flow of traffic

• Congestion on roads

Civil Construction

Activities Air

• Noise and Air Emissions from

Construction Machinery

• Fugitive Dust Emissions due to

Movement of Traffic

Water • Run-off from Construction Areas

containing Construction Material

Mechanical & Electrical

Erection Activities Air

• Noise & Air Emissions from Machines/

activities

Water • Run-off from Erection Areas containing

Oils, Paints

Transportation and Disposal

of Construction Debris

Air

• Noise and Air Emissions from Transport

Vehicles

• Fugitive Dust Emissions due to

Movement of Traffic

• Spillage and fugitive emissions of debris

materials




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1.6 Environmental Management Cell, EMP and Monitoring

Environment Management is being headed by a senior manager and constitutes environmental

engineer and supervisors. The Manager (Environment) will be responsible for Environment

management activities. Basically, this department supervises the monitoring of environmental

pollution levels viz. ambient air quality, water and effluent quality.

1.7 Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan

Hazard analysis involves the identification and quantification of the various hazards (unsafe

conditions) that exist in the proposed plant. On the other hand, risk analysis deals with the

recognition and computation of risks, the equipment in the plant and personnel are prone to,

due to accidents resulting from the hazards present in the plant.

Risk analysis follows an extensive hazard analysis. It involves the identification and

assessment of risks the neighboring populations are exposed to as a result of hazards present.

This requires a thorough knowledge of failure probability, credible accident scenario,

vulnerability of population etc. Much of this information is difficult to get or generate.

Consequently, the risk analysis is often confined to maximum credible accident studies and

these details discussed in details in RA & HAZOP studies.

1.8 Project Benefits

The proposed expansion project for installation of 03 nos. of Mounded Bullets of 600MT

capacity each at Thimmapur Bottling Plant, Thimmapur shall yield following benefits:

• Maintain continuity of LPG gas cylinder supply to the consumers through distributors;

• Increase the days cover for LPG storage from 3.3 days to 8.0 days (on the basis of double

shift bottling operation);

• Help to overcome the scarcity of bulk LPG;

• Safety measures for hazard detection and prevention system will be upgraded as per

OISD-144;

• By adding 3x600 MT Mounded Bullets, risk profile of the existing plant will not be

enhanced;

• Discourage deforestation and reduce the use of fire wood & fossil fuels; and

• Improve the quality of life of women engaged in household activities specially cooking.

1.9 Conclusions

The proposed expansion project has certain level of marginal impacts on the local

environment. However, the proposed expansion project has significant beneficial

impacts/effects in terms of providing temporary employment opportunities and various CSR

activities and also improvising the social and economic environment in the vicinity and meets

the fuel need of the state.

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