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1 Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Private Limited (CIN: U40109TG2002PTC038683) Ref: GBHPPL/MoEF8tCC/HYR/ Greenk.'.) Date: To The Additional Chief Conservator of Forests (C), Ministry of Environment, forests and Climate Change, Regional Office (NCZ), 25, Subhash Road, Dehradun, Dehradun Uttarakhand Sub: Submission of Six Monthly Compliance Report (Half Yearly Compliance Report) on environmental stipulations for the period ending Sep,17 (April to Sep 2017) - as per MOEF&CC, Environmental Clearance of Budhil (70 MW) in Himachal Pradesh. Ref: Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Letter No: J-12011/4/2006-IA.I dated: Dear Sir With reference to above cited letter, we are pleased to submit the "Six Monthly Progress Report" of 70 MW Budhil Hydro Electric Project for the period ending Sep, Kindly acknowledge the receipt of the same. Thanking you Yours faithfully Budhil Hydro Power Private Limited I' along with annexures CC: Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), New Delhi Corporate Office: Plot No 1367, Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad , Telangana. Ph:+91 (40)

Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) Six Monthly Compliance Report of Environmental Clearance Budhil Hydro Electric Project (70 MW) Chamba dist, Himachal Pradesh Submitted to: Regional Office,

2 Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) Six Monthly Compliance Report of Environmental Clearance Budhil Hydro Electric Project (70 MW) Chamba dist, Himachal Pradesh Submitted to: Regional Office, North-Central Zone, Dehradune Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) & MoEF&CC, New Delhi by Submitted By: M/s Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Private Limited Corporate Office: Plot No 1367, Road No-45, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Period: April 2017 to September 2017 Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd Six Monthly Report on EMP 0

3 Brief details of the Project Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) S. Required details Informatio no. 1 Name of the Project Greenko Budhil Hydro Power n Pvt. Ltd. River Valley Hydro Electric Project (Run off 2 Type of the Project the River) 3 Clearance Letter(s) OM No. & Date a) Environment Clearance b) Forest Clearance 4 Locations a) District b) State c) Latitude d) Longitude 5 Address for correspondence: J-12011/4/2006-IA-I dated i. 9-HPC617/2005-CHA/1700 dated ii. 9-HPC617/2005-CHA/360 dated Chamba Himachal Pradesh N E a) Address of concerned Project Chief (with Pin code and telephone/fax nos) 6 b) Address of concerned Project Head at Corporate Office Chief (with Pin code and telephone/fax nos) 7 Forest land requirements Status of approval for diversion of forestland for non-forestry use 8 Details of Site Visit a) By Regional Office b) By Monitoring Committee 9 Construction activities and status of Implementation of EMP 10 Brief note on the status of compliance of the conditions stipulated by MoEF Suresh Chand Kalsi Budhil HEP, Vill Kharamukh, PO Garola Bharmour Chamba, Himachal Pradesh Contact No , Prasada Raju J.V.S.D Authorized signatory Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Private Ltd. Plot No:1367, Road no:45, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad-33. Ph: (040) (for project) (for transmission line) PCB Officer-Chamba/MoEF&CC Dehradun visited the site in the month of Nov The project is in Operation stage from Status of compliance of the conditions as stipulated by MOEF are enclosed as Annexure- I Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd Six Monthly Report on EMP 1

4 S. No. Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) Six Monthly Progress Report for the period ending Oct 2017 Conditions Part-A: Specific conditions i) CAT plan as has been proposed for 756 Ha. Degraded area should be completed in four years. ii) Condition stipulated by State Government while forwarding the proposal should be followed in toto. iii) For the uplifting of socioeconomic life of local people, priority should be given in jobs accordingly to their Qualification. iv) Soil analysis report should be submitted within three months from the date of issue of this letter. v) NOC from National commission of Seismic D e s i g n P a r a m e t e r s ( NCSDP) of CWC should be obtained and submitted to this Ministry. PART-B: General Conditions i) Adequate free fuel arrangement should be made for the labor force engaged in the construction work at project cost so that indiscriminate felling of trees is prevented. ii) Fuel depot may be opened at the site to provide the fuel (Kerosene/wood/ LPG). Medical facilities as well as recreational facilities should also be provided to the labourers. iii) All the laborers to be engaged for construction works should also be thoroughly examined by health personnel and adequately treated before issuing them work permit. Status Annexure-I Project is in operation stage, we had already deposited the CAT Plan amount to the CAMPA fund. Complied, Project is in operation stage. We have already provided the Employment to the local people (as per their educational qualification and our requirement). We had already submitted the Soil parameter test Report as done by M/s. SGS. Complied, we have submitted the same during construction stage. Noted, Project is in operation stage, LPG is being provided/using at Kitchen. Noted, project is in operation stage, being procured as and when required from the local market. Project is in Operation stage; very minimum construction activities will be involved at site during Operation stage. Pre- Employment medical Health Checkups & Health monitoring are being carried out at all the Project Sites before deployment. [Type here ] [Type here ] [Type here ] Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd Six Monthly Report 2

5 S. No. Conditions Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) Status iv) Restoration of construction area including dumping area with levelling, filling up of burrow pits, landscaping etc. area should be properly treated with suitable plantation. v) Financial measure shall be made in the total budget for safeguard measures vi) A multidisciplinary c o m m i t t e e should be constituted with representatives from various disciplines of forestry, Ecology, wildlife, soil conservation, NGO etc. to oversee the effective implementation of the suggested safeguard measures. The restoration of dumping areas has been completed. In all dumping yard areas, leveling & filling works of the project area is being done & duly protected by way of Crate walls, the tree plantation in and along the project area & road are being done. Separate budget for execution of safeguard measures is provided The project is in operation stage, during construction, the committee has already constituted by Govt. of Himachal Pradesh wide letter no: HPSEB (SECTT)/CE (PSP)/401(H)/2007/Pvt. Vol- 53/ dated vii) Six monthly monitoring reports should Noted and being Complied be submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office, Chandigarh for review 4. Officials from Regional Office MoEF, Noted and being Complied Chandigarh who would be monitoring the implementation of environmental safeguards should be given full cooperation, facilities and documents/ data by the project proponents during their inspection. 5. The responsibility of implementation of environmental safeguards rests fully Noted With the M/s Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Private Limited & Government of Himachal Pradesh. 6. Project require fresh appraisal in case of change in the scope of the project Noted Ministry reserve right to add additional safe guards and to ensure effective 7. implementation of suggested safeguard in time bound and Noted satisfactory manner Valid for 05 years from date of issue of 8. this letter for commencement of Project is in Operation from Construction work. [Type here ] [Type here ] [Type here ] Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd Six Monthly Report 3

6 Budhil Hydro Electric Power Project (70 MW) S. No. 9. Conditions A copy of letter needs to mark to concerned panchayat, Local NGO and those from whom any suggestion/ representation has been received. Status Complied SPCB shall display a copy of clearance letter to regional office, District Industries Center and Collector s office/tahsildar office for 30 days Within seven days Project Proponent shall advertise in two local Newspaper circulated in vernacular language of the locality concerned Complied Complied CSR Activities: Medical Checkup Eye Camp organized in More than 408 local residents were examined by expert Doctors of Rotory Club Eye Hospital Maranda (Palampur). 53 were advised for CATRACT Surgery and 30 got operated/treated. Brief note on the same is attached as Annexure-II. [Type here ] [Type here ] [Type here ] Greenko Budhil Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd Six Monthly Report 4

7 REPORT ON THE FREE DST EYE CAMP AT GREENKO BUDHIL HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED, CHAMBA, HIMACHAL PRADESH In association with: Mela Mal Sood Rotary Eye Hospital, Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh 0

8 DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING AND TREATMENT EYE CAMP GREENKO BUDHIL HYDRO POWER PRIVATE LIMITED, CHAMBA, HIMACHAL PRADESH Under the health related CSR activities, a free Diagnostic Screening and Treatment (DST) Eye Camp was conducted by Greenko for the neighbouring community of its Greenko Budhil Hydro Electric Project (70 MW) in Bharmour Tehsil, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. The main objective of the camp was to provide medical eye care service to the local community unreached with these services and provide surgical eye care service to the patients diagnosed with cataract and other refractive errors to eliminate avoidable blindness. The eye camp covered the residents of nearby 15 to 20 villages falling under project Panchayats. The Eye Camp was organized in association with Mela Mal Sood Rotary Eye Hospital, Maranda, Palampur. This hospital is the largest and well-equipped eye care service centre in Himachal Pradesh rendering its manifold ophthalmic services to cure and prevent the avoidable blindness and bring a transformation for the betterment of the society. Screening Camp The screening camp was conducted on 21 st May 2017 at Greenko Office, Thalla Village, Bharmaour Tehsil, Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. A seven-member professional team including 2 eye specialists namely Dr Rohit Garg and Dr Siddharth accompanied with 4 efficient technical staff have provided their services at the Eye Camp. All the medical equipment for screening and examination of the patients was brought by the Hospital Team. Prior to the camp, advance information was given to the local s through banners that were displayed at the strategic locations of the neighbouring villages, announcements through megaphone were made and pamphlets were distributed among the local people. At the venue display of signs showing the directions to the patient registration; doctor room; technician room and others were made. Arrangements for sufficient number of vehicle were made to pick up and drop the patients from their respective villages. The diagnostic and screening camp commenced at 9:30 a.m. with incoming patients registered at a registration desk where their details, along with name, age and other were noted. They were then directed to the Doctors room for screening of the eyes using the necessary equipment s. After the initial screening, the patients diagnosed with refractive errors were directed to the designated technician room for vision test. The patients diagnosed for cataract & other eye surgeries were examined in detail by other technician for general health condition including Blood Sugar (Diabetes), Blood Pressure (Hypertension) etc. Other patients requiring minor treatment were given specific medicines such as eye drops free of charge for ophthalmic diseases. 1

9 A total of 408 people (198 Male, 168 Female, 49 Children) availed the services of the above camp. A large number of the patients have come from neighbouring villages of Panjsei, Seri, Fanar, Lahal, Dhurenka, Ghared, Luni, Khani and Bharmour town. The Doctors team screened and checked the eyes of all the 408 members using the medical equipment s they brought. Out of 408 people screened, 53 members (31 Male + 22Female) were selected for cataract & other eye surgeries. The surgeries will be undertaken at Rotary Hospital, Palampur. The authorized representative of Greenko issued relevant letter for patients diagnosed for eye operation at the Rotary Hospital. The patients are given a month time i.e up to June 30 th 2017 to avail the services at the Hospital. Greenko is bearing all the costs of Surgery, postoperative Medicines for the patients and Hospital authorities are providing accommodation and others at the Hospital free of charge. Post-operative follow up activity will be organized for the needy patients by the Hospital authorities. The camp ended at 3.00 Pm and during the camp, drinking water, tea and biscuits were provided to all patients and their attendants at waiting area. Village level representatives such as Pradhan from the neighbouring Panchayats were also present in the Camp. The local print media covered the event. The above screening camp was successfully completed with the support of around 35 Greenko employee s representing the Budhil Plant and other proposed projects who have volunteered to provide their services in organizing the camp. They played a significant role in the success of the camp specifically the care and assistance they provided to the elderly and the hospitality that was extended to all the patients was deeply appreciated. The coordination of the camp activities was undertaken by the cluster and site level HR Team. The overall guidance and supervision for effectively organizing the camp was provided by Plant In-charge along with the participation and inputs from the representatives of the Corporate CSR Division. As part of the post camp feedback in the local villages it was noted that the local community members, public representatives, local health administration appreciated the efforts of the Greenko Group in providing the eye care services to the local people. They also requested the local site authorities for organizing such specialized health services camps as they are not available at local health facility. The overall feedback suggested that the above initiative has spread a positive message about Greenko Group. 2

10 Surgery Camp The surgery camp was conducted at Mela Mal Sood Rotary Eye Hospital, Palampur, Kangra District, Himachal Pradesh. Rotary Eye Hospital is providing quality and affordable eye care to the poorest section of the society with the latest equipment s and technologies by the apt surgeons. It provides advanced level of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the field of eye related diseases to the mankind to survive and sustain. Prior to the surgery camp, advance information was given to the patients to prepare themselves for the surgery at Palampur. At the Rotary Hospital all the necessary arrangements for stay and food for the patients was made by the Hospital authorities. Of the total patients identified 24 underwent Cataract Surgery i.e Cataract Extraction with IOL implantation, 04 underwent Pteryging Excision with Conjunctival Autograft 01 of them underwent Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR). A professional team of dedicated doctors and technicians under the leadership of senior Ophthalmic Surgeon Dr Rohit Garg have conducted the necessary cataract and other surgery for the identified patients. The team successfully conducted the operative procedures and managing the medical support activities at Rotary Eye Hospital. All the operated patients were given black spectacles with necessary medicines free of charge. They were given instruction and counselling about medicines and post operative care to be taken for protecting the eyes. There were no post-operative complications and all patients were provided discharge cards. Greenko is bearing all the costs of Surgery, post operative Medicines, Glasses etc for all the patients who underwent surgery. Post operative follow up activity is organized for the needy patients by the Hospital authorities. At time of discharge of patients Greenko authorities also counselled the patients for the eye care and other general precautions to be taken to protect the eyes. The surgery camp was successfully completed with the assistance and overall supervision and monitoring of Greenko s Budhil Site Management and volunteers. The Doctor s team, the technicians, the nursing staff and hospital management of Rotary Eye Hospital with their eye care services and cooperation played a major role in overall success of the surgery camp. Greenko s above free DST Eye camp has got an overwhelming response from surrounding villages of its Hydel Plant. This camp achieved a 100% success rate with no post-operative complications. This camp not only provided opportunity for specialized eye care services for the locals but also supported people with other needful surgeries in screened out patients with cataract and other refractive errors to eliminate avoidable blindness. 3

11 DST Eye Camp at a Glance Display of Banners at Strategic Locations Registration of Patients 4

12 Patients waiting for Doctors Screening Patients waiting for Vision Test Patients identified with cataract waiting for detailed examination 5

13 Doctors Screening Doctors Screening Doctors Screening 6

14 Patients undergoing Vision Test Patients undergoing detailed examination 7

15 Separate desk for the identified patients for surgery Plant Management overseeing the camp activity 8

16 Patients undergoing surgery and post operative care at the Rotary Hospital, Palampur Pre discharge Doctors Counselling 9

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