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GGSR Compliance Report Dec 2016-May 2017



Six Monthly Compliance Report for Jan 2017 to June 2017

Annexure -1Six Monthly Compliance Report for Jan 2017 to June 2017 for Environment Clearance in respect of 9 MMTPA Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Phulokhari,Bathinda District, Punjab.

S.No. (Asper ECletter)

Specific Conditions as per EC dated 22 June 2015 Status as on 30 June 2017

I Compliance to all the environmental conditions stipulated in the environmental clearance letter no. J11011/24/98-IA II dated 6th November 1998 and J-11011/275/2007-IA II dated 16th July 2007 shall besatisfactorily implemented and compliance reports submitted to the Ministry’s regional office atChandigarh.

Complied.

ii Compliance to all the environmental conditions stipulated in the environmental clearance letter no. J11011/24/98-IA II dated 6th November 1998 and J-11011/275/2007-IA II dated 16th July 2007 shall besatisfactorily implemented and compliance reports submitted to the Ministry’s regional office atChandigarh.

Complied.

iii Continuous online stack monitoring of SO2, NOX & CO of all stacks shall be carried out. Low NOXburners shall be installed.

Online stack monitoringinstruments/analyzers will be installedon all new stacks under this project.These instruments will be used for stackmonitoring after commissioning of theProject. Low NOX burners will beinstalled.

iv ESP along within stack of adequate height shall be provided to pet coke/coal fired boiler. Limestone ESPs and stacks are under installation.



will be injected to pet coke/coal fired boiler to control SO2 emission. Facilities for limestone injection in petcoke/ coal fired boilers are underinstallation.

v The process emissions SO2, NOX, HC (Methane & non methane), VOC’s & Benzene from various unitsshall conform to the standards prescribed under Environmental (Protection) Act. At no time shallemission levels shall go beyond the stipulated standards. In the event of failure of pollution controlsystems adopted by the units, the unit shall be immediately put out of operation and should be notrestarted until the desired efficiency of the pollution control device has been achieved.

The condition is complied with duringthe operational phase of the project.

vi Leak Detection & Repair Program shall be prepared and implemented to control HC/VOC emissions.Focus shall be given to prevent fugitive emissions for which preventive maintenance of pumps ,valves, pipelines are required. Proper maintenance of mechanical seals of pumps and valves shall begiven . A preventive maintenance schedule for each unit shall be prepared and adhered to. Fugitiveemissions of HC from product storage tank yards e.t.c must be regularly monitored. Sensors fordetecting HC leakage shall be provided at strategic locations.

LDAR programme for the existing planthas been implemented. This programmewill be extended to the new units.

vii SO2 emissions after expansion from the plant shall no exceed 23.64 TPD and further efforts shall bemade for reduction of SO2 load through use of low sulphur fuel. Sulphur recovery units shall beinstalled for control of H2S emissions. The overall sulphur recovery efficiency of Sulphur recovery unitwith tail gas treating shall not be less than 99.9 %.

The limit of SO2 emission compliedwith. Sulphur recovery units havealready been installed for the existingrefinery. These units will be modified totake the additional load. The overallSulphur recovery will be maintained >99.9%.

viii As proposed, record of sulphur balance shall be maintained at the Refinery as part of theenvironmental data on regular basis. The basic component of sulphur balance include sulphurunitthrough feed (sulphur content in crude oil), sulphur output from Refinery through products,byproducts (elemental sulphur), atmospheric emissions etc. will be maintained.

Complied with during the operationalphase of the project.

ix Flare gas recovery system shall be installed Flare Recovery system is alreadyinstalled for existing refinery and samewill be also utilized for LCEP.

x Ambient air quality monitoring stations,(PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, H2S , Mercapatan,non methane-HCand Benzene) shall be set up in the complex in consultation with State Pollution Control Board, basedon occurrenceof maximum ground level concentration and down-wind direction of wind. Themonitoring network must be decided based on modeling exercise to represent short term GLCs. TrendAnalysis w.r.t past monitoring results shall also be carried out. Adequate measures based on the trendanalysis shall be taken to improve the ambient air quality in the project area.

Ambient air quality monitoring stationhave already been installed inconsultation with PPCB in the existingrefinery. These facilities will be used forAir quality monitoring aftercommissioning of this project.

xi The gaseous emissions from DG set shall be dispersed through adequate stack height as per CPCBstandards. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to the DG sets to mitigate the noise pollution.Besides, acoustic enclosure/silencer shall be installed wherever it is possible.

Additional DG sets are not beingprovided under this project.

xii Total water requirement from Kotla Canal after expansion shall not exceed 2420 m3/hr and priorpermission shall be obtained from the competent authority. Industrial effluent generation shall notexceed 720m3/h and treated in the effluent treatment plant. Out of which 376 m3/h of industrialeffluent generated from cooling tower blow down and boiler blow down shall be treated throughReverse Osmosis (RO) and Demineralize Plant (DM) and permeate shall be recycled for cooling towermake up and boiler blow down. RO rejects shall be evaporated in the Multiple effect evaporator(MEE). Process effluent and condensate from MEE shall be treated in the ETP comprising API and TPIoil removal units, biological treatment units such as SBR, MBR and tertiary treatment unit. Treatmenteffluent shall be recycled for cooling tower make up water and reused for horticulture/gardening.Domestic sewage shall be treated in sewage treatment plant (STP). Domestic sewage shall be treatedin sewage treatment plant (STP).

Stipulations regarding water use andindustrial effluent generation/ reusewith.

xiii All the effluents after treatment shall be routed to a properly lined guard pond for equalization andfinal control. In the guard pond, automatic monitoring system for flow rate, pH and TOC shall beprovided. Data shall be uploaded on company’s website and provide to respective regional Office ofMoEFCC and SPCB.

Complied with. Online flow, pH & TOCmonitoring system is provided at ETPoutlet. Data is submitted to regionaloffice of MoEF&CC and SPCB. Onlineflow, pH, COD, BOD & TSS monitoringsystem data is being sent to CPCBserver.

xiv Oil catchers / oil traps shall be provided at all possible locations in rain / storm water drainagesystem inside factory premises.

Presently complied within the existingrefinery. Is complied with for the newplants.

xv Oily sludge shall be disposed off into coker and balance oily sludge will be treated in thebioremediation facility. Annual oily sludge generation and disposal data shall be submitted to the

In existing refinery oily sludge isdisposed in coker. Is complied with for



Ministry’s Regional office and CPCB. the new plants.

xvi The company should strictly comply with the rules and guidelines under Manufacture, Storage andImport OF Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 as amended in October, 1994 and January, 2000.Hazardous waste should be disposed of as per Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Trans -Boundary movement) rules 2008 & amended time to time.


xvii The membership of common TSDF should be obtained for the disposal of the hazardous waste. Copy ofauthorization or membership of TSDF should be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Chandigarh.Chemical/ Inorganic sludge shall be sent to treatment storage disposal facility (TSDF) for hazardouswaste. Spent catalyst shall be sent to authorized recyclers /re-processors.

The proposed project is being installedwithin the premises of the existing 9MMTPA Refinery, which has anoperational Secured landfill inside thesite. Non-recyclable Hazardous wastefrom the expanded/additional units aswell as the existing units will bedisposed off in this SLF as been statedin section 7.7.1 of the EIA report.Hence the requirement for takingmembership of the common TSDFshould not arise.

xviii Proper oil spillage prevention management plan shall be prepared to avoid spillage/leakage ofoil/petroleum products and ensure regular monitoring.


xix The company shall strictly follow all the recommendations mentioned in Charter on CorporateResponsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP).


xx Occupational Health Surveillance of the workers should be done on regular basis and recordsmaintained as per Factories Act.


xxi As proposed Green Belt over 33 % of the total project area shall be developed within the plantpremises with at least 10 metre wide green belt on all sides along the periphery of the project area,in downwards direction, and along road sides etc. Selection of plant species shall be as per CPCBguidelines in consultation with the DFO.

letter no. J-110011/275/2007 – IA IIdated 16th July 2007 is already inplace.

xxii Company shall prepare project specific environmental manual and a copy shall be made available atthe project site for the compliance.


xxiii All the recommendations mentioned in the Rapid Risk Assessment report, disaster management plan &safety guidelines shall be implemented. The company should make the arrangement for protection ofpossible fire and explosion hazards during manufacturing process in material handling.


xxiv All commitment made regarding issues raised during the public hearing/consultation meeting held on14th October, shall be satisfactorily implemented. Accordingly provision of budget to be kept.


xxv At least 2.5% (54 Crore) of the total cost of the project shall be earmarked towards the Enterprisesocial responsibility based on Public Hearing Issues and item-wise details along with time bound actionplan shall be prepared and submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Chandigarh.

The condition is complied with duringthe operational phase of the project.The current status of CSR activity isattached as Annexure – III.

xxvi Company shall adopt Corporate Environment Policy as per the Ministry’s O.M No. J-11013/41/2006-IAII (I) dated 26th April 2011 and implemented.

We have already adopted &implemented Corporate EnvironmentPolicy.

xxvii Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour within site with all necessaryinfrastructure and facility such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, safe drinking water, medical healthcare, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed aftercompletion of the project.

In para 7.3.8 of the EIA report it hasbeen stated that the labour for theproposed project will be sourcedlocally. Migratory labour if any, will behoused in the nearby village as nolabour camps can be allowed with theexisting refinery site due to safety andsecurity requirement of the refinery.

Annexure -2Six Monthly Compliance Report for Jan 2017 to June 2017 for Environment Clearance in respect of 9 MMTPA Guru Gobind Singh Refinery at Phulokhari,Bathinda District, Punjab.

S.No. Specific Conditions as per EC dated 22 June 2015 Status as on 30 June 2017



(Asper ECletter)

I The project authorities shall strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the StateGovernment & Punjab Pollution Control Board.

Complied with.

ii No further expansion or modification in the plant shall be carried out with our prior approvalof the Ministry of Environment and Forest. In case of deviations or alterations in the projectproposal from those submitted to this Ministry for Clearance, a fresh reference shall be madeto the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additionalenvironmental protection measures required if any.

Is complied with.

iii The locations of ambient air quality monitoring stations shall be decided in consultation withthe Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and it shall be insured that at least one station isinstalled in the upwind and downwind direction as well as where maximum ground levelconcentrations are anticipated.

5 nos of Ambient Air stations have already beeninstalled in consultation with PPCB in upwind &down wind direction in the existing Refinery.These same monitoring stations will be utilizedfor the upcoming project also.

iv The overall noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept within the standards byproviding noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers , enclosures etc. on allsources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to the standardsprescribed under Environment (Protection) Act 1986 Rules,1989 viz.75 dBA (Day time) & 70dBA (Night time).

Presently complied within the existing refinery. Iscomplied with for the new plants.

v The company shall harvest rainwater from the roof top of the building and storm drains torecharge the ground water and use the same water for the process activities of the projectto conserve fresh water.

In existing refinery storm water pond is providedto harvest rain water. Collected water is utilizedfor firefighting and irrigation. The condition iscomplied with during the operational phase ofthe project.

vi The company shall obtain Authorization for collection, storage and disposal of hazardouswaste under the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Trans-Boundary Movement)Rules 2008 and its amendment time to time and prior permissions from PPCB shall beobtained for disposal of solid/hazardous waste including boiler ash.

Authorization for collection, storage & disposalof Hazardous waste is available for existingrefinery. Authorization for the project will beobtained during operation phase.

vii During transfer of materials, spillage shall be avoided and garland drains be constructed toavoid mixing of accidental spillages with domestic wastewater and storm water drains.

The condition is complied with during theoperational phase of the project.

viii Usage of Personal Protection Equipment’s by all employees/workers should be ensured. Complied with.

ix Training shall be imparted to all employees on safety and health aspects of chemicalshandling. Pre-employment and routine periodical medical examination for all employeesshall be undertaken on regular basis. Training to all employees on handling of chemicals shallbe imparted.

Complied with.

x The company shall also comply with all the environmental protection measures andsafeguards proposed in the project report submitted to the Ministry. All therecommendations made in the EIA/EMP in respect of environmental management riskmitigation measures and public hearing relating to the project shall be implemented.


xi The company shall undertake CSR activities and all the relevant measures for improving thesocio-economic conditions of the surrounding area.

Company is carrying out CSR activities in thesurrounding area. These activities will beaugmented for this project. The current status ofCSR activity is attached as Annexure – III.

xii The company shall undertake ecodevelopmental measures including community welfaremeasure in the project area for the overall improvement of the environment.


xiii A separate Environmental Management cell equipped with full-fledged laboratory facilitiesshall be set up to carry out the environmental Management and Monitoring functions.

An environment management cell is operationalin the present refinery. This cell will take care ofnew plant as well.

xiv As proposed the company shall earmark the sufficient funds toward capital cost andrecurring cost per annum to implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry ofEnvironment and Forest as well as the State Government along with the implementationschedule for all the conditions stipulated herein. The funds so earmarked for environmentmanagement/pollution control measures shall not be diverted for any other purpose.

Is complied with.

xv A copy of the clearance letter shall be sent by the project proponent to concernedPanchayat, Zila Parishad / Municipal Corporation Urban local Body and the local NGO, if any,from who suggestions /representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal.

No suggestions / representations were receivedfrom above mentioned during the PublicConsultation Process.



xvi The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of compliance ofthe stipulated Environmental Clearance conditions including results of monitored data (bothin hard copies as well as email) to the respective regional office of MoEFCC , the respectivezonal office of CPCB and the Punjab Pollution Control Board. A copy of EnvironmentalClearance and six monthly compliance status report shall be posted on the website of thecompany.

Is complied with.

xvii The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in Form - V as ismandated shall be submitted to the Punjab Pollution Control Board as prescribed underEnvironment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put up on thewebsite of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental clearanceconditions and shall also be sent to the Chandigarh Regional offices of MOEF by e-mail.

Presently complied within the existing refinery. Iscomplied with for the new plants.

xviii The project proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accordedEnvironment Clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available withSPCB/committee and may also be seen at website of the ministry at http://envfor.nic.in.(http://envfor.nic.in) This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of theclearance letter at least in two local newspaper that are widely circulated in the region ofwhich one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of thesame shall be forwarded to the Regional Office of Ministry.

The information was provided to the public inform of advertisement in two local newspapernamely Tribune Bathinda (English) and Ajit(Punjabi) on 30th June 2015. A copy of each ofthe advertisements have been forwarded to theChandigarh office vide our letter no. 9112-000-TSHQ-009-2015-14 dated 7th July 2015.

xix The Project authorities shall inform the regional office as well as the ministry, the date offinancial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the dateof start of the project.

The requested projects milestones are asfollows.

1. Date of Final Board Approval is 21.12.2012.2. Date of financial closure is 20.3.2013.3. Date of start of project construction

activities is 9.09.2015.

Annexure -iii

CSR Initiatives by HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited during 2016-17

HMEL has always preferred to engage local community in its various activities and has also started various CSR Programs for the upliftment of society at

various locations of villages in Punjab and Haryana. These programs are decided after conducting a need assessment and Baseline survey. This survey was

conducted for 7 villages Covering 2373 Families. Questionnaire comprises of 46 questions covering Basic Information, Housing & Sanitation, Socio-Economic

Profile, Education, Health & Nutrition and Awareness of Govt. Schemes. Snapshot of survey is given below:

http://envfor.nic.in/



A. SKILL DEVELOPMENT & EMPLOYABILITY INITIATIVES: Refinery being a Highly Automated &Technical Industry, Scope of employment of unskilled / low

skilled locals is very limited in the core Operations of Refinery. With an objective to enhance capabilities of Individuals and enabling them for Self

Employment / enhancing their employability Skills, under its CSR program HMEL has setup a Skills Training Centre at one of the nearby Village Phullokhari,

Bathinda, Punjab so that the locals can be employed / engaged in other opportunities. Several programs are also running at other nearby village. Being a

largest setup in the region with community having major expectation of employment, HMEL has focused on enhancing skills of the Local Villagers. These

programs are as given below:



o Training in Computer Operations: The computer education in villages near Refinery has come out as one of the activity for which local population has a

flare for it. In this view we are providing Computer Operations Training for creating employability skills among Males and Females which can develop

confidence in them for handling jobs related to work on Computers. This Couse includes Basics of Computer, Use of MS Office, improving typing skills using

typing tutor software, basics of networking and use of internet.

Duration of Course: 3 Months 2 hours daily.

Beneficiary during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 105 candidates

o Training in Smart Phone & Tablet Repairing: The cellular and IT industries are one of the fastest growing industries in the entire world. The era of

telephones and typewriters is outdated a way back and now basic mobile phones are in least use, now is the era of Smart Phone and tablets. With every

Smart Phone or tablet PC launch in the market, passionate people purchase it like hot cakes. Mobile phones those were erstwhile regarded as a luxury for



the upper or uppermiddle class has now gradually tapered down to the lower sections of

society as well. HMEL under its CSR program has started Basic Mobile repairing course in 2011

through which 200 candidates were trained and several of them has started their own repairing

hub. Keeping this revolution in mobile technology in view HMEL has started Training in Smart

Phone & Tablet Repairing at Skills Training Centre.



o Home Appliances Repair and Maintenance Technician Course: This Training Programme

aims at persons from weaker section of society from the villages/ towns located in the vicinity

of HMEL. The course content would consist of Repair and Assembling of Electric Iron, Heater,

Kettle, Toaster, Room Heater, Geyser, Mixer Grinder, Cooler Pump, Vacuum Cleaner, Celling

Fan, Pedestal Fan, Wall Fan, Washing Machine, Dishwasher, Tumble Dryer, Refrigerators, Air

Conditioner and other appliances.



o Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Repairing Technician Course: Looking at the needs of the

local populace in the Malwa belt of Punjab we have started training in the trade of

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. This Skill Development Training Programme aims at persons

from weaker section of society from the villages/ towns located in the vicinity of HMEL, who

have educational qualification of 8th and above and is between 18-35 years, are in the need of

some employment avenues even outside the District for better future career prospects and are

willing to go away from their home town/ village.



o Training in Laptop & Desktop Repairing Techniques: HEML has started Desktop and Laptop

Repairing Training at Skills Training Center in February 2013 with an objective enhances the

Self-employment ability among village youth; this Couse includes working on Assembling of

Desktop and Laptop, installing of all Operating Software, problem solving of all input and

output devices, working with different software’s, troubleshooting and advance techniques of

Networking.





o Cutting & Tailoring Course for Girls and Ladies: HMEL has started Training Course in

Stitching and Embroidery Techniques in March 2013 with an objective to enhance Self-

employment ability among Girls and Ladies of nearby Villages; this Couse includes Advance

Techniques in the Concept of Designing, Drafting, and Cutting, Different types of Embroidery

and Techniques used in Fabric Painting



o Beauty Clinic and Personal Grooming Training for Girls and Ladies: HMEL has started

Training Course in Beautician Techniques in November 2013 with an objective to enhance Self-

employment ability among Girls and Ladies of nearby Villages; this Couse includes Advance

Techniques in the Concept of Skincare and Eye Treatments, Make up and etc.



o Spoken English Course: This course is especially designed for the school and college going

students who face difficulty due to less knowledge of English, which includes Fundamentals of

English language.



o Training in Motor Driving: Considering the demand of trained drivers and awareness on

traffic rules, HMEL is providing Car driving and Basic Maintenance training to village youth. The

training aims at developing the right attitude for safe driving and road safety among learners.

Duration of Course: 10 days 1 hours daily.




B. HEALTH & HYGIENE INITIATIVE:

o Human Health Checkup Camps: Since there is lack of medical facilities in vicinity villages as

a result peoples have to travel long distance for General consultation, in this view HMEL is

providing time to time medical facility by organizing various Medical Camps. These camps were

Eye, Pediatrics, ENT,

Gynecology, Cardiac Checkup, Orthopedic Checkup, General Checkup and Health & Hygiene

Awareness Camp. Free medicines were distributed to all the patients as per advised by the

doctor. During Cardiac Checkup camps ECG, ECO, Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure of the

patients is examined camp is especially for the patients of more than 40 years of age. Health

and Hygiene awareness camp is for school students and organized at Govt. Schools through

District Red Cross Society. The Training office provides training to students regarding Fist Aid

and Maintaining Hygiene. Hygiene kits are distributed to all the school students after the camp

which includes Tooth Paste, Tooth brush and soap.

Camps Organized during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 41 various specialized camps.

Villager benefitted during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 6515 villagers

o Funding of Drugs De-addiction Centre at Kalanwali - District Child Welfare Society Sirsa is

running a 15 Bedded IPD Drug De-addiction Centre at Kalanwali. HEML is providing them funds

for Medicines of Patients and salary of supporting staff since April 2014.

Beneficiary during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 750 drug addicts

C. EDUCATION SUPPORT INITIATIVE:

o Uniform & Stationery to Students of Govt. Schools: The government of Punjab and

Haryana is running Government school in village near Refinery, due to lack of Govt. funds and

donor or patron from the village the school has been underprivileged of basic requirements

such as uniform and stationery. Keeping this in view HMEL is providing such basic requirements

for the welfare of students which will creates interest in them to attend school on regular

basis. These items include Salwar / Kurti / Dupatta or Pant / Shirt, Full Sleeves Pullover,

Socks, Shoes, School Bag, Geometry Box and Note books, Coloring Book, Pencils, Crayons and

etc. During 2016-17 HMEL has distributed uniform to 3390 students of 18 Govt. Schools

from 9 villages near Refinery with an aim to motivate students to attend school on regular

basis. This initiative has also increased the admissions in Govt. Schools every year.

o Drinking Water Arrangement in Govt. Schools: The drinking water supply in Bathinda district is generally obtained either from surface water source

(such as rivers. streams or lakes) or the underground aquifers. In general, the poor quality of drinking water has given rise to high incidence of water

borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery and etc. Keeping this in view HMEL has provided RO systems in 37 Govt. Schools from 20 Villages near



Refinery along with continuous annual maintenance. Thru these RO System Approx. 11000

students and staff are benefitted with Hygienic Water during 2016-17.

o Financial Support to Evening Schools at Bathinda City: HMEL is providing financial support

to 3 evening schools at Bathinda since 2010 which are been run by Child Welfare Council of Red

Cross Society Bathinda. The average strength of per school is 35 and total for all three

schools is 105. These schools are for slum area children who cannot go to regular schools.

o Bi-cycles Distribution to School Going Girls: It is observed that the vicinity villages have

Govt. Middle Schools only and Govt. High Schools are situated in nearby city. Due to lack of

transport connectivity most of Girls Students leave their education. To facilitate and motivate

to these girls for education up 12th Standard HMPL has initiated to distribute bi-cycles to Girls

of 10th to 12th Standard. Village Panchayats and parents appreciated the initiative. During

2016-17 354 Bicycles are distributed to school going girls to motivate them to attend

school on regular basis and also motivated other girls who cannot go the school due to not

availability of school in their village

o Financial Support to Visually Impaired School at Sirsa: HMEL has extended Financial Aid to

Helen Keller School for Visually Impaired at Sirsa in Haryana. The School is providing special

education to blind students including hostel, food dress etc. free of cost. The average

strength of students during 2016-17 is 45.

D. ANIMAL CARE AND AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

o Agricultural Development and Awareness Camp: Agriculture is the pulse of our country and

by and large forms the backbone of national economy. However, in order to keep pace with the

increasing population, the growth in agricultural production should be sustainable in the long

run. Uncertainties of weather and climate pose a major threat to food security of the country.

Besides, uncertainty of climate and weather, expected climate change and extreme weather and

climatic events such as severe droughts flood or temperature often socks the farming community

leading to declining agricultural production. However, new advances in computing and modeling

have resulted in predicting the climate/weather satisfactorily to a great extent. Such target

weather and climate information in advance is able to reduce uncertainty and risk of the farmers



and helps in better decision making. It leads to better economic, social and environmental outcome for farmers. Keeping above points in mind, HMEL along

with Agriculture Department Punjab is organizing time to time awareness sessions in nearby villages.

Camps during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 3 Camps

Beneficiary during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 290 Farmers.

o Animal Health Check-up Camp: To make Peoples aware about various aspects of Animal Care

which include Pregnancy test, animal deworming, HS vaccination, latest trends and technologies

in cattle rearing.

Camps during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 8 Camps

Beneficiary during Apr'16 to Mar'17: 946 Villagers.

o Dairy Farming: HMEL is working towards dairy farming initiative to motivate the villagers

towards rearing of good quality animals and produce enough milk, which can be sold in market at

good price which will boost their income and will be a source of regular income which may be a

boon for their day to day spending. Milk Collection centers were established at nearby villages in

collaboration with Milkfed Punjab (Veerka). Considering the need of the society for motive the

farmers to rear good quality animals and produce milk, HMEL has provided a qualified Veterinary

Doctor who is a Retired Asst. Director from Animal Husbandry Department, Punjab for improving

the milk yield and providing day to day consultation related to animal husbandry and supports

the animal health.

76 Milk pouring farmers are benefitted with initiative of establishing dairy in the village and 1450 villagers increased the milk yield of their cattle

with the advice of doctor during 2016- 17.

E. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT:

After providing training of cutting and tailoring to the girls/ladies of nearby villages it is observed

that some venture needs to be started to make them earn their livelihood. Accordingly, we have

tied up with one Local Uniform Vendor for providing employment to these candidates so as to

empower these women. The vendor has provided them advanced short term training to stitch

School Uniform, Security Uniform, Boiler suits and School bags. Due to less availability of tailors

in this Animal Health Checkup Camp Meeting with Milk Pouring Farmers Women stitching School

Bag region vendor was earlier not able to grab work on larger scale but after this support he has

increases the area of his operations. Earlier these ladies were totally dependent upon their

families but now they are said to be self-dependent. 79 girls/ladies were benefitted with activity during 2016-17 and they are being paid by the

vendor for their work and earning approx. Rs. 4000/- to Rs. 5000/- per month. We had also distributed stitching machine to 750 village females with

an aim to make village females self-dependent and provide them venture of self-employment.

F. SWACHH BHARAT INITIATIVES AND SUPPORT TO VILLAGE PANCHAYATS:

o Distribution of Fabricated Toilet: During the FY 2015-16 GGSR has conducted base line survey

in the vicinity villages to identify the major issues. Based on the survey report CSR Committee

decided to distribute toilets to ensure open defecation free houses in the rural surroundings of

GGSR. Accordingly, we have conducted survey with the help of village Sarpanch & Panchayats in

vicinity villages and identified the houses in which toilet facility is not available. Under the Swach

Bharat initiative HMEL has distributed 180 Fabricated Toilets in the vicinity villages.



o Support for Police Station: HMEL has supported nearby Police Station by providing entire

furniture and fixture.

o Distribution of Concrete Benches: 250 concrete benches are provided to village nearby

Refinery. This activity was conducted on the request of MLA Talwandi Sabo.

o Distribution of Tricycles: 50 tricycles are distributed to handicapped peoples from villages near

Refinery.

o Construction of low cost houses: With an aim to provide shelter to needy poor people HMEL

has built 17 houses at Kandu Khera, district Mallout in Lambi Constituency during FY 2016-17.

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