EIA Study for Phase-II Expansion of Dhamra Port, Orissa, India

Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) is a joint venture of L&T and Tata Steel. DPCL has been awarded a concession by Government of Orissa to Build and Operate a seaport towards north of Dhamra River on Build, Own, Operate, Share and Transfer basis. DPCL proposes to develop 11 additional berths to expand the Dhamra Port from 2 berths (which are under construction) to 13 berths along with back up facilities.

DPCL appointed L&T Infra Engineering to carry out Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies for the expansion of Dhamra Port.

Environmental/CRZ Clearance was obtained.

Consulting Services provided for the project include:

• Preparation of Form – 1 & ToR
• Primary Surveys for Terrestrial and Marine Environments
• Establishing the Baseline Environmental Status
• Identification, Prediction and Evaluation of impacts
• Air Quality Modeling studies
• Traffic Studies and Analysis
• Preparation of Environmental Management Plan
• Risk Analysis and Disaster Management Plan
• Technical Assistance for seeking Environmental/CRZ clearance from MoEF/OPCB/OCZMA