5 MW Solar Photovoltaic at Rapar Khokhara, Anjar, District Kutch of Gujarat
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Host party(ies) India
Methodology(ies) AMS-I.D. ver. 17
Standardised Baselines N/A
Estimated annual reductions* 7,900
Start date of first crediting period. 01 Mar 12
Length of first crediting period. 7 years
DOE/AE KBS Certification Services Limited
Period for comments 15 Dec 11 - 13 Jan 12
PP(s) for which DOE have a contractual obligation Taxus Infrastructure & Power Projects Pvt. Ltd.
The operational/applicant entity working on this project has decided to make the Project Design Document (PDD) publicly available directly on the UNFCCC CDM website.
PDD PDD (864 KB)
Local stakeholder consultation report: N/A
Impact assessment summary: N/A
Submission of comments to the DOE/AE Compilation of submitted inputs: 
•	Why this location has been chosen for this project?
•	Will this project have impact on temperature in surrounding area?
•	What would be impact of negative environmental conditions of area upon project? What would be alternatives in that case?
•	How many skilled/unskilled people from surrounding area will be employed at this project during commissioning and operation? 

From
Mahesh Pandya
Environmental Engineer
Paryavaran mitra
502, Raj Avenue, Bhaikakanagar road
Thaltej, Ahmedabad – 380059 India
Telefax - 079-26851321/1801
Submitted by: paryavaranmitra 
13. Gujarat forum on CDM respectfully submit the following comments on the Project Design Document (PDD) for 5 MW Solar Photovoltaic at Rapar Khokhara, Anjar, District Kutch of Gujarat India. We thank the CDM Executive Board and Designated Operation Entity (DOE) for recognizing the integral role of transparency in CDM Validation process, and for taking this comment into consideration.
The project is not appropriate for the following points

o	The direct and indirect employments have been considered as the indicators for the Social and economical well being, but no data has been given regarding the no. of additional direct and indirect employments will be created and no of person days will be created due to the proposed project. 


o	No justification has been given regarding the selection of sites for installation of Solar Energy and how previously the land was used?


o	No information has been provided regarding the required land for the project purpose is not acquired completely, if the project proponent is failed to acquire the rest of the required land than how it will impact the project.

o	No commitment has been shown by the company regarding sustainable development as well as additionality as per CDM requirement.


o	No study was conducted to assess the impact on the availability of grassland and  live stocks in the project and nearby villages and how much grasslands are available for the animals? And is their any negative impact on the availability of the grassland due to the project.

o	In the stakeholder consultant only 10 persons participated it shows that adequate efforts had not been given for the creating awareness about the public consultation and the comments received through the consultation are not comprehensive.

o	The project developer has not shown any commitment towards the sustainable development indicators, which are integral part of the CDM Projects. No allocation of fund has been committed from the CER to be earned  from the development of the affected people.



Gujarat fourm on CDM
Email: gujaratfourmoncdm@gmail.com
Submitted by: Gujarat Forum on CDM

The comment period is over.
* Emission reductions in metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent per annum that are based on the estimates provided by the project participants in unvalidated PDDs