India’s Hydrocarbon Outlook 2024 27 A Report on Exploration & Production Activities 9. E-bidding portal: DSF/OALP/SCBM Bids were invited through online e-bidding portal. 10. Site Restoration Fund Management portal: DGH has developed an online portal to streamline the operationalization of Site Restoration Fund (SRF) Scheme 1999. 11. Initiatives for facilitating clearances/ approvals and enhanced coordination: a. Empowered Coordination Committee (ECC): This committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary to discuss the defense, environment, license etc. related issues pertaining to the Hydrocarbon sector. b. Creation of ‘Hydrocarbon Clearance Cell’ (HCC): A dedicated ‘Hydrocarbon Clearance Cell’ has been institutionalized within DGH. The cell liaises with Central/State Government authorities for expeditious grant of clearances/approvals. c. Creation of North-East Coordination Committee (NECC): ECC under HCC of DGH created in September 2021 and 18 Coordinators are placed with various Departments of State Govts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura for ease of processing Clearance and Approval proposals under various environmental regulations as well as expediting the other issues related to Oil & Gas E&P activities requires administrative/ regulatory supports from the State Govt. d. Urja Pragati Portal (Upstream Response by Joint Action for proactive Governance and Timely Implementation): To facilitate E&P operators and monitor the approvals/ clearances, URJA PRAGATI web-based interactive portal has been launched recently by DGH to prioritize and flag the long pending issues concerning the upstream hydrocarbon sector involving various stakeholders such as Operators, Central Ministries and State Governments. The issues to be dealt through this portal covers clearances related to PEL (Petroleum Exploration License), PML (Petroleum Mining Lease), FC (Forest Clerance), WLC (Wildlife Clearance), CTE (Consent To Establish)/CTO (Conest To Operate), ESZ (Eco Sensitive Zone) and CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone). e. Upstream India Portal: The ‘Upstream India’ portal was launched to provide support to E&P operators. It offers services such as sharing of facilities and infrastructure available at DGH, creation of a Knowledge Sharing Platform, and organization of regular workshops, seminars, conferences, training sessions, and discussions on the latest government policies, technologies, and usage of inventories. f. Urja Suraksha Samanvay: GIS based monitoring and decision support system for swift information exchange. g. PM Gatishakti Portal: Bringing all the available information of the upstream sector onto a single platform.
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