F. No. J-11011/179/2009- IA II (I)
Government of
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(I.A. Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex,
E-mail : pb.rastogi@nic.in
Telefax : 011: 2436 7668
Dated 25th
August, 2009
To,
M/s Godawari Power
& Ispat Limited
Hira Arcade, Pandri, Raipur
Chhattiagarh-492 004
E-mail : blagrawal@hiragroupindia.com / tbose@gmail.com ; Fax No. : 0771-4057601 ;
Subject : Expansion of Steel Plant by installation of
Ref. :
Your letter no. GPIL/MoEF/2008-09/237 dated 18th June, 2009.
Sir,
This has reference to your letter no.
GPIL/MoEF/2008-09/237 dated 18th
June, 2009 alongwith Form I,
Pre-feasibility Report, EIA/EMP and related project documents and subsequent
communication vide your letter dated 25th June, 2009, 2008 for
environmental clearance on the above mentioned project.
2.0
The Ministry
of Environment and Forests has examined the application. It is noted that
proposal of M/s Godawari Power & Ispat Limited has proposed to
expand its Steel Plant by installation of Iron Ore
Beneficiation Plant (10,00,000 TPA) alongwith Rolling Mill (3,00,000 TPA), Arc Furnace (5,000 TPA) and
biomass based Power Plant (20 MW) at Siltara Industrial Area, Siltara, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh. A copy of the letter no CSIDC/BA/OC dated 4.7.09
indicating location of the project in notified Siltara industrial area is
submitted. No coal, char and coal washery rejects based captive power plant (CPP) is proposed
in the proposed expansion which are banned by the
State Govt. of Chhattisgarh. Coal based
sponge iron plant is already existing and not proposed during expansion. Proposed expansion will be within the existing plant premises of
|
S.N. |
Facility |
Capacity |
|
Existing : |
||
|
1 |
Sponge Iron
Plant |
4,95,000 TPA |
|
2 |
Power Plant |
53 MW |
|
3 |
Steel Making
Plant |
4,00,000 TPA |
|
4 |
Oxygen Plant |
12,00,000 m3/year |
|
5 |
Nitrogen
Plant |
45,00,000 m3/year |
|
6 |
HB Wire
Plant |
1,00,000 TPA |
|
7 |
Fly Ash
Plant |
1,65,00,000 TPA |
|
8 |
Ferro Alloy
Plant |
16,500 TPA |
|
9 |
Pig Iron
Plant |
33,000 TPA |
|
10 |
Pelletizing
Plant |
6,00,000 TPA |
|
Proposed : |
||
|
11 |
|
10,00,000 TPA |
|
12 |
Rolling Mill |
3,00,000
TPA |
|
13 |
Arc Furnace |
5,000
TPA |
|
14 |
Biomass based Power
Plant |
20 MW |
3.0 Low grade Iron ore
will be used in the beneficiation plant. Pig Iron, scrap, sponge iron and Ferro
Manganese will be used in the electric arc furnace. Iron ore beneficiation will involve slurry making, scrubbing, wet
screening and separation by spiral classifiers. The beneficiated ore will be
wet screened and thickener underflow will be beneficiated and concentrated. The
moisture content of beneficiated coal will be reduced for making Iron ore
pellets. Pig iron, scrap, sponge iron
and Ferro-Manganese will be used in the electric arc furnace to produce Mn
steel and forged into ingots. Billets
from steel melting shop (SMS) will be heated in reheating furnace and
passed successively through roughing mill, intermediate mill and finishing mill
to produce rolled products.
4.0 In the proposed
plant, electrostatic precipitator (ESP), bag filters,
dust collectors, fume extraction system
with cyclones, fog type dust suppression system, water spray system,
heat recuperator and stacks of adequate height will be provided to control air
emissions. Total water requirement from
CSIDC & Chhattisgarh Ispat Bhumi Limited (CIBL) for proposed
expansion will be 1,700
m3/day. All
the wastewater will be treated in the wastewater treatment plant and
recycled/reused for dust suppression and plantation. ‘Zero’ effluent discharge will be adopted. Tailings from beneficiation plant will be used in embankments, road
formation, filling of low-lying areas and as additives in cement
manufacturing. Mill scales will be utilized for steel making. Fly ash
from the power plant will be used for brick
manufacturing and in cement making. Slag from electric arc furnace will be used for filling low-lying areas. Iron ore, coal and
other fines generated in the process will be recycled to the plant.
5.0
Public hearing/Public consultation is
exempted as per Section 7 (ii) and Section (iii), Stage (3),
6.0 The Ministry of
Environment and Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the above
project under the provisions of EIA Notification dated 14th
September, 2006 as amended subsequently subject to strict compliance of the
following specific and general conditions:
A.
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS :
i)
No coal, washery rejects and char based
sponge iron and captive power plant shall be installed without prior permission
from the State Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
ii)
Efforts shall be made to reduce RSPM levels in the ambient air and a
time bound action plan shall be submitted. Continuous stack monitoring facilities for all the stacks shall be
provided and sufficient air pollution control devices viz. ESP, bag filters, fume extraction system with
cyclone etc. shall be provided to keep the emission levels below 100
mg/Nm3. At no time, the
emission level shall go beyond the prescribed standards. Interlocking
facilities shall be provided so that process can be automatically stopped in
case emission level exceeds the limit.
iii)
Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) shall be provided to sponge iron plant and rice husk
(biomass) based power plant to control the particulate emissions below 50 mg/Nm3. Heat recuperator and
a stack of adequate height shall be provided to rolling mill for adequate
dispersion of pollutants. Fume
extraction system with cyclone shall be provided to electric arc furnace. Dust suppression
system like fog type and mist water spray system shall be provided to
beneficiation plant.
The SPM levels from all the sources shall be controlled within 50 mg/Nm3 as proposed.
iv)
In-plant
control measures for checking fugitive emissions from all the vulnerable
sources shall be provided. Bag filters shall be provided at
kiln inlet and outlet, cooler discharge and products, coal unloading and
crushing, char & coal screening & storage bin, IF charging hopper,
boiler house, coal hopper, ash disposal site. Dust suppression/dust extraction
system with bag filters shall be provided to raw material handling section and
at all the transfer points. Dust collectors shall be installed at all the dust
generating points. All the roads in the work area shall be
asphalted. Monitoring of fugitive
emissions in the work zone environment shall be carried out regularly as per
the CPCB guidelines and reports submitted to Jharkhand PCB / CPCB and
Ministry’s Regional Office at
v)
Gaseous emission levels including secondary fugitive emissions from all
the sources shall be controlled within the latest permissible limits issued by
the Ministry and regularly monitored. Guidelines / Code of Practice issued by
the CPCB shall be followed.
vi)
Vehicular
pollution due to transportation of raw material and finished product shall be controlled.
Proper arrangements shall also be made to control dust emissions during
loading and unloading of the raw material and finished product. Vehicular
emissions shall be regularly monitored.
vii)
Total water requirement from CSIDC & Chhattisgarh Ispat Bhumi Limited shall
not exceed 1,700 m3/day. Effluent from DM plant shall be
neutralized in neutralization
pit and used for wet ash
conveying. Effluent from the continuous
casting machine shall be treated
to remove scales and oil and recycled for cooling. All the bleed off from cooling water
system shall be recycled and reused for dust suppression, green belt
development and various other project related activities. The wastewater from
the plant shall be treated in effluent treatment plant (ETP) and reused in the
process. Waste lubricants from rolling
mill shall be passed through oil filters in the water circulation
system. Domestic effluents shall be treated in sewage treatment plant and
sewage sludge shall be used as manure for green belt development.
viii)
Prior ‘Permission’ for the drawl of 1,700 m3/day
water from CSIDC &
Chhattisgarh Ispat Bhumi Limited from the concerned department
shall be obtained.
ix)
‘Zero’ effluent
discharge shall be strictly followed and no wastewater shall be discharged
outside the premises.
x)
The water consumption shall not exceed
16 m3/Ton of Steel as per prescribed standard.
xi)
Ground water monitoring around the
solid waste disposal site / secured landfill (SLF) shall be carried out
regularly and report submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at
xii)
All the Iron ore, coal and other fines
shall be recycled and reused in the plant. Mill scales and scrap from
HB wire plant shall be utilized inside the plant premises for steel making. The rejects
shall be dumped in a designated area only and shall not be disposed off anywhere else. The tailings from beneficiation plant shall
also be properly utilized. Waste lubricants from rolling mill shall be passed through oil traps and
filters to control oil and
grease. All the other solid waste including broken refractory mass shall be properly disposed off in
environment-friendly manner. Used oil, oily
waste, spent lubricants and lead acid batteries shall be provided to authorized recyclers/reprocessors.
xiii)
All the slag from electric arc furnace shall be used for land filling inside
the plant or used as building material like bricks etc. only after passing
through Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential (TCLP) test. Toxic slag shall be disposed in secured
landfill as per CPCB guidelines. Otherwise, hazardous substances shall be
recovered from the slag and output waste and be disposed in secured landfill as
per CPCB guidelines.
xiv)
A time bound action plan shall be
submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal to the
Ministry’s Regional Office at
xv)
Proper handling,
storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste shall be ensured and
regular report regarding toxic metal content in the waste material and its
composition, end use of solid/hazardous waste shall be submitted to the
Ministry’s Regional Office at
xvi)
Proper utilization of fly ash from all
the sources shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and subsequent
amendment in 2003. All the fly ash shall be provided to cement and brick
manufacturers for further utilization and ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ shall
be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at
xvii)
As proposed,
green belt shall be developed
in
xviii)
All the recommendations made in the
Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants shall be
implemented.
xix)
The company shall provide housing for
construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and
facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking
water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of
temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.
B. GENERAL
CONDITIONS:
i.
The project
authorities must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the Chhattisgarh
Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and the State Government.
ii.
No further
expansion or modifications in the plant should be carried out without prior
approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
iii.
The gaseous
emissions from various process units shall conform to the load/mass based
standards notified by this Ministry on 19th May, 1993 and standards
prescribed from time to time. The State Board may specify more stringent
standards for the relevant parameters keeping in view the nature of the
industry and its size and location. At no time the emission level shall go
beyond the prescribed standards. On-line continuous monitoring system shall be
installed in stacks to monitor SPM and interlocking facilities shall be
provided so that process can be automatically stopped in case emission level
exceeds the limit.
iv.
In plant
control measures for checking fugitive emissions from all the vulnerable sources
like spillage/raw materials/coal handlings etc. shall be provided. Further,
specific measures like provision of dust suppression system consisting of water
sprinkling, suction hoods, fans and bag filters etc. shall be installed at
material transfer points, blast furnace stock house and other enclosed raw
material handling areas. Centralized de-dusting system i.e. collection of
fugitive emissions through suction hood and subsequent treatment through bag
filter or any other device and finally emitted through a stack of appropriately
designed height conforming to the standards for induction furnaces existing in
the industry and proposed induction and arc furnaces. Fugitive emissions shall
be regularly monitored and records maintained.
v.
At least four
ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the downward
direction as well as where maximum ground level concentration of SPM, SO2
and NOX are anticipated in consultation with the CECB. Data on
ambient air quality and stack emission should be regularly submitted to this
Ministry including its Regional Office at
vi.
Industrial
wastewater shall be properly collected, treated so as to conform to the
standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) dated 19th May, 1993 and 31st
December, 1993 or as amended form time to time. The treated wastewater shall be
utilized for plantation purpose.
vii.
The overall
noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept well within the
standards (85 dBA) by providing noise control measures including acoustic
hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels should conform to
the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA
(nighttime).
viii.
Occupational
Health Surveillance of the workers should be done on a regular basis and
records maintained as per the Factories Act.
ix.
The company
shall develop surface water harvesting structures to harvest the rain water for
utilization in the lean season besides recharging the ground water table.
x.
The project
proponent shall also comply with all the environmental protection measures and
safeguards recommended in the EIA / EMP report. Further, the company must
undertake socio-economic development activities in the surrounding villages
like community development programmes, educational programmes, drinking water
supply and health care etc. As
proposed, Rs. 30.00 Lakhs and Rs. 5.00 Lakhs will be earmarked
towards total cost and recurring cost/annum for Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) activities.
xi.
As proposed, Rs. 14.00 Crores and Rs. 2.50 Crores shall be earmarked
towards capital cost and recurring cost/annum for
environment pollution control measures to implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of
Environment and Forests as well as the State Government. An implementation
schedule for implementing all the conditions stipulated herein shall be
submitted to the Regional Office of the Ministry at
xii.
A copy of
clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila
Parishad / Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any,
from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing
the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the
company by the proponent.
xiii.
The project
proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated environment
clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and
shall update the same periodically. It
shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective
Zonal Office of CPCB and the CECB. The
criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx (ambient
levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated
for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near
the main gate of the company in the public domain.
xiv.
The project
proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of the compliance
of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data
(both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF at
xv.
The
environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in
Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned
State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection)
Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the
company alongwith the status of compliance of environmental conditions and
shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail.
xvi.
The Project
Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded
environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are
available with the CECB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of
Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within
seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two
local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be
in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same
should be forwarded to the Regional office.
xvii.
Project
authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the date
of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned
authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.
7.0 The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
8.0 The Ministry reserves the right to
stipulate additional conditions if found necessary. The Company in a time bound
manner shall implement these conditions.
9.0 Any appeal
against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment
Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribed
under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.
10.0 The above
conditions shall be enforced, inter-alia under the provisions of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,
Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003 and the Public
(Insurance) Liability Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules
(Dr. P. B. Rastogi)
Director
1.
The Secretary,
Department of Environment, Govt. of Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh.
2.
The Chairman,
Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office Complex,
3.
The Chairman,
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Nanak Niwas, Civil Lines,
4.
The Chief
Conservator of Forests (Eastern), Regional Office (Western Zone), E-3/240,
Arera Colony,
5.
Adviser
(IA-II), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
6.
Monitoring
Cell, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
7.
Guard file.
8.
Record file.
(Dr.
P. B. Rastogi)
Director