F.
No. J-11011/384/2010-IA-II (I)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(I.A. Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi – 110 003
E-mail: ms.industry-mef@nic.in
Tele/fax: 011 – 2436 3973
Dated: October 21st, 2010
To,
The
Director,
M/s
Bihar Foundary and Casting Limited
Main
Road , Ranchi- 834 001
Jharkhand
Ph: 0651- 2202699
E-mail: consafescience@gmail.com / bfclgfa@gmail.com
Sub: Proposed
Ferro Alloy - Silico/Manganese 9MVAx1= 40 TPD
at Plot No. 1405, Ramgarh Industrial Area, Marar Village, Ramgarh District
in Jharkhand by M/s Bihar Foundary and Casting
Limited reg. TORs
Sir,
Kindly
refer to your letter no. nil dated 28.07.2010 along with Form-I and proposed
TORs as per the EIA Notification, 2006.
2. The above proposal was considered by
the Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry) in its 14th meeting held
on 23rd – 25th September, 2010 for prescribing TORs for undertaking detailed
EIA /EMP study. Based
on the information furnished and presentation made by you and your consultant
M/s CONSAFE SCIENCE India. Hyderabad,
the Committee prescribed the following TORs for preparation of EIA/EMP Report
as per the following TORs:
1.
Executive summary of the project.
2.
Photographs of plant area.
3.
Distance of the plant from the Ramgarh
as this is a severely polluted area.
4.
Proposal should be submitted to the Ministry
for environment clearance only after acquiring total land. Necessary documents
indicating acquisition of land should be included.
5.
A
site location map on Indian map of 1:10, 00,000 scale followed by
1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e. circle of 10 kms
and further 10 kms on A3/A2 sheets with proper
longitude/latitude/heights with min. 100/200 m. contours should be included.
3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for the area in
6.
Present
land use should be prepared based on satellite imagery. High-resolution
satellite image data having 1m-5m spatial resolution like quickbird,
Ikonos, IRS P-6 pan sharpened etc. for the 10Km
radius area from proposed site. The same should be used for land
used/land-cover mapping of the area.
7.
Location
of national parks / wildlife sanctuary / reserve forests within
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8.
A
list of industries within 10 km radius of the plant area.
9.
Details
and classification of total land (identified and acquired) should be included.
10.
Project
site layout plan showing raw materials and other storage plans, bore well or
water storage, aquifers (within
11.
List
of raw material required and source along with mode of transportation should be
included. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation
must be “Environmentally Compliant”.
12.
Quantification
& Characterization of solid /hazardous waste & its action plan for
management should be included.
13.
Mass
balance for the raw material and products should be included.
14.
Energy
balance data for all the components of ferro alloy
plant should be incorporated.
15.
Design
details of Ferro Alloy Plant and manufacturing process details should be
included.
16.
Site-specific
micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind
speed and direction and rainfall is necessary.
17.
Ambient
air quality at 8 locations within the study area of
18.
The
suspended particulate matter present in the ambient air must be analyzed for
the presence of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), i.e. Benzene soluble
fraction. Chemical characterization of RSPM and incorporating of RSPM data.
19.
Determination
of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and assessment of ground
level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based on
site-specific meteorological features.
20.
Air
quality modeling for ferro alloy plant for specific
pollutants needs to be done. APCS for
the control of emissions should also be included to control emissions within 50
mg/Nm3.
21.
Ambient
air quality as per National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by
the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should
be included.
22.
Air
Quality Impact Predication Modelling based on ISCST-3 or the latest
models.
23.
Impact
of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding
environment should be assessed and provided.
24.
An
action plan to control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions from all the
sources as per the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R.
414(E) dated 30th May, 2008.
25.
Presence
of aquifer/aquifers within
26.
Source
of surface/ground water level, site (GPS), cation,
anion (Ion Chromatograph), metal trace element (as above) chemical analysis for
water to be used. If surface water is used from river, rainfall, discharge
rate, quantity, drainage and distance from project site should also be
included.
27.
Ground
water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and recovery tests to
quantify the area and volume of aquifer and its management.
28.
‘Permission’ for the drawl of water should be
obtained. Water balance data must be provided.
29.
A
note on the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.
30.
Action
plan for rainwater harvesting measures.
31.
Surface
water quality of nearby River (
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32.
If
the site is within
33.
Pretreatment
of raw water, treatment plant for waste water should be described in detail.
Design specifications may be included.
34.
Ground
water monitoring minimum at 8 locations and near solid waste dump zone,
Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area are essential
as also. Ecological status (Terrestrial
and Aquatic) is vital.
35.
Action
plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal
particularly slag from all the sources should also be included.
36.
Identification
and details of land to be used for all type of slag disposal in the secured
land fill as per CPCB guidelines should be included.
37.
End
use of solid waste and its composition should be covered. Toxic metal content in the waste material and
its composition should also be incorporated particularly of slag.
38.
Provision
of Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential (TCLP) test
for the slag and its end use should be included.
39.
Commitment
that no Ferro chrome will be manufactured without prior approval of the
Ministry.
40.
Acton
plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included.
41.
Detailed
description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given
with special reference to rare, endemic and endangered species.
42.
Disaster
Management Plan including risk assessment and damage control needs to be
addressed and included.
43.
Details
regarding expected Occupational & Safety Hazards. Protective measures for Occupational
Safety & Health hazards so that such exposure can be kept within
permissible exposure level so as to protect health of workers. Health of the
workers with special reference to Occupational Health. Plan of exposure
specific health status evaluation of workers; pre placement and periodical
health status of workers; plan of evaluation of health of workers by pre
designed format, chest x ray, Audiometry, Spirometry Vision testing (Far & Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during pre
placement and periodical examinations and plan of monthly and yearly report of
the health status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health and
Safety.
44.
At
least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the
corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith
time bound action plan should be included. Socio-economic development
activities need to be elaborated upon.
45.
Total
capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control
measures should also be included.
46.
Public
hearing issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the same
should be included separately in EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart
with financial budget for complying with the commitments made.
47.
Any
litigation pending against the project and / or any direction / order passed by
any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof.
The following general points should be noted:
(i)
All documents should be properly indexed, page
numbered.
(ii)
Period/date of data collection should be clearly
indicated.
(iii)
Authenticated English translation of all material
provided in Regional languages.
(iv)
The letter/application for environmental clearance
should quote the MOEF file No. and also attach a copy of the letter.
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(v)
The copy of the letter received from the Ministry
should be also attached as an annexure to the final EIA-EMP Report.
(vi)
The index of the final EIA-EMP report must indicate
the specific chapter and page no. of the EIA-EMP Report
(vii)
While
preparing the EIA report, the instructions for the proponents and instructions
for the consultants issued by MoEF vide O.M. No.
J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dated 4th August, 2009, which are available on the
website of this Ministry should also be followed.
(viii)
The
consultants involved in the preparation of EIA/EMP report after accreditation
with Quality Council of India (QCl) / National
Accreditation Board of Education and Training (NABET) would need to include a
certificate in this regard in the EIA/EMP reports prepared by them and data
provided by other organization/Laboratories including their status of approvals
etc.
3. It was decided that ‘TORs’ prescribed by the Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry) should be
considered for preparation of EIA / EMP
report for the above mentioned project in addition to all the relevant
information as per the ‘Generic Structure of EIA’ given in Appendix III and
IIIA in the EIA Notification, 2006. The draft EIA/EMP report shall be submitted
to the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board for public hearing. The issues
emerged and response to the issues shall be incorporated in the EIA report. The
final EIA report shall be submitted to the Ministry for obtaining environmental
clearance.
4. The TORs prescribed shall be valid for
a period of two years for submission of the EIA/EMP and Public hearing
reports.
Yours
faithfully,
(Dr. P. L. Ahujarai)
Scientist ‘F’
Copy
to: The
Chairman, Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, T. A. Bldg,
(Dr. P. L. Ahujarai)
Scientist ‘F’