Report Part 1

Form-2

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

S. No.

Item

Details

Whether it is a violation case and application is being submitted under Notification No. S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017 ?	No
Details of Project:
(a)Name of the project(s)	Meridian Polymers
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	MERIDIAN POLYMERS
(c)Registered Address	Meridan Polymers Sy.No. 169/Part-2, Manhalli Village, Bidar Taluk and Distarict, Karnataka,,Bidar,Karnataka-585257
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Central Government
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Udoye Udoye Rau Sendol Sendol
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	MD
(c)Address	Sy. No. 169/Part-2, Manhalli Village, Bidar Taluk and District, Karnataka,,Bidar,Bidar,Karnataka-585257
(d)Pin code	585257
(e)E-mail	meridianpolymers1@gmail.com
(f)STD Code.	40(f)Telephone No.	29802967
(g)Fax No.	29802967
(h)Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency .	Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority

Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006:
(a.I)Project/Activity	5(f) Synthetic organic chemicals industry (dyes & dye intermediates; bulk
Minor Activity
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/KA/IND2/72938/2018
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/98106/2019
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Industrial Projects - 2
(f)Project Type	Fresh EC

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	Sy. No. 169/Part-2, Manhalli village, Bidar Taluk
(b)Pincode	585403
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	17.450881
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	17.451334
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	77.285518
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	77.285929
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	E43R5, E43R6, E43R9 E43R10
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	653
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	432
(j)Seismic Zone	1

(a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed	1
(b)Main State of the project	Karnataka

Details of State(s) of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
(1.)	Karnataka	Bidar	Bidar
(2.)	Uttar Pradesh	Chandauli	Chandauli

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	IA-J-11011/51/2018-IA-II(I)
(b)Date of Apply of TOR	12 Feb 2018
(c)Date of Issue of TOR / Standard ToR	22 Mar 2018
(d)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	No
(b)Whether details of Public Hearing available?	Yes
(c)Whether Public hearing was presided over by an officer of the rank of Additional District Magistrate or above	Yes

7.1. Details of Public Hearing

S. No.

Details of Advertisement

Details of Public Hearing

Venue

Location Details

No. of People Attended

Issues Raised

Designation of Presiding Officer

Other Designation of Presiding Officer

(1.)

Date of Advertisement :	15 Dec 2018
Copy of advertisement :	Copy of Advertisement

Copy of Public Hearing :	Copy of Public Hearing
Date :	17 Jan 2019
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :	0

At Project Site

State :	Karnataka
District :	Bidar
Tehsil :	Bidar
Village :	Manhalli

1. Employment Potential 2. Wastewater discharge 3. Greenbelt development

Others

Additional Deputy Commissioner

Details of Project Configuration/Product:

8.1. Project Configuration
S. No.	Plant/Equipment/Facility	Configuration	Remarks
(1.)	Purified Carboxy methy Cellulose	2000 TPA

8.2. Product
S. No.	Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product	Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)	Purified Carboxy Methyl Cellulose	2000	Tons per Annum		Road

In case of Expansion / Modernisation / One Time Capacity Expansion (only for Coal Mining) / Expansion under Clause 7(ii) / Modernisation under Clause 7(ii) / Change of Product Mix under Clause 7(ii):
Details Not Applicable

9.1.

Details of Consent to Operate
(i)Whether Consent to operate obtained ?	NA
(ii)Copies of all Consent to operate obtained since inception	NA
(iii)Date of Issue	N/A
(iv)Valid Upto	N/A
(v)File No.	NA
(vi)Application No.	NA
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date	NA

10.

Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores)	24.3
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	2.53
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	0.486
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	2.78

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?	Yes
d)Inter-State boundaries and international boundaries	Yes

12.

Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

13.

Raw Material / Fuel Requirement:
(a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel	2665
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	2665

13.1. Raw Material / Fuel Profile
S. No.	Raw Material / Fuel	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Source (incase of Import. please specify country and Name of the port from which Raw Material / Fuel is received )	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Distance of Source from Project Site (in Kilometres) (In case of import, distance from the port from which the raw material / fuel is received)	Type of Linkage	Other Type of Linkage	Uploaded Copy of Linkage
(1.)	Cotton Cellulose	1160000	Tons per Annum		Indigenous	Road		75	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	Wood Cellulose	110000	Tons per Annum		Indigenous	Road		130	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(3.)	Caustic lye	960000	Tons per Annum		Indigenous	Road		130	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(4.)	ethyl alcohol	1160000	Tons per Annum		Indigenous	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(5.)	MONO CHLROACETIC ACID	1100000	Tons per Annum		Indigenous	Road		130	Open Market		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 01 Mar 2018 To 31 May 2018
(b)Season	Summer

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) monitoring locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	98 Percentile Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	19	13	18	60
(2.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	45	33	33	100
(3.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	12	9	12	80
(4.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	12	9	12	80

14.2. No. of Ground Water monitoring locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	TSS			mg/l		19	11	500	500
(2.)	TDS			mg/l		363	191	500	500
(3.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		225	90	200	200
(4.)	Chlorides			mg/l		106	11	250	250
(5.)	pH			NA		7.94	6.79	7	8.5
(6.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.5	0.24	1	1

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 3
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	DO		mg/l		5.2	5	B
(2.)	BOD		mg/l		2.4	2	B
(3.)	pH		NA		7.31	7.19	B
(4.)	COD		mg/l		15	12	B

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise monitoring locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	49	47	55
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	35	33	45

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	N(Nitrogen)	Percent		0.155	0.015
(2.)	P(Phosphorus)	Percent		0.01	0.001
(3.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	ds/m	0.29	0.1
(4.)	K(Potassium)	Milligram per Kilogram		451	133
(5.)	pH			7	6.15

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 1.45 To 17.73
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 0.69 To 16.46
(c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ?	No

15. Details of Water Requirement (During Operation)
S. No.	Source	Source Other	Required Quantity (Kilolitre per Day (Kld))	Distance from Source	Copy of Permission from Competent Authority	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Method of Water Withdrawal	Other Method of Water Withdrawal	Letter No.	Date of Issue	Permitted Quantity
(1.)	GroundWater		155	0	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Tube Well		Sr.Go.Gr. wa/2018-19/112	11 Sep 2018	155
(2.)	GroundWater		155	0.015	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Tube Well		G.W.B/G.W. No Objection/2019-20/87	13 Jun 2019	155

15.1.

(a)Whether Desalination is proposed

16. Waste Water Management(During Operation)
S. No.	Type/Source	Quantity of Waste Water Generated (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Capacity (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Method	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal	Quantity of Treated Water Used in Recycling/Reuse (Kilolitre per Day)	Quantity of Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)
(1.)	High TDS and High COD Stream	30	50	Sent to Stripper. Stripper condensate shall be disposed to cement industries for co-processing/TSDF. Stripper bottom is sent to MEE followed by AFTD. Condensate from MEE shall be sent to biological treatment plant followed by RO. RO rejects are sent to MEE and permeate is reused in cooling towers make-up	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		30
(2.)	Low TDS and COD Stream	34.5	85	Along with condensate from MEE and ATFD of High TDS and COD treatment method sent to Biological Treatment System followed by RO. RO permeate reused for cooling towers and boiler makeup. RO rejects are sent to MEE	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		34.5

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	64.5
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	0
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	64.5

17. Solid Waste Generation/Management
S. No.	Name of Waste	Item	Other Item	Quantity per Annum	Unit	Distance from Site(KM)	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal
(1.)	Ash from Boiler	Bottom Ash		3780	Tons	30	Road		Others	Sent to Brick Manufactures
(2.)	Stripper Distillate	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		165.6	Kilolitre	150	Road		Co-Processing
(3.)	ETP Sludge	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		14.4	Tons	150	Road		Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility(TSDF)
(4.)	Solvent Residue	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		684	Tons	150	Road		Others	Sent to TSDF or Cement Plants for Co-Processing
(5.)	Waste Oil	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		1.65	Kilolitre	30	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(6.)	Spent solvent	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		16200	Tons	0	Road		Others	Recovered within plant premises and reused
(7.)	Evaporation Salts	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		1332	Tons	150	Road		Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility(TSDF)

18.

18.1. Air Quality Impact Prediction
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Baseline Concentration	Distance GLC	Incremental Concentration	Total GLC	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	45	2.3	0.0	45.04	100
(2.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	18	2.3	0.0	18.03	60
(3.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	12	2.3	0.1	12.11	80
(4.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	12	2.3	0.1	12.12	60

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	6TPH Boiler	Coal	30	0.9	PM10		0.6 g/s
(2.)	6TPH Boiler	Coal	30	0.9	SO2		0.7 g/s
(3.)	6TPH Boiler	Coal	30	0.9	NOx		0.25 g/s

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	1400
(b)Source	BESCOM
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Not Applicable
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	2x500 kVA DG Sets
(e)Stack Height (in m)	5

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	0
(b)Private Land (ha.)	1.214
(c)Government Land (ha.)	0
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	1.214

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.)	0
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.)	0
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.)	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.)	0
(e)Settlements (ha.)	0
(f)Industrial (ha.)	0
(g)Forest (ha.)	0
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0
(j)Others (ha.) : Lease for 25 years: Area 1.214 ha	1.214
Total (ha.)	1.214

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Green belt		0.404

Total (ha.)

0.404

23.

Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Sanctuaries; NPA-Notified Protected Area; ESAs-Eco Sensitive Areas; ESZs-Eco Sensitive Zones :

23.1. Details of Ecological Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Ecological Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	WLS	NA	0	No WLS within 10 km of Study Area
(2.)	Wildlife Corridors	NA	0	No Wildlife Corridors within 10 km Study Area
(3.)	Critically Polluted Area	NA	0	No Critically Polluted Area within 10 km of Study Area
(4.)	ESAs	NA	0	No ESAs within 10 km Study Area
(5.)	Corridors	NA	0	No Corridors within 10 km Study Area
(6.)	NPA	NA	0	No NPA within 10 km of Study Area
(7.)	ESZs	NA	0	No ESZs within 10 km Study Area

23.2. Details of Environmental Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	Forest		Honnadi RF	4.6	In West Direction
(2.)	Others	Reserve Forest 2	Kalbemal RF	6.9	In North Direction
(3.)	Archaeological Sites		NA	0	No Archaeological Sites within 10 km Study Area
(4.)	Defence Installations		NA	0	No Defence Installations within 10 km Study Area

23.3.

(a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required?	No
(b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required?	No

24.

Forest Land:
Whether any Forest Land involved?	No

25.

Tree Cutting:
(a)No. of Trees Cut for the Project (if Forest Land not Involved)	Not Applicable
(b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees	Not Applicable

26.

Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha)	1.214
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha)	0
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	Acquired

27.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R):
(a)No. of Villages	0
(b)No. of Households	0
(c)No. of PDFs (Project Displaced Families)	0
(d)No. of PAFs (Project Affected Families)	0
(e)Funds Allocated for R&R(in INR) (in Lacs)	0
(f)Status of R&R	Completed

28.

Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ?	No
(b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ?	No
(c)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been approved by competent authority ?	No

29.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area ?	No
(b)Whether there is Diversion Required ?	No
(c)Whether permission has been obtained from competent authority ?	No

30.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area ?	Yes
(i)Details of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	Madhura Canal Stream
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	North East
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	4.4

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	50
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	100
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	20
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	20
(e)No. of working days	360
(f)Total Manpower	190

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Total Area of Green Belt	0.404
(b)Percentage of Total Project Area	33.28
(c)No. of Plants to be Planted	750
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	300000
(e)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Social	Employement Potential

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 2

S. No.

Item

Details

S. No.

Item

Details

36.

Details of Court Cases:
(a)Whether there is any Court Cases pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up ?	No

37.

Details of Direction Issued under Environment (Protection) Act / Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)) Act / Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act:
(a)Whether any Direction issued under EPA Act/Air Act/Water Act ?	No

38.

Details of EIA Consultant:
(a)Have you hired Consultant for preparing document?	Yes
(i)Accreditation No.	NABET/EIA/1619/RA0077
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	Team Labs and Consultants
(iii)Address	TEAM Labs and Consultants B-115-117 & 509, Annapurna Block, Aditya Enclave, Ameerpet, Hyderabad-500 038
(iv)Mobile No.	0402374855
(v)Landline No.	0402374855
(vi)Email Id	teamlabs@gmail.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 2
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	01 Dec 2019
(x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET	Copy of Certificate of Accreditation

39.

Documents to be Attached:
(a)Uploaded Copy of EIA/EMP Report	Copy of EIA/EMP Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures) Copy of EIA/EMP(Plans/Figures)
(b)Uploaded Copy of Risk Assessment Report	Copy of Risk Assessment
(c)Uploaded Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan	Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan
(d)Uploaded Copy of Final Layout Plan	Copy of Final Layout Plan
(e)Uploaded Cover Letter	Copy of Cover Letter
(f)Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency	Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency
(g)Uploaded Additional File	Copy of Additional File
(h)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC meeting)	NA

Essential Detail Sought:
Sno.	EDS Letter	Remarks	Date of EDS
1.	NA	Please inform/clarify the following:- - Whether the proposed industrial operations are in conformity with permitted land use of the area. The same needs to be confirmed along with the supporting documents. Whether such polluting units would be allowed by the SPCB in the non-industrial area. - Justification for applicability of the EIA Notification, 2006 to the proposed project/activity. - Permission from the concerned regulatory authority for ground water withdrawal of 155 cum/day.	23 Mar 2019
2.	NA	The correction have been made as per the instruction received	18 Sep 2019

Additional Detail Sought : NIL

Undertaking

I hereby give undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to be best of my knowledge and belief. And I am aware that if any part of the data and information found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. In addition to above, I hereby give undertaking that no activity/ construction/ expansion has since been taken up.

Name of Applicant	Udoye Udoye Rau Sendol Sendol
Designation	MD
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	MERIDIAN POLYMERS
Address	Meridan Polymers Sy.No. 169/Part-2, Manhalli Village, Bidar Taluk and Distarict, Karnataka