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)	Expansion from 2x100 TPD DRI Kiln to 5x100 TPD DRI Kiln, 20 MW CPP, 2x9 MVA SAF, 1x250 TPD I/O sinter plant & 1x40 TPH I/O washery
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	MAITHAN STEEL AND POWER LTD
(c)Registered Address	9, AJC Bose Road, Ideal Centre, 6th floor, Kolkata,,Barddhaman,West Bengal-700017
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Private
(e)Joint Venture	No

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Madhur Agarwalla
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	Director
(c)Address	9, AJC Bose Road, Ideal Centre, 6th Floor, Kolkata,,Kanksa,Barddhaman,West Bengal-700017
(d)Pin code	700017
(e)E-mail	madhur@maithangroup.com
(f)STD Code.	33(f)Telephone No.	39877200
(g)Fax No.
(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	3(a) Metallurgical industries (ferrous & non ferrous)
Minor Activity
(b)Category	A
(c)Proposal Number	IA/WB/IND/70780/2017
(d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/98424/2019
(e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Industrial Projects - 1
(f)Project Type	Fresh EC

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	2982,2860,3015,2995,2985,2989,2854,2976
(b)Pincode	723121
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	233754.03
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	233757.05
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	865006.13
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	865008.14
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	F45C14
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	117
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	3.6
(j)Seismic Zone	3

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

Details of State(s) of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
(1.)	West Bengal	Purulia

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	NIL
(b)Date of Apply of TOR	NIL
(c)Date of Issue of TOR / Standard ToR	NIL
(d)Previous TOR Letter	NIL

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 :	03 Dec 2018
Copy of advertisement :	Copy of Advertisement

Copy of Public Hearing :	Copy of Public Hearing
Date :	11 Jan 2019
Distance of Public Hearing Venue from the Proposed Project :	3

Sampriti bhawan, Sarbari More

State :	West Bengal
District :	Purulia
Tehsil :	Raghunathpur
Village :	Bonra

Concern on source of water for the project, Environment Management Plan, Enquired about local development and abatement of pollution , health consciousness program, employment opportunities , plantati

District Magistrate

Details of Project Configuration/Product:

8.1. Project Configuration
S. No.	Plant/Equipment/Facility	Configuration	Remarks
(1.)	DRI Kiln	5x100 TPD
(2.)	CPP	20 MW	WHRB-10 MW, FBC-10 MW
(3.)	I/O Washery	1x40 TPH
(4.)	SAF	2x9 MVA
(5.)	I/O Sinter	1x250 TPD

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.)	Fe-Mn	9500	Tons per Annum		Road
(2.)	Fe-Si	3500	Tons per Annum		Road
(3.)	Pig Iron	10000	Tons per Annum		Road
(4.)	Iron Ore Concentrate	160000	Tons per Annum		Conveyor Belt
(5.)	Sponge Iron	160000	Tons per Annum		Road,Rail
(6.)	Si-Mn	7000	Tons per Annum		Road
(7.)	Sinter	80000	Tons per Annum		Conveyor Belt

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	28 Aug 2018
(iv)Valid Upto	31 Aug 2023
(v)File No.	CO110150
(vi)Application No.	CO110150
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date	Copy of Consent to Operate

10.

Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores)	165
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores)	6.6
(c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores)	1.49
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores)	0.6

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

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	820504
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	820504

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.)	Coal	198157	Tons per Annum		South Africa	Rail		750	Linkage		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	Iron ore	510000	Tons per Annum		Barbil	Rail		250	Linkage		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 01 Dec 2017 To 28 Feb 2018
(b)Season	Winter

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.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	23.5	11.1	22.1	80
(2.)	Others	CO	Micro Gram per Meter Cube	530	313	498	2000
(3.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	51.1	30.3	48.8	60
(4.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	89.7	65.1	89.3	100
(5.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	28.4	14.1	26.7	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.)	pH			NA		7.5	7.1	6.5	8.5
(2.)	TDS			mg/l		401	319	500	2000
(3.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		128	96	200	600
(4.)	Chlorides			mg/l		50	42	250	1000
(5.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.36	0.26	1	1.5
(6.)	Heavy Metals		Fe	mg/l		0.13	0.06	0.3	0.3
(7.)	TSS			mg/l		16	6	0	0
(8.)	Others	Sulphate		mg/l		21	15	200	400

14.3. No. of Surface Water monitoring locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	BOD		mg/l		7.2	4.8	C
(2.)	Others	Chloride	mg/l		52.3	42.1	C
(3.)	COD		mg/l		50	30	C
(4.)	pH		NA		7.8	7.2	C
(5.)	DO		mg/l		6.6	4.6	C

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))	64.4	50.7	55
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	44.4	39.1	45

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	N(Nitrogen)	Percent		0.025	0.016
(2.)	P(Phosphorus)	Percent		0.019	0.013
(3.)	K(Potassium)	Percent		0.021	0.012
(4.)	pH			7.9	7.2
(5.)	Electric Conductivity	Others	millimho/cm	330	294

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 4.5 To 4.9
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 1.8 To 2.3
(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.)	Surface		1800	3.7	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Intake Well		MSPL/U2/SMS/17-18/289	03 Apr 2018	0

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.)	Industrial	340	340	ETP	Reuse within the Plant & Recycling		340
(2.)	Domestic	70	70	STP	Green Belt Renewal Plant		70

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day)	410
(b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)	0
(c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day)	410

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.)	Dolchar	Industrial Waste		25650	Tons	0	Conveyor Belt		Co-Processing
(2.)	Pig Iron Slag	Industrial Waste		16000	Tons	5.33	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(3.)	Washery rejects	Industrial Waste		80000	Tons	2.6	Road		Others	SOld to brick plant
(4.)	ESP Dust	Industrial Waste		15000	Tons	0	Road		Sanitary Landfills
(5.)	CPP ash	Fly Ash		29000	Tons	2.6	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(6.)	CPP Bed ash	Bottom Ash		4100	Tons	2.6	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(7.)	Si-Mn Slag	Industrial Waste		7700	Tons	5.33	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(8.)	Fe-Mn Slag	Industrial Waste		12700	Tons	0	Conveyor Belt		Co-Processing

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.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	48.8	6.2	2.05	50.85	60
(2.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	22.1	8.92	4.7	26.81	80
(3.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	89.3	6.2	3.62	92.93	100
(4.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	26.7	8.92	4.18	30.9	80

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	DRI Cooler 4 & 5	---	35	0.5	PM10		14.6 g/s
(2.)	DRI Kiln 4 & 5	Coal	30	1.4	PM10		1.23 g/s
(3.)	SAF 2x9 MVA	Electricity	30	1.6	PM10		2.8 g/s
(4.)	Sinter Plant	Coal	32	1.0	PM10		0.15 g/s
(5.)	Sinter Plant	Coal	32	1	SO2		3.6 g/s
(6.)	DRi Kiln 4 & 5	Coal	30	1.4	SO2		6.26 g/s
(7.)	DRI Kiln-3	Coal	30	1.8	PM10		0.6 g/s
(8.)	DRI Kiln-3	Coal	30	1.8	SO2		3.13 g/s
(9.)	AFBC 10 MW	Coal	46	2.4	PM10		2.26 g/s
(10.)	Sinter	Coal	32	1	NOx		2.4 g/s
(11.)	DRI Cooler 3	-	30	0.4	PM10		7.3 g/s
(12.)	AFBC 10 MW	Coal	46	2.4	SO2		13.9 g/s
(13.)	AFBC 10 MW	Coal	46	2.4	NOx		20.56 g/s

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	20
(b)Source	Own CPP generation
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Copy of Agreement
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	1800 KVA
(e)Stack Height (in m)	5

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land (ha.)	0
(b)Private Land (ha.)	11.9
(c)Government Land (ha.)	0
(d)Revenue Land (ha.)	0
(e)Other Land (ha.)	0
Total Land (ha.)	11.9

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area (ha.)	17431
(b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.)	3023
(c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.)	0
(d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.)	3319
(e)Settlements (ha.)	3986
(f)Industrial (ha.)	1107
(g)Forest (ha.)	3453
(h)Mangroves (ha.)	0
(i)Marine Area (ha.)	0
(j)Others (ha.) : Mining , Road, Infrastructure	598
Total (ha.)	32917

22. Land requirement for various activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement (ha.)	Remarks
(1.)	Main Plant		7.21
(2.)	Water Reservoir		0.76
(3.)	Green belt		3.93

Total (ha.)

11.9

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.)	Corridors	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(2.)	Critically Polluted Area	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(3.)	NPA	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(4.)	ESAs	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(5.)	Wildlife Corridors	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(6.)	WLS	Not found	0	Not Applicable
(7.)	ESZs	Not found	0	Not Applicable

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.)	Archaeological Sites		Not found	0	Not Applicable
(2.)	Defence Installations		Not found	0	Not Applicable
(3.)	Forest		Panchet RF	5.15	Reserve forest

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)	0
(b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees	Not Applicable

26.

Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha)	11.9
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha)	0
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	NA

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	Damodar
(ii)Direction of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	North
(iii)Distance of Water Bodies in Buffer Area	4

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	85
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	80
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	120
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	165
(e)No. of working days	320
(f)Total Manpower	450

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Total Area of Green Belt	3.93
(b)Percentage of Total Project Area	33.03
(c)No. of Plants to be Planted	5224
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	766010
(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	Employment generation, Social upliftment
(2.)	Environmental	Afforestation
(3.)	Financial	Revenue Generation

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 1

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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.	77
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	Global Tech Enviro Experts Pvt Ltd
(iii)Address	C - 23, B J B NAGAR Bhubaneswar
(iv)Mobile No.	9437033487
(v)Landline No.	0674243685
(vi)Email Id	global1experts@gmail.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	A
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 1
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	23 Nov 2020
(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	Details regarding compliance to the specific ToR conditions has not been included in the EIA report. It is requested to revise the EIA/EMP report by incorporating the compliance to the specific ToR points along with the requisite supporting documents.	08 Mar 2019
2.	NA	The correction have been made as per the instruction received	08 Mar 2019
3.	NA	Certified compliance report to the CTO conditions by the Regional Office of SPCB has not been submitted as against compliance to specific ToR no.iv. It is requested to submit the same.	08 Mar 2019
4.	NA	The correction have been made as per the instruction received	09 Mar 2019
5.	NA	Certified compliance report to the CTO conditions by the Regional Office of SPCB has not been submitted as against compliance to specific ToR no.iv. It is requested to submit the same. It may be noted that repeatedly you are submitting the same report wherein certified compliance report to the CTO conditions by WBPCB is not there. It is to inform that without the requisite report from WBPCB your proposal cannot be considered by the Ministry.	11 Mar 2019
6.	NA	The correction have been made as per the instruction received	02 Jan 2020
7.	NA	Proposal is returned due to the folLowing shortcomings: Form 2: S.No.2: Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency has not been submitted. S.No. 7.1: Complete PH proceedings inter-alia including written representations have not been furnished. S.No.9: Certified compliance report existing CTO conditions from the Regional Office of SPCB has not been furnished. S.No. 15: Permission obtained from the Competent Authority for the drawl of 1900 KLD shall be submitted. EIA report: i. Compliance to the ToR conditions are not given in the EIA report. ii. Consolidated water balance diagram for the existing and proposed expansion shall be furnished. iii. Satellite image of the land cover/land use map of the study area has not been furnished. iv. Material balance and Energy balance has not been furnished.	08 Jan 2020
8.	NA	The correction have been made as per the instruction received	09 Jan 2020

Additional Detail Sought:
Sno.	ADS Letter	Remarks	Date of ADS
1.	ADS Reply Letter	ADS raised for M/s.Maithan Steel & Power Ltd, P.o-Bonra, PS-Neturia, Purulia,WB in 16th meeting held on 24-25th February,2020 is complied pointwise herewith.	14 May 2021
2.	NA	NIL	13 Mar 2020

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	Madhur Agarwalla
Designation	Director
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	MAITHAN STEEL AND POWER LTD
Address	9, AJC Bose Road, Ideal Centre, 6th floor, Kolkata