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| 1. | | 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) | Proposed Expansion of Iron Ore Pellet Plant from existing 6.00 lac TPA to 6.90 lac TPA | | (b)Name of the Company / Organisation | ARDENT STEEL LIMITED | | (c)Registered Address | Plot No. 208, New Colony, Jamuhata,,Keonjhar,Orissa-758001 | | (d)Legal Status of the Company | Private | | (e)Joint Venture | No | |
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| 2. | | Address for the correspondence: | | (a)Name of the Applicant | Subhasish Das | | (b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) | Director | | (c)Address | Plot No. 208, Mining New Colony, Jamuhata, Keonjhar,,,Keonjhar,Orissa-758001 | | (d)Pin code | 758001 | | (e)E-mail | narasinghsahoo82@gmail.com | | (f)STD Code. | 6766(f)Telephone No. | 258257 | | (g)Fax No. | 6766258473 | | (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 | |
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| 3. | | 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/OR/IND/124925/2019 | | (d)Master Proposal Number(Single Window) | SW/124924/2019 | | (e)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only) | NIL | | (f)Project Type | Expansion under para 7(ii) |
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| 4. | | Location of the Project: | | (a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No. | Plot No. details attached in Annexure-1 | | (b)Pincode | 758085 | | (c)Bounded Latitudes (North) | | | From | | | Degree | 20.72 | | Minutes | | | Second | | | From | | | Degree | 21.73 | | Minutes | | | Second | | | (d)Bounded Longitudes (East) | | | From | | | Degree | 85.43 | | Minutes | | | Second | | | From | | | Degree | 85.46 | | Minutes | | | Second | | | (e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No. | 73G/5,73G/6,73G/9, 73G/10 | | (f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File | Copy of Topo Sheet File | | (g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL) | 540 | | (h)Uploaded (kml) File | Copy of Kml File  | | (i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area | 8 | | (j)Seismic Zone | 2 | |
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| 5. | | (a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed | 1 | | (b)Main State of the project | Orissa | |
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| Details of State(s) of the project |
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| S. No. | State Name | District Name | Tehsil Name | Village Name |
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| (1.) | Orissa | Kendujhar | banspal | Phuljhar | | (2.) | Orissa | Kendujhar | banspal | Phuljhar | | (3.) | Orissa | Kendujhar | banspal | Phuljhar |
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| 6. | | Details of Terms of Reference (ToR)/EC: | Not Applicable | |
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| 4. | | Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing? | Details Not Applicable | |
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| 8. | | Details of Project Configuration/Product: | | Details Not Applicable | |
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| 9. | | 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): | | (a)Details of certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance condition | | (i)Certified Compliance By | Regional | | (ii)Details of Regional Office of MoEFCC / Zonal Office of CPCB / SPCB / UTPCC from which certified report on | Bhubaneswar | | (iii)Letter No. | 101-884/13/EPE | | (iv)Status of Compliance | Compiled | | (v)Certified report on compliance of earlier environmental clearance conditions (Including Monitoring Report) | Copy of Certified Compliance Report | | (vi)Date of site visit | Aug 29 2019 12:00AM | | (b)Details of Capacity Expansion | |
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| S. No. | Product/Activity (Capacity/Area) | Quantity From | Quantity To | Total | Unit | Other Unit | Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product | Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product |
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| (1.) | Iron Ore Pellet | 600000 | 90000 | 690000 | Tons per Annum(TPA) | | Road | |
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| S. No. | Plant / Equipment / Facility | Existing Configuration | Proposed Configuration | Final configuration after expansion | Remarks |
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| (1.) | Pellet Plant | 600000 | 90000 | 690000 | |
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| 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 | 25 Mar 2019 | | (iv)Valid Upto | 31 Mar 2024 | | (v)File No. | 3010/IND-I-CON-6363 | | (vi)Application No. | 2420862 | | (vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date | Copy of Consent to Operate | |
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| 10. | | Project Cost: | | (a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in Crores) | 194.11 | | (b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in Crores) | 6.7 | | (c) Funds Allocated Towards CER (Corporate Environment Responsibility) (in Crores) | 5.98 | | (d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in Crores) | 0.67 | |
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| 11. | | Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? | No |
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| 12. | | Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ? | No |
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| 13. | | Raw Material / Fuel Requirement: | | (a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel | 758310 | | (b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel | N/A | | (c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel | 758310 | |
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| 13.1. Raw Material / Fuel Profile |
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| 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 |
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| (1.) | Limestone/Dolomite | 3450 | Tons per Annum | | Local market of Sundargarh, Odisha | Road,Rail | | 150 | Open Market | | Copy of Linkage | | (2.) | Fuel for Gasifier-Pet coke/coal fines | 35190 | Tons per Annum | | IOCL, Paradeep | Road,Rail | | 300 | Open Market | | Copy of Linkage | | (3.) | Iron Ore fines | 715530 | Tons per Annum | | Iron Ore mines in Joda and Barbil in Odisha | Road | | 60 | Linkage | | Copy of Linkage | | (4.) | Bentonite | 4140 | Tons per Annum | | Tata Jamshedpur, Jharkhand | Road,Rail | | 230 | Open Market | | Copy of Linkage |
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| 16. | | Baseline Data | Not Applicable | |
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| 14.6. | | Details of Ground Water Table: | | (a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) | From 10 To 2 | | (b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl)) | From 2 To 6 | | (c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ? | No | |
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| 15. Details of Water Requirement (During Operation) |
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| 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 |
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| (1.) | GroundWater | | 575 | 0 | Copy of Permission Letter | Pipeline | | Tube Well | | NA | 13 Sep 2019 | 500 |
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| 15.1. | | (a)Whether Desalination is proposed | No | |
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| 16. Waste Water Management(During Operation) |
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| 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) |
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| (1.) | Pellet Plant | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reuse within the Plant & Recycling | | 0 | |
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| 16.1. | | (a)Total Waste Water Generation (Kilolitre per Day) | 0 | | (b)Total Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day) | 0 | | (c)Total Reused Water (Kilolitre per Day) | 0 | |
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| 17. Solid Waste Generation/Management |
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| 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 |
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| (1.) | Dust from APC Devices | Industrial Waste | | 15868 | Tons | 0 | Road | | Others | Recycle in the Plant | | (2.) | Ash | Fly Ash | | 987 | Tons | 0 | Road | | Others | Use for low land filling |
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| 18.1. Air Quality Impact Prediction |
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| S. No. | Criteria Pollutants | Other Criteria Pollutants | Unit | Baseline Concentration | Distance GLC | Incremental Concentration | Total GLC | Prescribed Standard |
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| (1.) | PM2.5 | | Microgram per Meter Cube | 49.30 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 60 | | (2.) | NOx | | Microgram per Meter Cube | 9.30 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 80 | | (3.) | SO2 | | Microgram per Meter Cube | 18.20 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 80 | | (4.) | PM10 | | Microgram per Meter Cube | 78.5 | 0 | 0.60 | 80 | 100 |
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| 18.2. Stack Details |
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| S. No. | Source | Fuel | Stack Height(m) | Stack Diameter(m) | Pollutants | Other Pollutants | Emission (GLS) |
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| (1.) | Grate Kiln | Coal | 52 | 3.0 | PM10 | | 2.88 |
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| 19. | | Power Requirement: | | (a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA)) | 4200 | | (b)Source | NESCO | | (c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement | Not Applicable | | (d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets) | 3x2100 KVA | | (e)Stack Height (in m) | 52 | |
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| 20. | | Land Ownership Pattern: | | (a)Forest Land (ha.) | 0 | | (b)Private Land (ha.) | 36.781 | | (c)Government Land (ha.) | 0 | | (d)Revenue Land (ha.) | 0 | | (e)Other Land (ha.) | 0 | | Total Land (ha.) | 36.781 | |
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| 21. | | Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha: | | (a)Agriculture Area (ha.) | 13188 | | (b)Waste/Barren Land (ha.) | 314 | | (c)Grazing/ Community Land (ha.) | 0 | | (d)Surface Water Bodies (ha.) | 314 | | (e)Settlements (ha.) | 314 | | (f)Industrial (ha.) | 0 | | (g)Forest (ha.) | 17270 | | (h)Mangroves (ha.) | 0 | | (i)Marine Area (ha.) | 0 | | (j)Others (ha.) : NA | 0 | | Total (ha.) | 31400 | |
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| 22. Land requirement for various activities |
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| S. No. | Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others | Others | Land Requirement (ha.) | Remarks |
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| (1.) | Main Plant | | 36.781 | |
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| 23. | | Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Sanctuaries; NPA-Notified Protected Area; ESAs-Eco Sensitive Areas; ESZs-Eco Sensitive Zones : | |
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| 23.1. Details of Ecological Sensitivity : |
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| S. No. | Details of Ecological Sensitivity | Name | Distance from the Project (Km) | Remarks |
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| (1.) | ESZs | NA | 0 | NA | | (2.) | Wildlife Corridors | NA | 0 | NA | | (3.) | Critically Polluted Area | NA | 0 | 0 | | (4.) | WLS | NA | 0 | NA | | (5.) | NPA | NA | 0 | NA | | (6.) | ESAs | NA | 0 | NA | | (7.) | Corridors | NA | 0 | NA |
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| 23.2. Details of Environmental Sensitivity : |
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| S. No. | Details of Environmental Sensitivity | Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity | Name | Distance from the Project (Km) | Remarks |
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| (1.) | Archaeological Sites | | NA | 0 | NA | | (2.) | Defence Installations | | NA | 0 | NA | | (3.) | Forest | | Nayagarh Reserve Forest | 4.4 | NA |
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| 23.3. | | (a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required? | No | | (b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required? | No | |
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| 24. | | Forest Land: | | Whether any Forest Land involved? | No | |
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| 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 | |
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| 26. | | Land Acquisition Status: | | (a)Acquired Land(Ha) | 36.781 | | (b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha) | 0 | | (c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired | NA | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 30. | | Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area: | | (a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area ? | No | |
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| 31. | | Manpower Requirement: | | (a)Permanent Employment-During Construction | 0 | | (b)Permanent Employment-During Operation | 387 | | (c)Temporary Employment- During Construction | 0 | | (d)Temporary Employment- During Operation | 0 | | (e)No. of working days | 330 | | (f)Total Manpower | 387 | |
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| S. No. | Description | Existing | Proposed | Total |
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| (1.) | Total Area of Green Belt | 12.141 | 0 | 12.141 | | (2.) | Percentage of Total Project Area | 33 | 0 | 33 | | (3.) | Funds Allocated | 6000000 | 0 | 6000000 | | (4.) | No. of Plants | 18500 | 0 | 18500 |
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| 33. Project Benefits |
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| S. No. | Type of Project Benefits | Details of Project Benefits |
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| (1.) | Environmental | Green belt all around the project site |
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| 34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable |
| 35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE |
| 35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 1 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 38. | | Details of EIA Consultant: | | (a)Have you hired Consultant for preparing document? | Yes | | (i)Accreditation No. | NABET/EIA/1720/RA 019 | | (ii)Name of the EIA Consultant | Centre for Encotech & Management Consultancy Pvt. | | (iii)Address | N5/305, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar-751015 | | (iv)Mobile No. | 9861032826 | | (v)Landline No. | 6742360344 | | (vi)Email Id | ceme_consultancy@yahoo.co.in | | (vii)Category of Accreditation | A | | (viii)Sector of Accreditation | Industrial Projects - 1 | | (ix)Validity of Accreditation | 16 Feb 2020 | | (x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET | Copy of Certificate of Accreditation | |
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| Essential Detail Sought: |
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| Sno. | EDS Letter | Remarks | Date of EDS |
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| 1. | NA | Proposal is returned due to the following:
i. Details of the existing Environmental Clearances (ECs) obtained and its implementation status.
ii. Summary of issues raised during the earlier Public Consultation and its implementation status.
iii. Existing baseline conditions based on the periodic environmental monitoring program.
iv. Material and Energy Balance for the proposed expansion vis-à-vis with existing Environmental Clearance.
v. Proposed plant lay out.
vi. Proposed resources requirement (Land/raw materials/water/power)
vii. Pollution load calculations (Air/Water/Solid & hazardous waste/traffic)
viii. AAQ modelling predicting maximum Ground Level Concentration for the proposed expansion.
ix. Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Expansion along with budget provision for implementation.
x. Risk assessment with mitigation measures if any, required for the proposed Expansion.
xi. Proposed Corporate Environment Responsibility activities for the additional investment proposed.
xii. Project cost envisaged for the expansion.
xiii. Water drawl renewal permission from CGWA shall be submitted. | 18 Nov 2019 | | 2. | NA | The correction have been made as per the instruction received | 19 Nov 2019 | | 3. | NA | Perused the EDS reply. It is observed that
1. So far public consultation has not been carried out for the existing plant as per the procedure prescribed in the EIA Notification, 2006.
2. In view of the above, instant proposal does not qualify under para 7(ii) of EIA Notification, 2006 as per the Ministry’s O.M. No.J-11013/41/2006-IA.II(I) dated 24/08/2009.
3. For the instant proposal, may apply for ToR.
4. Further, it is observed that ToR was prescribed for expansion of steel plant on 27th June 2018. | 19 Nov 2019 | | 4. | NA | The correction have been made as per the instruction received | 21 Nov 2019 | | 5. | NA | Please find following deficiencies in the application:
1. Form -2:
S.No.2: Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application has not been submitted.
S.No.6: Existing EC/ToR details are not furnished.
S.No.8: Details of the project configuration and product details not furnished.
S.No.9: Certified compliance report of RO dated 4/10/2019 has not been uploaded.
S.No.13: Existing quantity of raw material not furnished.
S.No.16: Existing baseline status has not been furnished.
S.No.15: Legible copy of water drawl permission shall be furnished.
S.No. 18.1: AAQ modeling details have not been furnished in the report.
S.No.23.1. It is stated that there is no forest near by the site. However, in the ToR accorded to you on 27/6/2018. Specific ToR was stipulated to produce a letter from DFO specifying the minimum width between the boundary of plant site and boundary of forest area. May kindly clarify the factual position.
S.No.32; Green belt plan in the project layout with clear legend indicating all the plant facilities including existing land use shall be furnished.
2. Details pertaining to the following may be provided at relevant places in the application Form -2:
i. Baseline Data
ii. Proposed resources requirement (Land/raw materials/water/power) vis-à-vis with granted Environmental Clearance
iii. Pollution load calculations (Air/Water/Solid & hazardous waste/traffic) vis-à-vis with granted Environmental Clearance
iv. AAQ modelling predicting maximum Ground Level Concentration vis-à-vis with GLCmax for which Environmental Clearance was granted.
v. Environmental Management Plan for the proposed Expansion or Modernization or Change of product mix along with budget provision for implementation.
vi. Risk assessment with mitigation measures if any, required for the proposed Expansion or Modernization or Change of product mix.
3. Details for proposed Expansion or Modernization or Change of product mix vis-à-vis with granted EC capacity along with percentage of increase in production and about coal gasification plant.
4. Confirmation from Odisha Pollution Control Board regarding the non-usage of filter press no.4 may be furnished.
5. CER for the project cost of INR 194 crores has not been furnished as per the Ministry’s O.M. dated 1/05/2018.
6. Statutory permission regarding the coal gasification plant, if any. | 13 Dec 2019 | | 6. | NA | The correction have been made as per the instruction received | 15 Dec 2019 |
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| 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 | Subhasish Das | | Designation | Director | | Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here) | ARDENT STEEL LIMITED | | Address | Plot No. 208, New Colony, Jamuhata |
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