| Form-1 | | APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE | | | | 1. Basic Informations | | Project Name | M/s. Shilpa Medicare Ltd. - Unit I | Company/Organisation Name | SHILPA MEDICARE LTD. UNIT I | | Registered Address | Deosugur Karnataka 584174 | Legal Status of the Company | Others |
| | 2. | | Address for the correspondence: | | (a)Name of the Applicant | Sharath K Reddy | | (b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO) | Director | | (c)Address | Deosugur Industrial Area,,Raichur,Raichur,Karnataka-584174 | | (d)Pin code | 584174 | | (e)E-mail | veereshappa@vbshilpa.com | | (f)Telephone No. | 8532 | | (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 | |
| | 3. | | Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006: | | (a)Major Project/Activity | 5(f)-API
| | (b)Minor Project/Activity | 5(f)-API
| | (c)Category | B2 | | (d)Proposal Number | IA/KA/IND2/176362/2020 | | (e)Master Proposal Number(Single Window) | SW/176360/2020 | | (f)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only) | Industrial Projects - 3 | | (g)Project Type(New/Expansion/Modernization) | Expansion |
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| | 4. | | (a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed | 1 | | (b)Main State of the project | Karnataka | |
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| | 5. | | Details of Public Consultation: | | (a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing? | Yes | | (c)Reason | -1 | | (d)Supporting Document | Copy of Supporting Document | |
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| 1. | Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details there of (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 1.1 | Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan) | No | This is an existing industry and the Project site is in designated industrial area developed by KIADB. Expansion and modification is proposed in the existing Plant and new plot no.20 located adjacent to the existing site, which is also in the industrial area. The land is developed by KIADB. | | 1.2 | Clearance of existing land, vegetation and buildings? | No | There is already a factory building in operation. The rest of the land is hard paved for roads and greenbelt. Existing shed in plot no. 20 will be reused. It is vacant land with rank vegetation. Few plants along the new site boundary exists; they will be retained. | | 1.3 | Creation of new land uses? | No | - | | 1.4 | Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore houses, soil testing? | Yes | All necessary investigation related to construction will be carried out before taking up the construction work. | | 1.5 | Construction works? | Yes | Construction of additional buildings is yet to be taken up for proposed expansion. | | 1.6 | Demolition works? | No | None | | 1.7 | Temporary sites used for construction works or housing of construction workers? | No | Local workers will be employed. | | 1.8 | Above ground buildings, structures or earthworks including linear structures,cut and fill or excavations and fill or excavations | Yes | All the buildings will be above ground level. | | 1.9 | Underground works including mining or tunneling? | No | Not applicable | | 1.10 | Reclamation works? | No | Not applicable | | 1.11 | Dredging? | No | Not applicable | | 1.12 | Offshore structures? | No | Not applicable | | 1.13 | Production and manufacturing processes? | Yes | Facility is for manufacturing of bulk drugs, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and intermediates with R & D and custom synthesis. Details are covered in EMP report. | | 1.14 | Facilities for storage of goods or materials? | Yes | Construction Phase: Temporary storage area will be provided at project site for storage of construction materials.
Operation Phase: Dedicated storage facilities for raw materials (warehousing) & finished products are present. Solvents are stored in both above ground level & below the ground level tanks; details are covered in EMP report. | | 1.15 | Facilities for treatment or disposal of solid waste or liquid effluents? | Yes | Municipal waste: Handed over to local piggery.
Boiler ash: Sold to the nearby brick industries.
Liquid Waste: Domestic sewage: Septic tank & soak pit.
Industrial effluents: Boiler blow-down: Spraying on boiler ash.
Cooling tower bleed-off: Collected in HRSCC tank at Shilpa Medicare Ltd. - Unit II, filtered and reused in Unit II.
Industrial effluent: treated in MEE & ATFD at Unit II. Part of treated effluent is reused at Unit I. Rest is reused at Unit II (based on ZLD concept). | | 1.16 | Facilities for long term housing of operational workers? | No | There will be no housing facility proposed in the project site for the workers. | | 1.17 | New road, rail or sea traffic during construction or operation? | No | Existing road and transport facilities will be used during construction and operation phase. | | 1.18 | New road, rail, air water borne or other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? | No | Only the existing infrastructure facilities will be utilized. | | 1.19 | Closure or diversion of existing transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? | No | - | | 1.20 | New or diverted transmission lines or pipelines? | No | - | | 1.21 | Impoundment, damming, culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? | No | - | | 1.22 | Stream crossings? | No | - | | 1.23 | Abstraction or transfers of water from ground or surface waters? | Yes | Fresh water requirement is met from KIADB supply (Krishna River water). | | 1.24 | Changes in water bodies or the land surface affecting drainage or run-off? | No | - | | 1.25 | Transport of personnel or materials for construction, operation or decommissioning? | Yes | The existing road will be utilized for access to the site for transportation of material and personnel during construction and operation phase. | | 1.26 | Long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration works? | Yes | Short term - Existing shed in the new plot no. 20 will be dismantled and re-used. | | 1.27 | Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? | No | - | | 1.28 | Influx of people to an area in either temporarily or permanently? | Yes | Construction phase: 100 people
Operation phase: Existing: 455 employees Proposed: 90 employees | | 1.29 | Introduction of alien species? | No | - | | 1.30 | Loss of native species or genetic diversity? | No | - | | 1.31 | Any other actions? | No | Nil | |
| 2 | Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 2.1 | Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha) | No | The proposed project is located in designated KIADB industrial area. | | 2.2 | Water (expected source & competing users) unit: KLD | Yes | Source- KIADB supply (Krishna River) Total fresh water requirement – 170.44 KLD
Competing users: Industries located within the industrial area, agriculture and villages on either side of the River Krishna. | | 2.3 | Minerals (MT) | No | Not applicable | | 2.4 | Construction material – stone, aggregates, sand / soil (expected source – MT) | Yes | Sand, coarse and fine aggregates etc. are sourced locally. Approximate estimated quantities are Sand: 7,000 MT, Aggregates – 7,000 MT, Metal– 2,000 MT, Cement – 2,000MT. | | 2.5 | Forests and timber (source – MT) | No | Not applicable. Wooden furniture for the office will be procured from the market. | | 2.6 | Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT),energy (MW) | Yes | Electric power will be sourced from Power supply from Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM). Currently, the power requirement during operation stage is 1,800 kVA and after proposed expansion power requirement will be 2,500 kVA. DG sets: Existing: 325 kVA - 3no.s Proposed: 380 kVA - 1 no.625 kVA - 2 no.s 1000 kVA - 1no. Two of existing 325 kVA DGs will be removed. DG sets are the back-up sources of power supply during power failure. HSD is used as fuel. | | 2.7 | Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) | No | Not applicable | |
| 3 | Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 3.1 | Use of substances or materials, which are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora, fauna, and water supplies | Yes | Hazardous chemicals are used in the manufacture process. For storage of solvents PESO approval is obtained. Necessary safeguards are taken as per the standard procedures for the storage and handling of such raw materials. | | 3.2 | Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases) | No | - | | 3.3 | Affect the welfare of people e.g. by changing living conditions? | No | - | | 3.4 | Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc. | No | Necessary safeguards are in place. Good manufacturing practices are followed with all prescribed pollution control measures to ensure that there is no adverse impact on the health of the people around. Nearest village is Yagasanahalli (Hegsanhalli/ HeggasanaHalli), 2.4 km, South. | | 3.5 | Any other causes | No | There are no causes which would affect the people around. | |
| 4 | Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month) |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 4.1 | Spoil, overburden or mine wastes | No | - | | 4.2 | Municipal waste (domestic and or commercial wastes) | Yes | The total quantity of domestic wastes after proposed expansion will be about 114 kg/day which is mostly organic waste from the canteen facility. It is handed over to local piggery. | | 4.3 | Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) | Yes | Used oil: 3KL/year; Spent solvents: 700KL/year -Authorized reprocessor. Process residue, waste: 205.54 TPA residue-incinerated & 10.17 TPA salts-TSDF. Spent catalyst:1.99TPA-sold as byproduct. Spent carbon: 30.67TPA; Distillation residue: 30TPA - incinerated. Empty barrel:10000 no./year-authorized recycler. Return bulk drug & API: 1TPA; Off spec products:1TPA; Used PPE: 0.5TPA -incineration/coprocessing. ATFD salt from treatment of UnitI effluent @ Unit II: 612TPA-Generated & disposed @ Unit II. | | 4.4 | Other industrial process wastes | No | None | | 4.6 | Sewage sludge or other sludge from effluent treatment | No | Treatment will be at Shilpa Medicare Ltd. Unit II located at a distance of 4.2 km from Unit I (south east direction) in Raichur Industrial Growth Centre, Wadloor Road, Chicksugur. | | 4.7 | Construction or demolition wastes | Yes | The debris generated during construction will be used for internal roads. | | 4.8 | Redundant machinery or equipment | No | - | | 4.9 | Contaminated soils or other materials | No | - | | 4.10 | Agricultural wastes | No | - | | 4.11 | Other solid wastes | No | Boiler ash: Sold to the nearby brick industries. | |
| 5 | Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air(Kg/hr) |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 5.1 | Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobile sources | Yes | Existing: Boilers: 4 TPH - 3no.s (2 working+1 standby);coal/briquettes fuel. DG set:325 kVA - 1 no.; HSD.
Proposed: Boilers: 6 TPH - 2no.s; coal/briquettes fuel. Thermic fluid heater: 8 Lakh Kcal/h – 1 no.; furnace oil. DG sets: 380 kVA - 1 no., 625 kVA- 2 no.s, 1000 kVA - 1 no. -HSD. Chimneys of adequate height and stipulated APC measures will be provided asper KSPCB norms for the proposed sources. | | 5.2 | Emissions from production processes | Yes | Scrubber with stack of 3 m ARL or 9 m AGL (whichever is higher) will be provided for process emissions. Emissions: acid mist and VOC | | 5.3 | Emissions from materials handling including storage or transport | Yes | Materials handling is through pneumatic /pumps with minimum fugitive emission/VOC. | | 5.4 | Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment | Yes | Fugitive dust generation during the construction phase due to handling of construction materials and activities. Dust Emission will be controlled by sprinkling of water and barricading the project surrounding with GI sheets. Also, Ready Mix Concrete(RMC) will be used. | | 5.5 | Dust or odours from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste | Yes | There will be dust emission due to handling of materials during the construction phase. During Operation Phase: Manufacturing process is carried out in closed system/clean room operation. PPEs will be provided to workers. | | 5.6 | Emissions from incineration of waste | No | Incinerator will not be installed. | | 5.7 | Emissions from burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) | No | Not applicable | | 5.8 | Emissions from any other sources | No | - | |
| 6 | Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 6.1 | From operation of equipment e.g. engines, ventilation plant, crushers | Yes | Construction Phase: The machineries and equipment used during construction will be regularly maintained. Hence, noise generation during construction phase is minimized significantly. Operation Phase: Manufacturing process will bein closed system. DG sets, compressors, centrifuges and pumps are provided with noise and vibration control and acoustic measures as per guidelines. DG sets are used only during the power failure. Greenbelt area will help to further attenuate the noise levels. | | 6.2 | From industrial or similar processes | No | - | | 6.3 | From construction or demolition | Yes | There will be marginal increase in ambient noise levels due to construction activities which will be reduced by undertaking preventive maintenance of construction equipments and restricting and reducing the speed of vehicles operated for the movement of construction materials. Project site will also be barricaded. Noise impact will be temporary. | | 6.4 | From blasting or piling | No | Not applicable | | 6.5 | From construction or operational traffic | Yes | Movement of construction vehicles contribute to noise. It is temporary in nature. As project site is located in industrial area existing road will be used for regular operation. There will be marginal increase in traffic due to movement of vehicles from the project. | | 6.6 | From lighting or cooling systems | Yes | Cooling towers will be used in operation phase. | | 6.7 | From any other sources | No | No | |
| 7 | Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea: |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 7.1 | From handling, storage, use or spillage of hazardous materials | Yes | Raw materials stored in the warehouse with secured flooring & safety measures in place Solvents transferred from warehouse to tanks in production blocks under closed condition. From here, pumping to reactors is in closed condition. Gaskets will be replaced to avoid leakage when observed/periodically asper SOP. Spillages avoided by monitoring. Safety precautions taken while handling the hazardous materials. Training periodically given to workers for handling of solvents/hazardous chemicals. | | 7.2 | From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge) | Yes | Sewage is treated in septic tank and soak pit. Industrial effluent is given pre-treatment and sent to Unit II for treatment and reuse. ZLD concept will be followed (Unit I & Unit II together). | | 7.3 | By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water | Yes | Necessary air pollution control measures are installed to the air pollution sources. | | 7.4 | From any other sources | No | - | | 7.5 | Is there a risk of long term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources? | No | - | |
| 8 | Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 8.1 | From explosions, spillages, fires etc from storage, handling, use or production of hazardous substances | Yes | For storage of solvents PESO approval is obtained. MSDS for all products and raw materials will be in place. Risk analysis and HAZOP studies will be carried out before commencement of the manufacturing activity. Onsite emergency plan has been prepared and approval has been taken from the competent Authority. Necessary information and input will begiven to District Authority to prepare off-site Emergency plan. | | 8.2 | From any other causes | No | Not applicable | | 8.3 | Could the project be affected by natural disasters causing environmental damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst etc)? | No | There are no possibilities of floods, landslides. Also, the site is in Zone II (least active seismic zone), hence possibility of earthquakes is also very less. However, other natural calamities cannot be ruled out. All precautions will be in place to meet the eventualities to reduce the damage/impact. | |
| 9 | Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality |
| S.No | Information/Checklist confirmation | Yes/No | Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data | | 9.1 | Lead to development of supporting utilities, ancillary development or development stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.:
- Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply,waste or waste water treatment, etc.)
- housing development
- extractive industries
- supply industries
- Other
| Yes | There will not be any additional development of supporting infrastructure, housing development supply industries as it is an expansion activity in an established industrial area. | | 9.2 | Lead to after-use of the site, which could have an impact on the environment | No | - | | 9.3 | Set a precedent for later developments | No | It is an independent activity with no collateral developments. | | 9.4 | Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other existing or planned projects with similar effects | Yes | Proposed project is in an established industrial area with many industries. | |
| (III) | Environmental Sensitivity | | S.No | Areas | Name/Identity | Aerial distance (within 15km.) Proposed project location boundary | | 1 | Areas protected under international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value
| No | Not applicable | | 2 | Areas which are important or sensitive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests | No | Krishna river 4.2 km towards North. | | 3 | Areas used by protected, important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration | No | - | | 4 | Inland, coastal, marine or underground waters | Yes | • Krishna river 4.2 km towards North. • Konad Halla (Konnana Halla), 2.8 km towards South. • Dodda Halla, 3.2 km towards South East. • Rajasab Talav / Merched Kere– 9.3 km towards South West.
• Machalapur Lake – 11.2 kmtowards South West. | | 5 | State, National boundaries | Yes | Karnataka - Telangana interstate boundary, 4.5 km towards North. | | 6 | Routes or facilities used by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas | No | - | | 7 | Defence installations | No | - | | 8 | Densely populated or built-up area | Yes | Raichur City 13.5 km, towards South. | | 9 | Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities) | Yes | Details of hospitals, schools near to the project site are provided in Section 1.3.2,Chapter 1 of EMP report. | | 10 | Areas containing important, high quality or scarce resources.(ground water resources,surface resources,forestry,agriculture,fisheries,tourism,minerals) | Yes | Krishna river 4.2 km towards North. | | 11 | Areas already subjected to pollution or environmental damage.(those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) | No | - | | 12 | Areas susceptible to natural hazard which could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions) similar effects | No | - | | | Essential Details Sought |
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| (1.) | 23/11/2020 | The correction have been made as per the instruction received | | | (2.) | 29/10/2020 | (i) Based on the information submitted by PP it is Category B2 project, PP submitted this application at Central Level due to general condition. The Notification dated 27.03.2020 is only for API not for intermediates. If the proposal is for API & Intermediate, please apply for TOR. Please check your proposal once again.
(ii) This is an expansion proposal accordingly, the PP shall submit the certified compliance report to the conditions of CTO from the SPCB.
(iii) All old CTOs to be uploaded to verify the violation, if any done by PP.
(iv) Details of earlier production capacity needs to be authenticated and uploaded to check the violation, if any.
(v) It is mentioned that the processing of EC proposal, in the Ministry, is through Parivesh Portal only, therefore providing the requisite information/documents shall be submitted. It is also mentioned that after acceptance the Proposal, proposal can not be revise. Therefore, PP/Consultant is requested to kindly do needful accordingly. | |
| | | 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 | Sharath K Reddy | | Designation | Director | | Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here) | SHILPA MEDICARE LTD. UNIT I | | Address | Deosugur |
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