Minutes of the 19^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 22^nd & 23^rd February, 2011 at 623, Conference Room, 6^th floor, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003

19.1 Opening Remarks of the Chairman

At the outset, Chairman welcomed the members of the Expert Appraisal Committee-1(Industry). Thereafter, agenda items were taken up for discussion.

19.2.0 Consideration of the Projects

22^nd February, 2011

Proposals for Environmental clearance

19.2.1 Proposed 4,65,000 TPA Zinc Metal & 1,50,000 TPA Lead Metal Melting & Casting unit at Plot No. 2 Sector 14, SIDCUL (Industrial area), District Pantnagar, Uttarakhand by M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited- regarding Environmental Clearance

The Project authorities and their consultant M/s Vimta Labs Limited, Hyderabad gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 14^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 23^rd – 25^th September, 2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP. The project activity is listed at S.No. 3(a) under category ‘A’ of the Schedule of EIA Notification 2006 and appraised at Central level.

M/s Hindustan Zinc Ltd have proposed for 4,65,000 TPA Zinc Metal & 1,50,000 TPA Lead Metal Melting & Casting unit at Plot No. 2 Sector 14, SIDCUL (Industrial area), Dist. Pantnagar, Uttarakhand. The land requirement for proposed project is 3.5 ha within the existing Pantnagar Silver Plant situated at SIDCUL, Pantnagar having an area of 10 ha. Out of 10 hectare of land, 3.5 hectare of land is earmarked for Green belt development. This area comes under industrial area known as SIDCUL, Pantnagar (State Industrial Development State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttaranchal, Pantnagar). The total project cost is Rs. 250 crores. Rs. 12.00 Crores is earmarked for pollution control equipments. Rs. 12.5 crores has been earmarked for CSR activities.

Zinc cathode (4, 85,000 TPA), Lead cathode (1, 60,000 TPA) and Aluminum metal (160 TPA) will be used as raw materials. Zinc cathode and Lead cathode will be sourced from HZL smelters. Aluminum will be sourced from open market. Zinc cathodes will be melted through state of the art Induction furnaces and casted into zinc ingots through an automatic zinc ingot casting machines. Lead cathodes will be melted in melting pots, which are heated by heavy oil burners. Molten lead is then casted into Lead Ingots in casting machines.

The flue gasses will be collected and passed through bag filter where particulate matter will be removed in bag filters before letting it out to atmosphere through the stacks of 30 m & 40 m height for zinc and lead melting section respectively.

Total fresh water requirement for proposed project will be 500 m³/day through the bore well and permission from CGWA will be obtained. Wastewater generated will be reused for secondary purposes after adequate treatment. Domestic effluent will be treated in Sewage Treatment Plant. No effluent will be discharged out side premises and zero discharge will be adopted.

No disposable process waste is produced from the proposed project. Gypsum cake generated from the FGD system sill be used in cement plant and other allied industries. Waste oil and used oil will be sold to registered recyclers.

Total power requirement of the proposed plant will be 15 MW which will be sourced from state grid/ captive DG sets.

It is noted that no public hearing/consultation is required due to project being located in Notified SIDCUL Industrial Area as per Section (iii), Stage (3), Para (i)(b) of EIA Notification 2006.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to stipulation of following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

i. On-line ambient air quality monitoring and continuous stack monitoring facilities for all the stacks should be provided and sufficient air pollution control devices viz. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP), and bag filters etc. should be provided to keep the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm³ by installing energy efficient technology.

The National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16^th November, 2009 should be followed.

iii. Gaseous emission levels including secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources should be controlled within the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30^th May, 2008 and regularly monitored. Guidelines / Code of Practice issued by the CPCB should be followed.

Efforts should be made to make use of rain water harvested. If needed, capacity of the reservoir should be enhanced to meet the maximum water requirement. Only balance water requirement should be met from other sources.

v. The total water requirement should not exceed 500 KLD. No effluent should be discharged and ‘zero’ discharge should be adopted.

vi. Risk and Disaster Management Plan along with the mitigation measures should be prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow, SPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance letter.

vii. As proposed, green belt should be developed in 33 % of the plant area. Selection of plant species should be as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with the DFO.

viii. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment (ESC) based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

19.2.2 Expansion of Cement Plant (Clinker – 0.115 MTPA to 0.825 MTPA and Cement - 0.132 MTPA to 1.05 MTPA) at Village Telighana, Tehsil Rajgangpur, District Sundergarh, Orissa by M/s Shiva Cement Limited- regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s S.S Environics (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 81^st Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during 12^th – 14^th May, 2008 for preparation of EIA/EMP. All the cement plants (> 1.0 MTPA) have been kept at S.No. 3(b) under category ‘A’ of the Schedule of EIA Notification 2006 and appraised at the Central level.

M/s Shiva Cement Limited Expansion of Cement Plant (Clinker – 0.115 MTPA to 0.825 MTPA and Cement - 0.132 MTPA to 1.05 MTPA) at Village Telighana, Tehsil Rajgangpur, District Sundergarh in Orissa. Existing plant is spread over 45.16 acres of land. The proposed expansion requires an additional 25.69 acres of land to have a total land area of 70.85 acres. The Govt. of Orissa has already allotted 25.69 acres of land to M/s SCL through the Nodal Agency i.e. IDCO. The acquisition process will be shortly completed. Green belt has been developed in an area of 6.45 acres and will be developed in 25.42 acres. The study area comprises of Protected forest and Reserved forests like Udarama R.F, Khatang R.F, Rajabasa R.F, Mahabir R.F, Mundalasa R.F, Luhuraberni R.F, Dahijira R.F, Amirchua R.F, Panchra R.F, Lampi R.F, Bangala Paharh R.F & Mahalmunda R.F. Flora & fauna study has been carried out in the core and buffer zone separately. There are no endangered & endemic flora and fauna species in the study area. There is no wildlife sanctuary or national park and elephant corridor in the study area. List of flora & fauna has been authenticated from the concerned authority. Total estimated cost of the project is Rs 400.00 Crores and Rs. 20.10 Crores & Rs. 5.22 Crores will be earmarked towards capital cost & recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures.

Limestone will be procured from captive mine at Khatkurbahal spread over an area of 72.439 ha at a distance of 12 km. Fly ash will be transported from power plants of Rourkela area through bulk tanker. From bulk tanker it will be pumped to fly ash silo for 10 days requirement. Use of coal in kiln as main fuel has been considered for the plant. Similarly chemical gypsum will be transported from Paradeep area in covered trucks. Gypsum already contains 8-10 % moisture which will be stored under a covered shed for 15 days requirement. Clinker will be produced from the plant itself and will be taken from silo to cement mill for manufacturing of cement. Solid waste of steel plants i.e. slag and also solid waste of power plant i.e. fly ash will be used to manufacture Pozzolona Slag Cement and Pozzolona Portland Cement.

The proposed plant will be provided with necessary air pollution control devices like Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP), bag filters, dust catchers, etc. to control dusts and gases and also limit emissions within the prescribed standard. Total 12 nos. of stacks are envisaged to install at various sources for dispersion of pollutants into the atmosphere.

The existing plant including colony requires approx. 100 m³/day water which is presently met from the existing three tube wells. Proposed expansion requires additional 600 m³/day of water. In total, the water demand will be 700 m³/ day after expansion which will be met from underground water. The permission for withdrawal of 750 m³/day of ground water is obtained from the concerned authority. The wastewater treatment and management plan is developed with zero discharge concept.

The project is based on dry process of cement production. With the bag filter and other effective pollution control measures, the dust generated can be re-used in the process in different stages. The solid waste generated from the Sewage Treatment Plant will be used internally for green belt development.

The existing power requirement is 3.5 MVA and an additional power of 16.5 MVA is required for the proposed expansion. The power will be sourced from the State Electricity Board. DG sets of 3.67 MVA will be used as power back up.

Public hearing/Public consultation meeting was conducted by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board on 5^th October, 2010. The public hearing proceedings record that “the proceedings indicates an unhealthy and non-conducive situation to have unbiased public opinion. The provision of the Act could not be achieved under such a chaotic atmosphere and the panel decided to close the activity there itself. However, the representation from the resistant group and pro project expansion group are annexed for review of the competent authority”. The project proponent informed that the land for proposed expansion was allotted by IDCO and no private land has been acquired. After examining the representations received, it was observed that 554 people have supported the project and some have opposed the project. The committee felt that the opposition to the project is more due to the apprehension that the lands of the villagers will be acquired.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to submission of the following information for records:

· An undertaking that no private land will be acquired and that the entire land is from IDCO along with the land allotment letter from IDCO

· Recommendations and NOC from the DFO as per TOR 3

The PP vide letter dated 22.02.2011 informed that no private land will be acquired and submitted the land allotment letter from IDCO. Authenticated list of Flora and Fauna and map from DFO-cum-Wild life Warden, vide letter dated 9.3.2010 is submitted, but recommendations and NOC from the DFO is not submitted.

The environmental clearance is recommended for the project subject to following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

i. Continuous stack monitoring facilities to monitor gaseous emissions from all the stacks should be provided. After expansion, limit of SPM should be controlled within 50 mg/Nm³ by installing adequate air pollution control system. Electrostatic precipitators to clinker cooler, bag house to raw mill/kiln and bag filters to coal mill and cement mill. Low NO_X burners should be provided to control NO_X emissions.

ii. Possibilities should be explored for the proper and full utilization of gases generated from the kiln in waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) and a feasibility report should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar within 3 months from the date of issue of the letter.

The National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16^th November, 2009 should be followed.

iv. Secondary fugitive emissions should be controlled and maintained within the prescribed limits and regularly monitored. Guidelines / Code of Practice issued by the CPCB in this regard should be followed.

v. Efforts should be made to reduce impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment including agricultural land. All the raw materials including fly ash should be transported in the closed containers only and should not be overloaded. The company should have separate truck parking area. Vehicular emissions should be regularly monitored.

vi. Total water requirement should not exceed 700 m³/day. All the treated wastewater should be recycled and reused in the process and/or for dust suppression and green belt development and other plant related activities etc. No process wastewater should be discharged outside the factory premises and ‘zero’ discharge should be adopted.

Efforts should be made to make use of rain water harvested. If needed, capacity of the reservoir should be enhanced to meet the maximum water requirement. Only balance water requirement should be met from other sources.

Regular monitoring of influent and effluent surface, sub-surface and ground water should be ensured and treated wastewater should meet the norms prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board or described under the E(P) Act whichever are more stringent. Leachate study for the effluent generated and analysis should also be regularly carried out and report submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar, SPCB and CPCB.

ix. All the bag filter dust, raw mill dust, coal dust, clinker dust and cement dust from pollution control devices should be recycled and reused in the process and used for cement manufacturing. Spent oil and batteries should be sold to authorized recyclers / reprocessors only.

x. Efforts should be made to use low-grade lime, more fly ash and solid waste in the cement manufacturing.

xi. An effort should be made to use of high calorific hazardous waste in the cement kiln and necessary provision should be made accordingly.

xii. As proposed, green belt should be developed in at least 33 % area in and around the cement plant as per the CPCB guidelines to mitigate the effects of air emissions in consultation with local DFO.

xiii. Permission and recommendations of the State Forest Department should be obtained regarding impact of proposed plant on the surrounding Protected and Reserved Forests viz. Udarama R.F, Khatang R.F, Rajabasa R.F, Mahabir R.F, Mundalasa R.F, Luhuraberni R.F, Dahijira R.F, Amirchua R.F, Panchra R.F, Lampi R.F, Bangala Paharh R.F & Mahalmunda R.F and suggestions made should be implemented in a time bound manner.

xiv. All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Cement plants should be implemented.

xv. All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 5^th October, 2010 should be satisfactorily implemented and a separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore.

xvi. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

19.2.3 Expansion Cum modernization in Paper & Paper Board from 1,20,000 TPA to 2,60,000 TPA and Pulp from 1,10,000 BDTPA (bone dry tones per annum) to 2,00,000 BDTPA and CPP from 20 MW to 55 MW by replacement of some of the old machineries within existing mill area at Village Chandili, District Rayagada, Orissa by M/s J K Paper Limited- regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s Min Mec Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 12^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry) held during 26-28^th July, 2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP. The pulp and paper industry is listed under Category A of Serial No. 5 (i) of Schedule pertaining to EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised at the Central level.

M/s J K Paper Limited has proposed for mill expansion by increasing the Paper & Board production from 1,20,000 TPA to 2,60,000 TPA, Pulp from 1,10,000 BDTPA (bone dry tonnes per annum) to 2,00,000 BDTPA and power from 20 to 55 MW by replacement of some of their old machineries within existing mill area at village Chandili in district Rayagada of Orissa by M/s J K Paper Limited. Environmental clearance for existing plant was obtained vide Ministry’s letter dated 5^th December, 1997. No additional land is required for proposed expansion. Total cost of the proposed expansion will be Rs. 1424.00 Crores. Rs. 323.50 crores are earmarked towards total capital cost for environmental improvement work. The green belt investment will be Rs. 23.72 Lakhs for the first year and the same will be incurred during subsequent years also.

Following are the details of products from pre and post mill expansion:

Product	Unit	Pre- Mill expansion plan	Post Mill expansion plan
Paper / Board	TPA	1,20,000	2,60,000
Chemical hardwood pulp	BD TPA	1,10,000	2,00,000
power	MW	20	55

PAs informed to the Committee that company has adopted state of the art technologies in pulping and recovery operations by using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) technology to minimize the pollution load.

To control particulate emissions, dust suppression measures will be implemented in coal handling plant and stock yards. The conveyor belt will be closed to prevent dust generation and asphalting of the roads would be done within the plant area. Dust extraction system will be provided at transfer points of conveyor system. Adequate stack height would be provided for wider dispersion of gaseous emissions and regular stack monitoring would be done as per CPCB guidelines. High efficiency ESP (99.9 %) will be provided to control the particulate matter below 50 mg/Nm³.

The total water requirement after its expansion including existing colony will be 31,960 m³/day against current water consumption of 32,190 m³/day. Existing disposal / recycling arrangement will continue to meet the demand after expansion. The expansion will aim at maximum recycling of back water, thereby minimizing the wastewater discharge from new paper machine. The existing wastewater treatment plant will be adequate for treatment of wastewater from proposed expansion. Treated wastewater will be used for dust suppression at coal handling system and for ash management and for irrigation purpose. State of the art disc filter will be installed in the paper machine to recover and recycle the water. Treated sanitary waste / sewage will be used for greenbelt development / maintenance. Black liquor will be completely recovered and burnt in the chemical recovery boiler. The mill has already achieved AOX discharge levels to 0.5 kg/ton of paper and board. The waste water discharge is < 100 m³/ton of paper.

It was suggested that all the treated wastewater should be stored and used in the premises itself whenever required. PAs expressed difficulty in acquiring 2–2.5 sq.km area required for storage of all the wastewater generated. Treated wastewater after meeting the CPCB norms is adopted and will be implemented in future too. Odour has been controlled after adoption of environment friendly RDH cooking system in the year 1998.

Fly ash will be used in the brick manufacturing and construction activities or supplied to cement industries. About 80% of lime sludge will be reburnt in Lime kiln plant to generate lime. The rest amount will be disposed in nearby low-lying area. Dust generated from coal yard will be suppressed by dust suppression system. Waste fibre from paper machine will be used for making low grade paper. Waste pulp from waste water treatment plant will be used for card board / fired in boiler. All the new equipments will be designed for low noise level at source.

Public hearing / public consultation meeting was conducted by the Orissa State Pollution Control Board on 22^nd December, 2010. The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the public hearing including, provision of water supply, education, training facilities & employment to the locals, implementation of pollution control measures, medical facilities etc. and have been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP report.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the project for environmental clearance subject to submission of the following information:

· Composition of black liquor

· Management plan for the recycle/reuse/disposal of scrap material with quantity

· Trace elements disposal and management plan

· A note on feasibility of using black liquor for burning in captive power plant

The PP vide letters dated 23.02.2011 and 25.02.2011 has submitted the above information i.e. Black liquor analysis report from CPPRI, heavy metal recycle being implemented in the existing plant, Management plan for the recycle/reuse/disposal of scrap material with quantity and a note on feasibility of using black liquor for burning in captive power plant

The environmental clearance is recommended for the project subject to following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

(i) Compliance to all the specific and general conditions stipulated for the existing plant by the Central/State Government should be ensured and regular reports submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.

(ii) The project authority should install multi cyclones, wet scrubbers with the boilers to achieve the particulate emission below 50 mg/Nm³. The emissions from chemical recovery section should be controlled through primary and secondary ventury scrubbers.

(iii) Lime scrubbing should be done to minimize SO₂ emissions and Low NOx burners should be installed.

(iv) The total water requirement (including existing) should not exceed 31,960 KLD. The industry should ensure the compliance of the standards for discharge of the treated effluent from the unit as stipulated under the EPA rules or SPCB whichever is more stringent. The company should make efforts to limit the water consumption upto 75 m³/tonne of product. Adequate steps including use of modern RO/UF based technologies should be used to increase recycling and reduce water consumption. The wastewater should be discharged only after meeting the CPCB norms and should be colourless. Efforts should be made to achieve 10 Kappa by using H₂O₂.

(v) Rain water harvesting should be done with a storage capacity of minimum 2 months.

(vi) Adequate number of influent and effluent quality monitoring stations should be set up in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board and regular monitoring should be carried out for all relevant parameters to maintain the effluent treatment efficiency. The report should be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar, SPCB and CPCB.

(vii) The company should install Oxygen Delignification (ODL) Plant and maintain AOX below 1 kg/tonne of paper production.

(viii) Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) technology should be used and lime kiln should be installed to manage lime sludge

(ix) The company should submit the comprehensive water management plan along with monitoring plan for the ground water quality and the level, within three months from date of issue of this letter.

(x) The ash generated from the plant should be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Fly Ash Notification, 2003.

(xi) The project authority should dispose of hazardous waste as per the provision of Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003.

(xii) The company should develop green belt in 33% of the total land all along the boundary wall as per the CPCB guidelines to mitigate the effect of fugitive emissions.

(xiii) Occupational health surveillance of the workers should be done on a regular basis and records maintained as per the Factories Act.

(xiv) The company should make the arrangement for protection of possible fire hazards during manufacturing process in material handling.

(xv) All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the pulp and paper sector should be strictly implemented.

(xvi) All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 22^nd December, 2010 should be satisfactorily implemented and a separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.

(xvii) At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

(xviii) Provision should be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

19.2.4 Proposed Asbestos Cement Sheet Plant (200 MT per day) at Trilokpur Road, Village Kheri, Tehsil – Nahan, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh by M/s Vardhaman Roofings Private Limited - regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant (M/s Ascenso Management & Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi) gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 1^st meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 20^th- 21^st July, 2009 for preparation of EIA/EMP Report. All the Asbestos Fibre Sheet Manufacturing Cement Plants have been listed at Sl. No. 4(c) of Schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 as Category ‘A’ and have to be appraised at the Centre.

M/s Vardhaman Roofings Private Limited have proposed for the Asbestos Cement Sheet Plant (200 MT per day) at Trilokpur Road, Village Kheri, Tehsil – Nahan, District Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. Total land available is 3.42 ha and green belt will be developed in 35% of total area. No rehabilitation and resettlement is involved. No forest land is involved in the project site and No national parks/wild life sanctuary/reserve forests are located within 10 km radius. Total cost of the project is Rs. 30.00 Crores. Rs. 98.00 Lakhs is earmarked towards environmental pollution control measures. Rs. 1.50 Crores is allocated towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities.

Raw asbestos fiber (5,400 MTPA), Cement (24,000 MTPA) and Fly Ash (16,000 MTPA) will be used as raw materials. Raw material will be transported by covered trucks. A dust free technology known as “Hatshek Process” for production of Asbestos Cement Sheets would be used. Entire production process to be implemented is automatic and closed system. In the production process, asbestos Fiber of different grades will be imported and received in pressure packed condition in impermeable bags in pelletized form. The fibre pellets are transported to the factory in closed containers through the trailer trucks. The fiber bags will be slit open in closed automatic bag opening device. The fiber after passing through the lump breaker will be collected in the attached blender or Turbo Pulper where some water will be added to maintain the process in wet condition. The bag opening device & the edge runner mill should be kept under negative pressure by tapping it on to a Bag Filter Type Dust Collector with pulse jet which again is connected to a Hydro-static Precipitator, connected to a blower driven by a motor. The delivery point of the blower is connected to the Air Wet Washer and through to a stack. Particles collected in hydro-static precipitator should be periodically recycled in wet form. Cement will be received and stored in go-down, from where it is conveyed to the Cement + Fly ash Mixing Tank via screw conveyor. Fly ash is received & stored in closed go-down and should be pneumatically conveyed. The slurry is transferred to Storage Tank where it is under constant agitation. From here the slurry is taken to the Dilution Tank (or Distribution Tank) and diluted further using recycled process water. The differential hydrostatic pressure thus created between the sieve cylinder and Vat causes an asbestos cement film to be formed and picked up by the sieve cylinder which in turn gets transferred to the moving felt. The gradually thickening slurry due to filtration is constantly diluted in the vats. The excess water in film is dehydrated by vacuum system. The sheets are inspected on-line, stacked on steel pallets and water cured for a minimum of 12 to 15 days before being finally inspected and then dispatched.

Total water requirement of 81 m³/day will be sourced from ground water. No wastewater will be generated in the process. A STP of 6.5 KLD capacity would be installed. The treated water would be reused. No effluent will be discharged outside the premises and ‘Zero’ discharge will be adopted.

All the solid waste generated will be recycled in the manufacturing process, thus there would be no solid waste disposal. HDPE fiber bags will be shredded in the shredder unit attached to the bag opening device and sent along with the opened fibre through the screw conveyor.

900 KVA of power will be required for the project and sourced by HPSEB Acoustic enclosures will be provided to the two (2) D.G. sets of 250 KVA each installed to meet the emergency power requirement during the grid failure.

Public hearing/Public consultation meeting was conducted by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board on 15^th October, 2009. The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the public hearing including, implementation of effective air pollution control measures, implementation of developmental projects in nearby areas for the society, employment to locals etc. and have been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP report.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to stipulation of following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

i. The project proponent should adhere to the prescribed BIS standards and laws regarding use and handling of asbestos, safety of employees etc. Raw materials like asbestos fibre and cement should be transported in closed containers. Asbestos fibre should be brought in pelletized form in impermeable bags and under compressed condition.

ii. Only Chrysotile white asbestos fibre should be used. Blue asbestos should not be utilized as raw material in the manufacturing process.

iii. There should be no manual handling/opening of asbestos fiber bags. The company should install fully automatic asbestos fiber debagging system before commissioning the unit.

iv. Fugitive emissions should be controlled by bringing cement in closed tankers, fly ash in covered trucks and asbestos in impervious bags opening inside a closed mixer. Dust collectors should be provided to Fibre mill, Bag opening device (BOD), Cement and Fly ash silos to control emissions. Bag filters followed by wet washer should be provided at automatic bag opening machine, bag shredder, fibre mill and to cement silo to collect the dust and recycle it into the process. Fugitive emissions generated from hopper of Jaw crusher and Pulverizer should be channelized through hood with proper suction arrangement, bag filter and stack.

v. The Company should comply with total dust emission limit of 2 mg/Nm³ as notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Adequate measures should be adopted to control the process emission and ensure that the stack emission of asbestos fibre should not exceed the emission limit of 0.2 fiber/cc. Asbestos fibre in work zone environment should be maintained within 0.1 fibre/cc.

vi. Bags containing asbestos fibre should be stored in enclosed area to avoid fugitive emissions of asbestos fibre from damaged bags, if any.

vii. Proper house keeping should be maintained within the plant premises. Process machinery, exhaust and ventilation systems should be laid in accordance with Factories Act. Better house keeping practices should be adopted for improvement of the environment within the work environment also. These include:

(a) All monitoring transfer points should be connected to dust extraction system.

(b) Leakages or dust from machines and ducts should be plugged.

(d) Enclosed belt conveyer should be used instead of manual transportation of asbestos within the premises.

viii. Quarterly monitoring of pollutant (PM₁₀, asbestos fibre count) in the work zone area and stack(s) should be undertaken by the Project proponents. In addition, the asbestos fibre count in the work zone area should be monitored by an Independent monitoring agency like NIOH / ITRC / NCB or any other approved agency and reports submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Chandigarh, SPCB and CPCB.

ix. Total water requirement from ground water should not exceed 81 m³/day and prior permission for the drawl of ground water from bore wells should be obtained from the State Ground Water Department. All the recommendations of the State Ground Water Department, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh should be implemented in time bound manner.

x. As reflected in the Environmental Management Plan, all the treated effluent should be recycled and reused in the manufacturing process. No process water should be discharged outside the premises and ‘zero’ discharge should be maintained. All the domestic wastewater should be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit and used for green belt development.

xi. The Company should ensure that the entire solid waste generated including process rejects, cement, fly ash, dust from bag filters and empty asbestos bag should be recycled back in the manufacturing process. Process sludge should be 100% recycled and reused in the process. Hazardous waste should be ground in dust proof pulverizer with integrated bag filter and recycled back to the process. Asbestos fibres which can not be further recycled due to contamination of iron dust should be stored in HDPE lined secured landfill. The disposal facilities for asbestos waste should be in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standard Code.

xii. The cut and damaged fibre bags should immediately be repaired. Empty fibre bags should be shredded into fine particles in a bag shredder and recycled into the process. Piling of AC sheets should be done in wet condition only.

xiii. The Company should obtain a certificate from the supplier of Chrysotile fibre that it does not contain any toxic or trace metals. A copy of certificate should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

xiv. Regular medical examination of the workers and health monitoring of all the employees should be carried out and if cases of asbestosis are detected, necessary compensation should be arranged under the existing laws. A competent occupational health physician should be appointed to carry out medical surveillance. Occupational health of all the workers should be monitored for lung function test, chest x-ray, sputum for acid-fast-bacilli (AFC) and asbestos body (AB), urine for sugar and albumen, bloat tests for TLC, DLC, ESR, Hb and records maintained for at least 40 years from the beginning of the employment or 15 years after the retirement or cessation of employment whichever is later. Occupational Health Surveillance should be carried out as per the directives of the Hon’ble Supreme Court including the recent Kalyaneswari case.

xv. To educate the workers, all the work places where asbestos dust may cause a hazard should be clearly indicated as a dust exposure area through the use of display signs which identifies the hazard and the associated health effects.

xvi. The company should also undertake rain water harvesting measures and plan of action should be submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Forests within three months.

xvii. All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 15^th October, 2009 should be satisfactorily implemented and a separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Chandigarh.

xviii. Green belt should be developed in at least 33 % of plant area as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with the DFO.

xix. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Chandigarh. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

19.2.5 Proposed 12,000 TPA Bank Note Paper Mill in two Phases each of 6,000 TPA at village Note Mudran Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka by M/s Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) jointly with M/s Security Printing and Minting Corporation Limited (SPMCIL) - regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd., gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 12^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry-1) held during 26^th - 28^th July, 2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP. The pulp and paper industry is listed under Category-A of Serial No. 5 (i) of Schedule pertaining to EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised at the Central level.

M/s Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBMPL) jointly with M/s Security Printing and Minting Corporation Limited (SPMCIL) submitted a proposal for 12,000 TPA Bank Note paper mill in two Phases each of 6,000 TPA at village Note Mudran Nagar, in District Mysore Karnataka. The land required for the proposed project is 41 acres which will be out of the 332 acres available with BRBNMPL. About 130 acres has already been developed as green belt and an additional 8.61 acres will be developed as green belt. Ranganthittu Birds Sanctuary is at a distance of 7 km. Conservator of Forests, Mysore Circle has given the NOC for the project and forwarded it to the PCCF. Protected monument at Sreerangapatana is at a distance of 7.5 km and Mysore palace is at about 8.0 km. The location of the project is in the Notified Metagalli Industrial area and falls in seismic zone II. Total cost of the project is Rs. 1,180.00 Crores and Rs. 30.50 Crores & Rs. 1.50 Crores will be earmarked towards capital cost & recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures

Raw material requirement will be 100 % cotton (no lignin content), which will be sourced from the neighboring states and will be stored in godowns. Sprinkler system is envisaged for fire fighting. Digestion and bleaching process is totally chlorine free. Similar to alkaline peroxide mechanical pulping will be adopted. As cotton is 100% cellulose, chemical dosing required for digestion & bleaching is very low and hence no chemical recovery is viable and envisaged.

Dust extraction and dust suppression system will be provided at the hopper. All loose fibers from different points of cleaning will be collected & pneumatically conveyed to Cyclone Separator for removing heavy particles. Condenser and step cleaner is envisaged to remove dirt & dust. Metallic contaminants if any will be removed by metal detector cum catcher. Cooling towers will be fitted with modern high efficiency drift eliminators that can greatly reduce drift formation. Flue gases generated from the combustion process will be discharged through flue-stacks of (30 m height) fitted to the boilers.

Total water requirement of 3,000 m³/day will be sourced from Karnataka Government (KUWS & DB). For water withdrawal, approval from the Karnataka Government has been obtained. Rain water harvesting and check dams will be constructed for water conservation. Process white water from the paper machine plant will be recycled. Washing and bleaching effluents are processed in ETP along with excess white water. Treated effluent will partly be recycled and surplus water will be reused for floor cleaning, gardening etc. Sewage will be treated in the existing STP which has an excess capacity.

No fly ash/lime sludge is generated/disposed from the project. Oil sludge and other hazardous waste are treated and then sent for disposal as per HWM Rules. Non–hazardous solid wastes (like cotton waste) should be disposed to local vendors. ETP sludge will be used in vermi composting and board manufacturing.

Major machines/equipments would be stat-of–the-art low noise equipments. Acoustic design with sound proof glass paneling should be provided. Acoustic enclosures should be provided to DG sets and the noise level will be maintained less than 75 dB (A). Total energy required is 22.56 GJ/T of paper. Power requirement of 10 MVA will be met from the KPTCL grid.

It is noted that no public hearing/consultation is required due to project being located in notified Metagalli Industrial Area as per Section (iii), Stage (3), Para (i)(b) of EIA Notification 2006.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to prior permission from the National Board for Wild Life and stipulation of the following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

(ii) Prior permission should be obtained from the National Board for Wild Life and Chief Wildlife Warden regarding impact of proposed plant in the nearby Ranganthittu Birds Sanctuary and recommendations suggested should be implemented in a time bound manner.

(iii) The project authority should install multi cyclones, wet scrubbers with the boilers to achieve the particulate emission below 50 mg/Nm³.

(iv) Lime scrubbing should be done to minimize SO₂ emissions and Low NOx burners should be installed.

(v) The total water requirement (including existing) should not exceed 3,000 KLD. The industry should ensure the compliance of the standards for discharge of the treated effluent from the unit as stipulated under the E (P) Act, rules or SPCB whichever is more stringent. The company should make efforts to limit the water consumption upto 75 m³/tonne of product. Adequate steps including use of modern RO/UF based technologies should be used to increase recycling and reduce water consumption.

(vii) Ground water and soil should be monitored so as to ensure that there are no excess sodium levels and no adverse effect on vegetation as well as ground water.

(viii) Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) technology should be used

(ix) The company should submit the comprehensive water management plan along with monitoring plan for the ground water quality and the level, within three months from date of issue of this letter.

(x) The project authority should dispose of hazardous waste as per the provision of Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003.

(xi) The company should develop green belt in 33% of the total land as per the CPCB guidelines to mitigate the effect of fugitive emissions.

(xii) Occupational health surveillance of the workers should be done on a regular basis and records maintained as per the Factories Act.

(xiii) The company should make the arrangement for protection of possible fire hazards during manufacturing process in material handling.

(xiv) All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the pulp and paper sector should be strictly implemented.

(xv) At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

(xvi) Provision should be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

19.2.6 Expansion of Ferro Alloy Plant near Village Manesamudram, Mandal Hindupur, District Ananthapur in Andhra Pradesh by M/s M.B. Smelters Pvt. Limited - regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s Pioneer Enviro Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 7^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 2^nd – 3^rd February, 2010 for preparation of EIA / EMP.

M/s M.B. Smelters Pvt. Ltd. have proposed to install a 2 x 9 MVA + 2 x 2 MVA furnaces (Phase # 1) and 1 x 9 MVA + 1 x 16.5 MVA furnaces (Phase # 2) in addition to the existing 1 x 1.0 MVA & 1 x 1.5 MVA Submerged Arc furnaces near Manesamudram Village, Hindupur Mandal, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh. Nearest village is Manesamudram which is at a distance of 1.0 Km from the plant site. No National Parks / Wild life sanctuaries are situated within 10 Km. radius of the plant site. Errakonda R.F. is situated at a distance of 8.8 Kms. from the plant site. No forest land is involved in the proposed project site. Penna River, (non-perennial) is at a distance of 1.8 Kms. from the plant site. The total project area for the proposed expansion is 150.68 acres, out of which 32.36 acres is in possession and PV statement for 68.10 acres was approved by District Collector & remaining land is under process by Revenue Authorities. The capital investment for the proposed expansion project is Rs. 120 Crores [Phase - 1: 57 Crores & Phase-2: 63 Crores]. Out of which Rs. 8.5 Crores and Rs. 75 Lakhs / annum will be earmarked towards capital cost and recurring cost for environmental pollution control measures. The following are the production capacities of existing & expansion units:

	Units	Products	Quantity (TPA)
Existing
	1 x 1.5 MVA 1 x 1.0 MVA	FeMn Low Carbon Ferro Alloys (SiMn & FeMn)	4,270 2,445
Expansion
Phase 1	2 x 9 MVA 2 x 2 MVA	FeMn OR SiMn Low Carbon Ferro Alloys (FeMn)	59,730 2,055
Phase 2	1 x 9 MVA 1 x 16.5 MVA	FeMn OR SiMn OR Si Alloys FeSi OR Si metal Slag wool from waste slag	25,200 14,200 20,000
Total	50 MVA

Manganese ore, Quartz, Metallurgical Coke, Fluxes, Scrap, Petcoke, Calcium Flourspar will be used as raw materials. In Ferro alloy plant Ferro alloys will be produced by smelting of Manganese ore with coke, quartz and scrap, Fluxes etc., in submerged Electric Arc furnaces.

The Fugitive emissions from the Submerged Electric Arc furnaces will be sucked through hoods and will pass through a fume extraction system comprising of bag filters and then let out through 4 nos. of stacks each of 30 m height. The flue dust will be pneumatically carried to covered bins, sprayed with water mist and later briquetted and reused in the process as raw material. The out let dust emission will be less than 50 mg/Nm³.

The main sources of dust pollution are crushing operations of raw materials (such as, Mn Ore, Quartz, etc) and their transfer points. A separate de-dusting system will be provided to control the dust from various material transfer points by means of suitable ducting connected to an Induced Draught fan. The dust that is drawn from various points will pass through bag filters.

Water required for the project is 500 KLD and will be supplied by APIIC. A copy of the clearance letter is shown in next slide. Rainwater harvesting structures will be constructed to harvest the run-off water from roof tops by laying a separate storm water drainage system for recharging of ground water. Rain water harvesting will be taken-up in consultation with State Ground Water Board. The water conserved will be used to meet the plant water requirement. Closed circuit cooling system is envisaged in the proposed in Ferro alloys plant. Domestic effluent will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. No effluent will be discharged outside the premises and Zero discharge will be adopted.

Fe-Mn slag will be reused in manufacture of Si-Mn as it contains high MnO and Silica. Si-Mn slag will be used for making slag wool in Phase - 2 and remaining will used in road construction / crushed & after recovery of mineral given to brick manufactures. Fe-Si slag will be used in cast iron foundries.

Out of 150.68 acres, green belt will be developed in 50 acres (including existing). Power required for the proposed plant is 50 MW and same will be sourced from A.P. state grid.

The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting conducted by the A.P. Pollution Control Board on 15^th September 2010. The main issues raised in the public hearing meeting were training to villages, jobs to villagers, development & maintenance of greenbelt, socio economic development, pollution control etc.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to stipulation of following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

As per the commitment submitted, no charcoal should be used as fuel. Pet coke should be used as fuel instead of charcoal from unknown sources.

Continuous monitoring facilities for all the stacks and sufficient air pollution control equipments viz. fume extraction system with bag filters, ID fan and stack of adequate height to submerged arc furnace should be provided to control emissions below 50 mg/Nm³.

The National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16^th November, 2009 should be followed.

Secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources should be controlled within the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry and regularly monitored. Guidelines / Code of Practice issued by the CPCB should be followed.

Efforts should be made to make use of rain water harvested. If needed, capacity of the reservoir should be enhanced to meet the maximum water requirement. Only balance water requirement should be met from other sources.

Regular monitoring of influent and effluent surface, sub-surface and ground water should be ensured and treated wastewater should meet the norms prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board or described under the E(P) Act whichever are more stringent. Leachate study for the effluent generated and analysis should also be regularly carried out and report submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore, SPCB and CPCB.

7. The total water requirement should not exceed 500 m³/day. ‘Zero’ effluent discharge should be strictly followed and no wastewater should be discharged outside the premises.

All the ferro alloy slag should be used for land filling inside the plant or used as building material only after passing through Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential (TCLP) test. Otherwise, hazardous substances should be recovered from the slag and output waste and be disposed in secured landfill as per CPCB guidelines.

Slag produced in Ferro Manganese (Fe-Mn) production should be used in manufacture of Silico Manganese (Si-Mn).

No Ferro Chrome should be manufactured without prior approval from the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Risk & Disaster Management Plan along with the mitigation measures and Slag management plan should be prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore, SPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance letter.

All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 15^th September 2010 should be satisfactorily implemented and a separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore.

As proposed, green belt should be developed in at least 33 % of the project area. Selection of plant species should be as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with the DFO.

14. Prior permission and recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of the proposed plant on Errakonda R.F should be obtained and recommendations if any should be implemented in a time bound manner.

15. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment based on Public Hearing & social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound action plan (need based) should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

Any Other Item:

19.2.7 Proposed Cement Plant (2.50 MTPA), Captive Power Plant (40 MW) Lime Stone Mine (395.05 ha.) at Risda, Kukurdih and Dhandhani , Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur in Chhattisgarh by M/s Emami Cement Limited - regarding Reconsideration

Proposal of M/s Emami Cement Limited for Cement Plant (2.50 MTPA), Captive Power Plant (40 MW) Lime Stone Mine (395.05 ha.) at Risda, Kukurdih and Dhandhani , Tehsil Baloda Bazar, District Raipur in Chhattisgarh was considered and discussed in the 18^th Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) meeting held during 25^th – 26^th January, 2011. The Committee after detailed deliberation recommended recourse to any of the alternatives set below for reconsideration of the project:

(i) The proponent may come up with a revised proposal totally excluding the parcels of unacquired land which lie within the boundary of the project as now submitted. The Committee made it amply clear to the proponent that no argument of prospective acquisition of these lands can be considered. The project boundaries have to be so defined and redrawn that the pockets of private land that were shown to exist in the sketch and such other extents that may also exist of private or government land are not only be excluded from the physical boundary and scope of the project but are provided independent access with roads and associated infrastructure and total isolation from the project to the entire satisfaction of the Committee. These lands shall be so insulated from the project that the effect of project operations shall have no impact environmental thereon. Complete arrangements and plans in this regard as vetted and approved by the state government should be submitted to the MoEF for reconsideration

(or)

(ii) The proponent may first acquire and obtain possession of all the extents of unacquired parcels of land that exist within the boundaries of the plant as per the existing proposal and thereafter approach MoEF for reconsideration.

In addition, Coal linkage documents should be submitted and rain water harvesting should be done within the plant.

The information sought above was furnished by the project proponent to MoEF vide their letter dated 09.02.2011. Coal linkage documents for Indonesian coal and rainwater harvesting plan were submitted. The PP also made a presentation before the Committee The Committee was not satisfied with the presentation and requires that the proponent furnish the following.

1. A revised plant lay out of the land excluding the land not required.

2. The boundaries of the plant shall be clearly indicated and confirmed. Access shall be provided to the pockets of land shown as not yet acquired in the original application as well as to other extents of land not in the possession of the proponent but which lie in the vicinity and access to which would be disturbed by the confi9guration and location of the cement plant.

3. Approval of the Panchayat or concerned local body

4. Approval of the State government.

19.2.8 Zinc Smelter (5,00,000 TPA), Lead Smelter (1,25,000 TPA), Captive Power Plant (255 MW) and expansion of Rajpura Dariba Mine (6,31,000 to 9,00,000 TPA) along with Beneficiation Plant (9,00,000 to 12,00,000 TPA) at Village Dariba, Tehsil Relmagra, District Rajsamand, Rajasthan by M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited - regarding Amendment in Environmental Clearance

Environmental Clearance to M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited was accorded vide MoEF letter No. J-11011/380/2008-IA II(I) dated 4^thNovember, 2009 for the Zinc Smelter (5,00,000 TPA), Lead Smelter (1,25,000 TPA), Captive Power Plant (255 MW) and expansion of Rajpura Dariba Mine (6,31,000 to 9,00,000 TPA) along with Beneficiation Plant (9,00,000 to 12,00,000 TPA) at Village Dariba, Tehsil Relmagra, District Rajsamand, Rajasthan.

The project proponent vide their letter dated 24.11.2010 requested MoEF for an amendment in the specific condition No. X of the above EC i.e. ash content in coal from 12% to 35% (as mentioned in the Form 1 and EIA report) and sulphur content in coal from 2% to 1.5% (as mentioned in the Form 1 and EIA report). The PP also made a presentation before the Committee and requested for the above amendment.

During the presentation, the PP also informed that MoU has been signed with M/s South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. on 7^th October, 2010 for supply of Indian coal. ESPs were designed to maintain the outlet PM concentration < 50 mg/Nm³ as specified in the EC. Although, the fly ash generated would be more w.r.t coal with 35% ash, due to the presence of many cement plants in the vicinity, all the fly ash will be utilized by the cement plants. LoIs in this regard from M/s Ultratech and JK cement works are submitted.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended for amendment in the specific condition No. X of the environmental clearance dated 24.11.2010 i.e. Ash content in coal should not exceed 35%. Sulphur content in coal should be restricted to 1.5% to contain SO₂ emissions.

19.2.9 Expansion of iron Foundry along with Ferro Alloy Plant at Mouza Naupala, P.S. Bagnan, District Howrah, West Bengal by M/s Reform Ferro Cast Pvt. Limited - regarding Amendment in Environmental Clearance

Environmental Clearance to M/s Reform Ferro cast Pvt. Limited was accorded vide MoEF letter No. J-11011/27/2009-IA II(I) dated 5^thMay, 2009 for the Expansion of iron Foundry along with Ferro Alloy Plant at Mouza Naupala, P.S. Bagnan, District Howrah, West Bengal.

The project proponent vide their letter dated 29.11.2010 requested MoEF for an amendment in the above EC so as to install a Cupola Furnace (5 TPH) in addition to the existing Cupola Furnace (5 TPH) accorded in the EC letter. The justification for seeking amendment is that due to the batch process of Cupola Furnace, for the effective operation of the unit, a standby unit is required. It is also mentioned that there won’t be any increase in the pollution load, production capacity, working hours etc.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended for amendment in the environmental clearance dated 5^thMay, 2009 i.e. installation of an additional Cupola Furnace (5 TPH)

19.2.10 Induction Furnace (2x10 TPH) to manufacture Steel Billets (66,000 MTPA) at Dag No.: 350 & 43, IID Growth Centre, Mouza Borigog, Village Borsil Sotsil, Rangia, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s B.R. Metalics - regarding Amendment in Environmental Clearance

Environmental Clearance to M/s B.R. Metalics was accorded vide MoEF letter No. J-11011/128/2008-IA II(I) dated 11^th June, 2009 for Induction Furnace (2x10 TPH) to manufacture Steel Billets (66,000 MTPA) at Dag No.: 350 & 43, IID Growth Centre, Mouza Borigog, Village Borsil Sotsil, Rangia, District Kamrup, Assam.

The project proponent vide their letter dated 18.11.2010 requested MoEF for an amendment in the above EC so as to increase the capacity from 66,000 MTPA to 1,16,000 MTPA of steel billets and install a 10 MW CPP due to the project viability.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee did not agree for the above amendment and recommended that the PP should submit fresh proposal and apply for ToRs for further consideration by the EAC (I-1).

19.2.11 Expansion of Steel Plant (Pig Iron 21,000 to 1,00,000 TPA) Rerolled Steel Product 15,750 to 95,000 TPA Sintered Bricks/ Briquetted Sintered Minerals or Lime or Activated Minerals 55,000 TPA; DG set (6 MW) at 436-B, 453 and 454-B, Sector- C, Urla Industrial Area, Raipur, Chhattisgarh by M/s Indus Smelters Limited - regarding

Environmental Clearance was accorded to M/s Indus Smelters Limited vide MoEF letter No. J-11011/503/2007-IA II(I) dated 9^thJune, 2008 for the Expansion of Steel Plant (Pig Iron 21,000 to 1,00,000 TPA) Rerolled Steel Product 15,750 to 95,000 TPA Sintered Bricks/ Briquetted Sintered Minerals or Lime or Activated Minerals 55,000 TPA; DG set (6 MW) at 436-B, 453 and 454-B, Sector- C, Urla Industrial Area, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

The project proponent vide their letter dated 10.02.2011 requested MoEF for an amendment in the above EC and also made a presentation before the Committee w.r.t permission to add two extra Induction Furnace of 450 KW-550 Kg-750 Kg crucible without increasing the production capacity. The purpose of this furnace is to pre-melt the Pig Iron & Cast Iron and then transfer the liquid metal through the ladle to main Induction Furnace for initiating the sponge iron charging. As a result of this, there would be reduced power consumption, improved power factor, reduced slag generation etc.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended for amendment in the environmental clearance dated 9^thJune, 2008 i.e. to add two extra Induction Furnace of 450 KW-550 Kg-750 Kg crucible without increasing the production capacity.

Proposal for TORs:

19.2.12 Expansion of Cement grinding unit form 45 TPD to 145 TPD capacity at Rural Focal Point, Pathrala, District Bhatinda, Punjab by M/s New Century Cement Company- regarding TORs

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s CPTL Envirotech gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken along with the draft TORs for preparation of EIA/EMP. All the cement plants (less than 1.0 MTPA) are listed at S. No. 3 (b) under Category - B and appraised at the State level. Because of Interstate Boundary with Haryana & non functioning of SEIAA/SEAC, Punjab the proposal has been appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) in the Ministry.

M/s New Century Cement Company have proposed to enhance the capacity of cement grinding unit from 45 TPD to 145 TPD capacity at Rural Focal Point, Pathrala, District Bhatinda, Punjab. Total land envisaged for the proposed project is 5058.5 sq. m. Green belt will be developed over an area of 1710 m2 area. No national parks /biosphere reserves/ecologically sensitive areas are located within 10 km radius of the project area. The cost of the project is Rs 70.00 lakhs.

Clinker (96 MT), gypsum (6.5 MT), & fly ash (43 MT) will be the raw materials used during the grinding of cement .Clinker will be sourced from Himachal Pradesh & Rajasthan, gypsum from Rajasthan and fly ash from Bathinda.

It is proposed to install Bag filters to control particulate emissions within permissible limits. Stack of suitable height should be provided for the DG set to control GLC of SPM, SO2 & NOx levels. Fugitive emissions from fly ash handling, clinker hopper, & Gypsum storage, weight feeders, grinding mills and packing machines will be controlled by providing covered sheds for storage of raw materials and fully covered conveyors for transportation of materials, etc.

Water requirement of 5 m³/d will be sourced from own bore well. No industrial wastewater will be generated from the cement plant. Domestic waste water generated will be treated in Septic tank. All the treated wastewater will be used for Ash conditioning, dust suppression and green belt development.

The dust collected from the various air pollution control measures like bag houses/filters etc. will be totally recycled in the process for cement grinding. Fly ash will be pneumatically transported to the cement plant to be used in the cement grinding. Used oil will be sold to the authorized recyclers. Used CFL tubes will be sent to designated TSDF site.

Acoustic enclosures will be provided to control noise pollution. PPE will be provided to the all workers. Power required for the proposed plant will be sourced from the Punjab State Electricity Board 500 KW (Existing=150 KW, Proposed = 350 KW). DG sets of 250 KVA will also be installed for power backup.

The Committee prescribed the following TORs for undertaking detailed EIA /EMP study:

1. Executive summary of the project.

2. Photographs of the existing and proposed plant area.

3. Compliance to the conditions stipulated in the Environmental Clearance / NOC granted by the SPCB.

4. A line diagram/flow sheet for the process and EMP

5. Proposal should be submitted to the Ministry for environment clearance only after acquiring total land. Necessary documents indicating acquisition of land should be included.

7. 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.

8. Location of national parks / wildlife sanctuary / reserve forests within 10 km. radius should specifically be mentioned. A map showing landuse/landcover, reserved forests, wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, tiger reserve etc in 10 km of the project site.

9. A list of industries within 10 km radius of the plant area.

10. Details and classification of total land (identified and acquired) should be included.

11. Project site layout plan showing raw materials and other storage plans, bore well or water storage, aquifers (within 1 km.) dumping, waste disposal, green areas, water bodies, rivers/drainage passing through the project site should be included.

12. 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”.

13. Quantification & Characterization of solid /hazardous waste & its action plan for management should be included.

14. Mass balance for the raw material and products should be included.

15. Energy balance data for all the components of plant should be incorporated.

16. Design details of Ferro Alloy Plant and manufacturing process details should be included.

17. Site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall is necessary.

18. Ambient air quality at 8 locations within the study area of 10 km., aerial coverage from project site with one AAQMS in downwind direction should be carried out.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. Air quality modeling for specific pollutants needs to be done. APCS for the control of emissions should also be included to control emissions within 50 mg/Nm³.

22. Ambient air quality as per National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16^th November, 2009 should be included.

23. Air Quality Impact Predication Modelling based on ISCST-3 or the latest models.

24. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and provided.

25. 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 30^th May, 2008.

26. Presence of aquifer/aquifers within 1 km of the project boundaries and management plan for recharging the aquifer should be included.

27. 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.

28. Ground water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and recovery tests to quantify the area and volume of aquifer and its management.

29. ‘Permission’ for the drawl of water should be obtained. Water balance data must be provided.

30. A note on the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.

31. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures.

32. Surface water quality of nearby River (60 m upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight locations must be ascertained.

33. If the site is within 10 km radius of any major river, Flood Hazard Zonation Mapping is required at 1:5000 to 1;10,000 scale indicating the peak and lean river discharge as well as flood occurrence frequency.

34. Pretreatment of raw water, treatment plant for waste water should be described in detail. Design specifications may be included.

35. 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.

36. Action plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal particularly slag from all the sources should also be included.

37. Acton plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included.

38. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with special reference to rare, endemic and endangered species.

39. Disaster Management Plan including risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed and included.

40. Occupational health:

a) Details of existing Occupational & Safety Hazards. What are the exposure levels of above mentioned hazards and whether they are within Permissible Exposure level (PEL). If these are not within PEL, what measures the company has adopted to keep them within PEL so that health of the workers can be preserved,

b) Details of exposure specific health status evaluation of worker. If the workers’ health is being evaluated by pre designed format, chest x rays, Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision testing (Far & Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during pre placement and periodical examinations give the details of the same. Details regarding last month analyzed data of abovementioned parameters as per age, sex, duration of exposure and department wise.

c) Annual report of heath status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health and Safety.

41. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the enterprise social commitment and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.

42. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures should also be included.

43. 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 Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry) decided that PAs may be communicated the above ‘TORs’ for the preparation of EIA/EMP. As soon as the EIA/EMP report is prepared, the same should be submitted by the PAs to the MOEF for obtaining environmental clearance. The proposal is exempted from public hearing by categorizing in B-2 category due to use of energy efficient technology, no clinker manufacturing at the proposed site, no sensitive area within 10 km. radius, ‘zero’ effluent discharge, utilization of all the solid waste in the process itself including utilization of fly ash etc.

The TORs prescribed will be valid for a period of two years for submission of the EIA/EMP report.

19.2.13 Enhancement of Cement Grinding capacity from 0.525 MTPA to 6.0 MTPA at Damodhar Cement Works, Village Madhukunda, Tehsil Raghunathapur District Purulia, West Bengal by M/s ACC Limited - regarding TORs

The project authorities gave a detailed presentation on 22^nd February 2011 in the 19^th Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken along with the draft Term of References for the preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Standalone Cement Grinding Units are listed at S.No. 3 (b) under Category ‘B’. The proposal should have been appraised by SEIAA/SEAC but since the project site falls within 10 km. radius of Asansol, a critically polluted area, the proposal is appraised at the Central level.

M/s ACC, Damodhar Cement Works, have proposed to enhance its existing grinding unit capacity from 0.525 MTPA to 0.6 MTPA which will be achieved by replacing existing old separator of cement mill #1 and other small improvement (like replacement of the existing bucket elevators etc) to enhance production level with existing machineries.

The cement grinding is a dry process. No additional land, power, water is required for the proposed enhancement. No R&R is involved. No national park/wildlife sanctuary/biosphere reserve is located within 10 km radius of the proposed site. Total cost of the project is Rs. 3.5 Crore.

The additional major raw materials required at Damodhar Cement Works are Clinker (0.353 LTPA), Slag (0.36 LTPA) & Gypsum (0.038 LTPA) for manufacturing Portland Slag Cement. Clinker is supplied by sister unit of M/s ACC (Chaibasa, Bargarh & Jamul) plants, Slag from nearby steel industries and Gypsum from the Rajasthan/Imported. All transportation should be done by Rail and unloading should be done by Wagon tipplers with state of the art dust extraction & control system.

The Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) after detailed deliberations finalized the following TORs for the Cement Grinding Unit as per the Amendment in EIA Notification, 2006 dated 1^st December, 2009: