Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY-1) TO BE HELD
DURING 7th–8th April, 2010
VENUE: Bhabha Hall, SCOPE CONVENTION CENTRE,
Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New
Delhi
1.0 Opening Remarks of the Chairman
2.0
Confirmation of the Minutes of 8th Meeting of
the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 2nd–3rd
March, 2010
3.0
Consideration of the Projects
7th
April, 2010
4.0
New Proposals :
4.1
Modernization and expansion of Alumina Refinery (660 KTPA
to 900 KTPA) and Smelter Plant (356 KTPA to 472 KTPA) at Renukoot, District
Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh by M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd. (EC)
Project authorities vide their letter dated 6th
April, 2010 informed to the Ministry that Renukoot is covered under CEPI
81.73 as per circular dated 13th January, 2010 and 15th
March, 2010 and guidelines for the disposal of such proposals in the critically
polluted area are yet to be prepared by the CPCB. Therefore, PAs have requested to
keep the proposal in pending till the guidelines are released by the CPCB.
Since Project authorities didn’t attend the meeting,
it was decided that proposal should be considered afresh whenever guidelines
are released by the CPCB or requested by the PAs.
4.2
Expansion of Alumina Refinery Plant (1.0 MTPA to 1.5
MTPA) and Captive Power Plant (75 MW to 90 MW) at Village Kansariguda, District
Rayagada, Orissa by M/s Aditya Aluminium (A Division of Hindalco Industries
Ltd.) (TOR to EC)
Project authorities vide their letter dated 6th
April, 2010 informed to the Ministry that their Chief Executive Officer, who
was supposed to attend the meeting, has suddenly became indisposed and have
requested to defer the proposal for another date.
Since Project authorities didn’t attend the meeting,
it was decided that proposal should be considered afresh as per the priority.
4.3
Expansion of
capacities of Zinc (5,25,000 TPA to 5,50,000 TPA), Lead (95,000 TPA to 1,05,000
TPA) and other by-products through de-bottlenecking, improvement and
modernization at Chanderia Lead Zinc Smelter, P.O. Putholi, Chittorgarh,
Rajasthan by M/s Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms of References (TORs) awarded
during the 91st Meeting of
the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during 9th-11th February, 2009 for preparation of
EIA/EMP. All the Zn smelter are listed at S.N. 3(a) under Primary Metallurgy
Industry under Category ‘A’ and is appraised at the Central level.
Additionally, PAs informed to the Committee that M/s Hindustan
Zinc Ltd. have proposed for enhancing capacities of
Zinc (5,25,000 TPA to 5,50,000 TPA), Lead (95,000 TPA to 1,05,000 TPA) and
other by-products recoveries through de-bottlenecking and improvement/
modernization projects at Chanderia Lead Zinc Smelter, P.O. Putholi,
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and have proposed for the following items:
|
Products |
Capacities |
|
1. Enhancing
the capacities of - Pyro Lead Zinc Smelter |
375 to 790 TPA |
|
2. Cadmium –
Hydro Zinc Smelter-1 |
2,10,000 to 2,20,000 TPA |
|
3. Hydro
Zinc Smelter-2 |
2,10,000 to 2,25,000 TPA |
|
4. Ausmelt
Smelter (Refined lead) |
60,000 to 70,000 TPA |
|
5. Recovery
of 1,600 TPA Cadmium & 400 TPA Copper in Hydro-1 and Hydro-2 by way of
process improvements |
- |
|
6.
Production of 80,000 TPA, CGG Alloy as a change in Product Mix (out of
4,45,000 TPA Zinc) Hydro-1 and Hydro-2 |
- |
|
7. DG sets |
2x8 MW |
PAs informed
that following are the details of plants, EC accorded and public hearing held
so far :
|
Plant |
Main Products |
Date of Public Hearing |
Environmental Clearance (EC) |
|
Pyro Lead
Zinc Smelter |
Zn: 1,05,000
TPA Pb: 35,000
TPA |
Not
Applicable |
J-11011/14/2009- IA II (I) dated 03.06.1983 |
|
Hydro Zinc
smelter-1 with CPP |
Zn: 1,70,000
TPA CPP: 2x77 MW |
8th
June, 2003 |
J-11011/158/2009- IA II (I) dated 13.03.2004 |
|
Ausmelt Lead
Smelter |
Pb: 60,000
TPA |
17th
Nov., 2004 |
J-11011/17/2009- IA II (I) dated 03.08.2005 |
|
Hydro Zinc
Smelter-2 with CPP De-bottlenecking of Hydro Zinc Smelter-1 |
Zn: 2,10,000
TPA CPP: 100 MW |
29th
June, 2006 |
J-11011/279/2009- IA II (I) dated 06.12.2006 |
Following are
the details of products from existing and proposed facilities:
|
S. N. |
Products/By-Products |
Existing (TPA) |
Proposed (TPA) |
Total after expansion (TPA) |
|
Products |
||||
|
1 |
Zinc
(including CGG Alloy) |
5,25,000 |
25,000 |
5,50,000 |
|
2 |
Lead |
95,000 |
10,000 |
1,05,000 |
|
3 |
Power
generation |
254 MW |
16 MW (DG sets) |
270 MW |
|
By-products |
||||
|
1 |
Sulphuric
Acid |
8,04,490 |
0 |
8,04,490 |
|
2 |
Copper/Copper
Sulphate |
10,020 |
400 |
10,420 |
|
3 |
Cadmium |
375 |
2,015 |
2,390 |
|
4 |
Silver |
169 |
0 |
169 |
|
5 |
Low Grade
Lead concentrate |
30,000 |
30,000 |
60,000 |
|
6 |
Copper
Cement |
510 |
-510 |
0 |
|
7 |
Cadmium
Sponge |
680 |
-680 |
0 |
|
8 |
Lead
Antimony Oxide |
0 |
11,000 |
11,000 |
Now, PAs
have informed that following will be the details of quantities of proposed
project.:
|
S.N. |
Nature of the project |
Proposed Quantity (TPA) |
|
Enhancing the capacities of |
||
|
1 |
Zinc in Hydro –I |
10,000 |
|
2 |
Zinc in Hydro-II |
15,000 |
|
3 |
Refined Lead from Ausmelt (using old
batteries and Lead secondaries) |
10,000 |
|
Recovery
by way of process improvement |
||
|
4 |
Cadmium in Hydro-I and Hydro-II |
1,600 |
|
5 |
Copper in Hydro –I and Hydro-II |
400 |
|
6 |
Cadmium recovery in Pyro-Smelter |
415 |
|
Change
in Product Mix |
|
|
|
7 |
Continuous Galvanizing Grade Alloy in Hydro
–I and Hydro-II (out of 445,000 TPA Zinc) |
80,000 |
|
Auxiliary
projects |
||
|
8 |
DG set |
16 MW
(8 MWx2) |
|
9 |
Sewage Treatment Plant |
1,000 m3/day |
|
10 |
LCV Boiler |
21
tonne steam per hour |
PAs informed that
following will be done during expansion:
·
Reducing
waste generation :
Reduction in
purification /enrichment /cobalt cake generation by 7320 TPA.
Reduction of HGP dust
by 7500 TPA
Reduction in Antimony
dross by 1500 TPA.
·
Conservation
of natural resources
By
increasing copper recovery of 400 TPA
By
increasing cadmium recovery of 2015 TPA
Saving
of lead concentrate consumption by 7500 TPA
Saving
of coal by 15,000 TPA.
·
Enhanced
metal production about 6 % by
Improving
metal recoveries, current efficiency, plant availability and metal efficiency.
Optimizing process
parameters and utilizing design margins of equipments.
The
process improvements will be carried out in the premises of existing pyro,
ausmelt, hydro-1 and hydro-2 smelters. Total project area is 335.84 ha. and no
land will be acquired for the expansion
project. No R & R is involved. Existing pyro plant exists since 1991. Chittorgarh Fort is located at 6.5 km. ‘NOC’
is obtained from Department of Archaeology and Museum, Regional office, Udaipur
vide letter dated 17th May, 2003 indicating that no impact is
envisaged on historical and archaeological monuments from the proposed smelters
and Power Plants. Point-wise compliance reports for the existing plants are
submitted. Era RF
(9.0 km, NW), Kabra RF (6.0 km, NW), Gwalaji ka khera (5 km, WNW) and
Chittorgarh RF (6.5 km, S) are located within 10 km radius of the project site.
No significant impact was observed on Chittorgarh RF and other RFs. Air
emissions will be monitored for air quality. Putholi village and Gujarat City
are located at 1.0 & 9.0 km. respectively. Total cost of the proposed
expansion is revised from Rs. 216.00 Crores to Rs. 228.00 Crores. Rs. 45.00
Crores and Rs. 0.50 Crores earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring
cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures are revised to Rs.
36.15 Crores and Rs. 0.60 Crore respectively for the proposed project.
Lead
zinc metallurgical Smelter process, HGP dust (15,360 TPA) from existing pyro
plant, Lead rich dust (3,000 TPA) from other HZL plants; In Ausmelt Lead
Metallurgical smelter process, Lead
secondaries (dross, ash, residues ) used Lead acid batteries scrap/plate
(24,000 TPA); In Hydro Zinc Metallurgical Smelter–I process, Aluminium (300
TPA) and Calcine (18,000 TPA); In Hydro
Zinc Metallurgical Smelter–I process, Aluminium (300 TPA), Calcine (18,000
TPA), Copper Cadmium cake (13000 TPA) from hydro plant will be used as raw
materials.
Pyrometallurgical
smelter: Zinc and lead metals will be produced through this
process involving Sinter, Imperial smelting Furnace (ISF) and Refineries. Various steps involve will include :
sintering of Pb-Zn concentrates and oxides in Sinter machine, reduction of sinter to Pb bullion
and furnace Zn in ISF; pyro-refining of furnace Zn to PW (Prime Western Brand)
Zn (98.5%) purity) and SHG (Special high Grade) Zn (99.99% purity),
pyro-refining of lead; recovery of
cadmium; recovery of Cu; Sulphuric acid productions and recovery of silver. PAs informed that in pursuance of
recommendation of SCMC, HGP (Hot Gas Precipitator) treatment plant will be
modernized to treat HGP dust for recovering the valuable Cadmium metal from
dust. The plant will generate lead sludge, which will be recycled as a raw feed
in existing Ausmelt Lead Plant and Sinter plant.
Pyro-metallurgical
Lead Plant (Ausmelt) : CLZS will
source Lead acid battery scrap / plates from domestic market and utilized
advantageously in the existing sophisticated and eco-friendly Ausmelt Smelting
technology with no sulphur burning and alongwith other Lead concentrate &
oxidized raw feeds without any modification.
These Lead secondaries and used lead acid battery scrap/plates will be
fed to the existing Ausmelt Lead Plant. The process will involve feed material
handling system, ausmelt furnace, off gas handling system. H2SO4
plant (combined with sinter plant), refineries (combined with ISD lead
refinery) oxygen plant, lead secondaries and used lead acid battery,
batteries scrap/ plates from recyclers. Total refined lead production from
existing Ausmelt Lead Smelter will increase from existing 60,000 TPA to 70,000
TPA. In this technology, smelting of Lead concentrate will be done directly to
produce Lead bullion and slag and hence conventional sintering of Lead
Concentrate can be avoided. A battery breaking unit for extracting the Lead
secondaries from the scrap automobiles will be installed.
Low
calorific value (LCV) waste heat recovery boiler will be installed at ISF. LCV
boiler will facilitate to burn the unused LCV & generate low pressure steam
for the internal usages.
Hydrometallurgical Zinc
Smelter (Hydro 1&2): The hydro-metallurgical smelter–I (hydro-I) was designed
to produced 1,70,000 MT of refined zinc annually from Zinc concentrate.
Further, it was debottlenecked to produced additional refined Zinc of 40,000
TPA, thus total of 2,10,000 TPA. The process selected for the zinc plant will
be based on the conventional roast-leach-electro winning route. In
Hydro-metallurgical smelter–II (Hydro-II), which is designed to produce
2,10,000 TA, recovery of Zinc and other by-product will be higher as well as
special high grade quality Zinc will be produced. Continuous Galvanizing Grade
(CGG) alloy will be produced as a change in product mix. In the existing Hydro-II, it is also proposed
to recover “Copper as Copper compound” from copper –Cadmium cake/residue
generated from Hydro-II. Cadmium
sulphate solution will be produced in Hydro –II.
Captive Power Plant: 154 MW & 100 MW CPP
based on pulverized fuel firing will be installed to control emissions within
50 mg/Nm3. Fly ash will be
collected in silos. DG sets (2x8 MW)
will also be installed.
PAs informed to the
committee that pollutants will be in the form of particulate matter, lead, SO2
and acid mist. Since most of the
proposed activities will be carried out in the existing facilities, emissions
will be routed through existing air pollution control systems /
equipments. At Ausmelt, PM and lead
emissions will be limited to 150 mg/Nm3 and 10 mg/Nm3 respectively but
Committee asked to control PM emissions within 100 mg/Nm3 being an
old plant. Water sprinkling will be done for the de-dusting. In the proposed
project, quantity of Hot Gas Precipitator (HGP) dust and Cadmium Copper Coke
will be reduced due to use as raw feed in the copper and cadmium recovery
plants. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) will be provided to Captive Power
Plant. Dust suppression system to coke
yard and pulse jet type bag filters will be provided to transfer points. Bag
filters will be provided to Cadmium recovery plant, continuous galvanizing
grade (CGG) alloy plant (Hydro-1 & 2), Zinc production plant (Hydro-1 &
2). Bag filter & water spraying facilities will be provided to Ausmelt Lead
Smelter and Sinter Plant. Dust extraction
system consisting of ventury scrubber and bag filters will be provided to ISF
and briquetting plant. Fumes collected
from Zinc plant in the form of Zn dust will be recycled to sinter plant.
Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out 14 locations (8 permanent
+ 6 mobile locations) during November, 2008 and February, 2009. One permanent on-line AAQMS is set up at
Chittorgarh. Submitted data indicated 98 percentile of SPM (297.8 ug/m3),
RPM (125.4 ug/m3), SO2 (56 ug/m3) and NOx
(42.7 ug/m3) which are within permissible limit except RPM. Results of
heavy metal analysis indicated 98tile value of Cd (0.3 ug/m3), Fe
(1.02 ug/m3), Pb (0.8 ug/m3) and Zn (1.4 ug/m3).
During presentation, PAs have informed the incremental value of SPM (2.92
ug/m3), SO2( 43.46 ug/m3) and NOx (37.91 ug/m3). Incremental value of SPM (2.19 ug/m3),
SO2 (1.36 ug/m3) and NOx (36.6 ug/m3).
However, committee insisted to achieve RPM 100 ug/m3 and monitor
all the parameters as per the new standards notified. Tall stacks will be provided to all the
plants. Double conversion Double
Absorption (DCDA) will be provided to acid plant attached to Pyro-smelter to
achieve 2 kg of SO2/T of acid.
Column ventilation system will be provided to capture zinc dust. Acid
mist emissions will be maintained within 50 mg/Nm3 by Tail gas
treatment in Pyro plant. On-line SO2 analyser has been installed at
Tail Gas Treatment (TGT) Stack. This
flue gas from Ausmelt furnace will be passed through ESP. Bag filters will be provided to roaster with
50 mg/Nm3. Fume extraction
and bag filters are provided on the melting and casting operators of Zn Ingots
and Zn powder to control emissions within 50 mg/Nm3. Stack of
adequate height will be provided to DG sets. Water sprinklers will be provided
to arrest dust in raw material handling and intermediate storage area. ESP
alongwith stack of adequate height will be provided to CPP. Bag filter will be installed with better
quality cloth to have lower emissions and better efficiency. Adequate stack
height of 30 m will be provided for the proposed 16 MW CPP. A continuous online
monitoring system for stack emissions will be in place for online
readings.
Total water
requirement from Gosunda Dam will be 34,900 m3/day (34,000 m3/day
for existing and 900 m3/day for proposed expansion) but is reduced
to 29,000 m3/day during presentation. Government of Rajasthan vide
letter dated 19th November, 1994 allocated 1500 MCFT of water for
HZL. Surface water quality monitoring results indicated BOD (2 mg/l to 5 mg/l),
DO (3.2 to 4.8 mg/l), copper (0.2 to 0.6 mg/l), Zinc (3.0 to 7.0 mg/l) and
presence of coliform (269–506). As per submitted EIA/EMP report, existing plant
has 2 ETPs, each of capacities 8,400 m3/day and 4,200 m3/day. Part of treated effluent will be processed
through RO plant for recycling. The existing facility will be capable to
utilize the additional effluent generated from post modernization. All the effluent from the proposed units will
treated in effluent treatment plant (ETP) followed by reverse osmosis (RO)
plant. Garland drains with transfer pit is constructed to transfer the
effluent, if any, to ETP. The treated
effluent will be used in the process, dust suppression and green belt
development. Domestic sewage will be treated in septic tanks. Partial treated
sewage from septic tanks will be treated in Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and
used for suitable purpose within the plant. No effluent will be discharged and
‘zero’ discharge will be adopted. Rain water harvesting structure will be
installed
ETP
sludge will be partially recycled and surplus will be disposed off in existing
SLF after stabilization. Lead
secondaries, used lead acid batteries scrap/plates, lead rich dust will be
stored in closed shed with cement concerting flooring side walls and garland
drains. Dilute Sulphuric Acid (from
used lead acid battery scrap/plates breaking unit) will be stored in existing
acid storage tanks and will be confined in a place with acid proof filing. Ausmelt slag and pyro-slag will be
recycled/sent to slag yard. Metal will be recovered from Cobalt cake and then
sent to SLF. In Hydro plants, spent catalyst will be sent to SLF after
stabilization; Purification cake + Enriched cake + cobalt cake will be sent for
metal recovery/SLF after stabilization; Cooler cake will be sent to SLF after
stabilization; In Pyro-Ausmelt plants, Antimony dross will be partially
recycled. ISF slag will be utilized by cement plants. Ausmelt Slag will be
recycled/slag yard. Caustic soda will be sent to SLF after stabilization. Spent
catalyst, cooler coke, ETP sludge, Anode mud, and Caustic slag will be stored
in SLF at site. Jarosite will be
treated with lime and cement to produce jarofix and disposed off in lined
facility. Mercury sludge will be stored at isolated places. ISF slag will be
given to cement manufacturers. Fly ash from the CPP will be given to cement /
brick manufacturers. Bottom ash will be stored in designated area as ash mound
and will be used brick manufacture and road making. Municipal waste will be
segregated into non-bio-degradable and bio-degradable and managed accordingly.
The sludge from STP will be reused as manure for plantation. HGP dust will also
be recycled after metal recovery. Waste oil will be sold to registered
recyclers. Used oil (80KLA) will be sold to registered recyclers. STP sludge
will be used as manure in plantation. Regular monitoring of the piezometric
well around secured landfill is being carried out to ensure no any ground water
contamination.
Out of total 335.84
ha., 90.26 ha. (26.8%) is already developed as green belt and have proposed to
develop in 33% area. Noise abatement measures are proposed in turbine,
compressor blowers, crusher, ball mill, pre-heater, fans area. Acoustic
enclosures and lagging will be provided to noise generating equipments.
Personal Protective equipments will be provided to workers working in high
noise generating equipment. Total power requirement will be 9.14 MW instead of
80 million kwh/annum earlier proposed and will be sourced from captive power
plant (254 MW) backed with Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (AVVNL). HSD/LDO/LSHS/FO (2,400 MTPM) will be used as
fuel. CPP (154 MW & 100 MW) exists.
PAs
requested for the exemption of the public hearing due to public hearing being
already held in the past on 8th June, 2003, 17th
November, 2004 and 29th June, 2006 while carrying out expansion of
the project in the past while accorded environmental clearance vide letter dated 3rd
June, 1983, 31st March, 2004, 3rd August, 2005 and 6th
December, 2006 for the existing and expansion plants. Following were highlighted for the
exemtion from public hearing:
1. Metal recovery from hazardous waste and converting hazardous waste to
non-hazardous waste by recovery valuable Pb, Zn, Cd and recovering them into
the smelter process for enhancing the capacities.
2. In
pursuance of recommendation of Hon’ble Supreme Court Monitoring Committee
(SCMC), Hot Gas Precipitator (HGP) treatment plant will be modernized to treat
HGP dust for recovering the valuable Cadmium metal from dust. The plant will
generate lead sludge, which will be recycled as a raw feed in existing Ausmelt
Lead Plant and Sinter plant.
3. No additional Zinc concentrate will be used in the process leading to no
change in Sulphur balance. Increase in metal production will be due to use of
secondaries and de-bottlenecking.
4. Proposed projects process will reuse waste generated from the existing
plant process for extracting value added metals. This will reduce the net waste
generation.
5. The proposed projects are planned within the existing plant premises with
special focus on environmental improvement projects such as in-house processing
of hazardous waste, recovery of valuable metals, enabling recycling of
hazardous waste, waste recovery and wastewater treatment will reduce the
environmental pollution load.
6. The proposed project have no additional requirement of concentrate for
smelting activities, instead scondaries will be used for Zinc and Lead
production. Hence during operational condition, no increase of SO2
is envisaged.
7. Slight increase in water requirement (900 m3/day) due to
process improvement & metal recovery) but will be reused in the process and
leading to ‘zero’ discharge.
8. Solid wastes e.g. purification cake, cobalt cake, HGP dust, Antimony
dross will be recycled for metal recovery thereby reducing net solid waste.
9. There will be marginal increase in capacity of Zinc and lead metals and
other valuable by products with no increase in pollution load.
10. DG sets will be used for stand by arrangement only.
After deliberations, the committee
noted that proposal involves enhancement of capacities of different plants,
recovery by process improvement, change in product mix and utilisation of waste
heat etc. Expansion of capacities of
Zinc (5,25,000 TPA to 5,50,000 TPA), Lead (95,000 TPA to 1,05,000 TPA) and
other by-products is very nominal (Less
than 10 %) and that too through de-bottlenecking, improvement and modernization
and exempted from public hearing at the time of award of TORs. Therefore, Committee exempted the proposal from public hearing due to
expansion of the project in the same campus and public hearing being held 3
times in the past u/s 7(ii) of EIA Notification, 2006.
After detailed deliberations, the Committee found the final EIA/EMP
report adequate and suggested to stipulate following specific conditions alongwith
other environmental conditions while considering for accord of environmental
clearance:
i.
Satsfactory
compliance to all the environmental conditions stipulated for the existing plant(s) by the Central/State Govt. in
the environment clearances accorded so far should be ensured and regular
reports submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow. The project proponent should obtain ‘Consent
to Establish’ and ‘Consent to Operate’ from the Rajasthan State Pollution
Control Board (RSPCB) and effectively implement all the conditions stipulated
therein.
ii.
Comments,
observations and recommendations of the Department of Archaeology and Museum,
Regional office, Udaipur submitted vide letter dated 17th May, 2003
regarding impact on the Chittorgarh Fort located at 6.5 km from the proposed
smelters and power plant should be implemented.
iii.
The company should install on-line stack emission
monitoring equipments for continuous monitoring of SO2, NOX,
SPM and O2 and all the pollution control measures should be inter-locked.
Column
ventilation system should be provided to capture zinc dust. On-line SO2
analyser should be installed at Tail Gas Treatment (TGT) Stack. Electrostatic precipitator should be provided
to Ausmelt furnace and captive power plant to control emissions within 50
mg/Nm3. Bag filters should be provided to roaster, Cadmium recovery plant,
continuous galvanizing grade (CGG) alloy plant (Hydro-1 & 2), Zinc
production plant (Hydro-1 & 2) to control emissions within 50 mg/Nm3. The low NOX burners should be
installed to control the NOX emissions.
iv.
The
critical parameters such as SPM, RSPM, NOX, SO2
and acid mist in the ambient air within the impact zone, peak particle velocity
at 300 m distance or within the nearest habitation, whichever is closer should
be monitored periodically. Analysis
reports for the ambient, stack and fugitive emission should be submitted to the
Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow, CPCB and RSPCB.
v.
The
National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide
G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be followed.
vi.
As
reflected in the EIA/EMP, Double Conversion Double Absorption (DCDA) should be
provided to tha acid plant attached to Pyro-smelter to achieve 1.5 kg/ton of
Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) produced. Acid mist emissions from the stack should
conform to the statutory limit of 50 mg/Nm3 by tail gas treatment in
Pyro plant. Lead emissions should be within 10 mg/Nm3. The company should ensure that SO2
emissions from the Zn and lead smelter plant are taken to existing sulphuric
acid plant properly and converted to sulphuric acid. The stack from the sulphuric acid plant
should be provided with on-line stack emission monitoring equipment for
continuous monitoring of SO2. and analysis reports submitted to the
Ministry including its Regional Office at Lucknow, CPCB and RSPCB.
vii.
Fugitive
dust emissions from all the sourcesincluding material handling areas and at
various transfer points should be minimized by provision of dust suppression
system. The trucks carrying concentrate should be fully covered. The Company should improve overall house
keeping by asphalting the internal roads and to reduce the generation of
fugitive dust from vehicle movements.
viii.
Fugitive emissions, acid mist vapours, fumes and SO2
should be controlled and work environment monitored for prevailing
contaminants regularly. Fugitive dust
emissions in the handling area and at various transfer points should be
minimized by provision of dust suppression system. The Company should improve
overall house keeping by asphalting the internal roads and to reduce the
generation of fugitive dust from vehicle movements.
ix.
As proposed, total water requirement from Gosunda
dam should not exceed 29,900 m3/day although Government of
Rajasthan has allocated 1500 MCFT vide letter dated 19th November,
1994 and water should also be released
from the Gosunda Dam for the use by the public as per the agreement
signed. It should be ensured that
irrigation in the surrounding areas is not affected due to non-release of water
by HZL. As reflected in the EIA/EMP, all the effluent should be treated in the effluent
treatment plant (ETP) followed by reverse osmosis (RO) plant. The
water treated in RO Plant should be recycled in the process and rejects of RO
plant should be evaporated in solar evaporation pond. The RO rejects and ETP sludge should be sent
to existing secured landfill. All
the treated effluent should be treated to conform to the prescribed standards for TDS, DO, pH and Total
Suspended Solids (TSS) besides other relevant parameters and used in the
process and/or for dust suppression and green belt development. No effluent should be discharged
outside the premises and ‘zero’ discharge should be adopted.
x.
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.
xi.
Surface water quality of Gosunda dam and
other surface drains at eight locations should be monitored regularly.
Monitoring of water upstream and downstream of Jarosite pond secured landfill
should be esured. Regular monitoring of the piezometric well around secured
landfill should be carried out to ensure no ground water contamination.
xii.
In
pursuance of recommendation of Hon’ble Supreme Court Monitoring Committee
(SCMC), Hot Gas Precipitator (HGP) treatment plant should be modernized to
treat HGP dust for recovering the valuable Cadmium metal from dust. All the
lead sludge should be recycled as a raw feed in existing Ausmelt Lead Plant and
Sinter plant.
xiii.
Jarosite
should be treated by mixing lime and cement to produce Jarofix, a stable
product. Jarosite should be treated with lime and cement to produce jarofix and
disposed off in Jarofix disposal yard
inside the plant premises. Cooler cake and part of lead silver residue
should be neutralized and stabilized before disposal in secured landfill (SLF).
Ausmelt slag and pyro-slag should be recycled back in the process and, if
surplus, should be sold to authorized recyclers or disposed in SLF after
neutralization. Metal should be recovered from Cobalt cake and then sent to
SLF. In Hydro Plants, spent catalyst
should be sent to SLF after stabilization. Purification cake, Enriched cake,
Cobalt cake should be sent for metal recovery/SLF after stabilization. Spent
catalyst, cooler coke. ISF slag should be provided to cement
manufacturers. Mercury sludge should be
stored at isolated places. The sludge from HGP dust should also be recycled
after metal recovery. Waste/used oil should be provided to registered
recyclers. STP sludge should be used as manure for plantation.
xiv.
As proposed, metal
should be recovered from hazardous waste and converted hazardous waste into
non-hazardous waste by recovery of Pb, Zn, Cd and converting them into the
smelter process for enhancing the capacities.
All the other solid wastes viz. purification cake, cobalt cake, HGP
dust, Antimony dross etc. should be recycled for metal recovery thereby reducing
net solid waste.
xv.
Proper
utilization of fly ash should be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and
subsequent amendment in 2003 and 2010. All the fly ash should be provided to
cement and brick manufacturers for further utilization in making Pozollona
Portland Cement (PPC) and ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ should be submitted to
the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow.
xvi.
Proper
handling, storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste should be
ensured and regular report regarding toxic metal content in the waste material
and its composition, end use of solid/hazardous waste should be submitted to
the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow, RSPCB and CPCB.
xvii.
A
time bound action plan should be submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper
utilization and disposal.
xviii.
A
Risk and Disaster Management Plan alongwith the mitigation measures should be
prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Lucknow,
RSPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance letter.
xix.
As
proposed, green belt should be developed
in 33 % area.
xx.
All the recommendations made in Charter for
Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) should be strictly
followed.
xxi.
Permission
and recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of the
proposed expansion of the project on the surrounding reserve forests viz. Era
RF (9.0 km, NW), Kabra RF (6.0 km, NW), Gwalaji ka khera (5 km, WNW) and
Chittorgarh RF (6 km, S) located within 10 km. radius of the site should be
included.
xxii.
Regular
medical examination and health monitoring of all the employees for Lead (Pb)
and Cadmium (Cd) should be carried out and if cases of presence of Lead (Pb)
and Cadmium (Cd) 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 relevant parameters 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.
xxiii.
All
the recommendations made in Charter for Corporate Responsibility for
Environment Protection (CREP) for Zinc smelters should be implemented.
xxiv.
At
least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the
corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith 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.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.4
Expansion of Steel Plant (6.8 MTPA to 9.7 MTPA, Crude Steel Production)
at Tata Steel Works, Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand by M/s Tata Steel Ltd. (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms of References (TORs) awarded
during the 90th Meeting of
the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during 6th-8th January, 2009 for preparation of
EIA/EMP. All the Steel plants are kept
at S.N. 3(a) under Category ‘A’ and are appraised at the Central level.
M/s Tata
Steels Ltd. have proposed for the expansion of Crude Steel Production (6.8 to
9.7 MTPA) at Tata Steel Works, Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The project will be located within the
existing campus of steel plant of M/s Tata Steel having an area 717 ha. No
additional land will be required. Jora Pahar PF, Sand Pcha Rahar PF, Deluse RF
are located within 10 km. radius. Environmental clearance for the undergoing
expansions (5.0 to 6.8 MTPA) has been accorded vide letter no. J-11011/317/2006
IA(II)(I) dated 16th April, 2007.
Total land acquired is 5,094 ha. Total cost of the project is revised in the EIA report from Rs.
9,006.00 Crores to Rs. 13,900.00 Crores and further to Rs. 14,800.00 Crores
during presentation. Rs. 1,269.00 Crores and Rs. 30.00-40.00 Crores instead of
Rs. 1,232.00 Crores and Rs. 40.00 Crores earlier proposed and further modified
to Rs. 899.00 Crores, further revised to Rs. 2,107.00 Crores and Rs. 50-60
Crores vide e-mail dated 06.04.10 will be earmarked towards capital cost and
recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures. During
presentation, PAs have confirmed that total cost earmarked for pollution
mitigation measures is Rs 2107 Crores. Initially, PAs
proposed for the following capacities:
|
S.N. |
Plant / Product |
Existing (6.8 MTPA) |
Proposed (9.7 MTPA) |
|
1. |
Coke
ovens |
2.3 |
3.4 |
|
2. |
Sinter
Plant |
7.6 |
8.0 |
|
3. |
Pellet Plant |
- |
6.0 |
|
4. |
Blast
Furnaces |
7.2 |
10.2 |
|
5. |
Steel Making |
6.8 |
9.7 |
|
6. |
Long products |
1.24 |
1.24 |
|
7. |
Flat products |
3.04 |
5.83 |
|
8. |
Semis |
2.32 |
2.37 |
Later on,
PAs proposed following modifications :
i.
Installation of Top Charge Battery (0.7 MTPA) at Jamshedpur
instead of (0.35 MTPA) Top Charge Battery as a replacement of old Top Charge
Battery # 3.
ii.
Installation of new big Blast Furnace (‘I’ Blast Furnace) instead
of upgrading old Blast Furnace as conceived earlier to augment the hot metal
capacity.
The
modifications led to changes in configuration as follows and the same is
presented before the Committee during presentation :
|
S.N. |
Plant / Product |
Existing (6.8 MTPA) |
Proposed (9.7 MTPA) |
|
1. |
Coke ovens |
2.3 |
3.4 |
|
2. |
Sinter Plant |
7.6 |
8.0 |
|
3. |
Pellet Plant |
- |
6.0 |
|
4. |
Blast Furnace (Hot Metal) |
7.2 |
10.55 |
|
5. |
Steel Making (Crude
Steel) |
6.8 |
9.7 |
|
6. |
Long products |
1.24 |
1.24 |
|
7. |
Flat products |
3.04 |
5.83 |
|
8. |
Semis |
2.32 |
2.37 |
The Committee noted change in the capacities of coke oven, blast
furnace and sinter plant for which TORs were awarded by the Ministry vide
letter dated 9th January, 2008. There will be no change in final capacity of the Steel
Plant (9.7 MTPA). After
proposed expansion, the product-mix will be as under:
|
Plants |
Present |
Post 6.8 MTPA Growth plan (under construction) (MTPA) |
Post 9.7 MTPA Expansion Project (MTPA) |
|
Intermediate
products |
|||
|
Hot
Metal |
5.3
|
7.2 ±5% |
10.55 ±5% |
|
Crude
Steel |
5.0 |
6.8 ±5% |
9.7±5% |
|
Saleable
Products |
|||
|
Long
Products |
1.24 |
1.24 ±5% |
1.24±5% |
|
Flat
products |
2.90 |
3.04 ±5% |
5.83±5% |
|
Semis |
0.63 |
2.32±5% |
2.37 ±5% |
PAs further informed that following will be done during
the proposed expansion:
A.
New Production
facilities under Expansion Project :
i) Coke Oven battery # 10 & 11 of capacity 0.7 MTPY each
alongwith by-product recovery plant
ii) Pellet plant (PP) of capacity 6.0 MTPY
iii) Blast furnace ‘I’ of capacity 3.05 MTPY
iv) LD #3 Shop with crude steel production capacity 2.4 MTPY
v) Thin slab casting & rolling (TSCR) with production
capacity of 2.34 MTPY hot strip coils
vi) Two (2) No. twin-shaft lime kiln of capacity 600 TPD each
i)
Augmentation of hot strip mill (HSM) from
3.10 to 3.55 MTPY
ii)
Enhancing LD#2 shop production by 0.5 MTPY
iii)
Upgrading blast furnaces ‘C’ from 0.23 to
0.70 MTPY hot metal production capacity
iv)
Increasing hot metal production from ‘F-H’
furnaces by 1.4 MTPY.
v)
Enhancing sinter production from SP#1-3 by an
additional 0.1 MTPY
vi)
Suitable modifications in raw material &
handling section (RMHS) for new as well as upgraded facilities
i) Blast furnace # ‘A-B’ and ‘D-E’ (4 Nos.)
ii) Top charge battery # 3
Iron
ore (1,318,000 TPM), Coking coal (402,200 TPM), Purchased coke and coke breeze
(65,300 TPM), BF Injection coal (1,42,200 TPM), Anrgracite coal, Dunite /
Pyroxinite and Limestone (2,34,600 TPM) will be used as raw materials.
Conventional
BF–BOF route of steel making followed by thin slab casting and rolling will be
used. No change will be made in the existing coke making facility and
additional requirement will be sourced from Haldia Metcoke Plant in West Bengal
and other. No additional sinter plant will
be installed. Iron ore fines will be used in BF in iron making in Pelletization
Plant (6.0 MTPA). After upgradation and
modification, hot metal (10.2 MTPA) will be produced and steel production will
be enhanced to 9.7 MTPA. No other new
mill except TSCR Mill will be installed.
Two lime calciners will be installed.
Ambient air quality
monitoring has been carried out at 10 locations during the period January, 2008
to April, 2008 and the data submitted indicated SPM (94.71-420.8 µg/m3),
RPM (45.6-166.9 µg/m3), SO2 (5.6-29.7µg/m3)
and NOx (16.8-70.0 µg/m3) and are within the permissible
limit except for RPM. However, RPM
values were found to be within 100 ug/m3 when data for one full year
for the existing plant was collected and analyzed. 4.16.6 TSP (800–850 kg/h), SO2
(1700–1750 kg/hr.) and NOx (1800-1900 Kg/h) will be generated. Prediction of
Ground Level Concentrations (GLC’s) due to proposed expansion has been made by
Industrial Source Complex, Short Term (ISCST3) as per CPCB guidelines and the
data submitted an indicated an incremental SPM of 0.465 µg/m3 from
39.0 µg/m3 to 39.465 µg/m3 which is well within the NAAQS
norm. Similarly, incremental SO2 and NOx emissions are
4.694 µg/m3 (8.0 µg/m3 to 12.694 µg/m3) and
15.35 µg/m3 (12.0 µg/m3 to 27.35 µg/m3)
respectively. PAs have claimed that predicted PM10 value in
Jamshedpur will be 66-92 µg/m3 by adopting stringent
pollution control measure and traffic decongestion plan which will be within
100 µg/m3, SO2 and NOx values are predicted as 9-31 µg/m3
and 28-57 µg/m3 respectively.
Waste
gas from the drying and grinding unit of pellet plant will be cleaned by bag
filters. ESPs will be upgraded and bag filters will be provided to achieve
particulate emissions <30 and 20 µg/m3 in existing and proposed
units respectively. PAs also informed
that existing PM value is 495 kg/hr at 5.0 MTPY level and efforts will be made
not to exceed 487 kg/hr at 9.7 MTPY production levels which will be lower than
the existing value. Electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) will be provided at
product pellet screening and handling section and induration furnace hood of
pellet plant, cast house and stock of blast furnaces and LD#3 Shop. Land based
fume extraction system has been considered for arresting fugitive emissions
from coke oven battery # 10 and 11 during charging and pushing operations. The coke oven gas will be desulphurised by reduction of H2S
content of coke oven gas in the by-product recovery section to below 500 mg/Nm3.
NOx emissions will be controlled.
Special features like on-main charging with high pressure
liquor aspiration (HPLA) for extraction of oven gas, leak proof oven doors, hydraulic
door and door frame cleaner, water
sealed AP caps and charging & pusher side emission extractor device will be
provided for the coke oven batteries to maintain VOC emissions are within
permissible limit. Land based fume extraction system for pushing emission
control from coke
ovens will be provided. Bag house will be provided to Lime kilns. Dry fog dust suppression system / water sprinkling system will be provided
in raw material handling areas to control fugitive dust emissions. Fugitive
emission from different sources will be controlled by covered conveyors, water
sprinkling in open yards and with dry fogging in the closed zones
PAs informed that Committee about the city road traffic
decongestion plan with 2 new bridges over Subarnarekha and Kharkai Rivers and
new ‘Western’, ‘Eastern’ and ‘East-West’ road corridors to divert heavy traffic
through peripheral and to decongest the heart of the city and consequently
reduce emission in the city. 98% and 70%
inbound and out bound material movement will be done by railway wagons only to
reduce dust emissions. Road traffic in
steel works will be reduced due to conveyor handling of bulk materials,
centralized screening of iron ore, rationalization of weighing system, use of
higher capacity vehicles etc. Mechanized vacuum cleaning of arterial roads will
be carried out on regular basis to reduce dust emissions. By product fuel gases such as coke oven gas,
BF gas and LD gas will be reused in the plant itself.
Total water requirement from River Subarnarekha
after expansion is revised from 120 MGD to 42 MGD but 73 MGD during
presentation. However, water requirement after adopting air quenching in the
coke ovens will be further reduced to 33.3 MGD. Additional water requirement
for the expansion plant will be only 2.3 MGD.
Thus, total make up water requirement for the plant at 9.7 MGD will be
33.3 MGD. All the waste water from
various units will be pumped to the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) for primary, secondary and
tertiary treatment and recycled/reused for slag quenching, water sprinkling
(dust suppression), dry fog operation, road cleaning and green belt development
etc. PAs claimed that water requirement
will come down from 7.6 m3/Ton of crude steel at 6.8 MTPY to 5.7 m3/T
at 9.7 MTPY stage. Permission for the
drawl of 227 MGD water is obtained vide letter dated 7.1.1992. The committee
asked to explore air quenching instead of wet quenching. PAs have agreed to adopt coke dry quenching
in proposed new battery # 10 & 11 and 25 MW power will be recovered leading
to CDM benefits to the tune of 300,000 CERs/annum. Make up water requirement will be reduced by
300 m3/hr due to adoption of air quenching instead of wet quenching.
Major part of the treated wastewater will be reused within the plant and
balance treated wastewater will be discharged through
the existing plant drain after meeting the statutory regulation. Closed
loop circulation system using clarified water will be adopted to facilitate
maximum recycling/reuse of water. Waste
water discharge will be reduced from 8.1 MGD to 1 MGD and efforts will be made
to adopt ‘zero’ discharge. The phenolic effluent from the
by-product recovery section of coke oven battery # 10 and 11 will be treated in
either modified/new BOD plant. The treated wastewater will be either recycled
or used for dust suppression, slag quenching and green belt development within
the lease hold areaetc. No additional treated wastewater will be released out
of the premises and Zero discharge will be adopted by recycling all the treated
water in the plant itself. The Committee insisted for
‘zero’ discharge including from the existing plant. Wastewater containing suspended solids will be passed through
clarifloculation plant to recover and reuse the clarified water for cooling or
cleaning. Mill effluent containing oil and suspended solids will be passed through oil skimmers and filter press.
All the BF slag will be granulated and sold to the cement
manufacturers for use in cement making.
MoUs are signed with M/s Lafarge, M/s Eco-cement & M/s ACC. LD slag after metal recovery will
be used within the steel plant in sinter plant, blast furnaces and LD
convertor, aggregated making, road ballast making, soil conditioning etc. All
the flue dust generated will be recycled within the plant to
the extent of 84%. Mill scales after being treated for minimizing oil content,
LD sludge and flue dust will be recycled back to the sinter plant. Lime fines
are recycled back to sinter plants and refractory wastes are sold to outside
agencies. The BF gas cleaning plant sludge is sold off for manufacturing
briquettes which is used as fuel.
The hazardous solid wastes in the steel plant would
comprise of coal tar sludge, BOD sludge and chrome sludge. The coal tar sludge
and BOD sludge will be recycled for coke making by mixing with the coal charge
before introducing the same into the ovens. Coal tar sludge would also find a
good resale value in the market. Chromium sludge is being dumped 100% in a HDPE
lined pit within the steel plant complex. Jugsalai muck dump (JMD) will be
reclaimed in a time bound manner by covering the dump site with geo-netting and
vegetation alongwith localized water harvesting. Solid by-products will be temporarily stored
in existing central slag granulation yard and waste recycling plant (WRP). PAs
informed during presentation that M/s Tata Steel has already achieved 100 % utilization
of all the other wastes and 100 % utilization is planned for BF slag and LD
slag. The results of TCLP test indicate that the heavy metals are within the
regulatory limits of USEPA.
Green
belt exists in 32 % of total area (5,093 ha.) and will be
developed in more than 33 %. Peak power
demand of 1068 MW instead of 1030 MW earlier proposed will be needed at 9.7
MTPA production stage and about 800 MW
will be met from Damodar Valley Corporation and Jojobera thermal power station
alongwith in-plant power availability of 231 MW. LPG (430 Kg/hr) or 11 TPD will
be used as fuel.
CSR activities are covered in the city of Jamshedpur and more than 600
villages. Rs. 600.00 Crores are earmarked for next 5 years for education,
health, medical, sports etc.
The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public
Hearing / Public Consultation meeting conducted by the Jharkhand Pollution
Control Board on 18th
June, 2009. The issues raised included
increase in vehicular traffic and associated pollution problems, ground water
depletion, inadequate drainage and sanitation facilities, delay in the progress
of widening of roads and new bridge construction, rise in ambient temperature
around the plant, conservation of natural resources like coal and iron ore,
need for more social development works, jugsulai muck dump contributing to
fugitive dust emissions and have
satisfactorily been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP
report.
After detailed
deliberations, the committee desired submission of
following information during 5th EAC(I) meeting held during
November, 2009 alongwith the site visit by the
sub-committee :
The
sub-committee of EAC(I) comprising of Shri S. Raina, Vice Chairman; Prof. R. C.
Gupta, Prof. Jayant Bhattacharya, Prof. C.S. Dubey, Members and Dr. V.P.
Upadhyay, Regional Office, MoEF and Dr. P.B. Rastogi, Director, MoEF have
visited the the site during 9-10th January, 2010 to asses the
pollution control measures being adopted in the existing plant and suggest
additional pollution control measures to be adopted. The proposal was
discussed with PAs in the light of site visit and additional information
submitted.
After
detailed deliberations, the Committee has recommended the proposal for
environmental clearance subject to stipulation of following specific conditions
alongwith other environmental conditions :
1.
Compliance to all
the specific and general conditions stipulated for the existing plant by the
Central/State Govt. should be ensured and regular reports submitted to the
Ministry and its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.
2.
Efforts should be made to reduce RSPM levels in the ambient air and a time
bound action plan should be submitted. 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), bag house, gas cleaning
plant, bag filters etc. should
be provided to keep the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm3 by installing energy efficient technology. Low NOx
burners should be installed to control NOx emissions.
6.
Gaseous emission levels including 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. New standards for
the sponge iron plant issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30th May, 2008 should be
followed.
7.
As proposed, traffic
decongestion plan should be implemented in a time bound manner to reduce
emissions in the Jamshedpur city and separate budget should be allocated for
implementiong the same. Maximum inbound
and out bound material movement should be done by railway wagons only to reduce
dust emissions. Measures like covered conveyors for handling of bulk materials,
centralized screening of iron ore, rationalization of weighing system, use of
higher capacity vehicles etc. should be adopted to reduce dust emissions.
Mechanized vacuum cleaning of arterial roads should be carried out on regular
basis to further reduce dust emissions.
8.
Vehicular pollution
due to transportation of raw materials and finished products should be
controlled. Proper arrangements should also be made to control dust emissions
during loading and unloading of the raw material and finished product.
9.
As proposed, total water requirement from River Subarnarekha should be
revised and reduced due to change from wet to dry quenching in coke oven
plant. Ctual water requirement should be
informed to the Ministry and Regional Office at Bhubaneswar and ‘permission’ for the drawl of requisite amount of water should be obtained
from the concerned department. Closed circuit cooling system should be provided
to reduce further water consumption. All the wastewater from various units should be treated in the effluent
treatment plant (ETP) for primary, secondary and tertiary treatment. The phenolic effluent from the by-product recovery section of coke oven
battery # 10 and 11 should be treated in BOD plant. The treated wastewater
should be either recycled or used for dust suppression, slag quenching and
green belt development etc. within the lease hold area.
13.
‘Zero’ effluent discharge should be strictly
followed and no additional wastewater should be discharged outside the
premises.
14.
As proposed, the water consumption should not
exceed 5.7 m3/Ton of steel
at 9.7 MTPHY stage.
15. All the blast furnace (BF) slag should be
granulated and provided to cement manufacturers for further utilization in cement making as per the MoUs signed with various companies. LD slag after metal recovery should be used in sinter plant, blast furnaces and
LD convertor, aggregates making, road ballast making, soil conditioning etc.
All the flue dust generated should be recycled
within the plant to the maximum extent. Mill scales, LD sludge, lime fines and
flue dust should be recycled back to the sinter plant. The BF gas cleaning plant sludge
should be used for manufacturing briquettes.
16.
As proposed, coal tar
sludge and BOD sludge should be be recycled for coke making by mixing with the
coal charge. Chromium sludge should be disposed in a HDPE lined secured
landfill as per the CPCB guidelines within the complex. All the
other solid waste including broken
refractory mass should be properly disposed off in environment-friendly
manner.
17.
As proposed, Jugsalai muck dump (JMD) should be reclaimed
in a time bound manner by covering the dump site with geo-netting and
vegetation alongwith localized water harvesting.
18.
All
the 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. Toxic Chromium sludge and
other hazardous substances recovered from the slag and output waste should be
disposed off in secured landfill as per CPCB guidelines.
19.
Proper
utilization of fly ash should be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and
subsequent amendment in 2003. All the fly ash should be provided to cement and
brick manufacturers for further utilization and ‘Memorandum of Understanding’
should be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.
20.
Proper
handling, storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste should be
ensured and regular report regarding toxic metal content in the waste material
and its composition, end use of solid/hazardous waste should be submitted to
the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar,
Jharkhand SPCB and CPCB.
21.
A time bound action plan should be submitted
to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal to the Ministry’s
Regional Office at Bhubaneswar,
Jharkhand SPCB and CPCB.
22.
A Risk and Disaster Management Plan alongwith
the mitigation measures should be prepared and a copy submitted to the
Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar,
Jharkhand SPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance
letter.
23.
As proposed, green belt should be developed in 33 % area.
24.
All the recommendations made in the Charter
on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants should be implemented.
25.
Prior permission from the State Forest Department should be
taken regarding likely impact of the expansion of the proposed steel plant on
the reserve forests. Measures should be taken to prevent impact of particulate
emissions / fugitive emissions, if any from the proposed plant on the
surrounding reserve forests viz. Jora Pahar PF,
Sand Pcha Rahar PF, Deluse RF located within 10 km radius of the project.
Further, Conservation Plan for
the conservation of wild fauna in consultation with the State Forest Department
should be prepared and implemented.
26.
All the commitments made to the public during
the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 18th June,
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 Bhubaneswar.
27.
At least 5 % of the
total cost of the project i.e. Rs. 750.00 Crores should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith 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.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.5
Integrated Steel Plant (0.14 Million TPA) alongwith
Captive Power Plant (22 MW) at Jamadoba, Post Bankati, P.S. Kansa, District
Burdwan, West Bengal by M/s Durgapur Ferro Alloys (P) Ltd. (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant
gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms
of References (TORs) awarded during the
87th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry) held during 25th- 26th
November, 2008 for preparation of EIA/EMP.
All the Integrated Steel Plants have been kept in Category ‘A’ and have
to be appraised by the Central Govt.
Additionally, PAs informed to the Committee that M/s Durgapur
Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd. have proposed for the Integrated Steel Plant (0.14
Million TPA) alongwith Captive Power Plant (22 MW) at Jamadoba, Post Bankati, P.S. Kansa, District Burdwan,
West Bengal. PAs confirmed that total area acquired is 44 acres. No National
Park/Wild life sanctuary/Reserve Forest is located within 10 Km radius of the
project. Project cost is enhanced from Rs. 198.00 Crores to Rs. 270.00 Crores.
Rs. 11.00 Crores instead of 8.00 Crores and Rs. 1.20 Crores instead of Rs. 0.90
Crores is earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum towards
environmental pollution control measures. River Ajay is flowing at 7 Km. No
national park, biosphere reserve, historical sites and sea/estuaries etc.
within the 10 km. The Committee noted that In EIA/EMP, manufacturing capacity
of the proposed project has been modified as Sponge iron (from 3,00,000 TPA to
1,20,000 TPA), Steel Billets (3,29,000 TPA to 1,45,000 TPA), Rolling mill (3,24,000
TPA to 1,40,000 TPA), WHRB captive power
(8 MW), AFBC CPP (16 MW to 14 MW) and no Oxygen plant. Following facilities will be installed:
|
Unit |
Originally
planned capacity |
Modified
capacity |
|
DRI
Kiln |
3,00,000
TPA |
1,20.000
TPA |
|
SMS |
3,29,000
TPA |
1,45,000
TPA |
|
Rolling
Mill |
3,24,000
TPA |
1,40,000
TPA |
|
CPP -
FBC |
16 MW |
14 MW |
|
CPP -
WHRB |
Pre-heating
kiln planned |
8 MW |
|
Oxygen
Plant |
30 TPD |
Not
required. |
Iron ore
for DRI, DRI Coal, Dolomite, Pig Iron, Coal fines, Char from FBC and burnt lime
will be used as raw materials.
DRI-EAF/IF-LRF-CCM-Rolling Mill route will be adopted. PAs
confirmed that no blast furnace will be installed. Direct reduction method with pre-heating
using sensible heat of kiln flue gas will be used to manufacture sponge
iron. This will reduce fuel consumption
and will increase operating performance & productivity. Hence, waste heat
recovery boiler was not proposed initially but now have proposed. Steel Melting
Shop will consist of IF, LRF and CCM.
Sponge iron will be melted in EAF.
LRF will be provided for refining and super heating the hot metal. Steel
billets will be manufactured using DRI-EAF-CCM and DRI-IF-CCM route. Rolling mill will be installed to manufacture
TMT bars and structural. CFBC-CPP (16
MW) will be installed.
The sized iron ore, DRI grade coal charged into the rotary kiln and will be rapidly heated up
by the combustion of coal volatiles released in the charge using the under bed
air injector system. The reduction of iron ore in the solid state will follow
at about 1000OC with CO generated from the coal, converting the iron
into metallic iron. Small quantities of dolomite / limestone will be added to
entrap Sulphur from coal. To prevent the
re-oxidation of the sponge iron produced from the kiln, a rotary cooler will be
used, which will indirectly cool down the products. The sponge iron and char
will be separated magnetically. In the
manufacturing of sponge iron through conventional DRI process, only 45 % of the
input heat energy will be utilized in the heating and reduction of iron
ore. Further, heat of the kiln flue gas
from ABC will be utilized in waste heat recovery boilers. The steam produced will be utilized for
captive power generation in the CPP.
Rolling mill will be used for manufacturing TMT bars and light and
medium structural. Two turbo generators of 12 MW capacity each (common for WHRB
& FBC) will be installed.
PAs informed to the Committee that ambient air
quality monitoring has carried out at 11 locations during November, 2007 to
February 2008 and submitted data indicated range of SPM levels (88.3–149.9 ug/m3),
RPM (30.1–69.8 ug/m3), SO2 (5.6–9.6 ug/m3) and
NOx (5.8–10.2 ug/m3). 98
percentile value of SPM (148.6 ug/m3), RPM (68.5 ug/m3),
SO2 (9.3 ug/m3) and NOx (9.7 ug/m3) are within
permissible limit. Incremental value of SPM (14.08 ug/m3), SO2 (20.44
ug/m3) and NOx (4.38 ug/m3).
PAs informed to the Committee that ESP will be
provided to CPP-FBC to control gaseous emissions within 100 mg/Nm3
but Committee insisted for 50 mg/Nm3. WHRB will be installed to use gases
for pre-heating. Dust settling chamber (DSC) will be installed for settling of
coarse particles. Flue gas from After burning chamber (ABC) will be utilized by
waste heat recovery boilers and ESP with stack will be provided to bring down
the SPM levels below permissible level. Pulse jet bag filter will be installed
at coal crushing section, iron ore crushing section, stock house and stock
silo, cooler discharge area and intermediate storage and product house. The
pulse type bag filter with stack will also be provided in steel melting
furnace. Fume extraction and bag filters
will be provided to extract fumes for IF & LRF. The gas cleaning system will consist of water
cooled duct, gas cooler, bag house, ID fan and stack. Ventilation system will
be provided to CCM. Dust extraction system comprising of pulse jet type bag
filter will be installed in ladle furnace–gas cleaning plant. Limestone dosing
along with coal will be fed to control SO2 emissions. Regular water
sprinkling will be carried out to minimize the fugitive dust emissions during
transportation.
Condenser will be provided to separate steam
condensate from billet casting unit and spend gas let out through stack.
Total water requirement will be ssourced from River
Ajaya only and is reduced from 3,370 m3/day to 2,110 m3/day
and have applied for the permission for the drawl of water. No ground water
will be used. Closed circuit
re-circulation system will be installed to minimize water consumption. DM Plant will be installed to meeting boiler
and cooling water requirement. Oil and
gas will be separated from the rolling mill and wastewater will be recycled and
reused. All the effluent will be treated
and reused for dust suppression, ash handling and green belt development. No effluent will be discharged and ‘zero’
discharge will be adopted. Domestic effluent will be treated in STP.
Coal fines and DRI char will be used in FBC boiler. SMS scrap will be recycled and reused in the
process. Bottom ash will be used in road
making and land filling. Iron ore fines
will be sold to sinter and pelletization unit. Fly ash will be used as per
plan. Kiln dust, kiln accretions and Mill scale will be used for land filling. SMS slag will be dumped in earmarked area.
Out of 44 acres, green belt will be developed in 14
acres. Out of total 36 MW power requirement, 16 MW will be used from Captive
Power Plant. 20 MW will be sourced from
grid. LDO will be used for SMS, CCM,
DRI, CPP and lime plant. In EIA/EMP, power requirement is reduced to 25 MW out
of which 22 MW will be generated and 3 MW will be purchased. The annual requirement of FO/LDO will be
10,000 KL.
The
Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing / Public
Consultation meeting conducted by the West
Bengal Pollution Control Board on 30th July, 2009 and issues
raised including employment generation, pollution control system, abstraction
of make up water, green belt development, afforestation plan, corporate social
responsibility etc have
satisfactorily been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP report.
After deliberating on the facts presented before the Committee
(Industry), the Committee had no objection regarding reduction in the quantity
since pollution load will also decrease accordingly. However, at the same time,
it is observed that manufacturing capacity of the different plants proposed
earlier has been modified and change in configuration
will lead to changes in the cost, raw
material requirement, process details, air pollution control measures, water
requirement, wastewater treatment system, solid/hazardous waste management,
disposal, reutilization, budget allocation for the CSR activities for the
proposed activities has to be revised according to the new facilities proposed.
Keeping bove mentioned facts in
mind, the Committee deferred the proposal and asked PAs to submit the revised
proposal including EIA/EMP using the same base line data.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.6
Expansion of Steel
Plant at Plot No. 97 & 98, J. P. Durgah Road, Kottur Industrial Area,
Village & Mandal Kottur, District Mahaboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh by M/s
Vinayak Steels Limited (Unit-II) (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant
gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms
of References (TORs) awarded during the
1st Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during
20th-21st July, 2009 for preparation of
EIA/EMP. All the steel Plants have been
kept at S. N. 3(a) under primary metallurgical industry under category ‘A’ and
is appraised at Central level.
Additionally, PAs informed to the Committee that
M/s Vinayak Steels Limited (Unit-II) have proposed to expand its Steel Plant at
Plot No. 97 & 98, J. P. Durgah Road, Kottur Industrial Area, Village
and Mandal Kottur, District Mahaboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh. Total private land acquired is 8 acres. No R & R is involved. A
copy of the Gazette Notification issued
by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh indicating location of Village and Mandal
Kottur inside the notified industrial
area as per G.O. No. 49 dated 3rd February, 1992 is
submitted. ‘Consent for Establishment (CFE)’ for the existing plant is issued
by the APPCB vide Order No. 229-MHB/APPCB/ZO-HYD/CFE/2009-175 dated 29th May, 2009. An
open jungle is located at a distance of 8 km from the project site.
Thimapur (2 km N), Palmalkul (4 km NE), Chinnatupra (4.5 km E), Kottur Thanda (2 km S), Fatimapur (2 km NW) are located within 10 km
radius of the project site. Nearest habitation is at a distance of about 1 km.
No national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries are located within
10 km radius. Total cost of the proposed expansion will be Rs. 30.00 Crores. Rs. 2.00 Crores and Rs.
0.20 Crores will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring
cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures. Now, PAs have enhanced
the amount for environmental pollution control measures to Rs. 3.00 Crores. No
litigation/court case is in pending against the project. Following are the
details of existing and proposed facilities:
|
S.N. |
Facility |
Product |
Capacity |
|
Existing : |
|||
|
1 |
Induction Furnace |
Ingots/Billets |
33,000 TPA (4.5 TPH) |
|
2 |
Rolling mill |
MS Bars/Structures |
49,500 TPA (150 TPD) |
|
Proposed : |
|||
|
1 |
Induction Furnace 4 crucibles with 2
in stand-by |
Ingots/Billets |
72,000 TPA (2x12 TPC) |
|
2 |
Ferro Alloy Plant |
Ferro Manganese / Ferro Silicon |
42,000 TPA (2x12 MVA) |
Sponge
iron (57,024 TPA), steel scrap (17,424 TPA), pig Iron (16,632 TPA) will be used
in induction furnace. M.S. Ingots/billets (79,200 TPA) in rolling mill and
quartz / Manganese ore (12,000 TPA), charcoal (9,000 TPA), mill scales (2,400
TPA), electrode paste (450 TPA), casting sheets (42 TPA) and M.S. rods (300
TPA) will be used as raw materials in Ferro Alloy Plant. PAs have confirmed
that no Ferro Chrome will be manufactured.
Manganese ore (48,000 TPA), Coke
(11,400 TPA), Dolomite (8,400 TPA) will be used as raw materials for Fe-Mn.
Quartz (51,000 TPA), Coke (18,000 TPA), Mill scale (13,800 TPA) will be used as
raw materials for Fe-Si.
PAs informed to the Committee that Ferro
alloy will be melted in open submerged electric arc furnace at about 1400oC–1600oC. The raw materials will be thoroughly mixed in
the proper proportion before being charged into furnace through skip, Telfer
hoist and charging chute. The charge will be stocked manually near to
electrodes on furnace top. As the charge
will enter the smelting zone, the alloy will be formed by chemical reactions of
the oxides and the reductant, being heavy, gradually settles at the bottom. The
furnace will be tapped at regular intervals. The tap hole will be opened by
oxygen lancing pipe and after tapping is completed, it will be closed by clay
plugs. The liquid ferro alloy will be collected and cast in dressed sand beds.
After solidification the cake will be broken manually to required lump size.
Scrap/sponge
iron, fluxes, ferro alloys will be melted in an Induction furnace at 1650oC.
When the total charge is melted into hot liquid metal then the metallurgy of
steel in terms of carbon, phosphorus content, alloy elements etc will be
controlled at this stage. Based upon the composition of molten steel, additives
will be added to get the requisite composition and grade of steel. For
production of ingots the molten material will be poured into the molds to produce
ingots. The molten material will be
poured into ladle and then transported to continuous casting machine by help of
overhead cranes. The ladle will be placed over the continuous casting machine
to cast the molten steel into required size of billets. Billets will be fed to pre-heated furnace to produce M.S. bars and
structures.
PAs
informed to the committee that the baseline
data was collected to obtain ‘Consent for Establishment (CFE)’ from
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board. CFE
was granted by APPCB, Hyderabad.
The ambient air quality data collected at 8 locations during the period December,
2008–February, 2009 indicated
average value of SPM (106.9-162.8 µg/m3), RPM (30.2-50.8 µg/m3), SO2 (12.2-16
µg/m3) and NOx (15-19.4 µg/m3) which are
within the permissible limit. 98tile value of SPM (56.3 ug/m3), RSPM
(25.8 ug/m3), SO2 (17.2 ug/m3) and NOx(23.1
ug/m3). The submitted data indicated the incremental
SPM (1.25 µg/m3), SO2 (0.30 µg/m3) and NOX (0.48
µg/m3).
In
induction furnace, fumes will be extracted through revolving hood and then
cleaned by passing through bag filter, which will be finally discharged into
atmosphere through 30 m high chimney.
The final emissions from chimney of Induction melting furnace will be
Hydro-carbon (5 mg/m3), SPM (< 50 mg/m3), SO2 (<
10 mg/m3) and NOx (< 5 mg/m3). In ferro alloy plant, reverse air/pulse jet bag filter with ID fan, spark arrestor and
furnace hood will be provided and clean gas will be let out to atmosphere
through 30 m high chimney.
Total ground water requirement will be
195 m3/day and permission will be obtained from Ground Water
Department through Commissioner of Industries after getting environment clearance. No process effluent will be generated as cooling water will be
re-circulated. Acidic and alkaline effluents from DM plant will be
neutralized in neutralization tank.
Service water will be passed through an oil separator to remove the oil content
in the effluent. All these effluent streams will be mixed in holding tank
alongwith cooling tower blow down. Treated effluent will be recycled into DRI
plant and remaining water will be used for dust suppression and for
green belt development. However,
domestic effluent will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. Treated
effluent will be treated will be used for gardening purpose. Roof top rain
water harvesting structures will be constructed.
Slag
will be generated from Induction Furnace. Fe-Mn slag and Fe-Si slag will be
generated from submerged arc furnace. IF slag will be used for landfill in low lying areas. Mill scale from the rolling mill will be sold
into the market. Scrap will be
reused in the plant. No Ferro chrome
will be manufactured.
Green
belt will be developed in 2.64 acres land (33%) of total plant area.
Ear plugs will be provided to workers working in noise prone areas. Acoustic enclosures will be provided
to noise generating equipment. Total
power requirement from APCPDCL will be 27 MVA.
Charcoal (9,000 TPA) will be used in arc furnace. A DG set (1250 KVA) running on Diesel will
be installed for lighting purpose.
After
deliberating on the facts presented before the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry), the Committee noted that no
public hearing/consultation is required due to project being located in notified Kottur industrial area as per Section (iii), Stage (3), Para (i)(b) of EIA
Notification, 2006. The
Committee found the final EIA/EMP report adequate and suggested to stipulate
following specific conditions alongwith other environmental conditions while
considering for accord of environmental clearance
13. Proper
handling, storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste should be ensured and regular report regarding toxic metal content in the
waste material and its composition, end use of solid/hazardous waste should be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore,
APPCB and CPCB.
14.
A time bound action plan should be submitted to reduce solid waste,
its proper utilization and disposal.
19.
At least 5 % of the total cost of the
project should be earmarked towards the corporate social responsibility and
item-wise details alongwith time bound action plan 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.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.7
Integrated Steel Plant (2.0 MTPA), Cement Plant (1.4
MTPA) and Captive Power Plant (230 MW) at Village Danapur, Taluk Hospet,
District Bellary, Karnataka by M/s B.M.M. Ispat Ltd. (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms of References (TORs) awarded
during the 82nd Meeting of
the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during 10th to 12th
June, 2008 for preparation of EIA/EMP.
All the Integrated Steel Plants (2.0 MTPA), Cement Plant (1.40 MTPA) and
Captive Power Plants (230 MW) are listed at S.N. 3(a), 3(b) and I(d) and under Category ‘A’ and are appraised at the
Central level. Since capacity of proposed steel plant (2.0 MTPA), Cement Plant
(1.4 MTPA) and CPP (230 MW) is more than the prescribed capacity, proposal is
appraised at the Central level.
Additionally, PAs informed to the Committee that M/s BMM Ispat
Ltd. have proposed for the Integrated Steel Plant (2.0 MTPA), Cement Plant (1.4
MTPA) and Captive Power Plant (230 MW) at Village Danapur, Taluk Hospet,
District Bellary, Karnataka. Total land requirement will be 1,429 hectares.
During presentation, PAs informed that out of 785 ha. private land, 321.72 ha.
land is acquired. PAs informed that
643.35 ha. Govt. land is also in possession. No National Park and Wildlife
sanctuary is located within 10 Km radius of the project. Gunda RF, Nandibanda
RF and Ramgad RF are located at 4 Km, 7 Km and 4 Km respectively. The committee
was surprised when PAs confirmed that Hospet RF (4 Km) and Sandur RF (4 Km)
earlier informed are not located within 10 Km radius of the project. Dhanpura
Village is at 2.0 Km. Surface water bodies are TB Dam (5 km), Danayankere (1
km), Gunda K ere (0.5 Km). A railway
line is passing through the proposed site and Southern Western Railway, Hubli,
Karnataka has issued ‘No Objection’ for the construction of Steel plant subject
to leaving 30 meters from the railway boundary vide their letter no.
H/W.280/II/NOC/DRG dated 28th January, 2008. Total cost of the
project is Rs. 6,233.70 Crores instead of Rs. 6,151.30 Crores. Rs. 625.00 Crores and Rs. 26.50 Crores are
earmarked towards environment pollution control measures. During presentation,
it was informed that capital cost towards pollution control measures is Rs.
412.00 Crores and 42.25 Crores for recurring cost per annum. In EIA/EMP report,
manufacturing capacity of Iron ore benefeciation plant and DRI plant is
enhanced from 3.20 to 3.40 MTPA and 0.64 MTPA to 0.70 MTPA respectively. Following will be manufactured:
|
S.N. |
Items |
Capacity |
|
1 |
Iron ore beneficiation plant |
3.40 MTPA |
|
2 |
Palletizing Plant |
1.20 MTPA |
|
3 |
DR Plant |
0.70 MTPA |
|
4 |
Coke Oven |
0.80 MTPA |
|
5 |
Sinter Plant |
2.50 MTPA |
|
6 |
Blast furnace |
1.70 MTPA |
|
7 |
EAF & BOF Steel making |
2.30 MTPA |
|
8 |
Continuous casting machines Slab Caster Billet
Caster |
1.10 MTPA 1.10 MTPA |
|
9 |
Rolling mills :
Hot strip mill
Structurals/wire rods |
1.00 MTPA 1.00 MTPA |
|
10 |
Oxygen Plant |
2x500 TPD |
|
11 |
Calcining |
1,080 TPD |
|
12 |
Cement Plant |
1.40 MTPA |
|
13 |
Power Plant |
230 MW |
Following will be
saleable products :
|
S.N. |
Products |
Capacity |
|
1 |
HR Coil |
1.00 MTPA |
|
2 |
Structurals / wire rods |
1.00 MTPA |
|
3 |
Cement |
1.40 MTPA |
Low grade
iron ore (4.4 MTPA), Iron ore lumps / Pellets (0.4 MTPA), Lime stone (0.5
MTPA), Dolomite (0.35 MTPA), Quartzite (0.12 MTPA), Coking coal (0.92 MTPA),
Non-coking coal (1.2 MTPA), Bentonite (0.008 MTPA) Clinker (0.7 MTPA) and
Gypsum (0.04 MTPA) will be used as raw material. PAs informed that environment
clearance for the captive mines (3.6 MTPA) has already been accorded and coal
will be sourced from Indonesia. Quantity
of raw materials has been modified as Iron ore pellets (0.31 MTA), Non-coking
coal (1.11 MTA), Limestone (0.53 MTA), Dolomite (0.34 MTA), Quartzite (0.13
MTA) and Clinker (0.73 MTA). PAs
informed to the Committee that coal will be sourced from Indonesia.
PAs
informed to the Committee that Low-grade iron ore will be beneficiated in
beneficiation plant. The fine-grained concentrate will be agglomerated into
pellets and used for making sinter for feeding the blast furnace. Non-recovery type of the coke oven will be
installed to produce coke from imported coking coal to supply coke to BF and
Coke breeze to sinter plant. Pellets
will be used for the production of DRI in rotary kilns and DRI will be used for
steel making in EAF. EAF and BOF will be
used for the production of hot metal.
Liquid steel will be cast into slabs or billets in continuous casting machines and rolled
into desired shape in the rolling mill to produce 1.0 MTPA hot rolled coils,
1.0 MTPA light structures/wire rods. CPP
will be installed to use heat in the off gases from DR kilns and coke
oven. Rolled products and cement will be
final products. Solid waste (granulated slag from BF) will be utilized for
cement manufacturing. Clinker, gypsum
and slag will be used to manufacture Portland slag cement.
Ambient air quality monitoring was
carried out at 10 location during winter season (December, 2006–February, 2007)
and summer season (March–May 2007). PAs informed during presentation that value
of SPM (102-172
µg/m3), RPM (38-68 µg/m3), SO2 (7-16 µg/m3)
and NOx (10.0–28.0 µg/m3). The incremental SPM (61.37
µg/m3), RPM (21.46 µg/m3), SO2 (61.37 µg/m3)
and NOX (41.63 µg/m3). Submitted data indicated average value of SPM
(96.8-159.2
µg/m3), RPM (34.8-58.9 µg/m3), SO2 (6.2-12
µg/m3) and NOx (8.3–24.2 µg/m3) which are
within the permissible limit. 98tile value of SPM (182 µg/m3),
RPM (69 µg/m3),
SO2 (16 µg/m3) and NOx (28 µg/m3).
The submitted data indicated the incremental SPM (75.44 µg/m3), RPM
(30.22 µg/m3), SO2 (56.4 µg/m3) and NOX
(41.81 µg/m3).
Electrostatic precipitator will be
provided to sponge Iron plants, iron ore pelletising plant and power plant to
clean process gas from the grate unit and cooler exhaust stacks or discharging
clean gases to control dust emissions within 50 mg/Nm3. ESP will
also be provided to sinter plant to control emissions within 50 mg/Nm3.
Dust extraction system at coal
crushing unit, material transfer points etc. and dust extraction system with
bag filters will be provided to DR plant, BF plant and coke plant to control
dust emissions within 50 mg/Nm3.
Dust catcher and ventury scrubbers will provided to steel melting shop
to clean BOF gas and Bag filters will be provided to clean EAF gases within 50
mg/Nm3. Energy recovery from top blast furnace (BF) gas
will be done to reduce green house gases. Dust extraction system will be
provided to the Iron ore beneficiation plant to collect the dust in ore
handling points and then cleaned in wet scrubbers. The exhaust gas from the process will be
cleaned in ESPs. The clean air will be
let out into the atmosphere through stack.
The dust collected in bag filters and ESP will be recycled in the
process.
PAs
informed during presentation that total water requirement from Tungabhadra
river will be 100 MLD instead of 90 MLD (1,20,460 m3/hr) and also
instead of earlier proposed from Tungbhadra Dam and ground water. Now, no
ground water will be abstracted. ‘Permission’ for the drawl of 100 MLD from
Tungbhadra Dam has been accorded by the Tungbhadra Board vide letter no.
CI/312/SPI/2008 dated 21st October, 2008. Each main production unit will have its
plant, which will be provided with thickeners, both to concentrate slurry and
tailings to recover water and reduce fresh water requirement. The palletizing plant, DR plant, sinter
plant, BF plant, steel making units and rolling mills have cooling towers in
respective units to cool the water used for gas/equipment cooling before it is
recycled. Thickeners will be provided to recover clear water from the tailings
of the beneficiation plant. No effluent will be discharged outside the premises
and ‘zero’ discharge will be adopted. Separate guard ponds for major production
units will be designed with HDPE lining. Settling tanks and thickeners will be
provided to recover clear water from tailings, continuous casting machines
shop, rolling mills. Slime pond for tailing sludge. Sanitary waste generated
from all sections of the steel plant will be collected from a closed drain and
treated by fluidized aerobic biological treatment. The treated water will be
utilized for green belt development.
Rainwater harvesting will be installed in the proposed plant.
Flue dust from ESP from
pellet plant will be collected and recycled into the sintering plant. In sponge
iron plant, sludge from dust settling chamber/wet scrubber, dust from
de-dusting system, fines, char, fly ash
from heat exchanger and ESP will also be generated. In blast furnace,
sinter BF return will be recycled back into sinter plant and BF slag will be
sent for production of cement. In steel melting shops, slag will be sent for
designed landfill, flue dust from bag filter will be sent for sinter plant.
Mill scale will be returned to sinter plant. Scrap will be reused. In rolling
mill, scrap will be reused. Scale & muck will be recycled in sinter plant,
In coke oven plant, coke breeze will be recycled to coke oven and dust from
filter bag will be utilized in cement manufacturing. Dust from ESP will be
reused in cement plant. Fly ash and bottom ash will be generated from captive
power plant. A copy of the MOU is submitted from M/s BMM Cements Ltd. indicating
use of entire quantity of fly ash generated by the captive power plant (230
MW). Waste oil and lead acid batteries will be provided to registered recyclers
/ reprocessors.
PAs informed during
presentation that green belt will be developed in 472 ha. out of total 1,429
ha. instead of 220 ha (33 %) out of
total 660 ha proposed earlier. Total power requirement of the proposed plant
will be 230 MW, which will be sourced from captive sources taking support of state
electricity grid. Coking coal (9,24,000
TPA) in coke oven and non-coking coal (1,189,000 TPA) in pellet plant, DR
Plant, BF Plant, power plant and CPP will be used as fuel.
The
Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing/Public
Consultation meeting conducted by the Karnataka Pollution Control Board on
17th September, 2009 and issues raised including pollution control,
land acquisition, development works, employment generation, safety etc. have
satisfactorily been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP report.
After detailed deliberations, the Committee found the final EIA/EMP
report adequate and suggested to stipulate following specific conditions
alongwith other environmental conditions while considering for accord of
environmental clearance :
1.
All the recommendations of the Southern
Western Railway, Hubli, Karnataka mentioned in the ‘No Objection’ for the
construction of proposed steel plant vide letter no. H/W.280/II/NOC/DRG dated
28th January, 2008 should be strictly implemented and report submitted to the Ministry and its
Regional Office at Bangalore.
2.
No land should be acquired next to Railway
line. No part of the steel plant including cement plant or dump yard should be
installed across the Railway line. Instead, vacant land should be used for the
development of green belt. A commitment in this regard alongwith revised layout
plan should be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore.
3.
Efforts should be made to reduce RSPM levels in the ambient air and a
time bound action plan should be submitted. 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),
gas cleaning plant, dust capture, ventury scrubber, bag filters etc. should be provided to keep the emission levels
below 50 mg/Nm3 by installing energy efficient technology.
8.
Gaseous emission levels including 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. New standards for
the sponge iron plant issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30th May, 2008 should be
followed.
9.
Hot gases from DRI
kiln should be passed through Dust Settling Chamber (DSC) to remove coarse
solids and After Burning Chamber (ABC) to burn CO completely and used in waste
heat recovery boiler (WHRB). The gas
then should be cleaned in ESP before leaving out into the atmosphere through ID
fan and stack.
10.
Vehicular pollution
due to transportation of raw material and finished product should be
controlled. Proper arrangements should
also be made to control dust emissions during loading and unloading of the raw
material and finished product.
11.
Total water requirement from Tungabhadra dam
should not exceed 95.3 MLD due to adoption of dry quenching in the coke oven
plant and air cooled condensers although ‘permission’ from the State Govt is obtained for 100 MLD vide
letter no. CI/312/SPI/2008 dated 21st October, 2008. As proposed, no
ground water should be used. Air cooled condensers and closed circuit cooling
system should be provided to further reduce water consumption and water
requirement should be further reduced accordingly and should inform to the
Ministry and its Regonal Office at Bangalore.
14. All the wastewater from the different plants should be treated in
effluent treatment plant. All the treated wastewater should be monitored for
pH, BOD, COD, oil & grease, cyanide, phenolic compounds, Chromium+6 etc.
besides other relevant parameters.
15.
‘Zero’ effluent discharge should be strictly
followed and no wastewater should be discharged outside the premises.
16.
The water consumption should not exceed 16 m3/Ton
of Steel as per prescribed standard.
17.
Coal and coke fines should be recycled and
reused in the process. Flue dust from ESPs, sinter BF return, mill
scale & muck should be collected and recycled into the sintering plant.
Scrap should be reused. Coke breeze should be recycled to coke oven. All the bag filter dust, raw meal dust, coal
dust, clinker dust and cement dust from pollution control devices of the cement
plant 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.
18.
All the char from DRI plant should be utilized in AFBC boiler of power
plant and no char should be disposed off anywhere else. AFBC boiler should be
installed simultaneously alongwith the DRI plant to ensure full utilization of
char from the beginning. All the blast furnace (BF) slag should be
granulated. BF slag and dust from ESP,
bag filters etc. should be provided to cement manufacturers for further
utilization. SMS slag should
also be properly utilized. Tailings
from the beneficiation plant should be disposed off properly in the tailing dam
only. All the other solid waste
including broken refractory mass
should be properly disposed off in environment-friendly manner.
19.
All
the 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. Toxic slag should be
disposed in secured landfill as per CPCB guidelines. Otherwise, hazardous
substances should be recovered from the slag and output waste and be disposed
in secured landfill as per CPCB guidelines.
20.
Proper
utilization of fly ash should be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and
subsequent amendment in 2003 and 2010. All
the fly ash from the captive power plant should be used maximum in making
Pozollona Portland Cement (PPC) in the proposed cement plant.
21.
Proper
handling, storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste should be
ensured and regular report regarding toxic metal content in the waste material
and its composition, end use of solid/hazardous waste should be submitted to
the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore,
KSPCB and CPCB.
22.
A time bound action plan should be submitted
to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal.
23.
A Risk and Disaster Management Plan alongwith
the mitigation measures should be prepared and a copy submitted to the
Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore,
KSPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance letter.
24.
As proposed, green belt should be developed in 33 % area.
25.
All the recommendations made in the Charter
on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants should be implemented.
26.
Prior permission from the State Forest Department should be
taken regarding likely impact of the expansion of the proposed steel plant on
the reserve forests. Measures should be taken to prevent impact of particulate
emissions / fugitive emissions, if any from the proposed plant on the
surrounding reserve forests viz. RF (4 Km), Nandibanda RF (4 Km) and Sandur RF
(4 Km) located within 10 km radius of the project. Further, Conservation Plan for the conservation
of wild fauna in consultation with the State Forest Department should be
prepared and implemented.
27.
All the commitments made to the public during
the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 17th September, 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 Bangalore.
28.
At least 5 % of the
total cost of the project i.e. Rs. 310.00 Crores should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan 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.
29.
Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Plan for the project affected population including tibals as
per the policy of the State Govt. in consultation with the State Govt. of
Karnataka should be implemented. Compensation paid in any case should not be
less than the norms prescribed under the National Resettlement and
Rehabilitation Policy, 2007.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.8
Expansion of Sponge
Iron Plant (30,000
TPA to 1,50,000 TPA), Ferro Alloy Plant (2x5 MVA, 16,041 TPA) and
Captive Power Plant (WHRB & AFBC 12 MW) at Dejuri, Deucha, P.O. Unra,
Jambedia, P.S. Barjora, District Bankura, West Bengal by M/s Sen Ferro Alloys
Private Ltd. (TOR to EC)
The project authorities and their consultant
gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms
of References (TORs) awarded during the
90th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held
during 6th-8th
January, 2009 for preparation of EIA/EMP.
All the sponge iron plants with ³ 200 TPD
capacity have been kept at S.N. 3(a) under Category ‘A’ and have to be
appraised at the Central level.
Additionally, PAs informed to the Committee that M/s
Sen Ferro Alloys Private Ltd. initially proposed for the expansion of Sponge
Iron Plant (30,000 TPA to 1,50,000 TPA), Ferro Alloy Plant (2x5 MVA, 16,041
TPA) and Captive Power Plant (WHRB & AFBC, 12 MW) at Dejuri, Deucha, P.O.
Unra, Jambedia, P.S. Barjora, District Bankura, West Bengal. However, during
submission of EIA/EMP, it is informed that ferro alloy plant will be replaced
by Induction Furnace (72,000 TPA). Perusal of the EIA/EMP report indicated that
ferro alloy is also mentioned at several places which need to be
clarified. Capacity of the sponge iron
plant is reduced from 250 TPD to 200 TPD.
AFBC is now proposed but capacity of the WHRB & AFBC has to be
ascertained. Proposed expansion will be within the existing plant premises of
14.5 acres which is revised to 13.5 acres land in EIA/EMP report. Initially, it was mentioned that total land
is 30 acres, of which 8 acres land is already purchased and 5.45 acres is
leased from Govt. of West Bengal.
Vacant land of 13.5 acres in the existing premises will be used for
proposed expansion project. A copy of ‘Consent to Operate‘ for existing sponge
iron plant (50 TPD) accorded by West Bengal Pollution Control Board vide dated
22.02.2007 is submitted. No national Park/wild life sanctuary/reserve forest is
located within 10 km radius of the project site. Beliator protected forest is
around 1 km from the project site. Damodar river flows at a distance of 7 km
from the project site. Durgapur town is 12 km way from the proposed site. Total
cost of the proposed expansion is Rs. 9,354.43 Lakhs. Rs. 935.44 Lakhs and Rs.
74.84 Lakhs will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring
cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures. Following will be
manufactured :
|
S. N. |
Facility |
Existing Capacity |
Proposed Capacity |
Total production after expansion |
|
1 |
Sponge Iron Plant |
30,000
MTPA (1x50 TPD) |
1,20,000
MTPA (2x100
TPD) |
1,50,000
MTPA |
|
2 |
Ferro Alloy plant Replaced by Induction Furnace |
- |
16,041 MTPA (2x 5 MVA) 72,000 TPA (2x15.0 TPA) |
16,041 MTPA 72,000 TPA |
|
3 |
Power Plant AFBC WHRB |
- |
12 MW |
|
Raw materials required for Sponge Iron plant will be
Iron ore (1,00,000 TPA), Non-coking coal (90,000 TPA) and Dolomite (1,000 TPA).
Manganese ore lumps (1.6 TPA), Quartzite (0.3 TPA), Dolomite (0.2 TPA) will be
used in the Ferro alloy plant. ??
Crushed Iron ore and coal alongwith limestone will
be charged into the Rotary Kiln. Iron ore will be preheated and reduced in the
Rotary Kiln and then passes to a Rotary cooler where it is cooled. The cooled material will then be fed to
product separation system where residual char, ash and spent limestone waste
products will be magnetically removed from Sponge iron. Waste gas from Sponge
Iron plant will be used for power generation using WHRB as well as AFBC.
Ferro alloy production will involve melting and
reduction of Manganese ore with coal/coke in a submersible arc furnace (SAF).
The molten alloy will be poured into a mould with the help of a ladle and
cooled. Silico-Manganese manufacture will involve simultaneous reduction of
Manganese and Silicon at 1500oC from Manganese silicates, slag, ore
and quartzite. Basic raw materials mixed with suitable reducers and fluxes are
charged into the SAF. On reaching a
temperature of 500C various chemical reactions starts and smelted
Ferro-Manganese and slag at about 14000C are collected at the bottom
of furnace. Molten alloy and slag will be periodically tapped. The slag and
metal will be cast separately in cake form and transferred to metal and slag
yard for separating, sizing and packing for dispatching them to the customer.
Scrap
will be melted in an Induction furnace at 1650oC. When the total
charge is melted into hot liquid metal then the metallurgy of steel in terms of
carbon, phosphorus content, alloy elements etc will be controlled at this
stage. Based upon the composition of molten steel, additives will be added to
get the requisite composition and grade of steel. For production of ingots the
molten material will be poured into the moulds to produce ingots.
PAs informed to the Commttee that ambient
air quality data collected at 8 locations during the period February, 2009–March, 2009 indicated average value of SPM (187.56-339 µg/m3), RPM (60-109.56 µg/m3), SO2 (9-14.25 µg/m3) and NOx
(33.31-49.81 µg/m3). 98tile value of SPM (391.9 µg/m3), RPM (131.93
µg/m3), SO2 (17.4 µg/m3) and NOx
(53.4 µg/m3). The submitted
data indicated the incremental PM (14.65 µg/m3), SO2 (7.429µg/m3)
and NOX (2.55 µg/m3) which are within permissible limit
except RPM. However, increment
value for RPM is not estimated.
In the existing plant, bag filters are installed at
coal crusher, Cooler discharge tunnel, Product house & Stock house.
Emissions from sponge Iron will be prevented by installation of ESP, bag
filters/water cooled heat exchanger/spark arrester/ID fan connected to stack of
adequate height. Hot gases from sponge Iron kiln will be successively passed
through Dust Settling Chamber (DSC), After Burning Chamber (ABC) and then
cleaned in ESP before being let off to the atmosphere through the chimney. Fume
extraction system with bag filters will be provided to ferro alloy plant. Dust
suppression will be carried out by sprinkling water on the raw material
stockpiles etc. Dust extraction system comprising of bag filters, hood and
stack of adequate height will be provided at material transfer points to
control fugitive emissions. ESP will be installed between WHRB and stack to
control dust emissions below 100 mg/Nm3.
In EIA/EMP, PAs have mentioned that
fugitive dust emissions due to iron ore fines, coal fines and dolomites fines
from the stock pile of raw materials and fines dump in the open area will be
controlled by dust suppression (DS) system by water sprinkling and also dry fog
suppression system. Dust particulate
load in Direct Reduction Unit will be brought down by the ECS to meet the
permissible limit of 50 mg/m3 and clean gas will be discharged into
atmosphere through 35 m high stack. ESP and RCC stack of 50 m height will be
provided in the captive power plant (WHRB and AFBC) to meet the limit of 50
mg/m3. Bag filter will be provided in the product house, raw
material handling area, cooler discharge, induction furnace, ferro alloy &
SAF.
Total water requirement from Damodar River will be
250 KLD and have applied for the permission for drawing the water to SWID &
WBPHED. No industrial effluent will be
discharged and ‘zero’ discharge will be adopted. Domestic effluent will be
discharged through soak pit, septic tank to Panchayat drain. Waste effluents generated from
demineralization plant will be sent to neutralization pit. Rain water harvesting is proposed.
Char generated from sponge Iron plant will be used
in Power Plant. Ferro-Manganese slag will be used in the manufacture of
Silico-Manganese. Silico-Manganese slag will be used for land filling, road
construction and local industrial area. Sludge from raw water treatment will be
used as manure. Bed ash in slurry form will be collected in ash dyke.
Green belt
will be developed in 3.3 acres (33.0%). Noise will be controlled by providing
acoustic enclosures for DG sets and other noise generating equipments. Power
requirement will be met from the proposed Captive Power Plant (12MW). 1x125 KVA
and 1x250 KVA of DG sets for existing plant and 2 Nos. of DG sets for proposed expansion project will
be used for power back up. Fuel oil (LDO, 1.5 KLD) will be required for kiln
start-up and intermittent firing.
After
detailed deliberations, the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) deliberated
upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing/Public Consultation meeting
conducted by the West Bengal Pollution
Control Board on 23rd
November, 2009 like impact of water pollution, impact of air pollution
on public health, plantation, medical facilities, environmental compliance,
monitoring etc. have satisfactorily been incorporated in the final EIA/EMP
report. However, the Committee found the
EIA/EMP report incomplete and inadequate and asked PAs to revise the Form I,
Prefeasibility Report and EIA/EMP report incorporating the following :
1. Ferro alloy plant (16,041 MTPA, 2x 5 MVA) is proposed in the
EIA/EMP report which is to be replaced by Induction Furnace (72,000 TPA).
However, it is observed in the EIA/EMP report that ferro alloy is mentioned at
several places which needs to be corrected.
Accordinly, configuration in the table needs to be changed.
2.
No AFBC
plant is proposed for the utilization of char generated from the sponge iron
plant. Only WHRB is proposed to make use of gases from the DRI plant. Commitment
that WHRB & AFBC of adequate capacity will be installed. Total power to be
generated from AFBC and WHRB in MW should be submitted.
1.
Actual source of the water,
reassessment of the water requirement and permission for the drawl of water.
2.
Hydrology study of the area.
3.
Action plan for the green belt
development in 33 % area.
4.
Action plan and item-wise details
alongwith time frame for allocating and using 5 % of the total cost of the
project towards implementing corporate social responsibility. Socio-economic development activities need to
be elaborated upon.
5.
Allocation
of seperate budget for implementing the issues raised during the public
hearing.
The information incorporated in the final EIA/EMP
report will be discussed in the EAC(I) meeting as soon as submitted by calling PAs. The proposal is differed till then.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.9
Ferro Alloy Plant (3x9 MVA) at Sy. No. 31-1, 2, 3, 32-1A, 2B, 37-2,
38-1, 2 & 48-1 Village Gollapuram, Mandal Hindupuram, District Anantapuram,
Andhra Pradesh by M/s Oswal Smelters Private Limited (EC)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken as per Draft Terms of References (TORs) awarded during
the 87th Meeting of
the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) held during 25th-26th November, 2008 for preparation of
EIA/EMP. All the Ferro Alloy Plants are
kept under Primary Metallurgy Industry in Category ‘A’ and appraised at the
Central level.
Additionally,
PAs informed to the Committee that M/s
Oswal Smelters Private Limited has proposed to set up a Ferro Alloy Plant at Survey No. 31-1, 2, 3,
32-1A, 2B, 37-2, 38-1,2 & 48-1, Village Gollapuram, Mandal Hindupuram,
District Anantapuram, A. P.
Total land acquired for the proposed plant is 29.82 acres. No national
park and wild life sanctuary is located within 10 km radius of the project
site. Narsimhapur Reserve Forest is located at 8.5 km but during presentation,
PAs informed that it is located at 13.5 km. Inter-state border is at a distance
of 6 km from the proposed site. Ramachandrapuram is located at distance of 9 km
from the proposed site. Gollapuram Guddampalli, Melya, Jogireddipalli villages
are located near the project site. Total
cost of the project is Rs. 56.03 Crores. Rs. 3.00 Crores and Rs. 0.72 Crores
instead of Rs. 4.50 Crores and Rs. 2.10 Crores earlier proposed will be
earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental
pollution control measures. Following are the details of facilities and
products from the proposed plant:
|
S.N |
Facility |
Plant configuration |
Products and production
capacities |
|
1 |
Submerged
arc furnace |
3x9 MVA |
Ferro Silicon - 19,000 MTPA (or) Silico Manganese - 42,750 MTPA (or) Ferro Manganese - 55,000 MTPA (or) Ferro Chrome - 42,750 MTPA |
Ferro alloys
production will be direct reduction of respective metal ores with the help of
Carbon as reducing agent and electricity as heat source. Ferro alloys will be
smelted at about 1350oC-1500oC in a conventional, open
Submerged Electric Arc Furnace (SEAF).
Manganese ore, Chrome ore,
quartz, Manganese slag, pet coke, reductants and electrode paste, casing sheet,
M.S. round, lancing pipe, Oxygen will be the raw materials required. The
product will be selected as per the market demand. Therefore, total production
quantities will vary depending upon product in process.
PAs informed to the Commttee that ambient air quality
monitoring has been carried out at 9 locations during the period March, 2008 to
May, 2008 and the data submitted indicated SPM (78.4-99.6 µg/m3),
RPM (23.6-30.1 µg/m3), SO2 (6.7-9.6 µg/m3) and
NOx (8.1-10.8 µg/m3) and are within the permissible
limit. Prediction of Ground Level Concentrations (GLC’s) due to proposed
project has been made by Industrial Source Complex, Short Term (ISCST3) as per
CPCB guidelines and the data submitted an indicated an incremental SPM of 1.2
µg/m3 from 99.6 µg/m3 to 100.8 µg/m3 which are
well within the NAAQS norm. Similarly, incremental PM10 is 1.2
µg/m3 (30.1 µg/m3 to 31.3 µg/m3) and
incremental SO2 and NOx emissions are 1.9 µg/m3 (9.6
µg/m3 to 11.5 µg/m3) and 1.6 µg/m3 (10.8 µg/m3
to 12.4 µg/m3) respectively.
Fume extraction
system with bag filters will be provided to control the primary and secondary
emissions from submerged arc furnaces and will be discharged through stack of
30 m height to control outlet dust emissions within 100 mg/Nm3 but
committee asked to achieve 50 mg/Nm3. Dust suppression system will
be provided at unloading areas to prevent the fugitive dust emissions. Dust
during material handling will be controlled by water spraying. Dust curtains
will be provided all around the work area to prevent the dust emission during
construction. Water spraying will be done to prevent the dust emission due to
vehicular movement.
Total ground water
requirement is 94 m3/day and application seeking permission for the
drawing water has been submitted to State Ground Water Department. Closed
circuit cooling system will be adopted. No wastewater will be generated from
process and cooling as closed circuit cooling system will be adopted. Sanitary
wastewater will be treated in Septic tank followed by soak pit. PAs informed
during presentation that rain water harvesting will be constructed.
Silico-Manganese slag
will be used for road construction. Ferro-Manganese slag will be used in the
manufacture of Silico-Manganese. Ferro-Silicon slag will be used in cast iron
foundries. PAs informed during presentation that Ferro-Chrome slag will be
processed for Chrome recovery in the Ferro Chrome recovery plant and Chromium
will be recovered by crushing, screening, coarse and fine jigging. TCLP test
will be performed and then slag will be disposed in a secured land fill.
Extensive green belt
will be developed in 10 acres out of total 29 acres within the plant
premises. Noise will be controlled
within permissible limits as per OSHA/MOEF guidelines. Ear plugs will be
provided to workers who work near noise generating equipment. Power requirement of 8000 KVA for the 1st
Unit will be supplied by A.P. Transco.
DG set (250 KVA) will be installed to meet the power requirement in case
of emergency.
The
Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing / Public
Consultation meeting conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board on
12th August, 2009 have satisfactorily been incorporated in
the final EIA/EMP report and the issues
raised include employment, pollution control measures, socio-economic
development activities like road development, temple development etc.
After detailed
deliberations, the Committee found the final EIA/EMP report adequate and
suggested to stipulate following specific conditions alongwith other
environmental conditions while considering for accord of environmental
clearance :
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.10
Alumina Refinery
Complex (0.7 MTPA) alongwith Co-generation
Power Plant (30 MW) at Village Rambu, Talaanchalbadi, Baraja, Raikona,
Lekhpai, Mandaput, Deulaguma, Sariguma, Balapai, Kaskadango, Dumapai,
Lamberi Tehsil & District Rayagada,
Orissa by M/s RSB Metaltech Private Limited (TOR)
The project
authorities and their consultant gave a detailed
presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental
protection measures to be undertaken alongwith the draft Term of References for the preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Alumina
Refinery Plants are listed at S.N. 3(a) Primary Metallurgical Industries under
Category ‘A’ and appraised at the Centre level.
M/s RSB Metaltech Pvt. Ltd have
proposed for setting up of Alumina Refinery Complex (0.7 MTPA) alongwith
Co-generation Power Plant (30 MW) at Village Rambu, Talaanchalbadi, Baraja,
Raikona, Lekhpai, Mandaput, Deulaguma, Sariguma, Balapai, Kaskadango, Dumapai,
Lamberi Tehsil & District Rayagada,
Orissa. Total land requirement of the project will be 1516.6 Acres. PAs have submitted
a copy of MoU signed with Govt. of Orissa on 19th December, 2009 for
setting up of Alumina
Refinery Complex (0.7 MTPA) alongwith Co-generation Power Plant (30 MW). Orissa
Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) is the nodal agency for procuring land for the project. IPICOL has
recommended for acquiring 3062.90 acre (1516.60 acre = 99.92 acre forest land;
794.33 acre leasable; 97.99 gochar; 524.36 private land) for Alumina refinery
at Raigarh in favour of M/s RSB Metaltech Pvt. Ltd. vide lketter dated 24th
September, 2009. PAs have deposited Rs. 2,04,66.800 to IDCO vide letter dated
25th November, 2009 and land acquisition is under process. PAs also
confirmed that 76.5 acre private land from the private owners is already
purchased and details of Mauza, Khata and Plot Nos. alongwith agreements signed
are submitted.
Total project cost is Rs. 3,160.81 Crores. Rs. 277.29 Crores and
Rs. 4.72 Crores are the capital and recurring cost towards environment and
protection measures. PAs informed during presentation, Rs. 299.79 Crores and
Rs. 5.64 Crores are earmarked towards capital and recurring cost/annum for
environmental protection measures. Following are the details of proposed
production capacity & facilities to be created:
|
S. N. |
Units |
Production Capacity |
|
1 |
Alumina Smelter |
0.7 Million TPA |
|
2 |
Co-generation plant |
30 MW |
|
3 |
To lay a conveyor of 12 km long to bring the
bauxite from mine to the plant |
|
|
4 |
To lay a pipeline of 18 Km to meet the water
requirement. |
|
|
5 |
To lay railway line of about 5 km for coal &
alumina transport. |
|
|
5 |
To set up a full fledged township to provide the
residential facility to its employees. |
|
Bauxite (21,00,000 MTA),
caustic soda (35,000 MTA), lime (21,000 MTA), fuel oil (56,000 KLPA), coal
(3,85,000 MTA), synthetic flocculant (196 MTA) and CGM (154 MTA) will be used
as raw materials.
ESP will be installed to control air emissions. 150 m
high stack will be provided in co-generation plant. 120 m high stack will be
provided in Calciner. Bag filters will be used at transfer point. Dust
suppression will be by dry fog/water sprinkler.
Water requirement from River
Sankhesu will be 12,252 m3/day. Wastewater will be generated from
various units including nitric acid stream, Sulphuric acid stream, cooling blow
downstream, oil storage area stream, sanitary waste stream and miscellaneous
stream. Effluent treatment plant (ETP) will be installed for treatment of trade
effluent. Neutralization pond will be created for DM plant effluent and cooling
tower/boiler blow down. Sewage treatment plant (STP) will be installed for
treatment of domestic sewage. Treated
effluents will be recycled for dust suppression & for use in ash slurry
making. Plant will be designed for ‘zero’ discharge. High mud density
technology will be used for minimizing washwater usage. Acidic effluent (from
cleaning) will be sent to red mud pond for self neutralization. Excess water
will be drained to mud storage area and reused in plant.
Solid waste will be generated
as thickened slurry from mud disposal area, coal ash slurry from steam plant
and lime grit from lime slacker. Red mud will be disposed of by thickened
slurry disposal system to a disposal area. The coal ash generated in the
co-generation plant will be used for various construction purposes and unutilized
ash will be disposed off to ash disposal area. Other solid waste such as lime
grit and solid residue from effluent treatment facility will be utilized for
preparing dykes in the red mud disposal area. New HRD/DCW technology giving
high density mud for reduced load for mud storage will be adopted. Pressure
digestion for high extraction efficiency method will be adopted to reduce mud
generation. Thickened slurry disposal (61%) of red mud storage will lead to
less land usage. The coal earmarked for
co-generation plant is mainly of grade “F”, which has about 40-45 % ash
content.
Green belt will be developed in
33% area. Enclosures will be provided at blowers/compressors and noise prone
equipments to reduce noise transmission. Silencer will be provided in noise
generating machines to control noise pollution. Ear muff/plugs will be provided
for employees.
After detailed deliberations and
considering the facts mentioned above, the Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry) recommended the proposal for the preparation of EIA/EMP as per the
following TORs :
1.
Proposal should be
submitted to the Ministry for environment clearance only after acquiring total land. Necessary documents indicating
acquisition of land viz. lease deed, allotment letter should be included. Details
and classification of total land (identified and acquired) should be included.
2.
Actual land
requirement, classification of land, acquisition status, item-wise break up of
land requirement and its availability to be furnished. Land requirement for the
project to be optimized.
3.
Permission from the
tribals, if tribal land has also to be acquired alongwith details of the
compensation plan.
4.
Rehabilitation and
resettlement as per the policy of the Govt. of Orissa should be incorporated.
Detailed R & R plan shall be prepared taking into account the
socio-economic status of the area, homestead oustees, land oustees, landless
laboureres.
5.
Permission and approval
for the use of forest land, if any, and
recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of proposed
expansion on the surrounding reserve forests, if applicable, should be included.
6.
Permission and
recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of
proposed expansion on the surrounding 8 reserve and 4 protected forests,
if any, located within 10 km radius of the project site should be included.
7.
A map indicating
distance between project site and critically polluted area and a certificate
from the CPCB/SPCB certifying the same, if applicable.
8.
A site location map
on Indian
map of 1:10, 00,000 scale followed by 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e.
circle of 10 kms and further 10 kms on A3/A2 sheets with proper
longitude/latitude/heights with min. 100/200 m. contours should be included.
3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for the area in 10 km radius from
the proposal site. A photograph of the site should also be included.
9.
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 10 Km
radius area from proposed site. The same should be used for land
used/land-cover mapping of the area.
10. Location
of any National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Elephant / Tiger Reserve (existing as
well as proposed), Migratory routes, if any, within 10 km of the project site
should specifically be mentioned and marked on the map duly authenticated by
the Chief Wildlife Warden.
11. Project site layout plan showing raw materials, fly ash 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. A list of industries
containing name and type in 25 km radius should be incorporated.
13. Residential colony should be located in upwind direction.
14. List of
raw material required, analysis of all
the raw materials and source alongwith mode of transportation should be
included. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation
must be “Environmentally Compliant”.
15. Status of environment clearance of the mine from where bauxite ore will
be sourced. A copy of environment clearance should be included.
16. Petrological
and Chemical analysis and other chemical
properties of raw materials used (with GPS location of source of raw material)
i.e. ores, minerals, rock, soil, coal, iron, dolomite quartz etc. using high
definition and precision instruments mentioning their detection range and
methodology such Digital Analyzers, AAS with Graphite furnace, ICPMS,
MICRO-WDXRF, EPMA, XRD, Nano studies or at least as per I30-10500 and WHO
norms. These analysis should include trace element and metal studies like Cr
(vi) Ni, Fe, As, Pb, Zn, Hg, Se, S etc. Presence of
radioactive elements (U, Th etc.), if applicable, should also be
included..
17.
Petrography, grain size analysis and Major element analysis of raw material
and soil from project site and raw material should be done on the same
parameters along with analysis for SiO2, Al2O3,
MgO, MnO, K2O, CaO, FeO, Fe2O3, P2O5,
H2O, CO2.
18. If the rocks, ores, raw material has trace elements their petrography, ore microscopy, XRD,
elemental mapping EPMA, XRF is required to quantify the amount present in it
and hence future risk involved while using it and management plan.
19. Action plan for excavation and muck disposal during construction phase.
20. Studies for fly ash, muck, red mud slurry, sludge material disposal and
solid waste generated, if the raw materials used has trace elements and a management plan should also be
included.
21. A note on comparison of various technology available for the
manufacturing Aluminium and adoption of best technology available.
Manufacturing process details for Aluminium Refinery and Captive Power Plant
should be included.
22. Mass
balance for the raw material and
products should be included.
23. Energy
balance data for all the components of Aluminium
refinery including proposed power plant
should be incorporated.
24. Site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and
direction and rainfall should be collected.
25. Data generated in the last three
years i.e. air,
water, raw material properties and analysis (major, trace and heavy metals),
ground water table, seismic history, flood hazard history etc.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Air quality modeling for Aluminium refinery including proposed power
plant for specific pollutants needs to
be done. APCS for the control of
emissions from the kiln and WHRB should also be included to control emissions
within 50 mg/Nm3.
30. Action
plan to follow National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be
included.
31. Ambient air
quality monitoring modeling alongwith
cumulative impact should be included for the day (24 hrs) for maximum GLC
alongwith following :
i) Emissions (g/second)
with and without the air pollution control measures
ii) Meteorological inputs
(wind speed, m/s), wind direction, ambient air temperature, cloud cover,
relative humidity & mixing height) on hourly basis
iii) Model input options
for terrain, plume rise, deposition etc.
iv) Print-out of model
input and output on hourly and daily average basis
v) A graph of daily
averaged concentration (MGLC scenario) with downwind distance at every 500 m
interval covering the exact location of GLC.
vi) Details of air
pollution control methods used with percentage efficiency that are used for
emission rate estimation with respect to each pollutant
vii) Applicable air
quality standards as per LULC covered in the study area and % contribution of
the proposed plant to the applicable Air quality standard. In case of expansion
project, the contribution should be inclusive of both existing and expanded capacity.
viii) No. I-VII are to be
repeated for fugitive emissions and any other source type relevant and used for
industry
ix) Graphs of monthly
average daily concentration with down-wind distance
x) Specify when and
where the ambient air quality standards are exceeded either due to the proposed
plant alone or when the plant contribution is added to the background air
quality.
xi) Fugitive dust
protection or dust reduction technology for workers within 30 m of the plant
active areas.
32. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and
provided.
33. One season
data for gaseous emissions other than
monsoon season is necessary.
34. 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
30th May, 2008.
35. Presence of aquifer(s) within 1 km of the project boundaries and management plan for recharging the aquifer
should be included.
36. 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.
37. Ground water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and
recovery tests to quantify the area and
volume of aquifer and its management.
38. Ground
water modelling showing the pathways of
the pollutants should be included
39.
Column leachate study for all types of
stockpiles or waste disposal sites at 20oC-50oC should be
conducted and included.
40.
Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures
at plant site should be submitted to harvest rainwater from the roof tops and
storm water drains to recharge the ground water and also to use for the various
activities at the project site to conserve fresh water and reduce the water
requirement from other sources. Rain
water harvesting and groundwater recharge structures may also be constructed
outside the plant premises in consultation with local Gram Panchayat and
Village Heads to augment the ground water level. Incorporation of water harvesting plan for the project is necessary, if
source of water is bore well.
41. Permission for the drawl of 12,252 m3/day
from River Sankhesu from bore well from
the SGWB/CGWA or concerned authority and water balance data including quantity
of effluent generated, recycled and reused and discharged is to be provided.
Methods adopted/to be adopted for the water conservation should be included.
42. A note on the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.
43. Surface
water quality of nearby River (60 m
upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight locations must be
ascertained.
44. 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.
45. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plants, recycle and reuse for different purposes
should be included.
46. Provision of traps and treatment plants are to be made, if water is getting mixed with oil, grease and cleaning
agents.
47. If the water
is mixed with solid particulates,
proposal for sediment pond before further transport should be included. The
sediment pond capacity should be 100 times the transport capacity.
48. Wastewater
characteristics (heavy metals, anions
and cations, trace metals, PAH) from washed / beneficiated plants / washery or
any other source should be included.
49. The pathways
for pollution via seepages,
evaporation, residual remains are to be studied for surface water (drainage,
rivers, ponds, lakes), sub-surface and ground water with a monitoring and
management plans.
50. 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.
51. Geotechnical
data by a bore hole of upto 40 mts. in
every One sq. km area such as ground water level, SPTN values, soil fineness,
geology, shear wave velocity etc. for liquefaction studies and to assess future
Seismic Hazard and Earthquake Risk Management in the area.
52. Action plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization
and disposal all the solid/hazardous waste including red mud, fly ash etc.
should be included.
53. Details of evacuation of ash, details regarding ash pond impermeability
and details of the lining etc. needs to be addressed.
54. Generation and utilization of red mud have to be set out. Red mud pond
should be as per the CPCB Guidelines with garland drains with at least 10 years
capacity. Details for land availability, structure of pond, lining as per CPCB
guidelines should be included. Possibility for re-utilization of red mud should
also be explored and an action plan included.
55. Details regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel,
restroom etc. to be provided to the labour force during construction as well as
to the casual workers including truck drivers during operation phase.
56. All stock piles will have to be on top of a stable liner to avoid
leaching of materials to ground water. Details of secured land fill as per CPCB
guidelines should also be included.
57. Coordinates of the plant site as well as red and ash pond with topo sheet
should be included.
58. Acton plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included. The green belt should
be around the project boundary and a scheme for greening of the traveling roads
should also be incorporated. All rooftops/terraces should have some green
cover.
59. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with special reference to
rare, endemic and endangered species. In
case of any scheduled fauna, conservation plan should be provided.
60. Disaster
Management Plan including risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed and included.
61. Occupational
health of the workers needs
elaboration. Health effects of other metals used and health hazard plans based
on monthly correlation of these metal related diseases and people affected and
mitigation plans; Arsenicosis Management Plan, if Arsenic is present in ore,
rock, coal, fly ash, water and action plan for protecting the workers against
hazardous chemicals such as Sulphuric acid, pesticides, solvents etc. should be
included
62. Occupational
health of the workers needs elaboration
including evaluation of noise, heat, illumination, dust, any other chemicals,
metals being suspected in environment and going into body of workers either
through inhalation, ingestion or through skin absorption and steps taken to
avoid musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD), backache, pain in minor and major
joints, fatigue etc. Occupational hazards specific pre-placement and periodical
monitoring and periodical monitoring should be carried out. The detailed plan
to carry out above mentioned activity should be mentioned.
63. Environment
Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the adverse impacts due to the project along
with item wise cost of its implementation. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures should be included.
64. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.
Measures of socio economic influence to the local community proposed to be
provided by project proponent. As far as possible, quantitative dimension
should be given. Socio-economic
development activities need to be elaborated upon.
65. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan should be included.
66. Impact of the project on local infrastructure of the area such as road
network and whether any additional infrastructure would need to be constructed
and the agency responsible for the same with time frame.
67. An Action Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the
Alumina Refinery and Captive Power Plant in the CREP guidelines must be
prepared.
68. Public
hearing issues raised and commitments
made by the project proponent on the same should be included separately in
EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying
with the commitments made.
69. Any litigation pending
against the project and/or any
direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details
thereof should also be included.
The Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry-1) decided that PAs may be communicated the above ‘TORs’ for the
preparation of EIA/EMP. As soon as the
draft EIA/EMP report is prepared as per the ‘General Structure of EIA’ given in
Appendix III and IIIA in the EIA Notification, 2006, the same may be submitted
by the PAs to the Orissa State
Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for conducting public hearing as per EIA
Notification, 2006. On finalization of EIA/EMP prepared as per TORs addressing
all concerns raised during public hearing/ consultation in EIA/EMP should be
submitted to the MOEF for prior environmental clearance.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.11
Integrated Aluminium Complex (Aluminium Smelter, 0.175
MTPA) and Captive Power Plant (4x120 MW) at Village Markata, Kadua, Mahupal,
Bhagirathpur Sajan, Samatangi, Manjakana, Malapura, Balabhadrapurpatna,
Analabareni, Tehsil Kamakhyanagar District Dhenkanal, Orissa by M/s RSB
Metaltech Pvt. Ltd. (TOR)
The project
authorities and their consultant gave a detailed
presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental
protection measures to be undertaken alongwith the draft Term of References for the preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Alumina
Smelters are listed at S.N. 3(a) Primary Metallurgical Industries under
Category ‘A’ and appraised at the Centre level.
M/s RSB Metaltech Pvt. Ltd have
proposed Integrated Aluminium Complex (Aluminium Smelter, 0.175 MTPA) and
Captive Power Plant (4x120 MW) at Village Markata, Kadua, Mahupal, Bhagirathpur
Sajan, Samatangi, Manjakana, Malapura, Balabhadrapurpatna, Analabareni, Tehsil
Kamakhyanagar District Dhenkanal, Orissa. Total land requirement of the project
will be 1546.3 acres. PAs vide their letter dated 1st April, 2010
have informed that 47.970 acre private land from the private persons is already
purchased. Details of Mauza, Khata and Plot Nos. alongwith agreements signed
are submitted. PAs have also submitted a copy of MoU signed with Govt. of
Orissa on 19th December, 2009 for setting up of Alumina
Smelter. Orissa Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) is the nodal agency for procuring
land for the project. IPICOL has
recommended for acquiring 1546.30 acre for smelter and CPP at Dhankanal in
favour of M/s RSB Metaltech Pvt. Ltd. PAs have deposited Rs. 1,05,47,900 to
IDCO vide letter dated 23rd November, 2009. Out of total 1546.3 acres, 427.62 acre is the
forest land and IDCO has requested PAs to submit FDP for the forest land vide
letter dated 2nd February, 2010.
Land acquisition at Dhenkanal is still under progress. Nearest village
is Biladihi (0.3 Km). Nearest town is Kamakhyanagar (5.6 Km). 13 Reserve
forests are located within 10 kms. Project site falls under seismic zone–II. No
protected area/national parks/ sanctuaries are located within 15 km. Total
project cost is Rs. 6180.98 Crores. Rs. 355.5 Crores and Rs. 8.89 Crores are
the capital and recurring cost towards environment and protection measures. PAs
informed during presentation, Rs. 477.5 Crores and Rs. 10.77 Crores are the
capital and recurring cost towards environment and protection measures.
Following are the details of proposed production capacity & facilities to
be created:
|
S. N. |
Units |
Production Capacity |
|
1 |
Aluminium Smelter |
0.175 Million TPA |
|
2 |
CPP |
4x120 MW |
|
3 |
Rail link of about 5 km length to plant site from
proposed Kamakhyanagar |
|
|
4 |
To lay a pipeline of 18 Km to meet the water
requirement. |
|
|
5 |
To set up a full fledged township to provide the
residential facility to its employees. |
|
C.P. Coke (62,000 TPA), Alumina
(336,000 TPA), Pitch (11,000 TPA), Aluminium Fluoride (3,000 TPA), Fuel Oil
(8750 KLA), LDO (1750 KLA) will be used as raw materials. Coal (27,60,000 TPA),
Fuel oil (21,900 KLA) will be used as raw materials for CPP.
State of the art Pre-braked Technology from GAMI, China
will be used.
PAs wanted to present ambient air quality data and
incorporate in the EIA/EMP but committee didn’t agree for incorporation in the
EIA/EMP since no ‘TORs’ have been issued by the Ministry so far. ESP will be installed as pollution control
device. Highly efficient bag filters will be used in FTP and GTC to remove
suspended particulates below 100 mg/m3 but committee insisted for
50 mg/m3. Particulate matter emissions from anode brake oven will be
controlled below 50 mg/m3 as per CREP guidelines. Twin flue stack
(220 m high) to captive power plant and 50 m high stack will be provided to
bake oven. Stack (80 m.) will be provided in gas treatment centre. Truck
mounted heavy suction arrangement will be provided for dust extraction system.
Hooded cells will be used to reduce fugitive emissions. Advance dry scrubbing
system will be used in FTP. Computerized fire control system will be provided
in baking furnace. Fluoride emissions will be kept below 0.8 kg/ton of Aluminium
production. Hyper Dense phase system will be provided for dust free transfer
for Alumina. Raw material handling
section will be provided with dust suppression (DS)dust extraction (DE)
systems.
Total ground water requirement
from bore wells and River Brahmani will be 15 m3/hr and 3,280 m3/hr.
respectively. PAs conveyed that permission for the drawl of ground water is
obtained vide letter dated 25th & 30th June, 2009.
Full fledge water treatment plant with adequate sludge removing arrangement
will be installed. Effluent treatment plant will be installed for the treatment
of trade effluent. Neutralization pond will be created for DM plant effluent
and cooling tower/boiler blow down. Sewage treatment plant will be installed
for treatment of domestic sewage. Plant will be operated on ‘zero’ discharge.
Separate storm water drains and rainwater harvesting facilities will be
provided. Storm water during rainy season will be collected in guard pond and
will be monitored for fluoride level and if required will be treated for
fluoride removal through de-fluorination unit.
Oil and Grease removal will be provided.
Fly ash (8,28,550 TPA) / bottom
ash (1,56,950 TPA) will be collected in dry form. For emergency storage, the
ash will be disposed of using high concentration slurry disposal (HCD) system
in an earmarked area of 118.608 acres. Spent Pot lines (2,900 TPA) and Dross
(700 TPA) from cast house will be generated as solid waste from smelter. Spent
pot lining material shall be stored properly as per standard practice till
suitable disposal. Sludge of WTP (250 TPA) and STP (20 TPA) will be used as
manure for green belt development. Sludge from FTP will be sent to secured
landfill. Piezo-wells around the SPL storage to monitor the ground water
quality. Anode butts will be recycled in
anode plant. Used batteries will be returned to suppliers. Used oil will be
sold only to authorized recyclers. Alumunium dross will be sold to authorized
secondary metal processing units.
Green belt will be developed in
33% area. Enclosures will be provided at blowers/compressors and noise prone
equipments to reduce noise transmission. Silencer will be provided in noise
generating machines to control noise pollution. Ear muff/plugs will be provided
for employees.
After
detailed deliberation and considering the above aspects, the Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry) recommended the proposal for the preparation of EIA/EMP as
per the following TORs :
1.
Proposal should be
submitted to the Ministry for environment clearance only after acquiring total land. Necessary documents indicating
acquisition of land should be included.
2.
Approval
for the use of 427.62 acre forest land
and recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of proposed
expansion on the surrounding 13 reserve forests, if applicable, should be included.
3.
The earlier
questionnaire for industry sectors should be submitted while submitting
EIA/EMP.
4. A site location map on Indian map of 1:10, 00,000 scale followed by
1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2
sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e. circle of 10 kms and further
10 kms on A3/A2 sheets with proper longitude/latitude/heights with min. 100/200
m. contours should be included. 3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for
the area in 10 km radius from the proposal site.
5. 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.
6. Details and classification of total land (identified and acquired) should
be included.
Details of land required, acquired and the ownership of the land.
7. 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.
8.
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.
9. Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R & R) should be as per policy of the State Govt.
and a detailed action plan should be included.
10. A list of industries
containing name and type in 25 km radius should be incorporated.
11. Residential colony should be located in upwind direction.
12. List of
raw material required and source
alongwith mode of transportation should be included. All the trucks for raw
material and finished product transportation must be “Environmentally
Compliant”.
13. Petrological
and Chemical analysis and other
chemical properties of raw materials used (with GPS location of source of raw
material) i.e. ores, minerals, rock, soil, coal, iron, dolomite quartz etc.
using high definition and precision instruments mentioning their detection
range and methodology such Digital Analyzers, AAS with Graphite furnace, ICPMS,
MICRO-WDXRF, EPMA, XRD, Nano studies or at least as per I30-10500 and WHO
norms. These analysis should include trace element and metal studies like Cr
(vi) Ni, Fe, As, Pb, Zn, Hg, Se, S etc. Presence of
radioactive elements (U, Th etc.).
14.
Petrography, grain size analysis and major element analysis of raw material
and soil from project site and raw material should be done on the same
parameters along with analysis for SiO2, Al2O3,
MgO, MnO, K2O, CaO, FeO, Fe2O3, P2O5,
H2O, CO2.
15. If the rocks, ores, raw material has trace elements their petrography, ore microscopy, XRD,
elemental mapping EPMA, XRF is required to quantify the amount present in it
and hence future risk involved while using it and management plan.
16. Studies for fly ash, muck disposal, slurry, sludge material and solid
waste generated should also be included, if the raw materials used has trace
elements and a management plan.
17.
Manufacturing process details for the Aluminium Smelter Plant including
Captive Power Plant should be included. A chapter on the best available
technology available alongwith the reasons for the selection of the same may be
included.
18.
Reasons for proposing Captive Power Plant (480 MW) when actual power requirement is 360
MW only.
19.
Mass balance for the raw material and
products should be included.
20. Energy
balance data for all the components of Aluminium
Smelter Plant including proposed Power Plant should be incorporated.
21.
Site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity,
hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall should be collected.
22.
Air quality modelling for Aluminium Smelter
and Power Plant for specific pollutants like PAH and Fluoride and location of
one ambient air quality monitoring station in downwind direction is necessary.
Stack emissions from all the sources should be within 50 mg/Nm3.
23.
A detailed note on impact of Fluoride emissions
on surrounding environment including flora and fauna and Fluoride balance
alngwith the mitigation measures proposed.
24.
Impact of SO2 emissions on
surrounding environment and Sulphur balance is needed.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27.
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.
28.
Ambient air quality monitoring modelling
alongwith cumulative impact should be included for the day (24 hrs) for maximum
GLC alongwith following :
i)
Emissions
(g/second) with and without the air pollution control measures
ii)
Meteorological
inputs (wind speed, m/s), wind direction, ambient air temperature, cloud cover,
relative humidity & mixing height) on hourly basis
iii)
Model
input options for terrain, plume rise, deposition etc.
iv)
Print-out
of model input and output on hourly and daily average basis
v)
A
graph of daily averaged concentration (MGLC scenario) with downwind distance at
every 500 m interval covering the exact location of GLC.
vi)
Details
of air pollution control methods used with percentage efficiency that are used
for emission rate estimation with respect to each pollutant
vii)
Applicable
air quality standards as per LULC covered in the study area and % contribution
of the proposed plant to the applicable Air quality standard. In case of
expansion project, the contribution should be inclusive of both existing and
expanded capacity.
viii)
Above
points are to be repeated for fugitive emissions and any other source type
relevant and used for industry
ix)
Graphs
of monthly average daily concentration with down-wind distance
x)
Specify
when and where the ambient air quality standards are exceeded either due to the
proposed plant alone or when the plant contribution is added to the background
air quality.
xi)
Fugitive
dust protection or dust reduction technology for workers within 30 m of the
plant active areas.
32.
Impact of the transport
of the raw materials and end products
on the surrounding environment should be assessed and provided.
33.
One season data for gaseous emissions other than monsoon season is necessary.
34.
An action plan to
control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions lke proposed preventive methods, control and monitoring etc. from all the sources as per the latest
permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30th
May, 2008.
35.
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.
36.
Ground water
analysis with bore
well data, litho-logs, drawdown and recovery tests to quantify the area and volume of aquifer and its management.
37.
Ground water modelling showing the pathways of the pollutants should be included
38.
Column leachate study for all types of stockpiles or waste disposal sites at 20oC-50oC
should be conducted and included.
39.
Permission for the drawl of 3,280 m3/hr water from River Brahmani the
concerned authority and water balance data including quantity of effluent
generated, recycled and reused and discharged is to be provided. Methods adopted/to be adopted for the water
conservation should be included.
40.
A note on the impact of
drawl of water on the nearby River
during lean season.
41.
Surface water quality of nearby River (60 m upstream and downstream) and other
surface drains at eight locations must be ascertained.
42.
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.
43.
A note on treatment
of wastewater from different plants,
recycle and reuse for different purposes should be included.
44.
Provision of traps
and treatment plants are to be made, if
water is getting mixed with oil, grease and cleaning agents.
45.
If the water is
mixed with solid particulates, proposal
for sediment pond before further transport should be included. The sediment
pond capacity should be 100 times the transport capacity.
46.
Wastewater characteristics (heavy metals, anions and cations, trace
metals, PAH) from washed/beneficiated plants/washery.
47.
The pathways
for pollution via seepages,
evaporation, residual remains are to be studied for surface water (drainage, rivers,
ponds, lakes), sub-surface and ground water with a monitoring and management
plans.
48.
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.
49.
Geotechnical data by a bore hole of upto 40 mts. in every One sq. km area such as ground
water level, SPTN values, soil fineness, geology, shear wave velocity etc. for
liquefaction studies and to assess future Seismic Hazard and Earthquake Risk
Management in the area.
50. Action
plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal
disposal/utilization of spent pot lining and fly ash as per Fly Ash
Notification should be included. Copies of MOU regarding utilization of ash
should also be included.
51. Action
Plan for the linkages/agreements with time frame for disposal of fly ash, spent
a.
pot line etc. should be included.
52.
Details and design of secured land fill as
per CPCB guidelines should be incorporated.
53.
End use of solid waste and its composition should be covered. Toxic metal content in the waste
material and its composition should also be incorporated.
54.
All stock piles
will have to be on top of a stable liner to avoid leaching of materials to
ground water.
55.
Acton plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be
included. The green belt should be around the project boundary and a scheme for
greening of the travelling roads should also be incorporated. All rooftops/terraces
should have some green cover.
56. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with special reference to
rare, endemic and endangered species.
57.
Impact of the
project on local infrastructure of the area such as road network and whether
any additional infrastructure would need to be constructed and the agency
responsible for the same with time frame.
58.
Risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed alongwith action plan.
59.
Occupational health of the workers needs elaboration. Health effects of other metals used
and health hazard plans based on monthly correlation of these metal related
diseases and people affected and mitigation plans. Arsenicosis Management
Planif Arsenic is present in ore, rock, coal, fly ash, water. Action Plan for
protecting the workers against hazardous chemicals such as Sulphuric acid,
pesticides, solvents etc.
60.
Occupational health of the workers needs elaboration including evaluation of noise, heat,
illumination, dust, any other chemicals, metals being suspected in environment
and going into body of workers either through inhalation, ingestion or through
skin absorption and steps taken to avoid musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD),
backache, pain in minor and major joints, fatigue etc. Occupational hazards
specific pre-placement and periodical monitoring and periodical monitoring
should be carried out. The detailed plan to carry out above mentioned activity
should be mentioned.
61.
Plan for the
implementation of the recommendations made for the steel plants in the
CREP guidelines must be prepared.
62.
A note on
identification and implementation of Carbon Credit project should be included.
63.
Total capital
cost and recurring cost/annum for
environmental pollution control measures.
64. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.
Measures of socio economic influence to the local community proposed to be
provided by project proponent. As far as possible, quantitative dimension
should be given. Socio-economic
development activities need to be elaborated upon.
65. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan should be included.
66. Any
litigation pending against the project and / or any direction / order passed by
any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof.
67. Detailed
Environment management Plan (EMP) with specific reference to details of air
pollution control system, water & wastewater management, monitoring
frequency, responsibility and time bound implementation plan for mitigation
measure should be provided.
68. EMP should
include the concept of waste-minimisation, recycle/reuse/recover techniques,
Energy conservation, and natural resource conservation.
69. Public
hearing issues raised and commitments
made by the project proponent on the same should be included separately in
EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying
with the commitments made.
70.
Any litigation
pending against the project and/or any
direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details
thereof should also be included.
The Committee after
detailed discussion decided that after incorporating above mentioned TORs in
the EIA/EMP report may be submitted by the PAs to the Orissa Pollution Control
Board (OPCB) for conducting public consultation / public hearing as per EIA
Notification, 2006. A letter should be written to the OPCB to conduct public
hearing/consultation within stipulated time frame. After incorporating the
issues raised in the public hearing meeting in the EIA/EMP report, the company
should submit the final EIA/EMP report and other requisite documents for
obtaining environmental clearance from the Ministry.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.12
Expansion of Steel Complex by installing DRI Plant (3x500
TPD, 0.45 MTPA), Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant (0.6 TPA) and Captive Power Plant
(50 MW; 30 MW WHRB and 20 MW CFBC) at Plot No. G1, Mangalpur Industrial Area,
Village Mangalpur, P.O. Baktarnagar, P.S. Raniganj, District Burdwan, West
Bengal by M/s Jai Balaji Industries Limited (TOR)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken alongwith the draft
Term of References for the preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Steel Plants
are listed at S.N. 3(a) under Primary Metallurgical Industries under Category
‘A’ and appraised at the Central level.
M/s
Jai Balaji Industries Limited have proposed for the expansion of Steel Complex by installing DRI Plant (3x500
TPD, 0.45 MTPA), Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant (0.6 TPA) and Captive Power Plant
(50 MW; 30 MW WHRB and 20 MW CFBC) at Plot No. G1, Mangalpur Industrial Area,
Village Mangalpur, P.O. Baktarnagar, P.S. Raniganj, District Burdwan, West
Bengal. PAs have confirmed that proposed plant is located at 22 km. from
the Durgapur critically polluted area and is not covered under CEPI dated 13th
January, 2010. PAs vide e-mail dated 24th March, 2010 informed that
capacity of Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant will now be 0.6 MTPA instead of 1.0
MTPA. Total project area earlier
proposed as 194.12 acres is reduced to 121.62 acres out of which 92.91 acre is
already acquired and 10.21 acres land is yet to be acquired from Asansol
Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA).
Damodar and Ajay River is at 5 km and 14.5 km respectively. Several
school and colleges are located within 10 km radius. Proposed plant will be closer to Raniganj
coal field. No reserve / protected forest / wildlife sanctuary is located
within 10 km area. Total cost of the project is Rs. 397.00 Crores. Rs.
40.00 Crores and Rs. 4.00 Crores are earmarked towards capital cost and
recurring cost for environmental protection measures. Project site falls under
seismic zone II. No litigation is
pending against the project. Following are the details of the existing and
proposed facilities and products to be manufactured:
|
S. N. |
Facilities |
Existing Capacity |
Project Under Construction |
Proposed Capacity |
Ultimate Capacity |
|
1. |
DRI Plant |
1,05,000
TPA (7x50
TPD) |
- |
4,50,000
TPA (3x500
TPD) |
5,55,000
TPA |
|
2. |
Coal Washery |
1,08,000
TPA |
1,08,000
TPA |
- |
2,16,000
TPA |
|
3. |
Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant |
- |
- |
|
0.60
MTPA |
|
4. |
Iron Ore Pellet Plant |
|
6,00,000
TPA |
- |
6,00,000
TPA |
|
5. |
Steel Melt Shop (4x15 T
Induction Furnace) |
- |
2,37,600
TPA |
- |
2,37,600
TPA |
|
6. |
Ferro Alloys |
30,156
TPA (2x7
MVA SAF) |
- |
- |
30,156
TPA |
|
7. |
Captive Power Plant |
18.3 MW |
- |
50 MW (30 MW
WHRB + 20 MW CFBC) |
68.3 MW |
During presentation, PAs have informed
following will be installed:
|
S. N. |
Facilities |
Existing Capacity |
Project Under Construction |
Proposed Capacity |
Ultimate Capacity |
|
1. |
DRI Plant |
0.105MTPA (7x50 TPD) |
- |
0.45 MTPA (3x500 TPD) |
0.555 MTPA |
|
2. |
Coal Washery |
0.108M MTPA |
0.108 MTPA |
- |
0.216 MTPA |
|
3. |
Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant |
- |
- |
0.60 MTPA |
0.60 MTPA |
|
4. |
Iron Ore Pellet Plant |
|
0.60 MTPA |
|
0.60 MTPA |
|
5. |
Steel Melt Shop (4x15 T Induction Furnace) |
- |
0.198 MTPA |
|
0.198 MTA |
|
6. |
Ferro Alloys |
0.02952 MTPA |
- |
|
0.02952 MTPA |
|
7. |
Captive Power Plant |
18.3 MW |
- |
50 MW (30 MW WHRB + 20 MW
CFBC) |
68.3 MW |
Iron ore pellets/lump
( 6,75,000 TPA), non-coking coal (5,40,000 TPA), dolomite (7,000 TPA) will be
used as raw materials in DRI plant. Iron ore fines (9,25,000 TPA) will be used
raw material in iron beneficiation plant. Coal washery middlings (84,000 TPA),
dolochar (1,89,000 TPA) and coal fines (12,107 TPA) will be used as raw
material in captive power plant.
Sponge
iron will be manufactured in DRI kiln. The sponge iron and char will be
separated as metallic and non-metallic material. Iron ore will be beneficiated
from low grade iron ore fines -10 mm to +65% iron in iron ore beneficiation
plant suitable for the production of pellets and will be transported to pellet
plant. Wet high intensity magnetic separation (WHISMS)/High gradient magnetic
separation (HGMS) unit, hydro-cyclone, thickener for tails, thickener for
concentrate, process water storage tank will be installed. CPP (WHRB) will be
based on flue gases from DRI and CFBC based on coal washing rejects,
dolochar/char and coal.
Hot gases from DRI plant will be used
in waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) to generate power. Electrostatic precipitators (ESP) with
particulate emission less than 100 mg/m3 will be provided to DRI
plant and CFBC plant but committee insisted for 50 mg/m3. Hot gases will pass through after burning
chamber (ABC) and dust settling chamber (DSC) and used for generating power
through WHRB. Bag filters will be
provided to raw material handling system of DRI plant and power plant and
product handling area during discharge and intermediate and product bins.
Adequate dust extraction/suppression system will be installed at locations near
dust generation. Water sprinkling will be done to control fugitive emissions
during handling of different raw materials and end products. Dust extraction system will be provided to
conveyor/transfer points of Iron ore beneficiation plant. Bag filters will be
provided in raw material handling system for power plant. Boiler flue gases and
DRI kiln off gases will be passed through ESP.
Total water
requirement from Asansol Durgapur Development Authority for the expansion
programme will be 1,650 m3/day instead of 2,030 m3/day. The tail fraction from the beneficiation
plant will be pumped to the tailing pond.
Water recovery will be done from tailing dam and from pellet plant. In iron ore beneficiation plant, the clear
water from the pond will be re-circulated for further use. Acidic and alkaline
effluent from cation and anion units of DM Plant will be neutralized in
neutralization tank. Boiler blow down will be neutralized in the
neutralization tank before mixing with other effluent streams. After
neutralization, these two effluents will be mixed with cooling tower blow down
in a guard pond. The treated effluent will be used for ash conditioning, dust
suppression and green belt development. The entire treated wastewater will be
reused in the proposed Iron ore beneficiation plant and existing coal washery.
Service water will be passed through oil separator to remove oil content in the
effluent. 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.
Char
will be used in CFBC boiler. Dust from DRI plant will pass through WHRB. ETP
sludge, flue dust will be stored in ash disposal area. Fly ash will be sold to
nearby cement/brick manufacturing plants and bottom ash will be disposed off in
abandoned mines. Tailings from IOB will be dumped in the tailing pond and
finally disposed off in the abandoned mines. Waste/used/spent oil and used
batteries will be sold to authorized recyclers/re-processors.
40.19
acres out of total 121.62 acre is earmarked for green belt development
(33.04%). As per presentation made, power requirement will be 68.3 MW, which
will be sourced from captive power plant. Power required will be sourced
from captive power plant (reduced to 13 MW from 50 MW). One DG set (1x1500 KVA) will be installed.
After deliberating on the facts presented before the Expert Appraisal
Committee (Industry), the committee recommended the proposal for the
preparation of EIA/EMP as per the following TORs:
1.
Proposal should be
submitted to the Ministry for environment clearance only after acquiring total land. Necessary documents indicating
acquisition of land viz. lease deed, allotment letter should be included.
2.
‘Proof’/‘Notification’ issued by the State Govt., if the project is
located in notified industrial area.
3.
A map indicating
distance between project site and critically polluted area and a certificate
from the CPCB/SPCB certifying the same.
4.
A site location map
on Indian
map of 1:10, 00,000 scale followed by 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e.
circle of 10 kms and further 10 kms on A3/A2 sheets with proper longitude/latitude/heights
with min. 100/200 m. contours should be included. 3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital
Elevation Model) for the area in 10 km radius from the proposal site. A
photograph of the site should also be included.
5.
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 10 Km
radius area from proposed site. The same should be used for land
used/land-cover mapping of the area.
6.
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.
7.
Project site layout
plan showing raw materials, fly ash 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.
8.
Details and
classification of total land (identified and acquired) should be included.
9.
Rehabilitation
& Resettlement (R & R) should
be as per policy of the State Govt. and a detailed action plan should be
included.
10. Permission and approval for the use of forest land, if any, and recommendations of the State Forest
Department regarding impact of proposed expansion on the surrounding reserve
forests, if applicable, should be
included.
11. A list of industries
containing name and type in 25 km radius should be incorporated.
12. Residential colony should be located in upwind direction.
13. List of
raw material required, analysis of all
the raw materials and source alongwith mode of transportation should be
included. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation
must be “Environmentally Compliant”.
14. Petrological
and Chemical analysis and other
chemical properties of raw materials used (with GPS location of source of raw
material) i.e. ores, minerals, rock, soil, coal, iron, dolomite quartz etc. using
high definition and precision instruments mentioning their detection range and
methodology such Digital Analyzers, AAS with Graphite furnace, ICPMS,
MICRO-WDXRF, EPMA, XRD, Nano studies or at least as per I30-10500 and WHO
norms. These analysis should include trace element and metal studies like Cr
(vi) Ni, Fe, As, Pb, Zn, Hg, Se, S etc. Presence of
radioactive elements (U, Th etc.), if applicable, should also be
included..
15.
Petrography, grain size analysis and Major element analysis of raw material
and soil from project site and raw material should be done on the same
parameters along with analysis for SiO2, Al2O3,
MgO, MnO, K2O, CaO, FeO, Fe2O3, P2O5,
H2O, CO2.
16. If the rocks, ores, raw material has trace elements their petrography, ore microscopy, XRD,
elemental mapping EPMA, XRF is required to quantify the amount present in it
and hence future risk involved while using it and management plan.
17. Action plan for excavation and muck disposal during construction phase.
18. Studies for fly ash, muck, slurry, sludge material disposal and solid
waste generated, if the raw materials used has trace elements and a management plan should also be
included.
19. Manufacturing
process details for all the plants
should be included.
20. Mass
balance for the raw material and
products should be included.
21. Energy
balance data for all the components of steel
plant including proposed power plant
should be incorporated.
22. Site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and
direction and rainfall should be collected.
23. Data generated in the last three
years i.e. air,
water, raw material properties and analysis (major, trace and heavy metals),
ground water table, seismic history, flood hazard history etc.
24. Data on existing ambient air, stack emission, fugitive
emissions data; water requirement and water balance cycle; generation,
re-utilization and disposal of solid/ hazardous waste for the existing plant
and predicted increase in pollution load (GLCs) due to proposed expansion
should be incorporated.
25. Point-wise compliance to the specific and general conditions stipulated in the environmental clearance
and ‘NOC’ from the WBPCB for the existing plant.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Air quality modeling for steel plant for specific pollutants needs to be done. APCS for the control of emissions from the
kiln and WHRB should also be included to control emissions within 50 mg/Nm3.
30. Action
plan to follow National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be
included.
31. Ambient air
quality monitoring modeling alongwith
cumulative impact should be included for the day (24 hrs) for maximum GLC
alongwith following :
i)
Emissions
(g/second) with and without the air pollution control measures
ii)
Meteorological
inputs (wind speed, m/s), wind direction, ambient air temperature, cloud cover,
relative humidity & mixing height) on hourly basis
iii)
Model
input options for terrain, plume rise, deposition etc.
iv)
Print-out
of model input and output on hourly and daily average basis
v)
A
graph of daily averaged concentration (MGLC scenario) with downwind distance at
every 500 m interval covering the exact location of GLC.
vi)
Details
of air pollution control methods used with percentage efficiency that are used
for emission rate estimation with respect to each pollutant
vii)
Applicable
air quality standards as per LULC covered in the study area and % contribution
of the proposed plant to the applicable Air quality standard. In case of
expansion project, the contribution should be inclusive of both existing and
expanded capacity.
viii)
No.
I-VII are to be repeated for fugitive emissions and any other source type
relevant and used for industry
ix)
Graphs
of monthly average daily concentration with down-wind distance
x)
Specify
when and where the ambient air quality standards are exceeded either due to the
proposed plant alone or when the plant contribution is added to the background
air quality.
xi)
Fugitive
dust protection or dust reduction technology for workers within 30 m of the
plant active areas.
32. A plan for the utilization of waste/fuel gases in the WHRB for generating power have to be
set out.
33. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and
provided.
34. One season
data for gaseous emissions other than
monsoon season is necessary.
35. 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
30th May, 2008.
36. Presence of aquifer(s) within 1 km of the project boundaries and management plan for recharging the aquifer
should be included.
37. 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.
38. Ground water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and
recovery tests to quantify the area and
volume of aquifer and its management.
39. Ground
water modeling showing the pathways of
the pollutants should be included
40.
Column leachate study for all types of
stockpiles or waste disposal sites at 20oC-50oC should be
conducted and included.
41.
Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures
at plant site should be submitted to harvest rainwater from the roof tops and
storm water drains to recharge the ground water and also to use for the various
activities at the project site to conserve fresh water and reduce the water
requirement from other sources. Rain
water harvesting and groundwater recharge structures may also be constructed
outside the plant premises in consultation with local Gram Panchayat and
Village Heads to augment the ground water level. Incorporation of water harvesting plan for the project is necessary, if
source of water is bore well.
42. Permission for the drawl of 1,650 m3/day
ground water from bore well from the
ADDA and water balance data including quantity of effluent generated, recycled
and reused and discharged is to be provided. Methods adopted/to be adopted for
the water conservation should be included.
43. A note on the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.
44. Surface
water quality of nearby River (60 m
upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight locations must be
ascertained.
45. 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.
46. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plants, recycle and reuse for different purposes
should be included.
47. Provision of traps and treatment plants are to be made, if water is getting mixed with oil, grease and cleaning
agents.
48. If the water
is mixed with solid particulates,
proposal for sediment pond before further transport should be included. The
sediment pond capacity should be 100 times the transport capacity.
49. Wastewater
characteristics (heavy metals, anions
and cations, trace metals, PAH) from washed / beneficiated plants / washery or
any other source should be included.
50. The pathways
for pollution via seepages,
evaporation, residual remains are to be studied for surface water (drainage,
rivers, ponds, lakes), sub-surface and ground water with a monitoring and
management plans.
51. 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.
52. Geotechnical
data by a bore hole of upto 40 mts. in
every One sq. km area such as ground water level, SPTN values, soil fineness,
geology, shear wave velocity etc. for liquefaction studies and to assess future
Seismic Hazard and Earthquake Risk Management in the area.
53. Action plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal particularly slag from all
the sources, tailings, char and fly ash. Copies of MOU regarding utilization of
ash should also be included.
54. A note on the treatment, storage and disposal of all type of slag should be included. Identification and
details of land to be used for SMS slag disposal should be included. Details of secured land fill as per CPCB
guidelines should also be included.
55. End use of
solid waste and its composition should
be covered. Toxic metal content in the
waste material and its composition should also be incorporated particularly of slag.
56. All stock piles will have to be on top of a stable liner to avoid
leaching of materials to ground water.
57. Acton plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included. The green belt should
be around the project boundary and a scheme for greening of the traveling roads
should also be incorporated. All rooftops/terraces should have some green
cover.
58. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with special reference to
rare, endemic and endangered species.
59. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.
60. Disaster
Management Plan including risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed and included.
61. Occupational
health of the workers needs
elaboration. Health effects of other metals used and health hazard plans based
on monthly correlation of these metal related diseases and people affected and
mitigation plans; Arsenicosis Management Plan, if Arsenic is present in ore,
rock, coal, fly ash, water and action plan for protecting the workers against
hazardous chemicals such as Sulphuric acid, pesticides, solvents etc. should be
included
62. Occupational
health of the workers needs elaboration
including evaluation of noise, heat, illumination, dust, any other chemicals,
metals being suspected in environment and going into body of workers either
through inhalation, ingestion or through skin absorption and steps taken to
avoid musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD), backache, pain in minor and major
joints, fatigue etc. Occupational hazards specific pre-placement and periodical
monitoring and periodical monitoring should be carried out. The detailed plan
to carry out above mentioned activity should be mentioned.
63. Environment
Management Plan (EMP) to mitigate the adverse impacts due to the project along
with item wise cost of its implementation. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures should be included.
64. Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the steel
plants in the CREP guidelines must be
prepared.
65. A note on identification and implementation of Carbon Credit project
should be included.
66. Public
hearing issues raised and commitments
made by the project proponent on the same should be included separately in
EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying
with the commitments made.
67. Any litigation
pending against the project and/or any
direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details
thereof should also be included.
In addition to the above, information on
the following may also be incorporated in the EIA report.
1. Is the
project intended to have CDM-intent?
(i)
If not, then why?
(ii)
If yes, then :
(a)
Has
PIN (Project Idea Note) {or PCN (Project Concept Note)} submitted to the ‘NCA’
(National CDM Authority) in the MoEF?
(b)
If
not, then by when is that expected?
(c)
Has
PDD (Project Design Document) been prepared?
(d)
What
is the ‘Carbon intensity’ from your electricity generation projected
(i.e. CO2 Tons/MWH or Kg/KWH)
(e)
Amount
of CO2 in Tons/year expected to be reduced from the baseline
data available on the CEA’s web-site (www.cea.nic.in)
2. Notwithstanding
1(i) above, data on (d) & (e) above to be worked out and reported.
The Expert Appraisal Committee
(Industry-1) decided that PAs may be communicated the above ‘TORs’ for the
preparation of EIA/EMP. As soon as the
draft EIA/EMP report is prepared as per the ‘General Structure of EIA’ given in
Appendix III and IIIA in the EIA Notification, 2006, the same may be submitted
by the PAs to the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) for
conducting public hearing as per EIA Notification, 2006. On finalization of
EIA/EMP prepared as per TORs addressing all concerns raised during public
hearing/consultation in EIA/EMP should be submitted to the MOEF for prior
environmental clearance.
Minutes approved by the Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.13
Coke Oven Plant (2,37,600 TPA), Coal Washery (66,000
TPA), Coal Beneficiation Plant (Slurry Washery; 5,28,000 TPA) and Captive Power
Plant (WHRB, 6 MW) at Plot No. 116-178, 179(Part)-189, 205-211, 294-331,
332(part), 333(Part), 334-360, 466-500, Village Hirodih, P.S. Jainagar,
District Kodarma, Jharkhand by M/s Jupiter Ispat Private Limited (TOR)
The project
authorities and their consultant
gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and
proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken alongwith the draft Term of References for the preparation
of EIA/EMP. All the coke oven plants (2,37,600), coal washery (66,000
TPA) and captive power plant (6 MW) are listed at S.N. 4(b) and 2(a) under
Category ‘B’ and appraised at the Central level due to absence of SEIAA/SEAC in
the State of Jharkhand.
M/s
Jupiter Ispat Private Limited have proposed for the Coke Oven Plant (2,37,600 TPA), Coal Washery (66,000 TPA), Coal
Beneficiation Plant (Slurry Washery; 5,28,000 TPA) and Captive Power Plant
(WHRB, 6 MW) at Plot No. 116-178, 179(Part)-189, 205-211, 294-331, 332(part),
333(Part), 334-360, 466-500, Village Hirodih, P.S. Jainagar, District Kodarma,
Jharkhand. PAs confirmed that the project is not located
in a notified industrial area and is 60 km from the critically/severely
polluted area. The land is acquired on lease from M/s Jupiter Spun Pipe Company
Private Limited. Total project
area is 345 acres and proposed plant will be set up
in 40 acres. Kodarma town is at 1.85 km.
Forest is located at 3.5 km (NW-NE). PAs have informed that no nation
park/wild life sanctuary/reserve forest is located within 10 Km. Dam is located at Kodarma (11.5 km, SW). Total cost of the project is Rs. 88.65
Crores. Rs. 360.00 Lakhs and Rs. 29.00 Lakhs are earmarked towards capital
cost and recurring cost against pollution control measures. Following will be
manufactured:
|
S.N. |
Facilities
/ Products |
Quantity
(TPD / TPA) |
|
1. |
LAM Coke |
720
/ (2,37,600) |
|
2. |
Coal Washery |
200 /
(66,000) |
|
3. |
Slurry Washery |
1,600
/28,000) |
|
4. |
WHR Power Plant |
6 MW |
Out of
200 TPD raw coal, 120 TPD washed coal, 40 TPD middlings and 40 TPD rejects will
be produced in coal washery. In slurry
washery (coal beneficiation plant) out of 1600 TPD raw coal, 800 TPD washed
coal and 800 TPD rejects will be generated. Coal (66,000 TPA), slack coal
(5,28,000 TPA) will be used as raw materials.
PAs informed to the Commttee that high ash
coal will be converted to low ash coal in coal washery. Washed coal from washery will be put inside
the Bee Hive coke oven (non-recovery type) for carbonization. Coal will be burnt for manufacturing low ash
coke. After processing coke will be
taken out and water quenched for cooling. However, the committee didn’t agree
for the same and asked PAs to adopt air quenching. Hydro flotation and forth
rotation method will be adopted in coal washery. Washery will include crushing,
screening and HM cyclone process will be adopted including jiggling process.
The thickened slurry will be dewatered in multi-roll-ball process filter.
Captive power plant (WHRB) will be installed to make use of flue gases
generated from the coke oven. Low ash metallurgical coke manufactured will be
used in iron steel industry and also as a fuel in cupola and open hearth
furnace.
Particulate matter will increase due
to grinding
and burning process. Down draft system
with ventury scrubber will be installed in coke ovens and bag filters in
crushing and handling areas of washery section to control particulate matters
within 100 mg/Nm3 but committee asked to achieve 50 mg/Nm3.
Non-recovery type of coke oven will be provided with external recuperator
system to recover sensible heat from outgoing flue gases before escaping from
the chimney and used in power generation through WHRB. Water scrubber system will be provided to
condense the tarry material.
Poly-aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) will be burnt in the coke oven
itself. Dedusting system and water
sprinkler will be provided to control fugitive emissions.
Total ground water
requirement from bore wells was proposed 623 m3/day but has to be
reduced due to adoption of air quenching of hot coke. Permission for ground
water drawl is yet to be obtained. No
liquid effluent will be generated and discharged due to adoption of closed loop
system. Only make up water will be fed into the plant. Anionic and cationic flocculants from coal
washery will be used in thickener and belt press to facilitate settling and
dewatering process. The discharge of the
belt press will be dumped on the ground.
The treated effluent will be used for ash conditioning, dust suppression
and green belt development. After wet quenching, wastewater will be
drained to a settling tank and reused for quenching itself using a closed
circuit system. Service water will be
passed through oil separator to remove oil content in the effluent.
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.
Coal
washery rejects (830 TPD) will be sold to briquette / red bricks manufacturing
plant. Solid waste from APCD will be
partly recycled to the process and balance will be used for land filling. Middlings (16,500 TPA) will be sold to FBC
power plant. Waste / used / spent
oil and used batteries will be sold to authorized recyclers / re-processors.
Green belt
will be developed in 15.30 acres out of total 40 acres. Power (60 MW)
will be sourced from captive power plant and USEB. D.G. sets (1x500 KVA and 1x200 KVA) will be
installed for emergency use.
After detailed
deliberations the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) recommended the proposal
for the preparation of EIA/EMP as per the following TORs :
1. A site location map on Indian map of 1:10, 00,000 scale followed by
1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2
sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e. circle of 10 kms and further
10 kms on A3/A2 sheets with proper longitude/latitude/heights with min. 100/200
m. contours should be included. 3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for
the area in 10 km radius from the proposal site. Photograph of the site should
also be included.
2. 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 10 Km radius area from proposed site. The same should be used for
land used/land-cover mapping of the area.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Details and classification of total land (identified and acquired) should
be included.
6.
Site-specific micro-meteorological data
including inversion height and mixing height should be incorporated.
7. Permission and recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding
impact of proposed expansion on the surrounding reserve forest
located at 3.5 km should be included.
8. A list of industries
containing name and type in 25 km radius should be incorporated.
9. Residential colony should be located in upwind direction.
10. List of
raw materials required and source
alongwith mode of transportation should be included. All the trucks for raw
material and finished product transportation must be “Environmentally
Compliant”.
11. Petrological
and Chemical analysis and other
chemical properties of raw materials used (with GPS location of source of raw
material) i.e. ores, minerals, rock, soil, coal, iron, dolomite quartz etc.
using high definition and precision instruments mentioning their detection
range and methodology such Digital Analyzers, AAS with Graphite furnace, ICPMS,
MICRO-WDXRF, EPMA, XRD, Nano studies or at least as per I30-10500 and WHO
norms. These analysis should include trace element and metal studies like Cr
(vi) Ni, Fe, As, Pb, Zn, Hg, Se, S etc. Presence of
radioactive elements (U, Th etc.).
12.
Petrography, grain size analysis and major element analysis of raw material
and soil from project site and raw material should be done on the same
parameters along with analysis for SiO2, Al2O3,
MgO, MnO, K2O, CaO, FeO, Fe2O3, P2O5,
H2O, CO2.
13. If the rocks, ores, raw material has trace elements their petrography, ore microscopy, XRD,
elemental mapping EPMA, XRF is required to quantify the amount present in it
and hence future risk involved while using it and management plan.
14. Studies for coal washery rejects, middlings, muck disposal, slurry,
sludge material and solid waste generated should also be included, if the raw
materials used has trace elements
and a management plan.
15. Manufacturing
process details for all the plants
should be included.
16.
A chapter on type and full details of coke
oven plant including process details, charging, heat transfer, discharge,
occupational hazards, mitigation measures proposed, pollution control methods
and justification for installing non-recovery/recovery type of coke oven should
be included.
17.
A brief description of the coal washery and
coal beneficiation plant, the technology used, the annual throughput for the
past three years, the source of coal, the list of clients to whom the washed
coal is to be supplied, the mode of transport of incoming unwashed coal and the
outgoing washed coal. Specific pollution control and mitigative measures for
the entire process.
18. Feasibility
of using BARC technology on dry process with minimal dust pollution may be
looked at as examined.
19. Commitment
that no water quenching will be used and details of air quenching methods to be
adopted should be included.
20. Details of
sources of coal, coal linkages and possible recipients of washed coal should be
incorporated. A clear mention of movement of raw coal and washed coal from the
source and to the last target by road and railway and calculation of the
quantity and number of trucks should be mentioned.
21. Impacts of
mineral transportation - the entire
sequence of mineral production, transportation, handling, transfer and storage
of mineral and waste, if any, and their impacts on air quality should be shown
in a flow chart with the specific points where fugitive emissions can arise and
the specific pollution control/mitigative measures proposed to be put in place.
22. Details of various facilities to be provided for the personnel involved
in mineral transportation in terms of parking, rest areas, canteen, and
effluents/pollution load from these activities.
Examine
whether existing roads are adequate to take care of the additional load of mineral [and OB ]transportation,
their impacts. Details of workshop, if any, and treatment of workshop
effluents.
23. Mass
balance for the raw material and
products should be included.
24. Plan for
utilization of coke oven gases in power plant (WHRB) and commitment for no
discharge of gases into the air should be included. Details of the utilisation
of power generated should be incorporated.
25. Mass
balance of coke oven gases should be incorporated.
26. Energy
balance for the coke oven should be included.
27. Air
quality modelling for the coke plant/power plant and air pollution control
system proposed for plant to achieve 50 mg/Nm3 should be included.
28. Ambient
air monitoring should include HC, CO alongwith SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOX
and VOCs.
29. 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.
30. 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. Location of one AAQMS in downwind
direction should be included.
31. 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.
32. Ambient air
quality monitoring modeling alongwith
cumulative impact should be included for the day (24 hrs) for maximum GLC
alongwith following :
i) Emissions (g/second)
with and without the air pollution control measures
ii) Meteorological inputs
(wind speed, m/s), wind direction, ambient air temperature, cloud cover,
relative humidity & mixing height) on hourly basis
iii) Model input options
for terrain, plume rise, deposition etc.
iv) Print-out of model
input and output on hourly and daily average basis
v) A graph of daily
averaged concentration (MGLC scenario) with downwind distance at every 500 m
interval covering the exact location of GLC.
vi) Details of air
pollution control methods used with percentage efficiency that are used for
emission rate estimation with respect to each pollutant
vii) Applicable air
quality standards as per LULC covered in the study area and % contribution of
the proposed plant to the applicable Air quality standard. In case of expansion
project, the contribution should be inclusive of both existing and expanded
capacity.
viii) No. I-VII are to be
repeated for fugitive emissions and any other source type relevant and used for
industry
ix) Graphs of monthly
average daily concentration with down-wind distance
x) Specify when and
where the ambient air quality standards are exceeded either due to the proposed
plant alone or when the plant contribution is added to the background air
quality.
xi) Fugitive dust
protection or dust reduction technology for workers within 30 m of the plant
active areas.
29. 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.
30. Sources of
secondary fugitive emissions, its control and monitoring as per the CPCB
guidelines should be included.
31. One-month
data for gaseous emissions other than monsoon season should be included.
32. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and
provided.
33. One season
data for gaseous emissions other than
monsoon season is necessary.
34. 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
30th May, 2008.
35. Action
plan to follow National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be
included.
36. Presence of an aquifer/aquifers within 1 km of the project boundaries and management
plan for recharging the aquifer should be included.
37. 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.
38. Action
plan for rainwater harvesting measures at plant site should be submitted to
harvest rainwater from the roof tops and storm water drains to recharge the
ground water and also to use for the various activities at the project site to
conserve fresh water and reduce the water requirement from other sources. Rain water harvesting and groundwater
recharge structures may also be constructed outside the plant premises in
consultation with local Gram Panchayat and Village Heads to augment the ground
water level.
39. Ground water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and
recovery tests to quantify the area and
volume of aquifer and its management.
40. Ground
water modelling showing the pathways of
the pollutants should be included
41. Column
leachate study for all types of
stockpiles or waste disposal sites, at 20oC-50oC should
be conducted and included.
42. Actual
requirement of water after adoption of air quenching and permission for the drawl of water from the concerned
authority should be included. Water balance data including quantity of effluent
generated, recycled and reused and discharged is to be provided. Methods
adopted/to be adopted for the water conservation should be included.
43. 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.
44. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plants, recycle and reuse for different purposes
should be included.
45. Provision of traps and treatment plants are to be made, if water is getting mixed with oil, grease and cleaning
agents.
46. If the water
is mixed with solid particulates,
proposal for sediment pond before further transport should be included. The
sediment pond capacity should be 100 times the transport capacity.
47. Wastewater
characteristics (heavy metals, anions
and cations, trace metals, PAH) from washed / beneficiated plants / washery.
48. The pathways
for pollution via seepages,
evaporation, residual remains are to be studied for surface water (drainage,
rivers, ponds, lakes), sub-surface and ground water with a monitoring and
management plans.
49. 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.
50. Geotechnical
data by a bore hole of upto 40 mts. in
every One sq. km area such as ground water level, SPTN values, soil fineness,
geology, shear wave velocity etc. for liquefaction studies and to assess future
Seismic Hazard and Earthquake Risk Management in the area.
51. Solid waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal should be
included particularly related to the coal washery rejects and middlings. ‘MOU’ signed, if coal washery rejects and
middlings are to be supplied to briquette plants and power plants respectively.
52. Acton plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included. The green belt should
be around the project boundary and a scheme for greening of the travelling
roads should also be incorporated. All rooftops/terraces should have some green
cover.
53. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with special reference to
rare, endemic and endangered species.
54. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated
upon.
55. Risk
assessment and damage control needs to
be addressed.
56. Occupational
health of the workers needs
elaboration. Health effects of other metals used and health hazard plans based on
monthly correlation of these metal related diseases and people affected and
mitigation plans. Arsenicosis Management Planif Arsenic is present in ore,
rock, coal, fly ash, water. Action Plan for protecting the workers against
hazardous chemicals such as Sulphuric acid, pesticides, solvents etc.
57. Occupational
health of the workers needs elaboration
including evaluation of noise, heat, illumination, dust, any other chemicals,
metals being suspected in environment and going into body of workers either
through inhalation, ingestion or through skin absorption and steps taken to
avoid musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD), backache, pain in minor and major
joints, fatigue etc. Occupational hazards specific pre-placement and periodical
monitoring and periodical monitoring should be carried out. The detailed plan
to carry out above mentioned activity should be mentioned.
58. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.
59. Compliance
to the recommendations mentioned in the CREP guidelines should be included.
60. A note on identification and implementation of Carbon Credit project
should be included.
61. Detailed
Environment management Plant (EMP) with specific reference to air pollution
control system, water management, monitoring frequency, responsibility and time
bound implementation plan.
62. EMP should
include the concept of waste-minimization, recycle/reuse/recover techniques,
Energy conservation, and natural resource conservation.
63. Public
hearing issues raised and commitments
made by the project proponent on the same should be included separately in
EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart with financial budget for complying
with the commitments made.
64. A tabular
chart for the compliance of TOR should be provided with EIA/EMP.
The
Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) decided that PAs may be communicated
the above ‘TORs’ for the preparation of EIA/EMP. As soon as the draft EIA/EMP report is
prepared as per the ‘General Structure of EIA’ given in Appendix III and IIIA
in the EIA Notification, 2006, the same may be submitted by the PAs to the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) for
conducting public hearing as per EIA Notification, 2006. On finalization of
EIA/EMP prepared as per TORs addressing all concerns raised during public
hearing/consultation in EIA/EMP should be submitted to the MOEF for prior
environmental clearance.
Minutes approved by the
Chairman on 27th April, 2010
MINUTES FOR 9th
MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL
COMMITTEE (INDUSTRY) HELD DURING 7th–8th
April, 2010
7th April, 2010
4.0 New Proposals :
4.14
Expansion of Rolling Mill (TMT Bars 2,00,000 to 3,90,000
TPA) at Adityapur Industrial Area, Gamharia, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Jharkhand by
M/s Beekay Steel Industries Ltd. (TOR)
The project authorities and their consultant gave a detailed presentation on
the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection
measures to be undertaken alongwith the draft
Term of References for the preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Rolling Mill Plants are listed at
S.N. 3(a) II under Secondary Metallurgical Industries under Category ‘B’ and
appraised at the Central level due to non-existent of SEIAA/SEAC in Jharkhand
State. The proposed unit is located in Saraikela,
Jharkhand and is listed at S.N. 64 in the list of Comprehensive
Environmental Pollution Index in the Office Memorandum dated 13th
January, 2010. PAs were asked to clarify
why the proposal should be considered when it is located in the Saraikela critically polluted area and
no information regarding existing SPM,
RPM, SO2 and NOx is submitted. PAs have clarified that
proposed expansion project is located at 27.12 km from the Saraikela, Jharkhand
and a map is submitted accordingly.
M/s
Beekay Steel Industries Ltd. have proposed for the expansion of Rolling
Mill (TMT Bars 2,00,000 to 3,90,000 TPA) at Adityapur Industrial Area,
Gamharia, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Jharkhand.
“Consent to Establish” has been accorded by the JSPCB. Total land acquired is 12 acres. A copy of
Notification issued by the Govt. of Bihar indicating Adityapur Industrial area
as notified industrial area vide notification dated 11th December,
1994 is submitted. Uperabera village is at 0.5 km. Jamshedpur town is at 10 km.
Existing plant is located in 8 acres and expansion will be carried out in
additional 4 acres. No additional land
is required and expansion will be carried out inside the existing compound
only. Total cost of the project is Rs. 1,698.04 Lakhs. PAs have informed
vide e-mail dated 05.04.2010 that amount is reduced from Rs. 100.00 Lakhs
and Rs. 18 Lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs and Rs. 6 lakhs respectively as earmarked
towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution
control measures. Following are the details of existing and proposed products
to be manufactured:
|
Existing |
2,00,000 TPA TMT Bars |
|
Proposed |
1,90,000 TPA TMT Bars |
|
TOTAL |
3,90,000 TPA TMT Bars |
Billets and blooms will be used in the rolling mill. Billets
procured from M/s Tata Steel Ltd. will be converted into rolled products viz.
TMT Bars.
Dust
and fumes from rolling mills will be controlled by providing stacks of adequate
height (33.5 m) to control emissions within and 50 mg/Nm3. Adequate
stack height will be provided to D.G. Sets.
Water sprinkler will be provided to suppress fugitive emission.
PAs informed to the Commttee that existing ground water
requirement is 20 m3/day. Additional, total ground water
requirement from bore wells will be 20 m3/day and have applied for
the ‘permission’ for the drawl of water to ADDA. Close circuit cooling system will be adopted
in rolling mills. Oil and grease will be separated using oil traps and skimming
devices. The treated effluent will also
be used for ash conditioning, dust suppression and green belt development.
Service water will be passed through oil separator to remove oil content in the
effluent. Sanitary Sewage will be treated in septic tank followed by soak
pit. No effluent will be discharged outside the premises and ‘Zero’
discharge will be adopted.
Ash
granules will be generated from the producer gas plant and will be used in the
cement plant/filling low-lying areas. Mill scales will be sold to steel plants for processing
usage. Ingots/billets will be reheated at 12000C in reheating
furnace, conveyed through rolling table (first stand) to the roughing unit and
then to furnishing mill to manufacture TMT bars/rods and then cut according to
requirement. Waste/used/spent oil and used batteries will be sold to
authorized recyclers/ re-processors.
Green belt will be developed in 4.0 acres (33%). Rubber padding /
noise isolators and silencer will be used to modulate noise. Acoustic
enclosures will be provided to D.G. Sets
(2x125 KVA) to control noise within permissible limits. Existing power
(3333 KVA) and proposed for expansion (3,000 KVA) will be sourced from
Jamshedpur Utilities and sources CO. (JUSCO).
HSD will be used for fueling D.G.Sets (2x125 KVA).
1.
‘Proof’/‘Notification’ issued by the State
Govt. if the project is located in notified industrial area.
2. Details and classification of identified and acquired land should be
included.
3. Present land use should be prepared based on satellite imagery.
4. A small
Indian map of 1: 10, 00,000 scale followed by 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3
sheet with at least next 10 Kms of terrains i.e. circle of 10 kms and further
10 kms on A3 sheets with proper longitude/latitude/heights with min. 100/200 m.
contours should be included.
5. Location of national parks / wildlife sanctuary / reserve forests within
10 km. radius should specifically be mentioned.
6. Rehabilitation
& Resettlement (R & R) should be as per policy of the State Govt. and a
detailed action plan should be included.
7. Permission
and recommendations of the State Forest
Department regarding impact of proposed expansion on the surrounding reserve
forests, if any, should be included.
8.
A list of industries containing name and type
in 25 km radius should be incorporated.
9.
Residential colony should be located in
upwind direction.
10. List of raw material required and source alongwith mode of
transportation should be included.
11. Manufacturing process details for Rolling Mill should be included.
12. Mass
balance for the raw material and products should be included.
13. Site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative
humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall should be collected.
14. Data on
existing ambient air, stack emission, fugitive emissions data; water
requirement and water balance cycle; generation, re-utilization and disposal of
solid/ hazardous waste for the existing plant and predicted increase in
pollution load due to proposed expansion should be incorporated.
15. Point-wise
compliance to the specific and general conditions stipulated in the ‘NOC’/environmental clearance for the existing plant.
16. Action
plan to follow National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be
included.
17. 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.
18. Ambient
air quality monitoring modeling alongwith cumulative impact should be included
as an annexure for the day (24 hrs) considered for maximum GLC alongwith
following :
i)
Emissions
(g/second) with and without the air pollution control measures
ii)
Meteorological
inputs (wind speed, m/s), wind direction, ambient air temperature, cloud cover,
relative humidity & mixing height) on hourly basis
iii)
Model
input options for terrain, plume rise, deposition etc.
iv)
Print-out
of model input and output on hourly and daily average basis
v)
A
graph of daily averaged concentration (MGLC scenario) with downwind distance at
every 500 m interval covering the exact location of GLC.
vi)
Details
of air pollution control methods used with percentage efficiency that are used
for emission rate estimation with respect to each pollutant
vii)
Applicable
air quality standards as per LULC covered in the study area and % contribution
of the proposed plant to the applicable Air quality standard. In case of
expansion project, the contribution should be inclusive of both existing and
expanded capacity.
viii)
No.
A-F are to be repeated for fugitive emissions and any other source type
relevant and used for industry
ix)
Graphs
of monthly average daily concentration with down-wind distance
x)
Specify
when and where the ambient air quality standards are exceeded either due to the
proposed plant alone or when the plant contribution is added to the background
air quality.
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 modelling for steel plant for specific pollutants needs to be done. APCS for the control of emissions from the
rolling mill should also be included.
22. Impact of
the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding
environment should be assessed and provided.
23. One season data for gaseous emissions other than monsoon season is
necessary.
24. An action plan to control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions from
all the sources as per CPCB guidelines should be included.
25. Permission
for the drawl of 20 m3/day
water and water balance data including
quantity of effluent generated, recycled and reused and discharged is to be
provided. Methods adopted/to be adopted for the water conservation should be
included.
26. A note on
the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.
27. Action
plan for rainwater harvesting measures at plant site should be submitted to
harvest rainwater from the roof tops and storm water drains to recharge the
ground water and also to use for the various activities at the project site to
conserve fresh water and reduce the water requirement from other sources. Rain water harvesting and groundwater
recharge structures may also be constructed outside the plant premises in
consultation with local Gram Panchayat and Village Heads to augment the ground
water level. Incorporation of water
harvesting plan for the project is necessary, if source of water is bore well.
28. Surface water quality of nearby River (60 m upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight
locations must be ascertained.
29. 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.
30. A note on
treatment of wastewater from different
plants, recycle and reuse for different purposes should be included.
31. Action plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization
and disposal from all the sources including mill scales.
32. Risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed.
33. Occupational health of the workers needs elaboration including
evaluation of noise, heat, illumination, dust, any other chemicals, metals
being suspected in environment and going into body of workers either through
inhalation, ingestion or through skin absorption and steps taken to avoid
musculo-skeletal disorders (MSD), backache, pain in minor and major joints,
fatigue etc.
34. Display of
Information about safe work practice in local language with attractive slogans
& picture.
35.
Green belt
development plan in 33 % area and a scheme for rainwater harvesting have to be
put in place.
36. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.
37. Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the steel
plants in the CREP guidelines must be prepared.
38. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards
the corporate social responsibility and item-wise details alongwith time bound
action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.