Minutes of the 31^st Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 22^nd & 23^rd December, 2011 at IOCL Conference Room, 5^th Floor, Core 6, Scope Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi -110003.

31.0 Opening Remarks of the Chairman

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

31.1 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 30^th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held on 28^th - 29^th November, 2011. Minutes of the 30^th Meeting held during 28^th - 29^th November, 2011 were confirmed.

31.2.0 Consideration of the Projects

22^nd December, 2011

Proposals for Environmental clearance

31.2.1 Expansion of Steel Plant (0.5 MTPA MBF & SMS) by adding 1.5 MTPA Beneficiation cum Pellet Plant with Producer Gas Plant at Shyamraipur, Gokulpur, Kharagpur, District Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal by M/s Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. - regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s EMTRC Consultants Pvt. Limited, Delhi gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project as per Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 18^th meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 24^th - 25^th January, 2011 for preparation of EIA/EMP report. All the Steel Plants are listed at S.No. 3(a) under category ‘A’ of the schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) of MoEF.

M/s Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. have proposed for expansion of Steel Plant (0.5 MTPA MBF & SMS) by adding 1.5 MTPA Beneficiation cum Pellet Plant with Producer Gas Plant at Shyamraipur, Gokulpur, Kharagpur, District Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Environmental Clearance (EC) for the existing plant was accorded on 12^th June, 2008 for the blast furnace, Sinter Plant, DRI Plant, SMS, lime plant and Oxygen plant. Blast Furnace, Sinter Plant & SMS are partly under operation and partly under construction. Lime plant & oxygen plant are under construction. DRI plant, which was a part of facilities in the EC, will not be installed within the project premises. DI pipe plant (1,42,000 TPA) is under operation and WBPCB has accorded CTE and CTO. Compliance to the conditions stipulated in the EC was submitted. The Committee noted that the existing green belt is not satisfactory i.e. very thin without any canopy etc. and asked the PP to do the needful during the proposed expansion. The committee was informed that Writ Petition No. 1587 (W) of 2011 in the matter of Sk. Sajad Ali vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors. is pending before the Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta for the existing plant. Iron Ore Beneficiation cum Pellet Plant (1.5 MTPA) to produce 1.2 MTPA Pellets and 75,000 Nm³/hour Coal Gasifiers to meet the fuel requirement of pellet plant would be installed in the proposed expansion. Iron Ore Fines (1.5 MTPA), Coal (0.122 MTPA), Bentonite (16,500 tons/year) and Limestone (7,000 tons/year) are the raw materials that will be used and will be transported using rail. Railway siding and material handling yard exists inside the existing plant complex. Iron ore fines will be met from private mines in Barbil, Joda of Orissa.

The existing steel plant is located on 188 acres land. The proposed units will be located within the existing plant area and no additional land will be acquired for expansion. No national park, wildlife sanctuary, reserve and protected forest, biosphere reserve or archaeologically notified monument exist within 10 km radius of the proposed site. No endangered, rare or threatened species of plants and animals are present in the study area. The cost of proposed expansion project is Rs. 330 Crores. Rs. 12.5 Crores and Rs. 2.4 Crores will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures.

Ambient air quality was monitored from April to June 2011. PM_2.5, PM₁₀, SO₂ and NO₂ levels were monitored at eight locations in the upwind and downwind direction of site and found to be within the National Standards. Mathematical modeling predicted that the maximum incremental ground level concentration of PM₁₀, SO₂ and NOx from the project would be 1.2 mg/m³, 1.5 mg/m³ and 2.9 mg/m³ respectively (24-hour average). The incremental impact would be significant at 0.5-1.0 km of the project site in north direction. Dust generated during operation phase from pellet plant will be controlled by installation of ESP and bag filters. The dust emission will be less than 50 mg/Nm³. 40 m tall stack will be installed in the indurating furnace to disperse gaseous pollutants and other dedusting stacks will be of 30 m height.

The water requirement for the expansion project would be 600m³/day. State Water Investigation Directorate and State Level Groundwater Authority, Govt. of West Bengal has confirmed recommendation of 1 MGD water drawl (4,500 kl/hour) from Kasai river bed through intake well to M/s RML for the project which includes water for future expansion plants of RML. The total water requirement is 25 kl/hour. Entire wastewater generated from the process will be collected in a tank and taken to a thickener. The water from the thickener will be re-used for washing iron ore and making pellet nodules. Entire wastewater shall be reused. No wastewater will be discharged outside the plant premises. The power requirement is 5 MW, which will be taken from State Electricity Board. 750 KVA DG sets shall be installed to meet the power requirement during emergency.

The dust collected from ESPs and Bag Filters of pellet plant will be recycled back in the process. The coal ash generated from the producer gas plant (48,800 tons per year) will be used as sub-base material for road making and low land filling. Iron ore left over after beneficiation (1,05,930 tons per year) will be utilized as land filling material.

Public hearing for the project was conducted by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board on 11.11.2011. The issues raised during the public hearing were regarding provision of employment to the local people, pollution control measures, green belt development, ambulance & medical camps, improve the roads condition etc. All these issues have been addressed and incorporated in the final EIA / EMP report.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to submission of MoU for Imported Coal from South Africa, Management plan for trace elements in air, Liquefaction studies, Flood hazard management plan and stipulation of the following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

1. The environmental clearance is subject to the outcome of Writ Petition No. 1587 (W) of 2011 in the matter of Sk. Sajad Ali vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors. in the Hon’ble High Court of Calcutta.

2. 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.

3. Efforts should be made to reduce RSPM levels in the ambient air and a time bound action plan should be submitted. Continuous stack monitoring facilities for all the stacks should be provided and sufficient air pollution control devices viz. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP), bag house, bag filters etc. should be provided to keep the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm³ and installing energy efficient technology. No charcoal should be used as raw material.

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

5. 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 30^th May, 2008 should be followed.

6. 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.

7. Prior ‘permission’ for the drawl of 600 KLD of water from should be obtained. 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.

8. Regular monitoring of influent and effluent surface, sub-surface and ground water should be ensured and treated wastewater should meet the norms prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board or described under the E(P) Act whichever are more stringent.

9. ‘Zero’ effluent discharge should be strictly followed and no wastewater should be discharged outside the premises.

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, SPCB and CPCB.

11. A time bound action plan should be submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal.

12. A Disaster Management Plan should be prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar, SPCB and CPCB within 3 months of issue of environment clearance letter.

13. As proposed, green belt should be developed in 33 % area.

14. All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants should be implemented.

15. The OHS standards as per OSHAS/USEPA shall be maintained and a report in this regard shall be submitted within 3 months.

16. All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 11^th November, 2011 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.

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

31.2.2 Expansion of the steel plant by installing 4x100 TPD Sponge Iron (1,25,000 TPA), Steel Making facility (SMS shop & Rolling mill), 4x9 MVA Ferro Alloy (Fe-Si: 25,000 TPA, Si-Mn: 60,000 TPA, Fe-Mn: 75,000 TPA) along with 12 MW Captive Power Plant (8 MW WHRB and 4 MW FBC) at Villages Merlapaka & Rachagunneri, Mandal Yerpedu & Srikalahasthi, District Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh by M/s Lanco Industries Ltd. - regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s Pioneer Enviro Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken as per the Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 22^nd Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 18^th and 19^th April 2011 for preparation of EIA/EMP. All the Steel Plants are listed at S.No. 3(a) under category ‘A’ of the schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) of MoEF.

M/s Lanco Industries Ltd. have proposed for expansion of the existing steel plant by installing 4x100 TPD Sponge Iron (1,25,000 TPA), Steel Making facility (SMS shop & Rolling mill), 4x9 MVA Ferro Alloy (Fe-Si: 25,000 TPA, Si-Mn: 60,000 TPA, Fe-Mn: 75,000 TPA) along with 12 MW Captive Power Plant (8 MW WHRB and 4 MW FBC) at Villages Merlapaka & Rachagunneri, Mandal Yerpedu & Srikalahasthi, District Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. No National park/ wildlife sanctuary is located within 10 km. Total land envisaged for the proposed expansion project is 230.03 acres (Existing - 183.03 acres + Additional - 47 acres). Greenbelt of 20.0 acres will be developed in addition to the existing 85 acres within the plant premises. No forest land is involved in the project site. Rachagunneri is the nearest village at a distance of 1.0 Km. from the plant site. SriKalahasti temple is at a distance of 8.5 Kms. from the plant site and Swarnamukhi River is flowing at a distance of 4.5 Kms. from the Plant site. Pallam RF, Ramapuram RF and Erpedu PF are situated within 10 Kms. of the plant site. No litigation or court case is in pending against the project and/or land. Total cost of the project is Rs. 600.0 Crores.

Following is the plant configuration:

S.No.	Name of the Product	Existing Capacity	Proposed Capacity	After expansion capacity
1.	Ductile Iron Pipes	4,00,000 TPA	---	4,00,000 TPA
2.	Pig Iron	5,25,000 TPA	---	5,25,000 TPA
3.	LAM Coke	4,62,000 TPA	---	4,62,000 TPA
4.	Captive Power Generation	40.5 MW	WHRB-8 MW FBC-4 MW	52.5 MW
5.	Slag Cement	3,90,000 TPA	---	3,90,000 TPA
6.	Sponge Iron (4 x 100 TPD)	---	1,30,000 TPA	1,30,000 TPA
7.	Steel Products (SMS and wire rod mill/ Section mill/ Rolling mill to produce wire rods/Roundels/ Angels/Channels/ flats/TMT Bars/Steel/Spring Steel/Alloy Steel/Special Steel)	---	1,25,000 TPA	1,25,000 TPA
8.	Ferro Alloys (4x9 MVA)	---	Fe-Si-25,000 TPA Si-Mn-60,007 TPA Fe-Mn-75,007 TPA	Fe-Si-25,000 TPA Si-Mn-05,000 TPA Fe-Mn-05,000 TPA

Iron ore, coal, dolomite for Sponge iron plant, sponge iron, scrap, ferro alloy for SMS, MS Billets for Rolling mill, Manganese ore, quartz, PJ charcoal for Ferro alloys, dolochar & coal for Power plant will be used as raw materials. Power required for the proposed plant will be sourced from captive power plant. DG sets will be installed. Sponge Iron will be manufactured in coal based Direct Reduction (DR) kilns. Billets will be manufactured by melting in Induction furnace and casting in continuous casting machine. Rolled products will be manufactured in reheating furnace land coal fired rolling mill. Manganese ore along with coke and other additives will be melted in submerged arc furnace (SAF) to produce ferro alloys. Raw materials will be mixed in a proper proportion before being charged into the furnace. As the charge enters the smelting zone, the alloy formed by chemical reactions between oxides and the reductants being heavy, gradually will settle at the bottom. At regular intervals, the furnace will be tapped. Liquid metal will be collected in a ladle followed by CI pans and slag will be overflowed to sand beds. After solidification, the cakes will be broken manually to required lump size. Waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) and AFBC boiler will be installed.

Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out at 8 locations during December 2010 to February 2011 and the data indicates that the average values are PM_2.5 (17.2 to 34.5 µg/m³), PM₁₀ (28.3 to 47.5 µg/m³), SO₂ (8.2 to 22.9 µg/m³) and NOx (10.4 to 29.0 µg/m³). The predicted maximum incremental rise in PM₁₀, SO₂ and NOx concentrations due to the proposed project will be 1.6 µg/m³, 6.4 µg/m³ and 6.6 µg/m³, which is within the permissible limit. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) will be provided to DRI kiln and FBC boiler to control particulate emissions within 50 mg/Nm³. Bag filters will be installed to control emissions from induction furnace and rolling mill. Flue gases from DRI plant will be utilized in Waste Heat Recovery Boiler (WHRB) and passed through ESP and then into atmosphere through ID fans and chimney. Hot gases from DRI plant will pass through dust settling chamber (DSC) and after burning chamber (ABC), WHRB and stack. Fume extraction system with ID fan will be provided to IF & Ferro Alloys units. Dust suppression (chemical and dry fog type) will be provided to control emissions. Bag filters will be provided to material handling areas, coal handling areas, crusher, stock house, cooler discharge area, screening area etc. to control fugitive emissions.

Total water required for the proposed expansion project will be 1,920 m³/day. The water will be sourced from the Tirupati Municipality Sewage treated in the STP at Lanco and used. No process waster water or cooling water blow down from the plant will be generated as closed circuit cooling system will be adopted. Boiler blow down will be used for green belt as conditioning and dust suppression. 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. Rain water harvesting structure will be constructed.

Char from DRI process will be used in FBC boiler as fuel. Ash from CPP and dust from DRI will be given to cement plants/brick manufacturers. Accretion slag will be used in road construction and wet scraper sludge will be given to brick manufacturers. Ferro-Manganese slag will be used in the manufacture of Silico Manganese. Ferro-Silicon slag will be used in the manufacture of existing IF units. Slag from SMS will be crushed and after recovery of iron, will be used for brick making/ road construction. Silico-Manganese slag will be crushed and used in road construction. Waste oil and used batteries will be sold to authorized recyclers/re-processors.

The EAC deliberated on the issues raised during the Public Hearing /Public Consultation meeting conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board on 15^th September 2011. The main issues raised in the public hearing meeting were existing unit pollution problems, providing employment and infrastructure development in the local area, accidents in the factory etc. On enquiry, the PP informed that there was no loss of life. The accident was minor and was not due to the plant. This was due to lifting of machinery. The EAC noted that a three member committee comprising of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, General Manger, District Industries Centre, Chittoor, Environmental Engineer, APPCB, Tirupati was constituted by the Joint Collector, who presided the Public Hearing to verify the concerns expressed by the public during the public hearing. The Committee opined that the industry has provided requisite APCD, the water samples collected from bore wells and irrigation tank at Rachagunneri Village showed that the various parameters were within prescribed standards and about 45% of the permanent employees are locals. The CSR being implemented is very less and more funds need to be allocated towards CSR.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to submission of source of charcoal, revised CSR plan based on PH issues, a note on safety aspects which has been furnished by the proponent & found to be satisfactory and stipulation of the following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

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

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

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

As per the commitment submitted, charcoal produced from patta lands only shall be used. The requisite documents in this regard, shall be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore on a regular basis.

5. Dust suppression system and bag filters shall be installed to control the fugitive dust emissions at conveyor and transfer points, product handling, loading and unloading points.

6. Hot gases from the DRI kiln shall 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 shall be cleaned in ESP before dispersion out into the atmosphere through ID fan and stack. ESP shall be installed to control the particulate emissions from the WHRB.

7. Total water requirement shall not exceed 1,920 m³/ day. The water consumption shall not exceed as per the standard prescribed for the sponge iron plants and steel plants.

8. Efforts shall further be made to use maximum water from the rain water harvesting sources. 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. Use of air cooled condensers shall be explored and closed circuit cooling system shall be provided to reduce water consumption and water requirement shall be modified accordingly.

9. All the effluent should be treated and used for ash handling, dust suppression and green belt development. No effluent shall be discharged and ‘zero’ discharge shall be adopted. Sanitary sewage should be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.

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

11. All the char from DRI plant shall be utilized in AFBC boiler of power plant and no char shall be disposed off anywhere else. AFBC boiler shall be installed simultaneously along with the DRI plant to ensure full utilization of char from the beginning.

12. Slag produced in Ferro Manganese (Fe-Mn) production shall be used in manufacture of Silico Manganese (Si-Mn). All the other ferro alloy slag shall be used in the preparation of building materials/laying of roads.

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

14. Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and subsequent amendment in 2003 and 2009. 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 Bangalore.

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

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

17. All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Sponge Iron Plants and Steel Plants should be implemented.

18. All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 15^th September, 2011 shall be satisfactorily implemented and a separate budget for implementing the same shall be allocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore.

19. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC) based on Public Hearing issues and item-wise details along with 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.

20. The Company shall submit within three months their policy towards Corporate Environment Responsibility which should inter-alia address (i) Standard operating process/ procedure to being into focus any infringement/deviation/violation of environmental or forest norms/conditions, (ii) Hierarchical system or Administrative order of the Company to deal with environmental issues and ensuring compliance to the environmental clearance conditions and (iii) System of reporting of non compliance/violation environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and/or stakeholders or shareholders.

31.2.3 Expansion of 66,000 TPA Integrated Steel Plant (0.075 MTPA to 0.425 MTPA), Re-pulping & Paper Mill and Captive Power Plant (76 MW= FBC- 60 MW & WHRB - 16 MW) at Kulei, Parajang, Dhenkanal, Orissa by M/s Rana Sponge Limited - regarding Environmental Clearance

The proponent did not attend the meeting. The Committee decided to consider the project as and when requested by the proponent.

31.2.4 Proposed Cement Plant (600 TPD) at Dag No.: 85 & 86 of K. P. Patta No.: 31, Village Sarutari, Mouza Sonpur, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s. GMG Cement Industries- regarding Environmental Clearance

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s. Envision Enviro Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Surat, gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken Terms of Reference (TORs) awarded during the 13^th meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) held during 26^th - 28^th August, 2010 for preparation of EIA/EMP report.. All the Cement Plants (less than 1.0 TPA) are listed at S.No. 3(b) under Category B of the schedule of EIA Notification, 2006 and appraised at the SEIAA/SLAC at the State level. Due to the absence of SEIAA/SEAC in Assam, the proposal has been appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) of MoEF.

M/s. GMG Cement Industries have proposed from the Cement Plant (Clinker 550 TPD & Cement 600 TPD) at Dag No.: 85 & 86 of K. P. Patta No.: 31, Village Sarutari, Mouza Sonpur, District Kamrup Assam. As per the market demand, OPC/PPC/PSC will be manufactured. Total project area is 4.96 acre and is already acquired. Approximately 0.66 ha of area will be earmarked for green belt development. No R & R is involved. No national park / wild life sanctuary / reserve forest is located within 10 km radius of the project site. Proposed project will be located in Seismic Zone-V and earthquake resistance structure will be provided. Total cost of the project is Rs. 16.68 Crore. Rs. 70.00 Lakhs and Rs. 10.50 Lakhs will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures.

Lime Stone (825 TPD from Meghalaya), Clay (65.45 TPD for Byrnihat, Assam, Iron dust (9.35 TPD from Durgapur, Bihar), Coke breeze (112.2 TPD from Byrnihat, Assam), Fly ash/slag (236.4 TPD from West Bengal & Bihar), Gypsum (12 TPD from Bhutan) will be used as raw materials. VSK technology will be used for drying, sintering and coking. Manufacturing process will involve mixing, drying and grinding of limestone, clay, silica, heating in pre-heater and burning in kiln, cooled in air cooling system to form clinker. Subsequently, clinker will be ground with gypsum to from cement. Total power requirement will be 5 MW and sourced from Assam SEB. D.G. set of 1,000 KVA will be installed for emergency use. Diesel (80 Ltr./hr) will be used as fuel for stand by D.G. Set.

Ambient air quality monitoring was carried out at 8 locations during October to December 20111 PM₁₀, PM_2.5, SO₂ and NOx. Valuesof three parameter range from 51-81 µg/m³, 21-33 µg/m³, 8.85-3.5 µg/m³, and 7.9-13.5 µg/m³ respectively. Values conform to the prescribed standards.

A multi bag pulse jet type dust collectors will be provided to crusher, raw mill, cement mill and packing plant. A multi bag pulse jet type dust collectors followed by wet scrubber will be provided to all the Vertical Shaft Kilns. Dust from the pollution control equipments will be 100% recycled in the process. Used/spent oil will be sold to authorized recycles / reprocess. Total ground water requirement from bore well will be 130 m³/day and permission will be obtained from CGWA. Domestic wastewater (2.7 m³/day) will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. No effluent will be discharged outside the premises and ‘Zero’ discharge will be adopted.

The EAC deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing /Public Consultation meeting conducted by the Assam Pollution Control Board on 3^rd March, 2011. The main issue raised in the public hearing meeting was the pollution in the area. On enquiry, the PP informed that the proposed cement plant is a green field project, but since there are lots of industries within 10 km radius, the people are apprehensive of pollution.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee sought the following additional information and recommended for a site visit by a sub-committee of EAC to assess the pollution status of the area.

· Alternate source of water in place of bore well

· Source of raw material and Chemical and Trace Element analysis of Raw Materials.

· Trace Element characterization of RSPM. Cumulative Impact Assessment due to other industries in the area.

· Revised lay out plan with minimum 20 m wide green belt.

· Flood hazard zonation map and management plan.

· Geo-technical 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 and impacts due to land slides.

· Revised Earthquake, Risk and DMP.

· Measure for Noise pollution control.

31.2.5 Expansion of existing Sponge Iron Plant into Integrated Steel Plant (0.5 MTPA) along with Captive Power Plant (from 8 MW to 73 MW) at Village Katsai, District Keonjhar, Orissa by M/s Kamaljeet Singh Ahluwalia- regarding Reconsideration

The above proposal was considered and discussed in the 29^th Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) meeting held during 24^th - 25^th October, 2011. The Committee deferred the project for reconsideration and sought the following additional information:

· Compliance to the conditions stipulated for existing capacity in the environmental clearance and NOC obtained from the SPCB.

· Documents regarding Coal linkage for the existing unit and proposed expansion

· Measures for Vehicular pollution control.

· Recheck the data on Trace Element analysis of raw materials & surface water and management plan.

· Flood history of the area and flood management plan.

· A copy of the regional wildlife conservation plan and a detailed note on the PP’s contribution to the same.

· Revised OHS plan and the existing OHS data.

· Revised layout including the green belt.

The above information sought was furnished by the project proponent to MoEF and circulated to all the EAC members. The PP along with their consultant, also made a presentation before the committee. The Committee found the information submitted to be satisfactory and after detailed deliberations, recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to the stipulation of the following specific conditions along with other environmental conditions:

i. Efforts shall be made to reduce RSPM levels in the ambient air and a time bound action plan shall be submitted. On-line ambient air quality monitoring and continuous stack monitoring facilities for all the stacks shall be provided and sufficient air pollution control devices viz. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP), gas cleaning plant, venturi scrubber, bag filters etc. shall be provided to keep the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm³ by installing energy efficient technology.

ii. As proposed, Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) shall be provided to sinter plant, WHRB, CFBC, DRI plants; and dust catcher followed by venturi scrubbers to blast furnace to control SPM levels within 50 mg/Nm³. Fume extraction system shall be provided to induction furnaces to control the emissions within the prescribed standards.

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

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

v. Hot gases from DRI kiln shall 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 shall be cleaned in ESP before leaving out into the atmosphere through ID fan and stack.

vi. Total water requirement from shall not exceed 625.5 m³/hr. Efforts shall further be made to use maximum water from the rain water harvesting sources. Use of air cooled condensers shall be explored and closed circuit cooling system shall be provided to reduce water consumption and water requirement shall be modified accordingly. All the effluent should be treated and used for ash handling, dust suppression and green belt development. No effluent shall be discharged and ‘zero’ discharge shall be adopted. Sanitary sewage should be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.

vii. Efforts shall 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 shall be met from other sources.

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

ix. The water consumption shall not exceed as per the standard prescribed for the steel plants.

x. All the coal fines, char from DRI plant and washery rejects shall be utilized in CFBC boiler of power plant and no char shall be used for briquette making or disposed off anywhere else. CFBC boiler shall be installed simultaneously along with the DRI plant to ensure full utilization of char from the beginning. All the blast furnace (BF) slag shall be provided to the cement manufacturers. Scrap shall be used in steel melting shop (SMS) and SMS slag and kiln accretions shall be properly utilized. All the other solid waste including broken refractory mass shall be properly disposed off in environment-friendly manner.

xi. Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and subsequent amendment in 2003.

xii. Vehicular pollution due to transportation of raw material and finished products shall be controlled. Proper arrangements shall also be made to control dust emissions during loading and unloading of the raw material and finished product.

xiii. Transportation of raw coal during the initial phase shall be by 40-T mechanically covered or tarpaulin covered trucks from the coalmines to the washery. The raw coal, washed coal and coal wastes (rejects) shall be stacked properly at earmarked site(s) within sheds/stockyards fitted with wind breakers/shields. Adequate measures hall be taken to ensure that the stored minerals do not catch fire.

xiv. Hoppers of the coal crushing unit at the crushing shed and washery unit shall be fitted with high efficiency bag filters/Dust extractors and mist spray water sprinkling system shall be installed and operated effectively at all times of operation to check fugitive emissions from crushing operations, transfer points of belt conveyor systems which shall be closed and from transportation roads.

xv. All internal roads shall be black topped. The roads shall be regularly cleaned with mechanical sweepers. A 3-tier avenue plantation using native species shall be developed along the roads. Facilities for parking of trucks carrying raw coal from the linked coalmines shall be created within the Unit.

xvi. The washery unit shall be a zero-discharge facility and no wastewater shall be discharged from the washery into the drains/natural watercourses. Recycled water shall be used for development and maintenance of green belt and in dust suppression from Plant operations.

xvii. Proper handling, storage, utilization and disposal of all the solid waste shall 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, SPCB and CPCB.

xviii. A time bound action plan shall be submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal.

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

xx. As proposed, green belt shall be developed in 33 % of plant area as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with the DFO.

xxi. All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants should be implemented.

xxii. All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 12^th January, 2011 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.

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

xxiv. Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan for the project affected population including tribals, if any shall be implemented as per the policy of the State Govt. in consultation with the State Govt. of Orissa. Compensation paid in any case should not be less than the norms prescribed under the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2007.

xxv. The company shall provide housing for construction labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

xxvi. The Company shall submit within three months their policy towards Corporate Environment Responsibility which should inter-alia address (i) Standard operating process/ procedure to being into focus any infringement/deviation/violation of environmental or forest norms/conditions, (ii) Hierarchical system or Administrative order of the Company to deal with environmental issues and ensuring compliance to the environmental clearance conditions and (iii) System of reporting of non compliance/violation environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and/or stakeholders or shareholders.

31.2.6 Proposed expansion of integrated Steel Plant (0.10 MTPA) by adding DRI Kilns of 1x50 TPD & 2x100 TPD. SMS-IF 2x15, 1x30, Rolling Mill of 100000 TPA, CPP of 14 MW & Ferro Alloys of 15,000 TPA (1x9 MVA) at Jamuria Industrial Estate, Mouza-Ikra, P.O. Jamuria, District Burdwan, West Bengal by M/s Damodar Ispat Limited- regarding Reconsideration

The above proposal was considered and discussed in the 29^th Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) meeting held during 24^th - 25^th October, 2011. The committee has also sought the following additional details for reconsideration of the proposal without calling the project proponent:

· A copy of the coal linkage document

· Management plan for trace elements.

· Year wise break up of CSR

· Commitment for replacement of 50 TPD kiln by 100 TPD DRI Kiln.

· A detailed note on material balance, pollution load due to replacement of 50 TPD DRI kiln with 100 TPD kiln.

The above information was circulated by the PP to the EAC. M/s Savitri Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd. has coal linkage with MCL (Web marketing s.no. 113) and the balance will be procured by E auction from ECL and MCL. Concentration of trace elements is within the limits as per HWM & H Rules, 2008 and management plan also proposed. Year wise budgetary break up of CSR (5% of project cost) along with the proposed activities in a span of 5 years was submitted. Instead of 2X100 + 1X50 TPD DRI Kilns, 3X100 TPD DRI Kilns will be installed.

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

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

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

5. Dust suppression system and bag filters shall be installed to control the fugitive dust emissions at conveyor and transfer points, product handling, loading and unloading points.

7. Total make up water requirement shall not exceed 2,420 m³/ day. The water consumption shall not exceed as per the standard prescribed for the sponge iron plants and steel plants.

12. Slag produced in Ferro Manganese (Fe-Mn) production shall be used in manufacture of Silico Manganese (Si-Mn).The ferro alloy slag shall be used in the preparation of building materials.

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

14. Proper utilization of fly ash shall 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 and Memorandum of Understanding should be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.

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

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

17. All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Sponge Iron Plants and Steel Plants should be implemented.

18. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC) based on locals need and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound manner.

19. The Company shall submit within three months their policy towards Corporate Environment Responsibility which should inter-alia address (i) Standard operating process/ procedure to being into focus any infringement/deviation/violation of environmental or forest norms/conditions, (ii) Hierarchical system or Administrative order of the Company to deal with environmental issues and ensuring compliance to the environmental clearance conditions and (iii) System of reporting of non compliance/violation environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and/or stakeholders or shareholders.

Proposals for TORs

31.2.7 Proposed 0.6 MTPA Iron Ore Pelletization plant at Tentulberia, Haldia in East Medinipur in West Bengal by M/s Sinosteel India Rolls Pvt. Limited - regarding TORs

It was noted that the project falls in Critically Polluted area of Haldia. Hence, it was decided that the PP shall request MoEF for issuance of ToRs after lifting of moratorium. The PP was also informed that a copy of Gazette Notification needs to be submitted if the project area falls in a Notified Industrial Area.

31.2.8 Expansion of Cement Grinding Unit (from existing 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA) in SF Nos. 121, 123 and 124 Parts in Village Singhipuram, Taluk Valapadi, District Salem, Tamil Nadu by M/s Madras Cements Limited- regarding TORs

M/s. Madras Cements Ltd. have proposed for the expansion of Salem cement grinding unit at village Singhipuram, Taluk Valapadi in Salem District of Tamil Nadu from the present 1.0 MTPA to 2.0 MTPA. No forest land is involved for the proposal. No rehabilitation/resettlement is envisaged.No ecologically sensitive areas such as National Park/Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve/Historical monuments, defence installations, etc. exist within 10 km radius of the Plant site. There are reserved forests in the Study Area viz. Vellalakundam RF (at a distance of 4.0 km in southwest), Goodumalai RF (at a distance of 4.5 km in northwest) and Mangalapuram RF (at a distance of 6.7 km the south). NOC from DFO, Athur was obtained. There is no litigation/pending case against the proposal. Existing plant cost is Rs. 95.00 crores and project cost for expansion is Rs.83.00 crores. The Capital Cost for Pollution Control Measures is Rs.3.00 crores and Rs.5.00 lakhs per annum is Operating Cost.

Production enhancement would be by adding a highly energy efficient POLYCOM Roller Press in series to the existing Ball mill. Additional 3,000 Ton of Fly Ash Silo and a standby 7 MW DG Set is also proposed. For supporting infrastructures like Rest House, Truck Parking, fuel Bunk, green Belt, etc., additional land of 6 Ha will be added to existing 8.1 Ha of area. Controlled quantity of Clinker, Gypsum and Fly ash will be fed to the POLYCOM roller press through Weigh feeders. Grinding of Clinker, Gypsum and Fly ash is in the ratio of 65:5:30. On Expansion, green belt will be developed in additional 3 Ha (thus, total 5.83 Ha; 41% coverage).

All point sources and material transfer points are provided with bag filters to control particulate emissions <50 mg/Nm³. Dust collected from various bag filters would be reused as raw material in the process of cement grinding and there will be no solid waste generation from the Unit. The entire plant operations are dry processes and fresh water requirement will be 88 m³/d from existing 60 m³/d. 55 m³/d required for cooling, 10 m³/d for domestic use and another 23 m³/d for green belt & dust control measures. Necessary permission from the CGWB would be obtained for ground water drawl. Domestic sewage to the tune of 4 m³/d is generated now which is biologically treated in a septic Tank followed by Dispersion Trench. On expansion, additional sewage (3 KLD) will be generated which will also be treated in the septic tank. Treated sewage (overflow) will be used for Green Belt. Zero effluent discharge would be adopted. Rain Water Harvesting Scheme has been proposed to conserve the water.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee prescribed following TORs for undertaking detailed EIA/EMP study:

1. Executive summary of the project.

2. Photographs of the existing and proposed plant area.

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

4. Has the unit received any notice under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts? If so, compliance to the notice(s)

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. List of raw material required and source along with mode of transportation should be included. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation must be “Environmentally Compliant”.

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

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

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

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

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

19. The suspended particulate matter present in the ambient air must be analyzed for the presence of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), i.e. Benzene soluble fraction. Chemical characterization of RSPM and incorporating of RSPM data.

20. Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and assessment of ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based on site-specific meteorological features.

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

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

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

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

25. An action plan to control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources as per the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30^th May, 2008.

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

27. Source of surface/ground water level, site (GPS), cation, anion (Ion Chromatograph), metal trace element (as above) chemical analysis for water to be used along with a Piper and Piper Duro-V diagram. If surface water is used from river, rainfall, discharge rate, quantity, drainage and distance from project site should also be included.

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

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

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

31. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures.

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

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

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

35. Ground water monitoring minimum at 8 locations and near solid waste dump zone, Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area are essential as also. Ecological status (Terrestrial and Aquatic) is vital.

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

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

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

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

40. Occupational health:

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

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

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

41. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based on locals need and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.

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

43. Any litigation pending against the project and / or any direction / order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof.

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

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

31.2.9 Modernization of existing Coke Oven Plant by installing coal washing facility (25 TPH or 60,000 TPA) at Dag No. 137 & 93 of Patta No. 5 & 18, Village Kamarkuchi, Taluka Tepesia, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s JMK Coke - regarding TORs

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s. Kalyani Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken along with the draft TORs for preparation of EIA/EMP. The proposed project is a Category (B) project as per the Schedule of the EIA notification 2006, but due to absence of SEIAA/SEAC for Assam, the proposal has been appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-1) in the Ministry.

M/s JMK Coke have proposed for modernization of existing Coke Oven Plant by installing coal washing facility (25 TPH or 60,000 TPA) at Dag No. 137 & 93 of Patta No. 5 & 18, Village Kamarkuchi, Taluka Tepesia, District Kamrup, Assam. No Defense Installation, Biosphere Reserve, National Park/Wild Life Sanctuary, Ecologically Sensitive Area exist within 10 km radius. No additional land will be acquired for the proposed modernization. However, additional area of 26.75.61 sq.m. land has been acquired for the green belt development. The total cost of the project will be Rs. 89.856 Lakhs. Rs. 10 Lakhs and Rs. 2 Lakhs will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures. The project site is in Seismic Zone-V.

In existing coke oven plant to manufacture 24,200 MTPA of coke (finished product) 42,200 MTPA of raw coal will be required considering a yield of 58% and to produce 42,000 MT of washed coal, 60,000 MT of raw coal will be required. Input coal would be obtained by trucks from privately owned mines. The technology used for the coal washing will be wet process technology using self generated slurry as a media. About 18,000 TPA of rejects would be sold to local coal supplier for the use as a fuel of FBC based power plants. An estimated 4 m³/d of water is required for the washing unit. Manpower requirement is 3 no. Coal transportation would be by road. No industrial waste water shall be generated due to proposed project and plant would operate on a zero-discharge concept.

The Committee noted that coal will be sourced from Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, the sulphur content of which is very high and has recommended for lime scrubbing to minimize sulphur emissions. The Committee also sought a revised lay out plan with minimum 20 m width green belt.

After detailed deliberations, the Committee prescribed following TORs for undertaking detailed EIA/EMP study:

1. Executive summary of the project.

2. Photographs of the existing and proposed plant area.

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

4. Has the unit received any notice under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts? If so, compliance to the notice(s)

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

6. 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.

7. Present land use should be prepared based on satellite imagery. High-resolution satellite image data having 1m-5m spatial resolution like quickbird, Ikonos, IRS P-6 pan sharpened etc. for the 10Km radius area from proposed site. The same should be used for land used/land-cover mapping of the area.

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

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

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

11. Project site layout plan showing raw materials and other storage plans, bore well or water storage, aquifers (within 1 km.) dumping, waste disposal, green areas, water bodies, rivers/drainage passing through the project site should be included. The lay out plan shall have minimum 20 m width green belt

12. List of raw material required and source along with mode of transportation should be included. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation must be “Environmentally Compliant”.

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

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

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

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

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. 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.

19. 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.

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

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

22. Air Quality Impact Predication Modeling based on ISCST-3 or the latest models.

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

24. An action plan to control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources as per the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30^th May, 2008.

25. An action plan for gas desulphurization and lime scrubbing

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

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

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

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

31. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

40. Geo-technical 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 and impacts due to land slides.

41. Occupational health:

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

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

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

42. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based on locals need and item-wise details along with time bound action plan should be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.

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

44. Any litigation pending against the project and / or any direction / order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof.

The Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry) decided that PAs may be communicated the above TORs for the preparation of EIA/EMP. As soon as the EIA/EMP report is prepared, the same may be submitted by the PAs to the MOEF for obtaining environmental clearance. The proposal is exempted from public hearing by categorizing in B-2 category due to the existing coke oven plant not attracting EIA Notification, 2006 and its amendment, no increase in existing coke oven production capacity, only to improve the quality of final coke product raw coal washing unit will be installed and washed coal will be charged in the oven, no increase in pollution load in terms of solid waste, wastewater generation, air emissions, Hazardous chemical storage & hazardous waste generation, no sensitive area within 10 km. radius, zero effluent discharge etc.

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

31.2.10 Expansion of Cement Grinding Unit (500 to 1000 TPD OPC/PPC) at dag No. 292, 287, 286, 296 & Patta No. 27, Mouza Borigog, Village Bhamoraguri, Gaon Panchayat- Kuhmutali, Sub Division Samaguri, District Nagaon, Assam by M/s K D Cements - regarding TORs

The project authorities and their consultant, M/s En-vision Enviro Engineers Ltd., Surat gave a detailed presentation on the salient features of the project and proposed environmental protection measures to be undertaken along with the draft TORs for preparation of EIA/EMP. All stand alone cement grinding units are covered under Category ‘B’ as per para 3(b) of the Schedule of the EIA notification 2006, but due to absence of SEIAA for Assam, the proposal is appraised at central level.

M/s K. D. Cements have proposed for expansion of Cement Grinding Unit (from 500 TPD to 1000 TPD) at village bhamoraguri, gaon panchayat-kuhmutali, sub division-samaguri, District-nagaon, Assam. The total land requirement for the proposed plant is 22,872.75 sq. m. which is already in the possession of the project proponent. About 7548.00 sq. m. of plant area will be developed under green belt. The Committee noted that the existing green belt is negligible and asked the PP to do the needful during the proposed expansion. No forest land is involved. The river Brahmaputra flows at a distance of 18 km in North from the project site. The project site is in Zone-V category of earthquake. The total cost of the project will be Rs. 13.29 Crores. Rs.10 Lakhs and Rs.2 Lakhs will be earmarked towards total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures.

The manufacturing process of cement comprises mixing, drying and grinding of clinker, gypsum & fly ash. The raw material required for the proposed plant will be clinker (existing-375 TPD, Proposed-375 TPD), gypsum (existing-8 TPD to Proposed-8 TPD) and fly ash & BFG Slag (Existing-125 TPD to Proposed-125 TPD). Raw materials will be procured from various sources and transported by road through trucks. Source of air pollution from the proposed plant will be Cement Mill and packing plant. For control of air pollution, cyclone separator followed by reverse pulse jet type bag filter will be provided.

The total existing water requirement is 12 m³/d and for proposed expansion, water requirement will be 423 m³/d which will be met from the ground water source ground water. There is no wastewater generation due to the process. Domestic wastewater will be generated which will be discharged through septic tank and soak pit. The waste collected in control equipments will be recycled in the process and the spent lube oil will be given to registered recyclers. In the existing plant, the total power requirement is 1200 KW, after proposed expansion, total power requirement will be 60 KW which will be sourced from the Assam State Electricity Board. In case of power failure, two D. G. set of 1500 KVA and 250 KVA will be used to meet the power requirement.