Report Part 1

Form-2

APPLICATION FOR PRIOR ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE

S. No.

Item

Details

Whether it is a violation case and application is being submitted under Notification No. S.O.804(E) dated 14.03.2017 ?	No
Details of Project:
(a)Name of the project(s)	Varahi chemicals
(b)Name of the Company / Organisation	VARAHI CHEMICALS
(c)Registered Address	PLOT NO.C-1 91/5, Phase no. – I, Vatva, Ahmedabad,,Ahmedabad,Gujarat-382445
(d)Legal Status of the Company	Private

Address for the correspondence:
(a)Name of the Applicant	Jagesh B Patel
(b)Designation (Owner/ Partner/ CEO)	Partner
(c)Address	PLOT NO.C-1 91/5, Phase no. – I, Vatva, Ahmedabad,,Ahmedabad City,Ahmedabad,Gujarat-382445
(d)Pin code	382445
(e)E-mail	varahiec@rediffmail.com
(f)Telephone No.	79-40303022
(g)Fax No.
(h)Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency .	Annexure-Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority

Category of the Project/Activity as per Schedule of EIA Notification,2006:
(a)Major Project/Activity	5(f) Synthetic organic chemicals industry (dyes & dye intermediates; bulk
(b)Minor Project/Activity	NIL
(c)Category	B1
(d)Proposal Number	SIA/GJ/IND2/38201/2019
(e)Master Proposal Number(Single Window)	SW/109046/2019
(f)EAC concerned (for category A Projects only)	Industrial Projects - 2
(g)Project Type	Fresh EC

Location of the Project:
(a)Plot/Survey/Khasra No.	Plot No. C-1 91/5
(b)Pincode	382445
(c)Bounded Latitudes (North)
From
Degree	22°58'5.53"
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	22°58'5.68"
Minutes
Second
(d)Bounded Longitudes (East)
From
Degree	72°38'5.16"
Minutes
Second
From
Degree	72°38'6.71"
Minutes
Second
(e)Survey of India Topo Sheet No.	000
(f)Uploaded Topo Sheet File	Copy of Topo Sheet File
(g)Maximum Elevation Above Means Sea Level(AMSL)	45
(h)Uploaded (kml) File	Copy of Kml File
(i)Distance of Nearest HFL from the project boundary within the study area	55
(j)Seismic Zone	3

(a)Number of States in which Project will be Executed	1
(b)Main State of the project	Gujarat

Details of State(s) of the project
S. No.	State Name	District Name	Tehsil Name	Village Name
(1.)	Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad City	GIDC VATVA

Details of Terms of Reference (ToR):
(a)MoEF&CC / SEIAA File Number	SIA/GJ/IND2/30836/2019
(b)Date of Apply of TOR	14 Feb 2019
(c)Date of Issue of TOR / Standard ToR	04 May 2019
(d)Previous TOR Letter	Copy of Previous TOR letter

Details of Public Consultation:
(a)Whether the Project Exempted from Public Hearing?	Yes
(b)Reason	The project is in notified industrial estate
(c)Supporting Document	Copy of Supporting Document

Details of Project Configuration/Product:

8.1. Project Configuration
S. No.	Plant/Equipment/Facility	Configuration	Remarks
(1.)	Reaction Vessel	35 KL	2 No
(2.)	Boiler	1.0 TPH
(3.)	Tray Dryer	NA
(4.)	Spin Flash Dryer	NA
(5.)	Blender	2 MT
(6.)	Reaction Vessel	10 KL	2 Nos

8.2. Product
S. No.	Product/Activity (Capacity/Area)	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product	Other Mode of Transport / Transmission of Product
(1.)	Optical Whiting Agent	1200	Tons per Annum		Road,Rail,Others	Shipment
(2.)	Dye Fixing Agent	600	Tons per Annum		Road,Rail,Others	Shipment
(3.)	Textile Binder	600	Tons per Annum		Road,Rail,Others	Shipment

In case of Expansion / Modernisation / One Time Capacity Expansion (only for Coal Mining) / Expansion under Clause 7(ii) / Modernisation under Clause 7(ii) / Change of Product Mix under Clause 7(ii):
Details Not Applicable

9.1.

Details of Consent to Operate
(i)Whether Consent to operate obtained ?	NA
(ii)Copies of all Consent to operate obtained since inception	NA
(iii)Date of Issue	27 Sep 2018
(iv)Valid Upto	01 Aug 2023
(v)File No.	000
(vi)Application No.	96032
(vii)Copy of Consent to operate valid as on date	Copy of Consent to Operate

10.

Project Cost:
(a)Total Cost of the Project at current price level (in crores)	1.25
(b) Funds Allocated for Environment Management (Capital) (in crores)	0.05
(c) Funds Allocated Towards ESC (Entrepreneur Social Responsibility) (in crores)	0.05
(d) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Plan (EMP) (Recurring per Annum) (in crores)	100
(e) Funds Allocated for Environment Management Capital(%)	4.00

11.

Whether project attracts the General Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

12.

Whether project attract the Specific Condition specified in the Schedule of EIA Notification ?

13.

Raw Material / Fuel Requirement:
(a)Proposed quantity of raw material/fuel	3500
(b)Existing quantity of raw material/fuel	N/A
(c)Total quantity of raw material/fuel	3500

13.1. Raw Material / Fuel Profile
S. No.	Raw Material / Fuel	Quantity	Unit	Other Unit	Source (incase of Import. please specify country and Name of the port from which Raw Material / Fuel is received )	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Distance of Source from Project Site (in Kilometres) (In case of import, distance from the port from which the raw material / fuel is received)	Type of Linkage	Other Type of Linkage	Uploaded Copy of Linkage
(1.)	Caustic Lye	1200	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(2.)	DASDA	250	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(3.)	DCDA	250	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(4.)	Formaldehyde	180	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(5.)	Emulsifier	250	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(6.)	Styrene	200	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(7.)	Sulphanilic Acid	170	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(8.)	Sulphite	270	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(9.)	Acrylamide	480	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(10.)	Butyl Acetate	300	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(11.)	Di ethyl aniline	200	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage
(12.)	Cynuric Chloride	250	Tons per Annum		Open Market	Road		25	Open Market		Copy of Linkage

14.

Baseline Data :
(a)Period of Base Line Data Collection	FROM 01 Nov 2018 To 31 Jan 2019
(b)Season	Winter

14.1. No. of ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	98 Percentile Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM2.5		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	57.84	32.96	51.20	60
(2.)	SO2		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	17.79	9.14	14.62	80
(3.)	NOx		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	24.98	15.64	24.15	80
(4.)	PM10		Micro Gram per Meter Cube	90.52	62.46	84.89	100

14.2. No. of Ground Water Monitoring Locations : 8
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Heavy Metal	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Desirable Limit	Maximum Permissible Limit
(1.)	TSS			mg/l		0.4	0.1	1	1
(2.)	Total Hardness			mg/l		366	292	600	600
(3.)	Fluoride			mg/l		0.36	0.12	1.0	1.5
(4.)	pH			NA		8.16	7.30	8.0	8.5
(5.)	TDS			mg/l		1527	1042	2000	2000
(6.)	Chlorides			mg/l		310	198	600	1000

14.3. No. of Surface Water Monitoring Locations : 5
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Classification of inland water body
(1.)	DO		mg/l		6.2	4.2	D
(2.)	BOD		mg/l		8.2	4.1	D
(3.)	COD		mg/l		36	12.1	D
(4.)	pH		NA		8.15	7.26	D

14.4. No. of Ambient Noise Monitoring Locations : 9
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	Leq(Day)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	72.8	48.1	75
(2.)	Leq(Night)	A-weighted decibels(dB(A))	66.2	34.1	70

14.5. No. of Soil Sample Monitored Locations : 8
S. No.	Parameter	Unit	Other Unit	Maximum Value	Minimum Value
(1.)	pH			8.26	7.14
(2.)	P(Phosphorus)	Milligram per Kilogram		172	106
(3.)	Electric Conductivity	Millisiemens per Centimetre		0.63	0.36
(4.)	N(Nitrogen)	Milligram per Kilogram		190	160
(5.)	K(Potassium)	Milligram per Kilogram		215	120

14.6.

Details of Ground Water Table:
(a)Range of Water Table Pre-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 12 To 15
(b)Range of Water Table Post-Monsoon Season (Meters Below Ground Level (m bgl))	From 7 To 9
(c)Whether Ground Water Intersection will be there ?	No

15. Details of Water Requirement (During Operation)
S. No.	Source	Source Other	Required Quantity	Distance from Source	Copy of Permission from Competent Authority	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Method of Water Withdrawal	Other Method of Water Withdrawal	Letter No.	Date of Issue	Permitted Quantity
(1.)	Others	GIDC Vatva	11.30	1	Copy of Permission Letter	Pipeline		Intake Well		000	17 Feb 2010	50

15.1.

(a)Whether Desalination is proposed

16. Waste Water Management(During Operation)
S. No.	Type/Source	Quantity of Waste Water Generated (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Capacity (Kilolitre per Day)	Treatment Method	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal	Quantity of Treated Water Used in Recycling/Reuse (Kilolitre per Day)	Quantity of Discharged Water (Kilolitre per Day)
(1.)	Plant Operation	4.6	10	PS	Others	Common Facility	00	4.6

16.1.

(a)Total Waste Water Generation	4.6
(b)Total Discharged Water	4.6
(c)Total Reused Water	0

17. Solid Waste Generation/Management
S. No.	Name of Waste	Item	Other Item	Quantity per Annum	Unit	Distance from Site(KM)	Mode of Transport	Other Mode of Transport	Mode of Disposal	Other Mode of Disposal
(1.)	ETP WASTE	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		4.7	Tons	50	Road		Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility(TSDF)
(2.)	Used Oil	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		0.01	Tons	25	Road		Authorized Recyclers
(3.)	Discarded Container and Drums	Hazardous Waste (as per Hazardous and Other Waste Management rules 2016)		100	Tons	25	Road		Authorized Recyclers

18.

18.1. Air Quality Impact Prediction
S. No.	Criteria Pollutants	Other Criteria Pollutants	Unit	Baseline Concentration	Distance GLC	Incremental Concentration	Total GLC	Prescribed Standard
(1.)	PM10		Microgram per Meter Cube	90.52	1.05	0.01	90.53	100
(2.)	SO2		Microgram per Meter Cube	17.79	0.75	0.009	17.799	80
(3.)	NOx		Microgram per Meter Cube	24.98	0.75	0.005	24.985	80
(4.)	PM2.5		Microgram per Meter Cube	57.84	1.05	0.01	57.85	60

18.2. Stack Details
S. No.	Source	Fuel	Stack Height(m)	Stack Diameter(m)	Pollutants	Other Pollutants	Emission (GLS)
(1.)	Boiler	PNG	11	0.20	PM10,SO2,NOx		150,100,50
(2.)	HAG	PNG	11	0.20	PM10,SO2,NOx		150,100,50
(3.)	Spray Drier	NA	11	0.20	PM10		150

19.

Power Requirement:
(a)Quantity (Kilo Volt Amps (kVA))	2500
(b)Source	Torrent Power Ltd
(c)Uploaded Copy of Agreement	Copy of Agreement
(d)Standby Arrangement (Details of DG Sets)	NA
(e)Stack Height (in m)	00

20.

Land Ownership Pattern:
(a)Forest Land	00
(b)Private Land	0.0697
(c)Government Land	00
(d)Revenue Land	00
(e)Other Land	00
Total Land	0.0697

21.

Present Land Use Breakup of the Study Area in Ha:
(a)Agriculture Area	00
(b)Waste/Barren Land	00
(c)Grazing/ Community Land	00
(d)Surface Water Bodies	00
(e)Settlements	00
(f)Industrial	00
(g)Forest	00
(h)Mangroves	00
(i)Marine Area	00
(j)Others : 0	00
Total	0

22. Land Requirement for Various Activities
S. No.	Description of Activity / Facility / Plant / Others	Others	Land Requirement	Remarks
(1.)	Main Plant		0.0697	00

Total

0.0697

23.

Ecological and Environmental Sensitivity (Within 10 Km):- WLS-Wild Life Species; NPA-Notified Protected Area; ESAs-Eco Sensitive Areas; ESZs-Eco Sensitive Zones :

23.1. Details of Ecological Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Ecological Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	Critically Polluted Area	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(2.)	ESAs	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(3.)	Corridors	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(4.)	WLS	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(5.)	NPA	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(6.)	ESZs	NA	100	Not is Study Area
(7.)	Wildlife Corridors	NA	100	Not is Study Area

23.2. Details of Environmental Sensitivity :
S. No.	Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Other Details of Environmental Sensitivity	Name	Distance from the Project (Km)	Remarks
(1.)	Forest		NA	100	Not is Study Area
(2.)	Archaeological Sites		NA	100	Not is Study Area
(3.)	Defence Installations		Gandhinagar	35	Not is Study Area

23.3.

(a)Whether Noc / Permission from the competent authority is required?	No
(b)Whether NBWL recommendation is required?	No

24.

Forest Land:
Whether any Forest Land involved?	No

25.

Tree Cutting:
(a)No. of Trees Cut for the Project (if Forest Land not Involved)	00
(b)Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees	Copy of Details of Tree Cutting and Planting of Trees

26.

Land Acquisition Status:
(a)Acquired Land(Ha)	0.0697
(b)Land yet to be acquired(Ha)	00
(c)Status of Land acquisition if not acquired	00

27.

Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R):
(a)No. of Villages	00
(b)No. of Households	00
(c)No. of PDFs (Project Displaced Families)	00
(d)No. of PAFs (Project Affected Families)	00
(e)Funds Allocated for R&R(in Rs)	00
(f)Status of R&R	Completed

28.

Details of Presence of Schedule-I Species:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Schedule-I Species ?	No
(b)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been prepared ?	No
(c)Whether conservation plan for Schedule-I Species has been approved by competent authority ?	No

29.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Core Area ?	No
(b)Whether there is Diversion Required ?	No
(c)Whether permission has been obtained from competent authority ?	No

30.

Details of Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area:
(a)Whether there is Presence of Water Bodies in Buffer Area ?	No

31.

Manpower Requirement:
(a)Permanent Employment-During Construction	5
(b)Permanent Employment-During Operation	10
(c)Temporary Employment- During Construction	5
(d)Temporary Employment- During Operation	10
(e)No. of working days	300
(f)Total Manpower	30

32.

Green Belt in Ha:
(a)Total Area of Green Belt (in hectare)	0.005
(b)Percentage of Total Project Area	7.17
(c)No. of Plants to be Planted	150
(d)Funds Allocated for Plantation	150000
(e)Uploaded Green Belt plan	Copy of Green Belt Plan

33. Project Benefits
S. No.	Type of Project Benefits	Details of Project Benefits
(1.)	Environmental	The proposed plant having adequate EMS

34. CRZ Specific Details : Not Applicable

35. Sector Specific Details : NOT APPLICABLE

35. Sector Specific Details For Industrial Projects - 2

S. No.

Item

Details

S. No.

Item

Details

36.

Details of Court Cases:
(a)Whether there is any Court Cases pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up ?	No

37.

Details of Direction Issued under Environment (Protection) Act / Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)) Act / Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act:
(a)Whether any Direction issued under EPA Act/Air Act/Water Act ?	No

38.

Details of EIA Consultant:
(a)Have you hired Consultant for preparing document?	Yes
(i)Accreditation No.	20606
(ii)Name of the EIA Consultant	Satva Environ Consultancy
(iii)Address	14,15, Gopal Patel Estate, CTM, Ahmedabad
(iv)Mobile No.	9426347013
(v)Landline No.	0792585321
(vi)Email Id	satvaenviron@gmail.com
(vii)Category of Accreditation	B
(viii)Sector of Accreditation	Industrial Projects - 2
(ix)Validity of Accreditation	23 Jul 2020
(x)Uploaded Certificate of Accreditation certified by QCI/NABET	Copy of Certificate of Accreditation

39.

Documents to be Attached:
(a.I)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Text)	Copy of EIA/EMP(Text)
(a.II)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures) Report	Copy of EIA/EMP(Annexures)
(a.III)Upload Copy of EIA/EMP(Maps/Plans/Figures only)	Copy of EIA/EMP(Maps/Plans/Figures only)
(b)Uploaded Copy of Risk Assessment Report	Copy of Risk Assessment
(c)Uploaded Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan	Copy of Feasibility Report/ Detailed Project Report(DPR) /Detailed Engineering Report /Detailed Conceptual Plan /Approved Mining Plan
(d)Uploaded Copy of Final Layout Plan	Copy of Final Layout Plan
(e)Uploaded Cover Letter	Copy of Cover Letter
(f)Uploaded Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency	Copy of documents in support of the competence/authority of the person making this application to make application on behalf of the User Agency
(i)Uploaded Additional File	Copy of Additional File
(j)Uploaded Proposal Presentation (To be given in EAC/SEIAA/SEAC meeting)	NA
(k)Uploaded Updated Form1	NA

Essential Details Sought
S. No.	EDS Sought Date	EDS Sought	Letter
(1.)	26/07/2019	38201
(2.)	30/09/2019	The correction have been made as per the instruction received
(3.)	04/10/2019	Verify your application inline with EIA Notification 2006 with applicability of General Condition.
(4.)	08/01/2020	The correction have been made as per the instruction received
(5.)	15/01/2020	Verify your application inline with EIA Notification 2006 with applicability of General Condition.
(6.)	28/01/2020	The correction have been made as per the instruction received
(7.)	05/02/2020	Verify your application inline with EIA Notification 2006 with applicability of General Condition.
(8.)	19/03/2020	The correction have been made as per the instruction received
(9.)	14/04/2020	Verify your application inline with EIA Notification 2006 with applicability of General Condition.
(10.)	01/04/2021	The correction have been made as per the instruction received

Addtional Details Sought
S. No.	ADS Sought Date	ADS Sought	Letter
NO Record

Undertaking

I hereby give undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to be best of my knowledge and belief. And I am aware that if any part of the data and information found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost. In addition to above, I hereby give undertaking that no activity/ construction/ expansion has since been taken up.

Name of Applicant	Jagesh B Patel
Designation	Partner
Name of Company (Applicant Name should not be given here)	VARAHI CHEMICALS
Address	PLOT NO.C-1 91/5, Phase no. – I, Vatva, Ahmedabad