F. No.
J-11011/170/2007- IA II (I)
Government of
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(I.A. Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex,
E-mail : pb.rastogi@nic.in
Telefax : 011: 2436 7668
Dated 23rd December, 2008
To,
The Vice President
M/s IND Synergy Ltd.
Plot No. 624, Urla Industrial Area
E-mail : raipur@indusnergy.com / satydeep@yahoo.com ;
Fax No. : 0788-2222890 / 2223491
Subject :
Expansion of Integrated Mini Steel Plant (Phase III) at Village Kotmar and
Mahupalli, District Raigarh, Chattishgarh by M/s IND Synergy Ltd. ? Environment
clearance reg.
Ref. : Your letter no. ISL/CECB/2006-07 dated 25th
January, 2007.
Kindly refer your letter no. ISL/CECB/2006-07 dated 25th January, 2007 alongwith
project documents including Application in Form I, draft TORs, Pre-feasibility
Report, EIA/EMP Report and subsequent clarifications furnished vide
communications dated 6th & 7th March, 2008 and 15th
October, 2008 regarding above mentioned project.
2.0 The Ministry of Environment and Forests
has examined your application. It is noted that proposal is for expansion of
Integrated Mini Steel Plant (Phase III) at Village Kotmar and Mahupalli,
District Raigarh, Chattishgarh by M/s IND Synergy Ltd. Proposed expansion will
be carried out in
|
S. N. |
Type of
product |
Production
Capacity (TPA) |
|||
|
Existing
(Phase I) |
Expansion
(Phase II) |
Expansion
(Phase III) |
Total
after expansion |
||
|
1 |
Sponge
Iron (DRI) |
1,00,000 |
3,00,000 |
Nil |
4,00,000 |
|
2 |
Power
generation |
8 |
49 |
50 |
107 |
|
i.
WHRB |
8 |
24 |
Nil |
32 |
|
|
ii. AFBC |
Nil |
25 |
50 |
75 |
|
|
3 |
Steel Billet |
1,40,000 |
90,000 |
Nil |
2,30,000 |
|
i. MS Steel Billet Alloy/ Stainless Steel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
ii. Round/squire) billet |
Nil |
Nil |
2,61,400 |
2,61,400 |
|
|
4 |
Rolling mill
(rolled product) |
Nil |
2,00,000 |
Nil |
2,00,000 |
|
5 |
Coal washery
(washed coal) |
Nil |
7,20,000 |
Nil |
7,20,000 |
|
6 |
Iron ore
crusher (crushed |
Nil |
14,40,000 |
Nil |
14,40,000 |
|
7 |
Section mill
(Stainless & Steel Grades-rounds,
angles & channels, flats) |
Nil |
Nil |
60,000 |
60,000 |
|
8 |
Wire rod mill
(Alloy steel-coils) |
Nil |
Nil |
90,000 |
90,000 |
|
9 |
Seamless Tube
Plant (Alloy Steel Grades) |
Nil |
Nil |
90,000 |
90,000 |
|
10 |
Cold Pigs |
Nil |
Nil |
49,300 |
49,300 |
3.0 Electrostatic precipitator (ESP), bag
filter, fume extraction system, dust suppression system will be provided to
control emissions within 100 mg/Nm3. Total water requirement from
4.0 Public hearing/Public consultation
meeting was held on 29th
August, 2008.
5.0 The Ministry
of Environment and Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the above
project under EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2006 subject to
strict compliance of the following conditions:
A. SPECIFIC 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 and sufficient air pollution control devices shall be provided to keep the emission levels
below 100 mg/Nm3. Stacks of adequate height as per CPCB guidelines shall be
provided to control emissions from all the plants. At no time, the emission level shall go beyond the
prescribed standards. Interlocking facilities shall be provided so that process
can be automatically stopped in case emission level exceeds the limit. Data on ambient air quality, stack emissions
and fugitive emissions shall be regularly submitted to this Ministry including
its Regional Office at
ii)
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) to control gaseous emissions to
100 mg/Nm3. The gas then
shall be cleaned in Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) before leaving out into
the atmosphere through ID fan and stack.
ESP shall be provided
to DRI plant, Sinter Plant, WHRB and ABC boilers to control air emissions. Bag filter and fume extraction system shall be provided to SMS,
EAF and Ladle refining furnace. Gas cleaning plant having dust catcher and bag filter should be provided
to blast furnace (BF).
iii)
Gaseous emission levels including
secondary fugitive emissions from blast furnace and sinter plant 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. The emission standards
issued by the Ministry in May, 2008 to control fugitive emissions shall be followed.
iv)
Vehicular pollution due to
transportation of raw material and finished product shall be controlled. Proper arrangements shall also be made to control dust emissions
during loading and unloading of the raw material and finished product. Efforts shall also be made to reduce impact
of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding
environment including agricultural land. All the raw materials including fly
ash shall be transported in the closed containers only and shall not be
overloaded. Vehicular emissions shall be
regularly monitored and records kept.
v)
In plant
control measures for checking fugitive emissions from all the vulnerable
sources like spillage/raw materials/coal handlings etc. shall be provided.
Further, specific measures like provision of dust suppression system consisting
of water sprinkling, suction hoods, fans and bag filters etc. shall be
installed at material transfer points, blast furnace stock house and other
enclosed raw material handling areas. Centralized de-dusting system i.e.
collection of fugitive emissions through suction hood and subsequent treatment
through bag filter or any other device and finally emitted through a stack of
appropriately designed and height conforming to the standards. All the internal roads shall be black topped/concreted. Fugitive emissions shall be regularly monitored and records
maintained.
vi)
Total water
requirement from Sapnai River shall not exceed 16,505 m3/day. No ground water
shall be used. All the wastewater from
process shall be treated in effluent treatment plant (ETP) and treated effluent shall be used for ash conditioning, dust
suppression and green belt development. Coal washery water shall be treated in thickener and used in the pig casting
machine. Acidic and Alkaline effluent from DM water plant shall be neutralized and
reused in the plant through ash pond. All the domestic effluent shall be treated in sewage
treatment plant (STP) and used for green belt development. No
wastewater shall be discharged outside the premises and ?Zero? effluent
discharge shall be ensured.
vii)
The water
consumption shall not exceed 16 m3/Ton of Steel as per prescribed
standard. No wastewater shall be discharged outside the premises and
?Zero? effluent discharge shall be ensured.
viii)
Prior permission for the drawl of
16,505 m3/day water from Sapnai River from the concerned department
shall be obtained.
ix)
Ground water monitoring around the
solid waste disposal site / secured landfill (SLF) shall be carried out regularly and report
submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhopal, CPCB and CECB.
x)
AFBC Plant
shall be installed before installation of Sponge Iron Plant so that utilization
of char in the AFBC boiler is ensured. All the char from DRI plant, coal washery rejects and middling shall be utilized in AFBC boiler of power plant
and no char shall be disposed off anywhere else. All the blast furnace (BF) slag shall be granulated and provided to cement
manufacturers for further utilization. SMS slag shall be properly utilized. DRI Fines, Sinter
dust, GCP dust, SMS dust, Scale, Iron ore fines and Mill Scales shall be used
in Sinter Plant. All the other solid wastes including slag, accretion slag, broken refractory
mass shall be properly disposed off in environment-friendly manner. Oily waste shall be provided to authorized recyclers/reprocessors.
xi)
A time bound
action plan shall be submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization
and disposal.
xii)
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 shall be submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhopal, CECB
and CPCB.
xiii)
Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly ash
Notification, 1999 as amendment in 2003.
Fly ash shall be used for brick
manufacturing at site itself to the maximum extent as
proposed and remaining shall be provided to brick and cement manufacturing
plants. No fly ash shall be
used for filling abandoned mines and road construction etc. without carrying
out proper impact assessment studies
xiv)
As proposed, green belt should be developed in
xv)
All the
recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP) for the Steel Sector shall be
implemented.
xvi)
Measures shall be taken to prevent impact of particulate
emissions / fugitive emissions, if any from the proposed plant on the
surrounding Mahapalli Forest located at 4 Kms. Further,
Conservation Plan for the conservation of wild fauna in consultation with the
State Forest Department shall be prepared and implemented.
xvii)
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan shall be prepared as per the policy of the State Govt. of
Chhattisgarh and implemented. Compensation paid in any case shall not be less
than the norms prescribed under the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Policy, 2007.
xviii)
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.
B. GENERAL
CONDITIONS:
i.
The project
authorities must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the Chhattisgarh
Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and the State Government.
ii.
No further
expansion or modifications in the plant should be carried out without prior
approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
iii.
The gaseous emissions
from various process units shall conform to the load/mass based standards
notified by this Ministry on 19th May, 1993 and standards prescribed
from time to time. The State Board may specify more stringent standards for the
relevant parameters keeping in view the nature of the industry and its size and
location.
iv.
At least four
ambient air quality-monitoring stations should be established in the downward
direction as well as where maximum ground level concentration of SPM, SO2
and NOX are anticipated in consultation with the CECB. Data on
ambient air quality and stack emission should be regularly submitted to this
Ministry including its Regional Office at Bhopal and the CECB/CPCB once in six
months.
v.
Industrial
wastewater shall be properly collected, treated so as to conform to the
standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) dated 19th May, 1993 and 31st
December, 1993 or as amended form time to time. The treated wastewater shall be
utilized for plantation purpose.
vi.
The overall
noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept well within the
standards (85 dBA) by providing noise control measures including acoustic
hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels should conform to
the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA
(nighttime).
vii.
Occupational
health surveillance of the workers shall be done on a regular basis and records
maintained as per the Factories Act.
viii.
The company
shall develop surface water harvesting structures to harvest the rain water for
utilization in the lean season besides recharging the ground water table.
ix.
The project
proponent shall also comply with all the environmental protection measures and
safeguards recommended in the EIA / EMP report. Further, the company must
undertake socio-economic development activities in the surrounding villages
like community development programmes, educational programmes, drinking water
supply and health care etc.
x.
As proposed,
Rs. 40.00 Crores and Rs. 6.00 Crores shall be earmarked towards capital cost
and recurring cost/annum respectively for environment
pollution control measures to implement
the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as
the State Government. An implementation schedule for implementing all the
conditions stipulated herein shall be submitted to the Regional Office of the
Ministry at Bhopal. The funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other
purpose.
xi.
The Regional
Office of this Ministry at Bhopal/CPCB/CECB will monitor the stipulated
conditions. A six monthly compliance
report and the monitored data along with statistical interpretation shall be
submitted to them regularly.
xii.
The Project
Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded
environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are
available with the CECB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of
Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within
seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two
local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be
in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same
should be forwarded to the Regional office.
xiii.
Project
authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the date
of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned
authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.
7.0 The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
8.0 The Ministry reserves the right to
stipulate additional conditions if found necessary. The Company in a time bound
manner shall implement these conditions.
9.0 Any appeal
against this environmental clearance shall lie with the National Environment
Appellate Authority, if preferred within a period of 30 days as prescribed
under Section 11 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.
10.0 The above conditions
shall be enforced, inter-alia under the provisions of the Water (Prevention
& Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Hazardous Wastes
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2003 and the Public (Insurance) Liability Act,
1991 along with their amendments and rules.
(Dr. P. B. Rastogi)
Director
1. The Secretary, Department of Environment, Govt. of
Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh.
2. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh
Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.
3. The Chairman, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board,
Nanak Niwas, Civil Lines, Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
4. The Chief Conservator of Forests (Eastern), Regional Office
(Western Zone), E-3/240, Arera Colony, Bhopal -
5. Adviser (IA-II), Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
6. Monitoring Cell, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi.
7. Guard file.
8. Record file.
(Dr.
P. B. Rastogi)
Director