F. No.
J-11011/714/2008- 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 22nd
December, 2008
To,
The Deputy
General Manager
M/s Essar Steel (Hazira) Ltd.
Hazira-394 270
District
E-mail: jarafat@essar.com ; Fax
No. : 011 ?29837874/29844370, 0261-6688888
Subject : Integrated Steel Plant (5.0 MMTPA) alongwith Captive Power Plant (270 MW) at Hazira, District
Ref. :
Your letter no. ESHL/ENV/REC/PS 08-09 dated 31st July, 2008.
Sir,
Kindly refer your letter no.
ESHL/ENV/REC/PS 08-09 dated 31st July, 2008 alongwith project documents including Form I, Pre-feasibility Report and EIA/EMP
as per the EIA Notification, 2006 and related project documents and subsequent
clarifications furnished vide communications dated 1st August, 2008
and 6th November, 2008 regarding above mentioned project.
2.0 The Ministry
of Environment and Forests has examined the application. It is noted that
proposal is for the increase in capacity of Integrated Steel Plant (4.5 to 5.0 MTPA) at Hazira, District Surat,
2.0 The COREX process
will be adopted for the production of steel (5.0 MMTPA). Electrostatic precipitator (ESP), bag filter,
gas cleaning plant (GCP, dust extraction (DE) & dust suppression(DS)
system, scrubber etc. will be provided to control gaseous emissions. Water
sprinklers, cyclone, dedusting system, fume
extraction system etc. will be provided to control fugitive emissions from
various sources. Total water requirement
will be 1,20,711 m3/day. The treated wastewater will be used for ash
handling, dust suppression, green belt development and remaining will be
discharged to Tapi Estuary after meeting the norms as
per standards prescribed. Lime/dolime fines, mill scales, iron
fines, Iron ore fines etc. will be fully utilized in the sinter making. Blast
furnace and Corex slag will be sold to cement
manufacturers. EAF slag and other solid/hazardous wastes will be disposed off
in environment-friendly manner.
3.0 No Public Hearing / Public
Consultation is required due to expansion of the
proposed unit in the same campus as per Section 7 (ii) of EIA Notification,
2006.
4.0. 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.
The Ministry?s
environmental clearance accorded for the existing Integrated Steel Plant (4.5
MMTPA) alongwith Captive Power Plant (270 MW) vide
letter nos. J-11011/74/06 IA dated 13th June, 2006, J-11011/327/06
IA (II)(I) dated 25th April, 2007 and 29th May, 2008 for the specified products in
the name of M/s Essar Steel (Hazira) Ltd. stands withdrawn and supersedes all the previous environmental
clearances from the date of issue of this environmental clearance.
ii.
The gaseous
emissions form the various units shall conform the load/mass based standards
notified by the Ministry on 19th May, 1993 and standards prescribed
from time to time. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) may specify more
stringent standards from the relevant parameters keeping in view the nature of
the industry and its size and location. At no time, the emission levels shall
go beyond the prescribed standards. In the event of failure of any pollution
control system adopted by the unit, the respective shall not be restarted until
the control measures are rectified to achieve the desired efficiency.
iii.
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 for all the parameters (SPM, SO2 and NOX
including CO) and sufficient air pollution control devices shall be provided to keep the emission
levels below 100 mg/Nm3 and data shall be submitted to Ministry?s Regional Office at
Bhopal, CPCB and GPCB.
iii. Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) to
Pellet Plant, Captive Power Plant (CPP); high efficiency ventury scrubber (auxiliary) to Hot Briquetted
Iron (HBI) Plant, wet type double ventury scrubber
shall be provided to gas cleaning system of Blast Furnace (BF) and bag filters to coal
blending section, dry coal screen house, cast house, stock house, lime kiln
etc. shall be provided to control
gaseous emissions within the permissible limit. The flue gas emission through
stacks attached to the boiler, furnace and heater shall conform to the
standards prescribed by the GPCB and data shall be submitted to Ministry?s
Regional Office at
iv. In-plant control measures for controlling
fugitive emissions from spillage/raw material handling shall be provided.
Further, specific measures like water sprinklers/bag
filters/cyclone dedusting system shall be provided to
raw material handling section, transfer
points, conveyors and hoppers, curtains etc. Suitable enclosures, dust
collection system and water sprinkling on haul roads shall be provided to
control fugitive emissions. Dust from the induction furnace shall be collected
in the hoods and dusty air will be cleaned by using cyclone and venturi scrubber. Fume extraction
system with bag filters shall be provided to Steel Melting Shop (SMS) and
caster steel plant (CSP). Dedusting system with bag filters shall be provided to cast
house, stock house, coal injection system, hot metal de-sulphurization
mixer of BF. Data on fugitive emissions shall be regularly monitored and
records maintained.
v. 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 for the sponge
plants shall be followed.
vi.
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.
vii.
Total water
requirement from Singanpore Weir shall not exceed 1,20,711
m3/day m3/day. No ground water shall be used. Separate drains for domestic, process, storm
water shall be provided in consultation with GPCB. All the other effluents shall be treated in
plant-wise independent wastewater treatment system. BF-GCP and 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. Oil traps shall be provided to remove oil and grease. All the treated wastewater from process shall be treated and recycled and reused for ash handling, dust suppression and green
belt development. The domestic
wastewater shall be treated in sewage treatment plant (STP) and treated
wastewater after conforming to the prescribed standards shall be used for green
belt development.
viii.
An effort shall be made not to
discharge any treated wastewater outside the premises and adopt ?Zero? effluent
discharge. An effort shall also be made to recycle and
reuse the maximum treated wastewater in the process itself to reduce quantity
of water consumption and effluent discharge into Tapi
estuary. Only excess treated wastewater after meeting the norms of
Gujarat Pollution Control Board or as mentioned in E(P)
Act, whichever are more stringent, shall be discharged to Tapi
Estuary through RCC Pucca Channels.
ix.
Prior permission for the drawl of
1,20,711 m3/day water from Singanpore Weir
from the concerned department shall be obtained.
x.
The water
consumption shall not exceed 16 m3/Ton of Steel as per prescribed
standard.
xi.
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 JSPCB.
viii. All the char from DRI
plant shall be utilized in AFBC boiler of power plant and no char shall be disposed off anywhere else. Lime/dolime fines, mill scales, iron ore fines, DRI Fines, scale, sinter dust etc. shall be used in Sinter Plant. Blast furnace slag shall be granulated.
granulated slag, BF & Corex
slag shall be provided to cement
manufacturers for further utilization. As proposed, an effort
shall also be made to manufacture tiles from the slag. All the other solid
wastes including EAF slag and broken refractory mass shall be properly disposed off in
environment-friendly manner. Used lube oil
and oily waste shall be provided to authorized recyclers/reprocessors.
ix. A time bound action plan shall be
submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization and disposal.
x.
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, SPCB
and CPCB.
xi.
Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly ash
Notification, 1999 as amendment in 2003.
xii.
As proposed,
green belt for adequate width and density shall be provided in at least 33 % of
plant area and along the boundary wall of the site as per the CPCB guidelines.
xiii.
The company
shall undertake rainwater harvesting measures by collecting the rainwater
through drains. The water collected shall be connected to raw water pipeline
for reuse in the plant. The company shall provide proper drainage system for
rainwater to prevent water logging within and in the vicinity of the plant.
xiv.
Occupational
Health Surveillance of the workers should be done on a regular basis and
records maintained as per the Factories Act.
xv.
All the recommendations made in the
Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel
Sector shall be implemented and progress
report shall be submitted to MOEF/CPCB.
xvi.
Environmental
Clearance under CRZ Notification shall be obtained for Deep Draught Berth (
xiii.
Coal in coal
based captive power plant and natural gas in Corex
plant, Steel melting shop, Caster shop and long product mill and Lime plant
shall be used. No coke oven plant shall
be installed.
xiv.
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 Gujarat
Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and the State Government.
ii. No further expansion or modifications in the plant shall be
carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment and Forest.
iii. At least four ambient air quality monitoring stations shall
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 State Pollution Control Board. Data on ambient air
quality and stack emission shall be regularly submitted to this Ministry
including its Regional Office at Bhopal and GPCB/CPCB once in six months.
iv. 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 from time to time.
The treated wastewater shall be utilized for plantation purpose.
v. 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
shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (day time) and 70 dBA (night
time).
vi. The project proponent shall also comply with all the environmental
protection measures and safeguards recommended in the EPA / 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.
vii. As mentioned in the EIA/EMP, Project authorities shall ensure
judicious utilization of Rs. 175.00 Crores earmarked for the environmental pollution control to
implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forest
as well as the State Government. An implementation schedule for complying with
all the conditions stipulated herein shall be submitted to the Regional Office
of this Ministry at Bhopal / CPCB / GPCB. The funds so provided shall not be
diverted for any other purposes.
viii. The Regional Office of this Ministry at Bhopal / CPCB / GPCB
shall monitor the stipulated conditions. A six monthly compliance report and
the monitored data along with statistical interpretation shall be submitted to
them regularly.
ix. The 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.
40. The Ministry may
revoke or suspend the clearance, if implementation of any of above conditions
is not satisfactory.
5.0. The ministry
reserves the right to stipulate additional conditions if found necessary. The Company in a time bound manner shall
implement these conditions.
6.0. 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.
7.0. 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
Copy to :
1. The Secretary,
Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
2. The Chief
Conservator of Forests (Central), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Regional
Office, (West), Link Road No. 3, E-5, Arera Colony,
Bhopal ? 462 016. (M.P.)
3. The Chairman,
Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun
Nagar, New Delhi ? 110 032.
4. The Chairman,
Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhawan, Sector 10-A, Gandhinagar,
Gujarat -382010.
5.
Adviser, IA-II,
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi ? 110 003.
6.
Monitoring Cell,
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi ? 110 003.
7. Guard File.
8. Monitoring File.
9. Record File.
(Dr. P.B. Rastogi)
Annexure 1
List of Facilities/ Products & the Capacities
|
S. N. |
Plant Facilities |
Final capacity (TPA) |
|
A |
Pellet Plant
|
|
|
1. |
Pellets |
40,00,000 |
|
B. |
HBI / DRI Plant (1 Nos.) |
|
|
1 |
HBI / DRI |
18,50,000 |
|
2. |
Iron Ore Fines |
2,68,000 |
|
C. |
COREX Plant (2 Nos.)
|
|
|
1 |
Hot
Metal
|
17,00,000 |
|
2 |
Granulated Slag |
5,10,000 |
|
3 |
Granulated Pig Iron |
68,292 |
|
D |
Blast Furnace(2 Nos. replace with 1 No.) |
|
|
1. |
Hot Metal |
20,40,000 |
|
2. |
Granulated Slag |
6,12,000 |
|
D. |
Steel Melt Shop (4 EAF & 4 LF) |
|
|
1. |
Liquid steel |
50,00,000 |
|
2. |
Slag |
10,00,000 |
|
3. |
Iron fines |
62,400 |
|
E. |
Caster Shop (4
Slab & 2 Billet Casters)
|
|
|
1. |
Slabs from Slab Caster |
49,00,000 |
|
2. |
Billets from Billet Caster |
23,70000 |
|
F. |
Addition of CSP Hot Rolling Mill with Long
Product Mill
|
|
|
1. |
Rebar |
15,99,996 |
|
1. |
Wire Rod |
6,99,996 |
|
2. |
HRC |
35,00,000 |
|
3. |
Mill Scale
|
1,20,000 |
|
G. |
Lime Plant (3 Nos.) |
|
|
1. |
Lime / Dolime |
4,50,000 |
|
2. |
Lime stone / dolomite chips |
1,10,000 |
|
3. |
Lime Fines |
30,000 |
|
4. |
Off grade lime / dolime |
10,000 |
|
H. |
Oxygen Plant (4 nos.) |
|
|
1. |
Oxygen Gaseous Nm3/hr |
3,09,000 |
|
2. |
Nitrogen Nm3/hr |
72,000 |
|
3. |
Argon Nm3/hr |
2,000 |
|
I. |
Captive Power
Plant
|
|
|
1 |
Power |
270 MW |
|
|
|
|
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