F. No.
J-11011/391/2006- 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,
M/s Dhruvdesh
Metasteel Pvt. Ltd.
No.1 & 18,
Shankar House
1st
Floor,
E-mail : dhruvdeshmetasteel@airtelbroadband.in
Fax No. : 080-41236396/ 08539-288944
Subject
: Expansion of Sponge Iron Plant into Mini Steel Plant (Sponge Iron Plant
100 TPD; Induction Furnaces 2x10 TPD; Ladle Furnace 1x12 TPD; Continuous Billet
Casting Machine 70,000 TPA, Bar & Rod Mill) and Captive Power Plant (10 MW)
at Hirenbangal,
Koppal, Karnataka by M/s Dhruvdesh
Metasteel Pvt. Ltd. -
Environment clearance reg.
Ref. : Your letter no. DM/56/36 dated 30th
April, 2007.
Sir,
This has
reference to your letter no. DM/56/36 dated 30th April, 2007 alongwith Form-I, Pre-feasibility
Report and EIA/EMP after incorporating ?Terms of References? as per the EIA
Notification, 2006 and related project documents and subsequent clarifications
furnished vide letters dated 4th June, 2008 for
seeking environmental clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006 on the above
mentioned project.
2.0 The
Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application. It is noted
that proposal
is for the expansion of Sponge Iron Plant into Mini Steel Plant
(Sponge Iron Plant 100 TPD; Induction Furnaces 2x10 TPD; Ladle Furnace 1x12
TPD; Continuous Billet Casting Machine 70,000 TPA, Bar & Rod Mill) and
Captive Power Plant (10 MW) at Hirenbangal, Koppal, Karnataka by M/s
Dhruvdesh Metasteel Pvt. Ltd. Total project area is
1. Sponge Iron Plant (100 TPD)
2. Induction furnaces (2x10/12 TPD)
3. Ladle Furnace (1x10/14TPD)
4. 2 strand Continuous Billet Casting Machine, Bar & Rod Mill
(80,000 TPA)
5. Captive Power Plant (12 /15 MW)
3.0 Electrostatic
precipitator (ESP), bag house, dust collectors, dust suppression system will be
provided to control emissions within permissible limits. Total water
requirement from
4.0
Public Hearing meeting was held on 26th February, 2008.
5.0. The Ministry of
Environment and Forests hereby accords environmental clearance to the above
project under the provisions of EIA Notification dated 14th
September, 2006 subject to strict compliance of the following specific and
general 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. 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). The gas then shall be cleaned in
electrostatic precipitator (ESP) before leaving out into the atmosphere through
ID fan and stack.
iii)
Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) to
sponge Iron kiln and power plant and bag
house to steel melting shop (SMS), continuous casting unit, baterial handling
system, rolling mill and reheating furnace shall be provided to control
emissions within permissible limits.
Fugitive emissions from raw material handling area and induction furnace
shall also be controlled by providing dust suppression system.
iv)
In-plant
control measures like tarring of roads, green belt and good house keeping shall
be done to control fugitive emissions from all the vulnerable sources. All the material transfer points, discharge
points and raw material storage area shall be completely covered. Monitoring of
fugitive emissions in the work zone environment shall be carried out regularly
as per the CPCB guidelines and reports submitted to the Ministry?s Regional
Office at
v)
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 iron 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. Efforts shall 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.
vii)
Total ground
water requirement from
viii)
Prior permission for the drawl of 720 m3/day from
ix)
New DRI kiln shall be provided with
waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) to make use of flue gases generated during
the process. All the char from
existing and proposed 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 alongwith the DRI plant to
ensure full utilization of char from the begning. All the other solid /
hazardous wastes viz. SMS slag, plant sludge, scrap etc. shall be properly
utilized or disposed off in environment friendly manner. The sewage sludge
shall be used as manure. Spent oil and used transformers oil shall be provided
to authorized recyclers/reprocessors.
x)
A time bound
action plan shall be submitted to reduce solid waste, its proper utilization
and disposal.
xi)
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
xii)
Proper utilization of fly ash shall be
ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 1999 and subsequent amendment in 2003. All
the fly ash shall be provided to cement and brick manufacturers for further
utilization and bottom ash shall be used for land filling.
xiii)
As proposed, green belt shall be
developed in 33 % area all around the
plant boundary and wherever space is available to mitigate the effects of air
emissions as per CPCB guidelines in consultation with local DFO.
xiv)
All the
recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Protection (CREP) for the Steel Sector shall be implemented.
xv)
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 shall strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the Karnataka
Pollution Control Board (KPCB) 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 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. On-line ambient
air and continuous stack monitoring system shall be installed in stacks to
monitor SPM and interlocking facilities shall be provided so that process can
be automatically stopped in case emission level exceeds the limit.
iv.
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 KPCB. Data on
ambient air quality and stack emission shall be regularly submitted to this
Ministry including its Regional Office at
v.
Industrial
wastewater shall be properly collected and 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 shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules,
1989 viz. 75 dBA (day time) and 70 dBA (night time).
vii.
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.
viii.
All the
measures regarding occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be
undertaken and regular medical examination of all the employees shall be
ensured as per the Factories Act and records maintained.
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 programs, educational programs, drinking water supply
and health care etc.
x.
As proposed, Rs. 5.50 Crores and Rs. 1.90 Crores shall be
earmarked towards capital cost and recurring expenditure/annum for environment
pollution control measures and shall be used to implement the conditions
stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the State
Government. An implementation schedule for all the conditions stipulated herein
shall be submitted to the Regional Office of this Ministry at
xi.
The Regional
Office of this Ministry at
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 KPCB 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 at
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.
6.0. The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
7.0. 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.
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. 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 & Forests,
Government of Karnataka,
2. The Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board,
Parisar Bhavan, No. 49, 4th & 5th Floor, Church
Street, Bangalore ? 560 001, Karnataka.
3. The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh
Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar,
4. The Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Regional Office
(SZ), Kendriya Sadan, IVth Floor, E&F Wing, 17th Main Road, Koramangala,
Bangalore-560034, Karnataka.
5. Adviser, IA-II, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
6. Monitoring Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
7. Guard file.
8. Monitoring file.
9. Record file.
(Dr.
P. B. Rastogi)
Director