F. No. J-11011/252/2009-IA-II
(I)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(I.A. Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road
New Delhi ? 110 003
E-mail: ms.industry-mef@nic.in
Tele/fax: 011 ? 2436 3973
Dated: 3rd May, 2011
To,
M/s Sanghi
Infrastructure M.P. Limited
625, Ansal Chamber-11, 6, Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi - 110 066
Ph: 011- 26194981/82 Fax: 011- 26194983
E-mail: sanghidelhi@sanghicement.com
Sub: Cement Plant (Phase-I, Clinker 3.0 MTPA; Cement 3.8 MTPA) at Village Sanghigram,
P.O.: Kari Talai, Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh, District Katni
in Madhya Pradesh along with Captive Limestone Mine (1244.85 ha, 5.64 MTPA)
near Jamuani Khurd, Chari, Durjanpur and Padrehi Villages in Katni
District in Madhya Pradesh by M/s Sanghi
Infrastructure M.P. Limited- regarding environmental clearance
Sir,
This has reference to your letter no. SIMPL/Cement/EC/01
dated 3.12.2010 and subsequent communications dated 3.3.2011 and 14.03.2011
along with copies of EIA/EMP and public hearing reports seeking environmental
clearance under the provisions of EIA Notification, 2006.
2. The Ministry of Environment and Forests
has examined your application. It is
noted that M/s Sanghi Infrastructure M.P. Limited have proposed to set up
a Cement Plant (Phase-I, 3.8 MTPA) along with captive Limestone Mine (889.76
ha) in District Katni in Madhya Pradesh. Proposed
cement plant to be located in an area of 230.39 ha, which has already been allocated
by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. About 76.02 ha of plant area will be under
green belt. No R&R is involved. No national park/wild life
sanctuary/reserve forest is located within 10 km radius of the project site.
Raw materials required for the proposed project are Limestone (5.64 MTPA),
Bauxite (0.19 MTPA), Laterite (0.15 MTPA), Coal (0.6
MTPA) and Gypsum (0.19 MTPA). Total cost of the proposed project is Rs. 1180.24
Crores. Rs. 389.50 Crores is earmarked towards environmental pollution control measures.
3. Method
of mining will be opencast mechanized. The mining lease area of 889.76 ha
comprises of Government land (33.55 ha) and private land (856.21 ha). The
ultimate working depth will be 40 m bgl. The water table will not be intersected due to
the mining activity. The life of the mine is 32 years. Controlled drilling and
blasting with dust extractors will be undertaken.
4. It
is noted that cyclone separators, ESP, bag filters, wet scrubber etc. would be
provided to control the primary and secondary fugitive emissions. Dust
collection and extraction system to control fugitive dust emission due to
handling of raw material at various points will be installed. Water sprinklers
to suppress the dust from the internal roads will be provided.
5. Water
requirement for the cement plant will be 1200 m3/day and limestone
mine will be 24m3/day. The water requirement will be met from the
Mahanadi River and the Bansagar dam. Water Resources
Department of Government of Madhya Pradesh has accorded in
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principle commitment for drawl of water vide
letter Ganga / Works / B.S / 05-58 dated 17.02.2010.
Sewage will be treated in Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). Treated waste water
will be reused in the greenbelt. The manufacturing of cement is based on dry
process. The generation of liquid effluent from cement plant would be minimum. It is proposed to undertake rain water harvesting
measures to recharge the ground water. No solid waste will be generated in the
cement Plant. Domestic waste generated will be properly treated and
reused/recycled in the greenbelt. Overburden will be backfilled in the mined
out area.
6. Greenbelt
will be developed in 33% of total plant area. Acoustic enclosures will be
provided to high noise generating equipment. Power requirement of 45 MW will be
met from Bhadanpur Thermal Power Plant (405 MW) if it
comes up at the time of operation of cement plant. Otherwise, power requirement
will be met from Substation in Kymore.
HSD/LDO/HFO/LFI will be used in DG sets for emergency power supply.
7. The
cement plants of >1.0 MTPA capacity have been listed at S. No. 3(b) and
mining project at 1 (a) under category ?A? of the Schedule of EIA Notification
2006 and appraised at Central level.
8. The proposal was considered by the Expert
Appraisal Committee-1 (Industry) in its 18th meeting held during 24th
-25th January, 2010. The Committee sought additional
information for reconsideration of project. On receipt of additional
information, the committee reconsidered the project in its 21st meeting held during 25th
- 26th March, 2011. The Committee recommended the proposal for
environmental clearance subject to stipulation of specific conditions along
with other environmental conditions. Public hearing for the project was held on
28.10.2010.
9. Based on the information submitted by
you, presentation made by you and consultant, M/s Vogue Construction and
Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, 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.
Continuous
monitoring system to monitor gaseous emissions shall be provided and limit of PM
shall be controlled within 50 mg/Nm3 by installing adequate air
pollution control system and energy efficient technology. Continuous monitoring
of stack emission as well as ambient air quality (as per notified standards)
shall be carried out and continuous record maintained. Based on the monitored
data, necessary corrective measures as may be required from time to time shall
be taken to ensure that the levels are within permissible limits. The results
of monitoring shall also be submitted to the respective Regional Office of MoEF regularly. Besides, the results of monitoring will
also be put on the website of the company in public domain.
ii.
The
ambient air quality data as well as the stack emission data shall also be
displayed in public domain at some prominent place near the main gate of the
company and updated in real time.
iii.
The
six monthly monitoring report as well as the mentioned
data on various parameters as stipulated in environment clearance conditions
shall be put on the website of the company and also regularly updated. The
monitored data shall also be submitted to respective State Pollution Control
Board / UTPCCs and the Regional Office of MoEF.
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iv.
Possibilities shall be explored for the proper and full
utilization of gases generated from the kiln in waste heat recovery boiler
(WHRB) and a feasibility report shall be prepared and submitted to the Ministry
and its Regional Office at Bhopal
within three months from the date of issue of the letter.
v.
The National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 should be
followed.
vi.
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.
vii.
Asphalting/concreting of roads and water
spray all around the critical areas prone to air pollution and having high
levels of SPM and RPM should be ensured.
viii.
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 should not be overloaded. Vehicular emissions shall be regularly monitored.
ix.
Total water requirement shall not exceed 1224m3/day. Rainwater harvesting measures should be adopted for the
augmentation of ground water at cement plant, colony and mine site. The company must also collect rain water in
the mined out pits of captive lime stone mine and use the same water for the
various activities of the project to conserve fresh water and reduce the water
requirement pressure from the river. An action plan shall be submitted to Ministry?s
Regional Office at Bhopal within three months from date of issue of this letter
x.
The project proponent shall ensure that no natural water course shall be obstructed due to any mining operations.
xi.
Catch drains and siltation ponds of appropriate size
shall be constructed for the working pit, inter burden and mineral dumps to
arrest flow of silt and sediment. The water so collected should be utilized for
watering the mine area, roads, green belt development etc. The drains should be
regularly de-silted, particularly after monsoon, and maintained properly.
xii.
Garland drain of appropriate size,
gradient and length shall be constructed for both mine pit and inter burden
dumps and sump capacity should be designed keeping 50% safety margin over and
above peak sudden rainfall (based on 50 years data) and maximum discharge in
the area adjoining the mine site. Sump capacity shall also provide adequate
retention period to allow proper settling of silt material. Sedimentation pits
should be constructed at the corners of the garland drains and de-silted at
regular intervals.
xiii.
Regular monitoring of ground water level and quality shall
be carried out by establishing a network of existing wells and constructing new
piezometers at suitable locations by the project
proponent in and around project area in consultation with Regional Director,
Central Ground Water Board. The frequency of monitoring should be four times a
year- pre-monsoon (April / May), monsoon (August), post-monsoon (November), and
winter (January). Data thus collected shall be sent at regular intervals to
Ministry of Environment and Forests and its Regional Office at Bhopal Central
Ground Water Authority and State Ground
Water Board.
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xiv.
Dimension of the retaining
wall at the toe of inter burden dumps and inter burden benches within
the mine to check run-off and siltation should be based on the rain fall data.
xv.
Suitable conservation measures to
augment ground water resources in the area should be planned and implemented in
consultation with Regional Director, Central Ground Water Board.
xvi.
All the bag filter dust, raw mill dust,
coal dust, clinker dust and cement dust from pollution control devices shall be recycled and reused in the process and
used for cement manufacturing.
xvii.
An effort shall be made to use of high calorific hazardous waste in the cement kiln and necessary
provision shall be made accordingly.
xviii.
Efforts shall be made to use low grade lime, more fly ash and solid waste in the cement
manufacturing.
xix.
Risk and Disaster Management Plan along with the mitigation
measures should be prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry?s Regional
Office at Bhopal, SPCB and CPCB within three months of issue of environment
clearance letter.
xx.
Blasting operation shall be carried out only
during the daytime. Controlled blasting should be practiced. The mitigative
measures for control of ground vibrations and to arrest fly rocks and boulders
should be implemented.
xxi.
Wet drilling blasting method and provision for the
control air emissions during blasting using dust collectors etc. shall be used.
xxii.
Bench height, width and slope for individual bench should be
properly assessed and implemented. Adequate measures should be adopted to
stabilize the slope before abandonment. The fencing around the reservoir shall
be provided to prevent accidents.
xxiii.
Action plan for the mining, management
of over burden (removal, storage, disposal etc.), reclamation of the mined out
area and mine closure shall be submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Bhopal.
xxiv.
The inter burden and other waste generated shall be stacked at
earmarked dump site(s) only and shall not be kept active for long period. The
total height of the dumps should not exceed
xxv.
The project proponent shall modify the mine plan of the project at
the time of seeking approval for the
next mining scheme from the Indian Bureau of Mines so as to reduce the
area for external over burden dump by suitably increasing the height of the
dumps with proper terracing. It should be ensured that the overall slope of the
dump does not exceed 280.
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xxvi.
The void left unfilled in the mining area shall be
converted into water body. The higher benches of excavated void/mining pit
should be terraced and plantation done to stabilize the slopes. The slope of
higher benches should be made gentler for easy accessibility by local people to
use the water body. Peripheral fencing shall be carried out along the excavated
area.
xxvii.
Top soil, if any, shall be stacked with proper slope
at earmarked site(s) only with adequate measures and should be used for
reclamation and rehabilitation of mined out areas.
xxviii.
As proposed, green belt shall be
developed in at least 33 % in cement plant and all the mined out area except used for reservoir.
xxix.
All the safety norms stipulated by the
Director General, Mine & Safety (DGMS) should be implemented.
xxx.
All the recommendations made in the
Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) for the
Cement plants should be implemented.
xxxi. The company shall comply
with the commitments made during public
hearing held on 28.10.2010 and a separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and
information submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhopal.
xxxii. At
least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the
corporate social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound
action plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office
at Bhopal. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a
time bound manner.
xxxiii. Provision shall be made for the
housing of 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.
xxxiv. Rehabilitation and
Resettlement Plan for the project
affected population shall be implemented as per the policy of the State Govt.
in consultation with the State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. Compensation paid in
any case shall not be less than the norms prescribed under the National
Resettlement and Rehabilitation
Policy, 2007.
B. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
i.
The
project authority shall adhere to the stipulations made by Madhya Pradesh
Pollution Board (MPSPCB) and State Government.
ii.
No
further expansion or modification of the plant shall be carried out without
prior approval of this Ministry.
iii.
At
least four ambient air quality monitoring stations shall be established in the down wind direction as well as where maximum ground
level concentration of PM10, SO2 and NOX are
anticipated in consultation with the SPCB. Data on ambient air quality and
stack emissions shall be regularly submitted to this Ministry including its
Regional Office and SPCB / CPCB once in six months.
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iv.
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 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 dB(A) 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
Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dB(A) (day time) and
70 dB(A) (night time).
vi.
Proper
housekeeping and adequate occupational health programmes shall be taken up.
Occupational Health Surveillance programme shall be done on a regular basis and
records maintained properly for at least 30-40 years. The programme shall
include lung function and sputum analysis tests once in six months. Sufficient
preventive measures shall be adopted to avoid direct exposure to dust etc.
vii.
The
company shall undertake eco-development measures including community welfare
measures in the project area.
viii. The project proponent shall also
comply with all the environmental protection measures and safeguards
recommended in the EIA/ EMP and public hearing reprots.
ix.
A
separate environmental management cell with full fledged laboratory facilities
to carry out various management and monitoring functions shall be set up under
the control of Senior Executive.
x.
Adequate
funds shall be allocated to implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry
of Environment and Forests as well as the State Government. Time bound implementation
schedule for implementing all the conditions stipulated herein shall be
submitted. The funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other purpose.
xi.
The
Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / MPPCB shall monitor the stipulated
conditions. The project authorities shall extend full cooperation to the
officer (s) of the Regional Office by furnishing the requisite data /
information / monitoring reports. A six monthly compliance report and the
monitored data alongwith statistical interpretation shall be submitted to them
regularly.
xii.
The
project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of
compliance of the stipulated EC conditions including results of monitored data
(both on hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the respective Regional Office of
MoEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the
MPPCB.
xiii.
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.
xiv.
Measures
shall be taken for control of noise levels below 85 dB(A)
in the work environment. Workers engaged in operations of HEMM etc. shall be
provided with ear plugs/ muffs.
xv.
Industrial
waste water (workshop and waste water from the mine) shall be properly
collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed under GSR 422
(E)
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dated
19th May, 1993 and 31st December, 1993 or as amended from time to time. Oil and
grease trap shall be installed before discharge of workshop effluents.
xvi.
Personnel
working in dusty areas shall wear protective respiratory devices and they shall
also be provided with adequate training and information on safety and health
aspects. Occupational health surveillance program of the workers shall be
undertaken periodically to observe any contractions due to exposure to dust and
take corrective measures, if needed.
xvii.
The
project authorities shall inform to the Regional Office located regarding date
of financial closures and final approval of the project by the concerned
authorities and the date of start of land development work.
xviii.
A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to
concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad/Municipal
Corporation, Urban Local Body and the Local NGO, if any, from whom
suggestions/representations if any, were received
while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also put up on the
website of the Company by the proponent.
xix.
The project authorities shall advertise at least in two local
newspapers widely circulated, one of which shall be in the vernacular language
of the locality concerned, within seven days of the issue of the clearance
letter informing that the project has been accorded environmental clearance and
a copy of the clearance letter is available with the Madhya Pradesh Pollution
Control Board and also at web site of the Ministry of Environment and Forests
at "http://envfor.nic.in and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the
Regional Office of this Ministry.
xx.
The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st
March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the
concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986 as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the
website of the Company alongwith the status of compliance of EC conditions and
shall also be sent to the respective regional Office of the MoEF
by e-mail.
10. The
Ministry may revoke or suspend the clearance, if implementation of any of the
above conditions is not satisfactory.
11. The
Ministry reserves the right to stipulate additional conditions if found
necessary. The Company in a time bound manner shall implement these conditions.
12. 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,
Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 and the Public (Insurance)
Liability Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules.
(Dr. P.L.
Ahujarai)
Scientist ?F?
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Copy
to: -
1.
The
Secretary (Environment), Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Mantralaya,
Ballabh Bhavan, Bhopal, MP.
2.
The
Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun
Nagar, New Delhi - 110032.
3.
The
Chairman, Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Parishar , E-5, Arera Colony,
Bhopal - 462016
4.
The
Chief Conservator of Forests (Central), Ministry of Environment, and Forests,
Western Regional Office, Kendriya Paryavaran
Bhavan, Link Road No. 3, Ravi Shankar Nagar, Bhopal -
462016
5.
Monitoring
Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan,
CGO Complex, New Delhi-110003.
6.
Guard
file / Record file
(Dr. P.L. Ahujarai)
Scientist ?F?