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Baart sarkar
Payaa-varNa
evaM vana maM~alaya
Government of
Ministry of
Environment & Forests
(IA Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
CGO Complex,
E-mail: hsmalviya@gmail.com
Telephone: 011: 2436 7076
________________________________________________________________________
F. No. J-11011/1301/2007-IA-II(I) Dated : June 13,
2008
To
M/s SBQ Steels Ltd
6/13,
Chennai ? 600028
Tamil Nadu
Sub
: Integrated Steel Plant [Sinter Plant
(500,000 TPA), pig iron (500,000 TPA), Steel melt shop (500,000 TPA), rolling
mill (500,000 TPA) Oxygen plant (2X100 tons per day)] and Captive Power Plant
(10 MW) at Ankalapaturu/Udatha Varipalem village, Chillakuru Mandal, Nellore
District, Andhra Pradesh by M/s SBQ Steels Ltd. (Unit-II)? Environmental
Clearance reg.
Sir,
This has reference to your letter
no. nil dated 14th December, 2008 alongwith Form-I, Preliminary
Feasibility report seeking environmental clearance to the above mentioned
project and subsequent submission of EIA/EMP report vide letter no. nil dated 4th
February 2008.
2.0 The
Ministry of Environment and Forests has examined the application. It is noted
that the proposal is for environmental clearance for setting up of Integrated
Steel Plant [Sinter Plant (500,000 TPA), pig iron (500,000 TPA), Steel melt
shop (500,000 TPA), rolling mill (500,000 TPA) Oxygen plant (2X100 tons per
day)] and Captive Power Plant (10 MW) at Ankalapaturu/Udatha Varipalem village,
Chillakuru Mandal, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh by M/s SBQ Steels Ltd.
(Unit-II). Proposed project is located in
APIIC Industrial Park,
|
S. No |
Unit |
Size |
Capacity |
|
1. |
Sinter Plant |
2 x |
500,000 TPA |
|
2. |
Blast Furnace |
2 x |
500,000 TPA |
|
3. |
Energy Optimization Furnace |
1 x 45 T |
590,000 TPA |
|
4. |
Ladle Refining Furnace |
2 x 40 T |
575,000 TPA |
|
5. |
Vacuum degassing unit |
1 x 40 T |
250,000 TPA |
|
6. |
Continuous casting machine |
2Twin Billet casting lines |
2 Twin Billet casting lines - 225,000
TPA |
|
7 |
Rolling mill |
2x 2,50,000 T/y |
2x 2,50,000 TPA |
|
8 |
Captive power plant (Based on Blast Furnace gas) |
10 MW |
10 MW |
|
9 |
Oxygen plant |
2X100 TPD |
200 TPD |
3.0 For
control of air pollution Gas Cleaning System with double venturi in blast furnace, fume extraction system for Energy Optimisation
furnaces and ladle refining Furnaces, Bagfilter for Sinter plant and dust
catching system in raw material handling system will be installed. The total
estimated water requirement for the plant is 10040 KLD and will be met from Irrigation
Department. The industrial waste water will be 236 KLD which will be treated
and recycled back into process and zero discharge shall be maintained.
4.0 The project activity is covered at serial no. 3 (a) under ?A? Category of the Schedule of EIA
Notification, 2006 and appraised at central level. No public hearing is required as per para 7(i)IIIStage(3)
as the plant is located in notified industrial area.
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)
Bag filter to sinter plant, Double ventury scrubber
along with gas cleaning system to blast furnace and fume extraction system with
bag filters to ladle furnace (LF) shall be provided to control air emissions
within 100 mg/Nm3. Dust
catcher, primary and secondary ventury scrubber followed by cyclone separator
shall also be provided to clean the gas. On-line stack monitoring facilities
for all the stacks shall be provided and sufficient air pollution control
methods shall be adopted to keep the emission levels below 100 mg/Nm3 and
reports submitted to the APPCB & CPCB.
ii)
In-plant control measures for checking fugitive
emissions from all the vulnerable sources shall be provided. Dust extraction
system with bag filters shall be provided at material handling areas, crushers,
hoppers, transfer points etc. All the conveyors shall be covered with GI sheets
to prevent fugitive emissions. Further, specific measures like water sprinkling
around the coal stockpiles and asphalting or concreting of the roads shall be
done to control fugitive emissions.
iii)
Secondary fugitive emissions from blast furnace and
sinter plant should be controlled within the latest permissible limits issued
by the Ministry and regularly monitored.
Guidelines / Code of Practice issued by the CPCB shall be implemented.
iv)
The raw material transpiration shall be with covered
means.
v)
Total water requirement shall not exceed 10040 KLD and
permission for drawl of this quantity from Irrigation Department shall be
obtained and copy shall be submitted Ministry?s Regional Office at
vi)
Blast furnace slag shall be provided to cement
manufacturers for further utilization. SMS slag shall also be properly
utilized. Mill scales from rolling mill shall be used in blast furnace and
sinter plant. Bag filter dust shall be
used in sinter plant. Used oil shall be sold to recyclers and reprocessors.
vii)
As proposed, green belt shall be developed in
viii)
As proposed, Rs. 15.47 Crores and Rs. 1.20 Crores earmarked towards
capital cost and recurring cost/annum shall be judiciously used to implement
the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as
the State Government. A time bound
implementation schedule shall be submitted to the Ministry and its Regional
Office at
B. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
i.
The project authorities shall strictly adhere to the
stipulations made by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.
ii.
No further expansion or modifications in the plant
shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment and
Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from
those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made
to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add
additional environmental protection measures required, if any.
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. 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.
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 OPCB. Data on ambient air quality and stack emission
shall be regularly submitted to this Ministry including its Regional Office at
v.
The project authorities shall strictly comply with the
rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous
Chemicals Rules, 1989 as amended in October, 1994 and January, 2000.
Authorization from the APPCB shall be obtained for collection, treatment,
storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes.
vi.
The project authorities must strictly comply with the
rules and regulations with regard to handling and disposal of hazardous wastes
in accordance with the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules,
2003. Authorization from the A. P.
Pollution Control Board must be obtained for collection / treatment / storage /
disposal of hazardous wastes.
vii.
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 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA
(day time) and 70 dBA (night time).
viii.
The company shall develop rain water harvesting
structures to harvest the rain water for utilization in the lean season besides
recharging the ground water table.
ix.
Occupational Health Surveillance of the workers shall
be done on a regular basis and records maintained as per the Factories Act.
x.
Recommendations made in the CREP guidelines issued for
the steel plants shall be implemented.
xi.
The project proponent shall also comply with all the
environmental protection measures and safeguards recommended in the EIA/EMP
report.
xii.
A separate Environmental Management Cell equipped with
full fledged laboratory facilities shall be set up to carry out the
environmental management and monitoring functions.
xiii.
The implementation of the project vis-à-vis
environmental action plans shall be monitored by Ministry?s Regional Office at
xiv.
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 APPCB / Committee and may also be
seen at Website of the Ministry 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 shall be forwarded to the Ministry?s Regional Office at
xv.
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 start of
the project.
6.0 The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
7.0 The Ministry reserves the right to stipulate additional
conditions, if found necessary. The company in a time bound manner will
implement these conditions.
8.0 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
Authority Act, 1997.
9.0 The
above conditions will be enforced, inter-alia under the provisions of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2003 and the Public
Liability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and rules.
(H.S. Malviya)
Joint Director
Copy
to : -
1.
The Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Mantralaya,
2.
The Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board,
Parivesh Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, New Delhi - 110032.
3.
The Chairman,
4.
The Chief
Conservator of Forests (Central), Ministry of Environment & Forest,
Regional Office (SZ), Kendriya Sadan, IVth Floor, E & F Wing, 17th
Main Road, Koramangla, Bangalore - 560 034, Karnataka.
5.
Monitoring Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi-110003.
6.
Guard file.
7.
Record file
8.
Monitoring file.
(H.S.
Malviya)
Joint Director