F. No. J-11011/724/2008-
IA II (I)
Government of India
Ministry of Environment and Forests
(I.A. Division)
Paryavaran Bhawan
New Delhi ? 110 003
E-mail:
ms.industry-mef@nic.in
Tele/fax: 011 ? 2436 3973
Dated: August 30th, 2010
To,
The Director,
M/s Jai Balaji Industries
Limited,
5, Bentink Street, 2nd
Floor
Kolkata- 700 0001, West Bengal
E-mail: gaurav@jaibalajigroup.com
Fax: 033-22430021
Sub: Modification-cum-expansion
of existing steel Plant (Unit ? III) at Mouza, Bamunara & No. 58 and
Banskopa J.L. No. 61, Village Banskopa, P.O. Rajbandh, District Burdwan, West
Bengal by M/s Jai Balaji Industries Limited regarding Environmental
Clearance
Sir,
2. M/s Jai Balaji Industries
Limited have proposed for the modification and expansion of Steel Plant (Unit-III) at Mouza Bamunara
& No.58 and Banskopa J.L. No. 61, Village Banskopa, P.O. Rajbandh, District
Burdwan, West Bengal. The company has in its position 188 acres of land and
area required for expansion is 64 acres. Expansion will
be carried out within the existing plant area. Green belt
development will be developed in 21.5 acres (33%) of plant area. No national
park / wildlife sanctuary/ eco sensitive area located within 10 km distance of
the project. Total cost of the project is Rs. 354.5
Crores. Rs.
30 Crores and Rs. 4.0 Crores will be earmarked towards total capital cost and
recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures.
3. Following are the existing and proposed facilities (ultimate capacity) along with
their production capacities:
|
S.No. |
Units |
Production
(TPA) |
|
Existing |
||
|
1 |
2x250 M3BF |
3,67,500 |
|
2 |
60 M2 Sinter Plant |
6,08,256 |
|
3 |
Rolling Mill |
3,00,000 |
|
4 |
Arc Furnace (1X50 T) |
3,46,500 |
|
5 |
DIP (Ductile Iron Pipe) plant |
2,52,000 |
|
6 |
Induction furnace for DIP plant |
1X10 T |
|
Proposed : |
||
|
1 |
Blast Furnace (250 M3) |
5,04,000 |
|
2 |
Electric Arc Furnace (60 T) |
4,50,200 |
|
3 |
Caster
|
4,50,200 |
|
4 |
LRF |
4,50,200 |
|
5 |
Pulverised Coal injection Plant |
97,200 |
|
6 |
O2 Plant VPSA ASU |
18,000 40,320 |
|
7 |
Iron Ore Beneficiation |
6,00,000 |
|
8 |
Pellet Plant |
6,00,000 |
|
9 |
Rolling Mill |
6,00,000 |
|
10 |
Desulphurisation of metal |
5,04,000 |
|
11 |
Induction Furnace (3x15 T) with DIP plant |
2,52,000 |
|
13 |
Lime kiln |
54,000 |
|
14 |
Producer Gas Plant |
4x3000 Nm3/hr |
4. Make up water requirement of 108m3/hr
will be met from the Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) for which
permission from ADDA has been obtained. No ground water will be used. The
treated water from de-mineralization (DM) plant /softening plant will be
recycled and reused as make up water for various plant units. All the effluent
will be treated and used for dust suppression, slag granulation and green belt
development. No effluent will be discharged and ?zero? discharge will be
adopted. Domestic effluent will be treated
in septic tank followed by soak pit. Total power requirement will be 39.4 MVA
and will be sourced from DVC State Grid as well as in house power
generation. LDO (9,600 KLPA) and LPG (1
TPA) will be used as fuel.
5. To control the gaseous emissions from
the blast furnaces, venturi scrubber and cyclone will be installed. The bag
filters will be installed at the raw material handling system and to control
the emissions from the furnaces. To control the secondary emissions from the
steel melting shop, fume extraction system will be installed. The dust
extraction system will be provided at the coal, coke and iron ore handling
area. Dry fogging system to arrest the fugitive dust emission at raw material
stock pile, unloading and loading points and spillages from the conveyor system
will be provided. Noise control measures include earmuffs/ear plugs and noise
helmets to the workers. Continuous exposure to high noise will be avoided.
6. BF
slag after granulation will be sold to cement plants. EAF slag will be used for land filling and
road construction. Mill scale and scrap
will be used as raw materials in the Sinter Plant. BF flue dust and sludge will be reused in
Sinter Plant. Scrap generated during
steel billets and during rolling operations will be recycled to SMS. Iron Ore
tailings will be disposed of in abandoned mines.
7. All
the Integrated steel plants are listed at S. No. 3(a) under Category ?A? of the
Schedule of EIA Notification 2006 and appraised at the Central level.
8. The proposal was
considered by the Expert Appraisal Committee-1 (industry) in its meeting held
during 26-28th July, 2010. The Committee recommended the proposal
for environmental clearance subject to stipulation of specific conditions along
with other environmental conditions. Public hearing/public consultation
meeting was conducted by the West
Bengal Pollution
Control Board on 10th December, 2009.
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9. Based
on the information submitted by you, presentation made by you and consultant, M/s Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, 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.
Compliance
to all the specific and general conditions stipulated for the existing plant by
the Central/State Govt. shall be ensured and regular reports submitted to the
Ministry and its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.
ii.
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 shall be provided and sufficient air pollution control devices
viz. venturi scrubber , gas cleaning plant, bag filters etc. shall be provided
to keep the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm3 by installing energy efficient
technology.
iii.
As
proposed, bag filter shall be provided to MBF, Electric Arc furnace, sinter
plant and dust catcher followed by venturi scrubbers to blast furnace to
control SPM levels within 50 mg/Nm3. Fume extraction system shall be
provided to induction furnaces to control the emissions within the prescribed
standards.
iv.
The
National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No.
826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 shall be followed. Data for AAQ
emissions data for the last 3 years has to be submitted to the Ministry.
v.
Gaseous
emission levels including 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. New
standards for the sponge iron
plant issued by the Ministry vide
G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30th May, 2008 should be followed.
vi.
Make-up
water requirement from Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) shall not
exceed 108 m3/hr. Efforts shall further be made to use maximum water
from the rain water harvesting sources.
All the effluent shall be treated and used for dust suppression and
green belt development. No
effluent shall be discharged and ?zero? discharge shall be adopted. Sanitary
sewage should be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit.
vii.
Efforts
shall be made to make use of rain water harvested. If needed, capacity of the
reservoir should be enhanced to meet the maximum water requirement. Only
balance water requirement shall be met from other sources. The water
consumption shall not exceed as per the standard prescribed for the steel
plants.
viii.
Regular
monitoring of influent and effluent surface, sub-surface and ground water
(including chromite) should be ensured and treated wastewater should meet the
norms prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board or described under the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 whichever are
more stringent. Leachate study for the effluent generated and analysis shall
also be regularly carried out and report submitted to the Ministry?s Regional
Office at Bhubaneswar, WBPCB and CPCB.
ix.
All
the blast furnace (BF) slag shall be provided to the cement
manufacturers. Scrap shall be used in steel melting shop (SMS) and SMS slag and
kiln accretions shall be
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properly utilized.
All the other solid waste including broken
refractory mass shall be properly
disposed off in environment-friendly manner.
x.
Vehicular
pollution due to transportation of raw material and finished products shall be
controlled. Proper arrangements shall also be made to control dust
emissions during loading and unloading of the raw material and finished
product.
xi.
All
internal roads shall be black topped. The roads shall be regularly cleaned with
mechanical sweepers. A 3-tier avenue plantation using native species shall be
developed along the roads. Facilities for parking of trucks carrying raw coal
from the linked coalmines shall be created within the Unit.
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 should be submitted to
the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar, WBPCB and CPCB.
xiii.
As
proposed, green belt shall be
developed in 33 % of plant area as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with
the DFO.
xiv.
All
the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for
Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants should be implemented.
xv.
All
the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing / Public
Consultation meeting held on 10th December, 2009 should be
satisfactorily implemented and a
separate budget for implementing the same should be allocated and information
submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhubaneswar.
xvi.
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 Bhubaneswar.
Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in a time bound
manner. Occupational health data for the last 3 years has to be submitted to
the Ministry.
xvii.
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.
A.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
i.
The
project authorities must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the West
Bengal State Pollution Control Board 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.
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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 PM10,
SO2 and NOX are anticipated in consultation with the
SPCB. Data on ambient air quality and stack emission shall be regularly
submitted to this Ministry including its Regional Office at Bhubaneswar and the
SPCB/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.
Requisite
amount shall be earmarked towards capital cost and recurring cost/annum 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 Bhubaneswar. The
funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other purpose.
xi.
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 be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.
xii.
The project proponent shall upload the status of
compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including
results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same
periodically. It shall simultaneously be
sent to the Regional
Office of the MOEF at Bhubaneswar. The
respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels
namely; PM10, SO2, NOx (ambient levels as well as stack emissions)
or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and
displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the
public domain.
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xiii.
The project proponent shall also submit six monthly
reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental
conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as
by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB
and the SPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry at Bhubaneswar/ CPCB / SPCB shall
monitor the stipulated conditions.
xiv.
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 environmental conditions and
shall also be sent to the respective Regional Office of the MOEF at Bhubaneswar
by e-mail.
xv.
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 SPCB 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 Bhubaneswar.
xvi.
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.
8. The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
9. The
Ministry reserves the right to stipulate additional conditions if found
necessary. The Company in a time bound manner shall implement these conditions.
10. 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.
11. 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
1.
The
Secretary, Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata, West
Bengal.
2.
The
Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhavan, CBD-cum-Office
Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi-110032.
3.
The
Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, 10A Block-LA,
Sector-III, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091, West Bengal.
4.
The
Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ), Ministry of Environment and Forests A-3, Chandrashekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751
023, Orissa
5.
Adviser
(IA-II), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,
New Delhi.
6.
Monitoring
Cell, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New
Delhi.
7.
Guard
File.
8.
Monitoring
File.
9.
Record
File.
(Dr.
P. L. Ahujarai) Scientist-F