F. No. J-11011/868/2008-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 : pb.rastogi@nic.in
Telefax : 011: 2436 7668
Dated 26th November, 2009
To,
M/s Jindal Saw Limited
Village Samaghogha,
Paragpur-Mandavi Road
Taluka Mudra, District Kutch ,
Gujarat
E-mail : pramil.sirohi@jindalsaw.com ; Fax No. : 011-2717 0691 ;
Subject
: Expansion
of Steel Plant (2,50,000 TPA to 3,00,000 TPA)
at Village Samaghogha, Paragpur-Mandavi Road, Taluka Mundra, District Kutch,
Gujarat by M/s Jindal Saw Limited ? Environment clearance reg.
Ref.
: Your letter no. nil dated 12th
August, 2009.
Kindly
refer your letter no. nil dated 12th
August, 2009 alongwith project
documents including Form I, Terms of References, Pre-feasibility Report and
EIA/EMP Report and subsequent clarification furnished vide communications dated
12th October, 2009 regarding 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 Steel Plant (2,50,000 TPA to 3,00,000 TPA) at Village Samaghogha, Paragpur-Mandavi Road, Taluka Mundra, District
Kutch, Gujarat by M/s Jindal Saw Limited.
The existing facilities are located in
226 acres land. Additional 86.14 acre land is acquired for the expansion units.
No national park / wild life sanctuary / reserve forest is located within 10 km
radius of the project site. Total cost of the project is Rs. 400.00 Crores.
Proposed project is intended to support seamless pipes of M/s JSL in terms of
supplying raw Materials i.e. round/casted steel of different specifications
depending on the market requirement. Following are the details of existing and
proposed facilities:
|
S.N. |
Facility |
Capacity |
Products |
|
Existing : |
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|
1 |
Blast furnace |
2.5 LPTA |
Hot metal / Pig iron |
|
2 |
Sinter plant |
10.4 LTPA |
Sinter |
|
3 |
Pipe Plant |
8.184 LTPA |
LSAW, Spiral Steel Pipes, DI & CI Pipes |
|
4 |
Captive Power Plant |
21,290 KVA |
Power |
|
Proposed expansion : |
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|
1 |
Renovation and Modernization of existing Blast Furnace |
2,50,000 TPA (existing) to 3,00,000 TPA |
Hot metal / Pig iron |
|
2 |
Mini Blast furnace |
2,80,000 TPA (1x250 m3) |
Hot metal / Pig iron |
|
3 |
Steel Melting Shop Energy Optimized Furnace Ladle Refining furnace Vacuum Degasser Unit Continuous Caster Machine |
2,80,000 TPA 1x35 TPH 2x35 TPH 1x35 TPH 1x35 TPH |
Billets |
|
4 |
Air Separation Unit |
110 TPD |
Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon |
|
5 |
Captive Power Plant (BF gas) |
4 MW |
Power |
3.0 Steel will be produced through Blast
Furnace-Energy Optimizing Furnace (EOF)-LRF-VD-CCM route. Hot metal from blast
furnace, scrap and ferro alloys will be fed to Energy Optimizing Furnace (EOF).
Scrap will also be melted. Molten metal from EOF will be transferred to LRF for further refining and for
degassing in a vacuum degassing unit (VDU). The refined molten steel will be
casted into billets in a continuous casting machine (CCM). Commercial oxygen
gas will be produced in an air separation plant by fractional distillation of
high pressure atmospheric air.
4.0 Gas cleaning plant,
multi-cyclone, bag house, wet ventury scrubber, fume extraction system etc. will be provided to control emissions within
50 mg/Nm3. Existing and proposed water consumption is
4.0 MLD and 5 MLD respectively and permission is available for 9,500 KLD (9.5
MLD) water from Gujarat Water Infrastructure Limited (GWIL). 300 m3/day ground water will also
be used. All the treated
wastewater will be recycled / reused within the plant and no wastewater will be
discharged outside the plant premises. The
granulated blast furnace slag will
be given to cement makers. Iron
rich dust, scales and sludge will be reused in the sinter plant. SMS slag after
metal recovery and waste refractory will be suitably disposed. Green belt will
be developed in 75 acres (33 %), out of total 226 acres.
5.0 Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting was
held on 9th July, 2009.
6.0. 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)
Compliance to
all the specific and general conditions stipulated for the existing plant shall
be ensured and regular reports submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office
at Bhopal.
ii)
Use of
antharacite coke shall be re-examined and a report submitted to the Ministry
and its Regional Office at Bhopal.
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 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
50 mg/Nm3. All the gases from blast furnace after
cleaning in gas cleaning plant (GCP) shall be used as fuel for power
generation.
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 unit shall not be restarted until the control measures are rectified
to achieve the desired efficiency.
iv)
Blast furnace
top gas shall be cleaned in multi-cyclone and bag house. Flue gas from Energy Optimizing Furnace (EOF) shall be treated in gas cleaning plant
comprising of cyclone followed by wet ventury scrubber and clean gas
shall be discharged through a stack of adequate height as per CPCB guidelines. Fume extraction system with bag filters shall
be provided to ladle refining furnace (LRF). The SPM emissions from all the sources shall be controlled within 50
mg/Nm3.
v)
Secondary
fugitive emissions from blast furnace shall be controlled within the latest
permissible limits issued by the Ministry and regularly monitored. Guidelines /
Code of Practice issued in this regard by the CPCB should
also be followed.
vi)
Vehicular
pollution due to transportation of raw material and finished product shall be controlled.
Proper arrangements should also be made to control dust emissions during
loading and unloading of the raw material and finished product. Vehicular
emissions shall be regularly monitored and records kept.
vii)
In-plant control measures for controlling fugitive emissions from
spillage/raw materials handling shall be provided. Fugitive dust emissions from raw material handling system shall be
minimized by using dry fogging system, air curtains and water sprinkling
system. Fugitive emissions from raw material transfer points and junction
points of conveyors shall be controlled by providing bag house. Coal mill shall
be provided with bag filters to reduce coal dust pollution. Dedusting system shall be installed at stock
house.
Data on fugitive emissions shall be regularly monitored and records maintained.
viii)
Total water
requirement after expansion from Gujarat Water
Infrastructure Limited (GWIL) and bore wells shall not exceed 9,500 KLD (9.5 MLD) and 300 m3/day
respectively as per the permission accorded by the concerned authorities. Air
cooled condenser shall be provided to captive power plant to reduce water
consumption. Ground water or any
other surface water shall not be utilized for any construction or industrial
purposes. Blow down water from cooling tower and air separation plant shall be
reused as make-up water for slag granulation. Cooling tower blow down from blast furnace gas based captive power plant
shall be used as make-up for dust scrubbing in EOF and recycled. DM
plant regeneration water shall be neutralized and used for dust suppression and
green belt development. Domestic wastewater shall be treated in sewage
treatment plant (STP) and used for gardening.
ix)
Efforts shall be made to make use of rain water harvested.
If needed, capacity of the reservoir shall be enhanced to meet the maximum
water requirement. Only balance water requirement shall be met from the Gujarat
Water Infrastructure Limited (GWIL).
x)
?Zero? effluent discharge shall be strictly followed and no
wastewater shall be discharged outside the premises.
xi)
The water consumption should not exceed 16 m3/Ton
of Steel as per prescribed standard.
xii)
Regular monitoring of influent and effluent surface,
sub-surface and ground water shall be ensured and treated wastewater should
meet the norms prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board or described
under the E(P) Act whichever are more stringent. Leachate study for the
effluent generated and analysis should also be regularly carried out and report
submitted to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhopal, GPCB and CPCB.
xiii)
Ground water monitoring around the solid waste disposal site
/ secured landfill (SLF) should be carried out regularly and report submitted
to the Ministry?s Regional Office at Bhopal, CPCB and GPCB.
xiv)
All the blast
furnace slag shall be granulated and provided to cement manufacturers
for further utilization. All the dust
from the air pollution control equipments and scales shall be recycled and reused in the sinter plant. All
the other solid waste including SMS
slag after metal recovery, sludge from EOF gas cleaning plant, broken
refractory mass shall be properly disposed off in environment-friendly
manner. Spent/used oil and lubricants shall be sold to the registered recyclers
as per the Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 and
subsequent amendments.
xv)
A time bound action plan shall be submitted to reduce solid
waste, its proper utilization and disposal.
xvi)
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, GPCB and
CPCB.
xvii)
As proposed, green belt shall be developed in 75 acres (33 %), out of total 226 acres in
and around the plant premises to mitigate the effects of fugitive emissions all
around the plant as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with DFO.
xviii)
All the recommendations made in the Charter on Corporate Responsibility for
Environment Protection (CREP) for the Steel Plants shall be strictly
implemented.
xix)
All the commitments made to the public
during the Public Hearing / Public Consultation meeting held on 9th July, 2009 shall be
satisfactorily implemented.
xx)
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
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 Gujarat Pollution
Control Board (GPCB) may
specify more stringent standards for the relevant parameters keeping in view
the nature of the industry and its size and location.
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 GPCB. Data on
ambient air quality and stack emission should be regularly submitted to this
Ministry including its Regional Office at Bhopal, GPCB and 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
(day time) and 70 dBA (night time).
vii.
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.
viii.
Occupational Health Surveillance of the workers
should be done on a regular basis and records maintained as per the Factories
Act.
ix.
The project proponent shall
also comply with all the environmental protection measures and safeguards
recommended in the EIA / EMP report and during the public hearing meeting.
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.
As proposed, Rs. 20.00 Crores and Rs. 2.00 Crores shall be earmarked towards the capital cost and recurring expenditure/annum
earmarked for the environmental pollution control to implement
the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests 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.
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 Bhopal, the respective Zonal Office of
CPCB and the GPCB. The
criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, 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.
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 at Bhopal, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB
and the GPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry at Bhopal / CPCB / GPCB 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
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 GPCB 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.
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.
7.0 The Ministry may revoke or suspend the
clearance, if implementation of any of the above conditions is not
satisfactory.
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 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.
10.0 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 :
(Dr. P.B. Rastogi)
Director