ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORT Mill Development Plan II (MDP II) Project Proponent SESHASAYEE PAPER AND BOARDS LIMITED Erode, Tamil Nadu April 2015 EIA Consultant Project Consultant Cholamandalam MS Risk Services Limited SPB Projects and Consultancy Limited Parry House, 4th Floor, No.2, NSC Bose Road Esvin House, Perungudi, Chennai 600 001, Tamil Nadu Chennai 600096 ISO 9001: 2008 Certified Company [email protected] QCI Accredited EIA Consultant Organization www.spbpc.com ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT for Mill Development Plan - II (MDP - II) At Village Pallipalayam, District Namakkal, Tamil Nadu State M/s. Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, Tamil Nadu Project Proponent: M/s. Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited), District Erode, Tamil Nadu DECLARATION BY EIA CONSULTANT This EIA report has been prepared by Cholamandalam MS Risk Services Limited (CMSRSL), in line with EIA Notification, dated 14th September 2006, seeking prior environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi. This work has been undertaken in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the contract with the client, incorporating our General Terms & Conditions of Business and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. Further, this report is confidential to the client and the use of this report by unauthorized third parties without written authorization from CMSRSL shall be at their own risk. For and on behalf of Cholamandalam MS Risk Services Limited Approved by : N V Subba Rao Sign : Position : Chief Executive Details of Experts/Consultants Engaged For This EIA Study Sr. Name Role in the EIA Study No. 1. Mr V S Bhaskar EIA Coordinator – Pulp and Paper Industry Functional Area Expert - Meteorology, Air Quality Modelling and Prediction FAE - Water Pollution Monitoring, Prevention and Control FAE - Noise & Vibration 2. Mr D Ravishankar Functional Area Expert (FAE) - Air Pollution Monitoring, Prevention and Control FAE –Solid &Hazardous Waste Management 3. Mr N V Subba Rao FAE - Risk & Hazards Management 4. Mr J Rajendra Prasad FAE -Land use 5. Mr Vikrant A Kulkarni FAE -Ecology and Bio-diversity (EB) 6. Dr. Mangalam FAE – Socio-Economy Balasubramaniam 7. Mr Mugundan AFAE - Meteorology, Air Quality Modelling and Prediction 8. Mr P Ramesh AFAE - Air Pollution Monitoring, Prevention and Control 9. Ms. Sathya S Team Member 10. Mr. Harsh Yadav Team Member 11. Mr C S Karthick AFAE - Socio-Economy 12. Environmental Monitoring M/s. CVR Labs Pvt. Limited, Chennai Agency Engaged for Air, Water, Soil and Noise sampling & Analysis Name Role Signature Mr N V Subba Rao Chief Executive EIA Co-ordinator and Mr V S Bhaskar Functional Area Expert Mr D Ravishankar Functional Area Expert Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited EIA Report Pallipalayam, Namakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu Mill Development Plan II (MDP II) Executive Summary Table of Contents CHAPTER # TITLE PAGE # 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 2 1.1 Preamble ............................................................................... 2 1.2 Proposed Project ...................................................................... 2 1.3 Need for the EIA Study ............................................................... 3 1.4 EIA Study ............................................................................... 3 1.5 Environmental Setting of the SPB Mill site ........................................ 4 2 OVERVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ASPECTS IN THE EXISTING FACILITY ........................................................................... 6 3 DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED EXPANSION ............................................. 6 3.1 Land for the proposed Mill Development Plan .................................... 7 3.2 Materials and Resources Requirement ............................................ 9 4 DESCRIPTION OF THE BASELINE ENVIRONMENT ...................................11 4.1 Site Specific Meteorology Conditions .............................................11 4.2 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring .....................................................11 4.3 Water Environment...................................................................12 4.4 Noise Level Survey ..................................................................12 4.5 Soil Environment .....................................................................12 4.6 Flora and Fauna Studies ............................................................12 4.7 Socio-Economic Environment ......................................................13 5 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....14 5.1 Impact during Construction Phase.................................................14 5.2 Impact during Operation Phase ....................................................14 5.3 Predicted Ground Level Concentration ...........................................15 5.4 Fugitive Emissions and Associated Environmental Impacts ..................15 5.5 Noise Emissions and Control .......................................................15 5.6 Impacts on the Water Environment................................................16 5.7 Environmental Risks due to Storage and Handling of Solid and Hazardous Wastes 16 5.8 Soil and Groundwater Quality Related Impacts .................................16 5.9 Impacts on Ecological and Biological Environment .............................17 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................17 6.1 Air Quality Management.............................................................17 6.2 Wastewater Management ...........................................................18 6.3 Solid Waste Management...........................................................19 6.4 Green Cover Development .........................................................19 6.5 Community Development Plan under CSR Programs..........................20 6.6 Budget for Environmental Measures ..............................................21 7. ADDITIONAL STUDIES .......................................................................22 7.1. Public Consultation...................................................................22 7.2. Risk Assessment & Mitigation Measures .........................................23 8 PROJECT BENEFITS .........................................................................23 9 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................23 Prepared by & ES-1 Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited EIA Report Pallipalayam, Namakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu Mill Development Plan II (MDP II) Executive Summary 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Preamble Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited (SPB) the flagship company belonging to ‘SPB-ESVIN GROUP’ operates an integrated pulp and paper mill at Pallipalayam Erode – 638 007, Namakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu. SPB commenced commercial operation in December 1962 with a capacity to produce 20,000 tpa of printing and writing grades of paper with two paper machines. In the year 1968 the mill expanded the capacity to 35,000 tpa by adding a 3rd paper machine viz., Yankee machine to produce light weight posters. Again in 1978 the mill added a 4th paper machine and expanded the capacity to 60,000 tpa of paper. In 1996, the company obtained Environmental Clearance (MoEF Ref: J- 11011/56/95-IA-II (I) dated 21.05.1996) to “modernise and expand the integrated pulp and paper mill from 60,000 tpa to 120,000 tpa” of paper. Based on this in 2001, the mill added paper machine #5 to increase production to 120,000 tpa. Presently SPB, Erode unit produces about 120,000 tpa of paper. 1.2 Proposed Project Now SPB proposes to expand by implementing Mill Development Plan II (MDP II). MDP - II will comprise the following: ¾ Up-gradation of existing paper machines to produce 165,000 tpa of finished paper from 120000 tpa without installation of any new paper machine ¾ Up-gradation of existing Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) bleached wood pulp line capacity to 145,000 BD tpa from 115000 BD tpa ¾ Up-gradation of existing 35,000 BD tpa ECF bagasse pulp line (No change in capacity) ¾ Up-gradation of chemical recovery complex to process additional black liquor from pulp mill. ¾ Increase in Captive Power Plant (CPP) capacity by about 15 MW, to meet 100% power requirement of the Erode unit after MDP II and export surplus power. Prepared by & ES-2 Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited EIA Report Pallipalayam, Namakkal Dist., Tamil Nadu Mill Development Plan II (MDP II) Executive Summary ¾ Up-gradation of Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) to take care of the additional waste water load ¾ Up-gradation / augmentation of supporting utilities etc. 1.3 Need for the EIA Study According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification issued by Ministry of Environment and Forests MoEF under Environment Protection Act 2006 paper and pulp industries (excluding manufacture of paper from waste paper) are required to obtain Environmental Clearance for any expansion or modernisation. In addition to this, any captive power plant with capacity greater than 5 MW also requires environmental clearance. SPB submitted an application during May 2013 for prior Environmental Clearance to the MOEF,New Delhi. MOEF issued the terms of reference vide their letter ref:F.No.J-11011/194/2013-IA-II(I)Dt