Minutes of 155Th SEAC Meeting Held on 23.04.2018
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Minutes of the one hundred fifty fifth meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal held on 23.04.2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake. ______________________________________________________________________ Name of the members who were present in the meeting are as follows: - 1. Dr. Tapan Kumar Mukherjee Chairman, SEAC 2. Prof. Jayanta Bhattacharya Member, SEAC 3. Prof. Alok Kumar Mukherjee Member, SEAC 4. Dr. Kalyanmoy Ganguly Member, SEAC 5. Dr. Indrila Guha Member, SEAC 6. Dr. Papita Das Member, SEAC 7. Dr. Subrat Mukherjee, I.F.S Secretary, SEAC & Member Secretary, WBPCB In the beginning of the 155th meeting of SEAC, which was held on 23.04.2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, Paribesh Bhawan, Bidhan Nagar, the Secretary, SEAC welcome all the members. After introductory session, one case was discussed under 'Miscellaneous' section. Fifteen cases were placed for reconsideration. Eight applicants were requested to make their presentation before the committee. Seven applicants appeared before the SEAC for technical presentation on their respective project proposal. One applicant could not appear before the SEAC. SESSION I A. Miscellaneous Section:- 1. Proposed expansion of Day Care and Oncology Building and Alternations of Service Block and new Meditation Centre by M/s. Apollo Gleneagles Hospital Limited within Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, 58, Canal Circular Road, Kolkata – 700054, besides Eastern Metropolitan Bypass Activity: This is an expansion proposal for construction of Day Care and Oncology Building and Alterations of Service Block and new Meditation Centre within the Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata. Total Land Area is 34147 sqm. and Build up area is 53787.7 sqm. Bed strength is 760 (Existing bed strength 510). Chronology of the event: The project proponent obtained Environmental Clearance from SEIAA on 04.10.2016 and Consent to Establish on 08.06.2017 from the State Board. Now the project proponent submitted a request before the SEIAA on 27.02.2018 mentioning that as their expansion project is mainly vertical in nature, it is not possible to create additional space for plantation. The SEIAA forwarded the matter on 02.04.2018 before the SEAC for appraisal. Put up for consideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. SEAC discussed the matter in detail and decided that the project proponent is to be asked for presentation in the next SEAC meeting. Page 1 of 16 Minutes of the one hundred fifty fifth meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal held on 23.04.2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake. ______________________________________________________________________ SESSION II B. Reconsideration Proposals :- Fifeen reconsideration proposals were placed in the meeting. Industry Sector:- 1. Proposed expansion of unsaturated polyester resin production by M/s. Sha Polychem Pvt. Ltd. at Diamond Harbour Road, Vill & PO – Chandi, PS – Bishnupur, Dist – 24 Parganas (South), PIN – 743503, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for expansion of unsaturated polyester Resin production unit. Chronology of the event: The unit presented their proposal before SEAC in the 147th SEAC meeting held on 15.09.2017. The unit was asked for additional clarification in the 147th meeting through letter dated 16.10.2017. The project proponent submitted their reply on 13.04.2018. Name of the Environmental Consultant is M/s. M/s. Ultra-Tech. The case was put up for reconsideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. After carefully considering the submission by the project proponent, SEAC recommended ToR (Annexure – A) for preparing draft EIA/EMP reports. 2. Proposed Fire Clay and China Clay mining project over an area of 23.24 Acres(9.4 Ha) by M/s. Masra Clay Mines in Vill – Masra, PO – Kastogara, PS – Rampurhat, Dist – Birbhum, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for Environmental Clearance for fire clay mining project having mining lease area of 23.24 Acres / 9.4 ha with proposed production of fire clay- 7341 metric ton/yr at Plot No:- 2439, 2440, 2446-2452, 2474-2494, 2501, 2502, 2508-2510, 2779, 3121-3127, 3134-3144, 3520, J.L. No: 41, Mouza- Masra, P.S- Rampurhat, Dist- Birbhum, West Bengal. proposed by Smt. Minati Ghosh. Chronology of the event : The unit presented their proposal before SEAC in the 143rd SEAC meeting held on 03.07.2017. The unit was asked for additional clarification in the 143rd meeting through letter dated 07.09.2017. The project proponent subsequently submitted their reply on 15.01.2018. Name of the Environmental Consultant is M/s. GreencIndia Consulting Pvt. Ltd. The case was put up for reconsideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. After careful consideration of the documents submitted by the unit, SEAC recommended environmental clearance for the proposed project. 3. Proposed Sand Mining project at river bed of Kangsabati River by Shri Bhim Midday at JL No. 136, Mouza Lohatikril, PO – Midnapore, Paschim Midnapore, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for river bed sand mining from the river bed of River Kangsabati. Page 2 of 16 Minutes of the one hundred fifty fifth meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal held on 23.04.2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake. ______________________________________________________________________ Chronology of the event : The unit presented their proposal before SEAC in the 150th SEAC meeting held on 25.11.2017. The unit was asked for additional clarification in the 150th meeting and the project proponent subsequently submitted their reply on 20.12.2017. The submission dated 20.12.2017 was considered in by the SEAC in the 152nd meeting held on 18.01.2018 and the committee noted that the reply was not satisfactory. Hence the project proponent directed to submit their reply against some additional clarifications. The project proponent submitted their reply on 23.02.2018 which was considered in the 154th SEAC meeting held on 24.03.2018 and the committee noted that the submission was unsigned and unsatisfactory. The project proponent once again requested to submit a fresh reply duly signed by the project proponent. The project proponent submitted their reply on 16.04.2018. Name of the Environmental Consultant is M/s. Cognizance Research India Pvt. Ltd. The case was put up for reconsideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. After careful consideration of the documents submitted by the unit, SEAC recommended environmental clearance for the proposed project. 4. Proposed Sand Mining at river bed of Kangsabati River by Shri Amar Khan at JL No. 208, Plot No. 1133, Mouza – Juarhati, PO – Ramnagar Gopinathpur, Dist – Paschim Midnapore, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for river bed sand mining from the river bed of River Kangsabati. Chronology of the event : The unit presented their proposal before SEAC in the 150th SEAC meeting held on 25.11.2017. The unit was asked for additional clarification in the 150th meeting and the project proponent subsequently submitted their reply on 20.12.2017. The submission dated 20.12.2017 was considered in by the SEAC in the 152nd meeting held on 18.01.2018 and the committee noted that the reply was not satisfactory. Hence the project proponent directed to submit their reply against some additional clarifications. The project proponent submitted their reply on 23.02.2018 which was considered in the 154th SEAC meeting held on 24.03.2018 and the committee noted that the submission was unsigned and unsatisfactory. The project proponent once again requested to submit a fresh reply duly signed by the project proponent. The project proponent submitted their reply on 16.04.2018. Name of the Environmental Consultant is M/s. Cognizance Research India Pvt. Ltd. The case was put up for reconsideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. After careful consideration of the documents submitted by the unit, SEAC recommended environmental clearance for the proposed project. 5. Proposed Sand Mining at river bed of Kangsabati River by Shri Susish Ghosh at JL No. 137, Plot No. 212/323(p), 211/271(p), Mouza – Jamsol, PS – Medinipur Sadar, Dist – Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for river bed sand mining from the river bed of River Kangsabati. Page 3 of 16 Minutes of the one hundred fifty fifth meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee, West Bengal held on 23.04.2018 at 11:00 A.M. at the Conference Room, Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake. ______________________________________________________________________ Chronology of the event : The unit presented their proposal before SEAC in the 152nd meeting held on 18.01.2018. The unit was asked for additional clarification in the 152nd meeting and the project proponent subsequently submitted their reply on 23.02.2018. The submission dated 23.02.2018 of the project proponent was considered by the committee in the 154th SEAC meeting held on 24.03.2018 and the committee noted that the submission was unsigned and unsatisfactory. The project proponent once again requested to submit a fresh reply duly signed by the project proponent. The project proponent submitted their reply on 16.04.2018. Name of the Environmental Consultant is M/s. Cognizance Research India Pvt. Ltd. The case was put up for reconsideration in the 155th SEAC meeting held on 23.04.2018. After careful consideration of the documents submitted by the unit, SEAC recommended environmental clearance for the proposed project. 6. Proposed Chemical manufacturing Unit for production of LABSA by M/s. Samrat Management Pvt. Ltd. at Ganesh Complex, Mouza – Raghudevpur, JL No. 99, Panchla, PS – Uluberia, Dist – Howrah, West Bengal. Activity: This is a proposal for Chemical Manufacturing unit of LABSA of 1012.5 TPM and Diluted Sulphuric Acid of 810 TPM.