FORM I i) Basic Information

Sl.No. Item Details 1 Name of the project/s Mill Expansion Plan (MEP)

2 S.No. in the schedule 5 (i) & 1 (d) As per EIA Notification 2006

Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, Unit - Tirunelveli (SPB-T) 3 Proposed capacity / Paper machine area/length/tonnage to be - Paper production tpa 1,10,000 handled/command area/lease tpm 9,200 area/number of wells to be drilled. Captive Co generation Plant - Turbo Alternator MW 18 (Power) - Boiler (Steam) tph 95

4 New/Expansion/Modernization Expansion

5 Existing Capacity/Area etc. Description Unit Existing Paper production tpa 72, 000 tpm 6,000

De-inked pulp (DIP) tpa 100,000

Captive Co- MW 6.6 generation plant (Note- Existing Co- generation plant will be stopped and operated only on boiler standby mode)

Total land area Acres 301.4 6 Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ Category `B’

Paper manufacturing industry without pulp manufacturing unit along with Captive Co- Generation Plant (CCP) 7 Does it attract the general condition? Not applicable If yes, please specify.

8 Does it attract the specific condition? Not applicable If yes, please specify.

9 Location The proposed expansion project is located within the existing mill premises. Coordinates of total land Location of the mill is enclosed as Annexure -1

Sl No Latitude Longitude A 8°46’49.63’N 77°33’24.67”E B 8°46’49.95’N 77°33’39.15”E C 8°46’29.09’N 77°33’36.83”E D 8°46’26.95’N 77°33’12.67”E

Page 1 of 16 Sl.No. Item Details E 8°46’2.89’N 77°33’10.35”E F 8°45’46.40’N 77°33’38.38”E Plot/Survey/Khasra No The Survey numbers are enclosed as Annexure 2 Village North Ariyanayakipuram Panchayat Tehsil / Taluk Ambasamudram District Tirunelveli State 10 Nearest railway station/ Tirunelveli (16.5 km) Nearest air port. Tuticorin (70 km) SW 11 Nearest Town, city, district Nearest town/city : Tirunelveli (16.5 km) Headquarters along with distance in District headquarters:Tirunelveli (16.5 km) kms. 12 Village Panchayats, Zilla Parishad, Village Panchayat:North Municipal Corporation, Local body Ariyanayakipuram (complete postal addresses with Taluk: Ambasamudram telephone nos. to be given) District: Tirunelveli - 627601 State:Tamil Nadu Phone: 91-4634-275201 to 204 13 Name of the applicant Mr K S Kasi Viswanathan Deputy Managing Director 14 Registered Address Pallipalayam Namakkal District Erode - 638007 Phone : 04288-240221 (7 lines) Fax : 04288-240229 15 Address for correspondence Name Mr K S Kasi Viswanathan Designation (Owner/Partner / CEO) Deputy Managing Director Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, Unit : Tirunelveli Elanthaikulam, Singamparai (Post) (Via) Ambasamudram (Taluk) Tamil Nadu Pin code 627 601 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 04634 -275202 to 5 Fax No. 91-4634-275200 16 Details of Alternative Sites The project is an expansion within the examined, if any. Location of these existing mill premises. sites should be shown on a topo sheet. 17 Interlinked Projects Not applicable 18 Whether separate application of Not applicable interlinked project has been submitted? 19 If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20 If no, reason Not applicable 21 Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given.

The Forest (Conservation) Act, Not Applicable

Page 2 of 16 Sl.No. Item Details 1980? The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? Not Applicable The C.R.Z. Notification, 1991? Not Applicable 22. Whether there is any Government No Order/Policy relevant /relating to the site? 23. Forest land involved (hectares) No 24. Whether there is any litigation No pending against the project and/or land in which the project is proposed to be set up? Name of the Court Case No. Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project.

ii) Activity

1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

S. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in No There will be no change in the land land use, land cover or topography use as the project facilities will be including increase in intensity of within the existing mill premises. land use (with respect to local land use plan) 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No The project will be developed within vegetation and buildings? the existing facility 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Not envisaged

1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. No Not applicable bore houses, soil testing? 1.5 Construction works? Yes The project involves upgradation of existing Paper Machine, Installation of new power boiler, Turbo Alternator with air cooled condenser, storage yards etc, requiring construction of buildings. 1.6 Demolition works? No Not applicable

1.7 Temporary sites used for No Man power will be sourced from construction works or local area. housing of construction workers? Temporary sheds for construction workers will be provided within the mill area 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures Yes Construction of wet lap machine or earthworks including linear building, power boiler, air cooled structures, cut and fill or condenser, Turbo Alternator, excavations storage yard etc. 1.9 Underground works including No Not applicable

Page 3 of 16 S. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data mining or tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not applicable 1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes The process involves Manufacturing processes? of Paper using waste paper based De-inked Pulp (recycled) and purchased pulp. The general process description is given in Annexure-3 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Existing facilities will be utilized materials? 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal Yes Existing facilities will be upgraded. of solid waste or liquid effluents? The details are enclosed as Annexure-4 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of Yes The company has plans for operational workers? constructing houses for the employees. It is in the proposal stage. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No Existing road network is adequate. construction or operation? 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or No Existing facilities will be used. other transport infrastructure including new or altered routes and stations, ports, airports etc? 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No The existing mill is operating with all transport routes or infrastructure the facilities. No closure or diversion leading to changes in traffic of existing transport facilities. movements? Hence no changes 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines No Not envisaged or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, No Not envisaged culverting, realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No There are no streams crossing through the site. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water Yes The after project fresh water form ground or surface waters? consumption will be within the drawl permission of 6000 m3/day from Thamirabarani river. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the No Not envisaged land surface affecting drainage or run-off?

Page 4 of 16 S. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials Yes Constructional Phase: for construction, operation or Temporary shelter will be provided decommissioning? for construction workers. Hence transportation of personnel is not envisaged. Transportation of construction materials will be undertaken by contractor. Operational Phase: The pulp will be transported from SPB unit Erode by road. Waste paper and coal will be imported and transported by road from Tuticorin Port 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Not envisaged decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Not applicable decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either Yes During construction phase, about temporarily or permanently? 150 workmen shall be engaged by the contractors. During operation phase, additionally about 100 persons will be employed in addition to the existing 250 direct employee 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not applicable 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No No such phenomenon will occur- as diversity? no additional land will be required. No plants/ trees will be cut and as such will be no loss of native species or genetic diversity 1.31 Any other actions? -- --

Page 5 of 16 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S. Information/checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped No The expansion activities will be taken up or agricultural land (ha) in the existing facilities

The existing land area is 301.4 (acres) The proposed project facilities require 9 acres, which is available within the existing premises. 2.2 Water (expected source & Yes The fresh water requirement in the competing users) unit: KLD facility after expansion (including CCP) is 3850 m³/day.

The existing facility is permitted to draw 6000 m³/day of water from Thamirabarani river. The water drawal permission letter is enclosed as Annexure-5 2.3 Minerals (MT) No Not applicable

2.4 Construction material – Yes Construction materials will be sourced stone, aggregates, sand / soil locally as per requirement. Actual (expected source – MT) requirement will be calculated only after the finalisation of supplier’s engineering design 2.5 Forests and timber (source – No Not applicable MT) 2.6 Energy including electricity Yes Sl. Particular Units Qty and fuels (source, competing No users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) 1 Electrical MW 14.6 Energy requirement after expansion 2 Coal for CCP tpd 300

3 Bio mass for tpd 90 CCP 2.7 Any other natural resources Yes Not applicable (use appropriate standard units)

Page 6 of 16 3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

Details thereof (with Information/Checklist S.No. Yes/ No approximate quantities/rates, confirmation wherever possible) with source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or Yes For water treatment/effluent materials, which are treatment H2SO4, NaOH hazardous (as per MSIHC phosphoric acid and HCL will be rules) to human used. For pre - treatment of water, health or the environment NaOcl will be used as disinfectant. (flora, fauna, and water Existing facilities are adequate to supplies) meet expansion needs. 3.2 Changes in occurrence of No Good House keeping and disease or affect disease industrial hygiene are practiced in vectors (e.g. insect or water the existing facilities borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people Yes Provides direct & indirect e.g. by changing living employment conditions? 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people No No additional land will be acquired who could be affected by the for the project project e.g. hospital patients, children, the elderly etc., 3.5 Any other causes No Not envisaged

Page 7 of 16 4 Production of solid wastes during construction or operation decommissioning (MT/month)

Information / Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, Checklist Yes/ wherever possible) with source of information data S.No confirmation No Construction Operation phase after expansion Phase 4.1 Spoil, overburden No Not envisaged Not envisaged or mine wastes 4.2 Municipal waste Yes 3.6 MT/ 2.4 MT/ month (domestic and or month commercial wastes) 4.3 Hazardous Yes Nil Used lubricant oil 0.027 MT/month wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules) 4.4 Other industrial Yes Not applicable S Qty Particular Disposal process wastes No (tpd) 1 Plastic 18 Will be sent Waste to aurtho- from rised separator recyclers 2 Metal 2 Will be sent Waste to aurtho- from rised separator recyclers 4.5 Surplus product No Not applicable Not applicable 4.6 Sewage sludge or Yes - Sludge from primary clarifier 1800 MT/ other sludge from month (on dry basis) will be sent to effluent treatment board manufactures/ Hollow block makers. Secondary clarifier sludge 51 MT/ month (organic sludge) will be used as manure in green cover development 4.7 Construction or Yes Metal scrap Not applicable demolition wastes and packing material and other recyclables will be sold to local recyclers 4.8 Redundant No Not applicable Not applicable machinery or equipment 4.9 Contaminated No No Hazardous Proper dykes for H2So4, Hcl and Caustic soils or other and Toxic tanks will be provided. materials material will be used at site 4.10 Agricultural Yes Not applicable Litter and trimming waste from green wastes cover and plantation area is being composted and used for green cover development and similar practice will be expanded for the expansion operations. 4.11 Other solid No Not applicable Not envisaged wastes

Page 8 of 16 5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (kg/hr)

Information/Check Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate S.No. list confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 5.1 Emissions from Yes S No Particulars Unit Qty combustion of fossil 1 Coal consumption tph 12.5 fuels from 2 Maximum sulphur % 1.0 stationary or mobile content in sources imported coal 3 SO2 emission kg/h 250 4 NOx emission kg/h 61.87 5 Minimum stack m 73 height required as per CPCB guidelines 6 Proposed stack m 80 height 7 Flue gas °C 140 temperature 5.2 Emissions from No None production processes 5.3 Emissions from Yes Dust extraction system will be installed in the materials handling coal handling area and coal crusher. Water including storage sprinkling arrangement will be provided to or transport control fugitive emission at coal stock yard (covered shed) 5.4 Emissions from No Construction emissions are short term construction activities and localised emissions will be activities including controlled by water sprinkling arrangements plant and equipment 5.5 Dust or odours No Not envisaged from handling of materials including construction materials, sewage and waste 5.6 Emissions from No Not applicable incineration of waste 5.7 Emissions from No Not applicable burning of waste in open air (e.g. slash materials, construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any No Not applicable other sources

Page 9 of 16 6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:

S.No. Information/Checklist Yes/No Details thereof (with confirmation approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data 6.1 From operation of Yes Noise emissions envisaged from equipment e.g. engines, Coal crusher, Air compressors ventilation plant, crushers and steam turbine and air cooled condenser system in CCP. Ambient noise level will be maintained below 75 dBA by providing necessary noise attenuation. During construction / operation phase- ear plugs / ear muffs will be provided to workers with strict enforcement shall be carried out to use PPEs. 6.2 From industrial or similar No Not applicable processes

6.3 From construction or Yes Construction activities are short demolition term operations 6.4 From blasting or piling No Not applicable

6.5 From construction or Yes Few materials and end product operational traffic transporting trucks will be operated during the construction and operation phase. Noise levels will be within the limit 6.6 From lighting or cooling Yes Air cooled system in CCP systems 6.7 From any other sources No Not envisaged

Page 10 of 16 7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:

S.No. Information/Checklist Yes Details thereof (with approximate confirmation /No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

7.1 From handling, Yes Proper bunds, spill collection system are storage, use or provided for H2SO4, Hcl and caustic spillage of hazardous storage tanks materials 7.2 From discharge of Yes Sewage will be treated in the existing sewage or other ETP. effluents to water or the land (expected About 4700m3/day of waste water will be mode and place of treated in the existing ETP & about discharge) 2000 m3/day will be reused in the plant. About 2550 m3/day will be used for horticultural & green cover development in the existing facility and 150 m³/day will be evaporation loss or goes with sludge 7.3 By deposition of No ESP will be installed to control the pollutants emitted to particulate matter from power boiler, air into the land or into hence no impacts are envisaged. water Adequate stack height will be provided as per guidelines for minimum stack height 7.4 From any other No Not applicable sources 7.5 Is there a risk of long No Not Envisaged term build up of pollutants in the environment from these sources?

Page 11 of 16 8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment.

Details thereof (with approximate Information/Checklist Yes/ S.No. quantities/rates, wherever confirmation No possible) with source of information data 8.1 From explosions, spillages, Yes Water sprinkler are provided in the fires etc from storage, coal storage yard and similar facility handling, use or production of will be provided for expansion hazardous substances operations.

1 m³ diesel storage tank is installed 8.2 From any other causes No Not applicable 8.3 Could the project be affected No The area falls under Seismic Zone –II by natural disasters causing as per - IS 1893 (Part 1) 2002 . environmental damage (e.g. Floods, earthquakes, The nearest major river is landslides, cloudburst etc)? Thamirabarani river, which is at 6.5 km away from site and the project site is not subject to any flood threats.

Page 12 of 16 9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality.

Details thereof (with approximate Information/Checklist Yes/ S. No. quantities/rates, wherever possible) confirmation No with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of Yes The proposed facility will give impetus supporting facilities, ancillary on regional Economic development in development or development the area stimulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.:

• Supporting infrastructure (roads, power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.)

• Housing development

• Extractive industries • Supply industries • other 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, No Not applicable which could have an impact on the environment 9.3 Set a precedent for later No Not applicable developments 9.4 Have cumulative effects due No The accumulation impacts will be to proximity to other existing studied during baseline monitoring and or planned projects with impact predicts similar effects

Page 13 of 16 (III) Environmental Sensitivity

Aerial distance (within 15 km) Name/ S. No. Areas Proposed project location Identity boundary 1 Areas protected under No Nil international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related value

2 Areas which are important River Thamirabharani river – (6.4 or sensitive for ecological Km,SSW) reasons - Wetlands, Pappakudi Perikulam watercourses or other (6.52 km,WSW) water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, Wet lands Manurkulam (10.9km, NE) mountains, forests Palamadai kulam (14.35km, NEN) Vellalam Kulam (9.47 km, ESE)

Coastal area Nil

Biospheres Nil

Hills and Nalankunuchi mountain (5.1 km, mountains NNW) Yezhundhu Nindramali (11.87 km, SSW)

Forests Kottamalai-PF (10.76 km,N)

Wild life No wild life sanctuary exists within sanctuary 15 km radius from project site 3 Areas used by protected, No Nil important or sensitive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration 4 Inland, coastal, marine or Inland water Thamirabharani river (6.4 underground waters km,SSW)

5 State, National boundaries State highway Nil National Highway 6 Routes or facilities used No Nil by the public for access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim areas 7 Defence installations No Nil

8 Densely populated or Yes Mukkudal Village (4.8 km, SW) built-up area Kunnathur Village(14.68 km, ESE) Pettai Village (11.63 km, SE)

Page 14 of 16 Aerial distance (within 15 km) Name/ S. No. Areas Proposed project location Identity boundary 9 Areas occupied by No Schools : sensitive man-made land Boovijesh Mt. School – (4.8 kms uses (hospitals, ,S) schools, places of St. Pauls Higher Sec School (4.6 worship, community km,S) facilities) Panchayat Union School (5.8 km,S) Sokkalal Higher Sec. School (6.7km,S). St Josephs Middle School – (5.8 km,S)

Places of worship Odaimarichan (1.5 km , NW) CSI Church (6 km, S) St. Antony’s Church (4.3 km,S) 10 Areas containing No Nil important, high quality or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals) 11 Areas already subjected No None to pollution or environmental damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to Earthquake, None natural hazard which Land slide, could cause the project Erosion, to present environmental Flooding, problems Extreme (earthquakes, climate, subsidence, landslides, Tropical climate erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

Note : All distances measured as aerial distances

Page 15 of 16 (IV) Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA studies – Annexure 6

(V) Declaration

I hereby give an undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data and information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any stage, the project will be rejected and clearance given, if any to the project will be revoked at our risk and cost.

Date: Signature of the applicant Place: (Project Proponent/Authorised Signatory) Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited Unit - Tirunelveli Elanthaikulam, Singamparai (Post) Mukkudal (Via) Ambasamudram (Taluk) Tirunelveli District Tamil Nadu

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