ZZM/CLAB-MOEF/17/ 12-06-2019

THE DIRECTOR (S), Speed Post with AD Ministry of Environment & Forest, Regional Office – (Southern Zone), Kendriya Sadan, 4th Floor, E & F Wings, 17th Main Road, 2nd Block, Koramangala, BANGALORE – 560 034.

Dear Sir,

Sub : Expansion – cum - modernisation of paper unit (1,80,000 to 3,20,000 TPA) and captive Power plant (30 MW to 74.8 MW) at Dandeli, , Uttara by M/s The West Coast Paper Mills Ltd., - Environmental Clearance –reg.

Ref : 1. Letter No J-11011 / 408 / 2006 – 1A. II (I) dated – 19-07-2007 of Ministry of Environment & Forests. Government of , New Delhi. 2. EP/12.1/478/KAR/4536 dated: 20th May, 2009.

We enclose here with point wise compliance report from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019.

We hope, you will find the same in order.

Thanking You,

Yours faithfully,

For WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LIMITED, DANDELI.

B.H.RATHI PRESIDENT (TECH)

Encl: as above.

CC : ENVIRONMENT OFFICER, Speed Post with AD State Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, “Parisara Bhavan”, LIG-11 b – 217, Near Hari Om Trust, Habbuwada, . West Coast Paper Mills Limited, Dandeli. Status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019

Date: 12-06-2019

Sub: Compliance Report for the Consent Conditions by Ministry of Environment & Forests. Ref: MoEF letter no J-11011/408/2006-1A. II (I), dated 19th July, 2007.

Consent Conditions WCPM compliance status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019 A. SPECIFIC CONDITION: i) The gaseous emissions (SPM, SO2, NOX, & H2S) from The gaseous emissions from the entire unit are various process units shall conform to the standards maintained within stipulated norms. We are monitoring prescribed from time to time. The KSPCB may specify the PM 2.5, PM10, SO2, NOX & H2S the results of the more stringent standards for the relevant parameters analysis are being sent to KSPCB in the monthly reports. keeping in view the nature of the industry, its size & location. At no time, the emission level shall go beyond the prescribed standard in the event of failure of any Pollution Control system (S) adopted by the unit, the respective unit should not restarted until the control measure are rectified to achieve the desired efficiency. ii) Three on- line monitoring station for ambient air near We have already installed the 3 nos of On-line CAAQM the boundary of the plant shall be set up along with stations in our mill area & 8 online stations are installed another on – line stack monitoring system for recovery to RLK, CRB, and power boilers. boiler for particulate matter, SO2, NOx & H2S & the We are already connected the WQMS & CEMS data to on- line data shall be submitted to the CPCB & KSPCB. CPCB website. iii) The company shall phase out Elemental Chlorine from Our new cooking system is based on the state of art pulp bleaching process. Obsolete bleaching sequence technology having modified batch cooking process, new ( C/D- EP- H – D ) technology shall be replaced by new brown stock washing, oxygen de-lignifications, knot Oxygen de- lignification combined with elemental separation & screening plant. Obsolete bleaching chlorine free bleaching sequence (D0 – E0p – D 1) to sequence (C/D-EP-H-D) technology has been replaced bring down the pollution load. with new oxygen de-lignifications system followed by elemental chlorine free bleaching sequence (DHT-Eop- DND). Thus use of elemental chlorine in pulp bleaching has been completely eliminated. Hence complied with. iv) ESP shall be provided to the new boiler viz. Coal fired All the stacks of coal fired boilers, chemical recovery boilers chemical recovery boiler & & lime mud re- boiler & lime mud re burning kiln has been provided burning kiln & SPM emission shall be maintained below with ESP units to conform SPM concentration well below 150mg/Nm3 . Low NOx burners shall be installed to 150 mg/Nm3. the boilers. Dust suppression system shall be provided The company has technologically upgraded Chemical to coal yard. Recovery Plant by replacing old multiple effect evaporators, & direct contact evaporators with falling film evaporators. The black liquor from FFE at higher concentration i.e., above 70 % is fired in a new Chemical Recovery Boiler. These changes have resulted in to reduction of generation of malodorous gases. The H2S emission from CR boiler is negligible. Hence there is no need of installation of NOX burners & we request you to exempt us from this condition. We have installed non condensable gases burner system which is manufactured by M/s Carbone of America, Salem, V.America, exported by M/s A.H.Lundberg Associates Inc. Bellevue W. America & marketed in India by M/s Elof Hansson (India) Pvt. Ltd of Chennai. The system is running satisfactorily. Water sprinklers has been installed at coal handling area & sprinkling is being done using treated effluent. The system is running satisfactorily. v) Fugitive emission shall be controlled by providing dust All the stacks of coal fired boilers, chemical recovery collectors & water spraying system at material boiler & lime mud re-burning kiln have been provided transfer points. Odour shall be controlled by installing with ESP units to conform SPM concentration below 150 odour collection system & subsequently incineration at mg/Nm3. Consent Conditions WCPM compliance status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019 Rotary kiln & monitoring of H2S & Mercaptans shall be Appropriate burners for fuel firing have been provided. carried out once in a month in the work environment. Sprinklers have been installed at coal handling area & sprinkling is being done using treated effluent. We have installed non condensable gases burner system which is manufactured by M/s Carbone of America, Salem, V.America, exported by M/s A.H.Lundberg Associates Inc. Bellevue W. America & marketed in India by M/s Elof Hansson (India) Pvt. Ltd of Chennai. The H2S testing is being carried out quarterly as it is non detectable in the test reports. However Mercaptans testing is being done by external agency & the results shows that the mercaptans in the Ambient air is almost NIL. Report of external party is attached as Annexure-II. vi) Total fresh water, requirement from River kali shall We have got the permission to draw up to 1,00,000 m3/d not exceed 1,00,000 m3/d & prior permission from the fresh water from in the Consent for government of Karnataka for the remaining 15,000 m Establishment from Government of Karnataka & 3/ d shall be obtained. Effort shall be made to reduce agreement is signed on 15-01-2009 with Water Resource water consumption by recycle & reuse. No ground Department G.O.K. water shall be extracted. The waste water from the The Details of recycling of water to reduce fresh water process shall not exceed 85,885 m 3/ d. The consumption vis-à-vis water balance has already been wastewater shall be segregated into pulp mill & paper given to you vide letter reference no machine stream & treated independently in the ZZB/PD&P/18/17578 dated 17-07-2008. No ground water effluent treatment plant (ETP) before discharge to being extracted. The average waste water discharge for Halmaddi Nala leading to river kali. the last six months is 45,749 M3/Day. vii) The company shall make continued effort in reducing Since we have selected the state of art technology, the volume of effluent discharge into the through involving closed system, the fresh water consumption is recycling / reuse techniques & reducing the pollution less. load by adopting advanced wastewater treatment Previously, on an average, we were drawing 72,000 technologies. m3/d of raw water for the paper production of 1,80,000 MT. Now, after a raised production to 3,20,000 MT, the water intake was raised to only 15,000 m3/d. Practically the drawing of raw water on an average is 54,608 m3/d for the last six months. This has been achieved by internal recycling/reuse system of the modernised plants & also the reuse of effluent of oxygen stage of fibre line in to recovery system. Thus the water intake is 63 m3/ton & treated trade effluent discharged has reduced to a level of 52 m3/ton for the last six months. viii) The performance of the Effluent Treatment plant We have tried few pilot trials for removal of colour in shall be improved & effort shall be made to bring effluent. But the process is not economically viable & down the color, total suspended solids in the final there is waste disposal burden causes Air Pollution. treated effluent by adopting processes like activated In this regard, we have stressed more on colour removal Carbon filter, use of better flocculating & at the source due to which, we are able to reduce the decolourising agent etc. The quantity of the treated maximum colour of the effluent. effluent shall conform to the prescribed standards & The colour of treated effluent is around 50 - 70 Co-Pt used for irrigation. units. ix) Effort shall be made to reduce colour in wastewater We have tried few pilot trials for removal of colour in substantially after installation of advance cooking effluent. But the process is not economically viable & system and ECF bleaching. The use of Ferric/Ferrous there is waste disposal burden causes Air Pollution. chloride shall be optimized to further reduce the color In this regard, we have stressed more on colour removal in the treated effluent. at the source due to which, we are able to reduce the maximum colour of the effluent. We have been able to reduce the colour of treated effluent is around 50 – 70 Co-Pt units. In view of this the use of Ferric/Ferrous chloride we had tried it in our lab. The colour unit increases after treatment. Hence the treatment with Ferric/Ferrous chloride is not advisable. X) AOX level should not exceed 1.0 kg/ton of paper The AOX level not exceeds 1.0 kg/T of paper production production and water quality shall be regularly because we have installed a new cooking system with monitored at discharge point and in the river. The super batch technology followed by Oxygen Consent Conditions WCPM compliance status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019 company also shall have their own instrument for the Delignification & elemental chlorine free bleaching. measurement of AOX, TOC level in the treated However we are sending the single point discharge effluent shall also be measured once in a month sample to third party for AOX analysis. The latest test report shows that, result is well below the std 1.0 kg/T. Hence complied with. The test report of Third party is attached as Enclosure -I to Annexure –I. As per the reports given by third party, the AOX value in the final discharge is less than 1.0 kg/T on sustained basis. Hence, it is not necessary to test the sample every month. Accordingly we request you to exempt us from this condition. xi) Solid waste generated in the form of boiler ash shall The complete Fly ash is being sold to Cement viz, be provided to cement/bricks manufacturing units. Kanoria Cement, Bagalkote; & Brick manufacturers viz, Lime brick shall be disposed off in low-lying areas. Kali Nirmiti Kendra, Dandeli etc for secondary use. Chip dust shall be used as fuel in existing boiler. Lime sludge is being recycled. Waste pulp from ETP shall be given to cardboard/ egg The chip dust is being used as fuel in the existing boilers tray manufacturers. & also being sold to external parties to use as fuel. Waste pulp from ETP is being given to board / tray manufacturers like Balaji Paper Boards, Sagar sales, Padmavati Paper Boards etc. xii) Efforts shall be made to bring down the noise level in Acoustic hood, silencers & enclosures have been the paper mill plant. provided on the source of noise generation, wherever required & feasible, so that the prescribed standard could be maintained. xiii) As per the recommendations made in the Charter on CREP guidelines are complied with. Corporate Responsibility for Environmental protection The copy of the last compliance report is enclosed here (CREP) issued by the CPCB shall be followed. with as Annexure –I. xiv) Green belt shall be raised in at least 48 ha. (30%) out The total area provided to the industry is 370 Acres. The of total 155 ha to mitigate the effect of fugitive Extent of area to develop green belt by outside the emissions all round the plant in as per the CPCB industry is 45,000 Acres. The number of trees planted in guidelines and in consultation with local DFO. & around mill area around 2,70,00,000. xv) The company shall undertake rainwater-harvesting The ground water level in this area is quite high. Also measure to recharge the ground water. we are surrounded by thick forest. In view of the above, we request you to exempt us from this condition. xvi) Prior permission from the State Forest Department as State Government cleared project vide letter G.O.CI 19 the proposed expansion of the paper unit is located at SPI 2008 Bangalore dated 27-02-2008. 0.5 km of the Dandeli Reserve Forest. xvii) Prior approval of the National Board for Wild life It is to be noted that the mill is more than 10.0 km away shall be obtained since the proposed expansion of the from Dandeli Wild Life Sanctuary. paper unit is located within 2.0 km radius of the Dandeli Wild Life Sanctuary. B. GENERAL CONDITIONS: i) The project authorities must strictly adhere to the We have got the CFE vide letter no CFE-EIA/WCPM/EIA- stipulations made by Karnataka State Pollution Board 685/ 2007-08/155 dated 16-11-2007 & after the (KSPCB) and the state Government. completion of commissioning job the CFO was received vide letter no PCB/164/HP1/2011-12/237 dated 11-07- 2011. The present CFO we had received is letter dated AWH-301773 dated 29-12-2016 valid up to 30-06-2021. The mill adheres to all the stipulated conditions & norms mentioned in the CFE & CFO. ii) No further expansion or modernisation in the plant The execution of the project has been completed as per shall be carried out without prior approval of the the approval of Ministry of Environment & Forest. The Ministry of Environmental and Forests. In case of plant is already running satisfactorily. deviation or alteration in the project proposal from The further expansion will be done after taking prior those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh permission from MoEF. reference shall be made to ministry to asses the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measure required if any. iii) Proper house keeping and cleanliness must be Proper house keeping is maintained in & around mill maintained within and outside the plant. area. iv) The overall noise level in and around plant area shall Acoustic hood, silencers & enclosures have been be kept well within the standards (85 dBA) by provided on the source of noise generation, wherever Consent Conditions WCPM compliance status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019 providing noise control measure including acoustic required & feasible, so that the prescribed standard hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all source of noise could be maintained. generation. The ambient noise levels should confirm to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules 1989 viz. 75 dBA (day time) and 70 dBA (night time) v) Occupational health surveillance programme shall be The system already exists & will be continued. undertaken as regular exercise for the entire However Onsite & Offsite emergency preparedness employee, especially for those engaged in handling program also exists & a copy of the same have already hazardous substances. The first aid facilities in the been given in Jan-2017. occupational health center shall be strengthened and Medical records of employees are being maintained in the medical records of each employee should be our hospital. maintained separately. vi) The project proponent shall also comply with all the The mill is taking care of all the environmental environmental protection measures and safeguards protection measures and safeguards recommended in recommended in the EIA/EMP report. the EIA / EMP Letter no ZZ/PD&P / 18 / 1101 / 27046 dated 13th Nov, 2006. vii) The implementation of the project vis-à-vis The compliance report is being sent to the monitoring environmental action plans shall be monitored by agencies. The execution of the project has been Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore / CPCB. A six completed as per the approval of Ministry of monthly compliance status shall be submitted to the Environment & Forest. The plant is already running monitoring agencies. satisfactorily. Hence complied with. Six monthly reports are being sent to MoEF. viii) Adequate provisions for infrastructure facilities such The execution of the project has been completed as per as water supply, fuel, sanitation, etc shall be ensured the approval of Ministry of Environment & Forest. The for construction workers during the construction phase construction workers were provided with the necessary so as to avoid falling of trees & pollution of water & infrastructure as per the applicable rules & regulations surroundings. during respective jobs allotted to them. ix) The project proponent shall have a scheme for social Details attached as Annexure –III. upliftment in the surrounding villages with reference to contribution in road construction, education, establishment of health centres, sanitation facilities, drinking water supply, community awareness & employment to local people whenever & wherever possible both for technical & non technical jobs.

x) A separate Environmental Management Cell equipped Environmental Management Cell equipped with full- with full fledged laboratory facilities to carry out the fledged laboratory exists. various Environmental Management and monitoring (copy attached as Annexure - IV) functions shall be set up under the control to Senior Executive. xi) As proposed in EIA/EMP, Rs. 241.75 Crores & Rs. We have installed cooking plant & ECF fibre-line, 150.00 Lakhs earmarked towards the capital cost & chlorine dioxide generation plant, oxygen delignification recurring cost per annum for Environmental Pollution plant, white liquor oxidation plant, Chimneys with ESP, Control measures respectively shall be used lime kiln, waste water up gradation comprising of judiciously to implement the conditions stipulated by effluent clarifier, Mist cooling system & dewatering the Ministry of Environment & Forests as well as the press for effluent sludge. state government & an implementation schedule for Online stack monitoring system for all boilers has been implementing all the conditions stipulated here in installed in addition to the cost mentioned in EIA / EMP shall be submitted to the ministry’s Regional Office report. Bangalore. The funds so provided shall not be We have installed non condensable gases burner system diverted for any other purposes. which is manufactured by M/s Carbone of America, Salem, V.America, exported by M/s A.H.Lundberg Associates Inc. Bellevue W. America & marketed in India by M/s Elof Hansson (India) Pvt. Ltd of Chennai. All the systems are running satisfactorily xii) Six monthly status report on the project vis-à-vis Half yearly status was regularly sent to KSPCB regional implementation of Environmental measures shall be office / MoEF. submitted to this Ministry’s Regional Office at Bangalore / CPCB / KSPCB. xiii) The project Proponent shall inform the public that We had given the advertisement in the news paper the project has been accorded environment clearance Indian Express dated 26-07-2007 in English & in the by the Ministry & copies of the clearance letter are news paper Kannada Janantaranga dated 26-07-2007 in available with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Kannada, which is the local language / Committee & may also be seen at Website of the Consent Conditions WCPM compliance status from Oct - 2018 to Mar-2019 Ministry of Environment & Forest at http://www.envfor.nic.in This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter at least two local news papers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned & a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the regional office. xiv) The project Authorities shall inform the Regional We have taken the financial assistance by ECB of USD Office as well as the Ministry, the date of financial 105 million from ICICI Bank Ltd., led Syndicate & USD 40 closure & final approval of the project by the million from IFC, Washington & USD 20 million from concerned authorities & the date of commencing the Barclays Bank Mauritius & entire disbursement is land development work. effected by 31-03-2009. Government of Karnataka had approved the project vide letter no G.O.CI 19 SPI 2008 Bangalore dated 27-02-2008. Project is already implemented & various agencies are informed from time to time.

For WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LIMITED, DANDELI.

B.H.RATHI PRESIDENT (TECH) DATE: 12-06-2019 WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LIMITED, DANDELI.

Annexure-I

Date: 12-06-2019 THE LATEST STATUS TO CREP GUIDELINES Sr.No Large Pulp & Implementation schedule Compliance status from Oct-2018 to Mar-2019 Paper 01 Discharge of AOX 1.5 Kg/T of paper within 2 The AOX level in treated effluent is well below 1.0 AOX Kg/T of years AOX 1.0 Kg/T of paper kg/T of product. As per test report of third party paper in 5 years report, AOX is well within the range. (Latest report attached as Enclosure-I) 02 Installation of Within 4 years Our company is the first Pulp and Paper mill in India lime kiln to install and commission the Rotary Lime Kiln in 1974. Further, we have installed a new R.L.K of 135 TPD capacities (second kiln) with higher thermal efficiency in year 2003. In, mega project, we have installed one more RLK of capacity 230 TPD. The total quantity of lime generated from Chemical Recovery Plant is burnt in RLK to produce lime. Hence compiled with. 03 Water  Less than 140 m3/T of On an average the discharged quantity of treated discharge m3/T paper within 2 years trade effluent for the last six months is 52 m3/MT of of paper.  Less than 120 m3/T of paper & boards. paper within 4 years for units Hence compiled with. installed before 1992.  Less than 100 m3/T for units installed after 1992

04 Odour control Installation of odour control The company has technologically upgraded Chemical by burning the system within 4 years. Recovery Plant by replacing old multiple effective reduced evaporators, direct contact evaporators with falling sulphur film evaporators. The black liquor from FFE at emission in the higher concentration of above 70 % is fired in a new boiler / lime Chemical Recovery Boiler. These changes have kiln. resulted in reduce generation of malodorous gases. The H2S emission from CR boiler is almost nil. We have installed non condensable gases burner system which is manufactured by M/s Carbone of America, Salem, V.America, exported by M/s A.H.Lundberg Associates Inc. Bellevue W. America & marketed in India by M/s Elof Hansson (India) Pvt. Ltd of Chennai. The system is running satisfactorily. 05 Utilization of Wherever it possible. The company is discharging the treated trade treated effluent in to the Halamaddi nallah leading to river effluent for Kali as per MoEF letter No J-11011/408/2006-IA.II(I). irrigation. Dated 12-05-2010 as there is no irrigating land available & the mill is sorrounded by thick forest. 06 Colour removal Indian paper Manufacturers We have tried few pilot trials for removal of colour in from the Association to take–up project effluent. But the process is not economically viable & effluent. with Central Pulp & Paper there is waste disposal burden causes Air Pollution. Research Institute. In this regard, we have stressed more on colour removal at the source due to which, we are able to reduce the maximum colour of the effluent. The colour of treated effluent is around 50 - 70 Co- Pt units. Enclosure I to Annexure-I

ANNEXURE -II

ANNEXURE - III WEST COAST PAPER MILLS LTD. DANDELI

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. supports the local community in the villages surrounding the mill in a number of ways which includes employment, health care, education, and various other facilities. The initiatives that we have undertaken over the years under our corporate social responsibility involve more than direct and indirect employment for the community around. Our social activities have made us an integral part of the lives of people living nearby.

We have successfully maintained the villages near Dandeli through initiatives that have touched the lives of thousands in the region. WCPM maintains a colony in Dandeli that is self-sufficient with facilities like hospital, shopping complex, temple, club, theater, and a cable TV network.

We have associated ourselves with the Jal Nirman Yojna which is a project undertaken by the district administration and is partly funded the by West Coast Paper Mills Ltd.

Our CSR initiatives for the villages include the following:

1. Water supply projects

2. School uniform distributions

3. Subsidized notebook distributions

4. Cattle vaccination program

5. Distributions of medicines

6. Medical facilities such as mobile health care units

7. Drinking water arrangements for Villages

8. Drinking water arrangements for cattle

9. Organizing social awareness program

The Dandeli Education Society has been receiving our financial support regularly since 1963. This society comprises of the premier educational network in Dandeli running a number of educational institutions in the area. These include primary education, two Pre-university colleges and a Degree college. The professional course Pulp and paper Technology and Post Graduate Program in Chemistry and Commerce are being run by the society with the help of our CSR wing.

The CSR wing of WCPM also works towards the protection and conservation of the environment in a number of ways.

We also promote agro-forestry among local landholders.

OUR QUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

We, at West Coast Paper Mills Limited shall,

 Ensure compliance of all applicable legislation for our products, services and processes.

 Ensure development of employees, suppliers and contractors in such a way that they become competent and skillful,  Achieve zero accidents and minimize various losses,

 Prevent accidents, hazard potential, pollution and wastes at source,

 Conserve resources focusing on energy, water and other crucial inputs,

 Maintain and develop green belt in and around the mills to preserve and protect the ecosystem,

 Improve health, hygiene and safety of employees through TQM approach,

 Consider quality, environment, Occupational health and safety performance of the employees while evaluating their performance for development,

 Include quality, environment, occupational health and safety in our decisions.

This policy being instilled among all employees through HRD initiatives:

 Placement and development of personnel,

 Handling, storage, preservation and use of all chemical,

 Purchase of plant, equipment / machinery & spares,

 Developing a culture of using adequate PPEs while on work

The Company has been, over the years, pursuing as part of its corporate philosophy, CSR policy voluntarily that goes beyond mere cosmetic philanthropic gestures and integrates the interest, welfare and aspirations of the community with those of the company itself in an environment of partnership and mutual trust for inclusive development.

CARING FOR TOTAL STAKEHOLDERS: The corporate culture of the company has been continually stakeholder-centric, keeping their well- being and their holistic development as the ultimate goal of its endeavors thereby creating value for all concerned. The Company Secretariat has a special cell, which is ever sensitive to the concerns as well as the complaints of the shareholders, be it the ones expressed at the Annual General Meeting or those brought to notice through continuous correspondence and feedback. A highly vigilant and responsive Welfare Cell takes care of the welfare needs of the employees and their families with round the year welfare activities such as centrally monitored colony maintenance of roads, lighting, water supply, drainage and sanitation. The safety and security of the colony dwellers is constantly supervised by the respective departments. Civic amenities such as Hi-tech hospital facilities, Temples, Playgrounds, Health Gym, The Shopping Complex, The Employees’ and Officers’ Clubs, The West Coast Paper Mill Employee’s Souhardha Credit Co-operative Ltd., a 1200-seater Auditorium, the Cable TV etc., are maintained making the colony a compact, self-contained township for a comfortable ,peaceful habitation. The company has also extended civic facilities in satellite colony areas such as Sudarshan Nagar, and Vinayak Nagar bordering the colony, where the employees are provided residential quarters by the company. Customers’ cares and concerns are duly attended by the Marketing Division as well as by the Quality Control department. The countrywide chain of Company’s paper dealers reaches out to the end-customers to ensure their satisfaction. Paper dealers’ conclaves are organized periodically to take care of their problems along with those of the customers. The Company’s supply line operates smoothly with adequate transport and communication facilities along with parking and night halt facilities for road transporters. 1. SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES A significant dimension of the Company caring for its stake holders is the support extended to the far off poor farmers whom it supports with technology and genetically engineered saplings for the cultivation of trees on dry and fallow lands. As a result of this, hundreds of farmer families in the region are able to take up farming on wasteland as a profitable commercial venture. Caring for the farmers is a cardinal principle of our corporate social responsibility. The Company is thus constantly in touch with its various stakeholders and its operations are carried out in tandem with them and ensuring their involvement, inclusive development and growth.

2) ETHICAL FUNCTIONING: The corporate governance of the Company is primarily based on time–honoured practices of business ethics, accountability, and transparency. The company opens itself up to public audit during Public Hearings at the time of the launching of new Projects. Frequent Press Meets are held to ensure transparency to the public in addition to clarifications to members at Annual General and Extra-ordinary General Meetings.

3) RESPECT FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND WELFARE The Company has created a good, clean and healthy workplace ambience which assures safety and security where the workers can work with human dignity. Freedom of association is guaranteed to the labour force and the Company enters into Agreement with the Joint Negotiations Committee directly elected by the workers in the factory as their representatives through a secret ballot conducted in the presence of officials from the Labour Department of the Government of Karnataka. Child labour exploitation and discriminatory practices in recruitment and employment are scrupulously avoided.

4) RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS All care and precautions are taken to avoid any cases of complicity with human rights abuses in workplaces and operational areas.

5) RESPECT FOR ENVIRONMENT:

Being an ISO 14000 (2004) certified company has increased our commitment to preservation of environment. With the commissioning of the Expansion program and the installation of the state- of-the-art Effluent Treatment Plant, pollution and waste are being minimized. It is noteworthy that the Company has carried out the expansion program in its existing premises only without claiming any additional land thereby contributing to the optimal use and preservation of precious natural resources. With the new equipments and environment friendly technologies, particularly Elementary Chlorine Free (ECF) Fibre Line in place, the requirement of water for the mill operations is also reduced proportionately. The Company’s commitment to environmental issues and re-greening of the earth can be explicitly seen in its plantation program, which has covered 29,924 acres of land in surrounding regions of Dandeli. Under this program 128 lakh genetically superior seedlings are distributed to farmers in the rural areas along with the technical know-how to grow crops from sowing to harvesting. This has resulted in the greening of large tracts of barren / degraded land.

6) SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: The Company has a very impressive track record of social and economic development of the community in whose vicinity it operates. Through Dandeli Education Society, the Company’s educational outstretch, quality education has been made available to the students of Dandeli and the surrounding areas right from Nursery level to Post Graduate level. Dandeli Education Society, through various institutions run by it in this backward tribal area has produced Doctors, Engineers and other professionals in large numbers. During the year under review the company continued to support the educational activities of the said Society by creating necessary infrastructural facilities and learning resources. It also supported the educational institutions financially. It is worth mentioning that Bangur nagar Colleges of Dandeli Education Society have introduced job- oriented and skill enhancement courses like Computer Training, Industrial Chemistry, Microbiology and Functional English. The unique and the first of its kind four-year B.A.Sc. Pulp and Paper Science Degree course and M.Sc. (Tech.) program in Pulp & Paper Science which are basically run on company’s financial support, produce graduates who are assured of 100% placement in Paper & Allied industries. Running of these courses purely on company support holds out a vibrant testimony to its passionate commitment towards social development of the region. Further the Company has supported the Institutions of Dandeli Education Society in holding National level seminars and symposiums on issues of contemporary relevance.

The high quality, selfless educational services rendered by Dandeli Education Society have been formally acknowledged and acclaimed by national level quality accreditation agency-NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council) in its reports.

Company’s community support program includes distribution of subsidised exercise Note Books to the students of Dandeli and financial assistance to High School & College Students of Dandeli under Vidya Vardhak Student’s Financial Assistance Scheme. During the year under review subsidised 4,00,000 Note Books and financial assistance was distributed to 15,000 students and 800 student-beneficiaries, respectively.

SUPPLY OF PORTABLE DRINKING WATER

The Company partnered with The Energy Research Institute (TERI), Panjim, the University of Rhode Island, USA, and Bangurnagar Degree College, Dandeli to carry out long term tests of Riverbank Filtration (RBF) technology to provide good quality drinking water from Kali River to some of the villages situated on the river bank. The RBF filtrated water meets all drinking water standards. The villagers of Kariampalli, Mynaal, Harnoda, Sakshalli and Kerwad, where at present the Company is supplying drinking water from Dandeli through pipe lines as well as through tankers whereever necessary. In addition to the supply of potable water to these rural areas, the Company has also introduced rural health visits by Doctors & Staff and medical checkups done periodically to these surrounding villages as a measure of rural health care.

REACHING OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

The city of Dandeli which looks up to the company as its life line. The city of Dandeli has drawn much from West Coast for its cleanliness, health, beautification, as well as for its social and cultural life. The Company has been a major supporter in the developmental activities of Dandeli city networking with the City Municipal Council and NGOs and service organizations such as the Rotary Club, the Lions Club, Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Karnataka Sangha, Kannada Sahitya Parishat, etc. In association with the local Rotary Club the company felicitates the top rank holders to the city in various public examinations annually. The Company has traditionally supported substantially to the Medical Camps, Eye Operation Camps organized by service organizations like the Rotary Club, Lions’ Club and the local unit of the Indian Medical Association. It contributes regularly to the Public Library and Reading Room maintained by the local Karnataka Sangha for the benefit of the public and the ex-employees of the company.

Innumerable socio-cultural and religious program organized by the local organizations and government departments are inevitably sponsored/supported by the company.

The Company has also taken up the maintenance of a public garden of City Municipal Council. Several Social, Cultural, Sports and Spiritual events in Dandeli are supported by the company by providing Shri Ranganath Auditorium and Deluxe Grounds along with financial and other infrastructural support.

CONTRIBUTION TO TRIBAL/VANVASI’S DEVELOPMENT Located in a Tribal/Adivasi region, the Company has been, since its inception, contributing to the development of Tribal/Adivasi communities. As mentioned above, the Company has made arrangements for drinking water supply to some of these villages. To empower them with education in the course of the year under review, the Company has built a Hostel for Tribal/ Vanvasi’s girls students.

Community around Dandeli is generally dependent on the company for most of their day to day needs also. The Company is sensitive to the needs of the local community and helps it throughout the year for satisfying the basic needs like water supply as well as in emergencies such as extinguishing fire and medical emergencies. The company is sensitive to these needs of the local community and helps it round the year. Thanks to these good samaritan activities, the company has been able to synthesize its own interests and activities with the general needs of the community and in the process become a part of the dreams and aspirations of the local society.

CSR ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUR IN LAST 6 MONTHS: 1. DISTRIBUTION OF 3 nos DESK CUM BENCHES – to schools 2. DISTRIBUTION OF COMPUTER SETS -13 . DISTRIBUTION OF FURNITURES CUP BOARDS – 10 NO . CHAIRS -- 350 NO . OFFICE TABLES -- 5 NO . EXECUTIVE CHAIRS -- 5 NO 3. DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL BAGS & UMBRELLA 800. 4. OVER HEAD PROJECTOR -- KALIKA BHAVANI ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL – KANSUR SIDDAPUR 5. DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING AIDS TO ANGANWADI CARE CENTERS 6. WATER TANKERS – 4000 LTR CAPACITY-2 No FOR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY OF DANDELI & SURROUNDINGS IN EMERGENCY. 7. FINANCIAL HELPS TO COMMUNITY HALLS DANDELI & SURROUNDING PEOPLE. 8. CONTRIBUTION TO USTAV - Uttar Kannada Public. HORNBILL BIRDS FESTIVAL -National & KALI USTAV - Dandeli Public. 9. DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS to TALUKA GOVT HOSPITAL, HALIYAL 10. DISTRIBUTION OF MORTURY CHAMBERS – 3 No . TALUKA GOVT HOSPITAL -HALIYAL . TALUKA GOVT HOSPITAL – . GOVT HOSPITAL - DANDELI 11. DISTRIBUTION OF R O WATER PURIFIERS . TALUKA GOVT HOSPITAL - HALIYALI . GOVT 1ST GRADE COLLEGE - DANDELI . DES'S BANGUR NAGAR ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE DEGREE COLLEGE - DANDELI . BANGUR NAGAR JR COLLEGE - DANDELI . GT & TC - DANDELI . GOVT URDU HIGH SCHOOL - OLD DANDELI . VANAVASI KALYAN RUKMANI BALIKA NILAYA -DANDELI 12. ERECTION OF BUS SHELTER at 3rd GATE –DANDELI, GAVATHAN –DANDELI & DHARWAR ROAD HALIYAL. 13. SILICON CHAMBER FOR CREMATORIUM YARD AND REPAIR OF CREMATORIUM SHED PATEL NAGAR –OLD DANDELI. 14. CONSTRUCTION OF TOILET BLOCKS – 2 No 15. KALIKA BHAVANI ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL – KANSUR SIDDAPUR & ROTARY EDUCATION SOCIETY'S SCHOOL -DANDELI 16. REJUVENATION (DE SILTING) OF LAKES/ PONDS –  BEDAR SHIRAGUR POND  BADAKANSIRDA POND  KERWAD POND  TATAGERA POND  KULAGI HULIKERI POND  PANSOLI POND

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Responsible to President (Tech)

Sl. Designations Nos No.

Asst. General Manager 1 1 (Technical Services)

Manager (Environment) 2 B. Sc. 1 35 Years

Shift Incharge 3 B.Sc. 1 21Years

Chemists. 4 B.Sc. 5 More than 10 years experience

5 E.T.P. Workers. 30