Form-1 for “ Application for Expansion of Environmental Clearance for enhanced Production(Bulk Ferro Alloys) capacity from 1,45,000 TPA to 1,60,000 TPA by M/s Balasore Alloys Limited in the existing facility of Ferro-Chrome Plant at Balgopalpur Industrial Estate, Balasore through process optimization under Para 7(ii) of EIA Notification 2006 and amendment therof” by M/s Balasore Alloys Ltd Balagopapur Indistral Estate, Balasore, odisha
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C-23, BJB Nagar, Bhubaneswar,Odisha. NABET Accreditation No:74 APPENDIX-I (See paragraph – 6) FORM-1 (I) Basic Information:
Sl. Item Details No. 1. Name of the project/s Enhancement of Production (Bulk Ferro Alloys) from existing 145000 TPA to 160000 TPA by M/s Balasore Alloys Limited with existing facility through process optimization with as per provision under para 7(ii) of EIA Notification 2006 . 2. S. No. in the schedule 3 (a) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to be Existing Plant Area: 51.23 Acres. handled/command area/lease area/number of Existing Production Capacity: 1,45,000 TPA wells to be drilled Proposed Production Capacity: 1,60,000 TPA 4. New/Expansion/Modernization Expansion Under as per provision under para 7(ii) of EIA Notification 2006. 5. Existing Capacity/Area etc. 1,45,000 TPA of Ferro Alloys 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ ‘A’ 7. Does it attract the general condition? If yes, No please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific condition? If yes, No please specify. 9. Location Toposheet No.: 73K/15 Latitude : 210 31’ 29” N - 210 32’ 02” N Longitude: 860 49’ 54” E - 860 50’17” E Plot/Survey/Khasra No. Plot No. 300 Village Balgopalpur Tehsil Remuna District Balasore State Odisha 10. Nearest railway station/airport along with Railway Station – Balasore, 10 kms distance in kms. Airport – Bhubaneswar, 225 kms 11. Nearest Town, City, District Headquarter Nearest town – Balasore, 9 kms with distance in km. Nearest City – Balasore, 9 kms District Headquarter – Balasore, 9 kms 12. Village Panchayat, Zilla Parishad, Municipal Village Panchayat : Remuna, Corporation, Local body (complete postal Village : Balgopalpur, addresses with telephone nos. to be given). Po : Balgopalpur, District : Balasore 13. Name of the applicant Balasore Alloys Limited 14. Registered Address Balasore Alloys Limited Balgopalpur Industrial Estate, Balgopalpur, Dist- Balasore, State - Odisha. 15. Address for correspondence: Name Anil Sureka Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Managing Director Address Balasore Alloys Limited
Page 1 of 13 Balgopalpur Industrial Estate, Balgopalpur, Dist- Balasore, State - Odisha. Pin Code 756020 E-mail [email protected] Telephone No. 06782275781 Fax No. 06782275134 16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if any. It is a production enhancement proposal Location of these sites should be shown on a through process optimization of existing topo sheet. facility So, no alternative site is considered for the proposed project. 17. Interlinked Projects Kaliapani Chromite Mines 18. Whether separate application of interlinked Environmental Clearance has been obtained vide project has been submitted? No. J-11015/139/2012-IA.II (M) dated 22.08.2014 (Copy attached as Annexure-1.A 19. If yes, date of submission 4th May,2012 20. If no, reason Not applicable. 21. Whether the proposal involves a. No, the plant area does not involve any approval/clearance under: if yes, details of forest land. the same and their status to be given. b. No, the project does not involve any (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 C.R.Z. activities. (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991 22. Whether there is any Government Project situated at Balgopalpur Industrial Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site Estate. 23. Forest land involved (hectares) Nil 24. Whether there is any litigation pending No litigation is pending against the project or against the project and/or land in which the land. project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. 25 Cost of the project Initially it was 90.0 Crore during expansion, No additional Cost involved for this proposal
(I) 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.):
Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in No There will be no change in land use due to land use, land cover or topography proposed project. including increase in intensity of land use (with respect to local land use plan) 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No No clearance of existing land, vegetation and vegetation and buildings? building is required. 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The existing Raw Material Yard, Product Storage Area, Utilities and auxillary facilities
Page 2 of 13 are sufficient to take care for the increase in production. Hence, there won’t be any change in land use patterns. 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. No No construction is proposed, hence bore bore houses, soil testing? houses, soil testing is not required. 1.5 Construction works? No No construction work is required.
1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition work is required. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No No temporary site is envisaged. construction works or housing of construction workers? 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures No All the existing facility will be utilized for the or earthworks including linear proposed production enhancement. No structures, cut and fill or excavations additional structure is required. 1.9 Underground works including No No underground work is involved. mining or tunneling. 1.10 Reclamation works. No Not applicable as existing facilities will be used which are of permanent in nature. 1.11 Dredging? No Not applicable. 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not applicable. 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes Proposed project intend towards enhancement processes? in production of Ferro Alloys through process optimization with existing facility. The existing production/ manufacturing process will be followed. 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes The existing storage facilities are sufficient to materials? cater the need for proposed increase in production. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes Solid Wastes solid waste or liquid effluents? The quanity of slag generation will change from 106875TPA to 169106 TPA, which shall be dumped in the company’s own premises from where it will be sold as alternative construction material after due TCLP test to local vendors. No additional facility required for the project. Liquid Effluents The internal general of various cooling unit shall be treated and recycled within the system. There is no effluent generated which shall be allowed to exit from the plant runs on zero discharge principle.
1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No The same operational workers will continue operational workers? working for the enhancement of production. So, additional housing is not required. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during No Due to proposed increase in production there
Page 3 of 13 construction or operation? will be marginal increase in road traffic because of raw material and product transported by road. However, existing road is adequate to carry extra load. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or No There is existing road within the industrial other transport infrastructure estate. Beside there is existing concrete road including new or altered routes and within the plant premises. So, additional road stations, ports, airports etc? is not required for the transportation of materials. Adequate transport infrastructure is available outside the plant also. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No No such infrastructural change is required transport routes or infrastructure because the enhancement in production will leading to changes in traffic be done within the existing facilities. movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines No There is no requirement of new or divertion or pipelines? transmission lines, since power line is already present in the plant. 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, No Not envisaged. realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? No The proposed enhancement will be within plant premises so there is no requirement for crossing any stream. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water Yes Water uses with optimization shall be from ground or surface waters? reduced 863 KLD from 900 KLD after commencement of project, which will be sourced from ground water.Permission has been obtained form CGWA(Annexure-1.B) 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land No There will be no change in the existing surface affecting drainage or run-off? drainage channel as the project does not include any construction activity. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials No No construction activity is involved hence its for construction, operation or transport is not required. decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No No dismantling work will be done because decommissioning or restoration the proposed production will be carried out works? inside the plant with the existing plant setup. 1.27 Ongoing activity during No No construction or dismantling work will be decommissioning which could have done due to the proposed production an impact on the environment? enhancement. 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No Not required as the existing manpower temporarily or permanently? resource is capable to handle the enhanced production. 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Only native species will be used for plantation and maintaining the existing green belt. 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No There will be no loss of native species or diversity? genetic diversity.
1.31 Any other actions? No No other activities will be carried out inside
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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): Details thereof (with approximate Sl. Information/checklist confirmation Yes/ quantities /rates, wherever possible) with No. No source of information data 2.1 Land especially undeveloped or No The proposed enhancement of will be agricultural land (ha) undertaken within the existing plant area. 2.2 Water (expected source & competing Yes Water is only required for cooling the users) unit: KLD mechanical & electrical components. Ground water will be drawn from the existing Bore wells located inside the plant premises. The water requirement is 900 KL/ day for existing facility and will be reduced 863KLD after expansion. NOC for withdrawal of ground water has been obtained from CGWA.(Copy attached as Annexure-1.B). Agreement of also done with Water Resource Board, Odisha for use of Ground water for Industrial Proposal and License fee has been paid regularly.
2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Raw materials like Chrome Ore, Magnesite and Coke will be required for production of various Ferro Alloys. The quantity requirement of raw material per annum for proposed enhancement in production has been given below:
Raw Ferro Chrome Material Existing Proposed Chrome Ore 362500 358240 Quartzite 47125 46240 Dolomite 32625 32000 Magnetite 5075 4960 Metallurgical 85550 84000 Coke Electro paste 2610 2080 2.4 Construction material – stone, No Not required as the proposed production aggregates, sand / soil (expected enhancement does not include any source – MT) construction work. 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Not required 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels No Power requirement will marginally enhanced (source, competing users) Unit: fuel form 62 MW to 67 MW and same is (MT), energy (MW) being/shall be catered from state GRID.
Page 5 of 13 2.7 Any other natural resources (use No Not required appropriate standard units)
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 approximate Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ quantities/rates, wherever possible) with No. confirmation No source of information data 3.1 Use of substances or materials, which Yes High Speed Diesel (HSD) is being used are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) for mobile equipments (Loader, Dumpers to human health or the environment etc.) in the existing facility. HSD stored in (flora, fauna, and water supplies) underground tank with proper fencing and guarding.. 3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or Not envisaged. affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or No water borne diseases) 3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by No There will be no displacement of habitants as changing living conditions? the entire activity is within the plant premises. 3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who No The project is located within the Industrial could be affected by the project e.g. estate of Balgopalpur and the enhancement in hospital patients, children, the elderly production will be done by using the existing etc., furnace. The nearest hospital and school is located at a distance of 5 km from the plant site. 3.5 Any other causes No Not envisaged.
4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/ month).
Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data. 4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No No mining activity is involved in the proposed project. 4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or Yes About 7.2 tons/ year of garbage/ food waste is commercial wastes) generated from worker’s canteen & guest house. These are being dumped in a pit for vermin composting. The compost will be utilized as manure for Green Belt Development. 4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Yes Sl Particul Pre- Expa Treatme Hazardous Waste Management .N ars Expans nsion nt & Rules) o. ion Disposal 1
Smelting 1440 2278 This dust Furnace Tons Tons/ is being/ flue dust / Annu will be Annum m use for 4 TPD 6 TPD briquette making at Pagethe plant6 of 13. 2 Used 800 Ltrs/800 Sold to Oil/ Annum Liters/ authorize Lubrica Annum d 4.4 Other industrial process wastes. Yes Slagntstailings is being/will be regpenroceserated after recovery of Metal andsinsagmeunitis being/will be used for Civil construction, Road construction and filling of low lying areas after going through Toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP). 4.5 Surplus product No No surplus product 4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge Yes 7.2 TPA of Sewage sludge from the Septic from effluent treatment. Tank & STP is being/will generated and same is being/will be used as manure in green belt development. 4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No No construction or demolition work is proposed for the proposed expansion in production. 4.8 Redundant machinery or No Replaced old transformers will be sold out. equipment. 4.9 Contaminated soils or other No No contamination of soil and other materials materials. will occur due to the proposed expansion. 4.10 Agricultural wastes No There will not be any agricultural waste because no such activities will be carried out. 4.11 Other solid wastes No No other waste is likely to be generated.
5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr). Sl. Details thereof (with approximate No. Information/Checklist confirmation Yes/ quantities/rates, wherever possible) with No source of information data 5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil No There is no direct combustion of fossil fuel in fuels from stationary or mobile the process as such. But however, HSD will sources. be used for mobile vehicles. Proper maintenance will be ensured by the management so as to minimize the emissions.. 5.2 Emissions from production processes Yes The flue gas emissions generated from the production process/ furnaces will be passed through Bag Filters of Gas Cleaning Plant to retain flue dust particles and then it will be released. The Particulate Matter level will be maintained below 100 mg/Nm3 as per SPCB norms. 5.3 Emissions from materials handling Yes There will be emission during handling of including storage or transport raw materials and products, which will be controlled by dust suppression system. 5.4 Emissions from construction activities Yes No construction activity is being proposed for including plant and equipment enhancement in production. 5.5 Dust or odours from handling of No Dust emission due to handling of construction
Page 7 of 13 materials including construction materials is not applicable as there will be no materials, sewage and waste construction activity. No sewage will be generated from the proposed project. However, the canteen wastes of the existing plant will be vermin-composted in the pit and layers of soil will be laid on it to suppress the odour. The domestic sewage of the existing plant is being disposed through septic tank and soak pit. Hence, dust emissions and odour during these activities will be minimized. 5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No There is no generation of any incinerable hazardous waste and hence incineration is not required. 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in No No burning of waste will be practiced for the open air (e.g. slash materials, project. construction debris) 5.8 Emissions from any other sources No No. Other emission is likely to be generated and emissions from transport vehicle will be negligible
6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat: Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data. 6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. Yes Though the effect of noise on the nearby engines, ventilation plant, crushers. inhabitants will be insignificant as per the proposed plan, noise prone activities shall be restricted to the extent possible in order to have minimum noise impact. There will be provision of rubber padding, noise isolators and silencer to modulate the noise generated by the machines. PPEs such as ear muff/ plugs will be provided to the employees those who are exposed to noise prone areas. 6.2 From industrial or similar processes Yes Low level noise will be produced from other industrial activities. For heat and stress due to exposure to thermal radiation in the hot working zones, the worker will be provided with heat resistant aprons. 6.3 From construction or demolition No No construction activity is proposed for enhancement in production. 6.4 From blasting or piling No No blasting activity carried out.
6.5 From construction or operational Yes Noise during installation of new transformer traffic and operational traffic will be within the limit (Less than 75 db). 6.6 From lighting or cooling systems Yes Noise from cooling systems will be negligible and no adverse impact from lighting. 6.7 From any other sources No Noise from any other sources is not anticipated.
Page 8 of 13 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: Details thereof (with approximate Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ quantities/rates, wherever possible) with No. confirmation No source of information data 7.1 From handling, storage, use or No Most of the solid wastes will be reused in the spillage of hazardous materials. process however, the hazardous waste will be handled as per the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules. Therefore, there is no chance of contamination of land and water bodies. 7.2 From discharge of sewage or other No Source Quantity Disposal effluents to water or the land Method (expected mode and place of Domestic Disposed discharge). waste from 8 KL/ day through Admn. septic tank Building, via soak pit. guest house & colony Workers 20 KL/ day Oil & grease canteen & trap, Settling Kitchen of tank, guest house Anaerobic tank (with microbe dosing) and Dual media gravity sand filter. Cooling blow 91 KL/ day Settling tank down and & re used. back wash of soft water plant Jiggling 85 KL/ day is Effluent from Plant used and jiggling plant recycled with is treated in makeup slurry tank of water of 17 8x3x2m and KL/ day settling tank of 3x3x3m dimension and treated water is recycled in the process. 7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted Yes The emission from the production process to air into the land or into water passed through Bag Filters of the Gas Cleaning Plant to retain flue dust particles. The PM (Particulate Matter) level will be maintained below 100 mg/ Nm3. Therefore, no deposition of pollutants on land water is envisaged.
Page 9 of 13 7.4 From any other sources. No There is no chance of contamination of land or water from any other sources. 7.5 Is there a risk of long term build up No There are no such major pollutants, which will of pollutants in the environment create a risk of long term build up in the from these sources? environment. However, the generated flue dust after passing through Bag Filters of the Gas Cleaning Plant will be minimal, as the PM level will be maintained below 100 mg/ Nm3. Therefore, no deposition of this flue dust (pollutant) will lead to any long term build up in the environment.
8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human health or the environment. Sl. Information/Checklist confirmation Details thereof (with approximate No. quantities/rates, wherever possible) with Yes/ source of information data No
8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc No There is no hazardous material involved from storage, handling, use or except the auxiliary fuel system i.e. HSD & production of hazardous substances Liquid Oxygen. HSD stored in underground tank of 22 KL capacity and Liquid Oxygen stored in above ground tank of 11 KL capacity. The fire and explosion indices for different facilities at the project are depicted and it has been found that the HSD Liquid Oxygen storage and handling facilities at project are categorized under light hazard. 8.2 From any other causes Yes The risk involved due to other causes are: Handling of hot metal and slag Fire due to short circuit in the high tension line. As this is an existing plant, the mitigative measures for this are covered under ‘Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan’. 8.3 Could the project be affected by No This area is geologically stable and does not natural disasters causing come under Flood Zone and in Seismic Zone environmental damage (e.g. floods, II. Other than thunder storms, no other natural earthquakes, landslides, cloudburst disaster is anticipated within this area. etc)? 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:
Sl. Information/Checklist Yes/ Details thereof (with approximate No. confirmation No quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data 9.1 Lead to development of supporting Yes There are existing infrastructures like road, facilities, ancillary development or housing for workers, guest house, canteen etc. development stimulated by the within the plant premises. project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: Due to the project, following benefits for the
Page 10 of 13 Supporting infrastructure (roads, people of surrounding villages are expected:- power supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.) Better employment opportunity and housing development Socio-economic development of the extractive industries region & of the people. supply industries Improved Communication & other transportation facilities. 9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which No Not envisaged. could have an impact on the environment. 9.3 Set a precedent for later Yes There will be developmental activities due to developments the proposed project. The company has conducted various CSR activities for the development of the locality for the current year 2016-17 which includes educational development, youth development, infrastructure development, environmental conservation, tourism development, women empowerment, tribal development, health awareness & disaster management. 9.4 Have cumulative effects due to Yes There are only two major industries at proximity to other existing or Balgoplapur Industrial Estate, others are small planned projects with similar effects. scale industries. The project will not have significant adverse impact on the environment.
(ii) Environmental Sensitivity:
Sl. Areas Name/ Aerial distance (within 15 km.) No. Identity Proposed project location boundary 1 Areas protected under international No This area is not protected under any conventions, national or local international conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, legislation for their ecological, landscape, landscape, cultural or other related cultural or other related value value 2 Areas which are important or Yes Sona River - 3.0 km sensitive for ecological reasons - Budhabalanga River – 9.0 km Wetlands, watercourses or other Mitrapur RF – 4.33 km water bodies, coastal zone, biospheres, mountains, forests.
3 Areas used by protected, important No The existing plant site is not used by any or sensitive species of flora or protected, important or sensitive species of fauna for breeding, nesting, flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, foraging resting over, and winter migration. migration 4 Inland, coastal, marine or No There is no inland, coastal, marine or underground waters underground waters within 15 kms from project site. 5 State, National boundaries No State boundary of Odisha & West Bengal is at a distance of 90 km from the project site. 6 Routes or facilities used by the No No such routes or facilities is within the public for access to recreation or
Page 11 of 13 other tourist, pilgrim areas area or in the Industrial Estate. 7 Defence installations No No defense facility exists in the vicinity of the proposed site. 8 Densely populated or built-up area No Remuna Township is located at a distance of 4 kms having a population of approx 60,000. 9 Areas occupied by sensitive man- No There is no sensitive man-made land uses in made land uses (hospitals, schools, the vicinity and moreover hospital, school places of worship, community and community facilities are far away from facilities) the plant site. 10 Areas containing important, high No The plant site does not contain any quality or scarce resources (ground important, high quality or scarce resources. water resources, surface resources, Sona River - 3.0 km forestry, agriculture, fisheries, Budhabalanga River – 9.0 km tourism, minerals) Mitrapur RF – 4.33 km 11 Areas already subjected to No It is an existing plant and the impact of the pollution or environmental damage. proposed production enhancement is (those where existing legal negligible and confined to plant site. environmental standards are exceeded) 12 Areas susceptible to natural hazard Nil The area is not sensitive to earthquakes, which could cause the project to subsidence, land slides, erosion, flooding or present environmental problems extreme or adverse climatic conditions. (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)
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