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M/S. Kothi Steel Limited Survey No M/S. KOTHI STEEL LIMITED SURVEY NO. 365/A, 364/P, VEJALPUR ROAD, VILLAGE: CHITKHODRA, TALUKA: GODHRA, DIST: PANCHMAHAL – 389001, GUJARAT, INDIA DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & RISK ASSESMENT REPORT FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION OF M.S. INGOTS /CASTING RUNNERS & RISERS (86400 MT/ANNUM TO 260000 MT/ANNUM) AND M.S.TOR BAR (7200 MT/ANNUM) MANUFACTURING UNIT IN EXISTING PREMISES CATEGORY: B1-3(A) MONITORING SEASON: OCTOBER, 2020 TO DECEMBER 2020 TOR LETTER NO: SEIAA/GUJ/TOR/3(A)/1780/2019 DATED: 11 DECEMBER 2019 PROPOSAL NO : SIA/GJ/IND2/39819/2019 FILE NO : SIA/GJ/89908/2019 ACCREDITATION DETAILS (NABET/QCI Accredited EIA Consultant): NABET/EIA/2023/IA0062 (MoEF Accredited Testing Laboratory): 15018/24/2019-CPW (NABL Accredited Testing Laboratory): TC - 7328 (GPCB Recognized Schedule-II Environmental Auditor) ISO 9001: 2015 Certified Company OHSAS 18001: 2007 Certified Company DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT CLIENT : M/S. KOTHI STEEL LIMITED SURVEY NO. 365/A, 364/P, VEJALPUR ROAD, VILLAGE: CHITKHODRA, TALUKA: GODHRA, DIST: PANCHMAHAL – 389001, GUJARAT, INDIA PROJECT TITLE : DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT & RISK ASSESMENT REPORT FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION OF M.S. INGOTS /CASTING RUNNERS & RISERS (86400 MT/ANNUM TO 260000 MT/ANNUM) AND M.S.TOR BAR (7200 MT/ANNUM) MANUFACTURING UNIT IN EXISTING PLANT PROJECT NO. : 585000 CATEGORY : B1-3(A) INDEX SR. TITLE PAGE NO. NO. INDEX 03-34 LIST OF TABLE 08 LIST OF FIGURE 10 TOR LETTER 11 COMPLIANCE OF TOR 20 UNDERTAKING OF PROJECT PROPONENT 30 UNDERTAKING OF EIA CONSULTANT 31 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND 35 1.1.1 PROMOTERS AND THEIR BACKGROUND 35 1.1.2 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 36 1.1.3 IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT 39 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORTS AND PROJECT DETAILS 40 1.2.1 LAND AREA 40 1.2.2 PLANT LOCATION 41 1.2.3 LIST OF PRODUCTS ALONGWITH PRODUCTION 43 CAPACITY 1.3 PROJECT SETTING 44 1.3.1 PHOTOGRAPHS OF EXISTING AS WELL AS PROPOSED 45 1.3.2 KEY INFRASTRUCTURE FEATURE 47-48 1.4 PURPOSE OF EIA 48 1.5 OBJECTIVES OF EIA 48 1.6 METHODOLOGIES FOR EIA 48 1.6.1 BASE LINE CONDITION 48 1.6.1.1 AMBIENT AIR ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.1.2 GROUND AND SURFACE WATER ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.1.3 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.1.4 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.1.5 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.1.6 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 49 1.6.2 IDENTIFICATION OF POLLUTION SOURCE 50 1.6.3 EVALUATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL AND EMS 50 1.6.4 EVALUATION OF IMPACT 50 1.6.5 PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 50 3 PLAN 1.7 STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT 50 2 CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES 2.1 GENERAL 53 2.2 LAND BREAK UP FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, ITS 53 AVAILABILITY 2.2.1 EXACT DETAILS ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURAL 58 FACILITIES, PLANT MACHINERIES ETC. REQUIRED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. 2.2.2 PROVISION OF SEPARATE ENTRY & EXIT AND 59 UNDERTAKING FOR THE SAME. PROVISION OF ADEQUATE MARGIN ALL-ROUND THE PERIPHERY FOR EASY UNOBSTRUCTED MOVEMENT OF FIRE TENDER WITHOUT REVERSING. 2.2.3 LAND POSSESSION DOCUMENTS. 60 2.2.4 TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE PLANT/S ALONG WITH 67 DETAILS ON BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES (BAT), PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY AND REASONS FOR SELECTING THE SAME. 2.2.5 PHASE WISE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE 67 WITH BAR CHART AND TIME FRAME, IN TERMS OF SITE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION, EMS IMPLEMENTATION ETC. 2.2.6 PRODUCTION DETAILS EACH PROPOSED PRODUCT TO 67 BE MANUFACTURED. 2.2.7 DETAILS ON RAW MATERIALS, SOURCE AND STORAGE 68 WITHIN THE PREMISES. 2.2.8 COMPLETE PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM DESCRIBING 69 EACH UNIT, ITS PROCESSES AND OPERATIONS ALONG WITH MATERIAL AND ENERGY INPUTS & OUTPUTS (MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE) 2.2.9 CHARACTERISTICS OF RAW MATERIAL 71 2.3 WATER REQUIREMENT, WASTEWATER GENERATION 72 AND MANAGEMENT 2.3.1 SUBMIT CGWA PERMISSION FOR GROUND WATER 72 SOURCE FROM COMPETENT AUTHORITY. 2.3.2 UNDERTAKING STATING THAT NO BORE WELL SHALL 74 BE DUG WITHIN THE PREMISES (IF PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE). 2.3.3 WATER AND WASTEWATER TABLE 74 2.3.4 SEGREGATION OF WASTE STREAMS, 76 4 2.3.5 CHARACTERISTIC AND MODE OF DISPOSAL OF WASTE 76 WATER 2.3.6 ETP DETAILS 77 2.3.7 SPECIFIC MEASURES PROPOSED TO CONSERVE 77 WATER AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE IN THIS REGARD. 2.3.8 DETAILS OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 78 2.3.9 ZLD DETAILS 78 2.3.10 MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE DETAILS 79 2.4 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL 79 2.5 HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT 90 2.6 NOICE LEVEL AND CONTROL SYSTEM 94 3 CHAPTER 3: BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS 3.1 ESTABLISHMENT OF IMPACT ZONE 96 3.2 METHODOLOGY 96 3.3 MICRO-METEOROLOGY OF THE AREA 99 3.3.1 TEMPERATURE DETAILS 99 3.3.2 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 3.3.3 RAINFALL 101 3.3.4 WIND SPEED 102 3.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT 106 3.4.1 DESIGN OF NETWORK FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 106 MONITORING LOCATION 3.4.2 METHODOLOGY FOR AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 106 MONITORING 3.4.3 AIR SUMMARY 111 3.4.4 AIR INTERPRETATION 111 3.5 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 112 3.5.1 METHODOLOGY FOR NOISE MONITORING 112 3.5.3 NOISE SUMMARY 115 3.5.4 NOISE INTERPRETATION 115 3.6 WATER ENVIRONMENT 116 3.6.1 METHODOLOGY FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING 116 3.6.2 WATER SUMMARY 120 3.7 LAND ENVIRONMENT 120 3.7.1 METHODOLOGY FOR SOIL MONITORING 120 3.7.2 SUMMARY OF SOIL 125 3.7.3 SOIL INTERPRETATION 125 3.7.4 EIA PHOTOGRAPHS 126-138 3.8 SOIL CLASSIFICATIONS 139 3.9 GEOLOGICAL DATA 140 3.10 HYDROLOGY 142 3.11 DRAINAGE NETWORK 143 5 3.12 LAND USE PATTERN 144 3.13 KEY INFRASTRUCTURE 144 3.14 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT BASED INTERPRETATION OF 145 THE STUDY AREA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LANDUSE 3.15 ECOLOGICAL STATUS AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE 146 STUDY AREA: 3.16 ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT 147 SITE 3.16.1 FLORA 147 3.16.2 FAUNA 165 3.16.3 DETAILS OF SCHEDULE-1 SPECIES 181 3.16.4 CONSERVATION PLAN 182-222 3.17 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 223 3.17.1 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 224 3.17.2 OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE 234 4 CHAPTER 4: ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS 238 4.2 EVALUATION AND PREDICTION OF IMPACTS 238 4.2.1 WATER ENVIRONMENT 245 4.2.2 AIR ENVIRONMENT 245 4.2.3 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 258 4.2.4 LAND ENVIRONMENT 258 4.2.5 INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES 258 4.2.6 HOUSING 259 4.2.7 ECOLOGY 259 4.2.8 IMPACTS DUE TO VEHICLE MOVEMENT 263 4.3 MATRIX REPRESENTATION 266 4.3.1 CUMULATIVE IMPACT CHART 267 4.4 CONCLUSION 272 5 CHAPTER 5: ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) 5.1 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY) 273 5.2 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (SITE) 273 6 CHAPTER 6: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 6.1 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM 274 6.2 LABORATORY FACILITIES 275 6.3 POST PROJECT MONITORING PLAN 276 6.4 ENVIRONMENT POLICY 277 6 6.5 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 278 6.6 COMPANY HAS A SYSTEM OF REPORTING OF NON 280 COMPLIANCES / VIOLATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NORMS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND / OR SHAREHOLDERS OR STAKEHOLDERS AT LARGE 7 CHAPTER 7: ADDITIONAL STUDIES (PUBLIC CONSULTATION & RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN) 7.1 INTRODUCTION 281 7.1.2 APPROACH TO STUDY 281 7.1.3 METHODOLOGY 282 7.2 TRANSPORTATION OF RAW MATERIALS 287 7.3 RISK MANAGEMENT 290 7.3.1 QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT 291 7.3.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY 296 7.3.3 FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM 302 7.3.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 302 7.3.5 STRUCTURE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 305 7.4 OFF – SITE EMERGENCY PLAN 314 7.4.1 DO’S & DON’T OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, 317 STRENGTHENING OF HSE, MANUFACTURING UTILITY STAFF FOR SAFETY RELATED MEASURES 7.5 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT 319 7.6 R & R ACTION PLAN 319 7.7 PUBLIC CONSULTATION 319 8 CHAPTER-8: PROJECT BENEFITS 8.1 BACKGROUND 320 8.2 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 320 8.3 SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 320 8.4 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 321 8.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES 321 9 CHAPTER-9: ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 9.1 ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 323 10 CHAPTER-10: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 324 10.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 324 10.2.1 AIR ENVIRONMENT 325 10.2.2 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 329 10.2.3 WATER ENVIRONMENT 331 10.2.4 LAND ENVIRONMENT 331 7 10.3 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT 333 10.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL 334 10.5 CSR-SOCIAL WELFARE 334 10.6 MEASURES FOR CONSERVATION OF ENERGY 335 10.7 TRAFFIC STUDY 335 10.8 CAPITAL COST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 337 11 CHAPTER 11: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11.1 INTRODUCTION 338 11.2 PROJECT DETAILS 338 11.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 339 11.4 WATER CONSUMPTION AND WASTE WATER 343 GENERATION 11.5 AIR POLLUTION SOURCE AND CONTROL MEASURE 344 11.6 HAZARDOUS WASTE 346 11.7 GREEN BELT 346 11.8 POWER REQUIREMENTS & FUEL REQUIREMENT 347 11.9 CAPITAL AND RECURRING COST 347 11.10 CONCLUSION 347 12. CHAPTER 12: DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS 349 ENGAGED ANNEXURES 358 8 LIST OF TABLES TABLE TITLE PAGE NO. NO. 1.1 PLOT AREA BREAK-UP 40 1.2 LIST OF PRODUCTS ALONGWITH PRODUCTION CAPACITY 43 1.3 LIST OF RAW MATERIAL 43 1.4 DISTANCE OF NEAREST KEY INFRASTRUCTURE 47 FEATURES FROM PROJECT SITE 2.1 LIST OF PRODUCTS ALONGWITH PRODUCTION CAPACITY 67 2.2 LIST OF RAW MATERIAL & THEIR SOURCE 68 2.3 WATER CONSUMPTION & WASTE WATER GENERATION 74 2.4 FLUE GAS EMISSION AND CONTROL 80 2.5 HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ITS MANAGEMENT 90 3.1 FREQUENCY OF ENVIRONMNETAL MONITORING 97 3.2 METHOD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING & ANALYSIS 98 3.3 TEMPERATURE DETAILS 99 3.4 RELATIVE HUMIDITY DETAILS 100 3.5 RAINFALL DETAILS 101 3.6 WIND SPEED DETAILS 102 3.7 SITE SPECIFIC METEOROLOGICAL DATA 103 3.8 AMBIENT AIR MONOTORING LOCATIONS 107 3.9 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STATUS 109-110 3.10 NOISE LEVELS 113-114 3.11 WATER QUALITY 116 3.12 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL 121 3.13 LAND USE BREAK UP 144 3.14 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA 224 3.15 POPULATION DENSITY 228 3.16 LITERACY RATE 230 3.17 OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE 234 4.1 DETAILS OF EMISSION FROM STACKS 247 4.2 EXISTING SUMMARY 255 4.3 PROPOSED SUMMARY 256 4.4 PREDICATED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY 257 4.5 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION MATRIX 267 4.7 CONSTRUCTION & OPERATION STAGE POTENTIAL 269 IMPACTS & MITIGATIVE MEASURES 4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MATRIX 271 4.9 CUMULATIVE IMPACT CHART 272 6.1 PROJECT ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PLAN 276 7.1 PROCESS HAZARDS AND ITS CONTROL 285 9 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE TITLE PAGE NO.
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