Steel Plant Ltd. Half yearly Environment Compliance Report in respect of stipulated conditions while issuing Environmental Clearance

Period: For submission to Oct’15 Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) To Pollution Control Board (APPCB) March’16

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (RINL-VSP) is the country’s first shore based integrated steel plant. The company is 100% owned by GoI. The plant is a 6.3 Million ton Integrated Steel Plant and is a market leader in long products.

 First Integrated Steel Plant to be certified for Quality, Health & Safety, Environment & Energy– ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 & ISO 50001  First Steel plant in to be certified for CMMI Level 3 for Information Technology PART-A

Brief Overview of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant:

1. Main facilities of the plant (Not Exhaustive) S. No Department Facilities & technological features Capacity 1 Coke oven 4 coke oven batteries of 67 ovens each, of height 2.261 Mt of blast 7m, with 100% dry quenching furnace coke (3 battery capacity) 2 Sinter plant 2 sinter machines with 312 Sq.m grate area 5.256 Mt of gross sinter 3 Blast Furnace 2 nos. 3200 Cu.m blast furnaces with bell less top 3.4 Mt of hot metal equipment and cast house slag granulation 4 Steel Melting 3 nos. 133 Cu.m LD converter with 6 nos. of 4 3.0 Mt Liquid Steel Shop strand bloom casters 2.82Mt Cast bloom/yr 5 Light and 7 strand continuous Billet Mill and 2 strand 1.857 Mt billets Medium continuous Bar Mill with “Tempcore” technology 0.710 Mt Bar Merchant Mill for Rebar rolling products 6 Wire Rod Mill 4 strand continuous mill with “Stelmor” cooling 0.850 Mt Wire rods 7 Medium 20 stand continuous mill 0.850 Mt Medium Merchant & structural products Structural Mill

2. Technological facilities of Expansion units Product New Major Unit Facilities Hot Blast Furnace - 3 1 X 3800 Cu.M furnace with water cooled hearth bottom to produce Metal 2.5Mtpa of Hot metal with a state- of- art technology with profilometer, copper staves, pulverized coal injection, top gas recovery turbine etc. Sinter Plant - 3 1X400 Sq.M sinter machine with circular cooler, multi slit burners etc. to produce 3.61 Mtpa of sinter. Raw Material Material preparation and handling system through extensive conveyor Handling System system (Total 45km length) Liquid Steel Melt Shop(SMS) 2 x 150 Cu.MConverters to produce 2.8Mtpa with facilities like Steel Converter Shop combined blowing, for better yield and quality, Secondary fume extraction system for cleaner environment etc. SMS – continuous 3 x 6 strand square billet casters with auto mould technology, casting Machine electromagnetic stirring for cleaner steel.

SMS – LH & RH Secondary metallurgy facilities like 2 nos. of Ladle Furnace, one RH unit for producing Special steel grades. Finished Wire Rod Mill - 2 6 lakh tonne per annum capacity high speed mill (105-110 m/s). Steel Special Bar Mill 7.5 lakh tonne per annum capacity mill for customized sizes with low tolerance Structural Mill 7 lakh tonne per annum capacity with high speed roughing stands to produce 75-175 mm structurals.

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3. Environmental friendly technology installed Aspect Benefit Waste heat Utilization at Coke Dry Cooling plant Generation of Power (2X7.5MW) through BPTS Waste gas utilization (CO, BF & LD gas) Used as fuel Utilization of pressure Energy of BF gas Generation of power (2X12MW) through GETS Dry fog dust suppression at RMHP, SP Reduced dust Evaporative cooling systems at LMMM & MMSM Generation of process steam Waste heat utilization in COB-IV 14MW power generation Waste heat recovery at Sinter Plant 20.6 MW power generation TRT at BF-3 14 MW power generation New Power Plant 2 X 60 MW power generation from waste gases Waste water recovery system 3 Plants with capacity to recover 1000 m3/hr of waste water Rain water harvesting system 2 systems with potential to recover 54 lakh cum of rain water annually.

Principal products & services The principal products of VSP include steel products comprises of re-bars, wire rods, rounds, structurals, blooms and billets, and pig iron. Also, the company markets by- products such as Ammonium Sulphate, Benzol products, slag etc.

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PART-B COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE TO VSP AS PER DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT LETTER NO. 11011/1/87-IA DATED 4.1.1988.

Condition: I. a) ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) MUST BE PREPARED WHICH AMONG OTHERS, SHOULD CONTAIN RESULTS OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING TO BE DONE IN THE PROJECT AREA.

Status: Environment management plan which contains results of air and water quality monitoring along with the other details is prepared and submitted. Besides, air & water quality is being monitored regularly & results submitted vide Half yearly reports to

1. The Addl. Chief Conservator of Forests Ministry of Environment & Forests Regional Office Southzone, 4th floor E&F wings Kendriya sadan, 17th Main Road Koramangala, Bangaluru

2. Scientist ‘D’, GOI, MoEF Regional office Southzone 1st& 2nd floor HEPC Bldg no. 34 Cathedral garden road Chennai-600034 Member Secretary

3. Scientist (B) Central Pollution Control Board PariveshBhavan East Arjun Nagar New Delhi-110032

4. Environmental Engineer Regional Office Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Madhavadhara VUDA Colony Visakhapatnam - 530018

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Condition: b) CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY MUST BE INITIATED IMMEDIATELY. WATER TO BE MONITORED MUST INCLUDE BOTH MARINE AND INLANDWATERS. Status: Monitoring of air & water quality including marine water is being done regularly. Results of Ambient air, effluents, stack emissions, fugitive emissions from coke oven batteries, etc are enclosed at Annexure I to V respectively.

Condition: c) MINIMUM THREE AMBIENT AIR MONITORING STATIONS MUST BE INSTALLED. Status: 3 nos (three) of continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations within the plant premises and 4th station at Pedagantyada residential area (down wind direction of the plant) have been installed and all are working. Hourly data is being posted to APPCB website.

Condition: d) AN AIR MONITORING STATION IN THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN THE NORTH EAST MUST BE INSTALLED. Status: An ambient air monitoring station (Repairable dust sampler) is installed in the zoo park and monitoring being done regularly.

Condition: e. TWO MONITORING STATIONS - ONE FOR AIR AND OTHER FOR WATER MUST BE SET UP AT KONDAKARLA LAKE TOWARDS THE SOUTH OF VISAKHAPATNAM. Status: Monitoring of Air quality (Ref. Annexure-I) and Water Quality (Refer Annexure-V) at Kondakarla Lake towards South of VSP is being carried out VSP Township regularly.

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Condition: II. THE PROJECT AUTHORITIES (VSP) MUST CONSIDER USING LOW SULPHUR GAS/OIL. IF SUCH USE IS NOT POSSIBLE, APPROPRIATE FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION DEVICES MUST BE INSTALLED AT THE RELEVANT UNIT Status: VSP is using low sulphur fuels and composition of these fuels has been submitted earlier. The power plant of VSP is using Talcher coal which has sulphur content of 0.17%. The Calcining& Refractory Material Plant of VSP is using coal tar fuel (A by-product of Coke oven & Coal Chemical Dept.) with sulphur content of less than 0.5%.

Condition: III. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST RECYCLE EFFLUENTS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.IN ANY CASE, THE TREATED EFFLUENTS MUST BE USED FOR IRRIGATION OF AFFORESTED AREA. Status: Township sewage water is being used as makeup water in Rolling mills & SMS after treatment in Ultra-filtration plant since Dec’2005. In addition to the above 3 Waste water recycling scheme are implemented at VSP. The quantities of waste water Tanks & Pump house at RMHP for Recycling MBC water recovered & treated for reuse is given below:

In addition to the above treated Oct’15-March’16 Year 15-16 effluent from MBC (Mechnical, 467.48 MG 879.05 MG Boilogical & Chemical treatment plant), that treats contaminated water generated during Coke making and also is being used for spraying on Boiler coal stock piles to prevent fugitive dust emissions & self ignition of coal in RMHP (Raw Material Handling Plant).

Condition: IV. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST DIVERT THE STORM WATER TOWARDS THE SOUTH SIDE AWAY FROM THE CREEK (WHICH IS ON THE NORTHEN SIDE). Status: This condition was dropped by MoEF vide letter no. J-11014/75/90-1A .II(i) Dated 20.07.2000

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Condition: V. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST RELOCATE SLUDGE/DEBRIS DUMP, THE ASH POND, THE LABOR AND STAFF COLONY SHOWN IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER AWAY FROM THE SEA SHORE. REVISED PLAN IN THIS REGARD MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THIS MINISTRY FOR APPROVAL. Status: New slag dump yard area has already been constructed away from sea-shore as per the advice of Prof. Dave and Department of Environment. Revised plan was submitted vide letter no. 869/DE dt.30.7.88.

Condition: VI. PRESENT AND FUTURE LINKAGE FOR COAL MUST BE ESTABLISHED AND REPORTED TO THE MINISTRY. Status: The coal linkage for VSP is as follows. 1. Steam coal is from collieries of Talcher&Ib Valley of M/s Mahanadi Coal Fields 2. Coking coal is imported from Australia, New Zealand and USA etc., through limited. 3. Medium coking coal is from washeries - Rajarappa, Swang and Kathara of M/s Central Coal fields.

Condition: Layout showing Afforestation at Vizag Steel VII. a) VSP AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE A GREEN BELT OF 3600 HECTARES. b) ABOVE GREEN BELT WILL INCLUDE 500 M WIDE GREEN BELT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE ACQUIRED LAND. Status: The status is as given below: Total acquired land = 8,827 Hectares Area earmarked for Afforestation = 3,600 Hectares(including green belt) Area of Green Belt (500 mt. wide) = 1970 Hectares Afforestation done in green belt = 1801 Hectares Afforestation in areas other than green belt = 1630 Hectares Total No. of trees planted = over 51,60,422 trees. Plantation done with mango saplings Balance to be afforested is 169 Ha. Out of this, 135 Ha has been handed over to Govt. of AP for construction of Gangavaram port.

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During 2015-16, afforestation status Oct’15-March’16 2015-16 (including Green Visakha) is given below: 78400 154900

Condition: c) OUT OF THE TOTAL GREEN BELT, 1970 HECTARES MUST BE DECLARED AS RESERVE FOREST UNDER THE CONTROL OF VSP AND GOVERNED BY THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT 1980, THE BALANCE 1630 HECTARES MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE EXCEPTING FOR FURTHER XPANSION OF THE PLANT.

Plant inside Park photo Status: Earlier, the proposal to notify the green belt as a "Reserve Forest" under the control of VSP was not agreed to by the Divisional Forest Officer, Visakhapatnam on the ground that such notification would be preceded by handing over the land to State Forest Department by VSP. Subsequently, the Chief Conservator of Forests, Vide his letter No: EP/1201/30/AD/Vol-5 dt.7.11.97 has clarified that such a declaration is feasible. In this regard Principal Chief Conservator of forests wrote a letter to Principal Secretary to the Govt. of AP vide RC No. 52548/97/51 dated. 12.4.2004. VSP requested the Principal Chief Conservator of forests vide letter no. TA/aff-22/2004/539 dated 8.06.04 to expedite the matter.

Condition: d) 2809 HECTARES OF SALT LANDS MUST BE AFFORESTED WITH APPROPRIATE FLORAL SPECIES. THIS AREA WILL BE REGARDED AS PERMANENT RESERVE FOREST UNDER THE CONTROL OF VSP AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT, 1980. Status: It was brought to the notice of Secretary (E&F) vide letter No.CMD -3(6)36/78, dated 9th April, Gangavaram Port View 1993 that the area of salt land is 160 Ha.

For afforestation of 160 hectares of salt lands (saline area) Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) Bhavnagar, have already completed plantation of Salvadora plants in 25 Ha as a pilot project. The balance 135 Ha has been handed over to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for construction of Gangavaram Port.

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PART-C COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (DOEN) WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE TO VISAKHAPATANAM STEEL PLANT

According to environmental clearance given to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's revised cost estimate vide letter No: 11011/75/90-IA - II section, dated 3.5.1993 the present status of conditions are as follows:

Condition: 1. THE EFFICIENCY/PERFORMANCE OF 2 DEDUSTING SYSTEMS WILL BE AUGMENTED TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS BY DEC'93. Status: The DE Systems are augmented and are working satisfactorily since December, 1993 after effecting necessary modifications.

Condition: 2. LIQUID EFFLUENTS FOR AMMONICAL NITROGEN AND PHENOLS WILL BE TREATED TO MEET THE STANDARDS BY DEC'93. Status MBC which has been upgraded incurring at a cost of Rs. 55 Cr. has been completely stabilised. All parameters such as Amm.N2, phenols, O&G, COD etc of the effluent Upgraded Mechanical Biological & Chemical Treatment Plant at Coke Ovens are within norms.

Condition: 5. WATER CONSUMPTION SHOULD BE BROUGHT DOWN FROM 39.05 cum/ tonne of liquid steel (tLS) to 20 cum/tLS. ACTION TAKEN AND THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE SHOULD BE INDICATED BY VSP WITHIN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS. Status: Has been compiled with.

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PART-D

COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE FOR EXPANSION OF RINL / VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

FROM 4 TO 6.5 MTPA AS PER MoEF EC No. J-11011/196/2005 – IA II New BFGas based Power Plant (i) DATED 11.08.2005

A. SPECIFIC CONDITION Condition: I. GASEOUS EMISSIONS SHALL CONFIRM TO THE LOAD/MASS BASED STANDARDS AND NOT TO EXCEED THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD. Status: 1. Load based emission is given only for Coke oven batteries by Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board.CO in Batteries is being monitored & is within the norm of 3 Kg/tonne of coke produced.

2. Air Pollution Control equipment are being upgraded to meet the SPM norm of 50 mg/Nm3. 3. Low NOx burners to reduce NOx load are being used.

Condition: II. ADOPT CLOSED LOOP RE-CIRCULATING SYSTEMS Status: All the re-circulating water systems existing at VSP are closed loop only. The same are being adopted in all expansion units.

 RECYCLE DIRECT CONTAMINATING COOLING GRANULATION & DUST SUPPRESSION Already in practice. The same is being adopted in expansion units. Continuous Effluent Monitoring System at

MBC outlet pH & flow  THE WASTE WATER FROM GAS CLEANING PLANTS, MILLS, POWER PLANT & CT BLOW DOWNS SHALL BE TREATED IN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS Already in practice. The same is being adopted in expansion units.

 THE COKE OVEN EFFLUENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 2880 CUM/DAY (120 CUM/HR)

 The Coke oven effluent is about 2000 cum/day only & is being monitored using

Continuous Effluent monitoring System.

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 THE SURPLUS WASTE WATER SHALL BE STORED IN THE HOLDING POND FOR USE IN THE LEAN PERIOD In addition to the above Waste Water Recycling scheme is implemented incurring a cost of Rs 110 cr. The purpose of this scheme is to capture waste water at three outlets, treat and then reuse in the plant. Details of this scheme are given below :

Capacity Location of the of Waste Water treatment Type of treatment Reuse plan Recycling System system (cum/hr)

Physical treatment Treated water is used in the such as expansion area for fire fighting, Balacheruvu 300-350 settling/clarification, Oil dust suppression, gardening, separation etc. toilet flushing etc.

Treated water is used as make Appikonda 500 Reverse Osmosis up in Power plant TPP System and in soft water network

Gangavaram/Coke Treated water is used in 80 Reverse Osmosis ovens COCCP recirculation system

Treated water is used in soft BF-3 80 Reverse Osmosis water network

 THE OVER FLOW FROM POND SHALL BE DISCHARGED THROUGH MARINE OUTFALL INTO SEA Marine pipeline to discharge the surplus effluents is provided as per details given below:

Description Capacity (m3/hr) Facilities Use Marine discharge 300-450 Collecting To pump out water from MBC, rejects from pipe line tank & RO plant to marine environment only if they Pumping are not used for spraying in Raw Material system Handling Plant

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 THE DISCHARGE POINT SHALL BE DECIDED IN CONSULTATION WITH NIO NIO has already conducted the studies and suggested the route for marine outfall and is implemented as per their recommendations.

 MARINE ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF WASTE WATER ON MARINE ECOLOGY Study titled “Monitoring of chemical & biological parameters Marine Discharge Facility in the marine environment off Appikonda and toxicological studies of the treated effluent of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant” is done by National Institute of Oceanography in the year 2010, wherein it was mentioned that there is no impact of waste water on marine ecology.

 THE SEWAGE WATER AFTER TREATMENT SHALL BE USED IN MILLS / SMS FOR COOLING PURPOSE Already township sewage is being recycled in SMS & Mills after ultra filtration. Sewage from plant shall also be recycled after commissioning of the RO plant at Coke Ovens.

Condition: III. PROVIDE CONTROL MEASURES FOR CHECKING FUGITIVE EMISSIONS. PROVIDE DUST EXTRACTION / SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN RAW MATERIAL HANDLING & WATER SPRINKLING SYSTEM AT THE STOCK YARDS Status: Pollution control measures are extensively planned and implemented in existing plant and expansion areas.

 PROVIDE DRY FOGGING SYSTEM IN CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT, MATERIAL TRANSFER POINTS ETC. Dry Fog dust suppression systems are provided in all expansion units out of which 8 nos are in operation. These systems are implemented in 40 areas covering 250 locations.

Dry fog system  WORKZONE AIR QUALITY SHALL BE MONITORED & RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED Dry Fog System Work zone air quality at more than 87 (53 in existing plant and 34 in expansion area) locations is regularly monitored and data is recorded systematically as per EMS records. The same shall be continued.

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Condition: IV. COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS NOTIFIED VIDE GSR.631 (E) DATED 31ST OCT 1997 TO CONTROL FUGITIVE EMISSIONS FROM BATTERIES Status: Fugitive emissions PLD, PLO, PLL, BaP and charging emissions from coke oven batteries are monitored regularly and are below the norms except charging emissions. Reports are enclosed at Annexure-IV. Coke Oven Battery

Condition: V. PARTICULATE EMISSIONS SHOULD BE <50 mg/Nm3 Status: All pollution control equipment is designed for particulate matter emissions to less than 50 mg/Nm3. Existing ESP’s will be upgraded to < 50 mg/Nm3 during capital repairs. Up gradation of Burden handling system and ESP of cast house fume extraction system BF-1 is completed. Up gradation of Burden Handling System (BHS) & Cast House of Exhaust System (CHES) of BF2 are under progress. Plan for up gradation of all ESP’s of stage 1 is as given below:

S No Project Description Target Completion date Present status 1 Revamping of SHDE systems for BF-2 Oct'2016 Work in progress. 2 Revamping of CHFE systems for BF-2 Oct’2016 Work in progress. 3 Revamping and Upgradation of SP-1 :ACP-1 & GCP-1 by Work in Electrostatic Precipitators of Air Feb’17 Progress. cleaning plant and Gas cleaning plant of Sinter Plant SP-2 : ACP-2 & GCP by Aug'17 4 Jan 2017 for One Boiler Revamping of followed by 2nd boiler ESP's of 2 Boilers Upgradation of ESPs of TPP Mar 2019 for remaining is taken up. BHEL Boilers. to execute at a cost of 68 Crores.

 PROVIDE CAST HOUSE FUME EXTRACTION SYSTEM WITH ESP/BAG FILTER The existing two blast furnace cast houses and BF-3 (Expn.) are already provided with Cast House Fume Extraction system having ESPs.

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 INSTALL LOW-NOX BURNERS TO CONTROL NOX EMISSIONS Low Nox burners are provided in expansion areas of SP2, Mills & Power plant and all necessary measures are taken to reduce NOx emissions. These measures are also being adopted for the existing

CHFE system provided at BF1,2, & 3

Sinter machine 3 Furnace provided with low NOx burner & Circular cooler

sinter machines 1 & 2 during their revamping project.

Circular Cooler Condition: VI. ENHANCE EFFORTS TO RE-USE OF SOLID WASTES AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY (BF & LD SLAG, FLYASH, REFRACTORY BRICKS, MILL SCALES ETC.) Status: Being done. Utilisation details are given at Annexure-VII

 ALL HAZARDOUS WASTES SHALL BE CHARGED INTO COKE OVEN BATTERIES All hazardous wastes like tar sludge, Benzol muck, acid tar, MBC sludge etc. are charged in to batteries along with charge coal since 1999. The same shall be continued.

 SPENT OIL SHALL BE SOLD TO AUTHORIZED REPROCESSORS Being sold to authorised reprocessors only.

Condition: VII. DEVELOP GREEN BELT IN BALANCE 34 HA. SELECTION OF SPECIES SHALL BE AS PER CPCB GUIDE LINES Status: The balance area of 34 Hectares in green belt will be taken up after the land dispute is resolved by the State government.

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Condition: VIII. UNDERTAKE RAIN WATER HARVESTING MEASURES Status: Complied. 9 masonry check dams, 1 Earthen check dam, 94 Percolation pits and 18 recharging, wells have been Rain Water Harvesting scheme implemented at VSP constructed so far. Building constructed in expansion are also provided with rain water harvesting measures. 2 major Rain water harvesting schemes are implemented. These Rain water harvesting projects have a potential to capture 54 lakh m3 water annually.

Condition: IX. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF WORKERS SHOULD BE DONE ON REGULAR BASIS AND RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED Status: A fully fledged OHS&RC is functioning since 1992, doing man maintenance programs, toxicological studies, noise surveys, hygiene surveys etc. Records are maintained as per OHSAS: 18001.

Condition:

X. CREP RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED OHS & RC Building Status: All points are being complied with.

B. GENERAL CONDITIONS Condition: i. ADHERE TO STIPULATIONS MADE BY APPCB AND APSG Status: Being followed.

Condition: ii. NO FURTHER EXPANSION OR MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL Status: Noted and shall be followed.

Condition: iii. AT LEAST 4 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOWNWARD DIRECTION Status: 3 CAAQM stations have been established within plant premises and fourth station is installed at pedagantyada village in the downwind direction of plant. All stations are working and hourly data of stations are being uploaded to APPCB.

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 DATA ON AMBIENT AIR, STACK EMISSIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO APPCB, CPCB, MOEF ONCE IN EVERY SIX MONTHS Status: Half yearly report being submitted regularly. Last report submitted vide Ref. No. VSP/WK/EnMD/13 dt. 19.01.16

Condition: iv. THE WASTE WATER SHALL BE PROPERLY COLLECTED AND TREATED SO AS TO CONFORM TO NORMS AND SHOULD BE UTILIZED FOR MAKE UP OR PLANTATION Status: Separate treatment facilities are provided to collect the waste water and effluents and recycle them as make-up after treatment. Refer point ii of special conditions above.

Condition: v. PROVIDE NOISE CONTROL MEASURES TO LIMIT NOISE LEVELS WITHIN 85 db(A) ON ALL SOURCES Status: Adequate noise control measures are provided. The areas where measures are required for control of noise pollution, necessary action is being taken.

 THE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS 75 DBA (DAY TIME) & 70 DBA (NIGHT TIME) Noise limits are within norms (Annexure-VI).

 UNDERTAKE SOCIO-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES Being done Silencer placed at the Oxygen vent for controlling Noise pollution

Condition: vi. COMPLY ALL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORTS OF EIA-1994 & EMP. Status: Complied.

Condition: vii. PROVIDE REQUISITE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT CONDITIONS STIPULATED BY MOEF, STATE GOVT.

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Status: Already VSP has spent over Rs 468 cr for pollution control measures. Also Rs 1283 cr. expenditure is earmarked for pollution control measures in the expansion units. In addition to the above VSP is incurring over Rs 315 cr. yearly towards Environment management. Since 2004, VSP spent Rs. 242.2 Cr on Up grading Environmental projects, 463.37 Cr on providing energy facilities & presently Rs. 305 Cr environmental projects are under implementation.

Condition: viii. A SIX-MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MOEF, REGIONAL OFFICE, BANGALORE Status: Being done. Last report submitted vides Ref. No. VSP/WK/EnMD/13 dt. 19.01.16

Condition: ix. INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ACCORDED BY MOEF. ADVERTISE THIS IN TWO NEWS PAPERS WITH IN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF CLEARANCE Status: Complied

Condition: x. INFORM THE DATE OF FINANCIAL CLOSURE, FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AND DATE OF COMMENCING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT WORK TO MOEF Status: Not applicable as finances for the expansion are met mostly from internal resources. Final approval of the project by GOI is on 28.10.2005. Work started from Jan’2006. BF-3, SP-2, SMS-2 are commissioned and rolling mills are in the various stages of commissioning.

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY - Unit : Microgram /cum. Annexure-1

LOCATION Parameter NORM OCT'15 NOV'15 DEC'15 JAN'16 FEB'16 MAR'16

PM10 100 47.08 - 58.50 118.60 95.20 88.65 PM2.5 60 45.87 45.81 62.24 69.44 52.47 39.44 1. BC GATE SO2 80 11.73 6.04 6.14 12.52 16.70 12.55 NOX 80 NA - 13.48 21.60 20.50 21.60 CO 2000 4.05 2.19 2.01 1.90 1.37 1.87 PM10 100 53.58 61.65 68.80 78.70 69.24 52.88 PM 2.5 60 27.30 34.04 41.37 51.18 22.25 17.47 2. MAIN GATE SO2 80 5.30 4.56 6.18 14.07 11.74 10.84 NOX 80 15.11 16.25 18.75 18.50 18.05 16.28 CO 2000 1.29 1.34 1.29 1.38 1.41 1.44 PM10 100 163.80 127.01 168.07 187.55 157.06 112.50 PM 2.5 60 74.20 65.80 68.30 78.20 88.60 - 3 3. CCCD SO2 80 NA 17.88 16.70 13.59 24.10 21.50 NOX 80 NA 31.50 23.70 28.61 28.60 28.60 CO 2000 2.80 1.77 2.12 2.31 3.01 2.51 PM10 100 43.50 87.50 50.00 111.00 24.00 69.50 4. TOWNSHIP SO2 80 14.11 14.88 14.12 15.17 14.18 13.23 NOX 80 21.30 22.37 22.30 22.30 20.67 21.27 PM10 100 93.00 23.00 104.00 46.00 39.00 25.00 5. KONDAKARLA SO2 80 14.88 14.34 14.38 14.04 12.93 11.48

NOX 80 21.02 22.87 22.46 21.08 21.26 20.48 PM10 100 - 15.09 49.47 53.20 21.00 84.46 SO 80 19.38 20.03 20.70 24.86 26.00 26.80 6. PEDAGANTYADA 2 NOX 80 9.84 9.90 9.87 9.46 10.06 9.88 CO 2000 0.78 0.83 0.90 1.02 0.78 0.64 PM10 100 56.00 19.00 71.00 74.00 85.00 31.00 7. ZOO PARK SO2 80 16.12 15.94 15.33 13.98 13.28 12.27 NOX 80 21.34 22.10 22.18 20.64 20.00 20.43 Note: 1) Data from Maingate, BC gate , CCCD and Pedagantyada are from Continous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations. 2) Township , kondakarla and Zoo Park monitored using respirable dust sampler. 3)This location is presently coming under work zone area due to Plant expansion. Hence VSP requested APPCB to give permission to relocate the existing ambient air station of CCCD to provide better representation of ambient air Quality.

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT Environment Management Department Stack emissions (mg/Nm3) Annexure-3

Sl.No. STACK Parameter Norm Oct'15 Nov'15 Dec'15 Jan'16 Feb'16 Mar'16 PM 50 33.7 38.3 28.6 33.4 30.4 37.1 1 BF : BHS 1 Flow (Nm3/hr) 2225000 1691534 1723942 1742567 1812674 1824534 1852354 PM 50 C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair 2 BF :BHS 2 * Flow (Nm3/hr) 2225000 " " " " " " PM 50 38.48 58.6 43.2 30.07 26.05 31.48 3 BF : CHES 1 * Flow (Nm3/hr) 972000 819287 831248 827573 829357 827482 830248 PM 50 C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair 4 BF : CHES 2 * Flow (Nm3/hr) 972000 " " " " " " PM 50 65.09 82.6 82.22 134.52 77.55 93.98 5 SP : ACP * Flow (Nm3/hr) 2622000 2184568 2236750 2257608 2247321 2219531 2195742.5 PM 50 20.76 21.2 21.63 21.5 20.3 18.94 6 SP : GCP * Flow (Nm3/hr) 3600000 2671324 2705437 2727348 2717624 2724834 2697514 PM 50 17.21 18.7 27.08 23.4 14.43 16.63 7 LMMM : WBF Flow (Nm3/hr) 196248 175954 178246 180212 179321 178125 180245 PM 50 18.3 18.6 19.95 13.2 13.63 14.7 8 LMMM : RHF Flow (Nm3/hr) 7893 7218 7250.2 7202 7301 7402 7438 PM 50 14.82 12 12.56 16.86 16.79 18.05 9 WRM Flow (Nm3/hr) 120709 115724 114285 111278 112982 114585 113476 PM 50 19.01 18.3 18.42 18.93 16.92 17.09 10 MMSM Flow (Nm3/hr) 141576 134275 137210 134268 135248 134582 136002 PM 50 85.35 153 158.2 224.16 187.76 159 11 TPP : BOILER 1 Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 415278 416875 415273 413682 411374 409357 PM 50 108.31 263 110.5 143.94 142.43 307.12 12 TPP : BOILER 2 Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 392657 389278 386987 384756 391247 392584 PM 50 129.5 235 158.2 243.31 210.25 Stand by 13 TPP : BOILER 3 Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 418246 419643 420567 421268 417256 " PM 50 Stand by Stand by 100.31 121.05 253.37 251.63 14 TPP : BOILER 4 Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 " " 402357 403218 401684 406354 PM 50 110.11 69.6 80.82 Stand by Stand by 79.5 15 TPP : BOILER 5 Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 413247 414682 409357 " " 411982 Modernisations is in progress. * Upgradation in progress

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Stack emissions (mg/Nm3) Annexure-3 Sl.No. STACK PARAMETER NORM Oct'15 Nov'15 Dec'15 Jan'16 Feb'16 Mar'16 PM 50 147.6 95.3 105.9 89.1 205.6 156.1 16 CRMP : FK 1&2 Flow (Nm3/hr) 416000 284314 275243 281434 282374 280297 279.5 PM 50 133.4 145.3 160.8 186.1 104.5 164.5 17 CRMP : FK 3&4 Flow (Nm3/hr) 416000 285134 282146 279634 281267 270254 279341 PM 50 121.0 108.8 73.0 55.5 75.3 85.1 18 CRMP : FK 5 Flow (Nm3/hr) 208000 142482 145634 142594 143264 141154 142861 PM 50 24.7 23.2 25.9 30.1 22.5 26.2 19 SMS : CVS NOX NA 31 33 32.1 34.1 33.5 32.1 Flow (Nm3/hr) 590000 338165 340249 336981 337218 332198 335248 PM 50 33.6 29.3 28.7 33.6 23.1 25.4 SO2 800 180.5 175.2 185.2 179.1 185 187 20 BATTERY-1 NOX 500 70.5 72 79.2 84 92 84 Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 182590 182456 189246 185217 184267 186324 PM 50 42.1 46.2 40.1 39.2 39.0 37.5 SO2 800 171.4 175.2 175.2 169.1 175 181 21 BATTERY-2 NOX 500 87.4 90.5 89.4 92.0 84.0 76.0 Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 191248 190254 191587 190575 189357 191231 PM 50 49.2 49.2 50.4 60.2 44.0 33.9 SO2 800 155.5 167 175.2 171.2 182.5 183 22 BATTERY-3 NOX 500 84.2 90.2 95.4 93.2 95.7 94.2 Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 187246 186594 187953 189645 190124 191248 PM 50 38.51 22.7 21.33 20.09 23.38 27.71 SO2 800 189.5 200.15 199.2 205.2 195 189.5 23 BATTERY-4 NOX 500 82.5 74.5 81.2 75.1 85.2 81.4

Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 191243 189324 185674 188351 189159 190831

24 SP-3 Waste Gas PM 50 26.6 30.1 34.4 11.3 23.6 27

25 SP-3 de-dusting PM 50 96.4 63.0 45.0 42.5 47.4 41.34

26 BF-3 SH dedusting PM 50 37.6 39.6 55.9 44.1 21.35 22.9

27 SMS-2 MH dedusting PM 50 18.0 38.8 23.0 25.7 21.4 22.8

28 SMS-2 Se control System PM 50 19.2 21.7 18.7 14.9 20.1 21.5

29 SMS-2 LFRH-1 PM 50 - - - - 18.0 5.6

30 SMS-2 LFRH-2 PM 50 13.2 23.3 15.0 13.6 8.2 13.9 * Modernisationsis in progress. * Upgradation in progress

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT Fugitive emissions from CO Batteries Annexure-4 Oct'15 Nov'15 Dec'15 Jan'16 Feb'16 Mar'16 Batt.-1 3.28 3.18 2.90 5.38 3.36 3.70 Percentage Batt.-2 1.94 4.48 5.90 4.63 2.26 4.32 Leaking Doors (PLD) Norm Batt.-3 4.63 3.92 2.99 9.25 5.78 5.49 = 10 % Batt.-4 a 39.96 37.87 26.12 28.36 18.66 27.75 Percentage Batt.-1 4.63 2.80 2.15 3.13 1.12 2.30 Leaking Batt.-2 3.58 3.36 4.40 4.92 1.10 3.45 Offtakes (PLO) Norm=4 Batt.-3 2.09 0.96 1.40 2.09 1.12 1.39 % Batt.-4 2.05 1.49 1.49 0.75 1.12 1.21 Batt.-1 1.00 0.50 1.49 2.09 1.00 1.27 Percentage Batt.-2 1.40 0.62 0.00 1.79 1.12 0.88 Leaking Lids (PLL) Norm=1 Batt.-3 0.80 1.49 0.00 0.90 2.24 1.16 % Batt.-4 1.19 0.87 1.00 1.00 1.23 1.03

Charging b Batt.-1 122 122 121 119 120 116 emmission Batt.-2 121 122 120 120 118 118 Norm=75 Batt.-3 122 121 123 121 121 117 seconds per charge Batt.-4 122 122 124 120 122 119 a. Oven doors are being replaced in a phased manner b. New Technology is to be adopted for achieving the norm, which is under progress

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For increasing the usage of LD Slag and BF Slag a lab scale experiment has been conducted to produce glazed tiles using these materials. Efforts are on to conduct pilot scale and industrial experiments. On successful completion the usage of LD slag will improve.

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