ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

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EXPANSION OF STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION FROM 0.8 TO 2.2 MTPA AND COLD ROLLING MILL FROM 0.8 TO 1.6 MTPA

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JINDAL STAINLESS LIMITED

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1.1 PROJECT PROPONENT Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) which was founded by Shri O. P Jindal in 1970, is one of the largest stainless steel conglomerates in and ranks amongst the top 10 stainless steel companies in the world. Lately, JSL has demerged to form three companies viz. Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL) comprising of Hot Strip Mill (HSM), Jindal Coke Limited (JCL) comprising of Coke Ovens and its By-Product Plant (COBP) and the rest of the facilities under the ownership of JSL. Now JSL is planning to expand their crude stainless steel production capacity to 2.2 MTPA from 0.8 MTPA and cold rolling facilities to 1.6 MTPA from 0.8 MTPA within the existing plant premises of the plant at , .

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT In adherence to Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (MoEFCC) EIA Notification dated 14 th Sep, 2006, EIA report has to be prepared to seek Environmental Clearance for the expansion project. Metallurgical plants belong to Sl. No. 3(a) under Category A and are appraised by the Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-I) of MoEFCC.

The objective of the EIA study report is to gauge the prevailing baseline environmental quality, assess the potential impacts of the proposed expansion on the environment and plan appropriate mitigation measures to minimize adverse impacts and maximize beneficial impacts of the proposed project.

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In view of the above, the EIA report has been prepared in accordance with the ToR of EIA accorded by the MoEFCC vide their letter F.No-J-11011/281/2007-1A.II(I) dated 23 rd July 2018.

1.3 GLIMPSE OF THE PROJECT 1.3.1 Nature of the Project The proposed project falls under Category ‘A’; Sl. No. 3(a) of Schedule “Primary and Secondary Ferrous Metallurgical Industries” as per EIA Notification September 2006 and amendment thereof vide Notification No. S.O.3067 (E) dated 1 st December 2009. The proposed production of slabs and cold rolled products would be accomplished by Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) - Argon Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) - Ladle Furnace (LF) - Slab Caster route & Cold Rolling Mill (CRM). (Slabs would be processed in HSM of JUSL before processing in CRM)

1.3.2 Size of the Project The maximum production of the plant after expansion would be as follows. However product mix will vary as per market demand:

Slabs .. 2.2 MTPA Cold rolled products .. 1.6 MTPA

Process route .. EAF - AO) - LF- Slab Caster & CRM(after conversion in HSM)

1.3.3 Location of the Project The plant site is located within the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex (KNIC), Danagadi near Duburi in of Odisha. The project area is surrounded by the geographical grids approximately ranging from 86º02’02” to 86º03’23” E longitude and 20º56’25” to 20º57’34” N latitude.

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1.3.4 Project Highlights Following are some of the highlights of the proposed expansion project of JSL:

Plant area .. Existing 785.52 acres. No additional land would be required

Production planned .. Expansion of crude steel stainless steel production from 0.8 MTPA to 2.2 MTPA & CRM from 0.8 MTPA to 1.6 MTPA

Water requirement .. Additional 207 m3/hr (Present consumption is 923 m3/hr)

Power requirement .. Additional 795 Million kWh (Present consumption is 1594 Million kWh)

Additional Employment .. 212 (Permanent), 524 (Contractual)

Estimated Investment .. Rs 1684 crore

Completion period .. 36 months

1.3.5 Importance of the Project to the Country/Region India is the world’s second largest producer of stainless steel with a production of about 3.6 MT in the year 2017. However, India is still a net importer of stainless steel used in high-end applications. The domestic stainless steel industry has a low capacity utilization of around 50% due to the surge in low priced imports and decline in prices. Besides price consideration, import of stainless steel takes place on quality considerations. India is dependent on import of most of the super duplex, super austenitic and high alloyed varieties of stainless steel for end use applications with stringent specifications.

To counter the bottlenecks, NSP seeks to promote greater use of stainless steel in residential or commercial constructions in coastal and earthquake prone areas of the country. Use of high quality stainless steel in drinking water pipelines, water storage, packaging of

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food grains etc. will be promoted. Policy measures like increase in customs duty on imported flat-rolled stainless steel products, removal of import duty on nickel and imposition of five year definitive countervailing duty (CVD) on certain stainless steel products from China would encourage Indian stainless steel makers.

With increased demand of steel and to meet the projected capacity of 300 MT by 2030-31, considerable capacity addition of stainless steel will be required. NSP 2017 encourages value addition in steel by augmentation of stainless steel production. Infrastructure improvement schemes, such as ‘Smart Cities project’, 'Housing for All by 2022', ‘Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)’ coupled with ‘Make in India’ initiatives and strong growth opportunity promoted by low per capita consumption of steel, would expectedly create a surge in the production of stainless steel.

In this context, the proposed expansion would produce superior quality stainless products for valuable contribution towards economic growth of the country/region. It would also generate employment directly & due to development of downstream/auxiliary industries. The inevitable positive societal growth would further boost the overall development of the region.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY As required by the Environment Protection (EP) Act, 1986 and amendments thereafter, it is required to obtain Environmental Clearance (EC) of the proposed Project from the MoEFCC and No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB), prior to taking up any construction activities at the project site.

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Accordingly, JSL had applied to the MoEFCC for firming up of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of EIA, which would form the scope for conducting the EIA study. The Expert Appraisal Committee of MoEFCC for Environmental Appraisal for Industry-I Sector projects has evaluated the ToR Application and has firmed up the ToR for EIA of the proposed project seeking EC. The ToR of EIA as confirmed by the MoEFCC in their letter F.No-J-11011/281/2007-1A.II(I) dated 23 rd July 2018 is furnished in Appendix 1-1 for reference and compliance to the ToR points is given in Appendix 1-2.

As per the conditions laid down in ToR, following the submission of Draft EIA Report to OSPCB, Public Hearing was carried out on 14 th November, 2018. The deliberations of the Public hearing have been included in this report.

1.5 APPLICABLE REGULATIONS The following regulations/policies with amendments thereof have been considered during preparation of the EIA Report and need to be complied with, while monitoring the implementation and performance of the environmental management mitigation measures:

i) Environmental Protection Act 1986 and Rules thereunder

ii) Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

iii) Sections 25 and 26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

iv) The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 (MSIHC) and its subsequent amendments

v) Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans- boundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

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vi) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.

vii) Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016

viii) Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016

ix) Public Liability Insurance Acts & Rules, 1991 and its subsequent amendments

x) Factory Act 1948 & Orissa Factories Rule, 1950 and their subsequent amendments

xi) Explosive Act 1884 & Explosive Rules 1983 and their subsequent amendments

xii) The Electricity Act 2003 & India Electricity Rules 1956 and their subsequent amendments

xiii) Orissa Fire service Act 1993 and subsequent amendments

xiv) E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016

xv) Gazette Notifications of MoEFCC and CPCB as and when notified

xvi) Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016

xvii) The Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004

xviii) Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000

xviii) Office Memorandum J-11013/25/2014-IA.I (MoEFCC) dated 11.08.2014 regarding guidelines on Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related issues

xix) Office Memorandum F.No.22-65/2017-IA.III (MoEFCC) dated 01.05.2018 regarding Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER)

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1.6 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT This Report is prepared in line with the suggested generic structure of EIA prescribed by MoEFCC. There are twelve Chapters complete with relevant Tables, Figures, Drawings, Photographic Exhibits and Appendices.

Following this Introduction Chapter, the project details is discussed in Chapter-2; Chapter-3 presents the Description of the Environment; Chapter-4 describes Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures; Chapter-5 is about Analysis of Alternatives, Chapter-6 presents the Environmental monitoring program, Chapter-7 details out the Additional studies, Chapters 8 & 9 discusses the project and cost benefits respectively. Chapter 10 lays down the Environment Management Plan (EMP). The summary & conclusion of the EIA Report and Disclosure of the Consultants engaged are presented in Chapters 11 & 12 respectively.

The various field data as recorded during field survey (February 2017 to May 2017) within the study area of 10 km aerial coverage from the proposed project site and field investigation Reports are attached at the end of this Report in a separate Appendix-F.

Following the demerger of JSL, the present plant of JUSL is located completely within the previous plant boundary of JSL. Though they are sharing common facilities like that of water, power, transport and waste management, they are financially isolated from each other. The respective expansion plans of JSL & JUSL, as per MoEFCC require submission of separate Environmental Impact Assessment Reports along with organization of individual Public Hearings but with common baseline data. In addition, assessment of impacts due to the proposed

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projects, with regard to ecological, hydrological and socio-economical aspects, including proposed social upliftment plan & assessed project benefits, would also be identical.

1.7 AUTHORIZATION JSL has appointed M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Kolkata (NABET/QCI accredited Company) to undertake EIA Study and prepare EIA Report in accordance with the approved ToR of MoEFCC. The details of the NABET accreditation along with the expert details are enclosed in Appendix 1-3. The baseline data was monitored by M/s Envirocheck (NABL accredited Company) under the supervision of M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd. The accreditation certificate of M/s Envirocheck is attached in Appendix 1-4.

1.8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Consulting Engineers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and assistance extended by JSL and various Govt. Offices for carrying out the field study and also preparation of the EIA report.

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2 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This Chapter describes the proposed expansion of crude stainless steel production from 0.8 MTPA to 2.2 MTPA & cold rolled products from 0.8 MTPA to 1.6 MTPA by Jindal Stainless Ltd. within their existing plant premises (785.52 acres) at Jajpur, Odisha. This description forms the basis of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the expansion project.

2.1 TYPE OF THE PROJECT The proposed project involves expansion of crude steel & cold rolled products capacity by installation of new units and upgradation of existing units, to be sited within the existing boundary of the plant premises at Jajpur, Odisha.

The proposed expansion project falls under Category ‘A’ of item 3(a) “Metallurgical Industries (ferrous & non-ferrous)” of the Schedule to the EIA Notification 2006 under the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986.

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT Stainless steel is used for manufacturing of numerous domestic appliances and industrial equipment and consequently there is a consistent demand for stainless steel. The proposed project would expand the production of stainless steel based on utilization of the readily available raw materials.

There is potential to increase per capita steel consumption in India since India currently uses 2 kg per person against World average of 6 kg.

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Major factors which carry the potential of raising the per capita stainless steel consumption in the country are listed below:

i) Consistently increasing demand for domestic/ houseware products

ii) Manufacturing growth driven by Make-in-India initiative and use of stainless steel in automotive and railways

iii) Increase in urban population to 600 million by 2030,

Furthermore, with increased demand of steel and to meet the projected capacity of 300 MT crude steel by 2030-31, considerable capacity addition of stainless steel will be required. NSP 2017 encourages value addition in steel by augmentation of stainless steel production. Hence, the proposed expansion of stainless steel production is appropriate in the current context of Indian economic & export dynamics and would also cater to the increasing demand in the domestic market.

2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT The plant site is located in KNIC, Tehsil Danagadi, District Jajpur of Odisha as mentioned in Chapter 1 - Introduction.

The general location of project site is shown in Fig. 2-1 and the snapshot from Google map of the project site is presented in Fig. 2-2. Specific location of the project along with the coordinates of the corner points is shown in Drg. 11443-97B-000-ENV-0001. Project boundary is shown in Drg. 11443-97B-000-ENV-0002 and Layout is shown in Drg. 11443-97B-000-ENV-0004.

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FIG. 2-1 - SITE LOCATION MAP

2.3.1 Connectivity State Highway (SH-20) runs on the northern side of the plant. East Coast railway line runs parallel to the plant on the eastern side. Tata Steel and Visa Steel are located on the western and southern part of the plant. SH-20 connects the plant to Jajpur Road. The site is also well connected by roads, including National highways, to Bhubaneswar/Cuttack and Paradeep Port. NH-53 (old NH-200) runs parallel to the site in western direction at an aerial distance of about 4.5 km. The nearest international airport is at Bhubaneswar, about 110 km by road from the plant site. Paradeep port and Dhamra Port are about 120 km and 140 km respectively by road from the plant site.

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FIG. 2-2 - GOOGLE MAP SNAPSHOT OF THE PROJECT SITE

2.3.2 Climate The regional climate is humid tropical. The day time temperature during April-May exceeds 44ºC with humidity of 69%. The humidity level rises to a level above 80% in the months of July-August. The winter season brings down the temperature to as low as 8.5 0C with humidity levels at around 60%. The annual average rainfall is 1,530 mm. The average wind speed ranges from 8.5 to 20.3 kmph.

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2.3.3 Major Industries in the study Area The major industries in the study area are presented below:

Sl. Type of No. Name of Industry Industry 1. Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd. Iron & Steel 2. Tata Steel Kalinga Nagar Iron & Steel 3. Mid East Integrated Steel Ltd. Iron & Steel 4. Jindal Coke Limited Coke 5. Jindal Stainless Limited Stainless Steel 6. Visa Industries Ltd. Iron & Steel 7. Rohit Ferrotech Pvt. Ltd Iron & Steel 8. Maithan Ispat Limited Iron & Steel

The locations of the industries are depicted in Industry location map in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0007.

2.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.4.1 Layout The expansion would be carried out within the existing plant area (785.52 acres) of JSL. This area is adequate to accommodate the expansion. The plant general layout of the proposed project is shown in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0004. The layout indicates the plant units, administrative buildings, water reservoir including rainwater harvesting structure, storage area for raw materials, products & solid waste storage, road network and greenbelt.

2.4.2 Land use of Project Site The landuse break-up of the total plant area of 317.89 Ha (785.52 acre) is not required, as no additional land area would be required to accommodate the proposed expansion and the existing land falls under industrial category. Photographic exhibit of the proposed and existing plant site along with the plantation are shown below:

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EXHIBIT 2-1 - EXISTING GREENBELT

EXHIBIT 2-2 - EXISTING GREENBELT WITH AVENUE PLANTATION

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EXHIBIT 2-3 - AVENUE PLANTATION

EXHIBIT 2-4 - GREENERY DEVELOPMENT NEAR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

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EXHIBIT 2-5 - VACANT AREA FOR EXPANSION PROJECT

2.4.3 Size or Magnitude of Operation The plant would produce 2.2 MTPA stainless steel slabs and 1.6 MTPA Cold Rolled Products after expansion.

The existing facilities & additional facilities required for the expansion are shown in Table 2-1.

The production facilities would be adequately supported by necessary auxiliary facilities such as raw materials unloading and storage, electric power receiving and distribution stations, various utility facilities, water treatment and distribution system, etc.

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TABLE 2-1 - EXISTING AND PROPOSED FACILITIES OF JSL

Sl. Facility No. Unit Existing Proposed Final 1 SMS 2 x 100 t EAF 2 x 150 t EAF 2 x 150 t EAF (upgradation of existing 2x 6 t + 1x 200 kg 100 t converters) Testing Induction 2x 6 t + 1x 200 Kg Furnace* Testing Induction 1x30 t Holding Furnace Induction Furnace* 1x30 t Holding Induction Furnace 2 Secondary 1 x 120 t LF 1 x 150 t LF 2 x 150 t LF Refining 1 x 120 t AOD (upgradation of existing 2 x 150 t AOD 120 t) 1 x 150 t LF (New) 1 x 150 t AOD (upgradation of existing 120 t) 1 x 150 t AOD (New) 3 Caster Shop 1 x 1 - Strand slab 1 x 1 - Strand slab 2 x 1 - Strand slab caster caster (New) caster 4 CRM HAPL - 1 x 0.8 MTPA HAPL - 1 x 0.8 MTPA HAPL - 2 x 0.8 MTPA CAPL - 1 x 0.45 (New) CAPL - 2 x 0.45 MTPA CAPL - 1 x 0.45 MTPA MTPA Finishing Lines (New) Finishing Lines (Slitting, Cut to Finishing Lines (Slitting, (Slitting, Cut to length, Skin pass Cut to length, Skin pass length, Skin pass mill etc.) mill etc.) (New) mill etc.) 5 Air 1 x 425 TPD 1 x 425 TPD (New) 2 x 425 TPD Separation (BOO Basis) (BOO Basis) Plant 6 Ferro Alloy 0.25 MTPA (2 x 60 Capacity expansion of 0.25 MTPA(2 x 60 Plant MVA + 3 X 27.6 Briquette Plant up to MVA + 3 X 27.6 MVA); 180TPH(including MVA); 13 MW WHRB; existing) 13 MW WHRB with 50 TPH AFBC Boiler; 50 TPH AFBC Boiler; Briquette Plant- 126 Briquette Plant - TPH 180TPH

7 Lime/Dolo - 1x450 TPD + 1x600 TPD 1x450 TPD+ 1x600 Calcining (Lime & Dolo) + 200 TPD TPD (Lime & Dolo) + Plant Hydrated Lime Plant 200 TPD Hydrated (New) (BOO Basis) Lime Plant (New) (BOO Basis) 8 Metal - 1x 50 TPH 1x 50 TPH recovery 1x80 TPH 1x80 TPH Plant (BOO Basis) (BOO Basis) 9 CRMHS Installed - Matching Matching the production Matching the the production facilities (New) production facilities facilities 10 Captive 2 X 125 MW Coal - 2 X 125 MW Coal Power Plant based based (CPP)

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2.4.4 Capital Cost and Implementation Schedule The order-of-magnitude capital cost for the proposed expansion would be about Rs 1,684 crore which includes plant and equipment including civil & structural work, design, engineering and administration during construction & contingency cost.

2.4.5 Approval and Implementation Schedule 29 th May 2018 - Submission of Form 1 with other documents 23rd Jul 2018 - ToR issued by MoEFCC Sept 2018 - Draft EIA submitted for PH Nov 2018 - PH Dec 2018 - Submission of Final EIA and Form 2 to MoEFCC Dec 2018 - EAC meeting Jan 2019 - Receipt of EC Feb 2019 - Receipt of CTE

The implementation of the project will be taken up after receipt of Consent to Establish (CTE) from OSPCB. It is envisaged that the project would be completed within a period of 36 months after receipt of CTE. It is considered that construction work at site for various plant facilities of the project would commence after completion of major engineering works. The implementation schedule is presented in Fig. 2-3 on the next page.

2.5 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION The basic process steps for production are:

i) Melting of scrap in EAF

ii) Charging of liquid Ferro Chrome in EAF

ii) Secondary refining in AOD and LF

iii) Casting of liquid steel into slabs in Slab Casting Machine

iv) Production of cold rolled product in CRM complex

A brief description of each process is given in Appendix 2-1.

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FIG. 2-3 - IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

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2.6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The post project annual production plan would be as follows:

MTPA A. Intermediate products Liquid Steel .. 2.2

B. Saleable products* Slabs .. 2.2 Cold Rolled Products .. 1.6

* The above stated product-mix is tentative and may vary marginally depending on the market demand

The planned production figures stated above may have a variation of ±5% depending on the raw materials characteristics and operational performance.

The material flow as presently envisaged is presented in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0003. The drawing also shows the annual requirement of principal raw materials & additives and the various forms of output products.

2.6.1 Raw Materials The estimated consumption of principal raw materials for the expansion of crude steel production would be SS and MS Scrap, ferro chrome, limestone, dolomite and other additives. Most raw materials would be procured indigenously. SS scrap would be imported. The estimated consumption of raw materials has been presented in Table 2-2.

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TABLE 2-2 - ESTIMATED ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF PRINCIPAL RAW MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES

Sl. Major Raw Estimated No. Materials Quantity, tons Mode of Transportation 1 Scrap 1,490,340 Sea - Rail (80%)/Road (20%) 2 Ferro Chrome 702,100 Internal Transfer (35%)/Road (65%) 3 Limestone 524,400 Rail 4 Dolomite 315,000 Rail 5 Other Ferro Alloys 133,120 Road 6 Other additives 68,100 Road

2.6.2 Fuels and Chemicals There would be requirement of fuels like LPG, HSD and LDO for various uses. There would also be requirement of acids and alkalis like Hydrochloric Acid, Sulphuric Acid and Sodium Hydroxide. There would be storages each for bulk acid and alkali of 185 kl and 3 kl respectively. There would a LDO storages of about 700 kl total capacity. Apart from this there would be HSD and LPG storage of 40 kl and 1,300 MT respectively. Post expansion, there would be requirement to the tune of 870 kl HSD, 3,300 MT LPG and 31 ton propane. The existing storages would be suitably augmented as per requirement.

2.6.3 Utilities and Services Water: It is estimated that the total make-up water requirement for the plant post expansion would be around 1,110 cu m/hr. Water requirement of JUSL & JCL would be about 120 cum/hr. Department of Water Resource, Govt. of Odisha has allocated 12.262 cusecs (1,250 cum/hr) from Brahmani River to JSL vide letter No. 26166/WR., dated 9/11/2016 (Please refer Appendix 2-2 - Consent for Water Withdrawal). The approximate coordinate of intake well on Brahmani River are 86º00’28” E longitude and 20º53’21” N latitude. The water balance diagram for the expansion project is presented in Fig. 2-4 at the end of this chapter.

FIG. 2-4 - WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM

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Electrical Power: The estimated power requirements of various plant units including utilities and auxiliary facilities for the Plant after expansion is indicated below:

Annual energy consumption, kWh x 10 6 .. 2,389

At present, Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) receives power at 220 kV over two 220 kV overhead transmission line feeders from the State Grid at the Main Receiving and Step down Substation (MRSS) of their plant. The present contract demand with State Grid is 55.55 MVA at 0.9 power factor i.e. 50 MW (Power Agreement attached as Appendix 2- 3). The power received at 220 kV MRSS under JSL is supplied to Jindal Coke Limited (JCL) and Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL) on chargeable basis apart from catering the power requirement of various plant units under JSL. The same mode of power distribution will also be followed post expansion. The power requirement of the proposed expansion would also be catered by the existing 2 x 125 MW coal based Captive Power Plant.

The power requirement would also be catered by the existing 2 x 125 MW coal based Captive Power Plant. Hence, after load balancing at 220 kV level at MRSS the balance power would be sourced from State Power Grid.

Steam, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon & Compressed Air: The requirement of process steam would be made available through controlled extraction of steam from the condensing turbine of WHRB.

The requirements for Oxygen & Nitrogen would be met by the existing 1 x 425 TPD ASP & installation of a new 1 x 425 TPD ASP.

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2.6.4 Storage Facilities An earmarked area for Central Raw Material Handling Section (CRMHS) is available for storage and handling of major raw materials like Coal and Chrome Ore. Solid raw materials like limestone, dolomite etc would be stored in bags. Scrap and ferro alloys would be kept in covered storage area.

Slag and other process solid wastes would be temporarily stored in the earmarked by-product recovery area, which would be concreted within the plant boundary for future use/sale.

2.6.5 Manpower The Construction Workforce during peak period would be around 1600, the major labour component of which would be made available from the locals. Post expansion, there would be 1,639 direct employees and 6,191 contractual workers as shown in the table below:

Requirement Total Strength Employment Existing for expansion (Post Expansion) Permanent 1,427 212 1,639 Contractual 5,667 524 6,191

2.7 POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES In view of the proposed production facilities listed in Table 2-1, utilization of solid bulk raw materials and fuels in process operations, several pollution mitigation measures in respect of air and water environment have been considered as an integral part of the project concept for each of such production facilities. The following description gives an overview of the pollution control measures as envisaged for the proposed facilities:

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2.7.1 Air Pollution Control (APC) Measures Various process operations would generate particulate dusts, oxides of sulphur and nitrogen and carbon dioxide to the environment. There would be point source emission from the stacks (Stack schedule appended in Appendices 2-4 & 2-5) as well as fugitive emissions from open and closed areas. The APC measures as summarized in Table 2-3 would form the integral part of the project conceptualization and design. The list of air pollution control equipment is given in Appendix 2-5.

The air pollution control equipment installed as part of the project would be designed to adhere to the Emission Standards stipulated by MoEFCC & CPCB and stated in Appendix 2-5.

TABLE 2-3 - AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES

Sl. Plant/ Pollution sources Pollutant Mitigation measures No. Section emissions 1. Raw - Open stockpiles, Fugitive dusts Water sprinkling, covered materials bedding & blending conveyors, Dry Fogging (DF) at Handling yard, conveyor transfer points Section transportation for all (RMHS) production facilities

- Closed area Fugitive dusts DF and bag filter crushing/screening bunkers loading 2. SMS (EAF, - Primary emissions Dust/fumes Bag Filter LF,AOD) from EAF - Secondary emissions Dust/fumes Bag Filter at the time of charging/tapping/ blowing - Primary emissions Dust/fumes Water cooled duct and Bag Filter from LF - Secondary emissions Dust/Fumes Bag Filter from LF - Fugitive emission Dust/Fumes DE system with bag filters & DF from MRP 3. Mills - Off gas from furnace SO 2, NOx, Low NOx oxy-fuel burner heating Oil Mist Interceptor (OMI) - Hydraulic oil Oil smog Bag Filter for Shot Blaster 4. Lime Calci- - Kiln waste gas NOx, Dust Bag Filter nation Plant - Fugitive emission Dust from handling of raw materials & products

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2.7.2 Noise Pollution Control Measures Continuous noise would arise from the operation of turbine, pumps, compressors, exhausters, blowers, fans, and mill machineries. Intermittent noise would arise from the steam ejection and impacts due to metal to metal contact, during cutting work, peening work, handling of scraps and finished products.

The design criteria of noise levels for the new equipment and machineries which would remain outdoor would be fixed at 85 dB(A) Leq within 3 m distance from the noise prone equipment. Highly noise prone equipment having Leq above 90 dB(A) would either be housed separately or the attending personnel need to be housed in a noise- shielded cubicle. In addition, the noise prone rotating/vibrating equipment would be provided with vibration dampening anchoring.

i) In order to mitigate the workzone noise level, it is proposed to confine all those noise prone equipment, which do not require continuous attendance in a separate housing. In addition, for those areas such as mills, crane movement, and other noisy process operations, the operational staff would work from the noise shielded control rooms/pulpits.

ii) At the time of design and engineering of the proposed expansion project, special attention would be provided for selection of low noise prone equipment. Rotary equipment prone to vibration would require vibration dampening at the time of grouting of those equipment. In addition, noise due to ejection of high pressure steam to air or exhaust gas would require attenuation by silencers of appropriate designs.

iii) Use of earmuffs by the operational and maintenance personnel would be required to work in noisy environment for a short duration.

iv) Administrative control by preparing appropriate rosters of the operating personnel so that no one stays beyond 8 hrs on a continuous basis in noisy environment of Leq above 85 dB(A).

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v) With the above stated noise mitigation measures, the ambient noise level at the plant boundary would not have adverse impact. However, on the finalisation of expected octave band details of the critical noise prone equipment and their engineering layout, a model SPM 9613 may be run to generate noise isopleths of the critical work zone noise-prone areas and take further mitigation measures, if necessary.

2.7.3 Water Pollution Mitigation Measures The major sources of wastewater generation are indicated in Table 2-4.

TABLE 2-4 - INVENTORY OF WASTE WATER GENERATION POST EXPANSION

Estimated quantity of wastewater release, Expected Source cu m/hr Treatment proposed characteristics, mg/l SMS 4 Reuse in SMS after treatment in TSS = 1,000 - 2,500 Thickener CRM 35 Treatment of waste water from pickling pH = 4-5 line in Effluent Treatment Plant followed TSS = 1,000 - 3,000 by reutilization in SMS slag quenching, Oil & grease = 50 -60 jigging unit of Ferro Alloy Plant, dust Suppression and water sprinkling for roads

Air Separation 2 Cooling tower blow down used for low TDS = 1,000 Plant end purposes like dust suppression, TSS = 1,000 - 2,500 horticulture, etc

Miscellaneous 6 Treatment of sanitary waste water in TDS = 1,000 including existing STP for reuse in horticulture TSS = 1,000-2,500 domestic uses and other low end uses. Other and discharges like surface run-off from horticulture horticulture, floor washing etc reused for low end purposes after primary settling Captive Power 57 Treatment of cooling tower blow down in TDS = 1,500 - 2,000 Plant RO plant followed by reuse in process. TSS = 1,000 - 2,500 RO rejects are combined with other streams and used for Ash slurry preparation and other miscellaneous process uses

The total estimated generation of wastewater from various units of the plant would be around 104 cu m/hr. The process wastewater consisting mainly of cooling tower blow downs of Captive

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Power Plant, SMS complex, Casters, Mills & Air Separation Plant would mostly contain suspended & dissolved solids, except the mill effluent, which would contain additional floating oil and grease. The treatment schemes as proposed in the table above would be undertaken to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD).

2.7.4 Solid Waste Generation and Re-utilisation Measures For the proposed augmentation, there would be additional generation of SMS (EAF & AOD) slag to the tune of 287,500 TPA. The solid wastes generation and its utilization as envisaged post expansion is presented in Table 2-5. Maximum effort would be taken to reutilize and recycle the by-products either for various in-plant uses or sold to outside agencies for value recovery and reuse.

TABLE 2-5 - INVENTORY OF SOLID WASTE GENERATION AND REUTILIZATION MEASURES POST EXPANSION

Sl. Quantity of Waste No. Solid Wastes Generated, TPA Re-utilization measures Non hazardous wastes 1 Fe-Cr slag 250,000 Sent to Jigging Plant for metal recovery and further reuse in low lying area filling. 2 SMS Slag from EAF 745,000 Sent to Me tal Recovery Plant for metal & AOD recovery. Non-metallic part used for construction purposes 3 Furnace Scale 20,000 100% reuse in Briquette Plant (CRM) 4 Bag filter 82,000 100% reuse in Briquette Plant dust from EAF & AOD of SMS 5 Fly Ash 530,800 100 % ut ilization through transfer to Bricks manufacturing units 6 Bottom Ash 115,600 High concentration slurry stored in bottom ash pond. Further reutilized at road making site of NHAI and disposed at abandoned mine void as per Consent of SPCB. Hazardous Wastes 1 Used Oil 200 KL Sold to Authorised recycler 2 Oily Waste 200 KL Sold to Authorised recycler 3 CRM Sludge 100,000 Disposed at CHWTSDF of M/s. Ramky Enviro Engineers LTD., Sukinda 4 Flue gas cleaning 22,000 Recycled in the process. residue (Fe-Cr Plant) 5 Discarded 25,000 Nos. Sold to Authorised recycler Containers

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2.8 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS This is an early check of major hazards, which are of risk potential - including the potential for disastrous interactions of the various plant operational activities. This checklist, though not strictly speaking a Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) would considerably facilitate a full scale HAZOP Study for final drawing up of risk management measures when the ‘design-freeze’ stage commences. A few of the hazards anticipated for the proposed project activities are as follows:

Nature of Hazard Unit Event hazard potential Mitigation Measures Water treatment Bulk quantities of chemicals like acids/alkalis to be stored Raw material acids/alkalis Toxic Major in drums on concrete handling floor with dyke/embankment Handling of liquid -Administrative controls steel & slag to prevent presence of personnel inside liquid steel/slag handling area -Fire - Fire fighting system in -High Major the concerned area temperature SMS -Heat resistant jackets/apron for personnel working near the concerned area Handling of hot High Administrative controls to slabs temperature prevent presence of Moderate causing heat personnel inside liquid radiation steel/slag handling area Acid bath of Personnel working around Pickling Corrosive/toxic Major the area to be provided with acid resistant PPE CRM Release of Provision of catch pit to untreated Toxic Moderate arrest the accidental wastewater release Gas leak -Fire alarm Fire Major Utilities -Fire fighting system Handling & storage - Fire alarm & Foam & - Fuel gas Fire Major CO 2 based Fire fighting - Liquid fuel system - Electric Short circuit -Fire alarm & Foam based Fire Major power supply Fire fighting system Accidental -PPE’s for personnel Hydraulic oil & discharge of working in the area Fire & Toxic Moderate lubricants hydraulic oil under -Pit to be provided to pressure contain the oil leakage

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2.9 SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION Safety during construction would be an important aspect with regards to risk analysis of the project. The safety during construction would be prescribed as follows:

i) All employees and contract workers to be well versed with the safety guidelines of the organisation and well equipped with the Personal Protective equipments (PPEs) such as safety helmets, safety shoes, goggles, hand gloves, safety jackets, earmuffs, etc.

ii) The construction Safety Manual elaborating all the safety rules/guidelines to be in place and followed by all concerned directly or indirectly involved in construction.

iii) Safety gears like Fall arresters, lifelines etc to be used compulsorily for height work

iv) The operating procedures and control management system to be in place and meticulously followed by all workers.

v) Display signs for restricted area, material strictly prohibited inside any work premises like inflammable materials, firearms, weapons & ammunitions, etc.

vi) Direction signs (night glowing) and speed limit signs along the construction roads.

vii) Clear demarcation of passage within Construction area with proper safety arrangements

viii) ‘Dos’ & ‘Don’ts’ during various types of works like working at heights, etc.

ix) Emergency control mechanisms like switch, valve and emergency lamp to be covered with shield, water & shock resistance cover during rain etc and paddle switch for bigger rotating machinery mixer etc.

x) No temporary cable joints and open air working switch yard at enriched level.

xi) Adequate information about emergency numbers to be displayed everywhere. There would be emergency control room, emergency controller, shift emergency controller to take proper control of any unwanted situation and have an overall control.

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Following the above measures would ensure that safety is being strictly followed during all construction activities.

2.10 RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES The risk management measures for the proposed project activities require adoption of best safety practice at respective construction zones within the Works boundary. In addition, the design and engineering of the proposed facilities would take into consideration proposed protection measures for air and water environment as outlined earlier.

2.10.1 Technology Failure of New and Untested Technology The proposed expansion has been conceived on the basis of up gradation of existing units and installation of similar units of equivalent capacities as the upgraded one. Since the existing technologies are already in operation, risk due to technological failure is not envisaged for the proposed expansion.

2.10.2 Electrical Safety Adequately rated quick-response circuit breakers, aided by reliable, selective digital/microprocessor-based electro-magnetic protective relays would be incorporated in the electrical system design for the proposed Project. The metering instruments would be of proper accuracy class and scale dimensions. Appropriate use of Earth-leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) shall be ensured for all construction related low voltage work.

2.10.3 Fire Prevention In addition to the yard fire hydrant system, each individual shop would be provided with fire and smoke detection alarm system. Fire detection system would be interlocked with automated water sprinklers as per safety requirement.

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FIG. 2-4 - WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM

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The proposed expansion project comprises of enhancing stainless steel production from 0.8 MTPA to 2.2 MTPA & cold rolled products from 0.8 MTPA to 1.6 MTPA along with the pollution mitigation measures, which have been detailed in the earlier Chapter. In order to assess the potential environmental impacts arising out of the proposed expansion project activities at the existing plant site at Jajpur, Odisha, the prevailing baseline environmental status in the project site & the surrounding study area has been presented in this chapter. The pre- expansion environmental status would provide the basis to assess the potential impacts arising out of the proposed project activities within the existing plant premises and its periphery.

3.1 STUDY AREA For the purpose of environmental impact assessment (EIA), the study area has been classified into two areas, namely,

i) The project area of 785.52 acres where the proposed expansion facilities would be carried out; and

ii) The study area, surrounding the project site, with an aerial coverage of about 10 km from the periphery of the proposed project site.

3.2 AGENDA AND PERIOD OF BASELINE STUDY In order to determine the pre-project environmental status of the study area, field monitoring was carried out for generation of primary baseline data during the period from February 2017 to May 2017.

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The monitoring was carried out at the specific locations/ villages within the study area for various physico-chemical, biological & human components of the environment. The Monitoring Location Map (Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008) indicates the sampling/monitoring locations selected as per the ToR granted by MoEFCC vide letter No. F.No-J-11011/281/2007-1A.II(I) dated 23 rd July 2018, for the various environmental components, which are listed below.

Direction Distance Parameters Code Monitoring Locations from site from site, km S1 Project site - - Soil S2 Open jungle at Dundukasahi village SW 2.50 S3 Agricultural land at Dhapanki village N 2.50 SW1 Ganda nadi at Barakhai village N 6.00 SW2 Ganda nadi at Ollala village N 4.40 SW3 Ganda nadi at Kusunpur village E 4.00

Surface SW4 Ganda nadi at Balungabandi village SE 3.60 Water SW5 60 m d/s of Kharsua river meeting Ganda nadi SE 8.10 SW6 60 m u/s of Kharsua river meeting Ganda nadi SE 7.70 SW7 60 m d/s of Brahmani river after railway bridge S 6.10 SW8 60 m d/s of Brahmani river after road bridge S 6.00 GW1 Dugwell at Dhapanki village N 2.50 GW2 Tubewell at Rangahurhi village NW 8.60 GW3 Tubewell at Maniapatra village W 5.80

Ground GW4 Tubewell at Baghbahali village SSW 4.30 Water GW5 Tubewell at Raichhanda village SSW 8.30 GW6 Tubewell at Sorai village S 8.40 GW7 Tubewell at Ramchandrapur village S 3.80 GW8 Tubewell at Ajagapur village NE 7.50

Meteorology MET Dhabalgiri village (Roof top of a house) E 5.90

A1 Naliajhara village SW 9.50 A2 Baghbahali village SSW 4.30 A3 Jakhpura village S 1.60 A4 Dhabalgiri village E 5.90 Ambient Air A5 Dhapanki village N 2.50 A6 Gorhigotha village N 6.10 A7 Rangahurhi village NW 8.60 A8 Barhagarhia village NW 4.80 A9 Maniapatra village W 5.80

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Direction Distance Parameters Code Monitoring Locations from site from site, km N1 Madhopur village near Jindal Plant N 0.20 N2 Karhamatia village near NINL Plant N 1.40 N3 Barhagarhia village NW 4.80 N4 Baghbahali village SSW 4.30 Noise N5 Duburi Chawk market NW 6.10 N6 Jajpur market E 7.50 N7 Dangadi hospital E 2.60 N8 Madhuban Forest W 4.00 TE1 Sunajhari parbat (PF) W 9.25 TE2 Kiajhar parbat near Gobarghati W 3.65 TE3 Dangadi PF NE 2.65

Terrestrial TE4 Ragarhi PF at Gohjragarhia NE 8.50 Ecology TE5 Barang PF at Nandabara N 8.00 TE6 Barhashuli paharh at Bhitar Manika SW 2.70 TE7 Nilamanideipur village (Road side) S 4.90 TE8 Duburi village (Road side) NW 5.30 AE1 Ganda nadi at Barakhai village N 6.00 AE2 Ganda nadi at Ollala village N 4.35 AE3 Ganda nadi at Kusunpur village E 4.00

Aquatic AE4 Ganda nadi at Balungabandi village SE 3.60 Ecology AE5 60 m d/s of Kharsua river meeting Ganda nadi SE 8.10 AE6 60 m u/s of Kharsua river meeting Ganda nadi SE 7.70 AE7 60 m d/s of Brahmani river after railway bridge S 6.10 AE8 60 m d/s of Brahmani river after road bridge S 6.05 WL1 Dugwell at Raichhanda village SSW 8.30 WL2 Dugwell at Sorai village S 8.35 WL3 Borewell at Barhagarhia village NW 4.80 WL4 Dugwell at Dhapanki village N 2.50 WL5 Dugwell at Ajagapur village NE 7.50 WL6 Borewell at Baghbahali village SSW 4.30 WL7 Borewell at Dhabalgiri village E 6.20 Geo- WL8 Borewell at Ollala village N 3.85 hydrology WL9 Borewell at Dhuligarh village NE 2.70 WL10 Borewell at Dangadi village E 2.60 WL11 Borewell at Duburi village NW 7.30 WL12 Borewell at Manoharapur village S 4.45 WL13 Dugwell at Manatira village S 4.10 WL14 Borewell at Satabainsia village E 1.70 WL15 Borewell at Kushalpur village E 4.50

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3.3 PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA 3.3.1 Physiography The district can be divided into five distinct units viz. (1) Structural hills, (2) Residual and denudational hills, (3) Very deep buried pediments, (4) Shallow to moderate buried pediments and (5) Alluvial plain as per physiography,. The study area lies mostly in the alluvial plain region.

3.3.2 Topography The area is characterized by moderately undulating topography with presence of moderate to low lying hillocks and mounds at places. The elevation of plain area is upto 120 m above mean sea level (msl). The topographic features of the study area may be seen from Survey of India OSM Nos. F45T13, F45O4, F45N16 & F45U1 and as extracted in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0002.

The digital elevation model (DEM) of the study area (10 km radius marked in black in the Fig. 3-1) generated from SRTM data (90 m spatial resolution) shows the elevation of plain area varying from 7 to 120 m with hillocks & mounds of peaks ranging from 150 to 300 m above msl at places.

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FIG. 3-1 - DEM OF THE STUDY AREA

3.3.3 Drainage The area is mainly drained by the river Brahmani along with its tributaries. The river is having southeasterly flow direction. Due to falling of topography and drainage channel, the runoff water during heavy downpour, often splashes out and inundates the surrounding flood plains. The meandering of rivers gives rise to formation of ox-bow lakes along their course. The drainage pattern is anastomosing and braided in the alluvial plain while it is dendritic in nature near the foothills, as shown in Fig. 3-2.

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FIG. 3-2 - DRAINAGE MAP OF THE STUDY AREA

3.3.4 Seismology According to report of Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Programme (GSHAP), the state of Odisha falls in a region of low to moderate seismic hazard. As per IS: 1893 (Part-1)- 2002 of Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS), the district of Jajpur lies in the Seismic Zone II in the scale of II to V where V experiences the highest hazard. Although, there is no historical record of significant intensity earthquake occurring in part of Jajpur area, a number of sub-surface faults have been noticed in the region.

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3.4 GEOLOGY The study area is underlain by geological formations consisting of diverse rock types varying in age from Archaean to Recent. The specific area is characterized in part by ridges and valleys comprising rocks of Eastern Ghat Supergroup (Khondalite and Charnockite Groups) and those of Gorumahisani Group of Archaean age with basic and ultrabasic intrusives. The rocks of Eastern Ghat Supergroup include typical charnockite and sillimanite quartzite and have undergone intensive migmatisation. Rocks of the Gorumahisani Group typically include quartzite and Banded hematite quartizite/jasper. Chromite deposits are located in the Sukinda ultramaic complex. Nickel ore is associated with chromite bodies within the same complex. Sukinda shear zone is the most prominent lineament in the study area. The Archaean rocks are intensely deformed with evidences of poly-phase folding. The Archaean-Proterozoic rocks are overlain by Quaternary deposits that include mainly laterite and deposit with calcareous concretions.

The part of Geological & Mineral Map of Odisha from Geological Survey of India (GSI) showing the specific study area is provided in the Fig. 3-3 and the overall stratigraphy in and around the study area is given in the Table 3-1.

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FIG. 3-3 - PART OF GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL MAP OF ODISHA SHOWING THE SPECIFIC STUDY AREA

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TABLE 3-1 - STRATIGRAPHIC SUCCESSION IN THE STUDY AREA

Lithology Geological Unit Age Nature and characteristics Clay with Kaimundi Early Holocene Semi-consolidated fine calcareous formation to Late grained sediment with soil concretions Pleistocene profile Laterite/latosol Bolgarh formation Pleistocene Hard porous weathered soil (Quaternary) profile above rocks of diverse Granophyres Hard compact massive igneous rock Hornblende Hard gneissose to massive Granite rock Intrusive Proterozoic Basic Lava Massive hard amygdaloidal igneous rock Pyroxenite, Weathered altered Ultramafics lateritized igneous rock Ortho quartzite Massive hard compact meta -sedimentary rock Gritty quartzite Gritty hard meta- sedimentary rock Conglomerate Hard pebbly meta- sedimentary rock Fuchsite Massive hard to schistose Gorumahisani quartzite, rock Group andalusite quartz schist, ferruginous shale Banded Chert/ Well banded hard compact Archaean BMQ, BHQ/BHJ meta-sedimentary rock Quartzite Hard bedded meta- sedimentary rock Garnetiferous Hard compact gneissose granite and metamorphic rock Charnockite Group gneiss (Eastern Ghat Acid and Hard compact massive Supergroup) intermediate igneous rock Charnockite Calc silicate Khondalite Group Hard compact meta- (Eastern Ghat sedimentary rock Supergroup)

3.5 GEO-HYDROLOGICAL STATUS OF THE STUDY AREA The water bearing formation of the area can be divided into 4 groups viz; (a) Crystalline and meta sedimentary formation (b) Alluvium (c) Laterite capping highly weathered limonitised-cherty ultramafics (d) Laterite capping crystalline and meta sedimentary formation.

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a) Crystalline and meta sedimentary formation : Ground water in the hard granitic rocks or meta sedimentary khondalites and schistose quartzites formations occurs under unconfined conditions within the weathered residuum whereas in the bed rocks (fractured) aquifer it occurs in semi confined to confined conditions. The top weathered saprolite horizon is tapped by dug wells while the fractured basement rocks are tapped by bore wells.

b) Alluvium: In the unconsolidated alluvial formation ground water occurs under unconfined conditions in shallow aquifers and semi-confined to confined conditions in deeper aquifers.

c) Laterites capping weathered ultramafics: Laterite occurs in two types of settings. In one type of setting which is found in Sukinda valley the laterites are underlain by highly weathered ultramafics composed of limonites, cherts and weathered ultramafics. In these formation ground water occurs under unconfined conditions in shallow aquifers and semi-confined to confined condition in deeper aquifers.

d) Laterites capping crystalline and metasedimentary: In this type of setting the laterites cap the schistose quartzites. The laterites have high degree of effective porosity and form potential aquifer which is commonly tapped by dug wells. In this formation ground water occurs under unconfined conditions in shallow aquifers.

3.5.1 Aquifer parameter Water bearing properties of different formations vary widely. A brief account of the water bearing properties of different lithounites is enumerated in Table 3-2.

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TABLE 3-2 - WATER BEARING PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT LITHOUNITE

Lithounits Specific Capacity Transmissivity Yield (m3/min/metre of (m2/day) borewell drawdown) (lps) Crystalline and meta 0.0034 to 0.008 ---- Upto 5 sedimentary formation Alluvial formation ---- 393 - 4600 5 - 40 Laterites capping 0.82 to 0.260 40 - 234 1.5 - 12 weathered ultramafics Laterites capping crystalline and 0.0016 to 0.2214 3.2 - 506 ---- metasedimentary

Source: CGWB Groundwater Booklet of Jajpur, 2013

3.5.2 Water Level Pre Monsoon: Depth to water level during April, 2015 as measured by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Year Book of Odisha, 2015-16) for ground water monitoring in Jajpur district indicates the following four groups based on the range of water levels.

Range of Water levels (m bgl) % of monitored wells 0-2 0 2-5 12.2 5-10 87.8 >10 0

As reported, the depth to water level ranges from 3.05 m to 8.38 m bgl.

Post Monsoon: Depth to water level during November, 2015 as measured by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Year Book of Odisha, 2015-16) for ground water monitoring in Jajpur district indicates the following four groups based on the range of water levels.

Range of Water levels (m bgl) % of monitored wells 0-2 0 2-5 21 5-10 79 >10 0

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As reported, the majority of the well shows water level between 0.92 m to 4.58 m bgl.

The depth to water level map for pre and post monsoon periods 2015 prepared based on the ground water monitoring data by C.G.W.B. monitored well during the month of April and November of year 2015 is presented in the Fig. 3-4 and Fig. 3-5 respectively.

FIG. 3-4 - DEPTH TO WATER LEVEL OF ODISHA (PRE-MONSOON)

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FIG. 3-5 - DEPTH TO WATER LEVEL MAP OF ODISHA (POST MONSOON)

3.5.3 Water Level Monitoring in and around Plant Area There are number of bore wells and dug wells in the study area. For the purpose of the current EIA study, groundwater level data of 15 bore wells/dug wells were collected (February 2017). The same is shown in Table 3-3 and their locations are presented in the monitoring location map Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008. The water level monitoring work is shown in Exhibit 3-1.

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EXHIBIT 3-1 - WATER LEVEL MONITORING AT RAICHHANDA VILLAGE

TABLE 3-3 - WATER LEVEL INFORMATION OF MONITORED SOURCES OF THE STUDY AREAY

Sl. Elevation Water No. Location Source Latitude Longitude (m) level (m) 1 Raichhanda village DW 20° 52' 29" N 86° 00' 15" E 27 2.5 2 Sorai village DW 20° 51' 55" N 86° 01' 48" E 26 2.0 3 Barhagarhia village BW 20° 59' 24" N 86° 00' 08" E 90 3.5 4 Dhapanki village DW 20° 59' 24" N 86° 03' 41" E 57 4.0 5 Ajagapur village DW 20° 59' 22" N 86° 07' 32" E 50 2.5 6 Baghbahali village BW 20° 54' 52" N 86° 00' 30" E 50 6.0 7 Dhabalgiri village BW 20° 57' 54" N 86° 07' 23" E 76 12.0 8 Ollala village BW 21° 00' 02" N 86° 03' 45" E 46 8.5 9 Dhuligarh village BW 20° 58' 45" N 86° 04' 46" E 43 8.0 10 Dangadi village BW 20° 58' 01" N 86° 04' 55" E 40.5 9.5 11 Duburi village BW 20° 59' 37" N 85° 58' 53" E 48 18.2 12 Manoharapur village BW 20° 54' 03" N 86° 01' 48" E 27 10.6 13 Manatira village DW 20° 54' 13" N 86° 02' 50" E 36 7.6 14 Satabainsia village BW 20° 57' 15" N 86° 04' 48" E 26 2.0 15 Kushalpur village BW 20° 57' 35" N 86° 06' 26" E 26 2.5

BW - Bore Well, DW -Dug Well

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The analysis the water level data collected from the site during field visit in February, 2017, shows that the water level in majority of monitored sources is less than 10 m below ground. The same is graphically represented in the Fig. 3-6.

Water Level & No. of Sources (%)

7%

13%

0-5 m 47% 5-10 m 10-15 m 15-20 m

33%

FIG. 3-6 - WATER LEVEL OF THE MONITORED SOURCES

Available CGWB post monsoon data of 2015 shows that the water level in the district is in the range of 0.98 - 4.52 m bgl with maximum depth around 10 m indicating a broad similarity.

3.5.4 Ground Water Resources As per the ground water resources assessed during 2009 by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Information Booklet of Jajpur, 2013), the total annual replenishable ground water resources in the district is 56,933 ham. The present level of ground water development is only 43.09 per cent in the district. The Groundwater Resource Potential (as on March, 2009) of Danagadi and Sukinda blocks of Jajpur District, where the major part of the study area lies are as under:

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Particulars Block* Danagadi Sukinda Net Annual Ground Water Availability 5,009 4,352 Existing gross ground water draft for irrigation 1,447 856 Existing gross ground water draft for domestic 247 340 and industrial water supply Existing gross ground water draft for all uses 1,694 1,196 Allocation for domestic and industrial supply 349 468 up to next 25 years Net ground water availability for future 3,213 3,028 irrigation development Stage of ground water development (%) 33.82 27.48 * Figures in hectare meter

Based on the above data reported in CGWB Groundwater information booklet of Jajpur, 2013, the two blocks (Danagadi & Sukinda) covering major part of the study area and entire Jajpur district at large comes under the safe category from ground water development point of view and further scope exist for its development in all blocks of the district as and when required.

3.6 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPONENTS The physico-chemical aspects comprise of air, meteorology, water, soil and noise. Table 3-4 presents the details of sampling including the methodology followed for individual components.

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TABLE 3-4 - SAMPLING DETAILS AND METHODOLOGY FOR PHYSICO- CHEMICAL COMPONENTS

Total Environmental Sampling Sampling sampling Sampling Component Locations Parameters period frequency Methodology Meteorology 1 location Temperature 1season Hourly The meteorology Wind Speed parameters were Wind (February recorded using direction 2017 to May automatic micro- Rainfall 2017) meteorological Relative equipment consisting humidity of anemometer, wind wane and thermometer. Review of secondary data collected from IMD for the last 30 years. Rainfall was recorded every day using Rain Gauge. Humidity was recorded using wet and dry thermometer and Psychometric charts.

Ambient Air 9 locations PM 10 , PM 2.5 , 1season Weekly twice Gravimetric method Quality SO 2, NOx, CO for each for PM 2.5 (USEPA & O 3 (February location 1997a) and PM 10 (IS 2017 to May 5182 part-23) 2017) Modified West and Gaeke method for SO 2 (IS-5182 part 2) Modified Jacob- Hochheiser method (IS-5182 part 6) for NOx. NDIR method for CO (IS 5182 part 10). UV photometry method for O 3 (IS 5182 part 9)

Geohydrology- 15 locations Total depth & 1season Once during Using Measuring tape Ground water water level (February monitoring level 2017 to May season 2017)

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TABLE 3-4 (Continued)

Total Environmental Sampling Sampling sampling Sampling Component Locations Parameters period frequency Methodology Water Quality 16 locations Surface water 1season Thrice in the Grab sampling within the - pH, (February monitoring analysis as per APHA study area TSS,TDS, 2017 to May season methods. (8 surface BOD,COD, 2017)) water, 8 chloride, Cr, ground Coliform etc water) Ground 1season Thrice in the water- As per (February monitoring IS: 10500- 2017 to May season 2012 2017))

Soil Quality 3 Locations Soil profile, 1season Once during Analysis was carried Chemical (February monitoring out as per standard Constituents 2017 to May season methods 2017) Noise Quality 8 Locations Leq as per 1season Once during 24 hours equivalent (2 each for The Noise (February study period, using Noise level Industrial, Pollution 2017 to May hourly for 24 meter Residential, (Regulation 2017) hrs Commercial And Control) Zones and Rules, 2000 Silence areas)

3.6.1 Micro-meteorology In order to determine the micro-meteorological conditions of the study area, a temporary continuous weather monitoring station was installed on the rooftop (around 10 m height) of a house at Dhabalgiri, Jajpur, Odisha. This weather station was operational from 3rd February 2017 to 29 th April 2017 and had facilities to record dry bulb temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and rainfall. The cloud cover was measured visually. The wind rose of the study area is shown in Fig. 3-7. The site-specific micrometeorological data as recorded during the study period along with the climatic normals are presented in Table 3-5.

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JANUARY

FEBRUARY MARCH

WINTER

FIG. 3-7 - WINDROSE OF THE STUDY AREA

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TABLE 3-5 - SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC MICRO-METEOROLOGICAL RECORDINGS OF STUDY AREA

Monitoring Site Climatic Normal

Location : Dhabalgiri Station : Cuttack Lat/Long : 20 O57 ′53 ′′ N/86 007 ′04 ′′ E Lat/Long : 20 O28 ′′ N/85 056 ′′ E Elevation above MSL : 10 M Elevation above MSL : 27 M

Post- Summer Monsoon monsoon Winter Parameters M CN M CN M CN M CN

Max . DB Temp . (0C) - 37.6 - 33.4 - 31.8 37.8 32.1 Avg . DB Temp . (0C) - 30.8 - 29.5 - 27.4 23.9 21.8 Relative humidity (%) - 62.2 - 78.3 - 74.2 66.2 63.2 Avg . wind speed, (kmph) - 9.2 - 7.4 - 5.0 1.98 3.76 Predominant wind - S,SW - S,SW - SW,W,S N,NE NE,SW direction

Total rainfall (mm) - 120.4 - 864.7 - 450.4 52.2 39.8

Notes: M - Monitoring Data, CN - Climatic Normals (1951-1980)

3.6.2 Mixing Height The site-specific mixing height and atmospheric stability class data were not recorded during the monitoring period February 2017 - May 2017. The data required for prediction of ground level concentrations (glcs) of likely air emissions from the plant have been obtained from the CPCB publication on ‘Spatial Distribution of Hourly Mixing Depth over Indian Region’ - PROBES/88/2002-03.

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3.6.3 Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) The study area for the proposed project is a mixture of rural & urban in nature where air pollution is primarily attributed due to industrial & vehicular emissions and other anthropogenic activities. For the present study, AAQ monitoring has been carried out at 9 different locations within 10 km of the study area to measure and assess the prevailing air quality in and around the study area. A sample ambient air quality monitoring is shown in Exhibit 3-2.

EXHIBIT 3-2 - AMBINENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING AT RANGAHURHI VILLAGE

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3.6.4 Basis of Location of AAQ Stations The selection of the nine AAQ monitoring locations is principally governed by the windrose pattern of the study area and representatives of the likely impact areas. In addition, the accessibility of sites was also taken into consideration. The locations of the AAQ stations where monitoring was carried out are shown in the Monitoring Location Map Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008.

3.6.5 Parameters Recorded The parameters recorded during the data generation for ambient air quality are PM 10 (≤10 micron), PM 2.5 (≤2.5 micron), SO 2, NOx,

CO and O 3. In addition to these parameters, Benzene soluble fractions, that is, PAH and heavy metals content of the PM 10 are also analysed.

3.6.6 Ambient Air Quality as Recorded The specific station wise recorded ambient air quality (AAQ) values for the monitoring period (February 2017 - May 2017) are presented in Table 3-6.

It may be seen that the average concentration (24 hrs) of PM 10 and PM 2.5 are in the range of 82.5-91.3 µg/cu m and

45.5-50.6 µg/cu m respectively. The SO 2 and NO x values are well within the permissible values for rural/industrial areas as set by NAAQS (2009). This may also be seen from the bar diagrams presented in Fig. 3-8 and

Fig. 3-9 on the following pages. The CO and O 3 values are either below detection limit (bdl) or much below the values of NAAQS.

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TABLE 3-6 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY IN STUDY AREA

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of Monitoring : Twice a week Monitoring Period : Feb ′17 - May ′17 Standard : NAAQS 2009 (Refer Appendix 3-1)

[Pollutants in µg/m 3 (24 hrs), CO in mg/m 3] Station Monitored Code Location values Max Min Average P98

PM 10 94.6 73.8 86.6 94.6

PM 2.5 54.8 41.2 47.6 54.7

SO 2 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 A1 NALIAJHARA NO X 26.2 22.1 24.3 26.2

O3 (8 hrs) <10 - - - CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

PM 10 102.6 71.8 89.7 100.2

PM 2.5 56.4 41.6 48.8 56.1

SO 2 7.2 5.5 6.4 7.1 A2 BAGHBAHALI NO X 28.2 23.1 24.9 27.6

O3 (8 hrs) <10 - - - CO (8 hrs) 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.7

PM 10 108.2 76.4 91.3 107.4

PM 2.5 59.5 42.4 50.6 59.0

SO 2 24.5 11.7 16.8 23.5 A3 JAKHPURA NO X 39.5 34.4 37.0 39.4

O3 (8 hrs) 36.5 13.5 26.2 36.5 CO (8 hrs) 1.7 0.5 0.9 1.5

PM 10 95.8 68.2 82.5 95.7

PM 2.5 53.6 38.2 45.9 53.6

SO 2 6.7 5.2 5.9 6.7 A4 DHABALGIRI NO X 29.6 23.2 25.5 29.1

O3 (8 hrs) <10 - - - CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

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TABLE 3-6 (cont’d) Station Monitored Code Location values Max Min Average P98

PM 10 106.4 68.4 88.2 105.0

PM 2.5 56.4 38.3 48.5 55.9

SO 2 24.5 15.2 10.4 24.0 A5 DHAPANKI NO X 34.1 30.1 32.0 34.1

O3 (8 hrs) 36.5 15.0 27.6 35.8 CO (8 hrs) 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.1

PM 10 96.8 67.1 83.0 96.8

PM 2.5 54.2 37.6 45.5 54.0

SO 2 6.7 5.2 5.9 6.7 A6 GORHIGOTHA NO X 29.6 23.2 25.5 29.1

O3 (8 hrs) <10 - - - CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

PM 10 113.8 80.8 90.8 107.8

PM 2.5 62.6 43.8 50.2 58.7

SO 2 21.2 14.5 18.3 20.9 A7 RANGAHURHI NO X 38.9 30.8 36.9 38.8

O3 (8 hrs) 36.5 23.5 31.6 36.5 CO (8 hrs) 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.9

PM 10 104.0 71.9 89.9 103.5

PM 2.5 54.8 44.9 50.2 54.5

SO 2 20.4 14.1 17.3 20.3 A8 BARHAGARHIA NO X 40.0 28.3 36.9 39.6

O3 (8 hrs) 36.5 25.0 32.8 36.5 CO (8 hrs) 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.2

PM 10 96.6 73.8 87.5 95.5 PM 2.5 52.7 41.3 48.4 52.7 SO 2 7.8 5.7 6.7 7.6 A9 MANIAPATRA NO X 30.6 23.2 27.0 30.5 O3 (8 hrs) <10 - - - CO (8 hrs) 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4

Notes : 1. Method of measurement - as per schedule VII of National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS of CPCB) 2. For more details, refer Section-I of Appendix-F

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NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards

FIG. 3-8 - PM 10 AND PM 2.5 LEVEL IN THE STUDY AREA

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NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards

FIG. 3-9 - SO 2 AND NO X LEVEL IN THE STUDY AREA

To assess the chemical characteristics of PM 10 collected on Whatman glass fibre filter paper, the dust samples were analysed for silica, heavy metals, benzene soluble fraction i.e., presence of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. The chemical characteristics of PM 10 are presented in Table 3-7. It may be seen from the table that the dust mainly contains iron and silica. Heavy metals and PAH contents are reported to be below the respective detectable value.

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TABLE 3-7 - PM 10 ANALYSIS FOR POLY-AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS & HEAVY METALS

3 3 PAH * ng/m µg/m Station (µg/m3) Ni As Pb Fe Cr SiO 2 A1 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.59 <0.01 50.1 A2 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.59 <0.01 54.5 A3 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.52 <0.01 54.7 A4 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.46 <0.01 45.8 A5 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.52 <0.01 50.7 A6 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.46 <0.01 43.3 A7 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.50 <0.01 48.2 A8 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.39 <0.01 42.4 A9 <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.41 <0.01 41.3

Detection Limit : Pb - 0.01 mcg/cu m; Cr - 0.01 mcg/cu m, PAH- 2 mcg/cu m, Ni- 0.02 ng/cu m, As- 0.01 ng/cu m Note : For more details, please refer Section-II of Appendix-F

3.6.7 Ground Water Quality The ground water quality was sampled for eight representative locations of study area as shown in the Monitoring Location Map Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008. The characteristics of the ground water quality of the collected samples have been presented in Tables 3-8 and 3-9 on pages 3-26 & 3-27 respectively. It may be seen from the tables that ground water (tube well) has been found to be fit for human consumption only after adequate treatment except the dug well water at Dhapanki village.

The total hardness (TH) and total dissolved solids (TDS) content in ground water are found to be in the higher range 108.0-373.3 mg/l and 316.7-983.3 mg/l respectively at the selected locations as against the allowable standards of 200 mg/l for TH and 500 mg/l for TDS. Iron content lies within the range of 0.9-4.5 mg/l. Chromium, lead, arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals are reported to below detection limit (bdl).

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3.6.8 Surface Water Resources Brahmani River, Kharsua River and Ganda Nadi are three main surface water streams in the study area. Other surface water resources like ponds are also scattered within the study area.

3.6.9 Surface Water Quality Surface Water Quality was monitored at eight different locations within the study area is shown in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV- 0008. Summary of recorded values of the various parameters are presented in Tables 3-10 and 3-11 on pages 3-28 & 3-29 respectively.

The total hardness of all surface streams as reported ranges from 44.0-137.3 mg/l. The average DO level for all surface streams ranges between 5.7-6.1 mg/l, the low DO value is reported for Ganda nadi at Barakhai village. Total dissolved solids (TDS) ranges from 121.7 - 343.3 mg/l and Total coliform count ranges from 300 - 560 CFU/100 ml across various surface water sampling locations. Presence of faecal coliform signifies that the water is not fit for human consumption without disinfection. Water sampling at Ganda Nadi is shown in Exhibit 3-3.

EXHIBIT 3-3 - SAMPLING AT GANDA NADI AT KUSUNPUR VILLAGE

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TABLE 3-8 - CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of monitoring : Once a month Monitoring Period : Feb ′17-May ′17 Standard : IS-10500:2012

GW 1 : Dugwell - Dhapanki village GW 2 : Tubewell - Rangahurhi village GW 3 : Tubewell - Maniapatra village GW 4 : Tubewell - Baghbahali village

Parameters GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 IS -10500 -2012

Physical Odour (TON) Odourless Odourless Odourless Odourless Unobjectionable Colour(Hazen) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5 Taste Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Agreeable Temperature ( OC) 22.8 23.8 24.6 24.3 - Turbidity (NTU) 1.3 2.6 1.3 1.5 1 Total Dissolved Solids 717.3 750.0 983.3 840.7 500 (max)

(mg/l)

Chemical (mg/l) pH 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.5-8.5 Alkalinity 86.0 218.7 217.3 158.7 200 (max) Total Hardness 110.0 250.7 360.0 258.0 200 (max) Residual Chlorine <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 0.2(max) Nitrate 4.5 3.0 3.1 4.4 45(max) Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 1.0(max) Phenol <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Total Nitrogen 12.7 4.7 4.7 6.5 - Boron <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.5(max) Chloride 27.4 42.4 139.3 79.0 250 (max) Sulphate 29.0 35.8 30.7 21.2 200 (max) Bicarbonate 82.8 266.8 265.1 210.1 - Cyanide <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Calcium 27.3 62.0 103.1 72.7 75(max) Magnesium 10.2 23.0 24.6 18.6 30(max) Manganese <0.1 0.12 <0.1 <0.1 0.1 (max) Zinc 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 5.0 (max) Aluminium <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 0.03 (max) Iron 2.0 4.5 2.3 2.6 0.3 (max) Chromium (VI) <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.01 (max) Copper <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Mercury <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Cadmium <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 0.003(max) Sodium 12.2 36.4 41.0 21.1 - Arsenic <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max) Lead <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max)

Bacteriological

(CFU/100ml) Total Coliform 6.6 x 10 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil Faecal Coliform 2.2 x 10 2 Nil Nil Nil Nil

Note: For more details, refer Section-III of Appendix-F.

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TABLE 3-9 - CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of monitoring : Once a month Monitoring Period : Feb ′17-May′17 Standard : IS-10500:2012

GW 5 : Tubewell - Raichhanda village GW 6 : Tubewell - Sorai village GW 7 : Tubewell - Ramchandrapur village GW 8 : Tubewell - Ajagapur village

Parameters GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 IS-10500-2012

Physical Odour (TON) Odourless Odourless Odourless Odourless Unobjectionable Colour(Hazen) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5 Taste Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Acceptable Agreeable Temperature ( OC) 21.0 22.8 23.0 22.5 - Turbidity (NTU) 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 1 Total Dissolved Solids 813.3 740.0 820.0 316.7 500 (max)

(mg/l)

Chemical (mg/l) pH 6.8 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.5-8.5 Alkalinity 185.3 230.7 192.0 69.3 200 (max) Total Hardness 373.3 153.3 160.0 108.0 200 (max) Residual Chlorine <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 <0.04 0.2(max) Nitrate 2.9 3.6 3.3 5.1 45(max) Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 8.0 1.0(max) Phenol <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Total Nitrogen 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 - Boron <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.01 0.5(max) Chloride 68.7 43.6 35.0 41.0 250 (max) Sulphate 71.7 30.0 31.3 23.8 200 (max) Bicarbonate 226.1 281.4 237.5 84.6 - Cyanide <0.05 35 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Calcium 80.2 33.7 34.7 24.6 75(max) Magnesium 41.6 16.6 17.6 11.2 30(max) Manganese <0.1 0.11 0.21 <0.1 0.1 (max) Zinc 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 5.0 (max) Aluminium <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 0.03 (max) Iron 1.1 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.3 (max) Chromium (VI) <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.01 (max) Copper <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Mercury <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Cadmium <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 <0.003 0.003(max) Sodium 28.3 37.5 37.5 34.2 - Arsenic <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max) Lead <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max)

Bacteriological

(CFU/100ml) Total Coliform Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Faecal Coliform Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Note: For more details, refer Section-III of Appendix-F.

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TABLE 3-10 - CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of monitoring : Once a month Monitoring Period : Feb ′17-May ′17

SW 1 : Ganda Nadi at Barakhai village SW 2 : Ganda Nadi at Ollola village SW 3 : Ganda Nadi at Kusunpur village SW 4 : Ganda Nadi at Balungabandi village

Parameters SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4

Physical Odour (T.O.N) No Odour No Odour No Odour No Odour Temperature ( OC) 25.7 25.3 24.8 23.7 Total Suspended Solid (mg./l) 16.0 13.1 15.1 17.7 Total Dissolved Solid (mg./l) 329.0 263.7 245.0 147.0

Chemical (mg/l) pH 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 Total Hardness (mg/l) 105.3 96.0 106.7 116.0 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 6.1 5.7 5.8 5.7 BOD , 3 days at 27 OC (mg./l) 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 COD (mg./l) 12.6 25.2 20.5 26.2 Oil & Grease (mg./l) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 Salinity (ppt.) Nil Nil Nil Nil Kjeldahl Nitrogen (mg/l) 2.8 3.3 3.7 4.5 Chloride (mg/l) 47.1 20.2 17.1 21.8 Fluoride (mg/l) <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Sulphates as SO 4 (mg/l) 36.3 40.8 25.7 30.8 Bi-Carbonate (mg/l) 123.9 101.0 87.7 92.7 Phosphate (mg/l) 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 Calcium (mg/l) 24.0 20.8 20.8 27.3 Magnesium (mg/l) 10.9 10.6 13.1 11.5 Sodium (mg/l) 21.2 17.7 14.2 19.0 Manganese (mg/l) 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 Zinc (mg/l) 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 Iron (mg/l) 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 Chromium (Total) (mg/l) <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 Hexavalent Chromium (mg/l) <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

Bacteriological(MPN/100ml) Total Coliform / 100 ml. 3.6 x 10 2 5.6 x 10 2 4.4 x 10 2 4.5 x 10 2 Fecal Coliform /100 ml. 1.2 x 10 2 1.8 x 10 2 2.3 x 10 2 2.0 x 102

Note: For more details, refer Section-IV of Appendix-F

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TABLE 3-11 - CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of monitoring : Once a month Monitoring Period : Feb ′17-May ′17

SW 5 : 60 m downstream of Kharsua River meeting Ganda Nadi SW 6 : 60 m upstream of Kharsua River meeting Ganda Nadi SW 7 : 60 m downstream of Brahmani River after Railway Bridge SW 8 : 60 m downstream of Brahmani River after Road Bridge

Parameters SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

Physical Odour (T.O.N) No Odour No Odour No Odour No Odour Temperature ( OC) 25.8 25.5 23.8 25.8 Total Suspended Solid (mg./l) 12.7 14.3 17.7 12.1 Total Dissolved Solid (mg./l) 147.7 343.3 121.7 125.0

Chemical (mg/l) pH 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.1 Total Hardness (mg/l) 68.0 137.3 44.0 52.0 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.7 BOD, 3 days at 27 OC (mg./l) 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 COD (mg./l) 11.2 22.0 22.7 23.6 Oil & Grease (mg./l) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 Salinity (ppt.) Nil Nil Nil Nil Kjeldahl Nitrogen (mg/l) 1.9 3.5 4.2 3.7 Chloride (mg/l) 12.7 32.2 18.8 22.2 Fluoride (mg/l) <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Sulphates as SO 4 (mg/l) 14.3 43.0 15.0 10.0 Bi-Carbonate (mg/l) 54.3 97.5 53.7 49.5 Phosphate (mg/l) 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 Calcium (mg/l) 16.0 33.7 9.6 11.5 Magnesium (mg/l) 6.7 12.8 4.8 5.6 Sodium (mg/l) 11.5 35.2 15.3 11.1 Manganese (mg/l) <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 Zinc (mg/l) <0.03 0.1 0.1 0.1 Iron (mg/l) 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.4 Chromium (Total) (mg/l) <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 Hexavalent Chromium (mg/l) <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

Bacteriological(MPN/100ml) Total Coliform / 100 ml. 3.0 x 102 3.5 x 10 2 4.2 x 10 2 3.8 x 10 2 Fecal Coliform /100 ml. 1.2 x 10 2 1.3 x 10 2 1.5 x 10 2 1.3 x 10 2

Note: For more details, refer Section-IV of Appendix-F.

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3.7 SOIL The soil in the study area is described in two ways, viz. the baseline soil status and soil quality & characteristics.

3.7.1 Baseline Soil Status The study area comprises of agricultural land of 53% and 9% of forest land. Thus other classes of land occupy only 38% of the area. It is necessary to conform that there is no change in the cropping pattern in the close vicinity of the plant, from the prevalent pattern.

Therefore, it is objective to determine the soil quality in the area & identify the impact of the project activities on this area and also predict impacts, which may arise due to the plant expansion. The information on soil has been collected from various secondary sources and also through primary soil sampling & analysis.

Representative soil samples were collected from three different specified locations comprising i) Prime agricultural lands, ii) Forest lands and iii) Project site, within the study area. Standard procedures (IS-2720) were followed for the sampling and analysis of physico–chemical parameters. To determine the baseline soil characteristics of the agricultural lands, forest lands and proposed project site, soil sampling points are depicted in monitoring location map (Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008).

3.7.2 Soil Quality and Characteristics Table 3-12 represents the typical characteristics of the soils as sampled (March 2017) during the monitoring period February 2017 to May 2017. The result of soil analysis shows that soil is slightly reddish to grayish in colour and has a sandy loam texture. The soil sample analysis reveals that the soil is neutral to very slightly alkaline in nature with pH value ranging from 6.9 to 7.4. Availability of nutrients (N, P & K) is modulated to promote suitable agricultural growth which corroborates

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with the total organic carbon present in the soil is in sufficient range (3,800 mg/kg to 7,800 mg/kg), on an average. The results of SAR value in the range of 4.41 to 4.83 indicate moderate level of sodium present in the soil of the study area. The Soil is very rich in iron content, varies from 10,380 mg/kg to 16,850 mg/kg. The concentrations of heavy metals like lead, chromium are reported to be <3.0 mg/kg and <.20 mg/kg respectively, which indicate very lower concentration. Therefore, the soil quality analysis result in forest land and agricultural land revels that on an average, sufficient level of required nutrient available for plant growth.

TABLE 3-12 - TYPICAL SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE STUDY AREA

Monitoring Location Map : 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008 Monitoring Period : March 2017 Frequency : Once in a monitoring period

Project Site Open jungle at Agricultural land at (CRM Expansion) Dundukasahi Dhapanki Village Key Parameters (S1) (S2) (S3) Physical: Colour Slightly reddish Slightly reddish Greyish pH (1:2) 6.9 7.1 7.4 Alkanity/Acidity Neutral Neutral Slightly alkaline Soil Texture Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sand (%) 70 70 64 Silt (%) 18 15 16 Clay (%) 12 15 20 Hydraulic conductivity (cm/sec) 1.8 x 10 -3 1.6 x 10 -3 1.5 x 10 -3 Bulk Density (gm/cc) 1.32 1.32 1.43 Moisture (%) 7.5 6.2 28 Porosity (%) 45 48 42 Infiltration rate (cm/hrs) 2.5 2.6 2.3 Available N 2 (mg/kg) 620 712 890 Available P 2O5 (mg/kg) 380 418 680 Available K 2O (mg/kg) 750 982 1,680 Chloride (mg/kg) 1,210 1,820 1,250 Sulphate (mg/kg) 685 582 1,250 Sodium absorption ratio (SAR) 4.41 4.77 4.82 Available Organic Carbon (gm/kg) 3.8 6.2 7.8 Calcium (mg/kg) 520 680 1,285 Magnesium (mg/kg) 890 1,120 1,850 Iron (mg/kg) 16,850 14,582 10,380 Copper (mg/kg) 10.5 9.5 10.2 Lead (mg/kg) <3.0 <3.0 <3.0 Chromium (mg/kg) <0.20 <0.20 <0.20 Microbial Population (No./ gm) 4.1 x 10 4 5.8 x 10 4 6.8 x 10 4

Note : For more details, see Section-V of Appendix-F

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3.8 LECHATE ANALYSIS (TCLP) OF SOLID WASTE Sample of solid waste comprising of metal recovery plant and milling plant slag have been collected for TCLP test as per USEPA. The test results of the analysis are shown in Table 3-13. The TCLP analysis Report as carried out by the monitoring agency is furnished in Appendix F (Section-VI). The results of TCLP test indicates that the heavy metals reported are found to be present within the regulatory limit stipulated by USEPA.

TABLE 3-13 - HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN TCLP EXTRACT

Metal Recovery Harsco Milling USEPA Slag - Jigging Area Plant Slag Regulated Level Parameters (mg/l) (mg/l) (mg/l) As <0.01 <0.01 5.0 Cr <0.02 <0.02 5.0 Pb 0.80 0.89 5.0 Cd <0.01 <0.01 1.0 Hg <0.001 <0.001 0.2 Se 0.40 0.58 1.0 Ba 2.50 3.20 100.0 Ag <0.08 0.08 5.0

3.9 NOISE The ambient noise levels Leq for one hour interval was recorded at eight different locations. In the commercial areas like Duburi Chowk market and Jajpur market areas, noise level are recorded to be around 78 - 74 dB (A) respectively during day time and 65 - 61 dB (A) respectively during night time during February 2017. The values obtained for the market places are slightly higher than the stipulated norms of CPCB Stipulation.

In the industrial areas, noise level were recorded to be about 73- 76 dB (A) during day time and 66 - 69 dB (A) during night as against the Regulatory standard of 75 dB (A) and 70 B (A) respectively.

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On the other hand, in the monitored residential area, the day time Leq are recorded at 56 dB (A) and night time Leq around 49 dB(A) as against the allowable limit of 55 dB(A) and 45 dB(A) respectively.

The daytime Leq for sensitive areas like Dangadi hospital & Kiajhar open jungle are recorded to be in between 61-71 dB(A) and 52-57 dB(A) during night and Noise level monitoring is depicted in Exhibit 3-4. The noise level monitored at Dangadi hospital is higher than the regulatory norms.

EXHIBIT 3-4 - NOISE SAMPLING NEAR DANGADI HOSPITAL

The noise levels recorded in the study area are presented in Table 3-14.

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TABLE 3-14 - RECORDED NOISE LEVEL AT THE STUDY AREA

Recorded Values (Leq) Sampling Station Day Time Night Time dB (A) dB (A) Industrial Area Madhopur village, near Jindal plant 76.6 69.6 Karmatia village, near NINL plant 73.1 66.1 Residential Area

Barhagaria village 56.7 49.4 Baghbahali village 56.3 48.4 Commercial Area Duburi chawk market 78.7 65.4 Jajpur market 74.6 61.2 Sensitive Area Dangadi hospital 71.8 57.5 Kiajhar open jungle 61.1 51.9

Note: i) Day time: 6 AM to 10 PM; Night time: 10 PM to 6 AM ii) National Ambient Standard for Noise (CPCB) - Refer Appendix 3-1 iii) For more details, please refer Section-VII of Appendix-F

3.10 LAND USE AND LAND COVER The term ‘landuse’ in this Report encompasses landuse and land cover together. The landuse study was undertaken by utilising three principal references, namely, (i) SOI OSM Nos. F45T13, F45O4, F45N16 & F45U1 of 1:50,000 scale; (ii) Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Imageries Resourcesat 2 (RS2) LISS IV multispectral imageries (2 Nos.) of December 2016 and January 2017 procured from National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad and (iii) validation of multispectral imageries by ground truthing. The landuse study for 10 km radial area coverage from the plant periphery was conducted by mapping the area using the latest high resolution satellite imageries with the application of remote sensing & GIS. From the image analysis, interpretation and generated data of the study area during field validation, a thematic landuse map of the study area has been prepared and presented in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0005. Relative distribution of land class units of the core zone and also the buffer zone study area is depicted in Fig. 3-10.

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Pre-project Land Use of Project Site Post-project Land Use of Project Site (785.52 acres) (785.52 acres)

Pre-Project Land Use of the Study Area (401.95 sq km)

FIG. 3-10 - LANDUSE PATTERN OF THE PROJECT SITE AND STUDY AREA

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In the core zone of area around 785.52 acres, a total of six classes have been mapped and area occupied by each class has been tabulated for pre-project and post project scenario. It is noted that out of the project area of 785.52 acres, nearly 45% of the area is already covered by greenery. A portion of the existing vacant area would be utilised for the proposed expansion facilities, keeping the area of the water bodies intact. Apart from the area of 45% covered under greenery, 36% area would occupy the built-up land, 2% water body and balance 17% is constituted of raw material storage, vacant land & waste dump area.

In the buffer zone of area around 401.95 sq km, a total of eight classes have been categorised an area occupied by each class has been tabulated. The most dominant land categories is agricultural land which covers around 53% followed by habitation/settlement consisting of 19%, forest comprising only 9%, industrial area covering 7% and vacant land including fallow area covering about 4% of the study area. Water body including river and canal, vegetation and other structures including rail and road are found to cover 3%, 3% and 2% respectively of the total buffer zone in the study area.

3.11 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT In order to ascertain the baseline status of the biological environment comprising both terrestrial and aquatic ecological aspects of the study area, field visit was carried out in February 2017. During the field survey, relevant data on floral & faunal constituents pertaining to the study area was collected from the published record of Forest Department, Govt. of Odisha along with gathering relevant information through interaction with the local residents of the study area. Following paragraphs provide review of the published data and the results of field sampling as a brief description of ecological status of the study area.

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3.11.1 Objective The ecological survey was carried out with the following objectives in terrestrial and aquatic habitats of the study area:

i) To assess the nature and distribution of flora and fauna in the important habitats available in the study area.

ii) To assess the species diversity in vegetation community and planktonic population of the study area.

iii) To ascertain the existing specie’s economic importance, degree of protection schedule provided by the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 & its subsequent amendments and conservation status in IUCN Red List (Version 2018-1).

iv) To ascertain the presence of protected areas, migratory routes of fauna, presence of breeding grounds and sensitive habitats in the study area, if any.

v) To review the information from secondary sources and discuss issues of concern with the relevant authority, if any.

vi) To predict the impact of plant based on review of data from primary and secondary sources and formulate suitable mitigation measures.

vii) Formulating a greenbelt development plan to minimize the impact of air and noise pollution, as well as generate new habitats of flora and fauna in and around the project site.

3.11.2 Habitats Description of the Study Area The study area exhibits multiple physiographic characteristics with isolated green hillocks, barren lands, forest lands, afforested lands, agricultural lands, urban, rural settlements and industrial developments. The significant terrestrial natural habitats of the study area are green hillocks and forest lands. These areas are isolated by agricultural lands, urban, rural settlements and industrial

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developments. There are few afforested lands and degraded forest lands where plantations are being raised over the years by Forest Department, Government of Odisha in the study area. The significant aquatic natural habitats in the study area are the Brahmani river, Kharsua river and Ganda Nadi which serves as source of water for industries, fishing and agricultural activities.

3.11.3 Climatic Factor for Vegetation The principle climatic factors affecting vegetative growth are rain fall, soil moisture, humidity, temperature, sunlight and wind. The climatic condition of the study area favours natural regeneration of Sal (Shorea robusta ), Bhilwa (Semecarpus anacardium ), Palash (Butea monosperma ), Char (Buchanania lanzan ), Kendu (Diospyros melanoxylon ) and Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale ).

3.11.4 Locations for Biological Sampling and Monitoring The selection of terrestrial and aquatic ecological sampling and monitoring location was based on land use pattern, topography, eco sensitivity of the habitats, close proximity, upwind & downwind direction of the project site. The terrestrial ecological survey was carried out in forested area (Reserve Forest-RF, Protected Forest-PF & Afforested area - AF) and non-forested area (agricultural land, roadside area, urban & semi-urban wasteland etc) and aquatic ecological survey was carried out at river Brahmani, Kharsua & Ganda Nadi within the study area.

The list of sampling locations for biological environment study is given in Table 3-15 and depicted in Monitoring Location Map (Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0008).

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TABLE 3-15 - SAMPLING LOCATIONS FOR ECOLOGICAL STUDY

Location Code Name of Location Direction Latitude Longitude

Terrestrial Ecology

Sunajhari Protected Forest at Sunajhari TE1 W 20 0 56’18” N 85 057’05”E Parbat Kiajhar Parbat open mixed jungle near TE2 W 20 0 57’42” N 85 059’42”E Gobraghati TE3 Dangadi Protected Forest NE 20 0 59’04” N 86 004’32”E Ragarhi Protected Forest near Gohjragarhia TE4 NE 21 0 01’25” N 86 006’45”E Village Barang Reserve Forest near Nandabara TE5 N 21 0 02’31” N 86 002’57”E Village Barhashuli Paharh open mixed jungle near TE6 SW 20 0 55’57” N 86 005’01”E Bitarmanika TE7 Nilamanideipur Village (Road side) S 20 0 53’54” N 86 001’32”E TE8 Duburi Village (Road side) NW 20 0 58’23” N 85 056’29”E Aquatic Ecology AE1 Ganda nadi at Barakhai Village N 21 001’30”N 86 0 02’52”’E AE2 Ganda nadi at Ollala Village N 21 000’20’’N 86 003’55’’E AE3 Ganda nadi at Kusunpur Village E 20 057’47’’N 86 005’52’’E AE4 Ganda nadi at Balungabandi Village SE 20 056’12’’N 86 005’31’’E 60m Downstream of Kharsua River meeting AE5 SE 20 053’32’’N 86 006’30’’E Ganda nadi 60m Upstream of Kharsua River meeting AE6 SE 20 053’38’’N 86 006’18’’E Ganda nadi 60m Downstream of Brahmani River after AE7 S 20 053’16’’N 86 003’36’’E Railway Bridge 60m Downstream of Brahmani River after AE8 S 20 053’27’’N 86 000’54’’E Road Bridge

3.12 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR ECOLOGICAL SURVEY 3.12.1 Literature Review The reports, articles and other literature pertaining to the study area obtained from various sources including the online references available on related government departments & other relevant website were referred to extract information about the general ecology of the study area and prepare a check list of flora and fauna for the field survey.

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3.12.2 Field Survey for Terrestrial Ecology The quadrate method which involves laying down species in square sample plots was followed for quantitative analysis of vegetation and listing all observed vegetations randomly for qualitative estimation of floral inventory in the study area. Quadrate size of 1m x 1m, 5m x 5m, 10m x 10m were taken for herbs, shrubs and trees respectively. The parameters density, frequency, abundance, species diversity index, evenness index and richness were derived for quantitative assessments. The dominant tree, shrubs, herbs, climbers were enumerated in the forest area as well as non forest area. The medicinal plants, horticultural crops and agricultural crops grown in the study area were also listed.

The methodology adopted for faunal survey involved faunal habitat assessment, opportunistic observation, diurnal bird observation, identification of call of birds, active search for reptiles and amphibians, observations of feathers, scats, foot prints and excreta etc. During survey line transects and patches were laid at the selected monitoring stations and birds, butterflies, mammals, reptiles and amphibians were identified by adopting standard field practices and listed.

3.12.3 Field Survey for Aquatic Ecology Field observations were made for listing down macrophytes including free floating, submerged, emergent, marshy and riparian vegetations. The planktonic samples were collected form Brahmani and Kharsua river for estimation of planktonic population & species diversity index. Observations were also made for listing down semi aquatic birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks and insects. The semi aquatic birds were identified with the help of 10 x 50 Nikon binocular and listed.

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3.12.4 Collection of secondary data During the field survey, relevant published data on floral & faunal constituent of the study area was collected from the working plan of Cuttack Forest Division, Govt. of Orissa, for the period 2007-2008 to 2016-1017. Additionally information was also gathered through interaction with the Forest Ranger of Tomka Range as well as local residents of the study area for substantiating the primary data.

3.13 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGICAL STATUS (TES) 3.13.1 Present Status of Natural Vegetation In the study area deciduous and semi evergreen types of vegetation has been found to be naturally regenerated by Sal, Bamboo, Palash, Char, Bhilwa and Kendu trees along with varieties of shrubs and herbs as understory. The forests are mainly open mixed jungle which spreads over the open ridges of the undulating valleys and hilly regions of the study area. The forest department has been raising plantation over the years in these degraded forest lands with Teak, Cashew, Gamhar etc . In the study area following five principal vegetation types was recognized during the survey.

i) Medium dense forest associated with mixed vegetation

ii) Open mixed jungle associated with scrub vegetation

iii) Green hillocks with Open mixed jungle

iv) Afforested area with mixed vegetation

v) Open mixed jungle along with block plantation of cashew

The forest lands in the study area are listed in Table 3-16.

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TABLE 3-16 - FOREST AREA WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS OF PROJECT SITE

Direction form Type of vegetations Name of Forest Area project site recognized Medium dense forest Barang R.F N associated with mixed vegetation Ragarhi P.F NE Open mixed jungle Sunajhari P.F W associated with scrub vegetation Dangadi P.F NE

Kiajhar Parbat W Green hillocks with Open Barhashuli Paharh SW mixed jungle Afforested area with Afforested area near Barhagaria NW mixed vegetation Open mixed jungle near Ramachandrapur, Kankarhaihar, S

Mulasar and Bagalisahi Open mixed jungle along Open mixed jungle near NW with block plantation of Pechakundi cashew Open mixed jungle near Bhitar SW Manika

3.13.2 Vegetations in Forest Area According to Champion and Seth’s classification, the forest types available in the study area are northern tropical semi-evergreen and tropical moist deciduous forest which consists of mixed trees of both semi evergreen and deciduous types close together.

The forests are characterized by the presence of broad leaves deciduous trees like Asan (Terminalia alata) , Bael (Aegle marmelos) , Bhilwa (Semecarpus anacardium) , Char (Buchanania lanzan) , Dhawra (Anogeissus latifalia) , Kendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), Kusum (Schleichera oleosa), Kutaja ( Holarrhena antidysenterica ), Palash ( Butea monosperma ), Piasal (Pterocarpus marsupium ), Sal ( Shorea robusta ) and Teak ( Tectona grandis ). The understory consists of some evergreen xerophytic species like Babul (Acacia nilotica ), Ber ( Ziziphus mauritiana ), Chotra ( Lantana camara ), Devil weed ( Chromolaena odorata ), Fire Flame

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Bush ( Woodfordia fruticosa ), Garari (Cleistanthus collinus), B amboo clumps and climbers like Bush-willow ( Combretum decandrum), Shora-alu (Dioscorea oppositifolia), Kanta-alu ( Dioscorea pentaphylla ), Gulanch (Tinospora cordifolia ), Satamuli (Asparagus racemosus ), Telakucha (Coccinia grandis )etc. are found in close association with trees and shrubs. Among the above given species Sal ( Shorea robusta ), Bhilwa (Semecarpus anacardium ), Char (Buchanania lanzan ) and Kendu (Diospyros melanoxylon ) are the most dominant tree species in the forest area.

3.13.3 Vegetations in Non-forest Area Trees in the non-forest area are mixed tropical deciduous and semi evergreen in nature. The main species are Babul (Acacia nilotica ), Banyan ( Ficus benghalensis ), Cassia ( Cassia siamea ), Cashew (Anacardium occidentale ), Ganga imli (Pithecellobium dulce ), Gulmohar (Delonix regia ), Kachnar ( Bauhinia variegata ), Mango (Mangifera indica ), Neem ( Azadirachta indica ), Palash ( Butea monosperma ), Pipal ( Ficus religiosa ), Radhachura ( Peltophorum pterocarpum ), Sajna ( Moringa oleifera ), Siris ( Albizia procera ).

The common shrubs distributed within the road sides, barren lands, banks of river etc are Akanda ( Calotropis procera ), Arandi (Ricinus communis ), Arni ( Clerodendrum phlomidis ), Ber ( Zizyphus jujuba ), Dhutra (Datura stramonium ), Ipomoea (Ipomoea carnea ), Lal Bheranda ( Jatropha gossypifolia ), Lantana ( Lantana camara ), Baghnakh ( Martynia annua ) and Vasaka ( Adhatoda vasica ).

The common herbs and grasses are found to be in close association with shrubs are Ban Tulasi (Croton bonplandianum ), Laajvanti (Mimosa pudica ), Congress Grass (Parthenium hysterophorus) , Coat Buttons (Tridax procumbens ), Katanotey (Amaranthus spinosus ), Kukshim (Vernonia cinerea ), Chorkanta (Chrysopogon fulvus ), Nut grass (Cyperus

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rotundus ) and Doob (Cynodon dactylon ). The Bamboo clumps and Palms species of Tal ( Borassus flabelliform ), Narial (Cocos nucifera ), Khajur (Phoenix dactylifera ) are commonly found in study area. The thorny bushes of Phanimansha (Opuntia dillenii ) and Tesiramonsa (Euphorbia antiquorum ) also found along the road sides.

The compiled list of flora in forest and non-forest land as observed during the field survey and through information collected by interacting with the concerned forest officials and local people of the study area is provided in Appendix 3-2.

3.13.4 Forest Produce in the Study Area Economically important timber woods of Sal, Piasal, Asan, Bhilwa, Char, Kusum, Teak etc and non-timber forest products like Fire woods, Kendu leaves, Bamboo, Cashew nut and medicinal plant produce are the major source of revenue receipt from forest of the study area. The collection of forest produce offers large employment opportunities amongst rural people of the study area.

3.13.5 Medicinal Plants in the Study Area Among the available floral species, fifty two of them have important medicinal values which contribute an important role in economy of the state particularly benefiting the rural, SC and ST population living in forest fringed areas. The list of medicinal plants is given in Appendix 3-3.

3.13.6 Agricultural Pattern of the Study Area The single cropped agricultural lands available in the study area are cultivated only under rainfed condition. The main agricultural crop is Rice ( Oryza sativa ) followed by Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea ), Maize ( Zea mays ), Black gram (Vigna mungo ), Black mustard seed (Brassica nigra ) and Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum ).

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3.13.7 Horticultural Crops of the Study Area The important fruit plants available in the study area are Banana ( Musa paradisiaca ), Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale ), Coconut ( Cocos nucifera ), Mango (Mangifera indica) , Jackfruit ( Artocarpus heterophyllus), Papita (Carica papaya ), Guava ( Psidium guajava) and Jamun (Syzygium cumini ).

3.14 QUANTITATIVE SURVEY OF TERRESTRIAL FLORA It is essential to know the numerical distribution of different species in the community especially in terms of species richness, evenness index and diversity index. For quantitative determination of plant community structure, the method followed was line transect with quadrate laid in the selected sample plots.

3.14.1 Species Richness, Evenness & Diversity Index in the Study Area Species diversity in the study area from the data collected through quadrate method was evaluated by using Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index. The Shannon-Weaver diversity index (H) is index that is commonly used to characterize species diversity in a community. The species Richness, Evenness & Diversity index values were computed for the selected sites and the results are presented in Table 3-17.

TABLE 3-17 - SPECIES RICHNESS, EVENNESS & DIVERSITY INDEX

Shannon - Species Evenness Weaver Location Richness index diversity Code Name of the Study Area (R) (E) index (H’) TE1 Sunajhari Protected Forest at Sunajhara Parbat 10 0.94 2.17 Kiajhar Parbat open mixed jungle near TE2 12 0.91 2.28 Gobraghati TE3 Dangadi Protected Forest 12 0.92 2.22 Ragarhi Protected Forest near Gohjragarhia TE4 15 0.78 2.11 Village TE5 Barang Reserve Forest near Nandabara Village 20 0.79 2.37 Barhashuli Paharh open mixed jungle near TE6 13 0.87 2.24 Bitarmanika TE7 Nilamanideipur Village Road side 19 0.90 2.64 TE8 Duburi Village Road side 22 0.97 3.01

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Shannon-Weaver diversity index of trees in the forest area has been estimated to be in the range of 2.11 - 2.37. From the Table 3-17, it could be clearly inferred that natural trees species diversity was highest at Barang Reserve Forest area and lowest at Ragarhi Protected Forest area. The diversity index of trees on the road side plantation area has been estimated to be in the range of 2.64 - 3.01. The Pielou's Evenness Index of species distribution in the study area has been estimated to be in the range of 0.78 - 0.97. Therefore, the distribution of tree species is heterogeneous in the study area.

3.14.2 Terrestrial Fauna Mammals: The Wild animals like Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum ), Indian grey mongoose ( Herpestes edwardsii ), and Langur ( Presbytis entellus ) were observed during survey in the study area. As informed by forest officials and local peoples, the animals like wild boar ( Sus scrofa cristatus ) and Spotted deer ( Axis axis ) used to damage the agricultural crops during crop harvesting seasons.

A total of twenty three wild animals (mammals) as observed and reported during interaction with forest officials and local peoples are listed in Appendix 3-4, which was later confirmed from the working plan of Cuttack Forest Division, Govt. of Odisha.

The domestic animals like Cow ( Bos indicus ), Buffalo (Bubalus indicus ), Sheep ( Ovis aries ), Goat ( Capra hircus ), Pig ( Sus scrofa domesticus ), Dog ( Canis familiaris ) and Cat ( Felis domesticus ) were also observed during survey in the study area.

Reptiles: A total of eight reptile species as observed and reported during interaction with forest officials and local peoples are listed in Appendix 3-4, which was later confirmed from the working plan

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of Cuttack Forest Division, Govt. of Odisha. During survey Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor ) and Dhaman ( Ptyas mucosus ) were found in the study area.

Avifauna: The avifauna (birds) observed and reported during interaction with forest officials and local peoples in the study area are listed in Appendix 3-4. Among them, Black Drongo ( Dicrurus adsimilis ), Common crow ( Corvus splendens ), Common myna ( Acridotheres tristis ), Common koel ( Eudynamys scolopaceus ), House sparrow ( Passer domesticus ), Red vented bulbul ( Pycnonotus cafer ) and Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis ) were very common birds.

Annelids and Arthropods: Among the invertebrates, two species of annelids and nine arthropods genus was observed during survey are listed in Appendix 3-4.

3.15 AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL STATUS (AES) The Aquatic Ecological survey was conducted at six selected locations in Brahmani River, Kharsua River and Gandanadi.

3.15.1 Aquatic Flora The aquatic macrophytes observed during survey in the study area are listed in Appendix 3-5. Among them Azolla pinnata, Eichhornia crassipes, Pistia stratiotes, Sagittaria latifolia, Spirogyra sp. are free floating algae . Alternanthera philoxeroides, Hygroryza aristata, Justicia americana, Marsilea quadrifolia are the emergent hydrophytes and semi aquatic plant like Colocasia esculenta, Cyperus rotundus, Ipomea aquatica, Scirpus grossus, Typha elephantina are the marshy amphibian. There are also the completely submerged vegetations like Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrilla verticillata, Potamogeton crispus . Among the macrophytes, Ipomoea carnea, Cyperus rotundus, Eichhoria crassipes and Colocasia esculenta are dominant species & widely distributed in the study area.

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3.15.2 Planktonic Population Phytoplankton: A total of ten species have been identified in water sample collected from Kharsua river, Brahmani river and Gandanadi in the study area. The total phytoplankton count was highest in Brahmani river and lowest in the Gandanadi indicating higher productivity in the rivers as compared to the Gandanadi.

Zooplankton: A total of eight species have been identified in water sample collected from Kharsua river, Brahmani river and Gandanadi. Among them Cladocera and Rotifera were found to be the dominant groups. It has been found that density of zooplankton was higher in the Gandanadi water indicating presence of higher level of organic nutrients as compared to Kharsua river and Brahmani river. The planktonic spectrum observed during survey in the study area are listed in Appendix 3-6.

Planktonic sampling at Gandanadi is depicted in Exhibit 3-5.

EXHIBIT 3-5 - PLANKTONIC SAMPLING AT GANDANADI

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Primary productivity of aquatic eco-system: In order to assess the productivity of aquatic ecosystem prevailing in the study area Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index (H) of planktonic population was computed for all the seven monitoring locations. The “H” values of respective water bodies are presented in the following Table 3-18.

TABLE 3-18 - PLANKTONIC DIVERSITY INDEX

Shannon - Weaver Location Diversity Index (H) Code Sampling Location Phytoplankton Zooplankton AE1 Gandanadi at Barakhai Village 2.22 2.07 AE2 Gandanadi at Ollala Village 2.26 2.04 AE3 Gandanadi at Kusunpur Village 2.26 2.06 AE4 Gandanadi at Balungabandi Village 2.20 2.01 60m Downstream of Kharsua River AE5 2.15 1.99 meeting Gandanadi 60m Upstream of Kharsua River AE6 2.13 1.99 meeting Gandanadi 60m Downstream of Brahmani River AE7 2.12 2.05 after Railway Bridge 60m Downstream of Brahmani River AE8 2.15 2.02 after Road Bridge

From the quantitative assessment of phytoplankton and zooplankton it is seen that diversity index varies between 2.12 to 2.26 for phytoplankton and 1.99 to 2.07 for zooplankton. This indicates presence of moderate level of organic nutrients in the surface water bodies.

Aquatic Fauna: The aquatic faunal species which were observed in and around the water bodies includes benthos, amphibians, fishes and semi aquatic avifauna.

Benthos: Among the benthic macro-invertebrates four mollusca species like Apple Snails ( Pila globosa ), Mud Snail ( Bithynia tentaculata ), Jhinuk ( Lamellidens marginalis ), Pond Snail ( Bellamya crassa ) and three arthropods species like Damselfly nymphs ( Zygoptera sp. ), Prawn ( Penaeus indicus ), Water scorpion (Laccotrephes sp.) were found in the water bodies during survey.

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Amphibian: Only four amphibian species like Indian bull frog ( Rana tigrina ), Paddy field frog ( Rana limnocharis ), Skipping frog (Rana cyanophlyctis ), Toad ( Bufo melanostictus ) were found available during the study period.

Fish fauna: Total sixteen fish species are fairly available in the water bodies as informed during the interaction with the fishermen. The Brahmani river and Kharsua river are the natural aquatic ecosystem supporting fishes in the area. The commercial cultivation of fish was not reported during interaction with local community within the study area. The maximum abundance of fishes was reported during April to July in the rivers. The fishes reported in the rivers and the nearby ponds are given in Appendix 3-7.

Semi Aquatic Birds: The semi aquatic birds observed near Brahmani river, Kharsua river and Gandanadi during survey of the study area are listed in Appendix 3-7. Among them Indian Pond Heron ( Ardeola grayii ), Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis ), Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta ) and Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) are commonly found near the water bodies.

3.16 REVIEW OF PUBLISHED SECONDARY DATA AND RELEVANT STANDARDS FOR CROSS REFERENCEING AND INTERPRETATION The working plan of Cuttack Forest Division, Govt. of Orissa, for the period 2007-2008 to 2016-1017 collected from the Tomka Forest Range and related literature available in websites was reviewed to identify the representative spectrum of economically important & medicinal plant species, endemic, rare, endangered & threatened species in the ecological communities listed by IUCN Red list (Version 2018-1). The conservation status of flora & fauna reviewed in Indian Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 and its subsequent amendments.

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3.16.1 Rare, Endemic and Endangered Plant Species The International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN) designated the terms "rare" and 'endangered' plant species in the "Red list". Among the recorded flora & fauna, none of them can be assigned in the status of endemic, rare, endangered, threatened or vulnerable category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2018-1.

3.16.2 Conservation status of Sighted Flora & Fauna Conservation status of the sighted flora fauna has been checked in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and its consequent amendments. Among the sighted fauna, most of the species are listed under Schedule-II, III & IV as per Wildlife Protection Act (1972) and its consequent amendments. None of the faunal species is listed under Schedule-I.

3.16.3 Eco-sensitive area There is no eco-sensitive area like National Parks, Wild Life Sanctuaries and Migratory routes in the study area. There are two green hillocks, three PF, part of a RF and other open mixed jungles within the study area that provides great advantage to the project site by acting as “pollutants absorber”.

There are also two natural surface water resources, Brahmani River and Kharsua River that supports the ongoing agriculture, fishing practices and industries in the study area.

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3.17 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT This section describes the baseline conditions related to the human environment within the radial coverage of 10 km from the periphery of the proposed project area. The current social environment has been inferred from primary data collected during the fieldwork. The baseline assessment is subsequently followed by a socioeconomic impact analysis of the proposed expansion on the local human environment in Chapter 4 and a social upliftment plan tabulated in Chapter 8.

3.17.1 Demographic Profile of the Study Area The study area of the proposed project is located within the district of Jajpur in Odisha, comprising of 128 villages, one Census Town and one Municipality. List of the villages and the urban areas in the study area is presented in Appendix 3-8 and the demographic profile of the study area is tabulated in Table 3-19.

TABLE 3-19 - DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE STUDY AREA

Indicators 2001 2011 Total Population 3,01,593 3,57,475 No. of Households 61,017 80,637 Sex Ratio 968 984 Child Population ( ≤ 6 years) 40,284 44,783 Literates (%) 62.71 70.76 Scheduled Castes (%) 26.37 26.08 Scheduled Tribes (%) 9.00 10.60 Total Main Workers (%) 20.82 22.12 Marginal Workers (%) 6.54 7.39 Non-Workers (%) 72.64 70.49

Note: Projected Population of the year 2018, calculated on the basis of decadal growth (18.52%) is around 4,03,804.

Source: Census of India 2001& 2011 - Primary Census Abstract - District Jajpur, Odisha. Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha.

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3.17.2 Methodology and Fieldwork i) Review of the available secondary data namely the Primary Census Abstract (PCA) for the years 2001 & 2011 of the Jajpur district in Odisha, applicable OSMs and the official website of the district & the State Government

ii) With the help of the secondary data, list of villages and urban areas within the study area were identified

iii) Three zones were demarcated - a) Core Zone - within 2 km from the periphery of the proposed project site, b) Moderate Zone - beyond 2 km and upto 5 km from the periphery of the proposed project site, and c) Low Zone - beyond 5 km and up to 10 km from the periphery of the proposed project site

iv) Questionnaire cum discussion guide pre-charted for brown field expansion projects (without the aspects of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement) was selected for the fieldwork

v) Primary data was collected through fieldwork, carried out from 28th March to 1st April 2017. The fieldwork consisted of a reconnaissance visit wherein the surrounding areas were screened and the list of villages, census town and municipality were confirmed within the study area with regard to their corresponding zones

vi) The method of purposive and snowball sampling guided the field survey. Under purposive sampling, the respondents of the focus group discussions & the individual interviews were intentionally chosen to facilitate diversity with regard to level of education, minority group status, gender, age, occupation and economic status. Each respondent participating in the FGDs and interviews represented a separate household

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vii) Detailed Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and two socio-economic interviews were conducted. It was observed that responses were easily received, when respondents were answering in groups. Hence focus group discussion was chosen as the main tool of survey. Pictorial evidence of a FGD at Mangobindapur village is shown in Exhibit 3-6.

EXHIBIT 3-6 - FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION AT MANGOBINDAPUR

viii) List of areas surveyed during fieldwork along with the number of participants for FGDs and individual interviews is presented in Table 3-20. Additionally the map indicating the areas surveyed is presented in Fig. 3-11.

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FIG. 3-11 - MAP INDICATING AREAS SURVEYED DURING SOCIOECONOMIC STUDY

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TABLE 3-20 - LIST OF AREAS SURVEYED

Sl. FGD/SE Location Zone* No. of Participants No. survey 9 1. Sarangapur B FGD 10 8 2. Godigotha B FGD 7 9 (Balipashi Hamlet) 3. Ollala B FGD 7 4. Dhapanki B 7 FGD 8 5. Kantipur B FGD 8 (JSL Kantipur Colony) 6 6. Barakhai C FGD 10 7 FGD 7. Ranagundi C 2 SE 2 SE 8. Dhanurjoya Pur C 11 FGD 9. Nadia Bhanga C 20 FGD 10. Abhayapur C 7 FGD 11. Jakha Pura A 7 FGD 12. Balunga Bandi B 8 FGD 13. Duburi 5 C 6 FGD 5 14. Nuagan C 6 FGD 15. Khurunti A 5 FGD 16. Talagarh 8 C FGD 4 17. Nuagan B 8 FGD 18. Manatira B 14 FGD 19. Kacherigan A 6 FGD 20. Dhuligarh 10 B FGD 6 21. Mangobindapur 10 A FGD 13 22. Jhumpan 5 C FGD 4 23. Kalamatia C 6 FGD 24. Kusunpur B 7 FGD 25. Sorei C 4 FGD 26. Raichhanda C 4 FGD 27. Birmanpur C 5 FGD ( Municipality) TOTAL 294

* Core Zone A .. 0 to 2 km Moderate Zone B .. 2 to 5 km Low Zone C .. 5 to 10 km

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BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS Physical Infrastructure

WATER SUPPLY Baseline - In the vi llage of Sarangapur, waste water discharge from nearby factory has Conditions negatively impacted their surface water bodies. Additionally water from tubewells and wells are perceived to be unfit for use by the villagers. The entire village is currently dependant on irregular and insufficient water supply by tankers provided by a nearby factory

- Villagers of Birmanpur, Balunga Bandi and Kacherigan complain of contamination of their surface water bodies through waste water discharged by factories in the vicinity

- Vil lagers of Ollala, Godigotha, Barakhai and Balunga Bandi emphasize on lack of potable water in their villages

- Respondents of Dhapanki, Barakhai, Ranagundi and Balunga Bandi, emphasize on elevated iron content in water. However locals of Ranagundi percei ve that tubewell water of their village school contains no iron due to its deeper depth

- Existing number of tube wells fail to cater to the village population requirement of Khurunti

- Construction of private tube wells and bore/dug wells is a common trend in the surveyed villages of Balunga Bandi and Manatira

- The residents of JSL rehabilitation colony in Kantipur cite the irregular water supply provided by the company

- Swajaldhara scheme have reached the villages of Talagarh and Dhuligarh. However locals of Dhuligarh complain that half of the borewells/pipelines provided under the scheme are dysfunctional and the piped water supply only caters to one side of the village

- Piped water supply is not present in the village of Mangobindapur. Moreover the tubewells are dysfunctional due to low groundwater levels. D ue to unavailability of portable water, women have to reach out to nearby water bodies for bathing and washing. Similarly a section of women respondents of Duburi mention that they also reach out to the nearby pond for bathing & washing due to unavailability of piped water supply and continue to draw drinking water from the well as many as four times a day

- Irregular supply of water for daily activities negatively impacts the villages of Duburi, Nuagan (C), Talagarh, Nuagan (B), Manatira, Jhumpan and Birmanpur

- Matipukur Talaab (Pond) in Talagarh is a surface water body that caters to the washing and bathing purposes of the locals residing in the vicinity

- Respondents of Balunga Bandi and Mangobinda pur highlight that their villages experience low levels of ground water in the season of summer

- Villagers of Kusunpur mention that their well water is polluted by dust

- Locals of Sorei access the Brahmani river for bathing, washing and cattle maintenance

- Villagers of Duburi, Talagarh, Dhuligarh, Kacherigan,Khurunti, Balunga Bandi, Nadia Bhanga, Dhanurjoya Pur, Ranagundi, Barakhai, Dhapanki, Ollala, Godigotha, Sarangapur and Kalamatia demand for regular availability of potable water

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SANITATION/DRAINAGE/SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT Baseline - Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) have reached the surveyed villages of Duburi, Conditions Jakha Pura,Talagarh, Sarangapur,Barakhai, Manatira, Dhuligarh, Mangobindapur, Kusunpur, Sorei, Birmanpur and Balunga Bandi. In this regard locals of Abhayapur mentioned that construction of sanctioned toilets (post two years of signing the contract) is yet to be undertaken by the contractors. Respondents of Mangobindapur cite that the latrines provided are of low quality due to absence of stone chips and a strong design structure. Additionally the unsatisfactory management of faecal sewage is negatively impacting the hygiene quotient of the villagers

- Villagers of Talagarh mention that they have personally invested in the construction of latrines which will later be refunded under the SBA scheme. Additionally villagers of Dhuligarh emphasize that all their households are equipped with latrines (no personal investment i nvolved) due to the coordinated activities undertaken by the Self Help Groups (SHGs) and the Panchayat

- Female respondents of Nuagan ( C), Duburi and Khurunti emphasize on the need of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in their villages. The issue of open defe cation negatively impacts the aspects of hygiene (water logging during monsoons) an d safety (physical injury from thorny scrubs, snakes in the monsoons , lack of illumination facilities and the continued need of organizing a women’s group for safe mobility at night)

- Each unit of dwelling in the existing rehabilitation colony of JSL (Kantipur) is equipped with a latrine

- Personal initiatives in the area of sanitation have been undertaken in the villages of Balunga Bandi,Ranagundi ,Dhanurjoya Pur, Jhumpan and Birmanpur

- Continued cultural practice of open defecation paired with in adequate sanitation facilities, was observed in the surveyed villages of Godigotha,Ollala, Dhapanki, Kantipur, Nadia Bhanga, Nuagan (B), Kacherigan, Jhumpan, Kalamatia and Raichhanda

- The locals of Sorei, Raichhanda, Jhumpan, Birmanpur stress on the lack of drainage facilities in their villages. The respondents of Nuagan (B) mentioned that the residents show apathy towards collective initiative to create a drainage system, as they are busy with daily work and home chores. Consequently the villagers have directed their expectations towards the government and the companies operating in the vicinity

- The lack of drainage facilities in Nuagan (B) and Kacherigan has led to water stagnation in different pockets of their villages. This facilitates the spread of Malaria in both the villages

- Solid Waste Management measures was not observed in the surveyed villages of Nadia Bhanga, Abhayapur, Jakha Pura, Duburi, Nuagan (C), Khurunti, Talagarh, Kacherigan, Mangobindapur, Kalamatia, Sorei , Raichhanda and Birmanpur

- Villagers of Barakhai and Ranagundi engage in burning of wastes, incongruent to the regulations of Solid Waste Management Measures

- Personal Dustbins have been set up in the villages of Ranagundi,Jhumpan, Talagarh and Dhanurjoya Pur. Dustbins have been set up by local bodies in the villages of Kusunpur and Dhuligarh

- Villagers of Balunga Bandi & Nuagan(B) have undertaken personal initiatives towards solid waste management measures in their villages. Moreover cleaning drives and setting up of dustbin s, under the SBA scheme have also been undertaken in the villages of Balunga Bandi and Kusunpur

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COOKING FUEL/ELECTRICITY/TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION Baseline - Cowdung, Wood, Coal are the common sources of cooking fuel used in the study Conditions area

- Government subsidies on cooking gas connection have reached the villages of Ollala, Ranagundi, Talagarh, Jakha Pura and Jhumpan. The villagers of Mangobindapur currently awaits for this subsidy to reach their village

- Respondents of Talagarh and Nuagan(B ) mentioned the use of induction cookers whereas respondents of Birmanpur emphasized on the use of ‘Chulhas’

- Villagers impacted by power cuts (ranging from 3 to 7 hours a day) and low voltages are Mangobindapur, Kalamatia, Khurunti, Sarangapur, Ollala, Godigotha, Ranagundi, Kusunpur (occasional power cut), Duburi, Nuagan (C), Dhuligarh, Kacherigan and Dhanurjoyapur

- Villagers impacted by power cuts (ranging from 8 to 12 hours a day) are Barakhai, Dhapanki and Balunga Bandi. The respondents of Dhapanki hig hlight on power cuts of 18 hours a day

- Supply of electricity to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households of Nuagan(C) and Dhapanki is deficient

- The infrastructure for supply of electricity had been laid down by JSL within the existing rehabilitation colony at Kantipur

- North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha (NESCO) is responsible for the supply of electricity in the surveyed villages of Sorei, Raichhanda, Jhumpan and Birmanpur

- The respondents of Sarangapur, Ollala, Dhapanki, Godigotha, Bara khai, Dhanurjoya Pur, Balunga Bandi, Kacherigan,Birmanpur, Nuagan(B), Dhuligarh, Mangobindapur and Kalamatia complain of poor approach road conditions. Villagers of Talagarh demand for completion of road construction from Balarampur to Duburi. Locals of S orei, Jhumpan and Raichhanda highlight on the ‘Kutcha Roads’ in their villages

- The repairing and maintenance project of the Brahmani b ridge is yet to be undertaken by the appropriate authority

- Respondents mentioned Railways Stations located at Jajpur and Jenapur; Bus Stops at Duburi, Byasanagar Municipality, Talagarh, Nuagan (B), Jhumpa n, Brahmani Bridge and Jajpur; and about Post O ffices at Madhusudan Pur, Kabatabandha , Nuagan (B) and Jajpur

- Locals of Duburi , Kusunpur, Nuagan (C) and Birmanpur emp hasize on good transportation facilities

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Social Infrastructure

EDUCATION AND TRAINING Baseline - Primary schools are in the surveyed villages of Dhapanki (with only one teacher Conditions and an administrator), Sarangapur, Godigotha, Kantipur, Ranagundi, Dhanurjoya Pur, Nuagan (B), Dhuligarh, Jhumpan and Kusunpur. Upper primary schools mentioned by the respondents are in Manatira (Shishumandir), Durgapur & Raichhanda (Amritwan)

- Middle Schools and High Schools are in villages of Manapur, B arakhai, Ollala, Nadia Bhanga (accessed by Dhanurjoya Pur), Abhayapur, Jakha Pura (accessed by Kacherigan), Balunga Bandi (middle School upto class 7), Duburi, Nuagan (C), Talagarh (accessed by Kantapara), Baragadia, Danagadi (accessed by Dhuligarh), Mango bindapur, Ankura Pal (accessed by Kalamatia), Gobara Ghati (accessed by Kalamatia), Dangadi, Sorei and Birmanpur

- Model schools are in Sorei and Birmanpur

- Colleges are primarily located in areas of Jajpur Road, Duburi (in Sukinda block), Dhabalgiri, Kantapara and Jajpur (M). Institutes mentioned during the FGDs are Vyasanagar Autonomous College (Jajpur), Sukinda College and Autonomous college in Birmanpur

- Smile foundation set up by JSL in Kantipur is operating in the area of child education

- A priv ate residential school is located in Gobara Ghati and other non residential private institutions (like Kapileswar Mahavidyalaya) are located in Duburi and Jajpur Road. Additionally a private NIT centre is located in Duburi

- Fifty percent of the women in the villages of Sarangapur, Godigotha, Ollala, Kantipur, Barakhai, Ranagundi, Dhanurjoya Pur, Nadia Bhanga, Abhayapur, Duburi, Talagarh and Kusunpur have pursued matriculation. Around 50 % of female villagers continue to be under matriculates (dropouts) in the v illages of Kantipur, Nuagan (B) and Jhumpan. However in the village of Nuagan (C) more than 50% of female villagers are matriculates

- Issue of school dropouts and consequent lack of training of youth groups negatively impacts the village of Mangobind apur. Similarly lack of enhanced educational training is mentioned by the villagers of Kalamatia

- Locals seek support towards training of Self Help Groups in Talagarh and Duburi. The respondents of the latter village also seek computer and ITI training courses for female villagers

- ITI centres are located in Danagadi, Dhabalgiri, Birmanpur,Jajpur Road, Duburi, Jakhpura, Jajpur (M) and Kantapara

- As mentioned by the respondents, computer centres are in villages of Kantapara and Jakha Pura and Birmanpur. Furthermore high schools (like in Nuagan C) offer computer classes to its students. Spoken English classes are available in villages of Jakhpura and Birmanpur

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HEALTH Baseline - Lack of drainage facilities in Nuagan (B) and Kacherigan hav e lead to Conditions stagnation of water in several pockets of these villages, facilitating the spread of malaria

- Current h ealth facilities in Kacherigan, is perceived as inadequate by the residents. Similarly locals of Barakhai emphasize on the irregular service of their Primary Health Centre (PHC) . Locals of Talagarh demand for doorstep health service for the ailing patients (impacted by issue of mobility) whereas villagers of Mangobindapur emphasize on betterment of Mobile Health Units (MHUs) in order to cater to critical health care

- Availability of PHCs in Duburi, Raichhanda, Pachikut and Jakha Pura was mentioned by the respondents

- The MHU run by JSL operates twice a month in the surveyed villages of Kantipur, Mangobindapur and Manatira

- Respondents mentione d Danagadi, Jajpur(M) and Duburi as prominent areas catering to critical medical treatment

- Respondents of Barakhai, Ranagundi, Talagarh, Kacherigan, Jhumpan, Dhuligarh, Sorei, Raichannda and Kusunpur highlighted the availability and use of ambulance services(108 and 102) in their villages

- The Anganwadi centres (AWC) in the study area work towards the cont rol of polio and malaria within the local communities. Asha Karmis also operate within the study area

- Villagers of Talagarh and Sorei access the Gover nment hospital located in Kabatabandha. The villages of Raichhanda and Jhumpan are also equipped with Government hospitals

- Private hospitals are operational in Birmanpur (Laxmi Hospital, Anima Nursing Home) located in the Jajpur Road block

- Respondents of Dahnurjoya Pur, Dhuligarh and Mangobindapur mention that their villagers are impacted by Asthma. Additionally locals of Dhuligarh complain of eye infections

- Issues pertaining to skin is prominent in the villages of Sarangapur, Godigotha, Ollala, Dhapank i, Kantipur, Talagarh, Manatira, Kacherigan, Godigotha (black spots), Barakhai, Jakhpura, Balungabandi, Duburi, Nuagan (C), Khurunti, Dhuligarh,Mangobindapur, Kalamatia, Kusunpur and Dhapanki

- Respondents of Sarangapur, Ollala, Kantipur, Naida Bhanga, Du buri, Mangobindapur highlight the issue of kidney ailments in their villages

- Tuberculosis (TB) impacts the villagers of Sarangapur, Ollala, Kantipur, Ranagundi, Dhuligarh and Kalamatia

- Vector borne diseases namely malaria and dengue impact the villagers of Ollala, Barakhai, Ranagundi, Dhanurjoya Pur, Abhayapur, Balunga Bandi, Godigotha (Cerebral Malaria), Nuagan (B ), Manatira, Kacherigan (Filaria), Dhuligarh, Birmanpur, Jhumpan, Nuagan (C), Duburi, Sorei and Raichhanda

- Cases of water borne diseases namely Jaundice negatively impacts the villagers of Sarangapur, Barakhai, Abhayapur, Balunga Bandi, Nuagan (C), Nuagan (B) , Kusunpur and Duburi. Similarly cases of typhoid was highlighted by villagers of Barakhai, Balunga Bandi and Nuagan (B)

- Locals correlat e skin allergies, skin diseases, eye infections, asthma and tuberculosis with dust and water pollution in the industrial zone

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ADDICTION Baseline - Consumption of tobacco is widespread in all the surveyed villages of the study Conditions area. In accordan ce to the respondents of the study area, the addiction (a part of the cultural practice) primarily initiates during the stage of adolescence

- The growing consumption of adult content by children on mobile phones was emphasized by the respondents of Barakhai

- Consumption of local alcohol ( Handiya ) is also a cultural practice, prevalent in all the surveyed units of the study area. However the perception of the respondents of Khurunti, Nuagan (B) and Mangobindapur is that the practice is rampant mainly among st the tribal groups residing in the study area. Respondents of Kalamatia and Kusunpur highlight that the addiction initiates amongst young adults of 16 to 17 years of age . Locals of Kalamatia additionally mention that the elderly population resort to cons umption of local handiya due to idleness

- Locals of Kacherigan, Barakhai, Mangobindapur and Dhuligarh complain of social disturbances (arising out of alcohol addiction) like that of domestic violence, public brawls, use of foul language in public spaces a nd eve teasing of girls in their villages

Cultural Infrastructure

RECREATION Baseline - Lack of public library facilities in all the surveyed villages of the study area Conditions - Lack of a community centre was emphasized upon by the respondents of Barakhai

- Playgrounds are present in Kantipur, Barakhai (temporary & informal), Nadia Bhanga, Jakha Pura (in school), Duburi and Jhumpan

- Yuva Mandals in Balunga Bandi and Manatira organizes self financed local cricket tournaments

- Cinema Halls are operational in municipality areas of Jajpur Road and Jajpur

- Youth clubs have their membership restricted to male members only. Hence recreational opportunities for young girls is limited. Moreover the cultural practices do not encourage them to access public recreational spaces like that of cinema halls

- Fairs, festivals, rituals and functions celebrated by diverse communities in the study area constitute a major source of recreation for the locals. Months during harvest are specially celebrated

MINORITY GROUPS

Baseline - Schedule Caste groups residing in the study area are Khandayat, Pana, Patra, Conditions Jena Para and Keuta

- Tribal groups residing in the study area namely are Sabar, Munda and Bhumija

LANGUAGES SPOKEN Baseline - Oriya, Hindi and English are commonly spoken languages in the study area. Conditions Moreover tribal groups residing in the study area communicate in Mundari, Santhali and Khariya

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Political and Economic Infrastructure

GOVERNANCE Baseline - 128 villages in the study area are governed under the Panchayat Rule

Conditions - The Census Town of Kabatabandha in the study area though classified as an urban unit is administratively rural

- The Byasanagar Municipality (in Jajpur Road Block) is governed under the District administration and the State Government

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES OPERATING IN THE STUDY AREAS Baseline - Government schemes relating to subsidy on gas connection, water supply Conditions (Swajaldhara scheme), health services (PHC,CHC,102 & 108, Asha Karmis), mother & child care (A ganwadis) and sanitation (Swaccha Bharat Scheme) have been discussed earlier in this chapter

- Additional government programmes operational in the study area are that of Mamata Scheme, Public Distribution Scheme (PDS), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) , Gopabandhu Grameen Yojana (GGY), Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY) and Mid-day Meal Scheme

FINANCIAL INSITITUTIONS Baseline - Self Help Groups are operational in surveyed villages Sarangapur, Godigotha, Conditions Ollala, Dhapan ki,Kantipur, Barakhai, Ranagundi, Dhanurjoya Pur, Nadia Bhanga, Abhayapur, Jakha Pura, Duburi, Nuagan (C ), Talagarh, Nuagan (B) Manatira, Dhuligarh, Mangobindapur, Jhumpan and Duburi. They are mainly engaged in production of dry snacks and often support the Panchayats in activities related midday meals and sanitation

- State Bank Of India (SBI) is operational in the villages of Sarangapur, Dhapanki, Godigotha, Duburi, Kabataband ha (also accessed by villagers of Talagarh and Sorei) and Raichhanda .Other operational banks are Punjab National Bank and Bank Of India located in Sarangapur ; Indian Bank at Dhapanki; Andhra Bank in Godigotha; Allahabad Bank in Kusunpur (also accessed by villagers of Sorei) and UCO bank in Godigotha, Jakha Pura & Duburi. Additionally Grameen Banks operate in Dhapanki, Godigotha, Kabatabandha (also accessed by villagers of Raichhanda) and Dhuligarh

- Respondents of Kantipur mentioned an operational Mahila Bachat Gat in their village

- Cooperatives operate in the surveyed villages of Ranagundi, Jakhapura and Talagarh

LIVELIHOOD AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES Baseline - The issue of local underemployment due to lack of vocational & industrial Conditions training is p revalent in the study area. Hence employment opportunities comprises of contractual work with meager income

- Contract labourers are mainly engaged in nearby factories, in agricultural fields (primarily for the production of Paddy) and construction sites

- Respondents mentioned engagement in small scale business related to food establishments, transport services, civil contract labour supplier and courier services

- Women contract workers in nearby factories are primarily engaged in peripheral economic activities like that of sweeping and g ardening. Additionally they engage in sorting of scraps from landfills, extraction of iron particles from sludge (discharged from factories) and in economic opportu nities provided under the NREGA scheme

- In adherenc e to the applicable regulations, children below 18 years of age are not employed in factories. However to ensure economic sustenance of self/household, young adults work locally

- Migrants working in the study area are principally from the states of Bihar, Bengal and Rajasthan. Skilled migrants are employed by contractors to work in factories. The out migration trend of the locals with regard to employment is primarily restricted within the district

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This Chapter discusses the pros and cons of the proposed expansion project at its construction & operational stage from the environmental point of view and considers the mitigation measures to be adopted to minimise the adverse impacts on the prevailing environment.

4.1 OBJECTIVES OF EIA The objective of conducting EIA during conceptual stage of the project is to assess the overall impacts due to the proposed project activities, identify & predict the probable environmental impacts and plan suitable mitigation measures for the entire life cycle of the project, that is, from concept to operation for sustainability of the project.

4.2 SCOPING OF EIA In consideration of the proposed project, the Expert Appraisal Committee of the MoEFCC has firmed up the scoping for the EIA, as stated in the ToR of EIA given in Appendix 1-1.

4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES In the earlier chapters, the process technology to be adopted for the proposed expansion has been discussed with reference to environmental impact potential. The following analysis covers the impacts on the prevailing environment and the suggested mitigation measures.

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4.4 SCOPING OF IMPACTS In consideration to the proposed project and prevailing site environment, impact on the following aspects of the environment would be assessed during construction as well as operation phase:

i) Impact on land ii) Impact on soil quality iii) Impact on water resource & quality iv) Impact on air environment v) Impact due to plant noise generation vi) Impact due to solid wastes generation vii) Impact on biological environment, both terrestrial & aquatic ecology viii) Impact on safety aspects ix) Impact on social environment

The following text discusses each of such impacts and their mitigation measures.

4.5 IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD The construction activities involve site preparation, earth work, concreting, structural steel work and erection. It is expected that most of the civil construction materials like steel, cement, sand & stone chips would come by rail & road from adjoining regions and plant & machineries by rail/road from different parts of India and by sea from abroad. The construction period has been considered to be of 22 months from “Go-Ahead date”.

4.5.1 Impact due to solid waste generation Solid waste during the construction phase would consist primarily of Construction & Demolition (C & D) waste like excess concrete & cement, rejected components & materials, packing & shipping materials including waste plastics, hazardous wastes like paint containers and used oil & grease as well as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) including kitchen waste, canteen waste, waste from landscaping & greenery development etc. Proper disposal of the solid wastes as per the

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provisions laid down in C & D Waste Management Rules 2016, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Plastic Waste management Rules 2016 & Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 would be carried out to avoid adverse impact due to these wastes.

Mitigation Measures: i) Onsite segregation of the wastes generated would be carried out as per the regulations.

ii) The recyclable materials would be segregated and sold to external agencies for secondary use.

iii) Hazardous waste would be stored in a separate earmarked area and disposed as per prevalent regulations.

iv) Cleaning of site from all sorts of construction wastes would be done from the respective construction zones. The construction wastes would be stockpiled in earmarked area within the plant, recycled wherever applicable.

v) The balance material would be cleared from the site by authorised external agencies for proper disposal as per prevalent regulations.

vi) MSW produced during construction would be collected in colour coded bins for segregation and disposed as per prevalent regulations.

vii) Possibility of producing bio-gas from the MSW would be explored.

4.5.2 Impact on Soil Quality The proposed expansion plan would come up within the existing available land within the plant premises of JSL. The excavated top soil would be kept in an isolated earmarked area with tarpaulin cover and utilized for landscaping and greenbelt development. Hence, no significant impact is envisaged on the soil quality of the project area.

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Construction activities would be confined to the plant boundary. Therefore, no impact on the soil quality of the study area located beyond the plant boundary has been envisaged.

4.5.3 Impact on Water Quality There would be generation of wastewater including surface run-off, sanitary and kitchen wastewater during the construction phase, which if released untreated would have adverse impact.

Mitigation Measures: i) Existing STP & Septic Tanks would be utilised for sanitary wastewater

ii) The stockpiles would be protected with toe wall of adequate height along with concrete garland drain & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled discharge of runoffs during monsoon and reuse the collected waste water for construction purpose after primary settling

4.5.4 Impact on Air Quality Particulate matter would be the predominant pollutant affecting the air quality during the construction phase. The following activities would generate considerable amount of dusts & fumes:

i) Excavation for foundations and backfilling activities ii) Concreting work iii) Road making activities iv) Vehicle transportation for sourcing of building material to site v) Running of DG sets

Mitigation Measures: i) Unloading of construction materials like stone chips & sand and stockpiling of the same at the earmarked site would be provided with water sprinkling to arrest fugitive dust emission. Additionally, wind barrier screen may be provided to reduce the wind speed and consequently, reduce the fugitive dust emission.

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ii) Logistics would be designed to maximize transportation of materials by rail, minimizing movement of trucks. Optimization of the quantity of construction materials stored at site will be administered.

4.5.5 Impact of Noise Level The major noise generating source during the construction phase would be vehicular traffic, construction equipments like dozer, scrapers, concrete mixer, crane, generators pumps, and compressor, rock drills, pneumatic tools, vibrators, DG sets, etc. Though temporary, exposure to higher noise levels during construction period may cause various adverse effects including hearing & other health issues and overall ecological disturbance.

Mitigation Measures: i) Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like ear muffs, ear plugs etc.

ii) DG sets would conform to the latest regulatory norms and would be provided with integral acoustic enclosure.

4.6 IMPACT DURING OPERATION PHASE 4.6.1 Impact on Land Environment The proposed expansion project would be set up within the premises of the existing plant located within KNIC in Jajpur district of Odisha.

Government of India has given in-principle approval to set up KNIC as National Investment Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) under the National Manufacturing Policy. Hence, the industrial land use of the site would remain unaltered. Thus, there would be no impact on the land environment in terms of loss of agricultural land or loss of vegetation. However, there would be potential negative impact due to temporary storage of raw materials and solid waste due to leaching.

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The proposed expansion would further lead to enhancement of trade and commerce, commercial establishments, generation of employment, etc. In other words, the project would have beneficial impact on the land valuation, benefitting private land owners.

Mitigation Measures: As stated earlier there would be marginal impact on land environment due to temporary storage of raw materials & solid wastes. The following measures would be undertaken to mitigate the same:

i) All raw material stockpiles would be compacted & hardbound and stored in paved areas to avoid leaching of toxic materials.

ii) The aim for solid waste management would be maximum reuse/recycling of the solid wastes through practicable ventures. The solid wastes management plan has been discussed separately under 'Impact due to solid wastes’ in this chapter as well as in Chapter-2, where it has been proposed how solid wastes dumping can be avoided to the extent possible. Hazardous waste Authorisation is provided in App. 4-1 where use of the wastes has been indicated.

4.6.2 Impact on Soil Quality During the operation stage, there would be deposition of the emitted particulate matter on the soil in the study area. However, in view of the air pollution control measures, management measures for solid wastes and adoption of ZLD as described in Chapter 2, there would be no significant impact on the quality of soil in the project area as well as study area. Soil testing would be done once a year to assess the soil quality of the project area & study area. Additionally Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis would be carried out once a year within the plant area to assess the leachability of toxic materials from raw materials & solid wastes.

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4.6.3 Impact on Surface Water Resource Post expansion, around 1,110 cum/hr of make-up water would be required for the operation of the plant for which the withdrawal from River Brahmani would be about 1,130 cum/hr, within the allocated withdrawal limit of 1,250 cum/hr. Presently JSL requires 923 cu m/hr of make up water for their existing plant, for which the withdrawal is 940 cu m/hr. Hence, though the demand for the expansion is within the allocated limit, the additional withdrawal would have marginal negative impact on the water resource of Brahmani.

Mitigation Measures: In view of the marginal negative impact rendered due to additional withdrawal, the following water conservation measures have been considered:

i) Closed loop-cooling circuit for each production unit requiring water for cooling purpose

ii) Use of treated wastewater from the respective production units as well as non-production facilities.

iii) Use of blow down water from respective production units in various low-end uses like dust suppression, dry fogging, slag quenching and gardening.

iv) Harvesting of rainwater and collection in the Storm Water storage pond which would provide make up water during lean season and reduce stress on the surface water resource.

v) Adoption of ‘ZLD’ i.e. complete recycling of treated wastewater within the plant

vi) Calculation of water footprint, water auditing and provision of water consumption meters for each production facility to facilitate water budgeting, minimize losses and monitor water consumption on regular basis.

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With these conservation measures and harvesting of rain water, the withdrawal of surface water would be minimized. With the present plan of water conservation, it is estimated that make-up water requirement would be 4.41 cu m/tcs.

Storm water is utilised to the extent possible and only the excess amount is discharged intermittently following CPCB guidelines. Monitoring is conducted periodically as per the norms at the outlet of storm water discharge.

4.6.4 Impact on Ground Water Resource and Quality The proposed project has not been planned on the basis of ground water extraction as water source. Thus, there would be no impact on ground water resource.

There may be contamination of ground water due to seepage, if untreated wastewater is discharged. There may also be impact on ground water quality due to leaching from the raw materials stockpiles & solid wastes stored temporarily on the ground.

Mitigation Measures: The proposed project has been designed on Zero Effluent Discharge, hence the possibility of any ground water contamination due to release of plant wastewater is ruled out. Moreover, concrete box drains would be constructed to prevent any water loss through seepage and subsequent ground water contamination. For temporary storage of solid wastes, the storage yard would be lined with suitable liner to avoid leaching through soil bed leading to contamination of ground water. Run off from solid wastes storage site would have surrounding garland drains with catch pits to collect the rain water to separate out the suspended solids for in-plant use

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In view of the above mitigation measures, the impact on ground water quality would be insignificant.

4.6.5 Impact on Air Environment The proposed set up would emit particulate matter (PM),

SO 2, NOx, etc from its various units proposed under expansion. Post expansion, there would be around 12 stacks designed to vent off the gas loaded with the pollutants. Further to the point source emission, there would also be fugitive emissions from open and closed areas of different shops.

There are numerous adverse environmental implications and health risks associated with these air pollutants, as discussed below:

Particulate Matter: Exposure to PM poses the several health risks including decreased lung function, increased respiratory symptoms, such as aggravated asthma, irritation of the airways, coughing or difficulty breathing. People with heart or lung diseases, children, and older adults are prone to be affected by particle pollution exposure if without any control measure.

Environmental impacts of particulates include reduced visibility due to formation of haze, reduced rate of photosynthesis, etc.

Sulphur Dioxide: Short-term exposures to SO 2 can harm the human respiratory system. Children, the elderly, and those who suffer from asthma are particularly sensitive to effects of SO 2.

SO 2 emissions that lead to high concentrations of SO 2 in the air generally also lead to the formation of other sulfur oxides (SOx). SOx can react with other compounds in the atmosphere to form

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small particles. These particles contribute to PM pollution. Particles may penetrate deeply into sensitive parts of the lungs and cause additional health problems.

At high concentrations, gaseous SOx can harm trees and plants by damaging foliage and decreasing growth. SO 2 and other sulfur oxides can contribute to acid rain which can harm sensitive ecosystems. Similar to PM, SO 2 also leads to reduced visibility and damage to stone structures.

Oxides of Nitrogen: NOx mainly impacts on respiratory conditions at higher levels. Long term exposure can decrease lung function, increase the risk of respiratory conditions and increases the response to allergens. NOx also contributes to the formation of fine particles (PM) and ground level ozone, both of which are associated with adverse health effects and also affects vegetation.

High levels of NOx can have a negative effect on vegetation, including leaf damage and reduced growth. NOx forms acid rain that harms sensitive ecosystems such as lakes & forests.

4.6.6 Management Measures for Air Pollution Air pollution mitigation measures form an integral part of the project. Best practices would be adopted as mentioned in Table 2-5 in Chapter 2. The controlled emission inventories of PM, SO 2 and NO X pre & post expansion are indicated in Table 4-1 as extracted from Stack Schedule given in Appendix 2-3 & Appendix 2-4 respectively. The stack schedule includes the existing & proposed stacks.

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TABLE 4-1 - ESTIMATED CONTROLLED EMISSION INVENTORIES AT PRESENT & POST EXPANSION STAGE

Estimated controlled emissions (kg/hr) Sources Nos. PM SO 2 NO x Existing Combustion and Dust extraction 7 129.0 217.6 399.6 stacks Post Expansion

Combustion and Dust extraction 12 166.2 252.8 474.7 stacks

Additional load due to expansion 37.2 35.2 75.1

Post expansion, the pollution load of the plant would be

0.66 kg/tcs for particulate matter, 1.0 kg/tcs for SO 2 and 1.89 kg/tcs for

NO x as against the present pollutant load of 1.41 kg/tcs for particulate matter, 2.38 kg/tcs for SO 2 and 4.37 kg/tcs for NO x respectively.

As observed from the monitored baseline data, ambient dust levels in the study area are in the range 82.5-91.3 µg/cu m. The high ambient dust levels are attributed to the presence of multiple manufacturing units and other associated anthropogenic activities in the study area. The level of the pollutants is determined through modelling to understand the contribution of the existing plant to the ambient air quality. There would be rise in the level of the pollutants post expansion as predicted by the air dispersion modelling study.

In order to predict the ground level concentrations (glcs) of

PM, SO 2 and NOx respectively, from the above stated controlled emission figures, the site specific meteorological recordings and the relative disposition of stacks as shown in Drg. 11443-97A-000-ENV-0006 have been taken into consideration for air dispersion modelling. The software used for this predictive modelling is BREEZE AERMOD ISC, US-EPA approved software.

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The glcs for the dispersion of the pollutants from the existing plant are presented in Fig. 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3 in the following pages. The glcs determined post expansion have been modelled and shown in Fig. 4-4, 4-5 and 4-6 in the following pages. The contribution of the plant at present & post expansion and the incremental contribution due to the expansion at the air quality monitoring locations distributed within the study area are presented in Table 4-2.

TABLE 4-2 - EXISTING CONTRIBUTION OF JSL AND PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY POST EXPANSION

Contribu - AAQ Monitoring tion from Contribu- Incremental Projected Location and its existing tion of JSL contribu- air quality distance from Present facilities post tion due to post the Plant baseline, of JSL, expansion, expansion, expansion, boundary, km) Parameters µg/cu m µg/cu m µg/cu m µg/cu m µg/cu m PM 10 86.6 0.5 1.8 1.3 87.9 Naliajhara SO 2 6.0 0.5 0.5 - 6.0 (9.5 SW) NO X 24.3 1.1 2.0 0.9 25.2 PM 10 89.7 2.0 4.8 2.8 92.5 Baghbahali SO 2 6.4 1.7 2.3 0.6 7.0 (4.3 SSW) NO X 24.9 4.9 7.3 2.4 27.3 PM 10 91.3 1.0 1.8 0.8 92.1 Jakhpura SO 2 16.8 1.3 1.4 0.1 16.9 (1.6 S) NO X 37.0 2.0 2.8 0.8 37.8

PM 10 82.5 0.5 0.9 0.4 82.9 Dhabalgiri SO 2 5.9 - - - 5.9 (5.9 E) NO X 25.5 1.1 2.0 0.9 26.4

PM 10 88.2 3.0 3.5 0.5 88.7 Dhapanki SO 2 10.4 0.5 1.4 0.9 11.3 (2.5 N) NO X 32.0 5.9 7.3 1.4 33.4

PM 10 83.0 - - - 83.0 Gorhigotha SO 2 5.9 - - - 5.9 (6.1 N) NO X 25.5 - - - 25.5 PM 10 90.8 0.5 0.9 0.4 91.2 Rangahurhi SO 2 18.3 - 0.5 0.5 18.8 (8.6 NW) NO X 36.9 - - - 36.9 PM 10 89.9 - 0.9 0.9 90.8 Barhagarhia SO 2 17.3 - - - 17.3 (4.8 NW) NO X 36.9 - - - 36.9 PM 10 87.5 1.0 1.8 0.8 88.3 Maniapatra SO 2 6.7 0.9 1.0 0.1 6.8 (5.8 W) NO X 27.0 2.0 2.0 - 27.0

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From the above tables, it may be seen that PM 10, SO 2 and NOx levels in the ambient air during operation of the plant post expansion would rise minimally but would remain within the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by MoEFCC on 16 th November 2009 presented in Appendix 3-1.

FIG. 4-1 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM 10 IN µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT

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FIG. 4-2 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF SO 2 IN µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT

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FIG. 4-3 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF NO X IN µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT

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FIG. 4-4 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM 10 IN µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF JSL

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FIG. 4-5 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF SO 2 IN µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF JSL

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FIG. 4-6 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF NO X IN µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF JSL

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In addition to the mitigation measures stated in chapter-2, other management measures would be implemented to further improve the air quality.

i) Pneumatic or covered truck transportation would be employed for the collected dusts from the dust catchers of various units.

ii) Plant roads would be black topped & kept dust free by using industrial vacuum cleaners and water sprinkling at regular intervals.

iii) Installation of tyre washing system at the strategic locations of the plant to reduce the fugitive dust due to movement of heavy vehicles.

iv) Provision of wind barrier specially around stockpiles to reduce wind-borne emissions

4.6.7 Projected Vehicular load The existing vehicular load and the projected load of the traffic of the plant are as follows:

Sl. Present No. Vehicle type vehicular load* Projected load* 1 Bus & 4 Wheeler 960 1,300 2 Trucks/Trailers 910 2,000

* Number of entries & exits from all the gates per day

The vehicular traffic load would invariably increase due to the proposed expansion of the plant, leading to rise in vehicular emissions as well as fugitive emission.

In order to mitigate the additional impact due to increased vehicular load, it is proposed to ensure that vehicles moving within the study area shall meet the latest Emission Standards applicable in the region. Moreover, it is proposed to augment the use of mass transportation system, that is, bus adhering to BS-IV standards in order

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to reduce traffic as well as pollution load. Roads and crossings would be suitably planned to avoid traffic congestion. Heavy trucks would be parked in a separate place and idle running would be avoided. Further, major raw materials would come by rail and transported to the shop area through covered conveyor system to reduce the emission of particulate dust.

Fugitive emission arising from vehicular movement for transportation of raw materials & finished products would be mitigated by installation of tyre washing system as mentioned earlier.

4.7 IMPACT DUE TO NOISE Expansion activities would add to the noise level generated by existing units & activities. Elevated noise levels would have detrimental impact on the health of working personnel in and around the plant premises. Health effects due to noise include hearing impairment, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and sleep disturbance. Beyond these effects, elevated noise levels can create stress, increase workplace accident rates, and stimulate aggression and other anti-social behaviours. Higher noise levels also have traumatizing effect on animals.

Noise attenuation measures have been considered as a part of plant design as described in Chapter 2. The monitored baseline data shows that the existing noise level for industrial area are mostly within the regulatory standards. The integrated noise mitigation measures would control the generated noise due to the proposed project and there would be no impact due to the additional generation of noise. Apart from these measures, the peripheral greenbelt would help in containing the generated noise within the plant boundary. However, on the finalisation of expected octave band details of the critical noise prone equipment and their engineering layout, noise isophone may be generated to implement further mitigation measures, if required.

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4.8 IMPACT DUE TO SOLID WASTE GENERATION There would be generation of solid waste in the order of 1.58 MTPA and as detailed in Chapter 2. Maximum effort would be taken to reuse/recycle the generated wastes, including recovery of valuable products. Land area of around 15 acre would be required for temporary storage of non-hazardous wastes like SMS slag which has been reserved within the plant. Recommendations made for the steel plants in the CREP guidelines would be conformed to for management of solid wastes.

The solid waste generated, if not properly handled and reused/recycled, would have negative impact on health & environment. Direct health risks concern mainly the working personnel who need to be protected, as far as possible, from contact with hazardous wastes like used oil, other oily wastes, CRM ETP sludge and discarded containers. The amount of solid waste generated in the plant would have a detrimental effect on the land use of the region as it would occupy a significant land area if not reused/recycled adequately. The generated solid waste would also cause secondary issues like fugitive emissions if not stored and disposed in a proper manner. E-waste generated from the plant would contain trace metals like mercury, lead, cadmium etc. which are toxic in nature and possess the potential to contaminate soil and ground water.

4.8.1 Management Measures for Solid Waste The reuse/recycling techniques that have been envisaged for the proposed project are standard practices which form an integral part of the process flow. The solid waste re-utilisation techniques have already been described in detail in Chapter 2. Apart from the proposed measures, as per the 4R principle, attempt would be made to reduce the generation of solid waste by use of good quality raw materials, optimization of process parameters and recovery of valuable materials

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from the waste. The hazardous waste would be handed over to authorised agency for recycling or disposal. Further, CRM ETP Sludge would be disposed off to the Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal facility (CHWTSDF) located at Sukinda as per the prevalent practice (Ref. Appendix 4-1). E-waste would be handed over to authorised recyclers as laid down in E-waste management Rules, 2016.

After adoption of the mentioned waste utilization/disposal techniques it is envisaged that the impact due to solid waste generation from the proposed project would be insignificant.

4.9 IMPACT ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 4.9.1 Impact on Terrestrial Ecology and Mitigation Measures Construction Phase: Impact of construction activities for expansion project would be primarily confined within the existing plant boundary of JSL, . The project area is primarily vacant land without vegetation cover. Thus, the site development works would not lead to any loss of important taxa. The construction activities for expansion project would be cutting, filling, excavation of earthworks and civil construction activities. These construction works would cause removal of top soil, which may generate fugitive dust. The fugitive dust would have negative impact on the surrounding vegetation due to deposition of dust on pubescent leaves which would lead to temporary reduction of photosynthesis. This would be confined to the initial period of the construction phase, which would be minimized through water sprinkling and phase wise construction management plan.

Operation Phase: In the study area, there are urban and rural settlements scattered in between the large patches of agricultural land, forest land, afforested land and other industries. During expansion, necessary control measures for air, water and noise pollution would be adopted. The temporary storage area for solid wastes is already

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surrounded by a well developed greenbelt that functions to restrict fugitive dust emission. Vehicular movement during night would be restricted to mitigate impact on the faunal species.

In addition to the said control measures, the project area consists of about 45 % green cover comprising of native & fast growing trees and shrubs species which enhance micro climatic conditions, habitat for avifauna and aesthetics of the region. Thus, no significant stress on terrestrial flora & fauna in the project area as well as study area is foreseen. There are no Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) flora and fauna species nor any national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and migratory corridors of wild animals in the study area.

Moreover, the presence of 12 % forest area including two green hillocks, three PF, part of a RF and other open mixed jungles that also function as pollutant sinks in the study area. Hence there would be insignificant impact on the terrestrial ecology of the study area due to the expansion project.

4.9.2 Impact on Aquatic Construction Phase: There would be no discharge of construction wastewater to the surrounding water bodies. Hence, impact on aquatic environment would be insignificant.

Operation Phase: The plant would be based on Zero Effluent Discharge model as described earlier. Hence, there would be no impact on aquatic ecology.

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4.10 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTAINENCE PROGRAMME Out of 785.52 acres of project area around 352 acres (44.8%) of land has already been developed for greenery and landscaping. During this expansion project the existing greenery would be further strengthened by plantation along the available vacant space. The strengthening of greenery would lead to enhancement of vegetation cover and boost aesthetics of the region. This would act as a natural barrier to noise and air pollutants. Leaves adsorb pollutants on their surface, especially near the tree crown thus effectively reducing pollutant concentration in the ambient air. Often the adsorbed pollutants are incorporated in the metabolic pathway and the air is purified. Greenbelt development would also provide suitable habitat for birds and other small animals.

Existing Greenbelt: Greenery has been developed along the periphery of the plant boundary and other vacant areas in various patches within the plant and along the internal roads. The greenbelt is shown in the plant general layout (Dwg. 11443-97A- 000-ENV-0004).

List of existing trees and shrubs species are given in Table 4-3. Selection of the plant species has been conducted to adhere to the following specific requirements:

i) Availability of seed material and resistance to specific air pollutants.

ii) Tolerance to wide adaptability to eco-physiological conditions.

iii) Fast growing, native and large canopy.

iv) Capacity to endure water stress and climatic extremes after initial establishment.

v) Differences in height, growth habits and bole shapes.

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TABLE 4-3 - PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS IN EXISTING GREENBELT

Plant species Characteristics Amaltas ( Cassia fistula ) Fast growing , Dust tolerant Akashmoni ( Acacia auriculiformis ) Fast growing, Dust tolerant

Jhau ( Casuarina equisetifolia ) Fast growing, Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Neem ( Azadirachta indica ) Fast growing, Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Siris ( Albizia lebbeck ) Fast growing, Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Shisham ( Dalbergia sissoo ) Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Peepal ( Ficus religiosa ) Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Bakul ( Mimusops elengi ) Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Debadaru ( Polyalthia longifolia ) Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant Copperpod Fast growing, Dust tolerant (Peltophorum pterocarpum ) Markhamia (Markhamia Fast growing, Dust tolerant tomentosa ) Gulmohar ( Delonix regia ) Fast growing, SO 2 & NOx tolerant Kath badam ( Terminalia catappa) Fast growing, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Chatim (Alstonia scholaris ) Dust tolerant, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Kadamba (Anthocephalus Dust tolerant, SO 2 & NOx tolerant cadamba ) Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina ) Avenue plant, Dust tolerant Bottle brush ( Callistemon Avenue plant, Dust tolerant viminalis ) Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata ) SO 2 & NOx tolerant Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica ) Avenue plant, Dust tolerant

Sidha (Lagerstroemia indica ) Dust tolerant, SO 2 & NOx tolerant

Bougainvillea Dust & SO 2 tolerant (Bougainvillea spectabilis ) Rangan ( Ixora arborea ) Avenue plant Kamini ( Murraya paniculata ) Dust tolerant Karabi ( Nerium oleander ) Dust tolerant

4.10.1 Greenbelt Development Programme By reviewing CPCB (March, 2000) , Guidelines for developing green belts and the survival rate, growth & vigor of planted species in existing greenbelt, following plant species has been chosen for plantation, to enhance the greenery under greenbelt development programme are listed in Table 4-4.

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TABLE 4-4 - ADDITIONAL PLANT SPECIES SUGGESTED FOR GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT

Stomatal Mode of Plant species index Regeneration Characteristics Jamun 20.60 Seeds/Cutting Drought registrant, Dust, SO 2 (Syzygium cumini ) & NOx tolerant Kassod/Chakundi 21.2 Seeds Evergreen, Fast growing, Dust (Cassia siamea ) & SO 2 tolerant Mahanimb 13.01 Seeds/Cutting Fast growing, Dust, SO 2 & NOx (Ailanthus excelsa ) tolerant Ganga Imli 11.78 Seeds/Cutting Evergreen, Drought registrant, (Pithecellobium dulce ) Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant Amla ( Emblica 11.62 Seeds/Cutting Dust, SO 2 & NOx tolerant officinalis )

4.10.2 Maintenance of Greenery The Horticulture department of JSL, Kalinganagar is continuously raising sapling and maintaining greenbelt and landscaping area for its efficient growth rate and pleasing aesthetics. Approximately Rs. 1.8 crore budgetary allocation has been consider for strengthening and maintaining the existing greenbelt.

4.11 RAIN WATER HARVESTING (RWH) The technique of collection and storage of rainwater for industrial use is now a successful concept, especially as it helps to preserve/recycle an important natural resource like water. Rain water harvesting measures at plant site from roof-tops and storm water drains would be used for storage for further use in various secondary purposes within the plant. During the monsoon season, surface runoff from the plant would flow through the drains and get collected in the RWH structure. The impounded water would conserve fresh water, reduce the overall water requirement from other sources and also serve as a water source during lean season. RWH system at JSL consists of the following:

i) 8,000 m3 Earthen pond & 2000 m3 Settling Pond for collection of storm water and reuse in plant process.

ii) 11 Nos. Roof Top Rain water Harvesting Recharge pits (4m x 4m x 6m) at different locations within the plant.

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iii) Slope correction for 2 Nos. existing and construction of 2nos. new storm water drains.

iv) 2 Nos. Collections pit for storage of roof top water for further reuse in plant process

This would be sufficient to cater to the plant post expansion.

4.12 IMPACT ON SAFETY Safety is an essential aspect of the project both during construction period and operational period. If no safety measures are adopted, the impact on life and property may lead to significantly adverse.

4.12.1 Mitigation Measures for Safety The mitigation measures need to be planned and implemented from the design stage itself. The safety aspects of each facility at design stage would include safe design of building structures in consideration to the relevant Indian Standards. Process control devices with alarm annunciation and tripping facility, adequate fire protection measures such as fire alarms, smoke detection alarms, fire hydrants, portable CO monitor etc which already exists, need to be extended in the expansion plant design. Over and above, the other essential safety measures like protective guards of the rotary equipment, electrical installations, protected zone demarcation, etc. would be included in the design, which already prevails for the existing system as required by the Factories Act and recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Factories. The plant safety is separately outlined under Disaster Management plan in Chapter-7.

4.13 IMPACT ON SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT The socioeconomic impact of the proposed expansion discusses the aspects of physical & social environment, local economy, employment structures, infrastructure and regulatory framework in the

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study area. The first section delineates the perception of the local population on the aspect of industrialization in the study area. The second section lays down a critical evaluation of the current and probable socioeconomic impacts of the proposed expansion project. The primary data collected during the fieldwork forms the basis of the aforementioned assessment.

SECTION I : PERCEPTION MAPPING OF LOCAL POPULATION ON INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE STUDY AREA

i) Issues of local unemployment persists in the study area post construction and operation of several industries (as perceived by villagers of Kantipur,Barakhai,Ranagundi,Dhanurjoya Pur, Nadia Bhanga, Jakha Pura, Duburi, Nugan (C), Nuagan (B), Talagarh, Khurunti and Mangobindapur)

ii) Factory employment ensures regular wages in comparison to irregular income from agriculture

iii) Employment opportunities are restricted to contractual work for locals (as perceived by villagers of Godigotha, Kantipur, Ranagundi, Nadia Bhanga and Jakha Pura)

iv) Lack of adequate vocational and industrial training (as perceived by villagers of Sarangapur, Duburi and Kacherigan)

v) Inadequate and ineffective (ceremonial) peripheral development measures by factories in the study area (as perceived by villagers of Kantipur, Ollala, Godigotha, Barakhai, Kacherigan, Mangobindapur, Kalamatia, Duburi and Talagarh)

vi) Peripheral economic opportunities for women workers in the factories

vii) Locals perceive that factory employment assures economic stability to the next generation of bread winners

viii) Negative impact on the quality of drinking water supply

ix) Facilitates environmental pollution and negative impact on agricultural yield

x) Increase in skin ailments, TB and vector & water borne diseases

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xi) Construction and expansion of factories facilitate depletion of greenery in the region

xii) Growth in the local economy with escalation in allied trade and services (like transport services, food establishments) in the study area

SECTION II : EVALUATION OF PROBABLE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS ARISING FROM THE EXPANSION PROJECT

Probable Impacts of Impact Factors Current Situation the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures Employment JSL generates Continued opportunities The peak work force to Opportunities employment of contractual work be employed during the opportunities in the phase of construction surveyed villages of Continued levels of local would be around 1600 Sarangapur,Godigotha, underemployment Ollala, Dhapanki, The work force to be Kantipur,Barakhai, employed under direct Nadia Bhanga, Jakha and indirect Pura,Balunga Bandi, employment during the Duburi, Nuagan (C ), phase of operation Khurunti, Nuagan (B), would be around 212 & Manatira, Kacherigan, 524 respectively Mangobindapur, Jhumpan, Kalamatia, The employment Kusunpur, Sorei, opportunities are Raichhanda and primarily based on the Birmanpur prevailing guidelines of wage structure, notified Requirement of by the Government of technical persons for Odisha in the official engagement in the gazette industry

The employment In both construction opportunities are and operation phases primarily restricted to local employable (both contractual work with men & women) low payments population would be given preference as per Lack of technical and skill vocational (livelihood) training amongst youth and women groups is Support towards restricting their vocational and employment in the industrial training of industries – Dhanurjoya local population (both Pur, Dhuligarh, men & women) having Sarangapur,Duburi, basic qualification, is Dhapanki and being provided for up- Kacherigan gradation of skill and will be continued The villages of Abhayapur and Talagarh (Zone C) have minimal impact with regard to employment opportunities provided by JSL whereas the highest impact of JSL is on the villages of Dhuligarh (Zone B)

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Probable Impacts of Impact Factors Current Situation the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures Female employees from the villages of Sarangapur, Kantipur, Ranagundi and Khurunti are employed in JSL. They work in both technical and non technical activities in different departments based on their qualification and experience

Migrant workers with Influx of migrants in th e In both construction the required skill set are region due to the and operation phases employed in JSL. proposed expansion local employable (both Additionally men & women) Contractors provide In both construction population would be employment and operation phases, given preference as per opportunities to contractors may pay skill migrants due to non- wages below the availability of applicable regulations Support towards technically competent (for both local and vocational and candidates in the study migrant workers) and industrial training of area conduct the recruitment local population (both process based on men & women) having personal networking basic qualification, is being provided for up- gradation of skill and will be continued

Company is paying above minimum wages at unskilled level. Transfer of PF & ESI contribution and salary to respective account is mandatory and is being monitored on monthly basis

Existing operating sys tem will be practiced to ensure the prevailing standard in future

Bi monthly visit of their Increased peripheral - Mobile Health Unit development activities (MHU) - Kantipur, under Corporate Mangobindapur & Environment Manatira Responsibility (CER) Peripheral programmes to ensure Development (JSL) Weekly Mobile Library - effective positive impact (Positive perception Manatira and expanded outreach as mentioned by of community measures respondents during Repairing of School in the study area (as the fieldwork) Boundary wall and discussed in Chapter 7) installation of latrine with water supply - Barakhai

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Probable Impacts of Impact Factors Current Situation the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures Provision of a school bench - Balunga Bandi

Tailoring Unit - Rotational basis from village to village in the study area

Smi le Foundation set up by JSL in Kantipur is operating in the area of Child Eduction

Each dwelling unit is Continued irregular Direct and regular equipped with two maintenance communication with rooms, one kitchen and dwellers of the colony a latrine along with Monitoring and Evaluation of the Existing JSL The colony has regular assured benefits made Rehabilitation Colony supply of electricity by the PP located in Kantipur The water supply Regular water supply pro vided in the colony is would be ensured operated by the residents and irregularly maintained by JSL Economic Growth in number of Construction and Adhering to MOU Environment wage labourers under operation phases guidelines, employment factory (JSL) ratio is maintained by employment Continued growth of PP as follows: skilled and semi-skilled Ancillary growth of - employment Unskilled - 98% local food establishments; opportunities Skilled - 89% local courier services; Supervisory/ transport services & Continued growth of Managerial - 61% local drivers; civil ancillary units and Sr. Executive - 40% contractors; and allied services local contractor of labourers, job workers (fitter, Similar system will be welder, electrician) and followed in future equipments Young adults of the Construction and - study area do not in tend operation phases to engage in the field of agriculture but to work Growth in number of in factories with regular wage labourers under wages factory (JSL) employment

Lack of agricultural Continued decline of labourers in Kusunpur engagement by young and Manatira adults in the field of agriculture

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Probable Impacts of Impact Factors Current Situation the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures Local apprehension Current phase of - towards land proposed expansion acquisition at low cost does not require any additional land

Proposed expansion would be undertaken within the existing boundary

Physical Waste water discharge Construction & Strict adherence to Environment in Ganda Nala and Operation Phases - mitigation measures as Kanar Nala by industry, Increase in waste water mentioned in Chapter 2 leads to contamination discharge & 4 (Pollution Control of surface water bodies Measures) and adoption thereby impacting of Zero Liquid human (skin diseases) Discharge (ZLD) and aquatic health - Augmentation of Balunga Bandi & existing Rain Water Kacherigan Harvesting Dust Pollution in the Dust pollution may programmes industrial zone is increase during the negatively impacting the Construction & Strict adherence to air and surface water Operation Phases mitigation measures as quality, agricultural mentioned in Chapter 2 yield and human & 4 (Noise Pollution health (TB & Allergies) – Control Measures) Kacherigan

Locals of Khurunti Noise pollution may complain of noise increase during the pollution from the Construction & operation of machines Operation Phases of the industrial zone

Dumping of Municipal Dumping of municipal Strict adherence to Solid Wastes (generated solid wastes by industry Municipal Solid Waste from industry guest may increase during the Management Measures houses) in the landfill Construction & with regard to waste near the village of Operation Phases segregation, collection Dhapanki and disposal

Health & Safety Prior to recruitment of Construction & - workers, police Operation Phases verification and health - Current safety check up (blood test) is procedures will be a mandatory maintained during requirement by JSL recruitment for the expansion project For contractual workers safety training prior to entry in the plant premises is conducted and PPEs are being provided

Regulatory The project proponent The proposed expansion Strict surveillance Framework has strictly adhered to project too would measures to be the policies related to strictly adhere to the undertaken to monitor Child Labour policy related to the allied contractors in Prohibition of Child this regard Labour

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The evaluation of potential negative impacts of the expansion project lead to charting of strong mitigation measures to alleviate the adverse impacts on the economic and social environment of the study area. The acknowledgment of potential positive impacts affirms the scope of improvement in the socioeconomic conditions of the study area.

4.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION COST For implementation of the proposed environmental mitigation measures, the estimated capital expenditure (CAPEX) would be of Rs. 84.8 crore. The relative allocation of the CAPEX is shown in Table 4-5.

TABLE 4-5 - ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION COST (CAPEX)

Rs. in crore Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment 24

Air Pollution Control Measure 30

Solid Waste management 25

EMS & laboratory 4

Greenbelt development 1.8 Total 84.8

The annual operation expenses (OPEX) for operation and maintenance of pollution control measures would be around Rs. 6 crore. However, these estimates may escalate at the time of project execution.

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5 - ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

The preceding chapters describe the proposed expansion, the pre-project environmental status along with anticipated impacts with mitigations. The proposed expansion project of the Plant will be sited within the existing premises of the plant at Jajpur, Odisha. Since, this is an expansion project to be located within the existing plant boundary, analysis of alternative sites need not to be carried out. This chapter briefly discusses the other alternative technologies and the rationale behind the selection of final process route.

5.1 PROJECT SITE LOCATION The total area under the ownership of JSL within their plant boundary is about 785.52 acres, out of which about 313 acres houses the existing units along with auxiliary & ancillary facilities & the balance comprises of greenbelt & vacant space. The 120.52 acres of vacant space available within the plant premises would be adequate to site the new units. The existing site is suitably catered interms of infrastructural support like connectivity, easy access to water & power sources.

Since the project would be sited within the existing Plant premises, analysis of alternative sites was not taken into consideration.

5.2 PROCESS TECHNOLOGY The plant presently produces stainless steel by melting of scrap in EAF followed by production of slabs in the slab caster. Cold rolled products are also produced in the existing CRM. FeCr is produced in the SAF and briquetted in the existing Briquetting plant for use in the EAF.

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The proposed expansion project envisages increase in the production of crude stainless steel by 1.4 MTPA through augmentation of the existing EAFs & secondary refining facilities (LF & AOD) as well as installation of new LF, AOD and a 1-strand slab caster. Additional Cold Rolling facilities of 0.8 MTPA would also be installed. The existing briquetting plant would be augmented to feed higher quantity of briquetted FeCr in the EAFs.

EAF, even being an energy intensive process, is a cleaner process for producing liquid steel compared to conventional routes of steelmaking. Moreover, expansion of the briquetting plant would ensure that the fines generated by the processes are completely recycled back.

Since the expansion is conceived through augmentation of existing facilities and installation of similar additional units in line with the existing technology, plant logistics and infrastructural facilities, analysis of alternative technologies for the expansion was not conducted.

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6 - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

This Chapter describes the environmental monitoring plan including monitoring schedule, frequency, location, data analysis along with other necessary details.

6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS The environmental monitoring is important in terms of evaluating the performance of pollution control equipment installed for the project. The monitoring for various parameters of air, water, soil, noise etc. are being carried out by an authorized laboratory (NABL & MoEFCC accredited) as per the prevailing monitoring schedule. During construction phase for the expansion, monitoring would be continued for ambient air quality, water quality and noise level etc. using the existing set-up.

To evaluate the effectiveness of environmental pollution control systems vis-à-vis the environment management drive, regular monitoring of the important environmental parameters is being done and would be continued in future to ascertain the following:

i) Pollution control status within the plant area ii) Effectiveness of pollution control measures iii) To assess environmental impacts iv) To monitor & assess the trend of parameters which have been identified as critical

v) Ensure compliances to the conditions of the EC & CTO vi) Submit periodical compliance reports to the concerned Regulatory authorities

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The attributes, which require regular monitoring, are as follows: i) Meteorology - Meteorological parameters ii) Air quality - Ambient air quality, work zone air quality & stack emission monitoring ii) Water quality - Ground water, surface & waste water iii) Noise levels - ambient & work zone iv) Soil quality - Characteristics & TCLP Test to assess the leachability of toxic elements into ground water v) Inventory of solid waste including hazardous waste

The schedule, duration and parameters for monitoring for the existing and the proposed facilities is as given in Table 6.1.

TABLE 6-1 - MONITORING PARAMETER AND SCHEDULE

Sl. No. Parameter Location Schedule of monitoring 1 Meteorology: Near Security barracks Online continuous Dry bulb temp, wet monitoring bulb temp, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall 2 Air Quality Monitoring Four monitoring locations Continuous sampling as Parameters: around the plant premises per the MoEFCC/CPCB/ PM 2.5 , PM 10 , SO 2 , NOx, OSPCB guidelines, CO, NH 3 & O 3 whichever is most stringent. 3 Fugitive dust Five locations near the fugitive Monthly once for every monitoring dust emitting operations location 4 Noise level At the boundary of the plant Weekly thrice for each premises and at 1 m distance location from major noise polluting equipments 5 Soil quality One within plant area and Once in a year for each one from outside plant area site within the study area

6 Effluent Water quality . Waste water - CRM ETP CRM ETP -Continuous outlet & Final settling outlet monitoring Final settling pond outlet – once every two weeks 7 TCLP test for solid Area for hazardous waste Once in a year by third wastes storage party 8 Inventory of Within plant Monthly or as directed hazardous waste by OS PCB

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6.2 MONITORING METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS Besides on-line monitoring devices integrated with major stacks and at CRM ETP outlet, there is continuous monitoring of ambient air quality (AAQ) at four different locations outside the plant area. The pollutants monitored include PM 10 , PM 2.5 , SO 2, NO x, and CO as per the MoEFCC Notification No. GSR 826(E) dated 16 th November 2009. The online stack monitoring devices, AAQ stations and effluent analysis sensors would be directly connected to CPCB/OSPCB servers via a central monitoring system. A permanent meteorological station is set up to record dry bulb temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall.

Similarly, in addition to on-line continuous monitoring of pH, BOD, COD, TSS & Total Organic Carbon at CRM ETP Outlet, routine monitoring of plant effluent from the final settling pond is carried out as per Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring (MINARS/27/2007-08) by CPCB to record TSS, TDS, BOD, COD, oil and grease and toxic heavy metals & trace elements.

Also, a Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) test of the solid wastes generated is carried out once in a year. The TCLP test indicate presence of any heavy metals or toxic trace elements in the wastes which is leachable and guide in planning appropriate management measures so as to avert any secondary pollution in ground water table.

All these monitored data are recorded in a centralised database for trend analysis, compliance performance and planning for continual improvement. The Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) department is equipped with computerized supervision and monitoring system having necessary hardware and software for data acquisition and support functions. The EHS department prepares, maintain and

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routinely update the inventory of ‘E-Waste’ that is generated from various units within the plant and facilitate & ensure its proper disposal to ‘E-Waste’ management agency at periodic intervals .

6.3 REPORTING PROCEDURE The rationale behind routine monitoring of environmental parameters is to have a continuous check whether the plant is running within the design target of emission norms, discharge norms of wastes release quality and its quantity. If there is any deviation from the design norms in any production unit, the shift-in-charge and the Head of that particular malfunctioning production unit would be cautioned and advised to rectify the operation of anti-pollution equipment/systems. If faults are not rectified within a reasonable time-frame, the issues need to be brought to the notice of higher management with a report describing the episode, duration, deviation from the design target, its impact on environment and remedial measures thereof.

6.4 ESTIMATED CAPEX AND OPEX The on-line emission monitoring system is an integral part of the plant and equipment. Continuous ambient air quality monitoring equipment has been procured and installed before commissioning the plant. The estimated Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for the proposed expansion facilities would be about 160,00,000 INR, the breakup of which is provided in Table 6-2. The recurring cost (OPEX) towards operation, maintenance, chemicals and consumable would be about 17,00,000 INR per year.

TABLE 6-2 - CAPEX OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PARAMETERS

Sl. No. Description CAPEX, INR lakhs OPEX, INR lakhs 1. On-line stack monitoring equipment 90 10 2. Water quality monitoring analyser 40 4 3. Environmental laboratory 30 3

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The outlines of the proposed project, the pre-project environmental status and the impact assessment along with proper mitigation measures have been duly addressed in the previous Chapters. This Chapter briefly encompasses the additional aspects that were also dealt upon while conducting EIA study for the proposed project.

7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT Environmental risk assessment is a systematic approach for identification, evaluation, mitigation and control of hazards that could occur as a result of failures in process, procedures, or equipment. Increasing industrial accidents, loss of life & property, public scrutiny, statutory requirements and intense industrial processes, all contribute to a growing need to ensure that risk management is conducted and implemented.

Industries have recognized the significance of Safe Working Environment and are progressively trying to prevent hazardous events, avoid production & manpower losses and other fallouts associated with industrial accidents by conducting risk assessment, onsite & off site management plan and adopting the safety measures. This also assists industries to enhance employee knowledge of operations, improve technical procedures, maintain accurate process safety information and increase overall productivity. This Chapter gives an outline of the associated environmental and other risks, their assessment and remedial measures. It also describes an approach for emergency planning to be adopted by the Plant management.

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7.2 OBJECTIVES The objectives of environmental risk assessment are governed by the following, which excludes natural calamities:

a) Identifying the potential hazardous areas so that adequate safety measures can be adopted to reduce the likelihood of accidental events.

b) Identifying the stakeholders and evaluating their risk along with proposing adequate control techniques.

c) Managing the emergency situation or a disastrous event, if any, during the plant operation.

7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EVALUATION From environmental hazards point of view, risk analysis (RA) acts as a scrutinizing vehicle for establishing the priority in risk management that concerns human health, loss of productivity and environmental quality in general. The proposed facility would have installations, such as, storage and handling of fuel oil and fuel gases which would be under the purview of Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 1989 and its amendments thereof.

Raw materials & consumable chemicals, and processing of the same in various production units, along with relative risk potential analysis is made on the following three factors using a P/I (Probability/ Impact) analysis methodology:

i) likelihood of occurrence ii) likelihood of detection iii) severity of consequence

Each of these factors is graded and compiled to determine the risk potential. The factors governing the determination of relative risk potentials are presented in Table 7-1.

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TABLE 7-1 - DETERMINATION OF RISK POTENTIAL

(A) (B) (C) Likelihood of Likelihood of Severity of occurrence detection consequence Criteria Rank Criteria Rank Criteria Rank

Very High 5 Very High 1 None 2 High 4 High 2 Minor 4 Moderate 3 Moderate 3 Low 6 Low 2 Low 4 Moderate 8 Very Low 1 Very Low 5 High 10

RISK POTENTIAL (RP) = (A + B) x C

Based on the above stated criteria for assessing the risk, each probable event has been evaluated by addressing several questions on the probability of event occurrence in view of the in-built design features, detection response, operational practice and its likely consequence. A summarised list of environmental risk potential for the likely events is presented in Table 7-2 on the next page.

This assessment is based from the past experience in the operation of similar installations and best practicable designs for the proposed Project. The present risk potential evaluation is primarily based on human errors or faulty operation or failure of the control systems.

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TABLE 7-2 - ENVIRONMENTAL RISK POTENTIAL EVALUATION

Sl. Event Rank No. Likelihood of Likelihood of Severity of Risk occurrence detection consequence potential Fuel gas leaks from the pipe i) High (4) Low (4) High (10) 80 line/valves ii) Propane storage and handling Moderate (3) Low (4) High (10) 70 Occurrence of static iii) electricity/electric spark in Very low (1) Very low (5) High (10) 60 the Mill Cellar Room iv) Leakage of acids/alkalis Low (2) Very low (5) Low (6) 42 Uncontrolled dust emissions/ v) failure of emission control High (4) Moderate (3) Moderate (8) 56 system Failure of Fume/Dust vi) Moderate (3) High (2) High (10) 50 Extraction System Unsafe disposal of oily wastes vii) Moderate (3) Low (4) Moderate (8) 56 of Rolling Mills viii) Oil wastes/oil sludge handling Low (2) High (2) Moderate (8) 32 Collapsing of acid/alkali ix) Very low (1) High (2) High (10) 30 storage tanks Splashing of liquid steel and x) Low (2) Very High (1) High (10) 30 slag xii) Leakage of Ammonia gas High (4) High (2) High (10) 60

From the Table 7-2, it appears that some events carry risk potential above 50. These would be considered as hazardous events, where effective safe-design for operation and maintenance is highly essential to reduce the risk.

A HAZOP Study for the selected units/areas needs to be undertaken at the ‘design-freeze’ stage, when P&I diagrams, shop layout drawings, control logic diagrams, technical specifications etc are made ready. For these areas, ‘Fault Tree Analysis’ of the failure of equipment/valve component or due to human error can be carried out to assess more realistically the risk involved and draw up final management measures. It is also suggested to conduct HAZOP Study for the fuel gas distribution network to incorporate last minute corrections in the design of the system from fail-safe angle, prior to commissioning.

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7.4 ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Emergency planning is an integral part of the overall loss control program and is important for effective management of an accident to minimize the losses to the people and property, both in and around the facility.

JSL has in place an On-site Emergency plan approved by Director (Factories and Boiler), Bhubaneswar. The objectives of this On- site Emergency Plan are:

i) Rapid control and containment of possible hazardous situations.

ii) Minimizing the risk and the impact of accident.

iii) Effective rehabilitation of affected persons.

Executive Director (ED)-Works is designated as Works Main Controller (WMC) who assumes overall responsibility for implementation of emergency planning at the time of crisis on the site. He is assisted at next level by Head EHS/Head SMS who acts as Site Incident Controller (SIC), who coordinates with Combat Team Leader (CTL), Rescue Team Leader (RTL) and Auxiliary Team Leader (ATL) to mitigate the emergency situation.

The Emergency command structure of the plant is shown in Fig 7-1.

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WORKS MAIN CONTROLLER (WMC) -WORKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SITE INCIDENT CONTROLLER (SIC) HEAD - SMS/EHS

COMBAT TEAM RESCUE TEAM AUXILIARY TEAM LEADER (CTL) LEADER (RTL) LEADER (ATL) HEAD- CRM/FERRO HEAD- FIRE & HEAD- HR/IR ALLOYS SAFETY/SECURITY

COMBAT TEAM RESCUE TEAM AUXILIARY TEAM MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS

FIG. 7-1 - EMERGENCY COMMAND STRUCTURE

The action plan for on -site emergency plan is presented below in Table 7-3.

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TABLE 7-3 - ACTION PLAN FOR ON-SITE EMERGENCY

Step No. Initiator Responsibilities 1 The person • Inform Security Gate, CTL & the concerned Shift-in–charge noticing the immediately. emergency 2 CTL • Inform SIC and rush to spot and organize his team. • Take charge of the situation, arrange for fire fighting and medical first-aid available at site. • To start combating, shut-down equipments, arrest the leakage of gas/fire. 3 SIC • Inform WMC and rush to emergency site. • Discuss with CTL, assesses the situation and call the RTL & ATL • Organize the Rescue Team and Auxiliary Team and send the rescue Team to site. • Arrange to evacuate the unwanted persons and call for additional help. • Pass information to the W MC periodically about the position at site. 4 WMC • Rush to emergency site and observe the ongoing activities. • Take stock of the situation in consultation with the SIC. • Move to Emergency Control Room. • Take decision on declaration of emergency. • Advise ATL to inform the statutory authorities and seek help of mutual aid from partners as required. • Decide on declaration of cessation of emergency. • Ensure that the emergency operations are recorded chronologically. 5 RTL • Consult with SIC and organize his team with amenities to arrest fire fighting and medical treatment. • Rush to Emergency Site through safe route along with the team members. • Arrange to set off the fire by fire fighting equipments and hydrant points to arrest the fire or to evacuate the area. • Shift the injured persons to hospital by ambulance after providing necessary first aid. • To inform the ATL for necessary help from mutual aid Partners. 6 ATL • On being directed by WMC, inform about the emergency to statutory authorities. • Seek help of Mutual Aid part ners and Coordinate with Mutual Aid partners to render their services. • Arrange to inform the relatives of casualties. • Take care of visit of the authorities to the Emergency site. 7 Team members • Each of the team members to follow the instruction of concerned team leader to mitigate the emergency.

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The existing On-site emergency plan would be modified in view of the proposed expansion with respect to the additional units, change in the layout and requirement of team members to cater to the emergency situation.

The off-site emergency plan is also an integral part of any major hazard control system. This particular plan relates to only those accidental events, which could affect people and the environment outside the plant boundary. Incidents, which would have very severe consequences, yet have a small probability of occurrence, would be in this category.

The implementing authority of the off-site plan is the local authority and not the plant authority. ED in consultation with the Safety, Admin & other concerned department will be coordinating with the district administration/ local authority for safeguarding nearby settlements during off-site emergency situation. Probability of such occurrence is though remote, but still there remains a probability.

The basic structure of the off-site emergency procedure will cover the following:

i) Identification of local authorities like police, district collector’s office, their names, addresses and communication links.

ii) Details of availability and location of heavy duty equipment like bull dozers, fire-fighting equipment etc.

iii) Details of specialist agencies, firms and people upon whom it may be necessary to call.

iv) Details of voluntary organisations.

v) Meteorological information.

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vi) Humanitarian arrangements like transport, evacuation centres, first aid, ambulance, community kitchen etc.

vii) Public information through media, informing relatives, public address system etc.

7.5 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN (DMP) A disaster is a catastrophic event that causes serious injuries, loss of life & extensive damage to Plant & its surroundings. The types of possible disaster would be due to i) Disaster due to emergencies on account of fire, spillages, etc. ii) Disaster due to natural calamity on account of flood, earthquake, cyclone, storm, cloud burst, lightning and iii) Disaster due to external factors on account of food poisoning, sabotage etc.

The objective of the DMP is to make use of the combined resources of the plant and the outside services to achieve the following:

i) Effective rescue and medical treatment of casualties ii) Safeguard other people iii) Minimize damage to property and the environment iv) Initially contain and ultimately bring the incident under control v) Identify any dead vi) Provide for the needs of relatives vii) Provide authoritative information to the news media viii) Secure the safe rehabilitation of affected area ix) Preserve relevant records and equipment for the subsequent inquiry into the cause and circumstances of the emergency.

In effect, DMP helps to optimize operational efficiency to rescue rehabilitation and render medical help and to restore normalcy.

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Few elementary disaster management measures undertaken to prevent disaster due to the above mentioned hazards are as follows:

i) Design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of all plant machineries/structures as per applicable national and international standards as laid down by statutory authority

ii) Preparation of layout to provide ‘Assembly Point’ and safe access way for personnel in case of a hazardous event/disaster, as can be inferred from Risk & Consequence modeling

iii) Adherance to emergency (both on site & off-site) preparedness plan, emergency response team, emergency communication, emergency responsibilities, emergency facilities, and emergency actions

iv) Proper Alarm system and training the personnel for appropriate response during disastrous situation.

v) Complete fire protection coverage for the entire plant as per regulatory stipulations

vi) Creation and maintenance of Disaster Control Room (DCR) with adequately trained personnel who can handle all sorts of emergency situation

vii) Provision of funds for prevention of disaster, mitigation, capacity-building and preparedness.

During contingency, an officer will be manning the DCR having links with all plant control rooms. On getting information about any accident, the officer will verify from the affected plant control room and inform the Disaster Controller (DC) and/or other co-ordinators immediately.

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The responsible officers of Disaster Control Group will assemble in the DCR and formulate control procedures as per the contingency plans and execute their responsibilities as per the plan. The functions of the various officers of the Disaster Control Group will be as follows:

Disaster Controller i) To declare "Disaster Emergency" after consulting senior officers available and inform Fire Station Control Room to sound the sirens accordingly and arrange to convey the message in public address system

ii) To report to DCR immediately

iii) To receive messages from the communication centre

iv) To take decisions in consultation with the Commanding Officers of different services and convey them to the disaster point

v) To be responsible for planning and provisions of assistance from township and from local authorities

vi) To keep higher authorities informed about the situation

Officer In-charge Disaster Controller will nominate an officer whose functions will be as follows:

i) To be responsible for the operation of DCR and for the dispatch of messages

ii) To keep liaison with all activities and give up to date and accurate appreciation of the situation

iii) To be responsible for the efficient organisation of the DCR

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The Commanding Officers of various services are designated Coordinator (services), Coordinator (Operation) and Coordinator (external services). The following are their functions:

i) To report to the Control Post immediately on hearing "Disaster Siren"

ii) To keep Disaster Controller posted with the up-to-date information regarding manpower and material available concerning their respective services

iii) To assist Disaster Controller for provision of material and man power concerning his service

iv) To convey message to his service teams through communication centre after consulting Disaster Controller

At present, the plant already has a firm DMP in place to deal with disasters, if any. There have not been any incidents to date. However, the existing DMP would be subjected to subsequent improvements as and when required for safe and efficient operation of the plan.

The WMC would be in communication with the District Disaster management Authority (DDMA) regarding pre-disaster activities in alignment with the overall plan developed by the DDMA or the Collector. JSL would adhere to the relevant rules regarding prevention of disasters, as stipulated by relevant local authorities.

7.6 ACCIDENT STATISTICS Safety department also record the events of both minor and major accidents, listing all the details such as place, date & time, duration, probable cause, extent of damage, personnel affected, man- hours lost, medical assistance provided etc so as to analyse these data for drawing up necessary corrective measures.

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7.7 SAFETY INSPECTIONS Monthly safety inspection is carried out by concerned officials as well as Safety department. Additionally, Safety Audit is performed including all aspects of Occupational Health & Safety for all the areas.

7.8 TESTING OF EMERGENCY PLAN The plant authority conducts periodic testing the efficacy of on-site emergency plan by conducting mock drills. One essential component of this mock drill is to see that whether procedures related to communication, mobilization of equipment and overall co-ordination to face the crisis is in order or not .

7.9 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT The proposed site is located within the existing plant boundary. Hence the projected expansion does not entail the requirement of additional land outside the existing plant boundary. No human settlements (including encroacher or squatter groups) or local economic units (like general stores, eateries) in the vicinity of the proposed site are impacted by aspects of resettlement and rehabilitation. Therefore the regulation of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (and its subsequent amendments) , would not be under the purview of this study.

7.10 PUBLIC CONSULTATION i) The Draft EIA Report (September 2018) was submitted to Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for public review and consultation. OSPCB in consultation with the office of District Magistrate (DM), Kalinganagar, Jajpur scheduled the Public Hearing (PH) on 14 th November 2018. The PH schedule was notified in the leading newspaper ‘Times of India’ (English daily) and local daily ‘Sambad’ (Oriya daily) on

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12 th October 2018 inviting suggestions, views and comments from the local populace residing in the nearby villages of the project area

ii) The report was available in the offices of all local nodal bodies and was also uploaded in OSPCB website for awareness about the proposed project to all the stakeholders

iii) In adherence to the Serial No. (i) of the specific ToR as issued by MoEFCC, OSPCB after observing all official procedures conducted the PH on 14th November 2018 at 1:00 PM. at Dangadi Bhavan, Jajpur, Odisha.

iv) The PH was inaugurated with the welcome speech delivered by Shri Pramod Kumar Behera, Regional Officer, State Pollution Control Board , Odisha.He briefed the audience about the guidelines to be followed for the Public Hearing in the light of EIA notification,2006 and its subsequent amendments. Additionally he communicated that as per the EIA notification, the proposed capacity expansion project falls under Category ‘A’. He explained that the protocol involves preparation of the minutes of this PH and exhibited through unedited video recording.

v) Shri SK Mishra Additional District Magistrate , Kalinganagar explained that the views , comments, objections and opinions of the public are necessary while considering the environmental clearance of the project. He welcomed the audience and requested the PP to explain in detail, about the proposed project, emphasizing on the environmental aspects in particular, for discussion in the PH.

vi) On behalf of PP , Shri Satish Kumar Panda , Executive Environment of M/s JSL addressed the committee members and the assembled public , and made a brief description about the salient features of the proposed project, environmental management , pollution control measures, waste management , afforestation programme and various others peripheral development activities envisaged for the proposed project.

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vii) Shri Santosh Kumar Mishra , ADM , Kalinganagar, Jajpur then requested the assembled public to share their views , comments, objections and opinions on the proposed project.

viii) Shri Mishra assured the gathering that M/s. Jindal Stainless Ltd will continue their efforts towards development of the socio-economic condition of the surrounding villages

The proceedings along with list of the panel members and 134 participants is presented in Appendix 7-1 and the issues raised during PH (along with their corresponding budget and schedule of implementation) are presented in Table 7-4.

TABLE 7-4 - ADDRESSING THE ISSUES RAISED IN PUBLIC HEARING

Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation 1. Sri Prasant He expressed his PP - Kumar Ray displeasure towards acknowledged Total CER M/S. Jindal the remarks. Budget Stainless Limited towards Location: He expressed that Within 5 years Danagadi, the road in his PP emphasized Environment from the date Jajpur village is damaged, that the matter Protection - 52 of ponds are getting will be taken-up Lakh commissioning polluted due to dust with local of construction and water lines have Administration Drinking activities been disconnected thorugh CER. Water - 61.70 He also urged that Lakh the company has to do more things for PP emphasized that the the project affected people and provide company has local employment undertaken various

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation He also asked the activities under project proponent to CSR programme take care of the and informed issues and take that priority will steps to reduce be given for pollution local employment & strengthening of the on-going CSR activities

PP has already implemented various pollution control measures and further upgradation will be made to control the environmental pollution.

2. Sri Kailash He expressed that all PP emphasized Dalei plants in Kalinga that plant is Nagar Industrial operating Zero- Complex area are disch arge norms Location: discharging water, as specified by Total CER Marutikar, which is passing SPCB.No water Budget GP- near his village is getting towards Kumbhuria Many people have discharged to died of cancer and outside from Health - Within 5 years 5-6 persons are JSL. 181.50 Lakh from the date currently affected by of cancer Environment commissioning Ponds in their village PP emphasized Protection - of construction are filled with that the matter 52 Lakh activities common water will take-up hyacinth, which with local Drinking needs to be cleaned administration Water - 61.70 Children are also through CER. Lakh affected by diarrhoea

3. Sri Pratap He expressed his full PP - - Kumar support to the acknowledged Tarai proposed expansion the support. project by M/S. Location: Jindal Stainless Mulasar Limited.

He mentioned that PP Total CER Within 5 years the company is acknowledged Budget from the date providing free the appreciation towards of education to the and assured commissioning

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation children, facilitate that the Health - of construction drinking water company will 181.50 Lakh activities facilities and road, continue to wherever required carryout Education - 20 developmental Lakh He also expects that activities under the company will both CSR & CER Drinking continue its Programme. Water - 61.70 development work in Lakh future 4. Sri Susanta He expressed his full PP - - Kumar Bata support to the acknowledged proposed expansion the support. project by M/S. Location: Jindal Stainless Garadihi Limited He mentioned that PP Total CER Within 5 years the company is acknowledged Budget from the date providing free the appreciation towards of computer education and commissioning to the children emphasized that Education - 20 of construction He also expects that company will Lakh activities in future the continue various company will provide vocational ITI training to the programmes students through both CSR & CER programmes.

5. Sri Kalakar He expr essed his full PP - - Dalai support to the acknowledged proposed expansion the support. Location: project Marutikar He mentioned that PP Total CER Within 5 years the company has acknowledged Budget from the date appointed teachers the towards of in schools appreciation. commissioning He also told that Health - of construc tion their village is 181.50 Lakh activities mostly affected with PP emphasized Malaria, so he that the Drinking requested to the company is Water - 61.70 project proponent to doing and also Lakh take steps to control will undertake the same and also to more Malaria clean the ponds in eradication their village programme and create awareness among villagers including Pond cleaning jobs with

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation consultation of local administration through both CSR & CER.

6. Sri Prahalad He expressed his PP Total CER Within 5 years Dalai support for the acknowledged Budget from the date proposed project the support. towards of Location: He also told that the commissioning Marutikar company is PP Education - 20 of construction providing school acknowledged Lakh activities dress and shoes to the appreciation the children and and assured for have appointed strengthening teachers for teaching the education system. 7. Sri Asit He expressed his full PP - - Kumar Dedi support to the acknowledged proposed expansion the support. project by M/S. Location: Jindal Stainless Kharadi Limited 8. Sri Ramarai He welcomed the PP - - Laguri panel and gathering acknowledged the support. Location: He mentioned that Kacherigana he is a project PP emphasized Total CER Within 5 years affected person. At that entire land Budget from the date the time of land acquisition towards of acquisition, the process was commissioning company has carried out Health – of construction assured them that through IDCO 181.50 Lakh activities they will get and all employment in the settlements has plant but till now been made to the same is not the displaced fulfilled families. No such case is He mentioned that pending. they are affected by kidney disease due PP further dust and smoke. He assured that the requested to the health care ADM to look into the facility will be matter personally strengthened through CSR.

9. Sri Bijay He welcomed the PP - - Jena panel and gathering acknowledged and expressed his the support. Location: support for the Mulasar proposed expansion project

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation He told that the PP company has acknowledged established an OHC the near his village due appreciation. to which they are getting free treatment and medicines 10. Sri Sagar He welcomed the PP - - Dhir panel & gathering acknowledged and thanked the the support. public Location: He is supporting the PP Total CER Within 5 years Dhuligarh project but they are acknowledged Budget from the date affected with the appreciation towards of pollution and assured for commissioning He mentioned that strengthening Environment of construction various development the pollution Protection - activities works have been control 52 Lakh carried out by the measures company in his system and local Local village and so he development Infrastructure also requested the through CER. Development - company to do 87.70 Lakh development work in nearby villages. 11. Miss. She expressed his PP - - Suprave happiness for the acknowledged Bala proposed project the support.

Location: She told that the PP Total CER Within 5 years Kharanti area is getting acknowledged Budget from the date developed due to the the towards of development work appreciation. commissioning carried out by the Environment of construction company PP has already Protection – activities She also requested implemented 52 Lakh the company to take various Local steps towards pollution control Infrastructure control of pollution measures and Development - further 87.70 Lakh upgradation will be made to control the environmental pollution.

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation 12. Smt. She expressed her PP Nirupama support for the acknowledged Dalai proposed project the support. - - She also told that Location: the company has PP MarutiKar helped their Self acknowledged Help Group (SHG) the for which they are appreciation. self employed

13. Miss. Mami She expressed her PP Behera full support to the acknowledged - - proposed expansion the support. Location: project by M/S. Danagadi Jindal Stainless Limited

14. Miss. She expressed her PP - - Swarnaprav full support to the acknowledged a Patra proposed expansion the support. project by M/S Location: Jindal Stainless Khosal Pur Limited 15. Sri Nabin He welcomed the PP has already Total CER With in 5 years Dalai panel and gathering implemented Budget from the date He asked the various towards of company to take pollution control commissioning Location: step for pollution measures and Environment of construction Rachlipur control and local further up Protection - activities employment in the gradation will be 52 Lakh area, opposing the made to control proposed project the Local environmental Infrastructure He told that the pollution. Development - company has to give 87.70 Lakh more opportunity of PP has employment to the emphasized that local people priority will be given for local He asked the employment company to take through CER. step for pollution control, PP further, plantation of more emphasized that trees in nearby area, more facilitate the avenue/urban education system, plantation will provide employment be made with to the project consultation of affected peoples and forest development of department roads through CER, strengthening

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation He told that he is the CSR opposing the programmes for proposed project education and development of livelihoods through various skill development programme.

PP acknowledged the remarks.

16. Miss. She expressed her PP - - Diptimayee support for the acknowledged Ghadei proposed project the support.

Location: Mantira

17. Sri He welcoming the PP - - Swabhagya panel, media and acknowledged Patnaik gathering the support. He welcomed the Location: project and PP Balarampur mentioned that he acknowledged , GP - was associated with the appreciation Kabataband CSR department of for various ha the company to developmental carry out various activities development works undertaken by like water supply, the company road development, through CSR education and the same programme and so will also on in nearby areas. continue. He expressed his support for the proposed expansion project 18. Sri Promod He expressed his PP - - Perai support for the acknowledged proposed project the support. Location: He also told that Mulasir they are facing water PP assured that Total CER Within 5 years crisis during drinking water Budget from the date summer so he facility will be towards of requested the strengthened to commissioning company to facilitate avoid the crises. Drinking of construction drinking water Water – 61.70 activities system Lakh

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation He also requested PP further the company to emphasized that make a pond in their the matter will village for bathing be taken up purposes with local administration through CER.

19. Smt. She welcomed the PP - - Sandhyaran panel and gathering acknowledged i Mohapatra and expressed her the support. support for the Location: proposed expansion PP Dhabalgiria project acknowledged She is impressed the appreciation with the for various development work developmental carried out by Jindal activities Stainless Limited undertaken by and also told that the company many women powers through CSR are with her for and the same supporting the will also project continue in the coming years.

20. Smt. She expressed her PP - - Indumati support for the acknowledged Dalai proposed expansion the support. project of M/S Location: Jindal Stainless Marutikar Limited

21. Smt. Namita She expressed her PP - - Dalai support for the acknowledged proposed expansion the support. Location: project Marutikar She told that the PP Total CER Within 5 y ears company is doing acknowledged Budget from the date development works the appreciation towards of in her village for various commissioning She also requested developmental Drinking of construction to clean the pond in activities Water - 61.70 activities her village and undertaken by Lakh establish a medical the company centre for their through CSR. treatment PP assured that pond cleaning job will be undertaken through CER.

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation 22. Smt . Pravati She expressed her PP - - Dalai support for the acknowledged proposed expansion the support. Location: project and told the Marutikar company is doing PP development works acknowledged in her village the appreciation for various developmental activities undertaken by the company.

23. Sri He expressed his PP - - Chaturbhuj support for the acknowledged a Nayak proposed project and the support. told that the Location: company is doing PP Jakhapura various development acknowledged works like road the appreciation construction, for various drinking water developmental facility, plantation activities programme in the undertaken by nearby area the company.

24. Sri Milan He welcomed the PP - - Sahoo panel & gathering acknowledged and expressed his the support. Location: support for the Jakhapura proposed project He told that priority PP emphasized should be given for that various skill development of skill local people for development better programme will communication so be undertaken that they can for local people express in a better including way communication skill through CSR.

25. Sri Jayram He expressed his PP - - Mallick support for the acknowledged expansion project the support. Location: Trijanga He told that he is PP Total CER Within 5 years staying in the acknowledged Budget from the date rehabilitation colony the appreciation towards of made by the for various commissioning company and the developmental Health – of construction company has activities 181.50 Lakh activities provided all the undertaken by

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation facilities to them. the company The company also through CSR. made a boundary around the colony

He requested the PP emphasized project proponent to that more focus give more emphasis will be made on the health of the towards health children of the care system colony especially for colony children through CER.

26. Sri Niranjan He welcomed the PP - - Bal panel & gathering acknowledged and expressed his the support. Location: support for the New Market, expansion project by Jajpur Road M/S Jindal Stainless Limited.

He mentioned that he is working as a Supervisor in the company. 27. Sri Ramesh He welcomed the PP - - Mallick panel, media & acknowledged gathering and the support. Location: expressed his Vyasanagar support for the PP emphasized Total CER Within 5 years expansion project by that various Budget from the date M/s Jindal Stainless developmental towards of Limited. activities will be commissioning undertaken by Local of construction He expects that in the company Infrastructure activities future the company through CSR Development – will continue its and CER. 87.70 Lakh development works

28. Sri Rahul He welcomed the PP - - Behera panel & gathering acknowledged and expressed his the support. Location: support for the Duburi expansion project by M/S. Jindal PP Total CER Within 5 years Stainless Limited. acknowledged Budget from the date the appreciation towards of He told that the for various commissioning company is doing developmental Local of construction various development activities Infrastructure activities works and expects undertaken by Development – the same will be the company 87.70 Lakh continued. and assured

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation that the same will continue through both CSR & CER.

29. Sri Anil He welcomed the PP - - kumar panel & gathering acknowledged Baria and expressed his the support. support for the Location: expansion project by PP Total CER Within 5 years Ranagundi M/S. Jindal acknowledged Budget from the date Stainless Limited. the appreciation towards of He told that the for various commissioning company is doing developmental Health – of construction development works activities 181.50 Lakh activities in the field of health undertaken by Education – and education and the company 20 Lakh expects the same under health & will be continued. education and the same will also continue. 30. Sri Sunil He welcomed the PP - - Gagrai panel & gathering acknowledged the remarks. Location: He told that the Hadisahi local people are PP has already Total CER Within 5 years habituated with the implemented Budget from the date pollution, that is various towards of why they are pollution control commissioning supporting the measures and of construction proposed expansion further up Environment activities project gradation will be Protection – made to control 52 Lakh the environmental pollution.

31. Sri He welcomed the PP - - Jagadish panel & gathering acknowledged Mohanta and expressed his the support. support for the Location: expansion project Ranagundi 32. Sri Sisir He welcomed the PP - - Dalai, panel & gathering acknowledged and he expressed his the support. Location: support for the Ranagundi expansion project

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation He told that the PP emphasized Total CER Within 5 years company has that the Budget from the date partially fulfilled company has towards of their commitments fulfilled the commissioning in the areas of commitment and of construction education and local undertaken Local activities employment. He various Employment - hopes that the developmental 120 Lakh company will fulfill activities under the above issues CSR Local Education – after this expansion employment has 20 Lakh project. been provided under both permanent and Contractor and the same will also continue in the coming expansion project. . 33. Sri He welcomed the PP Smrutiranja panel & gathering acknowledged - - n Jena and expressed his the support. support for the Location: expansion project Pankapal He told that he is PP emphasized Total CER Within 5 years with the company that more focus Budget from the date and expects that the will be given on towards of company should education, Local commissioning focus on local drinking water Employment – of construction employment, system and local 120 Lakh activities facilitation of employment drinking water through CER. Educa tion – system and 20 Lakh education Drinking Water – 61.70 Lakh

34. Sri Susanta He welcomed the PP - - Biswas panel & gathering acknowledged and told that it is a the support. Location: welcome step of the Vyasanagar company

He mentioned that PP he is working in the acknowledged company from 2004 the appreciation and that the for various company is carrying developmental out various activities development works undertaken by through its CSR the company

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation department. He and assured emphasizes that that the same everything has a will continue problem but there is through CSR. a solution

He also told that company has not PP terminated its acknowledged worker but, if the the appreciation workers come to and assured the plant in drunken employee safety. condition then the company may terminate the worker from a safety point of view.

He also told about PP also the employment of emphasized that unskilled, semi local skilled and skilled employment has local people in the been provided industry. based on their skill and He also emphasized experiences. on provision of education, health, PP road, lighting & acknowledged drinking water the appreciation facility to nearby for various surrounding villages developmental activities undertaken by At last he expressed the company his support for the through CSR expansion project and the same will also continue.

PP acknowledged the support. 35. Sri She registered her - - - Arjyabala name but did not Singh deliberate

Location: Pankapal 36. Sri Ajit He welcomed the PP - - Kumar panel & gathering acknowledged Routray and told that it is a the support. welcome step of the Location: company.

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Response of Schedule of Sl. Name & Issues raised by Project Budget Implemen- No. Address public Proponent (PP) (Rs. in Lakh) tation Athagarh, He expressed his Cuttack support for the PP expansion project. acknowledged He mentioned that the remarks. he is working as a temporary worker for last five years and so he requested the project proponent to make his employment permanent

Details of the cost to be incurred under CER are as follows: Economic Development

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Doubling Farmer's 1 Gramonnati Income in 5Blocks 5,500,000 27,500,000

Local Infrastructure Development

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Electricity expenditure Sarangpur Brahman 1 alongwith Gram 1,970,000.00 Sahi installation of Panchayat transformer Renovation of Community Center Danagadi Danagadi 2 used by Local 1,550,000.00 Bhavan Block Villagers, Media & Administration Renovation of Community Center Sukinda 3 used by Local Sukinda 1,850,000.00 Bhavan Villagers, Media & Administration Community Centre Danagadi 4 Sarangpur 3,400,000.00 and Sani Temple Block Total 8,770,000.00

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Drinking Water

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Pipeline, pump Dankagadia 1 house and bore well Olad 800,000 Adivasi Sahi with Solar Power Pipeline, pump Mantira 2 house and bore well Mantira 816,000 Harijan Sahi with Solar Power Pipeline, pump Balungabandi 3 house and bore well Trijanga 1,423,000 Village with Solar Power Pipeline, pump Dapanki Duligad 4 house and bore well 857,000 Village Panchayat with Solar Power Pipeline, pump Duligad 5 Bengapatia house and bore well 1,236,000 Panchayat with Electrical Power Pipeline, pump Manpur Patra 6 house and bore well Manpur 1,038,000 Sahi with Electrical Power Total 6,170,000

Environment Pollution Control

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Air & water 1 Buffer Zone 800,000.00 4,000,000.00 Monitoring Water 2 Surrounding Roads 240,000.00 1,200,000.00 Sprinkiling Total 5,200,000.00

Education

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Providing Tution Teachers & Salary Nearby 1 teachers for Specific 400,000.00 2,000,000.00 Villages requirements of schools Total 2,000,000.00

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Health

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Solid Waste 1 Management In 22 Villages 825,000 18,150,000 Total 18,150,000.00

Local Employment

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Stainless 1 Steel Skill Govt Polytechnic , 12,000,000.00 development Ragadi, Jajpur

Avenue/Urban Plantation

Assessment Name of the Particulars of the Under Amount for Sl. No. Villages Project Block/G.P 5 years (Rs) Urban 1 2000 200 2,000,000.00 Plantation Free Sapling 2 to local 5000 20 500,000.00 Villages Total 2,500,000.00

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8 - PROJECT BENEFITS

Jindal Stainless Limited, in regard to peripheral community development activities lays emphasis on areas of

i) Education ii) Vocational Skills enhancing employment iii) Community Healthcare iv) Women Empowerment & Livelihood Promotion v) Youth and Sports vi) Rural Development Projects & Community Infrastructure vii) Disaster Relief and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Each of the impact area with detailed activities undertaken by JSL is discussed below:

8.1 AREA OF OPERATION 8.1.1 Education Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2006 - till 5 Education Centres Education centers have catered to 1233 date located at Marutikar, drop outs and have successfully Baligotha, Kiapada, mainstreamed 572 pupils through its Kantipur and Trijanga Non – Formal & Child Friendly Education Centers as shown in Exhibit 8-1

2009 - till 2 Computer centres Computer education centres have date set up in two high imparted computer literacy to 1545 schools namely students of classes 8 to 10 Budhraja High School (HS) and Gulam Rasul HS

6 self learning The self learning computer centres assist computer centres are students in subjects like Science, installed in 6 schools English, Geography and Mathematics namely Budhraja HS, RC Nodal School, Jakhapura HS, Barakhai HS, Vyasanagar HS and Manpur HS

2009 - 2012 Remedial education Remedial education centres have centres located in benefitted 1060 underprivileged students Nilamanideipur HS, of classes 9 and 10 Manpur HS, Jakhapura HS, Kumbhragadia HS and Gulam Rasul HS

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Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2009 - 2012 In partnership with 75 students were trained under a Humana People to residential programme, out of which People India (HPPI), 80% of the students have been Danagadi Block employed through Training Center for Global Development

2017- 2018 Gulam Rasul HS, 1222 students impacted in 10 schools Nandakishorepur HS, of Korei, Danagadi and Sukinda Kaitha NUPS, blocks. The schools are provided with Nilamenideipur HS, laptops, projectors and teachers Ostapala NUPS - training programmes empowering Radhakrishna PS, them to teach English, Science, Pimpudia NUPS, Mathematics and Geography through Manatira HS, Manpur animation and power points NUPS -Kumbhiragadia, Golagaon HS, Mahima NUPS, Saraswati Shisu Vidya Mandira - Kiapada, Chingudiapala Ashram School and Budhraja HS

2017- 2018 Budhraja HS, Saraswati Water purification plants in four Shisu Vidya Mandira- schools, set up for safe drinking water Kiapada, and Kaitha NUPS

EXHIBIT 8-1 - CHILD FRIENDLY EDUCATION CENTRE AT KIAPADA VILLAGE (YEAR OF INCEPTION - 2015)

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8.1.2 Vocational Skills Enhancing Employment Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2008 - till date Trijanga & Danagadi JSL have provided Employable Skill Training to 1594 students out of which 950 students are employed and 366 are self employed

2011- 2012 & Jajpur 21 students were sponsored to trained Road in Auto Mechanic and Driving Courses

2014 - 2015 Jindal Institute of Training on’ Advance Electrical Course’ Industrial Training, under the ‘HIMAYAT’ programmme (inside JSL premises), have been imparted to 14 students of Danagadi Jammu & Kashmir as shown in Exhibit 8-2

July, 2015 - Trijanga & Danagadi 102 students have been received 2016 placement linked courses in partnership with ‘ Justrojgar’

2016 - till date Danagadi Trained 112 female candidates on ‘Beauty and Wellness’

EXHIBIT 8-2 - ADVANCE ELECTRICAL COURSE (STUDENTS FROM JAMMU & KASHMIR) - 2014-15

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8.1.3 Community Health Care Unit Duration Venue/Location of Activity Participants 2007 - till Trijanga, Manatira, An outreach to 90,242 patients have date Kantipur, Kumbhiragadia, been made through Static and Mobile Kharadi, Asanabahali, Health Clinic along with distribution Pankapala, Suanlo, of free medicines Manpur, Dhapanki, Kendudhipi, Kaitha and Baligotha 2008 Danagadi 15 orthopedic patients were provided with orthopedic care and allied operative care 2008 - till Maria Bhawan in An outreach to 10,121 dental date Nadiabhanga, Critical patients have been made through Health Centre (CHC) in treatment in dental clinics

Danagadi and Kaliapani An average of 180 patients are Mines treated every Saturday of the month 2009 - 2010 Villages of Bainsipur & Organised Sanitation Campaign Hudishai promoting low cost latrines 2009 & 2018 Danagadi, Sukinda & Korei 613 amongst the local geriatric population have undergone Cataract Operations. Additionally eyecare camps for general public have been organised along with distribution of spectacles 2009 - till Danagadi & Sukinda Organisation of awareness date programmes on HIV/ AIDS ; Vector Borne diseases – Dengue & Malaria (along with distribution of mosquito nets); Lung Diseases; and Heat Stroke as shown in Exhibit 8-3 2011 - 2012 CHC at Danagadi Provision of Medical Infrastructure - OT Table, Light system dental chairs and an ECG machine 2014 - 2015 Area Hospital, Jajpur Road Construction of Boundary Wall 2015 - 2016 Jajpur District Hospital Provision of infrastructure facilities - Floor cleaning equipment 2017 - 2018 Area Hospital, Jajapur Road Provision of 6 Air Conditioners along with mattresses, bedsh eets and street lights

EXHIBIT 8-3 - AWARENESS ON MALARIA CONTROL - AT CHINGUDIPALA GRAM PANCHAYAT (2018)

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8.1.4 Women Empowerment and Livelihood Promotion Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2007 - till Nilamanideipur, 6 tailoring centers have made an outreach to date Sasana, Asanabahali, 2009 female candidates (trained as ladies Kaitha, Manpur, tailor), out of which 266 girls are self Jakhapura, Rabana, employed through ‘Mahila Vikash Kendra’ Tikar, Marutikar and Manatira 2008- till 27 Villages of Self Help groups encompassing 200 women date Danagadi Block were formed in 27 villages of Danagadi Block

An outreach has been made to 2344 women with a total savings of Rs.1.3 crores and credit linkage of Rs.1.5 crores 2008 & Dehradun Master training was imparted to 20 women in 2010 the area of food processing at Himlayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organization (HESCO) 2008- till Danagadi & Sukinda Skill Development Training was imparted to date 2618 female candidates, out of which 310 candidates are self employed in the areas of tailoring, sheep farming, mushroom cultivation, poultry farming, vermicompost, goatery and duckery as shown in Exhibit 8-4 2009 - till Trijanga ‘Asmita ’ (in partnership with Earthy Goods date Foundation) have imparted training to 40 candidates in high end stitching of ladies garments/apparels, kitchen wear, cushion covers, bed sheets and table mats. Successful job orders from Companies, schools and from Fab India and JP Handlooms are being received 2011 - till Kumbhiragadia, JSL Women and Livelihood promotion date Manpur, Solei, programme have provided support to the Dacrapada, micro enterprise/ producer group of ‘ Gra meen Dasamania, Mahila Sanjeevani Gruh Udyog’ in Jakhapura and producing/processing dal, flour , Danagadi besan,sattu, chhatua, biri powder, agarbathi, phenyl, snacks, local handicrafts and low cost sanitary napkins

EXHIBIT 8-4 - PROMOTION OF SHEEP FARMING - ASANABAHALI VILLAGE (2012- 2018)

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8.1.5 Youth and Sports Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2008 - till date Danagadi Support and encouragement to youth groups and sports clubs for participation and provision of sports gears to youth clubs

2008 - 2009 Jakhapura Leadership training to 50 youth candidates

2008 - till date Danagadi, Korei and The youth clubs with support from JSL Sukinda are encouraged to organize cricket, volleyball and foot ball tournaments as shown in Exhibit 8-5

2008 - 2009 Jakhapura and Infrastructure support - Provision of Trijanga gymnasium equipments to youth clubs

2018 Danagadi & Sukinda 5 selected students sent to SUDEVA, Delhi for football Coaching

2018 Danagadi & Korei 5 ST students sent to SFDC, Berhampur for football coaching

EXHIBIT 8-5 - VOLLEY BALL TOURNAMENT AT TIKAR (2017) - TEAMS FROM SUKINDA, KOREI AND DANAGADI PARTICIPATED

8.1.6 Rural Development Projects and Community Infrastructure Development The rural and community development projects emphasize especially on development of farmers, development & promotion of traditional craft, environment conservation, healthcare of domestic animal, irrigation & water supply, water purification plants in schools and eco-tourism project.

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Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2008 - 2010 Villages of Trijanga, Siaria, Installation of 6 Bore Wells Jakhapura and Pankapala Village of Marutikar Installation of 4 Tube wells 2008 - 2012 Kharadi & Kantipur Provision of 3881 fruit bearing saplings amongst 600 families 2008 - till Danagadi Block Distributed 200 bio fuel efficient date stoves 2009 - 2010 Marutikar, Asanabahali and Promotion of 20 Vermi-compost units Kumbhiragadia 2010 - till Danagadi Block 2590 solar lamps promoted date 2011 St. Mary School, Kanheipur Support towards Cement Concrete Approach Road

2011 - 2012 Barakhai Senior Secondary Construction of Boundary Wall School 2012 - 2014 Balungabandi & Budhraja Provision of 90 long desk bench to 2 HS Schools 2012 - 2013 Danagadi Block Plantation of 2500 trees in schools and colleges (in partnership with HPPI) 2013 - 2014 Kumbhiragadia HS & Support towards infrastructure Budhraja Bidyapitha High development with regard to School construction of 2 Class Rooms in Kumbhiragadia High School and 2 Class Rooms in Budhraja Bidyapitha High School along with 1 Conference room 2014 - 2015 Pankapal Sasan Village Cement Concrete Road Construction 2014 - 2015 Danagadi & Sukinda Block Distribution of 33 water filters to 33 schools Distribution of water filters to community as shown in Exhibit 8-6 2014 - 2015 Tehsil Office, Danagadi Provision of Water purifier cum cooler 2015 - 2016 Ashokjhar (Sukinda Block) Development of water supply system 2015 - 2016 Udaygiri Construction of Heritage Gate 2015 - 2016 Jajpur Town Construction of Children’s Park 2015 - 2018 Asanabahali, Manoharpur , Solar photovoltaic irrigation and Manatira and Bengapatia water supply system 2016 - 2017 Bengapatia (Danagadi) Road Construction 2016 - 2017 Sulia (Danagadi Block) Provision of Water Supply System 2016 - 2017 Danagadi - Bengapatia & Provision of Solar Irrigation System Ashan Bahali 2016 - 2017 Panikoili Construction of a tennis ground 2016 - 2017 Barakhai (Danagadi Block) Renovation of Ashram School Building & Latrine 2016 - 2017 Arasahi (Danagadi Block) Construction of a community centre, a borewell and a pond 2017 - 2018 Bengapatia Provision of Water Supply System Manapur, Patra Sahi and Rampilo of Danagadi Block 2017 - 2018 Manantira, Munda Sahi and Solar Photovoltaic water supply Puruna Manatira system 2017 - till Antia Village Promotion of Traditional Craft date (Golden Grass)

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EXHIBIT 8-6 - DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FILTER - KALINGANAGAR, JAJPUR (2015)

8.1.7 Disaster Relief and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Venue/Location of Duration Participants Activity 2009 District Administration at Relief support provided to more than Jajpur Town 10,000 families during floods/cyclones

2013 District Administration at Provision of Polythene sheets Jajpur town

2015 - 2016 CHC Danagadi & Budhraja Under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, 6 and Manpur HS stainless Steel Modular Toilets were installed as shown in Exhibit 8-7

EXHIBIT 8-7 - STAINLESS STEEL MODULAR TOILET - CHC OF DANAGADI (2015)

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8.2 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY The activities undertaken by the Project Proponent and the allied expenditure related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & peripheral development activities are represented in the Tables 8-1 and 8-2 respectively, in the following pages.

TABLE 8-1 - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - EXPENDITURE FOR THE PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEARS

Financial year Expenditure (INR 2012 - 2013 1,14,26,757 2013 - 2014 1,08,42,134 2014 - 2015 1,10,79,809 2015 - 2016 1,02,85,568 2016 - 2017 2,24,23,618 2017 - 2018 3,72,59,817 Total 10,33,17,703

TABLE 8-2 - CSR BUDGET (2018-2019)

Activity Budget (Rs.) Promotion of Education and Skill Training 7,624,511 Promoting Gender Equality & Empowering 7,361,280 Women & Livelihood Promotion Integrated Community Healthcare 69,94,997 Youth & Sports 4,70,000 Relief & Disaster Management 900,000 Rural Development Projects 16,543,000 Celebration/Misc. 30,00,000 Total 4,28,93,788

8.3 SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT PLAN The issues and concerns raised by the local population during baseline investigation forms the basis of the social upliftment plan presented in Table 8-3.

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TABLE 8-3 - SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT PLAN

Sl. No. Issues/Needs Location Plan of Action 1. Poor Road Conditions Sarangapur Support towards construction of Ollala roads in collaboration with the allied Locals seek support towards Balungabandi administrative bodies like construction of approach roads to Khurunti Rehabilitation and Periphery enhance better transport and Kacherigan Development Advisory Committee communication facility Mangobindapur (RPDAC), District Mineral Sorei Foundation, respective Block Kusunpur Administration Units and Rural Locals of Kantipur seek support Kantipur Development Departments towards repairing of the stretch between Government building road of Kantipur to Dhapanki 2. Irregular water supply for daily Godigotha activities Ollala Financial and social support Kantipur towards repair or provision of piped Locals of Mangobindapur demands Barakhai water supply, lift irrigation system, for piped water supply in their Ranagundi bore wells and tube wells in village Dhanurjoya Pur collaboration with applicable Nadia Bhanga Administrative Bodies, Panchayati Locals of Kantipur seek support Abhayapur Raj & Drinking Water Department towards repair and re-installation of Jakha Pura (Government of Odisha) and the the pump used primarily by the Manatira DMF villagers Dhuligarh Mangobindapur Financial and social support Locals of Manatira seek support towards provision or maintenance of towards installation of lift irrigation water pumps through Danagadi system Block

Women of Mangobindapur seek For sustainable supply of support towards installation of a groundwater, its optimal use and pump to extract water from the dug pump efficiency, it would be well, for storage and subsequent ensured that pumping hours are use. Women draw water from the regulated. Regulating pumping dug well, multiple times a day. This hours is vital to curtail over household chore is risk prone as extraction of ground water and they balance on the rim of the well pump usage and this activity negatively impacts their physical health

Residents of Barakhai seek support towards improved functioning of village tubewells

Demand for availability of potable Sarangapur water Godigotha Ollala Dhapanki Barakhai Ranagundi Dhanurjoya Pur Nadia Bhanga Balunga Bandi Khurunti Kacherigan Dhuligarh The locals seek support towards Sorei construction of borewells and Raichchanda installation of tubewells for agricultural purposes

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Sl. No. Issues/Needs Location Plan of Action Demand for rainwater harvesting Mangobindapur Financial assistance towards programmes to cater to sustainable development of local rain water water supply especially in the harvesting and social forestry season of summer programmes

Locals put forward the issue of Mangobindapur & depletion of forests Barakhai

Inadequate illumination facilities in Godigotha Extend support through installation the villages Ollala of solar lights (augmentation of Mangobindapur existing CSR programme of PP) Locals of Ollala particularly Jakha Pura demands for solar lights Raichhanda Khurunti Issue of irregular supply of Manatira electricity Dhuligarh Balunga Bandi 3. Demand for vocational and skill Sarangapur Assistance towards organization of development training for women Mangobindapur vocational, livelihood ,industrial and and girls soft skills training programmes (with provision of opportunities of Demand for home based vocational Kacherigan apprenticeship) focused towards courses like tailoring, stitching, female candidates horticulture by local women facilitating part time wage based work in factories and home

Demand for skill based development Dhuligarh Assistance towards organization of training (industrial and vocational) Kantipur vocational and industrial training for accessing economic Dhanurjoya Pur for young adults to facilitate access opportunities with special focus on to economic opportunities youth groups

Dilapidated status of the village Kacherigan Financial and social assistance AWC with regard to physical towards physical infrastructure infrastructure development of the AWC

The AWC remains closed during the monsoon season due to the lack of a roof

Demand for enhancing educational Mangobindapur training for children and young Sarangapur Assistance towards enhancing adults Godigotha teaching facilities (social and Ollala physical infrastructure) in the Dhapanki village school Kantipur Kacherigan Dhuligarh

Demand for a school for better Nadia Bhanga provisions of educational facilities Mangobindapur

4. Demand for improvement towards Sarangapur Support extended to existing health health and medical amenities Godigotha units with regard to physical and Ollala social infrastructure Barakhai Ranagundi Expansion of impact areas of Mobile Nadia Bhanga Health Units (MHUs) run by PP Kacherigan Dhuligarh

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Sl. No. Issues/Needs Location Plan of Action 5. Demand for funds towards repair, Dhapanki Financial support towards construction and maintenance of Balungabandi construction, repair and community halls/clubs Nuaga (C) maintenance of social infrastructure Mangobindapur units Kusunpur Kantipur

Demand for construction of a Jakha Pura playground Balungabandi Mangobindapur

Demand for a cremation ground Mangobindapur

6. High consumption of local wine Dhuligarh Initiation of community awareness (Handiya) amongst young women Mangobindapur workshops (involving local women and adults impacts the social and youth group as propagators) on milieu through issues of domestic consequences and prevention of violence and eve teasing of college addictions girls Initiation of guidance programmes Additionally women residents of (especially for youth) emphasizing Mangobindapur correlated rise of on physical & mental health , deviant behavior amongst men with motivation, guidance and character increasing involvement in gambling building

7. Inadequate sanitation facilities Godigotha Financial support and social negatively impacting human Ollala assistance towards Swachh Bharat hygiene and health especially Dhapanki Abhiyan (SBA) in the study area in during rainy season Kantipur collaboration with the applicable Kacherigan Panchayati Raj Departments

Issues generated during baseline investigation and activities undertaken by the ongoing CSR programmes would be further augmented by public needs and concerns raised during the Public Hearing (PH).

Under Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) the implementation of additional recommendations arising out from the Public Hearing (PH) would be collated in manner wherein each issue would be addressed within a determined timeline and in accordance to an allocated budget.

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The total expenditure towards CER activities for the proposed expansion (Project Cost Rs.1684 crore) is estimated at around Rs. 8.21 crore (Rupees Eight crore and twenty one lakh only), as stipulated in the MoEFCC Memorandum of F.No. 22-65/2017 - IA.III dated 1st May 2018.

The activities undertaken with regard to CER would positively impact the study area. Additionally the ancillary development of economic units and the indirect & direct employment opportunities provided under the expansion project would lead to a comprehensive social and economic development of the study area.

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9 - ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Environmental cost benefit analysis was not carried out as it was not recommended in the Terms of Reference (ToRs).

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10 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

This Chapter describes the managerial and supervisory requirements covering organizational structure for effective implementation of mitigation measures recommended for the proposed expansion project. It also covers occupational health care of plant personnel and workers.

10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS

Proposed management measures for pollution control and environmental management in the expansion area are given in Table 10-1.

TABLE 10-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES

Administrative Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Authority Construction Phase Air Emission of dust due - Water sprinkling to arrest fugitive Project - I/C environment to construction dust emission. activities leading to - Wind barrier screen provided to adverse health & reduce the wind speed and environmental consequently, reduce the fugitive impacts dust emission. - Logistics would be designed to minimize movement of trucks transporting construction materials and optimize storage of construction materials at site

Water quality Discharge of - Labour hutments would be provided Project - I/C construction with proper sanitation facilities wastewater including - The stockpiles would be protected sanitary and kitchen with toe wall of adequate height wastewater causing along with concrete garland drain & adverse health & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled ecological impacts discharge of runoffs during monsoon.

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Administrative Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Authority Noise Increase in noise - Provision of Personal Protective Project - I/C level due to Equipment (PPE) like ear muffs, ear construction plugs etc. activities causing - Noise prone construction activities health effects such as piling, drilling, excavation, cutting, etc. would be done during daytime only

Land Adverse impact on - Proper segregation of the wastes Head - Stores environment land due to dumping and use of recyclable materials of solid waste C & D within the plant/ sell to external waste, Plastic waste agencies for secondary use and MSW like - Handling & disposal of wastes by construction & authorized agencies as per demolition debris, prevalent regulations excess concrete & cement, rejected components, packing & shipping materials and domestic waste.

Socio- Continued During the Construction phase, peak Head - HR/IR Economics opportunities of work force to be employed would be & contractual work around 1600 Project - I/C with low payments The work force to be employed under Continued levels of direct and indirect employment local during the phase of operation would underemployment be around 212 & 524 respectively due to lack of technical and The employment opportunities are vocational training primarily based on the prevailing amongst youth and guidelines of wage structure, notified women groups – by the Government of Odisha in the Dhanurjoya Pur , official gazette Dhuligarh, Sarangapur, Duburi, Support towards vocational and Dhapanki and industrial training of local population Kacherigan (having basic qualification) is being provided for up-gradation of skill and Influx of migrants in will be continued the region due to the proposed expansion

Continued employment of migrant workers (with required skill set) by JSL. Contractors also provide economic opportunities to migrants due to non availability of technically competent local candidates

Waste water Strict adherence to mitigation Project - I/C discharge may measures as mentioned in Chapter 2 increase in Ganda & 4 (Air & Water Pollution Control Nala and Kanar Nala Measures) and adoption of Zero

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Administrative Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Authority by industry, with Liquid Discharge (ZLD) continued Augmentation of existing Rain Water contamination of Harvesting programmes surface water bodies, impacting human & aquatic health of Balunga Bandi & Kacherigan

Dust Pollution may increase in the industrial zone, with continued negative impact on the air and surface water quality, agricultural yield and human health (TB & Allergies) - Kacherigan

Ecology Adverse effect on the Strengthening of greenbelt & Head - EHS ecology of the plant peripheral plantation area not envisaged since there would be no removal of vegetation as plant premises already has built up areas Operation Phase Land - No impact on the - All stockpiles would be on top of a Head-Operations environment land environment concreted area to avoid leaching of in terms of loss of materials during monsoon. agricultural land or - Maximum reuse/recycling of the loss of vegetation solid wastes through practicable - Potential negative ventures. impact due to - Monitoring of ground water quality temporary storage to detect contamination due to of raw materials leaching and solid waste Surface Water - Marginal negative - Optimization of water requirement Head - Utility Resource & impact on surface by recycling treated wastewater to quality water resource due the maximum extent and to additional water implementation of ZLD requirement for - Collection & storage of rainwater for expansion reuse, especially during lean months - Plant designed on ZLD, no impact on surface water quality Ground water -No impact on - concrete box drains to prevent resource as seepage and ground water Head - Civil groundwater contamination. extraction not - temporary solid wastes storage yard envisaged to be lined with suitable liner to -Minimal impact on avoid leaching through soil bed groundwater quality leading to contamination of ground due to seepage and water. leaching

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Administrative Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Authority Air Adverse impacts on - Selection & maintenance of APC Head – Environment health & equipments for fugitive & point Operations environment due to source emissions emission of PM, SOx, - Process optimization to control NOx (discussed in emission Ch-4) - Interlocking of APC equipments to shut down plant units in case of APC failure - Pneumatic or covered conveying of raw material - Maintenance of Plant roads and use of industrial vacuum cleaners & water sprinkling at regular intervals. - Operation & maintenance of tyre washing system at the strategic locations of the plant Noise Detrimental impact - Noise levels for the new equipment Project-I/C on the health of and machineries to be fixed at 85 working personnel in dB(A) Leq within 3 m distance from and around the plant the noise prone equipment. premises. - Highly noise prone equipment having Leq above 90 dB(A) would either be housed separately or the attending personnel need to be housed in a noise-shielded cubicle. - Noise prone rotating/vibrating equipment provided with vibration dampening anchoring. - Use of appropriate PPEs Socio- Economics As mentioned above in the Construction phase

Ecology Insignificant impact Strengthening of greenbelt within Head - EHS on ecology of the plant premises study area

No adverse impact on aquatic ecology as plant is based on ‘ZLD’ concept

10.2 ADMINISTRATIVE HIERARCHY OF EHS JSL already has a well-constituted Environment, Horticulture & Safety (EHS) department under the administrative control of Head EHS. The aspect of occupational health of the employees is looked after by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and is under the administrative control of Human Resource (HR) department of JSL. The organizational Structure to deal with the environmental, health & safety issues and ensure compliance with the stipulations is presented in Fig. 10-1.

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FIG. 10-1 - ORGANISATION STRUCTURES OF THE EHS DEPARTMENT

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The main responsibilities of EHS dept. would cover the following:

i) Supervising the environmental performance (EP) test of pollution control equipment/systems

ii) Monitoring the EP of the pollution control equipment/ systems on regular basis

iii) Environmental data generation, compilation and monthly report preparation

iv) Initiation and implementation of corrective measures as and when required in coordination with respective departments

v) Interfacing with the stakeholders on the desired EP of the plant

vi) Conducting environmental audit and check the legal compliance

vii) Monitor the statutory compliance w.r.t. Green Belt development & facilitate the same

viii) CMO is responsible for Occupational health monitoring, implementation of occupational health care program and for maintaining health statistics of the employees

ix) Safety officers & supervisors of the department are responsible for safety surveillance and safety audit

xi) Training of operation and maintenance personnel in EHS by expert EHS personnel for effective implementation of policy & guidelines are being carried out by the departmental officials.

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10.2.1 Environmental Policy JSL already has framed Environmental Policy as a part of the QEOHS (Quality, Environment, Occupational Health & Safety) policy framework and is committed to maintain environment friendly, safe, healthy and sustainable working condition in all its operations. The QEOHS policy is presented in Appendix 10-1 and this would be applicable for the proposed expansion.

EHS department would be responsible for the compliance of the environmental conditions in adherence to the Environmental Laws and Regulations. Work instruction for reporting & addressing non- compliance related to EC/CTE/CTO conditions are laid down as a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as presented in Appendix 10-2. Six monthly compliance reports with respect to the conditions stipulated by MoEFCC is submitted regularly to the statutory agencies. In case of violation of any statutory conditions, the same is reported to Unit Head & Director & COO, and appropriate corrective as well as preventive actions are taken.

10.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY Occupational health & safety aspects of the plant are overseen by CMO & Head-Safety & Fire.

The nature of health hazard associated with the operation and maintenance of the plant include hazards related to exposure to heat, noise, dust, acid & alkali fumes, gas leaks, hazardous wastes etc. The occupational health care issues look into reducing impacts of dust emissions, noise etc on employees, and also look into general health and issues associated with tobacco, alcohol and other intoxications.

The common causes of injury and illness are as follows:

i) Slips, trips and falls on the same level; falls from height; unguarded machinery; falling objects

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ii) Engulfment; working in confined spaces; moving machinery, on-site transport, forklifts and cranes

iii) Exposure to controlled and uncontrolled energy sources; exposure to mineral wools and fibres; inhalable agents (gases, vapours, dusts and fumes)

iv) Skin contact with chemicals, contact with liquid steel & slag

v) Fire and explosion; extreme temperatures; radiation (non-ionizing, ionizing)

vi) Noise and vibration; burns and electric shock

vii) Manual handling and repetitive work; failures due to automation; poor ergonomics

viii) Lack of OHS training; poor work organization

ix) Inadequate accident prevention and inspection; inadequate emergency first-aid and rescue facilities; lack of medical facilities and social protection

In the construction stage, there would be strict monitoring of Contractors’ workers’ health and safety. All the safety and health measures discussed above would be implemented for the construction workers including medical screening. Before commencing the work, the Contractors’ workers’ would be given awareness training on Safety procedures by EHS department of JSL.

During the construction phase, casual labourers would be provided with toilet facility (both for male and female workers) and drinking water. Additionally rest shelters (with proper ventilation and lighting facilities) at convenient locations, would be constructed and existing facilities will be used. These facilities related to infrastructure would also be extended to casual labourers and vehicle operators during the operation phase.

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Health of workers would be evaluated by routine periodic medical examination. Emergency treatment would be carried out as per the prevailing practices. The schedule of medical check-up during operational phase is detailed below:

i) Comprehensive Pre-employment medical check up for all employees

ii) General check up of all employees once every year.

iii) Executive health check up for employees in 30 to 40 years bracket: once every three years

iv) Executive health check up for employees in above 40 years bracket: once every year

v) Local hospitals and Govt. health monitoring system would be engaged.

vi) Dispensary facility would be provided to all workers as applicable

vii) All safety gears and Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) would be provided to workers and care would be taken by EHS department that these are used properly. All safety norms would be followed

Sample reports of periodic health check-ups are provided and are provided in Appendix 10-2. The status of health check-ups for 2017 & 2018 are provided below:

2017 2018 Pre JSL Employees 250 199 Employment Contract Workers 8,118 6,443 JSL Employees 1,104 out of 1,813 546 out of 1,825 Periodical Contract Workers 4,202 out of 5,000 3,125 out of 5,000

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PPEs provide supplementary protection against exposure to hazardous conditions where the safety of workers cannot be ensured by other means, such as eliminating the hazard, controlling the risk at source or minimizing the risk. PPEs provided would comply with the relevant national standards

While selection of PPE, care is taken in assuring correctness & fit for the people who use it, the nature of the hazards the equipment is intended to protect against, comfort level, and the consequences of poor performance or equipment failure.

The common PPEs used are as follows:

i) Head- Helmets ii) Face & Eye Protection - Face shields, Goggles iii) Feet - Safety Shoe iv) Respiratory Protective Equipment - Face mask v) Hearing Protection - Earplugs, Earmuffs vi) Radiation - Jackets, eye goggles vi) Heat - Fire retardant jackets vi) Protection from Falls- fall protection equipment, such as harnesses and lifelines.

Health education program would be conducted that would include occupational health, cardiac risk reduction, stress management, ergonomics, early diagnosis & treatment, burn safety & eye care, gas & heat hazards, occupational lung diseases, physical fitness, nutrition etc.

The health care surveillance of its employees for the proposed project would be carried out by audiometric examination & hearing conservation (especially for the employees exposed to high noise levels), statutory eye examination, x-ray investigation, blood examination, lung function test etc. Mandatory special medical check would be institutionalized for people working at height and enclosed area. The Medical & Safety Department would play a key role in maintaining the best safety practices so as to ensure zero accidents.

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Routine safety surveillance would be carried out by the Safety Departments. This would be in accordance with the plant safety manual for all primary and supporting production facilities. Fire Safety protection features like fire hydrants, sprinklers, extinguishers etc shall be routinely checked and mock drills of the same at periodic intervals would be done to ensure functionality. The hazard potential of hazardous chemicals and fuels to be used in the plant would be informed to the concerned Personnel. They should also be made aware of the immediate first aid measures in the event of an accident. Maintenance work on all electrical installations shall have prior safety permit from the designated official of the Department. Safety permits for 'Hot work' and 'Work at Height' would be mandatory. The plant would have occupational health care manual and adopt international practice of occupational health care as required by the Regulations.

For accident prevention, the following measures would be undertaken:

I. Preventing Fires & Explosions i) Fires & explosions in furnaces resulting from water coming into contact with liquid steel, slags, ignition of volatile materials and fuels.

ii) Operators would be trained in safe systems of work.

iii) Risk assessments would be carried out to consider the potential dispersal of toxic chemicals & combustion products, and the potential impact of an explosion on the surrounding areas.

iv) Regular safety audits would be undertaken to ensure that hazards are dentified and risk-control measures maintained at an optimum level.

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II. Preventing Steam Explosion Molten steel & slags would be prevented from coming into contact with water, which cause a steam explosion. Equipment and piping for furnace gas cleaning would be built in such a way that they can be ventilated and cleaned.

III. Handling Molten Steel or Slag Burns may occur at many points in the steel-making process: at the front of the furnace during tapping from molten steel or slag; from spills, teeming (pouring) or transporting; and from contact with hot metal as it is being formed into a final product. Tap holes would be checked regularly for damage to prevent molten material splashes. The likelihood of injury in the handling of molten material would be assessed at all stages in the process.

The proposed budget for OHS for the Financial year 2018-19 is furnished below:

Sl. Budget No. Categories (In Rs. Lakhs) 1 Fire & Safety 152 2 Occupational Health 40 Total Budget 192

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11 - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

i. Project Name and Location Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) plant, located within the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex (KNIC), Danagadi in Jajpur district of Odisha, has demerged to form three companies viz. Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL) comprising of Hot Strip Mill (HSM), Jindal Coke Limited (JCL) comprising of Coke Ovens and its By-Product Plant (COBP) and the rest of the facilities under the ownership of JSL. JSL is planning to expand their crude stainless steel production capacity to 2.2 MTPA from 0.8 MTPA and cold rolling facilities to 1.6 MTPA from 0.8 MTPA within the existing plant premises of the plant at Jajpur, Odisha. ii. Products and Capacities The maximum production of the plant after expansion would be as follows: Slabs .. 2.2 MTPA Cold rolled products .. 1.6 MTPA

The existing facilities & additional along with their capacities are shown below:

Facility Unit Existing Proposed Final SMS 2 x 100 t EAF 2 x 150 t EAF 2 x 150 t EAF (upgradation of existing 2x 6 t + 1x 200 kg 100 t converters) Testing Induction 2x 6 t + 1x 200 Kg Furnace* Testing Induction 1x30 t Holding Furnace Induction Furnace* 1x30 t Holding Induction Furnace Secondary 1 x 120 t LF 1 x 150 t LF 2 x 150 t LF Refining 1 x 120 t AOD (upgradation of existing 2 x 150 t AOD 120 t) 1 x 150 t LF (New) 1 x 150 t AOD (upgradation of existing

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Facility Unit Existing Proposed Final 120 t) 1 x 150 t AOD (New) Caster Shop 1 x 1 - Strand slab 1 x 1 - Strand slab 2 x 1 - Strand slab caster caster (New) caster CRM HAPL - 1 x 0.8 MTPA HAPL - 1 x 0.8 MTPA HAPL - 2 x 0.8 MTPA CAPL - 1 x 0.45 (New) CAPL - 2 x 0.45 MTPA CAPL - 1 x 0.45 MTPA MTPA Finishing Lines (New) Finishing Lines (Slitting, Cut to Finishing Lines (Slitting, (Slitting, Cut to length, Skin pass Cut to length, Skin pass length, Skin pass mill etc.) mill etc.) (New) mill etc.) Air 1 x 425 TPD 1 x 425 TPD (New) 2 x 425 TPD Separation (BOO Basis) (BOO Basis) Plant Ferro Alloy 0.25 MTPA (2 x 60 Capacity expansion of 0.25 MTPA(2 x 60 Plant MVA + 3 X 27.6 Briquette Plant up to MVA + 3 X 27.6 MVA); 180TPH(including MVA); 13 MW WHRB; existing) 13 MW WHRB with 50 TPH AFBC Boiler; 50 TPH AFBC Boiler; Briquette Plant- 126 Briquette Plant - TPH 180TPH Lime/Dolo - 1x450 TPD + 1x600 TPD 1x450 TPD+ 1x600 Calcining (Lime & Dolo) + 200 TPD TPD (Lime & Dolo) + Plant Hydrated Lime Plant 200 TPD Hydrated (New) (BOO Basis) Lime Plant (New) (BOO Basis) Metal - 1x 50 TPH 1x 50 TPH recovery 1x80 TPH 1x80 TPH Plant (BOO Basis) (BOO Basis) CRMHS Installed - Matching Matching the production Matching the the production facilities (New) production facilities facilities Captive 2 X 125 MW Coal - 2 X 125 MW Coal Power Plant based based (CPP)

iii. Requirement of land, raw material, water, power, fuel with source of supply

Land: .. The total land area for plant is around 785.52 acre which is adequate to accommodate the expansion. The project area is surrounded by the geographical grids approximately ranging from 86º02’02” to 86º03’23” E longitude and 20º56’25” to 20º57’34” N latitude.

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Raw Material .. The estimated consumption of principal raw materials like scrap, ferrochrome, limestone, dolomite, etc would be around 3.23 MTPA. These raw materials would be mainly sourced indigenously and scrap would mainly be imported.

Water .. The total make-up water requirement for the plant post expansion would be around 1110 cum/hr. The total withdrawal for JSL & its group companies is within the water allocated (by Department of Water Resource, Govt. of Odisha.

Power .. The estimated annual electrical energy requirement for the plant after expansion would be 2389 Million KWh. The sources would be power produced from captive coal based power plant and the Grid. DG sets would cater to emergency power requirement.

Fuel .. The main fuels are coke-oven gas, LPG, HSD and propane. iv. Process Description and review of pollution potential The basic process steps for production are:

i) Melting of scrap in EAF

ii) Charging of liquid Ferro Chrome in EAF

ii) Secondary refining in AOD and LF

iii) Casting of liquid steel into slabs in Slab Casting Machine

iv) Production of cold rolled product in CRM complex

Various process operations would generate Particulate Matter (PM), volatile organic carbons (VOCs), oxides of sulphur and nitrogen and carbon dioxide to the environment. The emission would be from the stacks as well as there would be fugitive emission of dusts from open & closed areas.

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The process effluent would consist of wastewater from CRM, CPP & STP and cooling tower blowdown from ASP consisting mainly of suspended & dissolved solids, oil and grease.

The major non hazardous process solid wastes generated from the plant would be Fe-Cr slag, SMS sag, fly & bottom ash and flue dusts from air pollution control equipment. Hazardous solid wastes like used oil, oily waste, CRM sludge would also be produced. v. Capital Cost and Estimated time of completion of the Project

The order-of-magnitude capital cost of the plant would be about Rs 1,684 crore, which includes Plant and equipment including civil and structural work, design, engineering and administration during construction and contingency costs. The estimated time of completion is envisaged to be 36 months from receiving the EC. vi. Land use of the site The land use of the plant site encompassing a total area of about 785.52 acre is industrial and consists of built-up areas, greenery, water reservoir, plant roads and vacant space. A portion of the existing vacant area would be utilised for housing proposed expansion facilities vii. Baseline Environment

The average concentration (24 hrs) of PM 10 and PM 2.5 are in the range of 82.5-91.3 µg/cu m and 45.5-50.6 µg/cu m respectively.

The SO 2 and NO x values are well within the permissible values for

rural/industrial areas as set by NAAQS (2009). The CO and O 3 values are either below detection limit (bdl) or much below the values of NAAQS.

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The total hardness (TH) and total dissolved solids (TDS) content in ground water are found to be in the range of 108.0-373.3 mg/l and 316.7-983.3 mg/l respectively at the selected locations as against the allowable standards of 200 mg/l for TH and 500 mg/l for TDS. Iron content lies within the range of 0.9-4.5 mg/l. Chromium, lead, arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals are reported to below detection limit (bdl). The levels of TH, DO and TDS at monitored locations of surface water are reported to be in the ranges of 44.0- 137.3 mg/l, 5.7-6.1mg/l and 121.7 - 343.3 mg/l respectively. Presence of faecal coliform in the range of 300 - 560 CFU/100 ml signifies that the water is not fit for human consumption without disinfection.

The soil in the study area is slightly reddish to grayish in colour and has a sandy loam texture. The soil is neutral to very slightly alkaline in nature and very rich in iron content. Availability of nutrients (N, P & K) is modulated indicating that the agricultural soil has sufficient fertility level. The concentrations of heavy metals like lead, chromium are below detection limit (bdl).

The area is characterized by moderately undulating topography with presence of moderate to low lying hillocks and mounds at places. The area is mainly drained by the Brahmani river. Water level of various sampling locations in the study area during field study is less than 10 m below ground showing broad similarity to CGWB post monsoon data of 2015. As per CGWB Groundwater information booklet of Jajpur, 2013, the blocks covering the study area falls under the safe category from ground water development point of view.

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In the study area, the most dominant land category is agricultural land (53%) followed by habitation/settlement (19%), forest (9%), industrial area (7%), water bodies (3%) and vacant land including fallow area. The dominant species in the forest area are Asan, Bael, Bhilwa, Char, Kendu, Kusum, Palash, Sal and Teak. Babul, Banyan Cashew, Gulmohar, Mango, Neem, Palash, Pipal and Siris are the most dominant trees in non forest area. The main agricultural crop is Rice followed by groundnut, sugarcane and Maize.

There are no endemic, rare, endangered, threatened or vulnerable species as per the IUCN Red List of threatened species, Version 2018-1. Among the sighted fauna, all the species are listed under Schedule- II, III & IV or unlisted as per Wildlife Protection Act (1972) and its consequent amendments

Socioeconomic survey indicates a gap between local unemployment (due to lack of vocational and industrial training amongst local populace) and requirement of candidates with technical knowhow in industries. Waste water discharge from factories and dust pollution in the industrial zone contaminates the surface water bodies and negatively impacts human health. Above 35% of the total population (of the study area as per the Census of 2011) comprises of the Schedule Caste & Tribal Groups. viii. Hazard Identification and Safety measures Major on-site hazard may arise from gas & fuel leaks, electrical short circuits and other fuel storage areas, handling of liquid steel, ferro alloys and slag, spillages from on-site temporary hazardous waste storage facilities, acids and alkali storage & handling and contamination of surface/ground water due to release of untreated

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waste water and other hazardous wastes. Major off-site environmental disaster may be due to fire or explosion, the effect of which extends beyond the plant boundary.

The management measures adoption of best safety practices. Adequate mitigation measures as delineated earlier would control hazards arising due to air & water pollution. Electrical safety is ensured by use of adequately rated quick-response circuit breakers, aided by reliable, selective digital/microprocessor-based electro-magnetic protective relays, etc. For fire prevention, besides the yard fire hydrant system, individual shop is provided with fire and smoke detection alarm system. Fire detection system is interlocked with automated water sprinklers. ix. Impact of the Project on Air, Water, land, flora-fauna and nearby population & Mitigation Measures

Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Construction Phase Air Emission of dust due - Water sprinkling to arrest fugitive environment to construction dust emission. activities leading to - Wind barrier screen provided to adverse health & reduce the wind speed and environmental consequently, reduce the fugitive impacts dust emission. - Logistics would be designed to minimize movement of trucks transporting construction materials and optimize storage of construction materials at site Water quality Discharge of - Labour hutments would be provided construction with proper sanitation facilities wastewater including - The stockpiles would be protected sanitary and kitchen with toe wall of adequate height wastewater causing along with concrete garland drain & adverse health & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled ecological impacts discharge of runoffs during monsoon. Noise Increase in noise - Provision of Personal Protective level due to Equipment (PPE) like ear muffs, ear construction plugs etc. activities causing - Noise prone construction activities health effects such as piling, drilling, excavation, cutting, etc. would be done during daytime only

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Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Land Adverse impact on - Proper segregation of the wastes environment land due to dumping and use of recyclable materials of solid waste C & D within the plant/ sell to external waste, Plastic waste agencies for secondary use and MSW like - Handling & disposal of wastes by construction & authorized agencies as per demolition debris, prevalent regulations excess concrete & cement, rejected components, packing & shipping materials and domestic waste. Socio- Continued During the Construction phase, peak Economics opportunities of work force to be employed would be contractual work with around 1600 low payments The work force to be employed under Continued levels of direct and indirect employment local during the phase of operation would underemployment be around 212 & 524 respectively due to lack of technical and The employment opportunities are vocational training primarily based on the prevailing amongst youth and guidelines of wage structure, notified women groups – by the Government of Odisha in the Dhanurjoya Pur , official gazette Dhuligarh, Sarangapur, Duburi, Support towards vocational and Dhapanki and industrial training of local population Kacherigan (having basic qualification) is being provided for up-gradation of skill and Influx of migrants in will be continued the region due to the proposed expansion

Continued employment of migrant workers (with required skill set) by JSL. Contractors also provide economic opportunities to migrants due to non availability of technically competent local candidates

Waste water Strict adherence to mitigation discharge may measures as mentioned in Chapter 2 increase in Ganda & 4 (Air & Water Pollution Control Nala and Kanar Nala Measures) and adoption of Zero by industry, with Liquid Discharge (ZLD) continued contamination of Augmentation of existing Rain Water surface water bodies, Harvesting programmes impacting human & aquatic health of Balunga Bandi & Kacherigan

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Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Dust Pollution may increase in the industrial zone, with continued negative impact on the air and surface water quality, agricultural yield and human health (TB & Allergies) – Kacherigan

Ecology Adverse effect on the Strengthening of greenbelt & ecology of the plant peripheral plantation area not envisaged since there would be no removal of vegetation as plant premises already has built up areas

Operation Phase Land - No impact on the - All stockpiles would be on top of a environment land environment in concreted area to avoid leaching of terms of loss of materials during monsoon. agricultural land or - Maximum reuse/recycling of the loss of vegetation solid wastes through practicable - Potential negative ventures. impact due to - Monitoring of ground water quality temporary storage to detect contamination due to of raw materials leaching and solid waste

Surface Water - Marginal negative - Optimization of water requirement Resource & impact on surface by recycling treated wastewater to quality water resource due the maximum extent and to additional water implementation of ZLD requirement for - Collection & storage of rainwater expansion for reuse, especially during lean - Plant designed on months ZLD, no impact on surface water quality

Ground water - No impact on - concrete box drains to prevent resource as seepage and ground water groundwater contamination. extraction not - temporary solid wastes storage yard envisaged to be lined with suitable liner to - Minimal impact on avoid leaching through soil bed groundwater leading to contamination of ground quality due to water. seepage and leaching

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Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Air Adverse impacts on - Selection & maintenance of APC Environment health & environment equipments for fugitive & point due to emission of source emissions PM, SOx, NOx - Process optimization to control (discussed in Ch-4) emission - Interlocking of APC equipments to shut down plant units in case of APC failure - Pneumatic or covered conveying of raw material - Maintenance of Plant roads and use of industrial vacuum cleaners & water sprinkling at regular intervals. - Operation & maintenance of tyre washing system at the strategic locations of the plant Noise Detrimental impact - Noise levels for the new equipment on the health of and machineries to be fixed at 85 working personnel in dB(A) Leq within 3 m distance from and around the plant the noise prone equipment. premises. - Highly noise prone equipment having Leq above 90 dB(A) would either be housed separately or the attending personnel need to be housed in a noise-shielded cubicle. - Noise prone rotating/vibrating equipment provided with vibration dampening anchoring. - Use of appropriate PPEs Socio- As mentioned above in the Construction phase Economics Ecology Insignificant impact Strengthening of greenbelt within on ecology of the plant premises study area

No adverse impact on aquatic ecology as plant is based on ‘ZLD’ concept

For implementation of the proposed environmental mitigation measures, the estimated capital expenditure (CAPEX) would be of around Rs. 84.8 crore. x. Emergency Preparedness Plan The on-site emergency plan includes a laid-down procedure and has been deployed across the organization. Executive Director (ED)-Works is designated as Works Main Controller (WMC) who assumes overall responsibility for implementation of emergency planning at the time of crisis on the site. He is assisted at next

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level by Head EHS/Head SMS who acts as Site Incident Controller (SIC), who coordinates with Combat Team Leader (CTL), Rescue Team Leader (RTL) and Auxiliary Team Leader (ATL) to mitigate the emergency situation.

Their most important task is quick assessment of the event and organising the resources within shortest possible time so that the event is taken under control immediately.

The implementing authority of the off-site plan is the local authority and not the plant authority. ED in consultation with the Safety, Admin & other concerned department will be coordinating with the district administration/ local authority for safeguarding nearby settlements during off-site emergency situation. xi. CER Under CER, the implementation of needs arising from assessment of social environment and additional recommendations arising out from the Public Hearing (PH) would be collated in manner wherein issues would be addressed within a determined timeline and in accordance to an allocated budget.

The total expenditure towards CER activities for the proposed expansion (Project Cost Rs.1684 crore) is estimated at around Rs. 8.21 crore (Rupees Eight crore and twenty one lakh only), as stipulated in the MoEFCC Memorandum of F.No. 22-65/2017 – IA.III dated 1 st May 2018. xii. Public Hearing OSPCB in consultation with the office of District Magistrate (DM), Kalinganagar, Jajpur scheduled the Public Hearing (PH) on 14th November 2018. The PH schedule was notified in the leading newspaper ‘Times of India’ (English daily) and local daily ‘Sambad’

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(Oriya daily) on 12th October 2018 inviting suggestions, views and comments from the local populace (134 participants) residing in the nearby villages of the project areaIn adherence to the Serial No. (i) of the specific ToR as issued by MoEFCC, OSPCB after observing all official procedures conducted the PH on 14th November 2018 at 1:00 PM. at Dangadi Bhavan, Jajpur, Odisha, details of which are in Ch-7. xiii. Occupational Health measures Occupational health & safety aspects of the plant are overseen by CMO & Head-Safety & Fire. In the construction stage, there would be strict monitoring of Contractors workers’ health and safety. Various measures would be adopted for safety and health of the construction workers including medical screening. The Contractors workers’ would be given awareness training on on Safety procedures by EHS department.

In the operation stage, routine medical check-up would evaluate the health of workers. Health education program would be conducted that would include occupational health, maintenance of noise standards, cardiac risk reduction, stress management, ergonomics, early diagnosis & treatment, burn safety & eye care, gas & heat hazards, occupational lung diseases, physical fitness, nutrition etc. Emergency treatment would be carried out as per the prevailing practices. All safety gears and Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) would be provided to workers for regular use. All safety norms would be followed. Routine safety surveillance would be carried out by the Safety Departments in accordance with the plant safety manual. Safety features like fire hydrants, sprinklers, fire tenders etc shall be routinely checked and mock drills of the same at periodic intervals would be done to ensure functionality.

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iv. Post Project Monitoring Plan The environmental monitoring for various parameters of air, water, soil, etc. are being carried out as per the prevailing monitoring schedule. The monitoring post expansion plan would be as follows:

Sl. No. Parameter Location Schedule of monitoring 1. Meteorology: Four monitoring locations Online continuous Dry bulb temp, wet around the plant monitoring bulb temp, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall 2. Air Quality Monitoring Four monitoring locations Continuous sampling as Parameters: around the plant premises per the PM 2.5 , PM 10 , SO 2 , NOx, MoEFCC/CPCB/OSPCB CO, NH 3 & O 3 guidelines, whichever is most stringent. 3 Fugitive dust Five locations near the fugitive Monthly once for every monitoring dust emitting operations location 4 Noise level At the boundary of the plant Weekly thrice for each premises and at 1 m distance location from major noise polluting equipments 5 Soil quality One within plant area and Once in a year for each one from outside plant area site within the study area 6 Effluent Water quality. Waste water - CRM ETP CRM ETP -Continuous outlet & Final settling outlet monitoring Final settling pond outlet – once every two weeks 7 TCLP test for solid Area for hazardous waste Once in a year by third wastes storage party 8 Inventory of Within plant Monthly or as directed hazardous waste by OSPCB

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JSL has appointed M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Kolkata to undertake EIA Study and prepare EIA Report in accordance with the approved ToR of MoEFCC.

About the Consultancy Company M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Limited was founded in 1955 by Dr. Minu Nariman Dastur, the pioneer in providing consulting engineering services in India. The company offers integrated design and engineering consultancy services, from concept to commissioning, for a wide range of projects related to metallurgical, mining, chemical, oil & gas, cement, power, environment, infrastructure and other allied industries. DASTUR specializes in project planning and appraisal, economic evaluation, design and detailed engineering, procurement assistance services, supervision of construction and erection, environmental engineering and pollution control, energy management and optimization, human resources development, and management consultancy. DASTUR has a dedicated team for Project Management services and to implement sound project management practices in the organization by providing professional training and PMP certification to large group of employees and thus becoming a constructive partner of Project Management community. We are approved as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), USA.

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Dastur Business & Technology Consulting (DBTC) a division of DASTUR, offers specialized and end-to-end expertise to enable clients meet the needs of a rapidly changing global business and technological environment.

Dastur Innovation Labs (DIL), headquartered in Toronto, is a part of Dastur - the global metals, mining and energy consulting firm. DIL carries out cutting-edge applied research, process and operations modelling, and design, to solve difficult challenges faced by our customers. Our work spans the areas of quality, yield, throughput, logistics and metallurgical process improvements across ferrous and non-ferrous industries.

Over the years, DASTUR has built up a multidisciplinary team of over 1,200 professionals and technical staff with varied experience, fully abreast of the ‘state-of-the-art’ technologies, with intimate understanding of the latest trends, combining creativity with initiative. DASTUR provides a unique blend of experience and talent, catering to the specific requirements of each project.

DASTUR is internationally recognised as one of the largest independent consulting engineering organisations in the world. DASTUR is headquartered in Kolkata with offices in Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, and Hyderabad. International operations are based out of Düsseldorf in Germany, Tokyo in Japan, Abu Dhabi in UAE, Manama in Bahrain and New Jersey in USA.

DASTUR has earned global appreciation for its dedication and teamwork. Today, DASTUR is synonymous with excellence in engineering consultancy and business & technology consulting services.

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Accreditations 1. ISO 9001-2008 - Management System certified organization.

2. ISO 27001:2013-Information Security Management System certified organization.

3. Environmental Engg. Dept. accredited under NABET (National Accreditation Board of Education & Training).

4. ISO 14001:2015 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007 - Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Management System certified organization

5. ISO 17020:2012-Accredited Inspection Body

Consultancy for Environmental Engineering/Management Services For the Environmental Management Services, Dastur has dedicated environmental engineering department consisting of QCI- NABET Accredited Professionals for the following approved sectors:

 Mining of Minerals (Sector-1)

 Thermal Power Plants (Sector- 4)

 Coal Washeries (Sector-6)

 Metallurgical Industries (Sector 8)

 Coke oven plants (NABET Scheme Sector-11)

 Ports, Harbours, jetties, marine terminals, break waters & dredging (Sector-33)

Range of Services M N Dastur offers diverse services ranging from integrated engineering, management consultancy to various studies as listed below.

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RANGE OF SERVICES Studies Integrated Engineering Management Services Consultancy • Concept Note • Basic Engineering • Corporate Planning • Market Surveys • Shop and Plant General • Manpower Planning • Site selection studies Layout • Market Studies • Master Plan studies • Vendor Drawing Scrutiny • Recruitment and Human • Feasibility Report • Bulk Material Handling Resource Development • Techno-Economic • Architecture • Financial Assessment Feasibility studies • Civil Engineering • Organisation & Methods, • Basic Engineering Report • Structural Steelwork and Management • Detailed Project Report • Electric Power Systems Information Systems • Productivity Review • Automation and • Valuation of Assets • Due Diligence studies Computerisation • Lender’s Engineering • Energy Audit • Instrumentation and Control • Technology Evaluation Systems • Piping Systems • Environmental Control Systems • Heating, Ventilation, Air- Conditioning Systems • Communication Systems • Roads, Drainage and Sewerage Systems

Environment Management Project Management Inspection & Quality Services Assurance • Environmental Impact • Project Governance • Inspection of plant and Assessment • Procurement Management equipment of different • Locational Evaluation Services industries • Environment Audit & • Planning, Monitoring and • Inspection of technological, Compliance Control flyover and building • Social Environmental • Construction Management structures impact Assessment • Project Risk Management • Inspection of Power (SEIA) • Cost Monitoring and Reporting Distribution, Shop • Environment Management • Contract Management Electrics, Instrumentation, Planning • Management Information Automation, Power • Risk Assessment & System Electronics and tele- Disaster Management • Project Closure communication items Plans • Inspection of Spares and • Environmental Pollution Consumables Control Measures • Inspection of Refractory • Rain water harvesting Materials • Greenbelt Development • Inspection of Pipelines Planning and • Vendor Assessment Landscaping • Approval of welding • Evaluation of Pollution electrodes Standards • Inspection of unfired • Strategic Environment pressure vessels under Assessment SMPV rule • Hydro-geological study • Inspection of IBR valves, • Social Cost Benefit Studies pipes and pipe fittings • Other Environmental • Expediting and follow up Management services services

Site Services • Construction Planning • Planning of Construction facilities • Constructability Study • Construction Supervision • Quality Audit • Safety Audit • Bill Certification • Assistance during Commissioning and Performance Guarantee Tests • Assistance and Support during 'Ramp-up'

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• Contract administration and Claim Settlement • Safety Surveillance • Implementation of database management system on safety observations and Safety management system • Material management • Implementation of Material indenting system (for Free-issue items)

Clientele With core competencies spanning technology, engineering, operations, economics, cost, finance, and data science, Dastur is equipped to serve clients in a broad range of industry verticals. Its major clients include global organizations, government and the state enterprises. Some of our key clients over the years include:

 Aditya Birla  Arcelor Mittal  Bhushan Power & Steel Limited  Bhushan Steel Limited  BUA International  ESSAR  Garmco  GPH Ispat Ltd  Hindalco  Indian Oil Corporation Limited  Jindal Steel & Power Limited  Jindal Stainless Limited  JSW  JSW Utkal Steel Limited  Kalyani Steels Limited  Libya Iron and Steel Company  Mitsui & Co. Steel Ltd.  Nalco  Nova Iron & Steel Limited  Omzest  POSCO India  Rio - Tinto  Qatar Steel  SAIL  SENNAT  Tata Steel  Tata Metaliks Limited  Vedanta  Vizag Steel  Welspun Steel Limited  West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited

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