Posco-India Private Limited Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment

Posco-India Private Limited Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment

POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR 4 MTPY INTEGRATED STEEL PROJECT TO BE SET UP NEAR PARADIP IN ORISSA VOLUME - I TEXT AUGUST 2006 POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD CONSULTING ENGINEERS KOLKATA f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -ii - ii POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa VOLUME - I TABLE OF CONTENTS Page SUMMARY ..20 pages 1 - INTRODUCTION Interest of Global Steel Majors in India .. 1-1 India’s biggest FDI Project .. .. 1-1 Project Highlights .. .. 1-2 Project Status .. .. 1-3 Environmental Clearance (EC) .. 1-3 Authorisation .. .. 1-4 Scope and Purpose of the Present Report .. 1-4 Structure of the Report .. .. 1-4 Acknowledgement .. .. 1-5 References .. .. 1-5 2 - SITE SELECTION Criteria for Site Selection .. .. 2-1 Description of Candidate Sites .. 2-1 Dhamra Site .. .. 2-1 Duburi Site .. .. 2-3 Jatadharmohan River Creek near Paradip .. 2-4 3 - PROJECT OUTLINE Project aim .. .. 3-1 Production plan for Phase-I .. 3-1 Project site .. .. 3-1 Manufacturing process .. .. 3-2 Iron making .. .. 3-2 Steel making .. .. 3-4 Mini Flat Mill .. .. 3-5 Other supporting production facilities .. 3-6 Lime calcination .. .. 3-6 Air separation plant/Oxygen plant .. 3-6 Captive Power Plant .. .. 3-7 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -i - i POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa Raw materials and chemicals .. 3-7 Energy .. .. 3-7 Electricity .. .. 3-9 Fuel .. .. 3-9 Water source and requirement .. 3-9 Other utilities .. .. 3-10 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -ii - ii POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page 3 - PROJECT OUTLINE (CONT’D ) Infrastructure requirement .. 3-10 Main Plant and Facilities .. .. 3-11 Layout .. .. 3-11 Compliance with the Coastal Zone Regulations .. 3-11 Organisation and Manpower .. 3-13 Construction .. .. 3-14 Construction period .. .. 3-14 Environmental aspects .. .. 3-14 Project cost .. .. 3-14 Project ‘Go-ahead’ .. .. 3-15 4 – PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING Study Area .. .. 4-1 Description of environmental setting of the Study Area 4-1 Physico-Chemical aspects .. .. 4-1 Land environment .. .. 4-2 Regional setting .. .. 4-2 Topography .. .. 4-2 Geology .. .. 4-3 Seismology .. .. 4-5 Drainage .. .. 4-5 Soil .. .. 4-6 Landuse .. .. 4-6 Water environment .. .. 4-9 Surface water resource .. .. 4-9 Sediment transport by Jatadharmohan River Creek 4-9 Tidal Conditions of the Jatadharmohan River Creek 4-10 Waves .. .. 4-11 Currents .. .. 4-11 Long-shore sediment transport rates .. 4-11 Surface water quality .. .. 4-12 Ground water resource .. .. 4- 15 Ground water quality .. .. 4-17 Air environment status .. .. 4-23 Climate .. .. 4-23 Depressions, storms and cyclones .. 4-23 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -iii - iii POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa Tsunami .. .. 4-25 Site-specific micro-meteorology .. 4-25 Prevailing Ambient air quality (AAQ) .. 4-26 Basis of AAQ stations locations .. 4-27 AAQ as recorde d .. .. 4-27 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -iv - iv POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page 4 - PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING (CONT’D ) Ambient noise .. .. 4-32 Biological environment .. .. 4-33 Terrestrial ecological status (TES) .. 4-33 Plant of Genetic and Economic Importance .. 4-34 Rare and Endangered Plant species .. 4-34 Medicinal Plant species .. .. 4-34 Agricultural crop .. .. 4-34 Terrestrial fauna .. .. 4-35 Aquatic Ecological Status (AES) .. 4-35 Human environment .. .. 4-36 Demographic profile .. .. 4-36 Land holding .. .. 4-37 Village settlements of the Project Site .. 4-38 Employment potential and skill possession .. 4-38 Occupational pattern .. .. 4-38 Industries .. .. 4-38 Infrastructure .. .. 4-38 Schools and colleges .. .. 4-39 Community health .. .. 4-39 Aesthetics .. .. 4-39 Dominant feature .. .. 4-40 5 – ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Objective .. .. 5-1 Scope of the present EIA .. .. 5-1 Evaluation of the steel making process .. 5-1 Review of pollution potential of FINEX Process .. 5-2 Inventories of uncontrolled emissions to air .. 5-5 Noise pollution .. .. 5-6 Inventories of wastewater .. .. 5-6 Inventory of solid wastes generation .. 5-8 Environmental impacts .. .. 5-10 Scoping of impacts .. .. 5-10 Impact due to Site acquisition .. 5-10 Impacts during construction period .. 5-11 Impact on land environment .. 5-11 Impact on Water environment .. 5-12 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -v - v POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa Impact due to Plant wastewater discharge .. 5-13 Impact on ambient air quality .. 5-13 Impact on biological environment .. 5-14 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -vi - vi POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page 5 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (CONT’D ) Impact on human environment .. 5-14 Impact on project affected families (PAFs) .. 5-14 Impact on infrastructure.. .. 5-14 Impact on employment .. .. 5-15 Impact on economy .. .. 5-15 Impact on Regional development .. 5-16 Impact on Safety .. .. 5-16 Impact on community health .. 5-17 Impact on aesthetics .. .. 5-17 Impact Summary .. .. 5-18 6 – E NVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Objectives of EMP .. .. 6-1 Applicable regulations .. .. 6-1 Scope of EMP .. .. 6-1 Social Mitigation Measures at the time of site acquisition .. .. 6-2 Diversion of Protected Forests due to site acquisition.. 6-3 En vironmental Mitigation Measures at Design Stage .. 6-4 Technological improvements .. 6-4 Mitigation measures for land environment .. 6-5 Mitigation measures for water environment .. 6-6 Wastewater treatment, recycling and disposal .. 6-6 Treatment of wastewater containing suspended solids .. .. 6-7 Treatment of wastewater containing suspended solids as well as oil and grease .. 6-7 Treatment of Power Plant effluent .. 6-9 Treatment of plant sanitary effluent .. 6-9 Common effluent treatment .. 6-9 Use of cooling tower blowdowns .. 6-10 ‘Zero’ discharge concept .. 6-10 Design characteristics of treated wastewater from the CETP to sea .. .. 6-10 Summary of proposed wastewater treatment schemes. 6-11 Mitigation measures for air environment protection at design stage .. .. 6-11 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -vii - vii POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa Fugitive dust emissions control of raw materials handling section (RMHS) .. 6-11 Dust extraction (DE) system .. 6-12 Dust handling .. .. 6-13 Point source dust emission control .. 6-13 SO2 emission control .. .. 6-13 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -viii - viii POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page 6 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (CONT’D) NOx emission control .. .. 6-14 Carbon monoxide emission control .. 6-14 On-line stack monitoring .. 6-14 Noise emission control .. .. 6- 14 Design target of APC System .. 6-15 Summary of proposed APC measures .. 6-15 Prediction of ground level concentrations (glcs) .. 6-15 Energy conservation measures .. 6-17 Corrosion protection and colour aesthetics .. 6-17 Air conditioning and ventilation .. 6-17 Landscaping .. .. 6-21 Environmental management measures (EMM) .. 6-21 EMM during construction stage .. 6-21 EMM during operation stage .. 6-22 EHS Organisation .. .. 6-22 Solid waste management at the operational stage .. 6-24 Planned utilisation of solid wastes .. 6-25 FINEX Slag .. .. 6-25 Steel Melt Shop (SMS) Slag .. 6-26 Millscale .. .. 6-26 Sludge and dust .. .. 6-26 Cold Bonded Pelletising (CBP) facility .. 6-26 Hazardous wastes disposal .. 6-26 Safety surveillance .. .. 6-28 Environmental monitoring.. .. 6-29 Occupational health care .. .. 6-29 Training .. .. 6-30 Social upliftment .. .. 6-30 Environmental Management Cost .. 6-31 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) .. 6-31 7 – ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT Objectives .. .. 7-1 Definition of environmental risks .. 7-2 Identification of hazards .. .. 7-3 Environmental risk evaluation .. 7-4 f\sj\posco\reia\toc/Aug06 -ix - ix POSCO-INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED M. N. DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment of 4 MTPY Integrated Steel Project to be set up near Paradip in Orissa HAZOP Study .. .. 7-5 Risk management measures .. 7-5 Electrical safety .. .. 7-7 Fire prevention .. .. 7-7 On-site emergency plan .. .. 7-7 Accident statistics .. .. 7-10 Off-site emergency planning .. 7-10 TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONTINUED) Page TABLES Table 3-1 - Annual production plan of Paradip Steel Plant .. 3-2 Table 3-2 - Estimated monthly consumption of major raw materials and chemicals .. 3-8 Table 3-3 - List of proposed principal production facilities .. 3-12 Table 4-1 - Sub-surface stratigraphy in the Paradip Depression of Mahanadi onshore areas .. 4-5 Table 4-2 - Typical Soil Characteristics in Paradip Study Area 4-7 Table 4-3 - Characteristics of Surface Water Quality .. 4-13 Table 4-4 - Characteristics of Surface Water Quality .

View Full Text

Details

  • File Type
    pdf
  • Upload Time
    -
  • Content Languages
    English
  • Upload User
    Anonymous/Not logged-in
  • File Pages
    198 Page
  • File Size
    -

Download

Channel Download Status
Express Download Enable

Copyright

We respect the copyrights and intellectual property rights of all users. All uploaded documents are either original works of the uploader or authorized works of the rightful owners.

  • Not to be reproduced or distributed without explicit permission.
  • Not used for commercial purposes outside of approved use cases.
  • Not used to infringe on the rights of the original creators.
  • If you believe any content infringes your copyright, please contact us immediately.

Support

For help with questions, suggestions, or problems, please contact us