ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT For ENHANCEMENT OF CAMPHOR AND ITS DERIVATIVES PRODUCTION & INCREASE IN TOTAL LAND AREA By M/s KANCHI KARPOORAM LIMITED At Sy.No. 669, 672, 670/2, 676/1 &674/1,667/1,668/1,668/2A, 667/2,668/2,667/2A, 668/2A&670/1 VILLAGE: ENADUR TEHSIL: KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT: KANCHEEPURAM STATE: TAMILNADU EIA Consultant HUBERT ENVIRO CARE SYSTEMS (P) LTD, CHENNAI AUGUST 2019 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The following personnel are gratefully acknowledged for their fullest support in collection, compilation of needful data regarding the project and kind cooperation in fulfilling the report on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of ‘’Enhancement of Camphor and Its Derivatives production &Increase in total land area’’ at Sy.No.669, 672, 670/2, 676/1 & 674/1, 667/1, 668/1, 668/2A, 667/2, 668/2, 667/2A, 668/2A & 670/1, Enadur Village, Kancheepuram Tehsil, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu State. M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd 1) Mr. Dipesh S Jain Executive Director (works) 2) Mr. Suresh Shah Managing Director 3) Mr. K.C Radhakrishnan Chief Financial Officer M/s Hubert Enviro Care System Private Limited 1) Dr. J R Moses (CEO) 2) Dr. Raj Kumar Samuel (Director- Technical) 3) Mr. Vamsee Krishna Navooru (Consultancy Head and EIA Coordinator) 4) Mrs. T. Rajani (Consultant) 5) Mr. B Harsha Vardhan (Consultant) 6) Mr. N. Varadharajan (Consultant) 7) Mr. Ramesh Kumaran (Trainee Engineer) 8) Mr. M P Raj (Junior Consultant) Page 2 of 282 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report Declaration by the Project Proponent I, Dipesh S Jain Executive Director (works) of M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd, declaration/ undertaking that owing the contents(information and data) of the EIA report preparation has been undertaken in the compliance with Terms of Reference (ToR) for the ‘’Enhancement of Camphor and Its Derivatives production &Increase in total land area’’at Sy.No. 669, 672, 670/2, 676/1, 674/1, 667/1, 668/1, 668/2A, 667/2, 668/2, 667/2A, 668/2A &670/1, Enadur Village, Kancheepuram Tehsil, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu State.” and the information and content provided in the report are factually correct. Page 3 of 282 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization I, Dr. J.R. Moses, hereby, confirm that the below mentioned experts prepared the EIA/EMP report for ‘’Enhancement of Camphor and Its Derivatives production &Increase in total land area’’at Sy.No. 669, 672, 670/2, 676/1, 674/1, 667/1, 668/1, 668/2A, 667/2, 668/2, 667/2A, 668/2A & 670/1, Enadur Village, Kancheepuram Tehsil, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu State”.I also confirm that I shall be fully accountable for any misleading information mentioned in this statement. Signature: Date: 10.08.2019 Name: Dr. J. R. Moses Designation: Chief Executive Officer Name of the EIA Consultant Organization: M/s. Hubert Enviro Care Systems (P) Ltd, Chennai NABET Certificate No & Validity: NABET/EIA/1619/RA 0083 & valid upto13.10.2019 Page 4 of 282 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report Declaration of Experts contributing to the EIA I, hereby, certify that I was involved in the EIA report for the project titled ‘’Enhancement of Camphor and Its derivatives production & Increase in total land area’’atSy.No. 669, 672, 670/2, 676/1, 674/1, 667/1, 668/1, 668/2A, 667/2, 668/2, 667/2A, 668/2A & 670/1, Enadur Village, Kancheepuram Tehsil, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu State”.I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA with the support of the following Team Member. EIA Coordinator Team Member Name: Mr. Vamsee Krishna Navooru Name: Mrs T. Rajani Signature: Signature: Date: 10.08.2019 Date:10.08.2019 Contact Information: M/s. Hubert Enviro Care Systems (P) Ltd # A-21, III Phase, Behind Lions Club School Thiru Vi Ka Industrial Estate Guindy, Chennai - 600 032, Tamil Nadu, India. Email: [email protected] Website: www.hecs.in Functional Area Experts (FAEs): S. Functional Duration of Name of the Expert Signature No. Areas Involvement Dr. J R Moses Sept 2015 -Till date FAE Mr. Vamsee Krishna Navooru Sept 2017- Till date Mr. Tamil Selvan Sept 2017- Till date 1. AP Mrs. T. Rajani July 2017 -Till date TM Mr. B Harsha Vardhan Feb 2017 -Till date Mr. M.Ramesh Kumaran Oct 2018 –Till date Dr. J R Moses Sept 2015- Till date FAE Mr. B Harsha Vardhan Feb 2017 -Till date 2. AQ Mr. Tamil Selvan Sept 2017 -Till date TM Mr. M.Ramesh Kumaran Oct 2018 –Till date Dr. J R Moses Sept 2015 -Till date FAE 3. WP Mr. Vamsee Krishna Navooru Sept 2017 -Till date TM Mr. Chengalvarayan Sept 2017 -Till date Page 5 of 282 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report Mrs. T. Rajani July 2017 -Till date A. Manoharan Sept 2017 -Till date FAE Mr. Vamsee Krishna Navooru Sept 2017 -Till date 4. SHW Mrs T. Rajani (HW) July2017 -Till date TM Mrs T. Rajani July 2017 -Till date 5. SE FAE Mr. V. Dhivakar Sept 2017 -Till date FAE Dr. Rajkumar Samuel Sept 2015 -Till date 6. EB TM Mr. Tamil Selvan Sept 2017 -Till date 7. HG FAE Mr. Mallikarjuna Rao Sept 2017 -Till date 8. GEO FAE B. Mallikarjuna Rao Sept 2017 -Till date Mr. Brijesh Kumar Sept 2017 -Till date Mr. Vamsee Krishna FAE Sept 2017 -Till date 9. NV Navooru. Mr. N. Varadharajan Nov 2017 -Till date TM Mr. B Harsha Vardhan Feb 2017 -Till date Mr. R. Venkateswarlu Dec 2017 -Till date 10. LU FAE Mr. N. Varadharajan Nov 2017 -Till date FAE Dr. J R Moses Sept 2015 -Till date 11. RH Mr. B Harsha Vardhan Feb 2017 -Till date TM Mrs T. Rajani July 2017 -Till date 12. SC FAE A. Manoharan Sept 2017 -Till date LU - Land Use AP - Air Pollution monitoring, prevention and control AQ - Meteorology, air quality modeling and prediction WP - Water pollution monitoring, prevention and control EB - Ecology and biodiversity NV - Noise& Vibration SE - Socio-economics HG - Hydrology, ground water and water conservation GEO - Geology RH - Risk assessment and hazards management SHW - Solid and hazardous waste management SC - Soil Conservation Page 6 of 282 M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd EIA/EMP Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................24 1.1 Project Background ................................................................................................................................ 24 1.2 Overview of M/s Kanchi Karpooram Ltd......................................................................................... 25 1.3 Categorization of the Project.............................................................................................................. 26 1.4 Project Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 26 1.5 Purpose and Status of the Report and its importance.............................................................. 27 1.6 Brief Description of Nature, Size, Location of the Project & Its Importance to the Country, Region..................................................................................................................................................... 29 1.6.1 Nature, Size & Location of the Project....................................................................................... 29 1.7 Importance to the Country and Region.......................................................................................... 38 1.7.1 Demand-Supply Gap......................................................................................................................... 38 1.7.2 Import Possibility................................................................................................................................ 38 1.8 Domestic/Export Markets..................................................................................................................... 38 1.9 EIA Study..................................................................................................................................................... 38 1.10 EIA Cost....................................................................................................................................................... 39 1.11 Scope of the Study.................................................................................................................................. 39 1.12 Objectives of the Study......................................................................................................................... 40 1.13 Methodology adopted for the Study............................................................................................... 41 1.14 Applicable Regulatory Framework.................................................................................................... 41 2 PROJECT DISCRIPTION.......................................................................................................45 2.1 Type of Project ......................................................................................................................................... 45 2.2 Need for the Project and its Importance to the Country and/Region ................................ 45 2.3 Site Location.............................................................................................................................................. 45 2.4 Existing Environmental Setup............................................................................................................. 49 2.5 Project Cost ..............................................................................................................................................