FINAL EIA REPORT OF EXPANSION OF TOTAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY & AUGMENTATION OF INTEGRATING MELTING & ROLLING FACILITY PROPOSED BY M/s AARTI IMPEX LOCATED AT-BUDHEWAL ROAD, TEHSIL & DIST.-LUDHIANA, STATE-PUNJAB PREPARED BY SHIVALIK SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED QCI/NABET EIA CONSULTANT ORGANIZATIONS Registered Office: Village Majra, Post Office Dabhota, Tehsil Nalagarh Distt. Solan, Himachal Pradesh - 174101 CorporateOffice: SCO 20-21, 2nd Floor, Near Hotel Dolphin, Baltana, Zirakpur Punjab- 140 604 Phone/Telefax: 01762 – 509496 Final EIA Report for Expansion of total Production Capacity and Augmentation of Integrating Melting and Rolling Facility of M/s. Aarti Impex Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................26 1.1 Purpose of the Report...............................................................................................................................26 1.2 Identification of Project & Project Proponent.................................................................................27 1.3 Brief Description of the Project Nature, Size, Location of the Project and Its Importance to the Country, Region .....................................................................................................................................29 1.3.1 Nature of the Project.........................................................................................................................29 1.3.2 Size of the Project...............................................................................................................................29 1.3.3 Location of the Project......................................................................................................................30 1.3.4 Importance to the Country & Region..........................................................................................32 1.4 Scope of EIA Study .....................................................................................................................................33 1.5 Structure of the EIA Report....................................................................................................................34 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................36 2.1 Type ofthe Project......................................................................................................................................36 2.2 Need of the Project.....................................................................................................................................36 2.3 Site Location Details..................................................................................................................................36 2.4 Size or Magnitude of Operation ............................................................................................................42 2.5 Demand –Supply Gap................................................................................................................................44 2.6 Technology and Process Description .................................................................................................45 2.7 Manufacturing Process.............................................................................................................................46 2.7.1 Induction Furnace..............................................................................................................................46 2.8 Water, Man Power Requirement, Power Requirements and other Site Services........50 2.8.1 Water Source and Utilization.........................................................................................................50 2.8.2 Man-Power Requirement .........................................................................................................52 2.8.3 Power Requirement....................................................................................................................53 2.9 Sources of Pollution and Control Measures ...............................................................................53 2.9.1 Air Pollution & its Mitigation Measures.....................................................................................53 2.9.2 Water Pollution & its Mitigation Measures ..............................................................................54 3 DESCRPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT..................................................................................55 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................55 3.2 Site Description and Its Environment ................................................................................................55 3.3 Meteorology............................................................................................................................................57 PREPARED BY: SHIVALIK SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD. 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Aarti Impex 3.3.1 Climate and Rainfall ..........................................................................................................................57 3.4 Land Environment ...............................................................................................................................58 3.4.1 Land Use.................................................................................................................................................58 3.4.2 Geology ............................................................................................................................................63 3.4.3 Topography....................................................................................................................................64 3.4.4 Seismic Considerations..............................................................................................................64 3.4.5 Soil Characteristics......................................................................................................................64 3.4.6 Sampling Process & Analysis...................................................................................................69 3.4.7 Result Analysis..............................................................................................................................69 3.5 Water Environment...................................................................................................................................75 3.5.1 Hydrogeology ................................................................................................................................75 3.5.2 Water Quality Assessment .......................................................................................................77 3.5.3 Results & Conclusions................................................................................................................84 3.5.4 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................86 3.6 Air Environment ...................................................................................................................................87 3.6.1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring...................................................................................................87 3.6.2 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations...........................................................................87 3.6.3 Analytical Methods Followed For Ambient Air Quality Monitoring ........................88 3.6.4 Results and Discussions ............................................................................................................91 3.7 Noise Environment....................................................................................................................................92 3.7.1 Ambient Noise Monitoring.......................................................................................................92 3.7.2 Ambient Noise Standard ...........................................................................................................94 3.7.3 Analysis of the Data.....................................................................................................................94 3.8 Biological Environment ...........................................................................................................................95 3.8.1 Physical Environment of the Area.........................................................................................95 3.8.2 Forest cover in Ludhiana district: .........................................................................................95 3.9 Socio-Economic Environment...............................................................................................................98 3.9.1 Study Area ......................................................................................................................................98 3.9.2 Methodology..................................................................................................................................98 3.9.3 Baseline Data.............................................................................................................................