Environment Impact Assessment For Proposed Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and API Intermediates Manufacturing Unit At, A-106/1, MIDC Paithan Industrial Area, Village: Mudhalwadi, Taluka: Paithan, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Pin Code: 431148 For M/s. Quantinental Pharmachem Private Limited Recognized Prepared By Green Circle Inc. NABET Certificate No.: NABET/EIA/1720/IA0029 Address: Green Empire (Anupushpam), Above Axis bank, Near Yash Complex, Gotri Main Road, Vadodara, Gujarat – 390021 NABET Accreditation Certificate of EIA Coordinator: Green Circle Inc. Expert Committee of EIA Index of Chapters 1 CHAPTER-1: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose of the Project- ......................................................................................................................1 1.2 Identification Of Project & Project Proponent- ..................................................................................1 1.3 Brief Description Of The Proposed Project- .......................................................................................2 1.4 Importance Of The Project- ................................................................................................................6 1.4.1 Demand supply gap and market scenario ..................................................................................7 1.4.2 Employment Generation - ..........................................................................................................8 1.5 Site Selection - ....................................................................................................................................8 1.5.1 SWOT Analysis- ...........................................................................................................................8 1.6 Scope Of EIA Study- ............................................................................................................................9 1.7 Objective Of The Study-......................................................................................................................9 1.8 Contents Of The Report ................................................................................................................... 14 2 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Type Of The Project- ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 Project Site Details- ......................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.1 Land breakup of Project Area .................................................................................................. 24 2.3 Raw Material Requirement ............................................................................................................. 24 2.4 Project Description With Process Details- ....................................................................................... 24 2.5 Plant Machineries And Equipment’s (Standard ToR no. 3(viii)) ................................................... 35 2.6 Technology Selection....................................................................................................................... 36 2.7 Availability Of Resource (Water, Energy, Power Requirement) ...................................................... 36 2.8 Water Requirement ......................................................................................................................... 36 2.9 Waste Water Treatment Plant ........................................................................................................ 37 2.10 Waste Water Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 39 2.11 Pollution Load From Various Product ............................................................................................. 39 2.12 Solid Waste Generation And Disposal ............................................................................................. 40 2.13 Air Pollution Control ........................................................................................................................ 41 2.13.1 Fuel Storage and Ash Handling ................................................................................................ 42 2.14 Noise Control measure- ................................................................................................................... 42 2.15 Odour Control .................................................................................................................................. 42 3 CHAPTER 3: DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................... 43 3.1 Study Area ....................................................................................................................................... 43 3.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 43 3.3 Primary Data Collection through Environmental Monitoring ......................................................... 43 3.3.1 Secondary Data Collection: ..................................................................................................... 44 3.4 Baseline Environmental Status ........................................................................................................ 45 3.4.1 Micro Meteorology.................................................................................................................. 45 3.4.2 Baseline Meterological Data- .................................................................................................. 45 3.4.3 Ambient Air Quality ................................................................................................................. 47 3.4.4 Noise Environment .................................................................................................................. 50 3.4.5 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................ 52 3.4.6 Water Sampling ....................................................................................................................... 58 3.4.7 Geology {Standard TOR 4(x)} ................................................................................................... 61 3.4.8 Seismic Zone Study: ................................................................................................................. 63 3.4.9 Soil Environment ..................................................................................................................... 65 3.4.10 Land Use Study (Standard ToR no. 4(viii)) ............................................................................ 80 3.4.11 Ecology & Biodiversity ............................................................................................................. 88 3.4.12 Socio-economic Environment ............................................................................................... 107 4 CHAPTER 4: ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................... 114 4.1 Introduction (standard ToR no. 7 (i)) .......................................................................................... 114 4.2 Air Environment ............................................................................................................................ 125 4.2.1 Ambient Air Quality Modeling – ............................................................................................ 125 4.2.2 Impacts on Air Environment .................................................................................................. 128 4.3 Noise Environment- ....................................................................................................................... 133 4.3.1 Noise expected during Construction Phase- ......................................................................... 133 4.3.2 Noise expected during Operational Phase ............................................................................ 133 4.3.3 Noise from Vehicles ............................................................................................................... 133 4.3.4 Vibration ................................................................................................................................ 133 4.3.5 Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................. 134 4.3.6 Health Hazard due to ambient Noise .................................................................................... 134 4.4 Water Environment- ...................................................................................................................... 135 4.4.1 Impact on water resources .................................................................................................... 135 4.4.2 Impacts on water quality ....................................................................................................... 135 4.4.3 Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................. 136 4.5 Geology and Hydrology ................................................................................................................