ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR PROPOSED STEEL PLANT For Production of Phase Product Production Capacity Installation I M.S. Billets 90,000MTPA 2x15Ton I. Furnace II M.S. Billets 90,000MTPA 2x15Ton I. Furnace TMT Rods 1,20,000MTPA 1x400TPD Rolling Mill Wire Rod 60,000MTPA 1x200TPD Wire Rod Mill At Village: Tarapur; P.O: Mejia, Dist.: Bankura; West Bengal. By M/s AMIYA STEEL PRIVATE LIMITED(UNIT-II) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT M/s. ULTRA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY AND CONSULTANCY Unit No. 206, 224, 225 Jai Commercial Complex, Eastern Express Highway, Opp Cadbury Factory, Khopat, Thane (West) – 400 061 Tel: 022-2534 2776, Fax: 022-25429650, Email: [email protected] Website: www.ultratech.in September, 2019 EIA Report for proposed Steel Plant of Amiya Steel at Mejia i TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 14 1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 14 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ....................................................................................... 14 1.3. IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT ............................ 15 1.4 PROJECT DETAILS ..................................................................................................... 15 1.5. LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: ................................................................................. 17 1.6 NEED FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND OR REGION 20 1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................. 21 1.8 APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ............................................... 21 1.9 STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT .................................................................................. 22 CHAPTER 2: PROJECT DISCRIPTION ............................................................................... 24 2.1 TYPE OF PROJECT ...................................................................................................... 24 2.2 NEED AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT ..................................................... 24 2.3 PROJECT DETAILS ..................................................................................................... 24 2.3.1 Salient Feature of the Project .................................................................................. 24 2.3.2 Production Capacity ................................................................................................ 25 2.3.3 Raw materials.......................................................................................................... 25 2.3.4 Material Balance ..................................................................................................... 25 2.4 MANUFACTURING PROCESS DESCRIPTION ....................................................... 26 2.4.1 Process Description of Induction Furnace with Billet Caster ................................. 26 2.4.2 Process Description of Rolling Mill ....................................................................... 29 2.4.3 Process Description of Wire Rod ............................................................................ 30 2.5 LAYOUT ....................................................................................................................... 32 2.6 POWER, WATER SUPPLY AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS 34 2.6.1 Power Requirement:................................................................................................ 34 2.6.2 Water Requirement ................................................................................................. 34 2.6.3 Manpower Requirement.......................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER 3: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................. 36 3.1 GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 36 EIA Report for proposed Steel Plant of Amiya Steel at Mejia ii 3.2 GEOLOGY AND HYDROGEOLOGY ........................................................................ 36 3.2.1 Geology ................................................................................................................... 36 3.2.2 Hydrology ............................................................................................................... 38 3.2.3 Drainage .................................................................................................................. 40 3.2.4 Seismicity ................................................................................................................ 42 3.3 LAND USE/LAND COVER OF THE STUDY AREA ................................................ 43 3.3.1 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 43 3.3.2 Data ......................................................................................................................... 44 3.3.3 Land-use classifications: ......................................................................................... 46 3.3.4 Land-use Pattern ..................................................................................................... 48 3.3.5 Drainage Pattern...................................................................................................... 49 3.3.6 Elevation Model of the Study Area ........................................................................ 50 3.4 METEOROLOGICAL DATA ....................................................................................... 51 3.5 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ........................................................................................... 53 3.5.1 Methodology Adopted for the Study ...................................................................... 53 3.5.2 Sampling and Analytical Techniques ..................................................................... 54 3.6 NOISE 57 3.6.1 Objective ................................................................................................................. 57 3.6.2 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 57 3.6.3 Method of Monitoring and Parameters Measured .................................................. 59 3.6.4 Noise Results .......................................................................................................... 60 3.7 WATER ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 61 3.7.1 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 61 3.7.2 Water Sampling Locations ...................................................................................... 61 3.7.3 Ground and Surface Water Quality Results ............................................................ 63 3.7.4 Observations ........................................................................................................... 68 3.8 SOIL 68 3.8.1 Selection of sampling Locations ............................................................................. 68 3.8.2 Methodology ........................................................................................................... 70 3.8.3 Soil Results ............................................................................................................. 70 3.9 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................. 73 3.9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 73 3.9.2 Objectives of Ecological studies: ............................................................................ 74 3.9.3 Survey Methodology ............................................................................................... 74 EIA Report for proposed Steel Plant of Amiya Steel at Mejia iii 3.9.4 Study Area .............................................................................................................. 75 3.9.5 Biodiversity ............................................................................................................. 75 3.9.6 Agriculture: ............................................................................................................. 80 3.9.7 Macro-phytic Flora: ................................................................................................ 81 3.9.8 Park, Sanctuaries and Reserve Forest ..................................................................... 82 3.9.9 Aquatic Ecology...................................................................................................... 82 3.9.10 Fish Diversity: ......................................................................................................... 83 3.10 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................... 84 3.10.1 Objective ................................................................................................................. 84 3.10.2 Data Collection ....................................................................................................... 85 3.10.3 Concept & Definitions