FORM -1 ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FOR COPPER SMELTER PLANT –II FOR PRODUCING 1200 TPD COPPER AT SIPCOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, THERKKU VEERAPANDIAPURAM VILLAGE, OTTAPIDARAM TALUK, THOOTHUKKUDI, TAMILNADU Submitted to: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change New Delhi Submitted by: Vedanta Ltd., Copper Smelter Plant -II Thoothukudi. January, 2018 Form -1 FORM 1 (I) Basic Information S.No. Item Details 1. Name of the Project/s Vedanta Ltd., Copper Smelter Plant -II (1200 TPD Copper) 2. S. No. in the schedule Category A: 3(a) Primary metallurgical industry. 3. Proposed capacity / area / S. Plant –II Products length / tonnage to be No. units in TPD handled / command area I Main Products / lease area / number of 1 Copper Anode 1200 wells to be drilled 2 Copper Cathode 1525 (from anodes produced) 3 Continuous Copper Rod 800 (from cathodes produced) 4 Phosphoric Acid 800 II Intermediate Products 5 Anode slime (refinery) 3 6 Dore Anode 0.65 (from Anode Slime produced) 7 Selenium 1.2 (from Anode Slime produced) 8 Bismuth Bi sulphate 1.8 (from foul Electrolyte produced) 9 Copper telluride 0.6 (from foul Electrolyte produced) 10 Nickel sludge (from foul 30 Electrolyte produced) 11 Nickel (from foul 1.5 Electrolyte produced) III By-Products 12 Sulphuric Acid 4800* 13 Ferro sand 3000 14 Gypsum 4200 15 Hydrofluro-Silicic Acid 80 * - Sulphuric Acid Plant will be designed for 5900 TPD considering the extreme case scenario of sulphur content in the Copper Concentrate. S.No. Item Details 4. New / Expansion / New Plant Modernization 5. Existing Capacity / Area Not applicable etc 6. Category of Project i.e. ‘A’ Category-A: 3(a) Primary metallurgical or ‘B’ industry. 7. Does it attract the general Not applicable condition? If yes, please specify. 8. Does it attract the specific Not applicable condition? If yes, please specify. 9. Location Copper Smelter Plant – II will be located at SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Therkku Veerapandia Puram Village in Thoothukudi. Latitude & Longitude: Northwest-08°50’29.9”N 78°04’12.9”E Southwest-08°49’45.3”N 78°04’05”E Southeast-08°49’32.9”N 78°04’40.7”E Northeast-08°49’58.8”N 78°04’47.8”E Plot / Survey / Khasra No. Survey Numbers are referred in Annexure - 1 Village Therku Veera Pandia Puram Tehsil Ottapidaram. District Thoothukudi State Tamil Nadu 10. Nearest railway station / Meelavittan (2.0-km, SE) airport along with distance in kms. 11. Nearest Town, City, Thoothukkudi (8.4-km, ESE) District Headquarters along with distance in kms. 12. Village Panchayats, Zilla Therku Veera Pandia Puram Village Panchayat Parishad, Municipal Ottapidaram Taluk. Corporation, Local body Thoothukudi District (complete postal Thoothukudi – 628002. addresses with telephone nos. to be given) 13. Name of the applicant Vedanta Ltd., Copper Smelter Plant -II (1200 TPD Copper) 14. Registered Address 1st Floor, ‘C’ Wing, Unit 103, Corporate Avenue, Atul Projects, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai – 400 093 15. Address for Sterlite Copper (A unit of Vedanta Limited), correspondence : SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Madurai Bypass Road, Thoothukudi – 628002 Tamilnadu S.No. Item Details Name P.Ramnath Designation Chief Executive Officer, (Owner/Partner/CEO) Vedanta Ltd., Copper Smelter Plant -II Address Copper Smelter Plant – II (1200 TPD Copper) SIPCOT Industrial Complex, Therkku Veerapandia Puram Village, Thoothukudi. Pin Code 628002 Email [email protected] Telephone No. 0461 – 4242222 Fax No. 0461 – 4242047 16. Details of Alternative Sites Copper Smelter Project -II is under examined, if any. Location construction as per EC F.No. J- of these sites should be 11011/431/2008-IA II (I) dated 01st shown on a topo sheet. January 2009 valid up to 31.12.2018. Hence alternative sites are not examined. 17. Interlinked Projects Not applicable 18. Whether separate Not applicable application of interlinked project has been submitted? 19. If yes, date of submission Not applicable 20. If no, reason Not applicable 21. Whether the proposal Not applicable involves approval/clearance under: if yes, details of the same and their status to be given. (a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980? (b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991? 22. Whether there is any Not applicable Government Order/Policy relevant/relating to the site? 23. Forest land involved Not applicable (hectares) 24. Whether there is any Not applicable litigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project is propose to be set up? (a) Name of the Court (b) Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the Court, if any and its relevance with the proposed project. (II) Activity 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.) Details thereof (with approximate quantities Information/Checklist Yes/ S.No. /rates, wherever possible) confirmation No with source of information data 1.1 Permanent or temporary change in No This Copper Smelter Plant II land use, land cover or topography land site is developed by including increase in intensity of State Industries Promotion land use (with respect to local Corporation of Tamil Nadu land use plan) Limited, (SIPCOT), Government of Tamilnadu. 1.2 Clearance of existing land, No Not applicable vegetation and buildings? 1.3 Creation of new land uses? No Not applicable 1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. Yes Pre-construction bore houses, soil testing? investigations were completed and construction is in progress. 1.5 Construction works? Yes The units like ISA Furnace - Smelter, H2SO4 plant, Phosphoric Acid Plant, Copper Refinery, Continuous Copper rod plant and minor/precious metal recovery plant etc are being constructed as per EC F.No. J-11011/431/2008- IA II (I) dated 01st January 2009 valid up to 31.12.2018. 1.6 Demolition works? No Not envisaged, since it is green field project. 1.7 Temporary sites used for No Contractor offices, housing construction works or housing of facilities and canteen construction workers? facilities are provided for construction workers. 1.8 Above ground buildings, structures Yes Above ground buildings, or earthworks including linear structures and earthworks structures, cut and fill or excavations are there. 1.9 Underground works including mining No Not envisaged. or tunneling? 1.10 Reclamation works? No Not envisaged 1.11 Dredging? No Not envisaged 1.12 Offshore structures? No Not envisaged 1.13 Production and manufacturing Yes Enclosed as Annexure –1 processes? 1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or Yes Material stock yard are materials? provided in the proposed project. 1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of Yes Enclosed as Annexure -2 solid waste or liquid effluents? 1.16 Facilities for long term housing of No Housing colony already operational workers? exists. 1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during Yes Approach road has been construction or operation? provided and Material conveying shall be planned from the railway siding for material movement. 1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or Yes Approach road has been other transport infrastructure provided. Our Railway including new or altered routes and siding in Meelavittan will be stations, ports, airports etc? utilized to transport raw materials and products during plant operation. 1.19 Closure or diversion of existing No Not envisaged transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements? 1.20 New or diverted transmission lines No Not envisaged or pipelines? 1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, Yes Natural Nullah used for rain realignment or other changes to the water drainage will be hydrology of watercourses or reoriented. aquifers? 1.22 Stream crossings? Yes Natural Nullah used for rain water drainage will be reoriented. 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water No Not envisaged. form ground or surface waters? 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land Yes Natural Nullah used for rain surface affecting drainage or run- water drainage will be off? reoriented. 1.25 Transport of personnel or materials Yes Approach road has been for construction, operation or provided. decommissioning? 1.26 Long-term dismantling or No Not applicable decommissioning or restoration works? 1.27 Ongoing activity during No Not applicable decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment? 1.28 Influx of people to an area in either No Not envisaged temporarily or permanently? 1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Not envisaged 1.30 Loss of native species or genetic No Not envisaged diversity? 1.31 Any other actions? No Not envisaged 2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply): Details thereof (with Information/checklist Yes/ approximate quantities /rates, S.No. confirmation No wherever possible) with source of information data Land especially undeveloped or No This Copper Smelter Plant – II 2.1 agricultural land (ha) land site is developed in State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited, (SIPCOT) Industrial Area, Government of Tamilnadu. Yes Fresh raw water requirement 2.2 Water (expected source & competing for proposed Copper users) unit: KLD Smelter Plant -II is about 8773 KLD. Already Vedanta Ltd., has approval from SIPCOT for 4.16 MGD water supply (Enclosed as Annexure-3) and the unit is using 2 MGD for the existing operation. Hence, additional Water supply for the Copper Smelter –II will be sourced from SIPCOT, Desalination plant / Municipal Sewage water treatment. Yes Enclosed as Annexure-4 2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Construction material are 2.4 Construction material – stone, sourced from government aggregates, sand / soil (expected source – MT) approved quarries. The Estimated Quantity of construction material is detailed below: Stone : 10000 MT Aggregates : 24000 MT Sand / Soil : 72000 MT Yes Timber : 600 MT 2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) Yes Enclosed as Annexure-5 2.6 Energy including electricity and fuels (source, competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) No Not envisaged 2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate standard units) 3.