/// ANNUAL REPORT 2004-05 MINISTRY OF STEEL /// CHAPTER-VII ENVIRONMENT, POLLUTION CONTROL, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT & ENERGY CONSERVATION SAIL SAIL is committed to comply with the targets on the Charter of Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP), in the spirit of partnership with Ministry of Environment & #orests (MoE#), Government of India to go beyond the statutory norms. SAIL constituted a TASK #ORCE to ensure the implementation of the action plan made to comply with the tar- gets set under the Charter. 1. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT The company continued to give thrust to environmental compliance in its Plants and Mines during 2003-04. All the integrated steel plants maintained vigorous efforts to meet the targets committed to Ministry of Environment/Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP). Over 2 lakhs trees were planted during the year. Specific water con- sumption and effluent dis- charges were reduced by 15% and 7.4% respectively over previous year. #our more units were certified with EMS ISO 14001, namely SMS I, Wire Rod Mill and Merchant Mill of Bhilai Steel Plant and Kiriburu Iron Ore Mines of RMD. Environmental train- ing programmes were given appropriate priority. Lakya Dam: A part of polution control facility at Kudremukh Various Environmental Awareness Programmes like World Environment Day, Earth Day, Environmental Month, Mines Environment and Conservation Week etc. were observed. Environment Management Division successfully executed a CPCB assignment on preparation of a report on Clean Technologies for Iron & Steel and Development of Environmental Standard for B# and SMS. Through sustained efforts, SAIL plants have achieved 63% utilization of all solid wastes generated which are either being recycled inside the works or being commercially disposed. Earlier these were dumped within the plants. Recognising the fact that hardware alone cannot consistently sustain the environmental and pollution management efforts, SAIL plants through its Corporate Environment 99 47 /// ANNUAL REPORT 2004-05 MINISTRY OF STEEL /// Management Division is conducting extensive environment management awareness pro- was given in the areas of green belt grammes, besides specialized programmes on internal environmental auditing etc. development in and around the plant premises, solid waste management, 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION monitoring of liquid and air effluent SAIL has endeavoured to further bring down energy conservation by improved operational for various environmental parameters. efficiency. Energy consumption during the year 2003-04 was lowest ever at 7.46 Gcal/tcs, 2000 trees saplings were planted dur- which is a reduction of 0.5 % over the previous year. ing the year besides maintenance of existing teak trees and other trees. 3. AFFORESTATION The effluent discharge from the SAIL has carried out extensive plantation in and around its plants and mines over the last plant after treatment was re-circulat- decade. Over 18 million trees have been planted so far in SAIL plant and mines. In the year ed for plant operation like slag granu- 2003-04 also, greenery efforts were continued and the results are reflected in the data given lation, sinter plant dust suppressor, below: jigging operation and SA#-I granula- tion tank to reduce fresh water con- GREENERY EFFORTS AT SAIL PLANTS sumption. The dust suppressor sys- tem at Raw Materials Yard has been Year 2003-04 designed and installed in-house to PLANTS AREA COVERED (Ha) SAPLINGS PLANTED curb dust emission during raw mate- BSP 18.0 20,000 A view of the SAIL Logo gate at Salem Steel rial charging operations. To control stack emission from Sinter Plant, water spray system has DSP 1.0 1,010 Plant Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Park been installed in stack of SP-I. Trials are being conducted at coal mines, Chandrapur, for RSP 16.20 40,000 using Silico Manganese slag in mine stowing. BSL - 15,000* IISCO 0.81 2,000 NMDC LTD. SSP - 200 Environmental monitoring studies for the year 2004-05 (upto Dec.,04) have shown that all the VISP 0.12 10 environmental parameters are found to be within stipulated norms. MEL 0.50 2000 Details of action taken in the current year 2004-05 (upto Dec.,04) are as follows:- * Replacement Plantation. Bailadila.14/11C Project, Kirandul, Dantewada Dt, Chhattisgarh. GREENERY EFFORTS AT SAIL MINES Ø 20,000 cu.m. of slime desilted from check dam No. 7&8 constructed across Kirandul nal- Year 2003-04 PLANTS AREA COVERED (Ha) SAPLINGS PLANTED BOLANI — 10000 BARSUA 4.334 20523 MAHAMAYA 0.6126 1129 KEMMANGUNDI 1.0 2300 KIRIBURU 0.45 700 MEGHAHATABURU DALLI (MANUAL) — 400 NANDINI 8.0 20000 BHADOGUND 3.0 2000 IISCO Improvement in environment performance over last year is evident through reduction in par- ticulate Matter Emission (5%), reduction in Specific Water Consumption (9.6%), reduction in Specific Effluent Discharge (10%) and increased recycle/reuse of commercial disposal of solid wastes (over 70% utilisation). Action has been taken to comply with the Corporate Responsibility on Environmental Protection (CREP). Action has been taken to implement ISO-14001 in Mills Area. MEL Environment Management and Pollution Control occupied top priority in Company's activ- ities during the year. To keep environment clean for ecological protection, focused attention Rock Filled Mini Dam — A Pollution Control Measure 48 49 /// ANNUAL REPORT 2004-05 MINISTRY OF STEEL /// Management Division is conducting extensive environment management awareness pro- was given in the areas of green belt grammes, besides specialized programmes on internal environmental auditing etc. development in and around the plant premises, solid waste management, 2. ENERGY CONSERVATION monitoring of liquid and air effluent SAIL has endeavoured to further bring down energy conservation by improved operational for various environmental parameters. efficiency. Energy consumption during the year 2003-04 was lowest ever at 7.46 Gcal/tcs, 2000 trees saplings were planted dur- which is a reduction of 0.5 % over the previous year. ing the year besides maintenance of existing teak trees and other trees. 3. AFFORESTATION The effluent discharge from the SAIL has carried out extensive plantation in and around its plants and mines over the last plant after treatment was re-circulat- decade. Over 18 million trees have been planted so far in SAIL plant and mines. In the year ed for plant operation like slag granu- 2003-04 also, greenery efforts were continued and the results are reflected in the data given lation, sinter plant dust suppressor, below: jigging operation and SA#-I granula- tion tank to reduce fresh water con- GREENERY EFFORTS AT SAIL PLANTS sumption. The dust suppressor sys- tem at Raw Materials Yard has been Year 2003-04 designed and installed in-house to PLANTS AREA COVERED (Ha) SAPLINGS PLANTED curb dust emission during raw mate- BSP 18.0 20,000 A view of the SAIL Logo gate at Salem Steel rial charging operations. To control stack emission from Sinter Plant, water spray system has DSP 1.0 1,010 Plant Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Park been installed in stack of SP-I. Trials are being conducted at coal mines, Chandrapur, for RSP 16.20 40,000 using Silico Manganese slag in mine stowing. BSL - 15,000* IISCO 0.81 2,000 NMDC LTD. SSP - 200 Environmental monitoring studies for the year 2004-05 (upto Dec.,04) have shown that all the VISP 0.12 10 environmental parameters are found to be within stipulated norms. MEL 0.50 2000 Details of action taken in the current year 2004-05 (upto Dec.,04) are as follows:- * Replacement Plantation. Bailadila.14/11C Project, Kirandul, Dantewada Dt, Chhattisgarh. GREENERY EFFORTS AT SAIL MINES Ø 20,000 cu.m. of slime desilted from check dam No. 7&8 constructed across Kirandul nal- Year 2003-04 PLANTS AREA COVERED (Ha) SAPLINGS PLANTED BOLANI — 10000 BARSUA 4.334 20523 MAHAMAYA 0.6126 1129 KEMMANGUNDI 1.0 2300 KIRIBURU 0.45 700 MEGHAHATABURU DALLI (MANUAL) — 400 NANDINI 8.0 20000 BHADOGUND 3.0 2000 IISCO Improvement in environment performance over last year is evident through reduction in par- ticulate Matter Emission (5%), reduction in Specific Water Consumption (9.6%), reduction in Specific Effluent Discharge (10%) and increased recycle/reuse of commercial disposal of solid wastes (over 70% utilisation). Action has been taken to comply with the Corporate Responsibility on Environmental Protection (CREP). Action has been taken to implement ISO-14001 in Mills Area. MEL Environment Management and Pollution Control occupied top priority in Company's activ- ities during the year. To keep environment clean for ecological protection, focused attention Rock Filled Mini Dam — A Pollution Control Measure 48 49 /// ANNUAL REPORT 2004-05 MINISTRY OF STEEL /// lah and check dam Nos. 1,2,3&4 constructed downstream of weir of Kadampal tailing customers for sale. Till Oct`04 about 84% of B# slag was sold. dam. q Order for installation of dry ash collection facility for one boiler of TPP is under finaliza- Ø 50,000 samplings have been planted over 91 hectares of forest blank areas of Deposit 11 tion. This is expected to be commissioned by Dec'05. ML. q 40 nos. of green awards were presented on the WED function on June 5, 2004 to the Ø Maintenance of Effluent Treatment Plants at Service Centre complex for removal of oil employees, for their contributions towards environment during the year 2003-04. and grease in the effluent discharge. q Vizag steel environmental report for the year 2003-04 was brought out for the first time. Ø Regular use of completely automized dust suppression system installed right from the q Latest and user friendly software 'Team 4.0' for Life Cycle Assessment was procured Deposit-11C crushing plant till the loading yard for dust suppression. q A web portal with all environmental related information and activities was launched in the VSP's Intranet for use of all employees.