August 2020 EIA-EMP REPORT REPORT NO: MEC/11/S2/E24V/EIA-EMP/2487/R-1 REV: 01 EXPANSION-CUM MODERNIZATION OF BOKARO STEEL PLANT FROM 4.5 MTPA TO 5.77 MTPA HOT METAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT BOKARO STEEL CITY, DIST. BOKARO, JHARKHAND BASELINE MOITORING PERIOD: MARCH 2018 TO MAY 2018 MECON LIMITED STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) BOKARO STEEL PLANT Vivekananda Path (A Maharatna Company) PO. Doranda Dist – Ranchi, Jharkhand - 834002 Bokaro Steel Plant Dist – Bokaro, Jharkhand - 827001 CERTIFICATE NO: NABET/EIA/1619/RA 0068 August 2020 EIA-EMP REPORT REPORT NO: MEC/11/S2/E24V/EIA-EMP/2487/R-1 REV: 01 EIA-EMP REPORT FOR EXPANSION-CUM MODERNIZATION OF BOKARO STEEL PLANT FROM 4.5 MTPA TO 5.77 MTPA HOT METAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT BOKARO STEEL CITY, DIST. BOKARO, JHARKHAND Category of project as per EIA Notification, 2006 Sl. No. 3(a) of Schedule - “Primary and Secondary Ferrous Metallurgical Industries” QCI-NABET EIA Sector(s) involved: 08 – Metallurgical Industries (ferrous & non-ferrous) 11 - Coke Oven Plants BASELINE MOITORING PERIOD: MARCH 2018 TO MAY 2018 (SUMMER SEASON) Monitoring lab: MECON Ltd. (Inhouse) (CPCB recognition vide ltr. Nos. C-11012/81/2019-Tech/11427 dtd. 16-01-2020 & Gazette No. Legal 42(3)/87 dated 14-08-2014) MECON LIMITED STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED (A Govt. of India Enterprise) BOKARO STEEL PLANT Vivekananda Path (A Maharatna Company) PO. Doranda Dist – Ranchi, Jharkhand - 834002 Bokaro Steel Plant Dist – Bokaro, Jharkhand - 827001 CERTIFICATE NO: NABET/EIA/1619/RA 0068 National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (Member - International Accreditation Forum & Pacific Accreditation Cooperation) QCI/NABET/ENV/ACO/20/1360 June 23, 2020 To MECON Limited Vivekananda Path, P.O.Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand Pin 834002 Sub.: Extension of Validity of Accreditation till 22nd Sept, 2020 - regarding Dear Sir/Madam In view of the outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19) and subsequent lockdown declared for its control vide order dated 24th March 2020, issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, NABET hereby extends the Validity of your Accreditation till 22nd Sept, 2020. As soon as, NABET office opens/resumes its operation necessary action regarding issuance of certificate/extension of validity letters / other may be initiated, therefore, ACO to ensure their complete application with NABET, if applicable. Meanwhile, you may enclose this with your EIA reports along with the certificate/validity letter. The EAC/SEIAA/SEAC/Other are hereby requested to consider the same as a valid document for the preparation of EIA/EMP report. With best regards. Sd/- (A K Jha) Sr. Director, NABET Institute of Town Planners India, 6th Floor, 4-A, Ring Road, I.P Estate, New Delhi-1 10 002, India Tel. • +9 11 -233 23 4 1 6, 417, 18, 419, 420, 421 ,423 E-mail : [email protected] Website : www.qcin.org STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED BOKARO STEEL PLANT (BSL) Expansion-cum-modernization of Bokaro Steel Plant from 4.5 MTPA hot metal to 5.77 MTPA hot metal at Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT CONTENTS SN Description Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ES1 to ES10 1 INTRODUCTION 1 to 11 1.1 Purpose of the report 1 1.2 Identification of The Project and Project Proponent 1 1.2.1 Project Proponent 1 1.2.2 The Project 2 1.2.3 EIA consultant 2 1.3 Brief Description of The Project and Its Importance To The Country & Region 2 1.3.1 Importance of The Project 2 1.3.2 Alternative Sites Considered 3 1.3.3 Location of The Project 3 1.3.4 Nature and Type of the Project 10 1.3.5 Size of The Project 10 1.3.6 Industries Within 10 Km Radius of The Plant 10 1.4 Scope of Study 10 1.5 Basic Data Generation , Field Studies And Data Collection 11 1.6 Report Coverage 11 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 12 to 63 2.1 Introduction 12 2.2 Type of Project 12 2.3 Existing Statutory Compliances & Need For The Project 12 2.3.1 Existing EC, CTO & CTE of SAIL-Bokaro & their compliance status 12 2.3.2 Need for the proposed proposal 13 2.4 Location and Accessibility 14 2.4.1 Location 14 2.4.2 Infrastructure facilities 14 2.5 Size or Magnitude of Operation 14 2.6 Plant Details 15 2.6.1 Existing Plant Details 15 2.7 Proposed Project 19 2.8 Technology & Process Description 22 2.8.1 Coke Making - Coal Carbonisation 22 2.8.2 Sinter Making 29 2.8.3 New Pellet Plant 33 2.8.4 Hot Metal Production 35 2.8.5 Steel Melting Shops 37 2.8.6 Rolling mills 45 2.8.7 Refractory Material Plant (RMP) 47 CONTENTS Page I © 2020 MECON Limited. All rights reserved STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED BOKARO STEEL PLANT (BSL) Expansion-cum-modernization of Bokaro Steel Plant from 4.5 MTPA hot metal to 5.77 MTPA hot metal at Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SN Description Page No. 2.8.8 Oxygen production 47 2.8.9 Water Supply system 48 2.9 Environmental Pollution Mitigation Measures 50 2.9.1 Air pollution mitigation measures 50 2.9.2 Water Pollution Mitigation 51 2.9.3 Major green Initiatives undertaken at BSL 52 2.10 Project Site & Land Requirement 53 2.11 Raw Material Requirement 54 2.12 Water Requirement 56 2.13 Fuel Facilities 59 2.13.1 By product Gas Utilities (at 5.77 MTPA Hot metal stage) 59 2.13.2 Utilization of energy in off-gases 60 2.14 Power Requirement 61 2.15 Manpower 62 2.16 Proposed Schedule for Approval and Implementation 63 2.17 Project Cost 63 3 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT 64 to 134 3.1 Introduction 64 3.1.1 General 64 3.1.2 Project Site & Study Area 64 3.2 Monitoring Schedule 64 3.3 Environmental Components and Methodology 65 3.4 Location and Geographical Settings 66 3.4.1 Topography 66 3.4.2 Drainage 66 3.4.3 Climate 67 3.4.4 Land Use 68 3.5 Hydrogeological Studies 70 3.5.1 Introduction 70 3.5.2 Hydrogeology 73 3.5.3 Conclusions 77 3.6 Baseline Data Generation/Establishment of Baseline for Environmental 78 Components 3.6.1 Micro-Meteorology 78 3.6.2 Atmospheric Inversion Level 82 3.6.3 Ambient Air Quality 82 3.6.4 Noise 86 3.6.5 Water Environment 88 3.6.6 Soil Characteristics 94 3.6.7 Traffic Density 96 CONTENTS Page II © 2020 MECON Limited. All rights reserved STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED BOKARO STEEL PLANT (BSL) Expansion-cum-modernization of Bokaro Steel Plant from 4.5 MTPA hot metal to 5.77 MTPA hot metal at Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SN Description Page No. 3.6.8 Biological Environment 104 3.6.8.1 Objectives of the study 104 3.6.8.2 Methodology of the Ecology Study 104 3.6.8.3 Ecology of Project area 104 3.6.8.4 Ecology of Study area 105 3.6.9 Socio-Economic Environment 114 3.6.10 Baseline status of Existing plant 121 3.6.10.1 Air Emissions 121 3.6.10.2 Work Zone Noise Levels 124 3.6.10.3 Effluent Quality 126 3.6.10.4 Solid Waste 127 3.6.10.5 Hazardous Wastes 128 3.6.11 Trace Metal / Toxic Metal / Toxic Content from Steel Plant Operations 130 3.6.11.1 Trace Metal Mercury, Arsenic and Fluoride content in Raw 131 Material 3.6.11.2 Trace metals in PM10 of Work Zone Air/ Fugitive emission 131 3.6.11.3 Trace metals in Particulate Matter of Stack emissions 132 3.6.11.4 Trace metals in PM10 of Ambient Air 133 3.6.11.5 Trace / Toxic Metal Content of Slag & Sludge 133 3.6.11.6 TCLP Studies of Waste Material (Slag & Sludge) 134 4 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES 135 to 207 4.1 Introduction 135 4.2 Anticipated Environmental Impacts 135 4.3 Impacts & Mitigation Measures Due To Project Location 136 4.4 Impacts & Mitigation Measures Due To Project Design 136 4.5 Impacts & Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase 137 4.5.1 Land Use 137 4.5.2 Ambient Air Quality 137 4.5.3 Noise levels 138 4.5.4 Water Quality 139 4.5.5 Socio-economics of the area 139 4.5.6 Infrastructure facilities 139 4.6 Impacts and Mitigation Measures During Operation phase 140 4.6.1 Ambient Air Quality 140 4.6.2 Water Resources 154 4.6.3 Noise Environment 175 4.6.4 Ecological Features 178 4.6.5 Land Environment 179 4.6.6 Solid & Hazardous Waste and disposal 179 4.7 Additional Management Practices 182 CONTENTS Page III © 2020 MECON Limited. All rights reserved STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED BOKARO STEEL PLANT (BSL) Expansion-cum-modernization of Bokaro Steel Plant from 4.5 MTPA hot metal to 5.77 MTPA hot metal at Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand PROJECT PROPONENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SN Description Page No. 4.7.1 Rainwater Harvesting 183 4.7.2 Housekeeping 185 4.7.3 Greenbelt Development 185 4.7.4 Occupational Health & Safety 189 4.7.5 Occupational Health Services at BSL 197 4.7.6 Training Facilities 198 4.7.7 Corporate Social Responsibility 199 4.7.8 Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) 204 4.7.9 Use of renewable energy sources 206 4.7.10 Energy Conservation Measures 206 4.7.11 Fly Ash Management 207 4.7.12 Stockpile Management 207 5 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 208 to 212 5.1 Introduction 208 5.2 Alternative Technology / Process 208 5.2.1 New Coke Oven Battery 208 5.2.2 New Pellet Plant 209 5.2.3 New Sinter Plant 210 5.2.4 Upgradation of Steel Melting Shop (SMS) 211 5.3 Analysis of Site Alternatives 212 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN 213 to 225 6.1 Introduction 213 6.2 Environmental Aspects to be Monitored 213 6.2.1 General 213 6.2.2 Micro-Meteorology 214 6.2.3 Emissions and Air Quality 214 6.2.4 Noise Levels (Ambient and Work Zone) 214 6.2.5 Drainage System 214 6.2.6 Water & Wastewater Quality 215 6.2.7 Solid/Hazardous Waste Generation & Utilization 215 6.2.8 Green Belt Development 215 6.2.9 Rainwater Harvesting Facilities 216 6.2.10 House Keeping 216 6.2.11 Occupational Health & Safety 216 6.2.12 Laboratory Facilities 217 6.2.13 Socio-Economic Development 217 6.2.14 Interaction With Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board 217 6.3 Monitoring Plan 217 6.3.1 General 217 6.3.2 Performance Indicators 218 CONTENTS Page IV © 2020 MECON Limited.