2018 Environmental Impact Assessment For MANUFACTURING OF TECHNICAL GRADE PESTICIDES 500 TPA At PLOT NUMBER: E-23A SKS INDUSTRIAL AREA REENGUS DISTRICT SIKAR (RAJASTHAN) “CENTRAL INSECTICIDES & FERTILIZERS” Prepared By EQMS India Pvt. Ltd. 304 & 305, 3rd Floor, Plot No. 16, Rishabh Towers, Community Centre, Karkardooma, Delhi – 110 092 Telephone: + 91 1130003200 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.eqmsindia.com Document No. EIA/CI&F/2017/1/R01 March-2018 MANUFACTURING OF TECHNICAL GRADE PESTICIDES, 500 TPA AT PLOT NUMBER: E-23A SKS INDUSTRIAL AREA REENGUS DISTRICT SIKAR, RAJASTHAN BY “CENTRAL INSECTICIDES & FERTILIZERS” TABLE OF CONTENT Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 IMPORTANCE AND NEED OF AN EIA ..................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Need for the Project and its Importance to the Country and Region .......................... 1 1.1.2 Demand Supply Gap ................................................................................................. 2 1.1.3 Imports vs. Indigenous Production ............................................................................. 2 1.2 PROJECT & PROJECT PROPONENT ..................................................................... 2 1.3 PROJECT SITE ......................................................................................................... 3 1.4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................. 5 1.5 METHDOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 6 1.6 SCOPE & OBJECTIVES OF THE EIA STUDY .......................................................... 6 1.7 TERMS OF REFERENCE ......................................................................................... 7 1.8 STRUCTURE OF REPORT ....................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2 : PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................. 9 2.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................. 9 2.2 LOCATION & SITE OTHER FEATURES ................................................................... 9 2.2.1 Connectivity ............................................................................................................... 9 2.2.2 Social Infrastructure Available ................................................................................... 9 2.2.3 Alternate Sites ......................................................................................................... 12 2.3 PROJECT PROPOSED PRODUCTS ...................................................................... 13 2.4 PROCESS DETAILS ............................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Thiram ..................................................................................................................... 14 2.4.2 Ziram ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.3 Equipment List ......................................................................................................... 16 2.5 RAW MATERIALS ................................................................................................... 17 2.5.1 Bulk Storages .......................................................................................................... 17 2.6 UTILITIES ............................................................................................................... 18 2.6.1 Land ........................................................................................................................ 18 2.6.2 Water Requirement ................................................................................................. 18 2.6.3 Power Requirement ................................................................................................. 19 2.6.4 Fuel Requirement .................................................................................................... 19 2.6.5 Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project ............................. 19 2.7 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ................................................................................ 19 EQMS India Pvt. 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Document No. EIA/CI&F/2017/1/R01 Issue No. 01 R 01 Page i MANUFACTURING OF TECHNICAL GRADE PESTICIDES, 500 TPA AT PLOT NUMBER: E-23A SKS INDUSTRIAL AREA REENGUS DISTRICT SIKAR, RAJASTHAN BY “CENTRAL INSECTICIDES & FERTILIZERS” 2.7.1 Waste Water Generation ......................................................................................... 19 2.7.2 Emissions ................................................................................................................ 22 2.7.3 Hazardous Waste and Other Solid Waste ............................................................... 23 2.8 PROJECT COST & ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED BUDGET ................................. 24 2.9 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY .............................................................. 24 2.10 PROJECT COMPLETION ....................................................................................... 25 3.1 PROJECT COST ..................................................................................................... 25 3.2 TYPE OF INDUSTRIES NEAR THE PROJECT SITE ............................................. 25 Chapter 3 : DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT................................................................ 26 3.1 BACKGROUND AND SALIENT ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA 26 3.1.1 Environmental Setting and Salient Environmental Features of the Project Area ...... 26 3.1.2 Site Connectivity ...................................................................................................... 30 3.1.2.1 Habitation near project site ...................................................................................... 30 3.1.2.2 Archaeological protected areas ............................................................................... 31 3.1.3 Existing Sources of Pollution within 10 km area ....................................................... 31 3.2 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................... 33 3.2.1 Drainage Pattern ..................................................................................................... 33 3.2.2 Topography ............................................................................................................. 33 3.3 LAND USE PATTERN ............................................................................................. 37 3.4 GEOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 39 3.4.1 Seismicity and Associated Hazards ......................................................................... 40 3.5 SOIL ........................................................................................................................ 40 3.5.1 Regional Soil Types ................................................................................................. 41 3.5.2 Soil Classification of District ..................................................................................... 41 3.5.3 Cropping Pattern ..................................................................................................... 41 3.6 METEOROLOGICAL DATA (30 YEARS AVG.) ....................................................... 42 3.6.1 Wind Speed and Direction ....................................................................................... 43 3.6.2 Relative Humidity .................................................................................................... 43 3.6.3 Temperature ............................................................................................................ 43 3.6.4 Rainfall .................................................................................................................... 43 3.6.5 Calm Periods ........................................................................................................... 43 3.6.6 Site specific Met Data: ............................................................................................. 43 EQMS India Pvt. 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Document No. EIA/CI&F/2017/1/R01 Issue No. 01 R 01 Page ii MANUFACTURING OF TECHNICAL GRADE PESTICIDES, 500 TPA AT PLOT NUMBER: E-23A SKS INDUSTRIAL AREA REENGUS DISTRICT SIKAR, RAJASTHAN BY “CENTRAL INSECTICIDES & FERTILIZERS” 3.6.7 Inversion Occurrence: ............................................................................................. 44 3.6.8 Barometric Pressures .............................................................................................. 46 3.6.9 Primary Data Collection: Monitoring Plan and Quality Assurance Procedures ......... 46 3.7 AIR ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................... 49 3.7.1 Selection of Monitoring Stations .............................................................................. 49 3.7.2 Analysis of Ambient Air Quality: ............................................................................... 49 3.7.3 Observation on Ambient Air Quality ......................................................................... 51 3.8 AMBIENT NOISE QUALITY ...................................................................................