PROCBEDINGS OF TI{T ENVIRONMENTiIL PUBLIC HEARING I,IIESIDDD BY ADDITIONAL DEPUTY CONIX{ISSIONER, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT HELD ON 29.07.2019, ll:00 AM AT TIIE IREIIISES Of DR. li.R. AMBEDI(dR BILLVAN, TOWNSHIP DANDEI,I. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSE,D ENIIANCE}IIiNT OF I'RODUCTION CAPACII'Y O},' EXISTING PAPER,{]OARD uNlT FltoM 3,20,000TPA TO 4,50,000TPA BY UP-CUADATION OF EXISTING I'APEIVBOARD N{ACIIINE AND INSTALLATION OF NtrW PAPETVI}OARD MACIIINT OF CAPACITY 1,O5,OOO TPA, ENHANCI}.iG T}IE CAPACITY OF I'ULP MILL AND CHE}IICAL RECOVIRY U){IT FII0I{ 725 TPD 'I'O 8{1 TPD, INSTALLATION OF NE\Y DI.INKING U|{I'I' OF CAPACITY 2OO TPD AND INSTALLATION OF A NEIV BOILER OF CAPACITY I35 TPH AND 35MW STEAM TURBO GFJ,NERATOR UNIT BY M/S. WEST COAST PAPEII N{ILLS LTD., AANCURNAGAR, DANDELI, DANDEI,I TALUK, UTTARA KA}iNADA DISTRICT. Vcnue Dr.B.R. AmbedkarBhavan, Torvnship Dandeli, Darndeli Taluk. Uttara Kannadir District. Kamataka State. Time i 1.00 AM Officie rs prcscntduring I'ublic Ilcaring Sl.No. Namc &Dcsignation I Shri. Nagaraj Singrer, 11.5 Add. Deputy Commissionner, Uttara Kannada District, Kzrrvar and Chainnan of the public hearing. 2. Shri. Rajashckhar Puranik Senior Environ.nemental Olfi cer (In-chargc), Zonal O1}lce, Karnataka Statc Poliution Control Board. Mangalore. 3. Shri. K Ke erthi Kumar Environnemental Officer (Additional Chargc) Regional Office, Karnataka Statc Pollution Control Board, Karrvar Ol'ficcrs of thc Government Departments. public around Dandeli and pcople lrom surrounding villagcs and varicrus other places of Uttara Kannada District, elected reprcsentatives. ,office bearers of various Institutions & Organizalions, members o{' Non- Govemmcntal Organizations. Environmental experts, Agricr.rlturists and oftlcers of the project proponent were present in thc public hearing. Altcndancc sheet is attached as Annexure-I. Page 1 of 2.1 PREAMBLE: M/s. West Coast paper Mills Ltd., (Project Proponent) has proposed to thc cnhancement of producrion capacity ofexisting paper,board unit from 3,20"000TPA to 4,50,000TPA by ttp- gradation of existing paper/boald macl.rine (cnhancing the production capacity {iom 3'20"000 TPA to 3,45,000 TPA) and insrallarion of ne,,v Papcr/I]oard machine of capacitl, 1,0i,000 TPA, enhancing rhe capacity of Pulp Mill dnd chemical Recovery unit Iiom 725 TPD to 844 TPD, installation of nerv tle-inking unit of 200 TPD and installation of new boiler of capacity i35 TI'H and 35MW Sream turbo generator unit at Bangur Nagar. Dandcli village, Dantleli Ta1uk, Uttara Kannada District in dre existing unit prernises' As per the Environment hnprcr Asses:nrcnt Notitication (EIA) dated 14.09.2006 and subsequent amendments issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 notificd by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate Change, (N{oEF&CC) Government of lndia, the pro.lect pr.oponent is requirccl to obLain llnvironmenlal Clcarance lor the proposed activity as the proiect is classified under Catcgory-A. M/s. West Coasr Paper Mills Ltd., has manul'acturing lacitities rvith current paper production capacity ol 3,20,000 TPA at Dandeli in uttara Kannada District of Karnataka state. The existing lircility is in an arca of 375.73 acles on the bank ofthe river Kali. Environmental (l) Clearance fbr the existing plant was accordcd vide letlcr No. i- 1 1001 1/'108/2006-1A.lI dated on l9'h Ju1y, 2007 and has valid Comenl 10 Opcrate from Karnataka State Pollution Control Board. Unit has obtained Terms of ll.e1'erence ('l'oR) vide file No:J-l l0i 1l 408i 2016-IA-ll(l) dated: tu'o nc$' 30-03-2017 lor prop<;scd Mill Devclopmcnt Plan (MDP) comprises of installation of tissuc papcr machines with aggregate capacity o1'72.000 Tl'A; modernisatioI} / augmentation TI']A of lew exisring paper machines to enhanoe thc existing installed capacity lrom 3,20.000 ,l.PA; ,11,D to 378,000 augmentation ol cxisting pulp mill from,725 to 785 TPD; installation ofaddirional 135 TPH boiler, and installation olnew 35 \4W steam lurbincs. No adclitional lurcl is requircd for the proposed expansion and will be taken up in rhc existing plant premises no rehabilitation and resottlement is involved' 'foR vide proposal No Meanu,hilc authority has made application lor amenciment in previous of IA/KA/IND/6247 512017. 'lhe Experr Appraisal Comtnitlee' MoEI&CC' Covernmcnt lndia,Neu'Delhia{lcrScrutinyoftheapplicationrnadebytheprojectproponentlrasissued Revised proposal revised ToR vitle F.No.J- I 101 I /.108/2006-IA.ll(l) datcd: 09-10-2018. Page 2 of24 c()n\i\Linlr ol'upgril(li1ti{)r'r ol c\lstiug plrlcr ' hoard nrachillcs liom 3.20.000 TI'A to-1.45.000 TPA. ncx papcr,' l.'oard mlchirc 11 blraltl nlrchinc) o1'capircitl l -0-5.000 l P.\.1)Lrlp N'Ii11 and Circnricai l{ecovcrl'miii of'capacitl, 8-.li'll)l) anri ric-inking plant tDII') olcal-,reilv 200'l Pl-) 'l :rntl a uclr boilcr ol caplcitv I .15 l'1.)l-l Lmd .15\1\\. Slcartt turbo gcnelatoi. As per 1lrese ernrs oiRti'erence t Toll;^ linlironrttenlri l)LIl:rlic Ilcaring rs tttltttr.lrtorr'. In ord,:r" to crrrnpil l.itlr the I'i)ll. thc plojtct pr'oponcrlt \,idc thcir lettct iirleLl 17.(l:-:01() ]tnvc srrbrrittcr"l dreli [lA Rcport arrtl LiA Exr-'crrtir.e Sunrrlurl 1n Kannatla and finglish prcpilre(l h1.' !1;s C holarriinclalarn \.lS iiisk Scrvices 1-irrlitccl.- \SCl Bose l{oaci. Clhcnnei to tlrc \'lcnrher Sr.:crcrlrl- Karnatrkir Strt,-' l'ol1ini,.,n ( ontr{)l Board (KSPCB), Rugalorc ,.o r'aqlra\iinq con(iucl thc il nvirol r1r t'r'rlal I']Lrhlic i lcali:T g. Considcring tlrc rcqLrcst mutlc bl tha pro.iccr pr()Ironrlrts. KSPCIJ lcr:tucstc,"l lhc' Dcputy ('onrnrissroner'. l.lLtalu KrnnarJa 1o sir3gcst sLrirrhle clarc. placc and linrc Ior conducting the Lnrilonrrentlrl Itublic llclrinc vitle lcrtcr no. 6,i()8. dltcd:08103,'1019. Accrrldingl), lhe I)epull' ('omnrissioncr. [,tlara Kannlrda accoltlccl co]1scni 1o correh.rct the public hcaling on l1).07,1.019 Lrt 11.00 \\{ at llr. il.ll. .\nr l.crik:rrllhln,irn" Iolnship Dandcli. I}aset1 on the rl-.,ovc. \'lerrircr Secrcla!) hls notillcr.i crrvirt-,nnrcnlal pLrhlic htaring b1 puhlishing in statc levcl r:1lril1 ncrvsl-Trpcrs. :tanrcly'. "1-'elal'alitirni'" (Ka:riracla) ,,rnd "flie limcs ot lltlia"' iLnglish) darcrl l()r()(r,20lo invitinq oh.icctiorrs'sLrrseslirrn:; r'rpinrons, it any *ith regard tc, thr prlrposcr! proiect uithin .i al dl):stinr. irnrl also inii'rnrin!, tllat llre inlcr!'slcri public can pnnicil--,atc jn tirc r.:Lrhlic irenring ancl crpra\s ihcir licrvs rt ihc alorc nrcnticrncd date. tinre anri r'cnuc. 1n lclclitio;r. rlrc notillcntion lcgr,rrrling pr.rbiic \c:rlinr ,,vas published in local nc,'vs papers nlnlel-1"'Karur'irli\i urllr d'. "Kunntrdri.llnartllrlrrngrr" erd il '' LokaDvani" dail;.' on 10i06'2() I 9. In contir.urrtion 1\,ith 1hc rb()ve. tlrt'llrali l:lA Rcforr in l.nglisir anr,i copies ol"the executjve sun]r'r'rirrY ol tlre pfirlccl in KInn:rcil arrd F.rrslish $,r|c i.:1lt el the ii)llolving plecls [irr the benelit o1'pr.rblic on .19.if16.,.20I 9. {)llicc ir1''Lhe 1)enuLv (lolrnrissiorcr. ilttara Kannaih District. Kanlar. o (.)lliec oi Cic Chitf LlrecLrtile Olllccr. lill;ii)ancha\iilh. I,ltta:a Kannadl f)istrict. Klrt a; . , District lnd,.rslrics (.entrc. llttar:i Kanlacia Disrrict. Karrvar. Cit! \'hlnciprli ('uuncil. l)enLicli. -l r aluk 0l'ilce. Danrlcli . (iraru l;rnchlliil Oilrce- Rangurnaglr and [)andrli I'jagc 3 o1 21 Ilegional OiIcc" l(u:'nrLela Stute l)ollution (lonrrol Board. Kar\\ar. \linistn'ol Environnclt lurd lolest. SoLrth lorrc. Kr'ndrilasadrn. I(olamcnltla. Brngalore. Hcip l)r:sli" 1(arnat:rka Statc l)oliLrtiLur Cortrol llolrrd- \r,..19. (jr.rrrnd Irloor. l)alisala l lhirlana^ (lh irrch Strcet. lll jr g:rl(-'rc-56()01) L In addition ro tl.ris. \'idc pLrblieitl ri:is also giren thlr;Lrgh radio [\1 iiorr 2()r07/]1)ll) e]'cning to l9l(t7.'10 i !) nrllning rnil lhlough Pubiic addrcss srslcnr in thc proposed |r{)jcct area on 27 tA7 t)"(t1q and 2itr07rl(l1 t). Alicr olrselvinc thc statut()r] 1'orrlelitit's :is let[rile.l uni{cr the \otillealirtn. thc Enr. ironnrentul Pr"rbiic l lclring r.r'rrs h.:iil on l().07.1()1 9 Lrnllrr th.' Cl;ainrranship ol' the Additioral l)epuiv (ionulissir.,ncr- l,ttara i{unnurla i)istrict itt I)r. Il. R. AlnhcJllr[.]l.riLr an. Torvnship. i)andcli. 1)ancleli-'ialuli. L;trrla liarna.h Distlict. Keln:rtnka.ar I1.00 A11. Atlditiru:rl l)c1.xrt1' l)orrnrissioireL l'ris autllorizcd b1 DcpLrtl CoLlnrissioncr 'r() xttcnd or'] lris behalf ride ordcrNo. DatIJ.l\.lA(i-.1/lr i l lA li lrr\:N - i (r.,201 i)-2u. Datcd: 13107/101i). l'rocecrling. of tlt(' l'rrlrlit ll(':tt itrj:; ShLi. K. licelti KLrnrar, Lurirornrcntal Olllccr' (AilJitir)nitl chiirgc). Iiegional Ofiicc. Kalrratal;a State l)rtllutiorr Coutlol lloard. Kalui.rr sclconred tirc Chlinran of llirvitotttttcnt Public IIe.arir:g anci Aildirional DclltLl) Conln'rissioncr til'(,l1ar Klnrtirila Lilld reqtr!'slcd to Chair the u.lecling and 1o coniLrcl lhc pr()ccrs rri'pLrblic hcaling. Ilc also r.rcleonrcd Shri. Ra-iashckar Pr.rranik. Sc-nior l.:ur'lronrre ntal Oi)ic;r {llchalge i- Zonn} Olilce. \lattgaltrle anel reclLrcstcd 1o as:risl the Cluirnteu during lhc coursr o1'l)Lrirlic Hcltirrg arld elso \\clcotl'tcd thc 01llcc|s oi'thc tlil'lcrcnt Gorrrn icnl Dcpirrlrnerils.