Sai Durga Ferro Alloys Pvt. Ltd., Public Consultation 1. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 1.0 Introduction The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoE&F), Government of India issued Environmental Impact Assessment notification S.O. 1533 dated September 16, 2006. As per the said notification Metallurgical Industries (Ferrous & non ferrous) Primary metallurgical industry prescribes environmental clearance under category ‘A’. Hence the present proposal obtained Terms of reference from the Expert appraisal committee of MoE&F and the committee recommended the project proponents to conduct public consultation process as part of Environmental Clearance process. Accordingly the draft Environmental Impact Assessment was submitted to Regional Officer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Boad, Nalgonda for conducting public hearing. The public hearing for the expansion proposal was conducted on 13-07- 2012 from 10.30 AM at the plant site at Sy. No. 199, 200, 202 to 204 & 210 of Korlapahad Village, Kethepally Mandal, Nalgonda District. 1.1 Advertisement The paper advertisement for the public hearing was notified in ‘Eenadu’-Telugu daily news paper on 12-06-2012 and ‘The Hindu’-English daily newspapers dated on 13-06-2012 and the same is enclosed. 1.2 Minutes of the meeting The minutes of the public hearing is presented in page no. 1-3. 1.3 Issues Raised during Public hearing and proponent response Issues raised during Public hearing and response of the proponent are presented in table 1.1. 1-1 Team Labs and Consultants Table 1.1 ISSUES RAISED IN PUBLIC HEARING AND RESPONSES (STOR-3) Name of the Speaker Issues Raised Proponent Response Sri Bayya Ramamurthy, Expressed happiness at R/o Korlapahad the proposed expansion • No issue project. He stated the management has provided 50% employment for local people. It has contributed for laying CC road in the village. Sri Chilukuri Anjaiah, Expressed happiness at R/o Korlapahad the proposed expansion • No issue project. He stated the management has provided 50% employment for local people. It has contributed Rs. 50 Lakhs for laying CC road in the village. He further stated that Management assured the local school has that they will take up welfare been affected due to activities as part of their road widening. He corporate social responsibility. urged to provide one acre land for construction of school and financial assistance for construction of temple. Sri Kommu venkanna, Acknowledged that No Issue R/o Korlapahad there is no negative impact on the nearby farmlands due to the existing industry He requested the Air pollution management to control generated from the furnace the pollutants by taking stacks shall be passes through special measures. bag filters before releasing 1-2 Team Labs and Consultants into atmosphere. Wastewater generation source is from cooling tower blow downs, it shall be treated and reused for cooling purpose, dust suppression and green belt development. Domestic effluents shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit. Solid waste shall be sent to respective authorized dealers/used as construction material. Since unemployment Local people shall be problem is high in the given preference in village, he sought 90 % employment based on the good jobs for local qualification and skills. people, prioritizing the SCs and weaker sections. Sri Lingala Ashok, R/o Requested the There shall not be any Korlapahad management to adverse significant impact on maintain the status quo the environment due to the of the environmental expansion. conditions. He sought to know Bag filters as air about the details of the pollution control equipment, proposed environment effluent treatment plant protection measures. consists of Neutralization tank, settling tanks followed by sludge drying beds. Green belt development and water sprinkling to reduce the dust emission. He appealed to give Local people shall be employment to the local given preference in people. employment based on the qualification and skills. Sri M. Saidi Reddy, The management should Management assures NGO take up welfare activities that they will take up welfare under corporate social activities as part of their responsibility (CSR) corporate social responsibility. such that people should 1-3 Team Labs and Consultants be satisfied with their CSR activities. He advised the people Management agrees to for judicious utilization participate in village of the funds of CSR, development activities as per rather than spending it local needs. merely for temples and roads. He suggested for Avenue plantation raising avenue shall be taken up during plantation outside their monsoon in the nearby premises by adopting villages as part of CSR. the nearby villages. Sri Lingala He requested the Local people shall be Venkateswarlu, R/o management to consider given preference in Nakrekal the surrounding employment based on the villagers in job qualification and skills. opportunities. The three pollutants viz. Air pollution air, water and noise generated from the furnace should be controlled stacks shall be passes through properly. bag filters before releasing into atmosphere. Wastewater generation source is from cooling tower blow downs, it shall be treated and reused for cooling purpose, dust suppression and green belt development. Domestic effluents shall be sent to septic tank followed by soak pit. Noise levels will be mitigated by developing green belt and provision of acoustic enclosure in noise generating areas. Sri Kotagirl He sought 100 % Preference shall be Daivadheenam, Sr. employment for the given to the local people Journalist eligible local people. based on the qualification in employment. The management Management assures should organize that they will contribute to training programmes DRDA for vocational training 1-4 Team Labs and Consultants for acquiring technical programs. skills to locals and vocational training to facilitate direct and indirect livelihood opportunities. Apart from extending Management assures financial assistance for that they will take up welfare schools and temples, it activities as part of their should also focus on corporate social responsibility. other crucial issues. He urged to improve the Management agrees and measures with renewed assures that all the spirit and adhere to the pollution control measures prescribed norms. are strictly implemented. He requested the management to follow the live and let live concept. Sri V. Sunanda Reddy, The management Rain water harvesting Dharitri NGO should develop pits shall be developed to rainwater harvesting collect the roof water runoff structures to avoid and storage tank shall be dependence on ground provided to store storm water water in future runoff to be reused in the plant. Explanation about their Rs. 3 crores shall be CSR activities and kept for CSR activities; He allocated budget assured that they will take up welfare activities as part of their corporate social responsibility over a period of time during the implementation of expansion program. It should disclose the Rs. 25 Lakhs allocated budgetary allocation for for green belt development. avenue plantation and it should raise plantation in a massive way at least in 15 Acres with fruit bearing plants. 1-5 Team Labs and Consultants Sri V. Yesu Rathnam, It should allocate jobs for Preference shall be Agricultural Market the local people to given to the local people Committee Chairman maximum extent. based on the qualification and skills. He urged to extend Management assured liberal assistance for that they will take up welfare welfare activities such as activities as part of their CC roads, school and corporate social responsibility. temples Sri Kamalakar, R/o Their concerns about Air and water Korlapahad good employment, air pollution shall be controlled and water environment and employment shall be protection measures given to the local people should be certified by based on suitability. the experts. Sri Bayya Anjaiah, R/o Sought to know about 55 no. of the local Korlapahad the number of jobs villagers are working in the given by the industry plant. for the locals, in the last 4 years. the people have some There is no significant apprehension on air and adverse impact due to the water pollution and expansion; there will not be also impact on the any impact on agriculture agriculture activity activity. Sri G. Narendar Reddy, Stated that there is no The Addl. Joint R/o Korlapahad Information about the Collector clarified that the public hearing PCB has given press programme till today. notification In Eenadu telugu daily news paper on 12-06- 2012 in addition to the national daily pertaining to the present public hearing. He criticized the people for merely seeking jobs, leaving behind the crucial environment protection. They could not get access to the press notification, as it is not given in the telugu language. 1-6 Team Labs and Consultants Sri J. Krishna Reddy, Complained that the 55 no. of the employees R/o Inupamula management failed to from nearby villagers are provide suitable jobs for working in the plant based on the surrounding their qualification. villagers. He wanted to know the details of the employment given so far. There is no Information Press notification given for their village about in two daily news papers, the programme. Eenadu telugu daily news paper and English daily papers. He pointed out the need Air pollution control for protection of measures are strictly agriculture activity in implemented to ensure surroundings. minimum