ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT and ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN for Manufacturing of Asbestos Cement Sheets (Corrugated & Plain) of Capacity 50,000 TPA & Non Asbestos Flat Sheets of Capacity 30,000 TPA. March , 2020 M/s JRT Industries LLP Village-Sila, Tehsil-Mouza Silasundarighopa, District—Kamrup, Assam Prepared by : Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Accredited by QCI/NABET Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1720/SA 95, Valid up to September 20, 2020 (An approved Laboratory from NABL and MoEF&CC) Flat Nos.’ 5-8, 2nd Floor, Arif Chamber – V, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow -226 024 (U.P.), Phone: (0522) 2746282, 2745726, Telefax: (0522) 2745726 E-mail: [email protected] JRT lndustries LLP Re8istered Office- H.N0-62, Tarun Nagar Bye Lane -2, Near CyBnett Repose Hotel, GS Road, Guwahati781005 Letter of Undertaking We hereby certify that the contents (Information & Data) given in this report are correct. The prescribed TORs have been complied in the EIA report. for IV/s JRT Industries LLP w* Director - Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIMor proposed production of Asbestos Cement Sheets& Non Asbestos Flat SheetsProject of Mjs JRT Industries LLP Village-Sila, Tehsil-Mouza Silasundarighopa, Diso·ict­ Kamrup, Assam L hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA coordinator: Dr.K. L. Satapathy Signature and Date: ~2................................................................................... Period of involvement: January, 2019 - August, 2019 Contact information: Ecomen Laboratories Pvl. Ltd., Flat No. 5-8, Arif Chamber-V, Sector-H, Aliganj, Dislt. Lucknow - 226 024, Mob.,9415410773 Functional area experts: S. Functional Involvement Signature and Name of the expert/ s No. areas (period and task ......) date january, 2019 - August, 2019 Identification of Mr. Praveen Kumar 1 . AI'" Locations, interpretation Dubey of data wrt to standard, statistical analysis ~~~ compilation etc. january, 2019 - August, Ms. Reena Tripathi 2019 IZ~ Identification of 2 WI'" Locations, Check the report wrt to standard, Mr. Rajneesh Compilation of report ~~ january, 2019 - August, 2019 Identification of waste 3 SHW' Mr. R. N. Bhargava generation & mitigation d~ measures etc. January, 2019 - August, 2019 Group d.iscussion, {q. )i i Q.., ry designing of 4 SP Mr. Rajiv Rastogi questionnaire, data analysis and interpretation January, 2019 - August, Mr. R S Shukla 2019 Conducted ecological 5 EB' survey, assessment of Mr. Pra veen Kumar impacts, prepared report Dubey and compilation etc. q~ January, 2019 - August, 2019 Hydrogeology of the study area including 6 HG' Mr. R. N. Bhargava dlhff status, water level ground water of the area & recharge etc. January, 2019 - August, 2019 Geological features & 7 GEO' Mr. R. N. Bhargava dJlrt-ff­ formations, topography & Lithology of the area Ja nuary, 2019 - August, 2019 Identification of IZ~ 8 SC' Ms. Reena Tripathi Locations, Check the report quality, Compilation of report January, 2019 - August, 2019 Prediction of GLC by 9 AQ' Dr. K L. Satapathy ."Y'/' using Aermod View model etc. January, 2019 - August, 2019 10 NV' Dr. K L. Satapathy Identification of locations, ~/. Data Interpretation 01 158 , Leq, Compilations of report including impact assessment etc. January, 2019 - August. 2019 Developing the Land 11 LV' Mr. R. S. Shukla use/ land cover of the study area by using remote sensing data. January, 2019 - August, 2019 Identification of Hazards, Ms. Anuradha 12 RH' Hazardous substance. Srivastava Preparation of 00­ site emergency plan etc. (( 'One TM agaInst each FAE may be shown "Please attach additional sheet if required Declaration by the Head of the accredited consultant organization! authorized person I, R. N. Bhargava, hereby,confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the ErA & EMF report for the proposed production of Asbestos Cement Sheets & Non Asbestos Flat SheetsProject of M is JRT Industries LLP. I also confirm that EIA Coordinator (EC) has gone through the report, and the consultant organization shall be fully accountable for any misleading information. It is certified that no unethical practices, plagiarism are involved in carrying out the work and that no external data / text has not been used without proper acknowledgement while preparing this EIA/EMP report. Signature:.......J~............................................................................................................ .. Name:R. N. Bhargava Designation: O'tairman Name of the EIA consultant organization: Ecomen Laboratories Pvt. Ltd ., Flat No: 5-8, Aril Chamher-V, Sector-H, A1iganj, Lucknow - 226 024, NABET Certificate No. & Issue Date: NAllET /EIA/1720/SA 95 dated 27.08.2019 1$9 CONTENTS CHAPTER NO. 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TOR Compliance I-XVI 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-3 1.1 Purpose of the Report 1 1.2 Identification of Project & Project Proponent 1-2 1.3 Brief Description of Nature, Size, Location of The Project 2-3 1.4 Scope of The Study 3 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4-27 2.1 Type of the Project 4 2.2 Need for the Project 4-5 2.3 Location 5-6 2.4 Topography and Drainage 6 2.5 Geological Features and Geo-Hydrological Status of 7-8 the Study Area 2.6 Size/Magnitude of Operation 8 2.6.1 Product and Production Capacity 8 2.6.2 Land Use & Plant Layout 8-9 2.6.3 Raw Materials, Source, Quantity and Means of Transportation 9-10 2.7 Proposed Schedule for Approval & Implementation 10 2.8 Technology And Process Description 10 2.8.1 Latest Technology Vs Adopted Technology 10-17 2.9 Plants and Machinery 17-19 2.10 Storage 19 2.11 Water Requirement 20 2.12 Details of Manpower 20 2.13 Cost of the Project 20 2.14 Asbestos Cement Corrugated Sheets Mass Balance 20-21 2.15 Power 21 2.16 Handling Raw Materials 21-22 2.17 Land Requirement 22 2.18 Transportation of Finished Goods 22 2.19 Description of Mitigation Measures 22 2.20 Assessment of New & Untested Technology 23 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 28-101 3.1 Study Description 28 3.1.1 Study Area 28 3.1.2 Study Period 28 3.1.3 Study Components 28-29 3.2 Climatic Conditions 29-30 3.3 Selection of Sampling Stations 31 3.3.1 Micro-Meteorological Station 31 3.3.2 Ambient Air Quality Locations 31 3.3.3 Water Quality Locations 31-32 3.3.4 Surface Water Locations 32 3.3.5 Noise Monitoring Locations 32 3.3.6 Soil Quality Locations 33 3.4 Sampling Procedure 33 3.4.1 Micro Meteorological Monitoring 33 3.4.2 Ambient Air Monitoring 33-34 3.4.3 Water Quality Monitoring 34 3.4.4 Ambient Noise Level 35 3.4.5 Soil Quality 35 3.5 Data Analysis 35-36 3.5.1 Meteorological Study 35-36 3.5.2 Ambient Air Quality 36-41 3.5.3 Water Quality 41-42 3.5.4 Noise 42 3.5.5 Ambient Noise Level 43 3.5.6 Soil Quality 43 3.6 Socio-Economic Scenario 44-48 3.7 Flora And Fauna 49 3.7.1 Scope 49 3.7.2 Activities Undertaken During the Study 49-50 3.7.3 Survey Limitation 50 3.7.4 Approach of the Study 50 3.8 Methodology 50 3.8.1 Desk Study 50 3.8.2 Habitat Survey 50 3.8.3 Flora 50 3.8.4 Fauna and Avifauna 50-51 3.8.5 Sampling Stations 51 3.8.6 Observations 51-53 3.8.7 Floristic Diversity 53-55 3.8.8 Faunal Diversity 55 3.9 Land Use 67 3.9.1 Introduction 67 3.9.2 Data Input 67-71 4.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & 102-135 MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 Impact During Construction Phase 102 4.1.1 Land Use 102 4.1.2 Solid Waste 102 4.1.3 Impact On Air Quality 102 4.1.4 Impact On Noise Levels 103 4.1.5 Water Quality 103 4.2 Impact During Operational Phase 103 4.2.1 Air Quality 103-108 4.2.2 Water Quality 109 4.2.3 Water Requirement 109 4.2.4 Ground Water Potential 109 4.2.5 Noise Levels 109-111 4.2.6 Effluent Water 111 4.2.7 Solid Waste 111-112 4.2.8 Domestic Waste Water 112 4.2.9 Material/Asbestos Handling 112 4.2.10Land Use 112 4.2.11Flora And Fauna 112 4.2.12Socio-Economics 112-113 4.3 Mitigatin Measures During Construction Phase 113 4.3.1 Land Use 113 4.3.2 Solid Waste 113 4.3.3 Air Quality 113 4.3.4 Noise Levels 113 4.3.5 Water Quality 113 4.4 Mitigation Measures During Operational Phase 114 4.4.1 Air Quality 114 4.4.2 Water Quality 114 4.4.3 Water Requirement 115 4.4.4 Ground Water Potential 116 4.4.5 Noise Levels 117 4.4.6 Effluent Water 117 4.4.7 Solid Waste 117-118 4.4.8 Domestic Waste Water 119-120 4.4.9 Material/Asbestos Handling 120-123 4.4.10Land Use 124 4.4.11Flora And Fauna 124-125 4.4.12Socio-Economic 125 5.0 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & 136 SITE) 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 137-146 6.1 Monitoring, Organization & Cost 137 6.2 General View 137 6.2.1 Environmental Monitoring Programme 137 6.3 Health & Environmental Monitoring Schedule 137 6.3.1 Occupational Health 137-138 6.3.2 Medical Surveillance Proposed 137-138 6.3.3 Medical Surveillance Proposed For 138-139 Citizen Within 2 Km Of Radius 6.4 Capital Cost 139 6.4.1 Capital and Recurring Cost Earmarked For 139-140 Environmental Protection Measures, Health & Safety 6.4.2 Peripheral Development Work/CSR 140 6.5 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 140-141 6.6 Steps Involved For CSR Activities 141 6.7 Corporate Env.