ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR CAPACITY AUGMENTATION OF SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FROM 11,000 TPA TO 22,000 TPA WITHIN THE EXISTING PLANT AT KONNAGAR, HOOGHLY DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL FINAL REPORT TOR Reference No. : J-11011/360/2016-IA-II(I) dt 28th Feb 2017 Baseline Period : December 2016 – February 2017 UIN : VLL/ENV/2017/21/NALCO/008 Environment Consultant: Project Proponent : (Approved Consultant) Vimta Labs Limited M/s. Nalco Water India Limited (NIWL) 142, IDA, Phase-II, Cherlapally, West Bengal Hyderabad–500 051, Telangana State www.vimta.com, [email protected] NABET Accredited Category A Consultant NABL Accredited and MoEF Recognized Laboratory May, 2019 PREFACE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR CAPACITY AUGMENTATION OF SPECIALTY CHEMICALS FROM 11,000 TPA TO 22,000 TPA WITHIN THE EXISTING PLANT AT KONNAGAR, HOOGHLY DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL PRADESH For and on behalf of VIMTA Labs Limited Approved by : M. Janardhan Signed : Position : Head & Vice President (Env) Date : 31st May, 2019 The report has been prepared inline with the prescribed TORs issued vide letter F.No.J-11011/360/2016-IA-II(I), dated 28th February, 2017 of Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi. This report has been prepared by Vimta Labs Limited with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the contract with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of Business and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. Environmental Impact Assessment for Capacity Augmentation of Specialty Chemicals from 11,000 TPA to 22,000 TPA within the Existing Plant at Konnagar, Hooghly District, West Bengal Chapter-1 Introduction 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Report M/s. Nalco Water India Limited (NIWL), West Bengal proposes for a capacity augmentation of specialty chemicals from 11,000 TPA to 22,000 TPA within the existing plant premises located in Konnagar, Hooghly district, West Bengal. The total estimated cost of the project is about Rs. 10 Crores. As per the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification dated 14th September 2006 as well as its subsequent amendments, new projects or activities, or the expansion or modernization or augmentation of existing projects proposed in any part of India should obtain environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The proposed capacity augmentation of chemical manufacturing unit falls under “Category-A” of activity type 5 (f) as per the EIA Notification dated 14th September 2006 issued by MoEF&CC, New Delhi. The proposal was considered by the 17th Expert Appraisal Committee (Industry-2) meeting held during 26st - 29th December, 2016 respectively for the determination of ToR, subsequently for the preparation of EIA/EMP report of the proposed capacity augmentation of specialty chemicals within the existing plant premises. MoEF&CC issued Terms of Reference (ToR) for preparing EIA-EMP report vide letter F.No. J-11011/360/2016-IA-II (I), dated 28th February, 2017. A copy of ToR letter prescribing the conditions and compliance is given in Annexure-I. Based on the ToR conditions stipulated by MoEF&CC vide letter mentioned above, draft EIA/EMP has been prepared and submitted to WBPCB to conduct environmental public hearing. Accordingly, public Hearing for the proposed project has been conducted by WBSPCB on 09.08.2018 at Konnagar, Hooghly district, West Bengal. In accordance with the TOR the final EIA report has been prepared incorporating the details of public hearing and response to submit the EIA-EMP report for obtaining environmental clearance from MOEF&CC, New Delhi. 1.2 Identification of Project and Project Proponent 1.2.1 Identification of Project Project Background Nalco Water India Limited, an Ecolab Inc company is an USA based Global leader in providing essential expertise for water, energy and air. Globally Nalco / Ecolab is a 14-billion-dollar company having its presence in 173 countries of America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. It is a knowledge-based and research-oriented company contributing in various fields of green technology. The annual turnover of Nalco Water India is around INR. 380 crores. The plant was established in the year 1988, obtained industrial license from Department of Industrial Development, New Delhi vide letter no: CIL VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad C1-1 Environmental Impact Assessment for Capacity Augmentation of Specialty Chemicals from 11,000 TPA to 22,000 TPA within the Existing Plant at Konnagar, Hooghly District, West Bengal Chapter-1 Introduction :215(8B)/Regn.No. 1261(86)/IL/MRTP/SCS, dated 12th September, 1988. And also obtained No Objection Certificate (NOC) from West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Calcutta in Environment concerns vide letter no: 565-10/WPB-S(11), dated 7th June, 1988. Nalco Water India is in operation of manufacturing specialty chemicals at the state-of-the art manufacturing site at Konnagar, Hooghly, West Bengal since 1989 with the product ranges viz. Water treatment chemicals, Oil field chemicals and Industrial additives. This unit initially came into operation in a joint venture with M/S ICI India Limited but after some time became independent. In 2010, Nalco opened a new corporate office and research and development facility in Pune, India. In 2011, the company had entered a merger agreement with Ecolab Inc.-an US based MNC and a major global player in the field of cleaning, sanitizing, food safety & infection-prevention products & services. From the main headquarters in Pune, Nalco also manages district offices in Mumbai, Baroda, Kolkata, Delhi, and Chennai in India. The license capacity of the Konnagar plant since inception is 11,000 ton per annum, although the actual capacity of the plant is 22000 TPA based on 24 hours / day & 7 days/ week operation. With gradual growth since inception, now Nalco Water India is producing around 8000 to 9000 ton per annum in last few years with 16 hours /day and 5.5 days / week operation. In view of the above industrial growth, Nalco water India has planned to expand its license capacity from 11000 TPA to 22000 TPA within its existing facilities at Konnagar by utilizing their idle capacity, assets, and hardware along with idle hours with minimum addition of equipment/accessories. Nalco Water provides comprehensive water treatment solutions with the help of specialty chemicals augmented by equipment, automation and on-site expertise. These solutions help debottleneck water related problems for our customers in various industries. Nalco Water’s solutions help reduce fresh water usage, optimize quality and quantity of waste water discharge, address loss of plant throughput due to issues like scaling and deposition on heat transfer surfaces, ensure asset integrity resulting in premature failure due to corrosion problems etc. Our water management programs support a wide range of industries (including food and beverage, automotive, paper, steel, power generation, chemicals, mining). Our state of the art manufacturing plant in Konnagar, West Bengal produces a full range of specialty chemicals and is further enhanced by the fact that it is the first specialty chemical company in India to be ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certified. Nalco became a presence in India in the field of specialty chemicals during the late 1970s, but in 1987 that presence was boosted with the incorporation of Nalco Chemicals India Limited. From the main headquarters in Pune, Nalco also manages district offices in Mumbai, Baroda, Kolkata, Delhi, and Madras. Programs in India are developed to focus on the local needs and conditions of each geographical area. Our state of the art manufacturing plant in Konnagar, West Bengal produces a full range of specialty chemicals and is further enhanced by VIMTA Labs Limited, Hyderabad C1-2 Environmental Impact Assessment for Capacity Augmentation of Specialty Chemicals from 11,000 TPA to 22,000 TPA within the Existing Plant at Konnagar, Hooghly District, West Bengal Chapter-1 Introduction the fact that it is the first specialty chemical company in India to be ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 certified. This unit initially came into operation in a joint venture with ICI India Limited - Konnagar but after sometime became independent. Here NALCO manufacture water treatment chemicals, oil field chemicals and industrial Additives. Peak production license capacity being 11000 TPA as approved by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board and the Ministry of Industries, Govt. of West Bengal. Nalco is a global leader in its area. Nalco Water India Limited also today is a symbol of reliability to its customers. NALCO corporate policy is to sell solutions and add values by working safely. In water treatment chemicals our market share in India is 20%. Besides chemicals NALCO have also diversified in the fields of instruments, plant set up and technology. At TATA STEEL installed a Reverse Osmosis Plant to purify the boiler feed water for their Power House 5. It has ensured a much longer life of their Turbine. In Mumbai we made use of our technology to optimize the cooling system of Hotel Mariott. We reduced the fresh water needs of the hotel by allowing the reuse of treated wastewater in the cooling system saving 60000 cubic meters of water each year. These savings equal 256 million glasses of water which means 18 glasses of water for every resident of Mumbai. We improved the cooling system performance in Mariott by preventing scaling, corrosion and microbiological fouling. It helped conserve 600,000 kwh of electricity. It has also avoided 400 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Mariott has achieved a significant environmental return on investment (eROI). In 2010, Nalco opened a new corporate office and research and development facility in Pune, India. The $8.5 million, 60,000-square foot facility serves as the headquarters for sales, marketing and supply chain for Nalco Water India Ltd.