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1 Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. Environmental Impact Assessment for Expansion of Steel Plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant At Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Envirotech East (P) Limited An ISO 9001:2008, 14001:2004 & OHSAS:18001:2007 Company Laboratory recognised by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India Bengal Ambuja Commercial Complex UN F13, 1050/1, Survey Park, Kolkata , India Ph: (033) /8128/8601, web: A U G U S T,

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4 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Page - 1 CONTENTS SECTION DESCRIPTION PAGE NO. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CHAPTER: 1 - INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction and Background C Overall Plant Scenario C Location of Project Site C EIA/EMP Report and Scope of the Study C1 8 CHAPTER: 2 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project Highlights C Location of Project Site C The Project C Raw Materials C Technology & Process Description C Sponge Iron Plant C Induction Furnace C Laddle Refining Furnace C Continuous Casting of Billets C Ferro Alloys Plant C Captive Power Plant C Utilities C Storage Facilities C Air Conditioning System C Oxygen System C Power C Water Supply Facilities C Fire Fighting Facilities C Manpower Planning C Solid Waste Management C Pollution Control Measures C Control of Fugitive Emissions at Various Auxiliary C2 33 Facilities inside the Plant 2.13 Wastewater Management C Rain Water Harvesting C Storm Water Management C Plant Layout C Land & Greenbelt Development C Charter On Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP): Integrated Iron & Steel Industry C Project Cost C2 37 Contents Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

5 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Page - 2 CHAPTER: 3 - BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO 3.1 General C Geomorphology, Geology & Hydro-Geology of the C3-6 Study Area Geomorphology of the Study Area C Geology of the Study Area C Hydrogeology of the Study Area C Seismic History of the Study Area C Major Industries in 10 km Radius Area Around the C3 18 Project Site 3.5 Land use C Introduction C Data Source & Analysis C Remote Sensing Data & Few Secondary Dataset Were C3 19 Used to Study & Map the Present Land Use Pattern of the Area Methodology C Land use Land Cover Pattern C Soil C Field Study, Sampling & Analysis C Characteristics of Soil in the Study Area C Meteorology C Seasons C On-Site Meteorological Observations C Results Of On-Site Meteorological Data C Air Quality C Selection of Monitoring Stations C Parameters & Frequency of Monitoring C Results & Discussions C Traffic Assessment C Water Environment C Surface Water Quality C Ground Water Quality C Noise C Major Sources of Noise in the Study Area C Ambient Noise Monitoring C Noise Levels in the Study Area C Ecology C General C Biological Aspect C Description of the Study Area C Reconnaissance Survey C Methodology of Ecological Study C Terrestrial Ecology C Aquatic Ecology C Demography & Socio-Economic Environment C General Description C Demographic Aspects of the Study Area C Social Structure C3 82 Contents Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

6 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Page Occupational Structure C Infrastructure Facilities C3-85 CHAPTER : 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT 4.1 Project Activities C Phases of Impacts C Impacts during Construction Phase C Activities during Construction Phase C Impacts on Air Quality C Impacts on Hydrology and Water Use C Impacts on Water Quality C Impacts on Noise C Impacts on Soil and Land Use C Impacts on Demography & Socioeconomics C Impacts during Operational Phase C Impacts on Air Quality C Sources of Emissions C Air Quality Dispersion Modelling C Data Used for Modelling C Modelling Procedure C Discussion on Modelling Results C Impact due to transportation of raw materials and C4 8 finished products Impacts on Water Quality C Impacts on Hydrology and Water Use C Impacts on Noise during Operation C Impacts on Soil C Impacts on Land Use C Impacts on Demography and Socioeconomics C4 15 CHAPTER: 5 - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 5.1 Environmental Monitoring Programme C5 1 CHAPTER: 6 - RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 6.1 Risk Assessment C Disaster Management Plan C On-Site Emergency Plan C Facilities to be available with the Factory C Objectives C Key Personnel and Responsibilities C Organization C Hazardous Chemicals & Associated Hazards C Off Site Emergency Plan C Education of Public C6 7 CHAPTER: 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1 Basic Contents C Green Belt Development Plan C7 1 Contents Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

7 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Page Hazardous Waste Management C Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) C Environmental Management Cell C Mitigatory Measures during Construction C Fire and Safety Management C Environmental Awareness Campaign C Legal and Statutory Compliance C Documentation C Information Dissemination and Public Relations C Occupational Health Activities C Introduction C Approach C Standards for the Occupational Health and Safety C7 7 Management System Core Elements of the Occupational Health and Safety C7 7 Management Occupational Health and Safety Policy C Structure and Responsibilities C Training Awareness C Management Review C7 8 CHAPTER: 8 - ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF THE PROJECT CHAPTER: 9 - PROJECT BENEFITS CHAPTER: 10 - DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED Contents Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

8 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Page - 5 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI MoEFCC Final TORs DESCRIPTION All Environmental Clearance related documents Judgment of Honorable National Green Tribunal Honorable Supreme Court order Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) letter, addressed to MoEFCC in the context of Supreme Court Order MoEFCC letter pertaining to the compliance of Supreme Court order No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from different Gram Panchayats for the implementation of the expansion projects Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) Data Drawl of ground water from the concerned department Consent to Establish (NOC) & Consent to Operate for the existing units NOC & Its amendment for Expansion Units Compliance Report on CTO Ambient Air Quality data & Additional Data Corporate Environment Policy Coal agreement MoU for Fly Ash Utilisation Existing Air Pollution Control Equipment s Specification Dolochar utilisation Letter Online Stack Emission Data Public Hearing Related Documents Relevant Indian Standards Contents Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

9 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited (SSPL) (formerly known as Sidhi Vinayak Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.) had approached Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2007 for the expansion of Sponge Iron plant production capacity from 66,000 TPA to 1,32,000 TPA, establishment of Induction furnaces with CCM to produce MS Billets of 1,35,000 TPA, Power Plant of 8 MW, based on WHRB & 17 MW, based on AFBC Boiler, a Ferro Alloys manufacturing plant of 1x5 MVA capacity to produce 7,500 TPA of Ferro Alloys. Accordingly, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change had accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) for the project vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November The project was exempted from the requirement of Public Hearing due to expansion of the project at the same site under 7 (ii) of the EIA Notification Subsequently, MoEFCC issued 2 amendment letters; one dated 3 rd July 2009 pertaining to the change of the configuration of the Induction Furnace and the other dated 1 st June 2011, vide which it granted the permission for the disposal of Char, to be generated by Sponge Iron Plant to the other companies till the coal linkage is available for the AFBC boiler. In the meantime, M/s Jan Chetana filed an appeal in National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) vide appeal No. 8/2009 against the issue of EC for this expansion project. Subsequently, Hon ble National Green Tribunal issued an order dated 9 th February, 2012 directing MoEFCC to take prompt steps for completing the exercise of public consultation (Public Hearing) and curing the deficiency in EIA/EMP, and re-visit the entire project in the light of the observations made by it and complete the exercise as expeditiously as possible. The company requested the Hon ble Supreme Court of India (I.A. No. 3 in Civil Appeal No(s) of 2012) to stay the order issued by Hon ble NGT, as cited above and requested to give permission to start production of the expansion project as all required clearances have been obtained and lot of investment has been made in the expansion project. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

10 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 2 The Hon ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 16 th may, 2014 issued order to complete the public hearing as per the Act/ Notification, duly considering the objections received from the public and the decision thereon shall be taken by MoEFCC. It further directed the entire process to be completed within two months and the report to be submitted to court in a sealed cover. Subsequently, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board wrote a Letter No. TS/CECB/2014 dated to MoEFCC, Govt. of India, with the clear intimation of the Supreme Court Order dated 16 th may, 2014 and requested for the guidance to comply with the said order. The letter emphasized on the validity of the already prescribed TORs by MoEFCC and raised the concern whether the public consultation/ hearing should be conducted based on the previously prepared EIA Report. Accordingly, MoEFCC issued a Letter No. L-11011/28/2009-IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014, with the clear mention of the collection of fresh one-season data while addressing all the deficiencies, pointed out in the order, including the following and revise the draft EIA-EMP Report accordingly: - Collection of baseline data more than 4 months before the TORs were communicated by MoEFCC (para 36, page 27 of the judgment) - Authencity of data, collected particularly for SO2, which was reported below detectable limits (para 36, page 27 of the judgment), hence unrealistic air quality data has been presented. - The overall impacts worked out based on mathematical modeling does not appear to reflect the true picture, as AAQ levels of mercury, which would be found in an area where a number of sponge iron units are located, has not been estimated (page 28 of judgment). - Water quality data in Tables 3.10 and 3.11 of the EIA Report, which states that the fluoride levels are the same in ground water and in surface water, which is unrealistic (page 28 of judgment). - Re-examine the water balance on how the treated effluents can be utilized and for what purpose (page 29 of judgment). MoEFCC further advised the project proponent to submit the Draft EIA Report, thus prepared by a QCI / NABET accredited consultant to Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for conducting public Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

11 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 3 hearing as per provisions, laid out in the EIA Notification After public hearing, it advised to revise the EIA-EMP, incorporating the issues raised in the public hearing in a separate chapter with specific capital and recurring costs for the implementation of the measures/issues contained therein and then to submit the final one to the Ministry. In view of the above developments, M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited engaged M/s Envirotech East (P) Ltd. (EEPL), a NABET accredited EIA Consultancy Firm for the project. M/s Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd. have conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed expansion project and formulated an appropriate Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for such expansion project. 2.0 OVERALL PLANT SCENARIO Prior to the grant of the Environmental Clearance for the expansion proposal by MoEFCC vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011, M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. was operating Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) for the production of 66,000 TPA sponge Iron at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. Table-1.1 reflects various units, for which MoEFCC issued the said Environmental Clearance. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

12 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 4 TABLE-1.1 UNITS AS PER EC OBTAINED VIDE LETTER NO. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) DATED 5 TH NOVEMBER 2008 AND AMENDMENT LETTERS DATED 3 RD JULY 2009 & 1 ST JUNE 2011 Unit Capacity Product Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (1x6 T + 1x8T + 2x15 T) (with matching LRF & CCM) Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron 1,35,000 TPA Billets 7500 TPA Ferro Manganese / Silico Manganese / Ferro Silicon Captive Power Plant 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Power After getting Environmental Clearance for the expansion project, SSPL obtained the Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and subsequently initiated to implement the proposed projects under expansion proposal. In this connection, Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) and Induction Furnace (1x8T) were commissioned after obtaining the necessary Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from CECB. However, these units under the expansion proposal are presently not in operation as the case is pending in Supreme Court. At present, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is in operation, for which valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is available. Apart from the above, another 1x6T Induction Furnace has also been implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Besides, one Rolling Mill of 30,000 TPA capacity to manufacture M. S. Rod / TMT Bar is also operating as Unit-2 after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjacent land. The overall plant scenario is presented in Table-1.2. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

13 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 5 Product/ Unit Sponge Iron Plant Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (with matching LRF & CCM) TABLE-1.2 OVERALL PLANT SCENARIO Units under operation before EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/2007- IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 Units (as per EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/20 07-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011) 66,000 TPA 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) (2x100 TPD) - 1x6 T + 1x8 T + 2x15 T Ferro Alloys Plant TPA (1x5MVA SAF) Captive Power Plant - 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Units under Operation with valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x6 T * Units commissioned (but not under Operation) after EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/2007- IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and after valid Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x8 T Rolling Mill (Unit-2) ,000 TPA - * Presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land, which is already under the possession of the company. Most of the facilities are available for setting up of a steel plant such as Electricity, Water, Transportation of raw materials and finished goods etc. Skilled and unskilled workers are also easily available within the industrial estate. Rolling Mill as Unit-2 project is operating in the adjacent land covering an area of 1.62 hectare (4 acres). 3.0 SITE LOCATION The project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). The nearest Railway Station is Bhupdeopur Railway Station, which is located about 14.2 km distance (aerial distance) in south-west Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

14 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 6 direction from the project site. The distance of Raigarh Railway station from the project site is about 20.5 km (aerial distance), located in South of South-East direction w.r.t. the project site. A paved Road, which is connected to Raigarh is passing just beside the project site. NH (Raipur, Bilaspur, Sarangarh, Raigarh, Deogarh, Talcher and Chandikhol linking National Highway) is passing through Raigarh about 19 kms distance (aerial distance) in south direction from the project site. The nearest Airport is Raipur Airport in Chhattisgarh i.e., known as Swami Vivekanand International Airport, which is located at about 250 kms (aerial distance) in west direction from the project site. The NH-200 connects the project site with this airport from Raigarh. 3.0 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The principal features or highlights of the Project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., under study are as follows: Location Land requirement Raw water requirement & source Power requirement Effluent generation & disposal Air pollution control Solid Waste Management Executive Summary Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land, which is already under the possession of the company. As per an estimate, total water to the tune of 36.2 cu.m./hr. (868.8 cu.m/day) is required for both the existing and the future projects. The source of raw water is ground water, drawn through bore well. Requirement of power for the total project is around 20 MW, which will be sourced from Captive Power Plant after the implementation of all the projects. The plant is designed as a zero discharge plant. The water will be recirculated through cooling and treatment. The entire wastewater will be recycled for various purposes inside the plant. Domestic wastewater will be treated in Septic tank- Soak pit system. Adequate control measures like installation of Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), bag filters, dust suppression system and stacks of adequate height at relevant points will be taken. Dolochar from DRI Plant will be used in AFBC Boiler for captive power generation. Slag from IF furnaces, Slag, to be generated Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

15 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 7 Manpower Project cost during Silico Manganese production and Bottom Ash, to be generated from CPP will be used for road construction / land filling. Generated slag from the process of Ferro Manganese will be used in Silico Manganese manufacturing. No slag will be produced during Ferro Silicon production. Scrap / Mill scale will be reused in the IF. Fly ash from CPP will be used in brick making / cement plant 150 persons Rs. 150 Crores 4.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMNETAL SCENARIO The area falling within the radius of 10 km around the proposed Steel Plant at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh has been considered as study area. On-site environmental quality monitoring was carried out from 9 th December, th February, Meteorology The monthly maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on-site during the aforesaid monitoring period varied between ( ) C and ( ) C respectively with overall maximum and minimum temperatures being 34.0 C and 8.5 C respectively. The monthly maximum and minimum relative humidity recorded onsite during the said monitoring period varied between ( )% and ( )% respectively, the overall maximum and minimum being 70.0% and 47.0% respectively. During the said monitoring period, the monthly mean wind speed measured on-site varied between 2.99 Km/hr to 4.17 Km/hr. The overall mean wind speed during the period was 3.73 Km/hr. The predominant wind direction is north-east. 4.2 Ambient Air Quality Ambient air quality was monitored at eight (8) locations in and around the project site. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

16 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 8 The overall mean values of PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 & CO in the area (mean of all the 8 locations) were g/m 3, 50.1 g/m 3, 10.8 g/m 3, 17.2 g/m 3 and mg/m 3 respectively. The Mercury levels at all 8 monitoring locations were found Below Detection Limit. 4.3 Water Quality Water samples were collected and analyzed at eight (8) surface water sources to assess the surface water quality in the study area. Water samples were collected from eight (8) ground water sources to assess the baseline status of the ground water quality of the study area. The ph values of the collected two water samples from the River Kurket were found to be 6.4 and 6.0. Values of Dissolved Oxygen were observed as (6.7 & 6.5) mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solids were found to be (78 & 72) mg/lit while values of total Hardness were found as (59 & 55) mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were found to be (14 & 12) mg/lit and (6 & 6) mg/lit respectively. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed as (5 & 6) mg/lit, (1.1 & 1.2) mg/lit and (28 & 26) mg/lit respectively. Iron contents were found to be (0.18 & 0.12) mg/lit in the two water samples. The ph value of the collected water sample from the River Kelo was found as 7.7. Dissolved Oxygen was observed as 5.8 mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solid was found to be 114 mg/lit while value of total Hardness was found as 78 mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were observed as 17 mg/lit and 9 mg/lit respectively. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed to be 22 mg/lit, 5.8 mg/lit and 26 mg/lit respectively. Iron content was found as 0.17 mg/lit in the water sample. The ph values of the collected pond water samples were found in the range of ( ). Dissolved Oxygen was observed in the range of ( ) mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solids were found in the range of ( ) mg/lit while Total Hardness was found in the range of (47-141) mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were found varying in the ranges of (12-33) mg/lit and (4-14) mg/lit respectively. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed varying in the ranges of (5-8) mg/lit, ( ) mg/lit and (26-38) mg/lit respectively. Values of Iron content was found in the ranges of ( ) mg/lit. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

17 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 9 Conclusion can be drawn in the light of the overall analysis made so far that both the surface & the ground water in the study area is free from any kind of industrial and urban pollution and has been found to be generally fit for human consumption. 4.4 Noise A total of 10 locations around the proposed project were selected for the measurement of ambient noise levels. During the day time, the equivalent noise levels were found to vary in the ranges of ( ) db (A) while in the night time, the equivalent noise levels were observed to vary in the ranges of ( ) db (A). 4.5 Ecology The study area is found to have a good vegetation cover due to helpful climatic conditions and good soil quality in the area. There are good number of plantation patches in the study area and vegetation cover around settlement areas. There is extensive grazing land, which come under cultivation. The overall floral composition in the whole study area is quite rich. 4.6 Demography and Socio-economy The study area comprises of 69 villages. The whole study area is completely rural in nature. The study area is populated with the total population of 55,746 (as per 2011 Census). The sex ratio is about 986 females per 1000 males. The overall literacy rate in the study area is about 62.62% w.r.t. the total population whereas the male literacy rate is 71.64% (w.r.t. the total male population) and the female literacy rate is 53.47% (w.r.t. the total female population). 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED PROJECTS 5.1 Impacts on Air Quality The Stack emissions from the plant are mostly Sulpher dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Particulate matters (PM). There will be total ten stacks after the implementation of the future units. As recommended by CPCB, GLCs at various receptor locations within 10 km radius have been computed for the three months period (9 th December, th February, 2015) representing the winter season, based on the hourly meteorological data of this period. The Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

18 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 10 computation has been made applying Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) model, developed by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), which is most widely used and also recommended by CPCB (PROBES/70/ ). The maximum incremental values of SO2, NOx & PM would be about µg/m 3, µg/m 3 & 2.46 µg/m 3 respectively, which will occur in SE direction at a distance of 0.8 km., 1 km. & 1.0 km. respectively w.r.t. the origin. The predicted maximum GLCs of SO2, NOx & PM due to the operation of the plant is well within the prescribed limits. Therefore, there will be insignificant impact on the Air Quality of the area due to the operation of the project. 5.2 Impacts on Water Quality Company will follow the zero wastewater discharge concept and the entire wastewater will be recycled to the plant for various uses. As no wastewater will be discharged into any outside water body, there will be no impact on the water quality of any surface water bodies of the area. 5.3 Impacts on Soil Solid waste generated in the plant will be managed in the proper manner. This will ensure that there will not be any impact on soil quality due to the disposal or deposition of solid waste. 5.4 Impacts on Land Use The proposed development will be confined within the boundary of the allocated land only, earmarked for the industrial purpose, so there will not be any significant impact on the land use pattern of the area. 5.5 Impacts on Biological Environment The surrounding area has substantial vegetation in the form of village orchards, roadside trees and agriculture. If the gaseous emission is controlled properly, there will not be significant impact. There will be sufficient plantation of trees at the plant site. All these measures, if implemented properly will ensure insignificant impact on the local vegetation from the proposed project and may improve the vegetation scenario of the area. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

19 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh ES - 11 No wastewater will be discharged outside the plant premises. Therefore, there will be no impact on the aquatic ecology of the water bodies. 5.6 Impacts on Socio-Economic Environment The project will offer substantial employment potential during construction phase and operation phase, which will have beneficial impact. 6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., will undertake various management activities for the Environmental Management Programme which will meet all statutory requirements and help to improve environmental quality. In order to improve the aesthetic look of the area and enhance the land use as well as to compensate for any loss in ecology during construction, adequate plantation programmes around the project site have been planned and will be adopted. Development of green belt will include plantation of trees along boundary of the factory, roads, raw material yard and other available spaces. 33% of total area of the plant will be covered under green cover. A detailed monitoring for different environmental parameters will be carried out as per the direction of State Pollution Control Board. An environmental management group will be established to implement the management plan. Executive Summary Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

20 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-1 CHAPTER-1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited (SSPL) (formerly known as Sidhi Vinayak Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.) had approached Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2007 for the expansion of Sponge Iron plant production capacity from 66,000 TPA to 1,35,000 TPA, establishment of Induction furnaces with CCM to produce M S Billets of 1,35,000 TPA, Power Plant of 8 MW, based on WHRB & 17 MW, based on AFBC Boiler, a Ferro Alloys manufacturing plant of 1x5 MVA capacity to produce 7,500 TPA of Ferro Alloys. Accordingly, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change had accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) for the project vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November The project was exempted from the requirement of Public Hearing due to expansion of the project at the same site under 7 (ii) of the EIA Notification Subsequently, MoEFCC issued 2 amendment letters; one dated 3 rd July 2009 pertaining to the change of the configuration of the Induction Furnace and the other dated 1 st June 2011, vide which it granted the permission for the disposal of Char, to be generated by Sponge Iron Plant to the other companies till the coal linkage is available for the AFBC boiler. In the meantime, M/s Jan Chetana filed an appeal in National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA) vide appeal No. 8/2009 against the issue of EC for this expansion project. Subsequently, Hon ble National Green Tribunal issued an order dated 9 th February, 2012 directing MoEFCC to take prompt steps for completing the exercise of public consultation (Public Hearing) and curing the deficiency in EIA/EMP, and re-visit the entire project in the light of the observations made by it and complete the exercise as expeditiously as possible. The company requested the Hon ble Supreme Court of India (I.A. No. 3 in Civil Appeal No(s) of 2012) to stay the order issued by Hon ble NGT, as cited above and requested to give permission to start production of the expansion project as all required clearances have been obtained and lot of investment has been made in the expansion project. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

21 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-2 The Hon ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 16 th may, 2014 issued order to complete the public hearing as per the Act/ Notification, duly considering the objections received from the public and the decision thereon shall be taken by MoEFCC. It further directed the entire process to be completed within two months and the report to be submitted to court in a sealed cover. Subsequently, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board wrote a Letter No. TS/CECB/2014 dated to MoEFCC, Govt. of India, with the clear intimation of the Supreme Court Order dated 16 th May, 2014 and requested for the guidance to comply with the said order. The letter emphasized on the validity of the already prescribed TORs by MoEFCC and raised the concern whether the public consultation/ hearing should be conducted based on the previously prepared EIA Report. Accordingly, MoEFCC issued a Letter No. L-11011/28/2009-IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014, with the clear mention of the collection of fresh one-season data while addressing all the deficiencies, pointed out in the order, including the following and revise the draft EIA-EMP Report accordingly: - Collection of baseline data more than 4 months before the TORs were communicated by MoEFCC (para 36, page 27 of the judgment) - Authencity of data, collected particularly for SO2, which was reported below detectable limits (para 36, page 27 of the judgment), hence unrealistic air quality data has been presented. - The overall impacts worked out based on mathematical modeling does not appear to reflect the true picture, as AAQ levels of mercury, which would be found in an area where a number of sponge iron units are located, has not been estimated (page 28 of judgment). - Water quality data in Tables 3.10 and 3.11 of the EIA Report, which states that the fluoride levels are the same in ground water and in surface water, which is unrealistic (page 28 of judgment). - Re-examine the water balance on how the treated effluents can be utilized and for what purpose (page 29 of judgment). MoEFCC further advised the project proponent to submit the Draft EIA Report, thus prepared by a QCI/NABET accredited consultant to Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for conducting public hearing as per provisions, laid out in the EIA Notification After public hearing, it advised to revise the EIA-EMP, incorporating the Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

22 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-3 issues raised in the public hearing in a separate chapter with specific capital and recurring costs for the implementation of the measures/issues contained therein and then to submit the final one to the Ministry. In view of the above developments, M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited engaged M/s Envirotech East (P) Ltd. (EEPL) as EIA consultant for the project. M/s EEPL is a QCI/NABET accredited consultant for various sectors including Metallurgical Industries and Thermal Power Plants, with over 27 years of experience in the field of Environmental Planning & Management. A brief profile of EEPL is presented in Chapter 9 of the EIA Report. The copies of all Environmental Clearance related documents are enclosed as Annexure-II with this EIA Report. The documents, pertaining to Hon ble National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court of India are attached as Annexure-III. The MoEFCC TORs along with the copy of the CECB letter are enclosed as Annexure-I. Different Gram Panchayats like Amaghat, Amalidhei, Ghadgaon, Taraimal and Tumidhi, under which the Project Site falls have also issued No Objection Certificates for the implementation of the expansion projects (the copies, attached as Annexure-IV). 1.2 OVERALL PLANT SCENARIO Prior to the grant of the Environmental Clearance for the expansion proposal by MoEFCC vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011, M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. was operating Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) for the production of 66,000 TPA sponge Iron at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. Table 1.1 reflects various units, for which MoEFCC issued the said Environmental Clearance. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

23 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-4 TABLE-1.1 UNITS AS PER EC OBTAINED VIDE LETTER NO. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) DATED 5 TH NOVEMBER 2008 AND AMENDMENT LETTERS DATED 3 RD JULY 2009 & 1 ST JUNE 2011 Unit Capacity Product Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (1x6 T + 1x8T + 2x15 T) (with matching LRF & CCM) Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron 1,35,000 TPA Billets 7500 TPA Ferro Manganese / Silico Manganese / Ferro Silicon Captive Power Plant 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Power After getting Environmental Clearance for the expansion project, SSPL obtained the Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and subsequently initiated to implement the proposed projects under expansion proposal. In this connection, Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) and Induction Furnace (1x8T) were commissioned after obtaining the necessary Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from CECB. However, these units under the expansion proposal are presently not in operation as the case is pending in Supreme Court. At present, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is in operation, for which valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is available. Apart from the above, another 1x6T Induction Furnace has also been implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Besides, one Rolling Mill of 30,000 TPA capacity to manufacture M. S. Rod/TMT Bar along with a Producer Gas Plant with 100 TPD capacity, using coal gas technology is also operating as Unit-2 after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjoining land. The overall plant scenario is presented in Table-1.2. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

24 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-5 Product/ Unit Sponge Iron Plant Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (with matching LRF & CCM) Units under operation before EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/200 7-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 TABLE-1.2 OVERALL PLANT SCENARIO Units (as per EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/2007- IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011) 66,000 TPA 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) (2x100 TPD) - 1x6 T + 1x8 T + 2x15 T Ferro Alloys Plant TPA (1x5MVA SAF) Captive Power Plant - 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Units under Operation with valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x6 T * * Presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Units commissioned (but not under Operation) after EC obtained vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and after valid Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x8 T The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land, which is already under the possession of the company. Most of the facilities are available for setting up of a steel plant such as Electricity, Water, Transportation of raw materials and finished goods etc. Skilled and unskilled workers are also easily available within the industrial estate. Rolling Mill as Unit-2 project is operating in the adjacent land covering an area of 1.62 hectares (4 acres). PROPOSED PROJECT SITE Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

25 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-6 EXISTING PROJECT EXISTING GREENERY Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

26 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE The project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). The project site already has proper road linkage for transport of materials and equipments. The nearest Railway Station is Bhupdeopur Railway Station which is located about 14.2 km distance (aerial distance) at south-west direction from the project site. The distance of Raigarh Railway station from the project site is about 20.5 km (aerial distance), located at SSE direction w.r.t. the project site. A paved Road which is connected to the Raigarh is passing just beside the project site. NH-200 (Raipur, Bilaspur, Sarangarh, Raigarh, Deogarh, Talcher and Chandikhol linking National Highway) is passing through Raigarh about 19 kms distance (aerial distance) at south direction from the project site. The nearest Airport is Raipur Airport in Chhattisgarh i.e. known as Swami Vivekanand International Airport, which is located at about 250 kms (aerial distance) in west direction from the project site. NH-200 connects the project site with the airport at Raigarh. The location of the proposed project site on Google Map & on Topo Sheet is presented as Figures-1.1 & 1.2 respectively. Latitude & Longitude of boundary corners of the project site are presented as Figure-1.3. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

27 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-8 PROJECT SITE FIGURE 1.1: PROPOSED PROJECT SITE 1.4 EIA/EMP REPORT AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY This EIA Report is prepared on the basis of the available secondary data/ literature along with the fresh on-site data, collected during the period (9 th December, th February, 2015) representing winter season, generated through on-site monitoring of relevant environmental components and parameters. The report accommodates all the TOR points, prescribed by MoEFCC vide its previous letter [F. No. J /1267/2007-IA II(I)] dated 25 th April 2008 besides covering all the additional points as per its Letter No. L-11011/28/2009- IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014 (Table-1.3). As advised, the Draft EIA/EMP Report was prepared, accommodating all the components, based on the finalized ToRs for its submission to Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board for the conduct of Public Hearing/Consultation. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

28 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-9 Subsequently, the Public Hearing was conducted on 25 th May, 2017 near Banjari Mandir, Tehsil Tamanar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. All Public Hearing related documents along with the compliance to the issues, raised during the Public Hearing are enclosed as Annexure-XX. TABLE-1.3 FINALISED TERMS OF REFERENCE & THEIR REFERENCE IN EIA REPORT Sl. No. Finalised Terms of Reference [F. No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II(I) dated 25 th April 2008] 1 Present land use should be prepared based on satellite imagery. Location of national park / wildlife sanctuary within 10 km. radius should specifically be mentioned. 2 Site specific micro meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall should be collected. 3 Ambient air quality at 8 location within the study area of 10 km, aerial coverage from project site with one AAQMS in downwind direction should be carried out 4 The suspended particulate matter present in the ambient air must be analyzed for the presence of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), i.e. Benzene soluble fraction. Chemical characterization of RSPM and incorporating of RSPM data should be included. 5 Impact of the transport of the raw material and finished products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and provided. 6 Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and assessment of ground level concentration of pollutant from the stack emission based on site specific meteorological features. Air quality modeling foe steel plant for specific pollutants need to be done. APCS for the control of emission from the kiln, AFBC and WHRB should be included. 7 Data on air emission, wastewater generation and solid waste management for the existing plant should be incorporated. 8 Control of fugitive emission as per CPCB guidelines for DRI plants and secondary emission from all the source should be included. 9 One season data for gaseous emissions during non - monsoon season is necessary. Reference in EIA Report Chapter-3.0 Section-3.5 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.7 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.8 Annexure - II Chapter-4.0 Section Chapter-4.0 Section Chapter 4.0 Section Table-4.1 Chapter 2.0 Section Table-2.5 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.11 Chapter 4.0 Section Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

29 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-10 Table Permission for the drawl of ground water from the concerned department and water balance data including quantity of effluent generated, recycled and reused and discharge should be provided. Method adopted / to be adopted for the water conservation should be included. 11 Surface water quality of nearby river (60 m upstream and downstream) and other surface drain at eight locations must be ascertained. 12 Ground water monitoring minimum at 8 locations and near solid waste dump zone, Geological feature and Geohydrological status of the study area are essential as also. Ecological status (Terrestrial and aquatic) is vital. 13 Action plan for solid / hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal particularly char and fly ash. Copies of MOU regarding utilization of ash should be included. 14 Assurance for the utilization of 100% char in AFBC boiler should be included. 15 Generation and utilization of waste/fuel gases from DRI plant and their utilization in the WHRB have to be set out. 16 End use of solid waste and its composition should be covered. Toxic metal content in the waste material and its composition should also be incorporated particularly of slag. 17 Provision of Toxic chemical Leachability Potential (TCLP) test for the Chrome slag and its end use should be included. 18 Assurance that no Ferro chrome shall be manufactured without prior approval from the Ministry should be included. 19 Risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed and provided. 20 Occupational health of the workers needs elaboration and should be included. 21 Green belt development plan in 33% area and a scheme for rain water harvesting have to be put in place. Annexure- III Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.9 Shall be Complied. Refer Annexure- XVIII. Chapter Section Chapter-2.0 Section-2.9 There will no Chrome Slag No Ferro Chrome shall be manufactured Chapter-6.0 Chapter-7.0 Section-7.12 Chapter-7.0 Section Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon. 23 Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the steel plants in the CREP guidelines must be prepared. Chapter-7.0 Section-7.4 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.17 Additional Points [L-11011/28/2009-IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014] Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

30 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Collection of baseline data more than 4 months before the TORs were communicated by MoEF (para 36, page 27 of the judgment) 2 Authencity of data, collected particularly for SO2, which was reported below detectable limits (para 36, page 27 of the judgment), hence unrealistic air quality data has been presented. 3 The overall impacts worked out based on mathematical modeling does not appear to reflect the true picture, as AAQ levels of mercury, which would be found in an area where a number of sponge iron units are located, has not been estimated (page 28 of judgment). 4 Water quality data in Tables 3.10 and 3.11 of the EIA Report, which states that the fluoride levels are the same in ground water and in surface water, which is unrealistic (page 28 of judgment). 5 Re-examine the water balance on how the treated effluents can be utilized and for what purpose (page 29 of judgment). As directed by MoEFCC vide its Letter No. L /28/2009- IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014, Fresh Baseline data were collected during December, 2014 to February, 2015, representing Winter Season. Has been addressed properly and presented in Chapter-3.0 Section-3.8 Mercury in Ambient Air Quality was checked carefully and has been found below detectable level at all the monitored locations. Has been checked properly and presented Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 in The revised water balance is presented in Chapter-2.0 Section-2.6 Figure-2.5 The plant shall adopt Zero Discharge Concept. Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

31 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-12 TABLE-1.4 GENERIC TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) IN RESPECT OF INDUSTRY SECTOR (ANNEXURE-I) Sl. No. Finalised Terms of Reference Reference in EIA Report 1 Executive Summary Executive Summary included in the EIA Report 2 Introduction i. Details of the EIA Consultant including NABET accreditation ii. Information about the project proponent iii. Importance and benefits of the project Introduction. Chapter-9.0 & Chapter Project Description i. Cost of project and time of completion. Chapter-2.0 Section-2.17 ii. Products with capacities for the proposed project. iii. If expansion project, details of existing products with capacities and whether adequate land is available for expansion, reference of earlier EC if any. iv. List of raw materials required and their source along with mode of transportation. v. Other chemicals and materials required with quantities and storage capacities vi. Details of Emission, effluents, hazardous waste generation and their management. vii. Requirement of water, power, with source of supply, status of approval, water balance diagram, man-power requirement (regular and contract) Chapter-2.0 Section-2.3 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.3 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.4 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.4 Chapter-4.0 Section Chapter-2.0 Sections-2.12 & 2.9 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.6 (reg. water) Figure-2.5 Section (reg. power) Section-2.8 (reg. manpower) viii. Process description along with major equipments and machineries, process flow sheet (quantative) from raw material to products to be provided ix. Hazard identification and details of proposed safety systems. x. Expansion/modernization proposals: Chapter-2.0 Section-2.5 Chapter-6.0 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

32 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-13 a. Copy of all the Environmental Clearance(s) including Amendments thereto obtained for the project from MoEF/SEIAA shall be attached as an Annexure. A certified copy of the latest Monitoring Report of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests as per circular dated 30 th May, 2012 on the status of compliance of conditions stipulated in all the existing environmental clearances including Amendments shall be provided. In addition, status of compliance of Consent to Operate for the ongoing/existing operation of the project from SPCB shall be attached with the EIA-EMP report. b. In case the existing project has not obtained environmental clearance, reasons for not taking EC under the provisions of the EIA Notification 1994 and/or EIA Notification 2006 shall be provided. Copies of Consent to Establish/No Objection Certificate and Consent to Operate (in case of units operating prior to EIA Notification 2006, CTE and CTO of FY ) obtained from the SPCB shall be submitted. Further, compliance report to the conditions of consents from the SPCB shall be submitted. 4 Site Details i. Location of the project site covering village, Taluka/Tehsil, District and State, Justification for selecting the site, whether other sites were considered. ii. A toposheet of the study area of radius of 10km and site location on 1:50,000/1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet. (including all eco-sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive places) iii. Co-ordinates (lat-long) of all four corners of the site. iv. Google map-earth downloaded of the project site. v. Layout maps indicating existing unit as well as proposed unit indicating storage area, plant area, greenbelt area, utilities etc. If located within an Industrial area / Estate / Complex, layout of Industrial Area indicating location of unit within the Industrial area / Estate. No Environmental Clearance was obtained for the existing units. The existing project did not fall under the purview of the requirement of EC as per the prevailing rule. Refer Annexure IV for valid Consent to Operate from SPCB and Consent to Establish (NOC) & Consent to Operate (CTO) for the existing units. Compliance Report on CTO for the existing 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is enclosed as Annexure- VI. Chapter-1.0 Section-1.3 Chapter-1.0 Section-1.3 Figure-1.2 Chapter-1.0 Section-1.3 Figure-1.4 Chapter-1.0 Section-1.3 Figure-1.1 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.15 Figure-2.6 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

33 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-14 vi. Photographs of the proposed and existing (if applicable) plant site. If existing, show photographs of plantation / greenbelt, in particular. vii. Landuse break-up of total land of the project site (identified and acquired), government / private - agricultural, forest, wasteland, water bodies, settlements, etc shall be included. (not required for industrial area) viii. A list of major industries with name and type within study area (10 km radius) shall be incorporated. Land use details of the study area ix. Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area shall be included. x. Details of Drainage of the project upto 5 km radius of study area. If the site is within 1 km radius of any major river, peak and lean season river discharge as well as flood occurrence frequency based on peak rainfall data of the past 30 years. Details of Flood Level of the project site and maximum Flood Level of the river shall also be provided. (mega green field projects) xi. Status of acquisition of land. If acquisition is not complete, stage of the acquisition process and expected time of complete possession of the land. xii. R&R details in respect of land in line with state Government policy. 5 Forest and wildlife related issues (if applicable): i. Permission and approval for the use of forest land (forestry clearance), if any, and recommendations of the State Forest Department. (if applicable) ii. Landuse map based on High resolution satellite imagery (GPS) of the proposed site delineating the forestland (in case of projects involving forest land more than 40 ha) iii. Status of Application submitted for obtaining the stage I forestry clearance along with latest status shall be submitted. iv. The projects to be located within 10 km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory Corridors of Wild Animals, the project proponent shall submit the map Chapter-1.0 Section-1.2 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.15 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.4 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.2 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.2 The entire land is Land under the possession of the company. Chapter-2.0 Section-2.16 No forest land is used in the project. Chapter-3.0 Section-3.5 Not Applicable There is no National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory Corridors of Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

34 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-15 duly authenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-à-vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Wardenthereon. v. Wildlife Conservation Plan duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State Government for conservation of Schedule I fauna, if any exists in the study area. vi. Copy of application submitted for clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife. 6 Environmental Status i. Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and site-specific micrometeorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall. ii. AAQ data (except monsoon) at 8 locations for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO and other parameters relevant to the project shall be collected. The monitoring stations shall be based CPCB guidelines and take into account the pre-dominant wind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests. iii. Raw data of all AAQ measurement for 12 weeks of all stations as per frequency given in the NAQQM Notification of Nov along with min., max., average and 98% values for each of the AAQ parameters from data of all AAQ stations should be provided as an annexure to the EIA Report. iv. Surface water quality of nearby River (60m upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight locations as per CPCB / MoEF&CC guidelines. v. Whether the site falls near to polluted stretch of river identified by the CPCB / MoEF&CC. vi. Ground water monitoring at minimum at 8 locations shall be included. vii. Noise levels monitoring at 8 locations within the study area. viii. Soil Characteristic as per CPCB guidelines. ix. Traffic study of the area, type of vehicles, frequency of vehicles for transportation of Wild Animals in the study area. Not Applicable Not Applicable Chapter-3.0 Section-3.7 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.8 Refer Annexure - VI Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 No Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.10 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.6 Chapter-3.0 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

35 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-16 materials, additional traffic due to proposed project, parking arrangement etc. x. Detailed description of flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) existing in the study area shall be given with special reference to rare, endemic and endangered species. If Schedule-I fauna are found within the study area, a Wildlife Conservation Plan shall be prepared and furnished. xi. Socio-economic status of the study area. 7 Impact Assessment and Environment Management Plan i. Assessment of ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based on site-specific meteorological features. In case the project is located on a hilly terrain, the AQIP Modelling shall be done using inputs of the specific terrain characteristics for determining the potential impacts of the project on the AAQ. Cumulative impact of all sources of emissions (including transportation) on the AAQ of the area shall be well assessed. Details of the model used and the input data used for modeling shall also be provided. The air quality contours shall be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation nearby, sensitive receptors, if any. ii. Water Quality modelling in case, if the effluent is proposed to be discharged into the local drain, then Water Quality Modelling study should be conducted for the drain water taking into consideration the upstream and downstream quality of water of the drain. iii. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment shall be assessed and provided. In this regard, options for transport of raw materials and finished products and wastes (large quantities) by rail or rail cum road transp ort or conveyor-cum-rail transport shall be examined. iv. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plant operations, extent recycled and reused for different purposes shall be included. Complete scheme of effluent treatment. Characteristics of untreated and treated Section Chapter-3.0 Section-3.11 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.12 Chapter-4.0 Section Not applicable as no wastewater shall be discharged outside the plant boundary. Chapter-4.0 Section Chapter-2.0 Section-2.12 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

36 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-17 effluent to meet the prescribed standards of discharge under E(P) Rules. v. Details of stack emission and action plan for control of emissions to meet standards. vi. Measures for fugitive emission control vii. Details of hazardous waste generation and their storage, utilization and disposal. Copies of MOU regarding utilization of solid and hazardous waste shall also be included. EMP shall include the concept of wasteminimization, recycle / reuse / recover techniques, Energy conservation, and natural resource conservation. viii. Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, A detailed plan of action shall be provided. ix. Action plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area i.e. land with not less than 1,500 trees per ha. Giving details of species, width of plantation, planning schedule etc. shall be included. The green belt shall be around the project boundary and a scheme for greening of the roads used for the project shall also be incorporated. x. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures at plant site shall be submitted to harvest rainwater from the roof tops and storm water drains to recharge the ground water and also to use for the various activities at the project site to conserve fresh water and reduce the water requirement from other sources. xi. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures shall be included. xii. Action plan for post-project environmental monitoring shall be submitted. xiii. Onsite and Offsite Disaster (natural and Man-made) Preparedness and Emergency Management Plan including Risk Assessment and damage control. Disaster management plan should be linked with District Disaster Management Plan. 8 Occupational health i. Details of existing Occupational & Safety Hazards. What are the exposure levels of above mentioned hazards and whether they are within Permissible Exposure level (PEL). If these are not within PEL, what measures the Chapter-4.0 Section Chapter-2.0 Section-2.11 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.9 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.9 Chapter-7.0 Section-7.2 Chapter-2.0 Section-2.13 Chapter-8.0 Chapter-5.0 Chapter-6.0 Chapter-7.0 Section-7.12 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

37 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-18 company has adopted to keep them within PEL so that health of the workers can be preserved. ii. Details of exposure specific health status evaluation of worker. If the workers health is being evaluated by pre designed format, chest x rays, Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision testing (Far & Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during pre placement and periodical examinations give the details of the same. Details regarding last month analyzed data of abovementioned parameters as per age, sex, duration of exposure and department wise. iii. Annual report of heath status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health and Safety. iv. Plan and fund allocation to ensure the occupational health & safety of all contract and casual workers. 9 Corporate Environment Policy i. Does the company have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board of Directors? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA report. ii. Does the Environment Policy prescribe for standard operating process / procedures to bring into focus any infringement / deviation / violation of the environmental or forest norms / conditions? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA. iii. What is the hierarchical system or Administrative order of the company to deal with the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearance conditions? Details of this system may be given. iv. Does the company have system of reporting of non compliances / violations of environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and / or shareholders or stakeholders at large? This reporting mechanism shall be detailed in the EIA report 10 Details regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom etc. to be provided to the labour force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck drivers during operation phase. Chapter-7.0 Section-7.12 Chapter-7.0 Section-7.12 Chapter-7.0 Section-7.12 Refer Annexure-VII Chapter-2.0 Section-2.2 & Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC) i. Adequate funds (at least 2.5% of the project Chapter-7.0 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

38 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-19 cost) shall be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based on Public Hearing issues and item-wise details along with time bound action plan shall be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon. 12 Any litigation pending against the project and/or any direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof shall also be included. Has the unit received any notice under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts? If so, details thereof and compliance/atr to the notice(s) and present status of the case. Section-7.4 ADDITIONAL TORS FOR INTEGRATED STEEL PLANT (ANNEXURE-II) 1 Iron ore / coal linkage documents along with the status of environmental clearance of iron ore and coal mines. 2 Quantum of production of coal and iron ore from coal & iron ore mines and the projects they cater to. Mode of transportation to the plant and its impact. 3 For Large ISPs, a 3-D view i.e. DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for the area in 10 km radius from the proposal site. MRL details of project site and RL of nearby sources of water shall be indicated. 4 Recent land-use map based on satellite imagery. High-resolution satellite image data having 1m-5m spatial resolution like quickbird, Ikonos, IRS P-6 pan sharpened etc. for the 10 Km radius area from proposed site. The same shall be used for land used/landcover mapping of the area. 5 PM (PM10 and P2.5) present in the ambient air must be analysed for source analysis natural dust / RSPM generated from plant operations (trace elements) of PM10 to be carried over. 6 All stock piles will have to be on top of a stable liner to avoid leaching of materials to ground water. 7 Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the steel plants in the CREP guidelines. - Iron Ore shall be sourced from the captive mine. For coal agreement refer Annexure-VIII. Chapter-2.0 Section-2.4 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.5 Chapter-3.0 Section-3.5 Refer Annexure - II Shall be Complied Chapter-2.0 Section Plan for slag utilization. Chapter-2.0 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

39 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C1-20 Section Plan for utilization of energy in off gases (coke Chapter-2.0 oven, blast furnace). Section System of coke quenching adopted with Not Applicable justification. 11 Trace metals Mercury, arsenic and fluoride emissions in the raw material. Chapter-2.0 Section Trace metals in waste material especially slag. Chapter-2.0 Section Trace metals in water. Chapter-3.0 Section-3.9 Introduction Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

40 FIGURE 1.2 : PROPOSED PROJECT SITE ON TOPO SHEET

41 N E Figure 1.3 : Project Site Boundary Co-ordinates N E N E N E N E

42 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-1 CHAPTER-2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS The principal features or highlights of the Project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., under study are as follows: Location Land requirement Raw water requirement & source Power requirement Effluent generation & disposal Air pollution control Solid Waste Management Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land, which is already under the possession of the company. As per an estimate, total water to the tune of 36.2 cu.m/hr. (868.8 cu.m/day) is required for both the existing and the future projects. The source of raw water is ground water, drawn through bore well. Requirement of power for the total project is around 20 MW, which will be sourced from Captive Power Plant after the implementation of all the projects. The plant is designed as a zero discharge plant. The water will be recirculated through cooling and treatment. The entire wastewater will be recycled for various purposes inside the plant. Domestic wastewater will be treated in Septic tank- Soak pit system. Adequate control measures like installation of Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), bag filters, dust suppression system and stacks of adequate height at relevant points will be taken. Dolochar from DRI Plant will be used in AFBC Boiler for captive power generation. Slag from IF furnaces, Slag, to be generated during Silico Manganese production and Bottom Ash, to be generated from CPP will be used for road construction / land filling. Generated slag from the process of Ferro Manganese will be used in Silico Manganese manufacturing. No slag will be produced during Ferro Silicon Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

43 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-2 Manpower Project cost production. Scrap / Mill scale will be reused in the IF. Fly ash from CPP will be used in brick making / cement plant 150 persons Rs. 150 Crores 2.2 LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE The project site is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). Important Town like Raigarh is about 19 km from project site. River Kelo are passing approx. 6 km distance in east direction w.r.t the project site. Ambikapur Highway Marg is passing close to the project site. The nearest railway station Raigarh is located at a distance of approx. 20 km from the project site. 2.3 THE PROJECT Prior to the grant of the Environmental Clearance for the expansion proposal by MoEFCC vide Letter No. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011, M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. was operating Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) for the production of 66,000 TPA sponge Iron at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. Table-2.1 reflects various units, for which MoEFCC issued the said Environmental Clearance. TABLE-2.1 UNITS AS PER EC OBTAINED VIDE LETTER NO. J-11011/1267/2007-IA II (I) DATED 5 TH NOVEMBER 2008 AND AMENDMENT LETTERS DATED 3 RD JULY 2009 & 1 ST JUNE 2011 Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) Unit Capacity Product Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (1x6 T + 1x8T + 2x15 T) (with matching LRF & CCM) 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron 1,35,000 TPA Billets Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

44 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-3 Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) 7500 TPA Ferro Manganese / Silico Manganese / Ferro Silicon Captive Power Plant 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Power At present, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is in operation, for which valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is available. In expansion proposal, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant & 1x8T Induction Furnace have been commissioned after obtaining the necessary Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate for the same from CECB. However, these units under the expansion proposal are presently not in operation as the case is pending in Supreme Court. Apart from the above, another 1x6T Induction Furnace has also been implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Besides, one Rolling Mill of 30,000 TPA capacity to manufacture M. S. Rod/TMT Bar along with a Producer Gas Plant with 100 TPD capacity, using coal gas technology is also operating as Unit-2 after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjoining land. The overall plant scenario is presented in Table-2.2. TABLE-2.2 OVERALL PLANT SCENARIO Product/ Unit Sponge Iron Plant Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces Units under operation before EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/2007- IA II (I) dated 5 th November ,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) - Units (as per EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/20 07-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011) 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x6 T + 1x8 T + 2x15 T Units under Operation with valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x6 T * Units commissioned (but not under Operation) after EC obtained vide Letter No. J /1267/2007- IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and after valid Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board 66,000 TPA (2x100 TPD) 1x8T Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

45 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-4 (with matching LRF & CCM) Ferro Alloys Plant TPA (1x5 MVA SAF) Captive Power Plant - 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) * Presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process RAW MATERIALS The major raw materials, which are/ will be handled, consist of Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Coal, Pig Iron, Iron Scrap, Coke Breeze, Limestone/Dolomite, Quartzite etc. The annual requirement of raw materials is presented in Table-2.3. Table LIST OF RAW MATERIALS Raw Material Annual Source Requirement Sponge Iron Plant (4x100 TPD) : Iron Ore 2,12,000 TPA Orissa (@1.6 ton per ton of Sponge Iron) Coal (@1.2 ton per ton of Sponge Iron) 1,60,000 TPA Imported, SECL, Market Dolomite (@0.04 ton per ton of Sponge Iron) 5,300 TPA Market Induction Furnaces (2x15 T+1x8 T+1x6 T) : Sponge Iron 1,32,000 TPA Inhouse Pig Iron 24,000 TPA Market Scrap Iron 18,600 TPA Market Ferro Alloys 1,125 TPA Inhouse Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAFs) : Manganese Ore 25,000 TPA Orissa Coke Breeze 16,750 TPA Market Mill Scale 3,400 TPA Market Dolomite 240 TPA Market Quartzite 17,000 TPA Market Captive Power Plant (17 MW based on AFBC) : Coal Fines 96,000 TPA Imported, SECL, Market Dolochar 40,000 TPA Inhouse Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

46 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-5 Raw materials are/ will be received at plant site by rail/road. All the trucks for raw material and finished product transportation comply with the applicable environmental norms. The Material-Cum-Process flow diagram for the overall project is depicted in Figure TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION SPONGE IRON PLANT M/s SSPL is presently operating 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns. The other 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns, which are already commissioned, will also be operational in future. The total annual capacity of sponge iron production for all 4 kilns will be 1,32,000 TPA, considering 330 working days in a year. The DRI plant consists of castable lined rotary kiln, a rotary cooler, feed circuit & day bins and the product processing unit. Sponge iron or direct reduced iron (DRI) is used as raw material in induction furnace for the manufacture of steel. It is produced in lumps or pellet form, compacted and briquettes form. It has a honeycomb structure with small pores and used as a substitute of iron scrap. In this process, a refractory kiln is used for reduction of iron ore in solid state. The kiln is mounted with a slope of 2.5% of length downwards from the feed end to discharge end. Sized and weighed iron ore is continuously fed into the kiln along with a proportionately dozed coal, which has dual role of fuel as well as reductant. Small quantities of dolomite are added to prevent sulphur pick up by iron at elevated temperature from the coal. A number of air tubes are provided along the length of kiln. The desired temperature profile is maintained by controlling the volume of combustion air through these tubes and a central burner axially in the free space over charge. There is a coal injection system at the discharge end of the rotary kiln through which finer coal is injected to prevent carbon starvation and to keep the required temperature profile throughout the kiln. The rotary kiln is broadly divided into two zones, namely, the preheating zone and reduction zone. The preheating zone extends over 15 to 20% of the length of the kiln. In this zone, the moisture in the charge is driven off, and the volatile matter in the coal, liberating over a temperature range of 300 to 800 C, is burnt with the combustion air supplied through the air tubes in the free space above the charge. Heat from the combustion raises the temperature of lining and the bed surface. As the kiln rotates, the lining transfers the heat to the charge. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

47 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-6 Charge material, preheated to about 900 C to 950 C enters the reduction zone C to 1050 C temperature in the reduction zone is the appropriate temperature profile to facilitate solid-state reduction of iron oxide to metallic iron. The reduced product is discharged into a rotary cooler along with coal char, ash, calcined limestone and other non metallic impurities, where they are cooled to below 100 C indirectly by spraying water on the outer surface of rotary cooler. The product is screened and magnetically separated into magnetic (sponge iron) and non-magnetic (coal char, ash and other impurities). The product (sponge iron) and waste product are taken into respective storage bins. Sponge iron is collected in bags for dispatch and internal use in steel making facilities. For efficient operation, the DRI plant is controlled through PLC based instrumentation and control system. The waste heat gas from the rotary kiln is routed through dust settling chamber (DSC) and then taken to waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) to produce steam and 8 MW Power. After recovery of heat the flue gas is treated in an Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) to remove the particulate matter. Bag filters are used as de-dusting system for controlling fugitive emission from the product handling section. The raw material requirement, its quality, is given below. Raw Material Requirement (4x100 TPD capacity) Raw material Consumption Size mm Average quality Iron ore 2,12,000 TPA 5-18 Fe % Coal 1,60,000 TPA 5-18 C-44%, Ash- 26%, VM-30% Dolomite 5,300 TPA 4-8 CaO-28% MgO-20% Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

48 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-7 FIGURE 2.2: PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF SPONGE IRON PLANT & CPP The material balance of DRI Plant is shown in Table 2.4. Table 2.4: Material Balance of 4x100 TPD DRI Plant Sl. Raw Input, TPD Product Output, TPD No. Material 1. Iron Ore 642 Sponge Iron Coal 484 Char Dolomite 16 ESP Dust, etc LOI 160 Total Input 1142 Total Output 1142 Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

49 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C INDUCTION FURNACE As per EC, granted by MoEFCC and its amendments, there was proposal for the installation of two (2) Induction Furnaces, each of 15 ton nominal capacity, 1 of 8 ton & 1 another of 6 T capacity to meet the annual production of 1,35,000 TPA Billets. Out of these total 4 no. furnaces, 1x8 T furnace has been constructed. Besides, another 1x6T Induction Furnace has also been implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. The Steel Melting Shop is based on induction furnaces, which is a recognized clean technology for steel making. In this process electricity is used to melt the raw material. The main raw materials for melting in the induction furnace are pig iron, sponge iron, scrap, ferroalloy and fluxes. All these are charged into the furnace gradually in stages, while doing so the scrap / pig iron starts melting and further sponge iron is continuously added. Lime is added as flux. Ferroalloy is added for chemistry correction. During the process, the impurities in the form of slag are removed. When the liquid metal reaches the full level of the furnace, the chemical composition, mainly carbon is monitored. When the molten metal reaches 1640 o C, the molten metal is poured into the preheated ladle, by tilting the furnace and taken to the billet-casting machine. There the metal is opened through the nozzle provided at the bottom of the ladle into the tundish and cast into billets by continuous solidification of liquid metal into the required size as 100x100 mm or 125x125 mm. The length of the billet could be as per the marketing or rolling mill requirement, after allowing it for natural cooling, the billet is ready for further process LADDLE RFINING FURNACE There will be 4 numbers of 8 tons capacity ladle refining furnaces. For production of special grades, secondary refining of liquid steel after tapping from Induction furnaces will be required. The desired secondary refining functions, which need to be performed, include the following or a suitable combination thereof: De-oxidation and control of chemistry De-sulphurisation Heating and temperature control Inert gas stirring for thermal and chemical homogenization as well as for scavenging the inclusions. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

50 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-9 Considering the above, it is proposed to provide Ladle Furnace in shop equipped with heating, inert gas stirring and alloy addition facilities to treat the heats tapped from induction furnaces. The unit will also be utilized to hold the heats for an extended period of time, should it be necessary for any reason, such as, sequencing of casting or hold up in the CCM etc. Argon/nitrogen gas will be introduced through a porous plug fitted at the bottom of the ladle for stirring the liquid steel during treatment. The ladle furnace shall be complete with inert gas purging system, ferroalloys charging system, wire feeders, sampling & temperature measurement system and other associated facilities. The LF will have provision for wire feeding facility for injection of Ca-Si cored wire as well as aluminium solid wire. Storage Facilities Sponge Iron from DRI Plant and purchased Sponge Iron, plant return scrap from various generating points, and pig iron will be transported to their respective storage areas in furnace bay of steel melting shop. Auxiliary Facilities Apart from the Induction Furnaces, Billet Caster and Ladle Furnace, the following major auxiliary facilities will also be provided in the SMS. EOT crane system for handling, charge materials, additives, refractories, ladles, tundishes, etc. Scrap & bucket charging car system through slag door. Manual oxygen lancing car Hot metal charging system Overhead cranes for product handling, storage and disposal system. Steel ladles and steel ladle preparation facilities Tundishes and tundish preparation facilities Temperature measurement and sampling facilities Crucible, ladle and tundish relining system Make up and closed circuit water supply, cleaning and storage system Services facilities, such as, compressed air, fuel, gases, etc. Electrics, instrumentation, etc. Pollution control equipment and waste disposal facility Raw Materials and Consumables The annual requirement of major raw materials and consumables for steel making are indicated in the Table below:- Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

51 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-10 Table 2.5 : Material Balance of SMS- Sl. Input Materials Quantity, Output Materials Quantity, No. TPA TPA 1. Sponge Iron 1,32,000 Billet 1,32, Pig Iron / 42,600 Slag 16,900 Iron Scrap 3. Ferroalloys 975 Flue Gas loses + 26,675 Dust Total Input 1,75,575 Total Output 1,75, CONTINUOUS CASTING OF BILLETS The liquid steel ladle after treatment at the ladle furnace is lifted by the EOT crane and placed on the ladle stand of the billet caster. In the mean time a Tundish lined with cold insulating board and pre-heated nozzles and mounted on the Tundish car is moved from the nozzles preheating position to the casting position. Laddle slide gate is opened to allow the flow of liquid steel into the Tundish. The liquid steel stream from ladle is protected by ceramic shroud to ensure superior quality of cast product. Prior to start of casting operation, dummy bars are introduced into the moulds. The gap between dummy bar head and mould walls are sealed with asbestos chord. Small pieces of steel scrap are placed over the dummy bar head for chilling of initial liquid steel. Water supply to moulds, secondary cooling zone and machine cooling is switched on. When the liquid steel level in the tundish reaches a predetermined level, the nozzles of the tundish are opened for flow of metal into the moulds. When the liquid steel level in the moulds reaches mm from the top, the drives of the mould oscillating mechanisms and withdrawal and straightening units are switched on. The withdrawal of dummy bars begins are the minimum speed and periodically increases Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

52 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-11 to normal casting speed within a few minutes. Adding requisite quantity of rapeseed oil does lubrication of mould walls. The partially solidified after leaving the moulds passes through the strand guide system where intensive but controlled cooling of the strands by direct water spray through spray nozzles. The solidified strands are guided through withdrawal and straightening unit before entering the torch cutting zone. Dummy bars separated from cast strands when dummy bars reach beyond the withdrawal and straightening unit and are stored in a dummy bar storage device till their introduction is required for the next cast. The cast strands are cut into a predetermined length by automatic oxyacetylene gas cutting torches. After cutting, operation in the billets will be transferred to the cooling bed through cross transfer, pusher is provided for pushing billets on the cooling bed inter bay roller table. From the cooled bed billet is lifted by billet handling crane and stacked in the storage yard. FIGURE 2.3: PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF STEEL MAKING INDUCTION FURNACE ROUTE Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

53 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C FERRO ALLOYS PLANT SSPL has planned to set up 1x5 MVA submerged Arc Furnace for production of 7,500 TPA Ferro Alloys. Ferro alloys are consumables required in the manufacture of steel. Ferro Alloys are used for the manufacture of various types of carbon and alloy steel, essentially to impart certain physical and chemical properties in a particular grade of steel. These properties include change of tensile strength, ductility, hardness, corrosion resistance, wear resisting or abrasion resistance etc. Ferro Alloys are also commonly used for deoxidation and refining of steel. Ferro Manganese (Fe-Mn) is primarily used for this purpose and its demand is proportional to the production of steel. Silicon Manganese is consumed for manufacture of carbon steel. It acts as a double de-oxidizer and is ideally suited for steel making. Ferroalloy is an alloy of iron with some element other than carbon. Ferroalloy is used to physically introduce or "carry" that element into molten metal, usually during steel manufacture. In practice, the term ferroalloy is used to include any alloys that introduce reactive elements or alloy systems, such as nickel and cobalt-based aluminum systems. Silicon metal is consumed in the aluminum industry as an alloying agent and in the chemical industry as a raw material in silicon-based chemical manufacturing. The process for the manufacture of Ferro Alloys viz. Silico Manganese, Ferro manganese and Ferro-Silicon by submersible Arc furnace technology is well established in India. All the companies manufacturing Ferro Alloys are using the above technology. The submerged arc process is a reduction smelting operation. The reactants consist of metallic ores (ferrous oxides, silicon oxides and manganese oxides) and a carbon-source reducing agent, usually in the form of coke, charcoal, high and low-volatility coal. Dolomite may also be added as a flux material. Raw materials are crushed, sized, and, in some cases, dried, and then conveyed to a mix house for weighing and blending. Conveyors, buckets, skip hoists, or cars transport the processed material to hoppers above the furnace. The mix is then gravity-fed through a feed chute either continuously or intermittently, as needed. At high temperatures in the reaction zone, the carbon source reacts with metal oxides to form carbon monoxide and to reduce the ores to base metal. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

54 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-13 Smelting in an electric arc furnace is accomplished by conversion of electrical energy to heat. An alternating current applied to the electrodes causes current to flow through the charge between the electrode tips. This provides a reaction zone at temperatures up to 2000 C. The tip of each electrode changes polarity continuously as the alternating current flows between the tips. The lower part of the submerged electric arc furnace is composed of a cylindrical steel shell with a flat bottom or hearth. The interior of the shell is lined with 2 or more layers of carbon blocks. The furnace shell may be water-cooled to protect it from the heat of the process. A water-cooled cover and fume collection hood are mounted over the furnace shell. Normally, 3 carbon electrodes arranged in a triangular formation extend through the cover and into the furnace shell opening. Prebaked or self baking (Soderberg) electrodes ranging from 76 to over 100 cm (30 to over 40 inches) in diameter are typically used. Raw materials are sometimes charged to the furnace through feed chutes from above the furnace. The surface of the furnace charge, which contains both molten material and unconverted charge during operation, is typically maintained near the top of the furnace shell. The lower ends of the electrodes are maintained at about 0.9 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 feet) below the charge surface. Three phase electric current arcs from electrode to electrode, passing through the charge material. The charge material melts and reacts to form the desired product as the electric energy is converted into heat. The carbonaceous material in the furnace charge reacts with oxygen in the metal oxides of the charge and reduces them to base metals. The reactions produce large quantities of carbon monoxide (CO) that passes upward through the furnace charge. The molten metal and slag are removed (tapped) through 1 or more tap holes extending through the furnace shell at the hearth level. Feed materials may be charged continuously or intermittently. Power is applied continuously. Tapping can be intermittent or continuous based on production rate of the furnace. Metallurgical Reactions involved during production of Ferro-manganes & Silico-manganese: 2MnO 2 + C Mn 2O 3 + CO 3 Mn 2O 3 + C 2Mn 3O 2 + CO Mn 3O 2 + C 3MnO + CO MnO + C Mn + CO Fe 2O 3 + 3C 2Fe + 3CO SiO 2 + 2C Si + 2CO Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

55 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-14 P 2O 5 + 5C 2P + 5CO In the Ferro Silicon process, the important reactions are: SiO 2 + C = SiO + CO SiO + 2C = SiC + CO 2SiO 2 + SiC = 3SiO + CO SiO + SiC = 2Si + CO FERRO MANGANESE High-carbon ferro-manganese is made in three phase open or closed top furnace of a power of 7,500-18,000 KVA at a linear voltage of V with a current of ka, operating at a voltage of V. The charge for making high-carbon ferro-manganese is composed of manganese ore and coke/coal. Physico-Chemical Conditions of the Process: High carbon ferro manganese is smelted by a continuous process with the electrodes submerged deep into the charge. The following processes take place when making high carbon ferro manganese: Pre-heating of the materials; Drying and removal of volatiles and moisture from the charge and heating of the charge by the heat of burning gases which leave the furnace and after-burn at the top; Reduction of oxides; Melting of the elements reduced with the formation of molten ferromanganese; Formation and melting of slag; The iron contained in the manganese ore is reduced to a high extent in the process. Ferric oxides are reduced with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at low temperatures. Ferrous oxide is first reduced with carbon monoxide and hydrogen at C temperature and after that with solid carbon in the deeper zones of the bath. The reduction of manganese from pyrolusite occurs stepwise: MnO2 > Mn3O4 > MnO > Mn3C. With a reducing atmosphere in the furnace, the dissociation of manganese oxides can take place at low temperatures. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen can also reduce Mn3O4 to MnO at low temperatures. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

56 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-15 High Carbon ferro-manganese can be smelted with addition of fluxes or by fluxless process. In the latter case, a valuable by-product of the process is high manganese low phosphorus slag which is used in smelting silico manganese and manganese metal. SILICO-MANGANESE High-carbon Silico-Manganese is made in three phase open or closed top furnace of a power of 5,000-12,000 KVA, operating at a voltage of Volt. The composition of different grades of silico-manganese is given below: Content (in %) Manganese (Mn%) Silicon Carbon Sulphur Phosphorus (Si%) (C%) (S%) (P%) Size: 10-50mm (90% minimum) The charge for making high-carbon Silico-Manganese is composed of manganese ore, Quartz and coke. Physico-Chemical Conditions of the Process: The following processes take place when making high-carbon Silico-Manganese: (a) Removal of volatiles and moisture from the charge and heating of the charge by the heat of burning gases which leave the furnace and afterburn at the top; (b) Reduction of iron and ores with simultaneous formation of metal carbides; (c) Melting of the elements reduced with the formation of molten metal; (d) Formation and melting of slag; (e) Reduction of Manganese and silico from the slag. FERRO-SILICON Silicon is a metalloid having an atomic mass of , density of 2.37 gm/cm 3, melting point of 1414 C, and boiling point of 2287 C. In its electric properties, silicon is a semiconductor. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

57 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-16 Silicon reacts with oxygen to form silica (SiO2), whose melting point is 1710 C. Silica can exist in several modifications: quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, and silica glass. Ferro-silicon is made in submerged arc provided with three-phase transformers having power rating of 7,500-9,000 kva operating at a voltage of V. Generally, Semi-Closed-type stationary or tilting furnaces are mainly used for manufacturing ferro alloys. The physical state of the charge is of prime importance for successful operation of a furnace. The charge materials must have constant moisture content and lumps of coke breeze and quartzite should have only slightly varying size. The process of making ferro-silicon produces little slag; this is tapped together with the metal through the same taphole. Physico-chemical Conditions of the Process: The reaction of reduction of silicon from silica occurs with solid carbon: SiO2 l + 2COg 2CO2g + Sil 2CO2g + 2Cs 4COg SiO2 l + 2C Sil + 2COg A typical reaction producing ferro-silicon is shown below: Fe2O3 + 2SiO2 + 7C 2FeSi + 7 CO During the course of the reaction of silicon reduction is determined by the applied pressure of carbon monoxide. In an industrial furnace for smelting ferro-silicon, the pressure at the top is equal to atmospheric and the partial pressure of carbon monoxide that is established in the reduction zone is slightly above atmospheric pressure. With a constant value of P2CO, the equilibrium constant for a 45 per cent alloy is lower than that for 75 per cent alloy, which means that a lower temperature is required for making the former. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

58 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-17 During a melt for ferro-silicon, the iron dissolves the reduced silicon thereby removes it from the reaction zone and thus causes the reaction to be proceeded from left to right. The mechanism of reduction of silica is not described exhaustively in the above resulting reaction. An intermediate oxide silicon dioxide, and silicon carbide can also form in the process. Carbon causes final reduction of silica. The latter reacts with carbon both at the surface of lumps of coke breeze and in their core upon having penetrated through pores and fissures. Samples taken from lower levels in the furnace usually contain much silicon carbide. According to P. V. Geld, the formation of SiC from the elements can only occur with large kinetic difficulties and requires a high mobility of atoms, which can only be achieved at temperatures above 1700 C. On the other hand, the reaction is thought to be probable. Thus, silicon carbide forms as an intermediate product. Solid inclusions of silicon carbide, if present in the slag, can impair the fluidity of already tough siliceous slags. At corresponding temperatures, silicon carbide can be destroyed by metals and oxides, its destruction by iron following the reaction SiCs + Fel = FeSil + Cgr At high temperatures and in the presence of a solvent (iron with silicon) the aluminium and calcium, if present in the charge, are reduced by carbon and silicon. Industrial grades of ferro-silicon can thus contain up to 2 per cent Al and up to 1.5 per cent Ca. Under the reducing conditions, a great amount of phosphorus from the charge and ash pass to the melt, while sulphur is volatilized in the form of SiS2. In operation with rich quartzites, the process occurs with little slag, only 2-6 per cent of the mass of melt. The slag is formed from the alumina, calcium oxide and magnesia that are present in quartzite and coke breeze. A typical composition of slag is per cent Al2O3, per cent SiO2, Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

59 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C per cent CaO, 7-13 per cent BaO, 1-3 per cent MgO, 7-14 per cent SiC, and per cent FeO. The melting temperature of slag is C, i.e. low enough to cause slagging of the hearth. In practice, a trend is to operate with silica-rich quartzite and low-ash reducer in order to minimize the bulk of slag of this composition. The charge materials, prepared as indicated earlier, should be stored separately in furnace-bay bins. Before supplying to the furnace, they should carefully be weighed and mixed. A dosing carriage is loaded first with coke breeze, then with turnings and quartzite, and finally with graphitization wastes. The general composition of a charge in kg, may be as follows: Material FS45 FS75 Quartzite Coke breeze Iron turnings/ Mill Scale Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

60 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-19 The flow diagram of Ferro Alloys Plant is presented in Figure 2.4. FIGURE 2.4 : FLOW CHART OF FERRO ALLOYS PLANT CAPTIVE POWER PLANT Co-generation of power in Coal based Sponge Iron Plant is very common these days. In the existing plant, there are 2 DRI kilns, each of 100 TPD in operation. As per EC, granted by MoEFCC, 2 additional kilns of the same capacity have also been commissioned and will be operational in future. The waste heat of these sponge iron kilns can be effectively utilized in steam generation which in-turn can generate 8 MW power. The total off gas from each DRI kiln shall be around 24,000 Nm 3 /hour at a temperature of about C. It is envisaged to set up one number of 40 TPH capacity waste heat recovery boiler, to effectively recover waste heat from the off gas of all 4 DRI kilns. The dolochar, generated from the DRI kilns along with the coal fines will be utilized for the generation of 17 MW power. Captive Power Plant 25 MW (8 MW WHRB based & 17 MW AFBC based) Power Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

61 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-20 WHRB Boiler Based Power Plant: The proposed plant will comprise the following major system. i. Waste Heat recovery steam generation plant and auxiliaries. ii. Steam turbine generator. iii. Deaerator and feed water system. iv. Electrics. v. Water supply system. vi. Instrumentation and controls. vii. Ash handling system. viii. Compressed air system. ix. Fire fighting. x. Tele-communication. Waste Heat Recovery Boiler: The waste heat recovery steam generation plant will comprise of four nos. of natural circulation semi-outdoor type twin drum waste heat boiler & its auxiliaries. The salient technical particulars of the boiler are given as follows. The steam generation capacity of the boiler shall be 40 TPH. The boiler will be complete with evaporator steam drum, bank of super heaters economizer, air heater, air fans, ESP, internal piping etc. Soot blowing and super heater will be also provided. The exhaust gases will be discharged in to atmosphere through ID fan and chimney. The boiler will be of semi out door type with a weather canopy and side covering of trapezoidal corrugated steel sheets. AFBC Power Plant: It is proposed to install AFBC based Captive Power Plant with the overall capacity of 17 MW having module of 4 MW, 5 MW & 8 MW capacities Turbines. Accordingly, three boilers having capacities of 18 TPH, 24 TPH & 38 TPH AFBC boilers will be installed for power generation. Char and coal fines shall be used as fuel for AFBC. It is envisaged to utilize all char generated in the DRI Plant along with imported coal fines in power generation. Fuel for AFBC Boiler Sl. No. Details Coal Fines (Imported) Dolochar (internal) 1. Annual Qty. in TPA 96,000 40, Proximate Analysis (Wet Basis) Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

62 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-21 Moisture 20-25% - Volatile Matter 35-42% 1-3% Ash 5-10% 75-80% Fixed Carbon 32% 17-20% 3. Calorific Value (Gross), Kcal/Kg Steam Turbine generator: There shall be four Turbine Generators; one of 8 MW capacity, connected to WHRB and the other 3 nos. of 4 MW, 5 MW & 8 MW capacities, connected to AFBC boilers. The board description of the steam turbine generator envisaged is indicated below: The Steam turbine will be single, Horizontal, Singled bleed condensing type. The set shall be complete with gear box, Barring gear box, condenser, air evacuation system condensate extract pumps, generator cooling systems, gland sealing with gland vent condenser and lube oil system. Condensing steam turbine generator with inlet steam parameter of 66 ata and C at emergency steam valve inlet is provided. Deaerator and feed water system: There will be a deaerator with feed tank. 2 numbers boiler feed water pumps with motors (1 working + 1 stand by) shall be provided along with common suction header, auto recirculation valve, suction/discharge valve, non return valve, pressure gauge, temperature gauge etc. Electrics: The electrics include generators, transformers, switchgear main and auxiliary, battery room etc. Instrumentation & Control: Effective control and measurement of process parameters along with data acquisition system in the control room has been envisaged. Auxiliary Services: Auxiliary service systems such as ash handling, EOT crane, telecommunication, air conditioning and ventilation shall be adequately envisaged. Ash Handling: Ash handling plant system design would be based on above estimated figures and bottom and fly ash equipment parameters would be guided by the following: Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

63 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-22 Bottom Ash generation per day : 27.3 TPD (@20 % of total ash) Fly ash generation per day : 109 TPD (@ 80% of total ash) The fly ash from the proposed boiler will be collected in economizer hoppers, air heater hoppers, ESP hoppers and will be conveyed through dense phase pneumatic conveying system to silo. The fly ash to be disposed from the silo will be moistened to reduce the dust while collecting the ash. The system will be provided with telescopic chute and rotary feeder for loading the ash into covered trucks. Bottom Ash: Bottom ash from proposed boiler will be carried through a submerged belt conveyor to silo. From Silo it will be disposed to ash dump area in covered trucks in moistened condition. The material balance of FBC Boilers is provided in Table-2.6. Table 2.6 : Material Balance of FBC Boiler Input Quantity, Output Quantity TPA Coal 96,000 Power 17 MW Char from DRI kiln 40,000 Coal ash 45,000 TPA LOI 91,000 TPA 1,36,000 1,36,000 TPA Ash Utilisation Plan Ministry of Environment & Forest s Notification on Ash Utilization dated and its amendment dated stipulates that new power stations shall have to utilise ash to the extent of 30% in 3 years of commissioning and to attain 100% utilization by 9 th year from the date of notification. Subsequently, a Notification dated was published by MoEFCC, as per which the new power stations shall have to utilize fly ash to the extent of 50% in 1 year and 75% in 2 years and to attain 100% utilization by 3 rd year from the date of commissioning. The unutilized fly ash in relation to the target during a year, if any, shall be utilized within next two years in addition to the targets stipulated for these years. The unutilized fly ash accumulated during first three years (the difference between the generation and utilization target) shall be utilized Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

64 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-23 progressively over next five years in addition to 100% utilization of current generation of fly ash. The Power generating Companies - as a socially conscious utility, consider utilization of ash produced at its coal based power plant as a thrust area of its activities. At this power plant, various avenues for utilization of ash in application areas shall be explored. In order to meet the requirement of Gazette Notification for Ash utilization, the following actions are proposed: The company shall provide system for 100% extraction of dry fly ash along with suitable storage facilities. This will ensure availability of dry fly ash required for manufacture of Fly ash based Portland Pozzolana Cement (FAPPC). However, it will also explore to use it in other areas as follows: To promote use of ash in agriculture / wasteland development show case project shall be taken up in the vicinity of power stations. Mining authorities will be persuaded for use of ash along with its overburden while back-filling of operating mines and also to identify and allot abandoned mines for back filing with ash. All government/ private agencies responsible for construction/ design of buildings, development of low lying areas, construction of road embankments etc. within 100 km of the plant area shall be persuaded to use ash and ash based products in compliance with MoEFCC s gazette notification. With all the efforts mentioned above it is expected that fly ash generated at the AFBC based power plant shall be utilized in the areas of cement, road construction, mine filling etc. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

65 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-24 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM WHRB BASED POWER PLANT PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM AFBC BASED POWER PLANT Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

66 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C UTILITIES Storage Facilities Raw materials like Manganese Ore, Coal, Coke Breeze, Charcoal, Dolomite and Quartzite etc. will be stored in the raw material yard from where they will be conveyed to the stock house kept in day bins by feeding into ground hopper and covered conveyors Air Conditioning System The air-conditioning system is proposed to be designed to maintain the following conditions in the spaces serviced: 25+2 o C dry bulb temperature and 55+5 percent relative humidity for control rooms, control pulpits, computer rooms, PLC rooms, laboratory etc. To meet the above requirement, air handling units using chilled water, package type air conditioning unit complete with compressor, condenser and ductwork are envisaged. AC units/ahus shall be installed in separate rooms adjacent to various conditioned spaces served. Conditioned air from AC units to the spaces served shall be provided by plenum/ductwork. Wall mounted window model air conditioners have also been envisaged in some areas for the purpose of air conditioning Oxygen System Oxygen required for general purpose welding and cutting operations shall be met by oxygen cylinder which shall be provided near the respective plant units. The cylinders shall be provided with necessary cylinder valve and suitable manifold to a distribution piping network upto the respective consumption points Power The existing power requirement of the plant for running 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is around 0.5 MW. Requirement of power after the implementation of all the proposed projects will be around 20 MW, which will be sourced from Captive Power Plant. The unit-wise power requirement is as follows: Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

67 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-26 SL. NO. UNIT POWER CONSUMPTION (IN MW) 1. Sponge Iron Plant (4x100 TPD) 1 2. SMS (2x15 T+ 1x8 T+ 1x6 T) with CCM Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) 2 4. Captive Power Plant (1x8 + 1x17 MW) 1 5. Auxiliary & other loads 1 6. I X 6T Induction Furnace 2 TOTAL WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES The make up water requirement for the existing plant is around 9.2 cu.m/hr. (220.8 cu.m/day). As per an initial estimate, water to the tune of 27 cu.m/hr (648 cu.m/day) will be required for the balance projects, presently not in operation. Hence, the total make up water requirement after installation of the proposed project will be 36.2 cu.m/hr (9.2 cu.m/hr for existing project + 27 cu.m/hr for the balance projects, not in operation). The source of raw water is ground water, drawn through bore well. (Copy of the permission letter is attached as Annexure-IX). A preliminary/tentative break-up of make-up water quantities is given in Table-2.7. Table-2.7 ESTIMATED WATER REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROJECTS NOT IN OPERATION Sl. No. Projects not in operation Make up water (m 3 /hour) 1. Sponge Iron Plant 8 2. Steel Melting Shop 5 3. Ferro Alloy Plant 3 4. Captive Power Plant Domestic 1 TOTAL 27 At present, there is no requirement of any treatment of the raw water before use in the plant. After installation of the CPP, treatment will be required for the supply of DM water. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

68 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-27 The water balance for the overall plant is presented in Figure-2.5. Fire fighting water system The fire fighting water network will be provided with adequate number of yard hydrants and in-shop landing valves to combat fire hazards in the plant. To ensure availability of water at designed pressure for fire fighting, electric motor driven and standby diesel engine driven pump sets will be provided. Main electrical driven fire fighting pumps and diesel engines driven standby fire fighting pumps will be provided for fire fighting purpose. In case of fire, the main firefighting pump will pump firefighting water to the hydrants. An independent piping network will be provided complete with pipelines, valves, hydrants, fittings and appurtenances for the said purpose. Overhead tanks Overhead tanks will be provided for supply of emergency water to critical consumers for a short duration in the event of interruption in normal cooling water supply. The overhead tanks will be multi-compartment type, each compartment serving emergency water requirements of individual consumers. Water Pollution Control and Conservation Extensive recycling has been adopted in the design of plant water systems. Quality of circulating water will be maintained through dosing of conditioning chemicals for controlling corrosion, scale deposit and microbial growth. Treated wastewater will be re-used in the plant. As such, the plant will adopt zero discharge concept. 2.8 FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES Many working premises in a steel plant have hazardous and fire prone environment. To protect the working personnel, equipment and machineries, fire fighting measures have been planned. Fire protection facilities In order to combat any occurrence of fire in plant premises, the following fire protection facilities have been envisaged for the various units of the plant. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

69 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-28 Portable fire extinguishers All plant units will be provided with adequate number of portable fire extinguishers to be used as first aid fire appliances. The distribution and selection of extinguishers will be done in accordance with the requirement of IS: Hydrant system A fire hydrant network system has been envisaged. Internal hydrants will be provided at suitable locations and different hydrants will be provided normally along the road and in the close vicinity of the units to meet the additional requirement of water for extinguishing fire. Automatic system For oil cellars control rooms and computer rooms, automatic fire extinguishing system has been envisaged. 2.9 MANPOWER PLANNING Operation and maintenance of the plant require human resources in different categories like managers, engineers of different discipline like metallurgical, mechanical, electrical, electronics, computer, civil, structural, chemical, etc., highly skilled, skilled and semi-skilled work force in different disciplines, commercial, accountants and financial managers, unskilled labour force, clerical, security personal, etc. Factory human resources In order to operate and maintain the plant facilities, including its technical and general administration needs, the estimated manpower requirement for the total project has been estimated to be 150 persons. The above estimate covers the top management, middle and junior level executives and other supporting staffs SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT The main solid waste generated from the units is Dolochar from DRI Plant, slag from Furnaces, ash from Power Plant, dust from ESP & Bag Filters and sludge from ETP. The various waste materials arising out of the technological processes would be re-utilised to the extent possible. Solid waste generation and its disposal from the different units are presented in Table-2.8. The characteristics of the generated Slag are presented in Table-2.9. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

70 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-29 TABLE 2.8 SOLID WASTES AND THEIR UTILIZATION Type Proposed Existing Utilization Quantity in Quantity in Tons/Year Tons/Year 1 Dolo-char 20,000 20,000 To be used in AFBC from DRI boiler. plant 2 Slag & Dust from IF Sl. No. 3 Slag from Ferro Alloy Plant 14, To be used for Land filling / Road Construction purpose. Ferro Manganese Slag 7,500 Silico Manganese Slag 5,000 - To be used as raw material for Silico Manganese Production/ for land filling and road construction. To be used for land filling and road construction 4 Fly Ash 36,000 - To be used as a raw material for cement plants and brick making. 5 Bottom Ash 9,000 To be used for land filling / road construction purpose. TABLE Typical Characterisation of Solid Wastes Unit Type of waste Typical Chemistry DRI Plant DRI fines Bulk density : kg/m3 Grain size : upto 12 mm Iron fines: 33% coal fines in the form of solids as fixed C: 9% Ash:58% Dolochar Ash - 65 to 75% Fixed Carbon - 20 to 30% Moisture to 4.5% VM to 2.5% Sulphur to 0.3% Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

71 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-30 Ferro Alloy Plant Captive Power Plant Captive Power Plant Ferro Manganese Slag Fly Ash Bottom Ash MnO - 25 to 26% CaO - 26 to 28% MgO - 3 to 4% Al 2O 3-28 to 30% SiO 2-14 to 15% Color Gray Sp. Gravity 2.17 Surface Area 380 m 2 /kg Permeability cm/sec Silica as SiO 2 70% Fe 2O 3 7% Al 2O 3+P 2O % MgO+CaO 3% LOI (Unburnt C) 2% Others 1.5% Trace Element in mg/kg: Cr : Mn : Pb : Zn : Cu : Ni : Co : Color Blackish Gray Sp. Gravity 2.25 Surface Area 330 m 2 /kg Permeability cm/sec Silica as SiO 2 68% Fe 2O 3 4.5% Al 2O 3+P 2O 5 9% MgO+CaO 3.5% LOI (Unburnt C) 11% Others 4% Trace Element in mg/kg: Cr : Mn : Pb : Zn : Cu : Ni : Co : Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

72 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES Probable Pollution Sources Sponge Iron Plant: Dust from the process Unloading of Raw Material Raw Material Handling area Steel Melting Shop: Fumes from Furnaces (IF / LRF) Ferro Alloy Plant: Fumes from SAFs Captive Power Plant: Dust from the Boiler Unloading of Coal Coal Handling area Mitigation Measures ESP Sprinkler / Fogging / Mist Bag Filter Bag Filter Bag Filter ESP Sprinkler / Fogging / Mist Bag Filter Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

73 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-32 CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW OF ESP CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW OF BAG FILTER Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

74 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C CONTROL OF FUGITIVE EMISSIONS AT VARIOUS AUXILIARY FACILITIES INSIDE THE PLANT In the existing plant, proper safeguard has been taken by installing Dust Extraction System to arrest fugitive emissions, generated due to raw material handling at Sponge Iron Plant. During operation of the other projects, there will be Dust Extraction/Dust Suppression Systems/Foggy Dust Arresters to control fugitive emissions at Furnace Tapping Points, raw material handling section and various other facilities inside the plant. Besides, the dust, collected in the bag filter will be used for developing the mound inside the plant boundary; simultaneously greening will be done by growing plants & trees. ACTION PLAN TO CONTROL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY AS PER NAAQS STANDARDS The proposed air pollution control equipments like ESP, Bag Filters will be installed prior to commissioning the plant. The particulate matter from the proposed project shall be <50 mg/nm 3. Stack emissions for PM, SO2 and NOX shall be monitored regularly to meet the statutory requirements. There will be an action plan to monitor the secondary fugitive emissions around the relevant locations. All the internal roads shall be asphalted to reduce the fugitive dust due to truck movement. Water sprinklers will be installed at the raw material loading and unloading areas. Raw materials will be stored in covered sheds. Fly ash will be stored in silos only. Dust extraction system with bag filters will be provided at the dust emanating areas. Proper Green belt will be developed in the plat area. With the implementation of all the above control measures, the gaseous emissions shall be contained within the acceptable limits, thus ensuring the full compliance to National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16 th November, WASTEWATER MANGEMENT The prevention and control of water pollution aim at conserving make-up water by recycling the wastewater after treatment. The wastewater, likely to be generated from the proposed plant is: Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

75 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-34 Cooling Tower Blow-down Sewage & Canteen Effluents Cooling Tower Blow-down from various recirculation systems will be cascaded for reuse in gardening and dust suppression as shown in water balance diagram. Efforts will be made to harvest rainwater in the plant. Run-off water from the office areas, shop roofs will be collected and stored for future use. The plant will be designed as a zero discharge plant as far as the process effluents are concerned. The water will be recirculated through cooling and treatment. No plant effluent will be discharged outside the plant premises. The entire waste water will be recycled for various purposes e.g., dust suppression, ash handling & greenery purpose inside the plant. Domestic effluent from the various buildings/sheds of the plant will be conveyed through separate drains to septic tanks. The effluent from the septic tank will be disposed of through soil percolation by providing dispersion trenches/soak pits. The lists of water pollution control systems envisaged are summarized in Table Table 2.10 List of Water Pollution Control Systems Source Pollutants Control System Raw material handling yard Cooling Tower and Boiler Blow down Surface runoff containing free minerals too as suspended Solids Temperature, Dissolved Solids, Free Cl and TSS Canteens, Toilets BOD, O & G, TSS/TDS. Catch Pits (to recover the minerals from sedimentation and reuse.) Reused in the process as well as for dust suppression Septic Tank/ Soak Pit 2.14 RAIN WATER HARVESTING The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land. The average rainfall in the area is recorded as 1.2 m. Hence, the total run-off will be 2,81,664 cu.m/annum, out of which about 2,00,000 cu.m rain water can be harvested. The company has planned for 4 nos. ponds for rain water harvesting. In the existing plant area, a rain water harvesting tank has been recently Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

76 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C2-35 constructed, while another one is under construction. The dimension of the existing RWH tank is Top area (50m x 33m), Bottom area (44m x 27m) and depth as 3.5 m. This can fulfill the water requirement of the plant for around 9 days, considering the maximum water requirement of the plant after the implementation of the proposed project as 905 KLD. Rest 2 nos. will be constructed after the issuance of the necessary Environment Clearance from MoEFCC STORM WATER MANAGEMENT The effectiveness of the drainage system depends on proper cleaning of all drainage pipes/channels. Regular checking will be done to see that none of the drains are clogged due to accumulation of sludge/sediments. The clogged drains will be cleaned as soon as possible, preferably the same day. The catch-pits linked to the storm water drainage system from the raw material handling areas will be regularly checked and cleaned to ensure their effectiveness. This checking and cleaning will be rigorous during the monsoon season, especially at the time of heavy rains PLANT LAYOUT The plant layout showing the existing as well as the future facilities with Greenbelt area has been shown as Figure LAND & GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT The entire project including the existing units occupies the total hectare (58 acres) of land, which is industrial in nature. As the land is already acquired, the question of rehabilitation and resettlement is not an issue. Trees filter particulates and are effective as sink of pollutants. Tree also reduces noise level and regulates the oxygen balance in the area by consuming released carbon dioxide. Hence, green development is the part of pollution control measure adopted in the open spaces in the plant area. In the existing plant area, there is significant presence of the greenbelt, as shown in the attached photographs. Out of the total plant area of hectares (58 acres), the area covered under plantation is 7.85 hectares (19.4 acres). Hence, over 33% of the total plant area is covered under plantation (refer Plant Layout as Figure-2.6). Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

77 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C CHARTER ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CREP): INTEGRATED IRON & STEEL INDUSTRY The Charter on Corporate Responsibility (CREP) as laid down by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for Iron and Steel Industry will guide the production in the steel plant. Management Initiatives for Charter of Corporate Responsibility are as follows: SN Unit / Item Responsibilities 1. DRI Utilisation of dolochar & waste gas 2 SMS To reduce fugitive emission by installing a secondary dedusting system Extent of fulfillment Waste gas shall be used in the WHR Boiler and dolochar shall be used in AFBC boiler of CPP. Secondary de-dusting facility envisaged to reduce the fugitive emission. 3. SMS Utilisation of SMS Slag 100% utilization will be explored. 4. Water conservati on / pollution 5. Stack & AAQ Reduce specific water consumption to 5 m³/t for long products and 8 m³/t for flat products. Installation of Continuous stacks monitoring system & its calibration in major stacks and setting up of the online ambient air quality monitoring Stations. 6. APCS To operate the pollution control equipment efficiently and to keep proper record of run hours, failure time and efficiency with immediate effect. The statutory norms will be complied. Effort will be made. Will be complied. Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

78 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C PROJECT COST DESCRIPTION Total Capital Cost of the Project Total Capital Cost for Environmental Pollution Control Measures Recurring Cost / annum for Environmental Pollution Control Measures COST Rs. 150 Crores Rs. 3 Crores Rs. 0.3 Crores Project Description Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

79 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-1 CHAPTER-3.0 BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIO 3.1 GENERAL LOCATION OF THE PROJECT SITE The proposed expansion project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft). The Location Map and the Google view point have been presented in Figure and Figure respectively. COVERAGE OF THE STUDY AREA The EIA is aimed at determining the environmental impacts on the "Study Area", which encompasses all areas falling within a radius of 10 km around the proposed project. The entire study area is located within Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. As per 2011 Census, the study area partly or fully falls under the jurisdiction of three (3) sub-districts namely Ghargoda, Tamnar and Raigarh under the Raigarh District in Chhattisgarh. TRANSPORTATION: The project site already has proper road linkage for transport of materials and equipments. The nearest Railway Station is Bhupdeopur Railway Station which is located about 14.2 km distance at south-west direction from the project site. The distance of Raigarh Railway station from the project site is about 20.5 km, located at SSE direction w.r.t. the project site. A paved road which is connected to the Raigarh is passing just beside the project site. NH-20 (National Highway-20) is passing through Raigarh about 19 kms distance at south direction from the project site. The nearest Airport is Raipur Airport in Chhattisgarh known as Swami Vivekanand International Airport, which is located at about 250 kms in west direction from the project site. SURROUNDINGS OF THE PROJECT SITE: The important river in the study area is Kelo River which flows at a distance of 6.3 kms at ESE direction from the project site. This river is a main tributary of River Mahanadi which is the major important river in Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

80 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-2 Chhattisgarh. Kurket River which is another important river in the study area is flowing about 7.6 kms away at WNW direction from the project site. The Rabo dam which is situated on the way of the Kurket River is located about 7 kms distance at west direction from the project site. There is an important Deep forest Jungle named Samaruma Jungle which is situated at a nearest distance of about 2 kms at north direction from the Project site. The District Head Quarter and the important town Raigarh is located about 19.0 km distance at south direction w.r.t. the project site. TOPOGRAPHY Raigarh District covers an area of 6275 sq. km., between latitudes 21º20'N to 22º46'N and longitudes 82º55'E to 83º50'E and is divided into six (6) tehsils and nine (9) blocks. The study area has a slightly rugged topography with ridges and isolated hills of Cuddapah sandstones, running in a more or less N.W. S.E. direction. The southern portion of Tamnar tehsil which is in the study area is slightly hilly. The low hills here are made up of Kamthi Sandstones, and these are covered with fairly dense jungle. The plains south of Raigarh, imperceptibly sloping to the south, forms a part of the Mahanadi valley, and consist of rich paddy fields. The flat country around Tamnar and Tamnar is formed of low dipping Barakar sandstones. Eco-sensitive areas like National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is not found in the study area, but there are several Reserve Forests viz. Urdhana RF, Taraimal RF, Kharidungari RF, Maghat RF, Pajhar RF, Rabo RF, Lakha RF, Barakachar RF, Dungapani RF, Punjipatra RF, Suhai RF, and Samaruma RF are existed within 10 km radius study area around the Project site. The 10 km radius study area map of the project site has been presented in Figure The major environmental disciplines studied in this EIA report include Soil, Land Use, Meteorology, Surface and Ground Water Quality, Air Quality, Noise and Ecological status during three months period (9 th December, th February, 2015) along with the relevant secondary data, collected from various agencies on the relevant disciplines. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

81 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-3 FIGURE-3.1.1: SITE LOCATION MAP PROJECT SITE: VILLAGE - PUNJIPATRA, TEHSIL TAMNAR, DISTRICT - RAIGARH, STATE CHHATTISGARH. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

82 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-4 PROJECT SITE FIGURE-3.1.2: GOOGLE VIEW POINT OF THE PROJECT SITE SITE LOCATION: VILLAGE: PUNJIPATRA, TEHSIL: TAMNAR, DISTRICT: RAIGARH, STATE: CHHATTISGARH SITE CO-ORDINATES: LATITUDE: 22 04'17.42"N & LONGITUDE: 83 20'56.82"E (MEAN SEA LEVEL: 1059 ft.) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

83 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-5 PROJECT SITE FIGURE-3.1.3: 10 KM RADIUS STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

84 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C GEOMORPHOLOGY, GEOLOGY & HYDRO-GEOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA The area is having more or less irregular topography. The elevation of the area varies from 200 to 350 m amsl. The northern, central part is covered with forest and south part is hilly. The Physiography of the basin is controlled by three geological formations namely Gondwana, Chhattisgarh super-group of rocks and crystalline basement. The area is covered by the Gondwana formations and is characterized by undulating topography with high hills, steep slopes and scarps. The area comprises rock types of Gondwana Supergroup were exposed to renewed post depositional activities and were subjected to intensive and extensive pedimentation, peneplanation and denudation during Pre- Quaternary and Quaternary time. In response to lithology of rocks, their chemical composition, their relative deposition, tectonic set up, they were chiseled into various geomorphic and hydrogeomorphic surfaces namely structural hills and Valleys and pediplain /pediment. The Geomorphological map of the study area has been presented in Figure Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

85 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-7 FIGURE 3.2.1: GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAP OF THE STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

86 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C GEOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA Stratigraphic Sequence In the area rocks of Gondwana Supergroup and Chandrapur Group of Chhattisgarh Supergroup are exposed. The Gondwanas are of Barakar, Kamthi, formation which are represented by sandstone, shale, coal seams. The chandrapur group of rocks is represented by sandstone, siltstone, shale and conglomerate. The generalized stratigraphic sequence of the study area is given below in Table Table-3.2.1: Generalized geological succession in Raigarh district Age Supergroup Group Formation Lithology QUATERNARY Recent to subrecent Alluvium Sand, Silt, Clay Carboniferous to Cretaceous Gondwana Supergroup Kamthi Formation Sandstone, shale, clay Barakar Formation Sandstone, shale, clay and coal seams Talchir Sandstone, shale, tillite and Formation boulder beds PROTEROZO IC Chhattisgarh Supergroup Raipur Group Raigarh Formation Chandrapur Group ARCHAEAN Sandstone, Siltstone Shale & Conglomarate Sandstone, limestone, Siltstone and Shale Chhota Nagpur Gneissic Complex- Granite, gneisses,granulite and Amphibolite Geological formation of the area: Chhattisgarh Supergroup: The Chandrapur Group of Chhattisgarh Supergroup is exposed in southern part of the study area in small patch. It mainly consists of conglomerate, arkose, sub-arkose, chert and fine-grained ferruginous arenite. Black shale varies laterally on either side to pink and light grey shale. The intercalated arenite is fine grained containing asymmetric ripple marks. Gondwana Supergroup: Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

87 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-9 In the area Gondwana Supergroup of rocks are represented by Kamthi and Barakar Formations which covers the almost all the remaining part of the study area. A) Barakar Formation: In the study area, the Talchir Formation is overlained by coal bearing argillarenaceous formation known as Barakar Formation in major part. The Barakars have fine to course-grained, sub rounded to rounded, subarkosic semi consolidated sandstones. They are white, grey or pink to brown in colour, intercalated with shales and coal. Shales are many times bituminous in nature. The intercalation of sandstone & shale in various ratios produces sandstone, shale sandy shale, shaly sand etc. B) Kampthi Formation: In the area Kampthi Formation of Gondwana age is exposed in remaining part (northern half) of the study area. It mainly consists of Brownish to red coloured, course grained, friable, porous, and ferruginous to variegated sandstone with argillaceous beds, arenaceous to carbonaceous shale, clay beds and coal seams found to occur in this formation. Grit beds are occasionally seen in this formation. Structure The structural features comprise lineaments and faults. The faults trending are in NNW-SSE and NW-SE direction. Much of the drainage of Kelo River flows along the faulted and the mega lineaments where as Kur nala flows fault of N-S and along lineament. Some of the prominent lineaments traversing these areas are Kelo & Kur nala shows three major faults namely Gajmar, Koilanga and Patrapali. Normally the Barakar formation shows dipping with an angle 20 to 35 towards NW direction & strike is NNW-SSE and Kamthi sandstone shows is northerly dipping with an angle of 60 to 70. The area is influenced by tectonic disturbance shows folds where limbs are narrow down. The geological map of the study area is given below. The Geological map of the study area has been presented in Figure Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

88 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-10 FIGURE : GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

89 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE STUDY AREA HYDROGEOLOGY OF THE GROUNDWATER Introduction: The ground water occurrence and its distribution in space are highly influenced by the underlying geological formations and hydro-geological characteristic of the surroundings. The weathered and fractured zones present in the rocks or formation provides scope of ground water occurrence, storage and its movement. The hydrogeology of the area broadly describes the disposition of water bearing formations occurrence of ground water and their yield potential, groundwater regime conditions, and depth to water levels in different seasons, yield potential of the aquifers etc. Ground water occurrence and Aquifer systems: In the area, ground water occurs under phreatic or unconfined condition in weathered portion of rocks and semi-confined to confined conditions in fractures/cavernous part of rocks i.e. sandstone, conglomerate and shale at depths. The shallow aquifers of the study area occur within an average depth of 20 m. They are composed of weathered mantle. The configuration of water table in the shallow aquifer follows the topography due to which the ground water movement is generally towards valleys or topographic low. The recharging bodies such as tanks, canals and streams also influence the occurrence and movement of ground water in shallow aquifers. The shallow aquifers of the area are mostly developed by way of dug wells in the area whose depth varies from 7 to 16 m. In general the yield of dug wells ranges from 25 to 40 m3/day. Deep aquifer system in the area are mainly formed by the Chandrapur & Gondwana formation which comprises of Sandstone, shale, conglomerate and siltstone. The deep aquifers of the area are mostly developed by way of bore wells in the area whose depth varies from 100 to 150 m. In general the yield of bore wells ranges from 1 to 5 lps. Water table configuration and flow direction: The ground water flow direction follows broadly the topographic pattern, in western part of the study area; it is in west and in eastern part of the Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

90 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-12 study area and it is in east direction indicating the surface water divide in the central portion of the study area north to south. A local variation in flow direction is also observed in the vicinity of surface water divide. The water table elevation in the study area ranges between 240 to 300 mamsl. Northern part of the area is having high altitude of water table elevation i.e. 300 mamsl while water table elevation decreases to west & is 240 mamsl. The gradient of water table is variable. Ground water divide has been demarcated based on the field data as shown below in Hydro-geological map RAINFALL The rainfall of the area is dominated by the South-West Monsoon, which starts in the middle of June each year and ceases by the end of September or beginning of October. One rain gauge station is present at Raigarh which is maintained by Revenue Department near to the study area. The distribution of rainfall at this location ranges from 815 mm to 1555 mm ( ). The average annual rainfall is around 1224 mm ( ). The year wise rainfall for Raigarh rain gauge station is given below in Table for the period 1994 to Table-3.2.1: Rainfall at Raigarh Raingauge Station ( ) S.N. Year Rainfall in mm Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

91 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Average SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY The drainage basin is a fundamental geomorphic unit and the watershed acts as a source area for precipitation that eventually provide to the stream channels by various path. The drainage basin morphology being an important aspect of geomorphic analysis has been undertaken in the present context to determine the various properties of form elements, their distributional variation, interrelationship, determination of correlation coefficients etc. Geo-hydrology and groundwater exploration means to identify and to locate the zone of recharge of groundwater in a particular river basin or a catchment. Geological set up is established for knowing about surface and subsurface nature of terrain. Topographic and surface features are mapped in order to determine from highest to lowest area, where water from different higher places can move and accumulate. These particular zones are present in various terrains. The identification of such places from the entire area, are thus selected for groundwater exploration. Drainage Network: Drainage network analysis is important for hydro-geological studies. Drainage pattern reflects the characteristic of surface as well as subsurface formation. Drainage density indicates closeness of spacing of channels as well as the nature of surface material. More the drainage density, higher would be runoff. Thus, the drainage density characterizes the runoff in the area or in other words, the quantum of relative rainwater that could have infiltrated. Hence lesser the drainage density, higher is the probability of recharge or potential groundwater zone. Hence, drainage density is an important index in geo-hydrological studies, and can be evaluated from the satellite images or others. River Basin: A river basin is the portion of land drained by a river and its tributaries. It encompasses the land surface dissected and drained by many streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another. A river basin collects all water from an area then moves it through the water system, where it eventually empties into an ocean or sea. A river basin is generally composed of many areas called watersheds. Drainage Density: Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

92 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-14 The drainage density (D) is an important indicator of the linear Scale of land-form elements in stream-eroded topography. It is the ratio of total channel segment lengths cumulated for all orders within a basin to the basin area, which is expressed in terms of km/sq. km. The drainage density indicates the closeness of spacing of channels, providing a quantitative measure of the average length of stream channel for the whole basin. Stream frequency: The stream frequency or channel frequency has been defined as the number of streams per unit of area. It directly depends on the size of the drainage area. A large basin may contain as many finger tip tributaries per unit of area as a small drainage basin, and in addition, it usually contains a larger stream or streams. There are two important rivers Kelo River and Kurket River flow in the study area: KELO RIVER: Kelo River which is the major tributary of Mahanadi River flows in the lower sub-basin of Mahanadi River. The Kelo river valley represents the south-west extremity of the major Gondwana basin. The river is about 112 km long and perennial in nature. It enters plains after traversing km from its origin. The General topography of Kelo Sub-basin is gently sloping and partially hilly. The Kelo River is one of the major parts of the Hirakud water reservoir. This River flows from north-east to southwest direction in the study area at a distance of 6.3 kms (aerial distance) at east-south-east direction from the project site. Kelo Dam is situated on the way of the Kelo River at a distance of 12 km north from the Project site near the Raigargh. Drainage of Kelo River: The command area is steep and even, near its fall into Mahanadi River. The slope is about 0.66 mt per km and is interrupted by small drainage channels. The surface drainage is quick and efficient. Though there is sufficient gradient in the upland areas, canal and surface, field drains are required for sustained irrigation. KURKET RIVER: Kurket River is also an important tributary of Mahanadi River. Kurket River which is another important river in the study area flows about 7.6 km (aerial distance) away from the Project site in WNW direction. The River flows from north to west direction then south-east and then south Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

93 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-15 direction and mixed with the Mahanadi River at Mand. On the way of Kurket River, Rabo dam is situated. The aerial distance of this Dam from the Project site is about 7 kms at west direction. Besides these two important rivers; there are also several other flowing water channels like different Nalas (Gerwani Nala, Pajhar Nala etc.) present in the study area. Besides, a number of scattered confined water bodies, viz. tanks, ponds, roadside burrows etc. which form a part of surface hydrological system, exist within the study area. All flowing water bodies like Kelo River, Kurket River, Gerwani Nala, Pajhar Nal etc. in the study area are mainly perennial in nature. The distance of Pajhar Nala where it meets with the Kelo River is about 6.2 km (aerial distance) at east direction from the Project site. The Gerwani Nala also meets with the Kelo River at Gerwani Village with a distance of 8.8 km (aerial distance) at SSE direction w.r.t the project site. The whole hydrogeological map of the study area has been presented in Figure Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

94 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-16 FIGURE-3.2.3: HYDROGEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

95 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C SEISMIC HISTORY OF THE STUDY AREA According to GSHAP data, the state of Chhattisgarh falls in a region of low seismic hazard with the exception being moderate hazard in areas along the Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh state borders. As per the 2002 Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) map, this state also falls in Zones II & III. According to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in 2002, the study area falls under Zone-II. There is no major earthquake episode recorded in the study area till date. Seismicity map of Chhattisgarh with indicating the study area has been presented in Figure STUDY AREA FIGURE SEISMICITY MAP OF RAIGARH WITH INDICATING OF THE STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

96 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C MAJOR INDUSTRIES IN 10 KMS RADIUS AREA AROUND THE PROJECT SITE There are many and various types of Large to small scale industries found within the 10 kms radius area around the project site: SL. NO. NAME OF INDUSTRIES 1 RST Mining and Logistics Pvt. Ltd. 2 Jindal Steels and Powers Ltd. 3 Singhal Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. 4 Shree Ambika Sponge 5 Nalwa Steel and Power Ltd. (NSPL) 6 Anjani Steels Ltd. 7 Salasar Sponge 8 Sunil Sponge 9 Navdurga Fuel Pvt. Ltd. 10 Seleno Steel Pvt. Ltd. 11 B.S. Sponge Pvt. Ltd 12 Shyam Ispat (India) Pvt. Ltd 13 Chandrahasini Ispat 14 Rameshwar Steel & Power 15 R.S Ispat Pvt.Ltd 16 Balaji Isapt 17 East West Ispat Pvt. Ltd 18 Pasupatinath Rolling Mill Pvt. Ltd. 19 Shri Consultants Pvt. Ltd. 20 Shobha Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 21 Harsh Vinimay Pvt. Ltd. 22 Sadguru Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 23 Shri Ram Hitech Steel & Power 24 Sarvodaya Steel Plant Pvt. Ltd 25 Epic Alloy Steel Pvt. Ltd. 26 Jagdamba Sponge Pvt. Ltd. 27 Eureka Iron Pvt Ltd. 28 Baba Shri Puroshottam Ispat 29 Rajat Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 30 Banke Bihari Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 31 Raigarh Iron Industries Ltd. 32 G.P.Global Industries Ltd. 33 Radhey Gobind Steel & Alloy 34 Sai Ram Steel Pvt. Ltd. 35 Geon Steel Pvt. Ltd. 36 Shri Nirmalanand Steel Casting 37 Tirumala Balaji Alloy 38 Vandana Energy and Steel Ltd. 39 Orion Ferro Alloy Pvt. Ltd. 40 Alok Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 41 Maa Banjari Ispat Pvt. Ltd. 42 Mamta Electrocasting Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

97 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C LANDUSE INTRODUCTION M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude 22 04'09.50"N to 22 04'26.50"N and Longitude 83 20'43.90"E to 83 21'03.60"E with Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) 323 meters (1059 ft) DATA SOURCE & ANALYSIS Remote Sensing Technique is used to prepare the present Landuse Land cover Map. A remotely sensed image is not considered a photograph. An image is a rendition, or model, of target features described through the use of spectral reflectance. These reflectance values are stored in a quantitative, numerical fashion in a manner suitable for input to a computer. Software and hardware specially designed to analyze these images give us the ability to see a pictorial rendition of targets. The images that we see on a computer screen are made up of picture elements called pixels. These images which are Discretized are called as a digital image REMOTE SENSING DATA & FEW SECONDARY DATASET WERE USED TO STUDY & MAP THE PRESENT LAND USE PATTERN OF THE AREA Multispectral and Multi temporal images are used as the input data (FCC): LANDSAT-ETM multispectral (MSS) imagery (6 th October, 2014 & 30 th April 2015) has been used as input data. The spatial resolution of the dataset is 30m which further enhanced to 15m after Panfuse between Band 2, 3, 4 & PAN. The bands used as input data for the current study have these following features: Band 2: µm (green): This band corresponds to the green reflectance of healthy vegetation and is spanning the region between the blue and red chlorophyll absorption bands. Band 3: µm (red): This red chlorophyll absorption band of healthy green vegetation is one of the most important bands for vegetation discrimination. In addition, it is useful for soil-boundary and geological boundary mapping. Band 3 may exhibit more contrast than bands 1 and 2 because the effect of the atmosphere is reduced. The 0.69µm cut-off represents the beginning of a spectral region from 0.68 to 0.75µm where vegetation reflectance crossovers occur that can reduce the accuracy of vegetation studies. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

98 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-20 Band 4: µm (near infrared): For reasons discussed above, the lower cut-off for this band was placed above 0.75µm. This band is especially responsive to the amount of vegetation biomass present in a scene. It is useful for identification of vegetation types, and emphasizes soil-crop and land-water contrasts. High Resolution image (True Colour): High Resolution Ikonos data of 1m Spatial Resolution (USGS) 2014 has been registered and used as the input data along with the multi spectral (MSS) image to extract mostly the recent settlement expansion with road ways and railways if any. PAN Image (Mono spectral)/panchromatic Band of Landsat Image having 15m spatial resolution (6 th October, 2014 & 30 th April 2015) has been used as input data. This 8 th band is used as input data for this current study to identify the linear features like roadways, canal and other streamlines etc. Other Secondary data: The secondary database considered for validation and geo-referencing of the image is the Survey of India Topographical Sheet (1:50,000). Digital Image Interpretation: Digital image processing (DIP) is the use of computer algorithms to perform image processing on digital images. As a subfield of digital signal processing, digital image processing has many advantages over analog image processing; it allows a much wider range of algorithms to be applied to the input data, and can avoid problems such as the build-up of noise and signal distortion during processing. In today's world of advanced technology where most remote sensing data are recorded in digital format, virtually all image interpretation and analysis involves some element of digital processing. Digital image processing may involve numerous procedures including formatting and correcting of the data, digital enhancement to facilitate better visual interpretation, or even automated classification of targets and features entirely by computer. In order to process remote sensing imagery digitally, the data must be recorded and available in a digital form suitable for storage on a computer tape or disk. Obviously, the other requirement for digital image processing is a computer system, sometimes referred to as an Image Analysis System, with the appropriate hardware and software to process the remote sensing data. Several commercially available software systems have been developed specifically for remote sensing image processing and analysis. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

99 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C METHODOLOGY Most of the common image processing functions available in image analysis systems can be categorized into the following four categories: 1. Preprocessing 2. Image Enhancement 3. Image Transformation 4. Image Classification and Analysis 1. Preprocessing functions involve those operations that are normally required prior to the main data analysis and extraction of information, and are generally grouped as radiometric or geometric corrections. Radiometric corrections include correcting the data for sensor irregularities and unwanted sensor or atmospheric noise, and converting the data so they accurately represent the reflected or emitted radiation measured by the sensor. Geometric corrections include correcting for geometric distortions due to sensor-earth geometry variations, and conversion of the data to real world coordinates (e.g. latitude and longitude) on the Earth's surface. 2. The objective of the second group of image processing functions grouped under the term of image enhancement is solely to improve the appearance of the imagery to assist in visual interpretation and analysis. Examples of enhancement functions include contrast stretching to increase the tonal distinction between various features in a scene, and spatial filtering to enhance (or suppress) specific spatial patterns in an image. 3. Image transformations are operations similar in concept to those for image enhancement. However, unlike image enhancement operations which are normally applied only to a single channel of data at a time, image transformations usually involve combined processing of data from multiple spectral bands. Arithmetic operations (i.e. subtraction, addition, multiplication, division) are performed to combine and transform the original bands into "new" images which better display or highlight certain Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

100 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-22 features in the scene. We will look at some of these operations including various methods of spectral or band ratioing, and a procedure called Principal Components Analysis (PCA) which is used to more efficiently represent the information in multichannel imagery. 4. Image classification and analysis operations are used to digitally identify and classify pixels in the data. Classification is usually performed on multichannel data sets (A) and this process assigns each pixel in an image to a particular class or theme (B) based on statistical characteristics of the pixel brightness values. There are a variety of approaches taken to perform digital classification. We will briefly describe the two generic approaches which are used most often, namely supervised and unsupervised classification. The intent of the classification process is to categorize all pixels in a digital image into one of several land cover classes, or "themes". This categorized data may then be used to produce thematic maps of the land cover present in an image. Normally, multispectral data are used to perform the classification and indeed, the spectral pattern present within the data for each pixel is used as the numerical basis for categorization (Lillesand and Kiefer, 1994). The objective of image classification is to identify and portray, as a unique gray level (or color), the features occurring in an image in terms of the object or type of land cover these features actually represent on the ground. Image classification is perhaps the most important part of digital image analysis. It is very nice to have a "pretty picture" or an image, showing a magnitude of colors illustrating various features of the underlying terrain, but it is quite useless unless to know what the colors mean (PCI 1997). Two main classification methods are Supervised Classification and Unsupervised Classification: a. Supervised Classification: With supervised classification, we identify examples of the Information classes (i.e., land cover type) of interest in the image. These are called "training sites". The image processing software system is then Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

101 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-23 used to develop a statistical characterization of the reflectance for each information class. This stage is often called "signature analysis" and may involve developing a characterization as simple as the mean or the rage of reflectance on each bands, or as complex as detailed analyses of the mean, variances and covariance over all bands. Once a statistical characterization has been achieved for each information class, the image is then classified by examining the reflectance for each pixel and making a decision about which of the signatures it resembles most (Eastman, 1995). b. Unsupervised Classification: Unsupervised classification is a method which examines a large number of unknown pixels and divides into a number of classed based on natural groupings present in the image values. Unlike supervised classification, unsupervised classification does not require analyst-specified training data. The basic premise is that values within a given cover type should be close together in the measurement space (i.e. have similar gray levels), whereas data in different classes should be comparatively well separated (i.e. have very different gray levels) (PCI, 1997; Lillesand and Kiefer, 1994; Eastman, 1995). The classes that result from unsupervised classification are spectral classed which based on natural groupings of the image values, the identity of the spectral class will not be initially known, must compare classified data to some form of reference data (such as larger scale imagery, maps, or site visits) to determine the identity and informational values of the spectral classes. Thus, in the supervised approach, to define useful information categories and then examine their spectral separability; in the unsupervised approach the computer determines spectrally separable class, and then define their information value (PCI 1997; Lillesand and Kiefer, 1994). Unsupervised classification is becoming increasingly popular in agencies involved in long term GIS database maintenance. The reason is that there are now systems that use clustering procedures that are extremely fast and require little in the nature of operational parameters. Thus it is becoming possible to train GIS analysis with only a general familiarity with remote sensing to undertake classifications that meet typical map accuracy standards. With suitable ground truth accuracy assessment procedures, this tool can provide a remarkably rapid means of producing quality land cover data on a continuing basis. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

102 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C LANDUSE LAND COVER PATTERN The developmental projects will not only affect the environment of Project site, it may also have an adverse as well as beneficial impact on the receiving environment of the surrounding area within 10 km. In the proposed project of Environment Impact Assessment Study, the Landuse/ Land cover study has been done within 10 km radius area which is called Study Area. Landuse Land cover Area (sq.km.) Area (%) Forest Arable (Mono) Arable (double) Water body Wasteland Settlement Built up (industrial) Degraded Forest Total FIGURE Pie-graph showing different Landuse Landcover categories in the study area The study area within 10 km radius is spread over sq. km area. Located in the eastern border of Chhattisgarh it is a beautiful place blessed by Nature. The location lies along the Ambikapur Highway, which is SH-1. Physiographically this region lies in the Northern Hilly Region of the newly formed state Chhattisgarh. The region lies north of the city of Raigarh, amidst the luscious tropical vegetation. The topography is moderately steep to gently sloping with highly gullied river banks giving rise to a considerable amount of Wasteland. Water bodies and Rivers: Water bodies refer to the small water bodies like ponds, lakes, tanks etc. In the study areas these water bodies are present in small patches in and around the study area. The upper reaches of River Kelo are found within the study area. The reservoir of Rabo Dam is found in the western Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

103 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-25 margin of the area. River Kurkut lies in the western margin of the study area. Arable Land (Mono crop): As we use multi season data it is evident that a portion of land 94.85sq km of land that is about 30 % of land is cropped once. Though Raigarh is said to be as a major Rice producing district of Chhattisgarh but this Northern Hills have mostly mono-cropped area. The region lies in the dry zone and lack of soil moisture hinders proper agriculture in the area. The region is particularly not an agriculturally developed area and mostly along the river channels do some serious agricultural activities take place. Rice, Wheat, Millets are the major cereals of the region. Arable Land (Double crop): Only 22.5 sq km. area that is about 7% of the area is under double crop. Lentils, Lathyrus and some soya beans are mainly preferred as they need generally less water and also add nourishment to the soil. Vegetables like radish, tomatoes grow in this area. Built Up areas: Raigarh is industrially rich district and is also famous for limestone, coal, quartzite mines. Number of Steel and Power compainies are found including Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (at Taraimal), Nalwa Steel and Power Ltd., Singhal Enterprise, Ambika Ispat Pvt. Ltd., Anjani Steels Ltd. etc. There is also a unit of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (unit 4) in Punjipathra. Beside that RST Mining and Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Navdurga Fuel Pvt. Ltd. etc. are also found in the study area. 0.40% of the study area is under the build up (Industrial) areas. Forest: About 29 % of the region is covered by tropical moist deciduous forest and is under Jashpur Forest Division. The climate is characterised by Hot and dry summer followed by well distributed rainfall in the monsoon with the average rainfall being mm. Sal is the major species along with bamboo, mahua, tendu trees. Wasteland/ Degraded Forests: Along the drainage lines, bank erosion is very common which resulted in the formation of rills and gullies. Dryness results in the formation of this particular phenomenon referred as broken grounds all along the channels. Industrialisation leads to rapid deforestation of the region. The fringe areas of the forests are highly degraded resulting in the formation of massive Wasteland About 10% and about 20% of the land cover is under wasteland and degraded forest which could be converted by proper Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

104 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-26 land use planning. Social forestry and afforestation is very much essential for saving the area. Other Transport Network: Transport and communications are very important for a developing economy. Since the region is hilly and is often punctuated by rivulets thus it does not have much railway network. The SH-1 or Ambikapur Highway is the major road of the region which eventually connects the NH-6. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

105 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C SOIL Soil may be defined as a thin layer of earth s crust that serves as a natural medium for the growth of plants. It is the unconsolidated mineral matter that has been subjected to and influenced by genetic and environmental factors such as parent materials, climate, organisms and physico-chemical action of wind, water and sunlight, all acting over a period of time. Soil differs from the parent materials in the morphological, physical, chemical and biological properties. Also soil differs among themselves in some or all the genetic or environmental factors, therefore, some soils are yellow, some are black, some are redish, some are coarse textured. They serve as a reservoir of nutrients for plants and crop and also provide mechanical anchorage and favorable tilth FIELD STUDY, SAMPLING & ANALYSIS To assess the impacts of the industrial and urban activities on the soils in the study area, the physico-chemical characteristics of soils within the study area have been examined by obtaining soil samples from selected points and analysis of the same. Six (6) sampling stations were selected for studying soil characteristics, which has been shown in Table Stations have been spread over the study area, keeping in view the vegetative cover, soil types and maximum deposition of pollutants emitted through stacks, which would accord an overall idea of the soil characteristics within the study area. The samples were collected once in the study period. A number of parameters were determined which are indicative of physical, chemical and fertility characteristics. The physico-chemical characteristics of the soils in the study area, as obtained from the analysis of the soil samples, are presented in Table CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL IN THE STUDY AREA The study area has been studied to identify and delineate various categories of soils, its composition, texture, their relation to bed rock and their genesis and aerial extent to understand the bed rock and top soil configuration based on the available da ta. On this basis the area has been divided into two major soil categories namely Alfisols & Ultisols. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

106 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-28 These soils are mostly insitu in nature. In general, the soil profile is controlled by drainage, climate and geomorphology. In the area only one type of the Alfisol occurs i.e. Red & Sandy soil. It covers around 41% of the study area. Alfisols soils are covering the Gondwana and Chandrapur formation. They are red in colour and are either sandy or gravelly in nature. They are considered as fertile soils and are depleted with calcareous carbonate minerals but are enriched with aluminium and iron bearing minerals In the area only one type of the Ultisols occurs i.e. Red & yellow soil. It covers around 59% of the study area. Ultisols also occur on the Gondwana and Chandrapur formation. They are red and yellow in colour, acidic and are rich in iron oxide, which is highly insoluble in water. They are characterised by humus-rich surface horizon and contain variety of clay minerals but having dominant kaolinite mineral. This soil has good bearing capacity and no shrink-swell property. They are also rich in aluminium Physical Characteristics The physical properties examined include colour, texture, bulk density, porosity and water holding capacity. Colour of soils was observed generally as Reddish to Reddish Brown. It is well documented that soils ranging between Reddish to Brownish are generally acidic with sufficient amount in nitrogen, calcium, phosphate and other plant nutrients. Soils having larger particles usually have higher bulk density than those of smaller particles. Bulk density of soils in the study area varied between ( ) gm/cm 3 which is in normal range for such soils. Porosity of the soils varied between ( )%. Water Holding Capacity of these soils ranged between ( )%. Grain Size analysis shows that gravel, sand, silt and clay in the study area were found in the range of (34-39)%, (16-19)%, (12-16)% and (29-35)% respectively Chemical Characteristics The soils were acidic with ph range ( ). Electrical conductivity (EC) was found varying between ( ) µmhos/cm. In soil samples, calcium content of the soils varied between ( )%. Ranges of sodium in the soils varied between ( )%. In soils, sodium generally occurs as NaCl, Na2SO4 and sometimes, as Na2CO3 and other soluble salts. In comparison to sodium, potassium levels were slightly low. Range of potassium varied between ( )%. In the study area, Nitrogen level varied between ( )%. Most of the nitrogen is available in form of nitrates, nitrites, NH4 + and organic nitrogen. The Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

107 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-29 Phosphorous content ranged between ( )%. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) varied between ( ) meq/100 gm. Ranges of Magnesium and Sulphur were varied between ( )% and ( )%. Organic Matter in the soils was observed to be ranging between ( )% Fertility Status of Soil The observed level of ph ( ) is not expected to hinder the growth of agricultural crops. Soils were observed to possess appreciable level of Potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorous which indicate moderate to good fertility or agricultural potential of the soils. The levels of other elements were appreciably good. Thus, the overall fertility status of the soils within the study area is reasonably good and is not expected to be detrimental to the growth of agricultural and forest crops. The prevailing edaphic, hydrological and climatological conditions favour production of paddy and quite a good number of other crops. The prime agricultural crop paddy is grown during both of the Kharif and Rabi seasons. TABLE CODE NO. & NAME OF LOCATIONS Sample code Location Name SS-1 Samaruma SS-2 Padkipahari SS-3 Tumidih SS-4 Taraimal SS-5 Gaurmudi SS-6 Barpali Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

108 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-30 TABLE RESULTS OF SOIL QUALITY MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. Sampling Location Codes Units No. Parameters SS-1 SS-2 SS-3 SS-4 SS-5 SS-6 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1 Colour - Redish Redish Redish Redish Redish Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown Brown 2 Texture - Loam Loam Loam Loam Clayey Clayey Loam Loam 3 Bulk Density gm/ cm Porosity % Water Holding Capacity % Grain Size Characteristics (a) Gravel % (b) Sand % (c) Silt % (d) Clay % CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS 1 ph Electrical Conductivity (EC) µmhos/cm Calcium (as Ca) % Magnesium (as Mg) % Sodium (as Na) % Potassium (as K) % Sulphur (as S) % Nitrozen (as N) % Phoshphorous (as P) % Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) meq/100gm Organic Matter % Copper Mg/kg Chromium Mg/kg Zinc Mg/kg Lead Mg/kg Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

109 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C METEOROLOGY SEASONS The climate of the project area is humid and tropical. It is characterised by a hot and dry summer from March to May, a south-west monsoon or rainy season from June to September, a pleasant post-monsoon or retreating monsoon from October to November and a cool winter from December to February. Therefore, climatologically, four seasons viz. summer (pre-monsoon), monsoon, post-monsoon and winter could be deciphered comprising the following months: Summer : March, April, May Monsoon : June, July, August, and September Post-monsoon : October, November Winter : December, January, and February ON-SITE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS Air Pollutants upon discharge to atmosphere pass through a number of mechanisms, which include diffusion and transportation leading to dispersion. These mechanisms are governed by the local atmospheric conditions. All these result in the necessity to collect the meteorological parameters like ambient temperature, wind speed, wind direction, and other weather conditions (relative humidity, atmospheric pressure etc.), which will be ultimately used for the prediction of the ground level concentrations of the air pollutants through mathematical modelling. For this purpose as also to corroborate and supplement the long term meteorological data availed from IMD, Raigarh, a sophisticated on-site meteorological observatory was established close to the project site and operated continuously for three months monitoring period (December, 2014 February, 2015). The observatory was located about 10 m above the ground level and ensured to be free from any obstruction to wind. Besides, this location was found to be most suitable one being close to the project site. The summary of the on-site data generated in respect of the above parameters for the period mentioned above are presented in Table The Wind rose diagram for the entire period is shown in Figures Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

110 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C RESULTS OF ON-SITE METEOROLOGICAL DATA Temperature The monthly maximum and minimum temperatures recorded on-site during the aforesaid monitoring period (December, February, 2015) varied between ( ) C and ( ) C respectively with overall maximum and minimum temperatures being 34.0 C and 8.5 C respectively (Table-3.7.1) Relative Humidity The monthly maximum and minimum relative humidity recorded on-site during the said monitoring period varied between ( )% and ( )% respectively, the overall maximum and minimum being 70.0% and 47.0% respectively (Table-3.7.1) Atmospheric Pressure The overall maximum and minimum atmospheric pressures recorded onsite during the said monitoring period were mmhg and mmhg respectively whereas the monthly maximum and minimum atmospheric pressures ranged between ( ) mmhg and ( ) mmhg respectively (Table-3.7.1) Wind Speed and Direction During the said monitoring period, the monthly mean wind speed measured on-site varied between 2.99 Km/hr (December, 2014) to 4.17 Km/hr (February, 2014) (Table-3.7.1). The overall mean wind speed during the period was 3.73 Km/hr. The predominant wind direction is north-east Rainfall The overall rainfall during the said monitoring period in the study area was 11.6 Milli-meter (mm). In the study period the highest rainfall (12.5 mm) occurred in the month of February and the lowest rainfall (10.7 mm) occurred in the month of December (Table-3.7.1). Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

111 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-33 Month Temperature TABLE ON-SITE METEOROLOGICAL DATA (December, 2014 February, 2015) Max. Min. 08:30 hrs. Relative Humidity 17:30 hrs. Barometric Pressure 08:30 hrs. 17:30 hrs. Average Wind Velocity Rainfall ( C) (%) (mm Hg) (Km/hr) (mm) December, January, February, OVERALL Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

112 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-34 DECEMBER, 2014 (Calm: 25.13%) JANUARY, 2015 (Calm: 33.05%) FEBRUARY, 2015 (Calm: 22.77%) DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015 (Calm: 27.04%) FIGURE : WIND ROSE DIAGRAM OF 3 MONTHS STUDY PERIOD Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

113 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C AIR QUALITY SELECTION OF MONITORING STATIONS The sources of air pollution in the region are industrial emissions, vehicular traffic, dust arising from unpaved village roads and domestic fuel burning. The prime objective of the baseline air quality study was to establish the existing ambient air quality of the area. This will be useful for assessing the conformity to standards of the ambient air quality during the operation of the proposed project. The monitoring locations for establishing the baseline status of ambient air quality has been identified on the basis of the following considerations: 1. Meteorological conditions 2. Topography of the study area 3. Category of the area like habitat, forest etc. 4. Representative of likely affected area Further, due consideration were also given to the likely affected zones during construction and operation of the plant. The location of human habitation and other sensitive areas within the study area were also considered in selection of ambient air quality monitoring locations. Eight (8) numbers of monitoring stations were set up to assess the existing air quality of the study area. One station was located inside the proposed project site and the seven others, outside the proposed project site. The locations of the monitoring stations were based on the frequent wind directions in order to site the stations as close as feasible to the anticipated maximum pollutant deposition areas, moreover, duly considering human habitation and proximity to sensitive zones within the study area. Logistic considerations as ready accessibility, security, availability of reliable power supply etc. were examined while finalizing the monitoring locations. The Ambient Air Quality Monitoring locations have been presented in Figure The relative direction and distance of these locations with respect to the project site have been tabulated in Table Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

114 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C PARAMETERS & FREQUENCY OF MONITORING Ambient Air Quality Monitoring has been conducted for the period (9 th December, th February, 2015) and additionally for the period (1 st June, th June, 2017) at a frequency of twice a week at each station adopting a continuous 24 hours schedule in respect of the following parameters: - Particulate Matter-10 (PM10) - Particulate Matter-2.5 (PM2.5) - Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) - Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) - Carbon Monoxide (CO) (8 hourly) - Mercury (Hg) The equipment was placed at a height of 3.0 to 4.5 metres above ground level at each monitoring station, thus negating the effects of windblown ground dust. The equipment was placed at open space free from trees and other obstruction which otherwise act as a sink of pollutants resulting in lower levels in monitoring results. At locations close to highways, the equipment was placed at least 100 m away from such highways/roads to avoid influence of traffic exhaust emissions RESULTS & DISCUSSIONS Statistical analysis (minimum, maximum, arithmetic mean and 98- percentile values) of the ambient air quality in study area for the three months monitoring period are shown in Table The results of such analysis are pictorially presented from Figure to Figure The corresponding data analysis for the additional 15 days monitoring period has been presented in Annexure- XIII. The following implications can be made on the basis of the obtained results: Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of PM10 varied stationwise between 97.1 g/m 3 (at Gourmuri) to g/m 3 (inside the Project Site) with overall mean of all 8 stations being g/m 3. Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of PM10 at all locations is under the limit of (100 µg/m 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

115 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-37 The 24-hourly average 98-percentile values of PM10 varied station-wise between g/m 3 (at Gourmuri) and g/m 3 (Inside the Project Site) with overall mean of all 8 stations being g/m Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of PM2.5 varied stationwise between 38.1 g/m 3 (at Tumidih) to 68.4 g/m 3 (Inside the Project Site) with overall mean of all 8 stations being 50.1 g/m 3. Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of PM2.5 at all locations is under the limit of (60 µg/m 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, The overall mean of 24-hourly average 98-percentile value of PM2.5 was 96.4 g/m 3 while individual 98-percentile values varied station-wise between 48.3 g/m 3 (at Barapali) to 97.2 g/m 3 (Inside the Project Site) Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) Arithmetic mean of 24-hourly average values of SO2 varied station wise between 7.2 g/m 3 (at Barapali) to 15.5 g/m 3 (Inside the Project Site) with overall mean of all 8 stations being 10.8 g/m 3. Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of SO2 at all locations is under the limit of (80 µg/m 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, The 24-hourly average 98-percentile values of SO2 varied station-wise between 10.0 g/m 3 (at Barapali) and 21.8 g/m 3 (at Taraimal) with overall mean of all 8 stations being 21.8 g/m Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) The overall arithmetic mean of 24-hourly average values of NO2 over the entire study area was 17.2 g/m 3 while individual arithmetic mean levels computed at 8 stations ranged between 10.6 g/m 3 (at Barapali) to 23.0 g/m 3 (at Punjipatra). Arithmetic Mean of the 24-hourly average values of NO2 at all locations is under the limit of (80 µg/m 3 ) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, The overall mean of 24-hourly average 98-percentile value of NO2 was 33.5 g/m 3 while individual 98-percentile values varied station-wise between 16.0 g/m 3 (at Barapali) to 33.8 g/m 3 (at Punjipatra) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

116 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-38 The overall arithmetic mean of 8-hourly average values of CO over the entire study area was mg/m 3 while individual arithmetic mean levels computed at all 8 stations ranged between mg/m 3 (at Barapali) and mg/m 3 (at Taraimal). Arithmetic Mean of the 8- hourly average values of CO at all locations is within the permissible limit of 2.0 mg/m 3, as stipulated in National Ambient Air Quality Standards, The 8-hourly average 98-percentile values of CO varied station-wise between g/m 3 (at Barapali) and g/m 3 (at Taraimal) with overall mean of all 8 stations being g/m Mercury (Hg) At all the eight locations the 24 hourly Mercury level in ambient air quality was Below Detection Limit i.e., <0.5 ng/m 3. Conclusion The values of all the pollutants except PM10 & PM2.5, at the respective locations were within the acceptable ranges on all the occasions. The values of PM10 & PM2.5 were observed exceeding the stipulated limits on most of the occasions which may be attributed mainly to the heavy traffic movement as well as the industrial activities in the area. The Mercury levels at all the monitoring locations were found Below Detection Limit. Location Code TABLE Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Locations in the study area Location Approx. aerial distance from project site (km) Direction from project site AQ1 Inside project site - - AQ2 Samaruma 1.4 NW AQ3 Punjipatra 1.0 SW AQ4 Parki pahari 2.1 NE AQ5 Taraimal 5.7 SE AQ6 Tumidih 2.1 WSW AQ7 Barapali 8.8 NNE AQ8 Gourmuri 6.2 SW Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

117 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-39 TABLE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF POLLUTANTS (Period: 9 th December, th February, 2015) Pollutants Locations MES Min Max A.M. P-98 PM10 (µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 (µg/m 3 ) SO2 (µg/m 3 ) Inside project site Samaruma Punjipatra Parki pahari Taraimal Tumidih Barapali Gourmuri OVERALL Inside project site Samaruma Punjipatra Parki pahari Taraimal Tumidih Barapali Gourmuri OVERALL Inside project site Samaruma Punjipatra Parki pahari Taraimal Tumidih Barapali Gourmuri OVERALL Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

118 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-40 TABLE (Continued) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF POLLUTANTS (Period: 9 th December, th February, 2015) Pollutants Locations MES Min Max A.M. P-98 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) CO (mg/m 3 ) Mercury (ng/m 3 ) Inside project site Samaruma Punjipatra Parki pahari Taraimal Tumidih Barapali Gourmuri OVERALL Inside project site Samaruma Punjipatra Parki pahari Taraimal Tumidih Barapali Gourmuri OVERALL Inside project site 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Samaruma 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Punjipatra 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Parki pahari 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Taraimal 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Tumidih 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Barapali 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL Gourmuri 21 BDL BDL BDL BDL OVERALL 168 BDL BDL - - N.B.: MES - No. of measurements, MIN - Minimum, MAX - Maximum, A.M. - Arithmetic Mean, p-98 : Percentile 98%, BDL : Below Detection Limit i.e., <0.5 ng/m 3 for Mercury Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

119 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-41 AQ-7 AQ-2 AQ-4 AQ-6 PROJECT SITE AQ-1 AQ-3 AQ-8 AQ-5 Code No Locations Code No Locations AQ-1 Inside project site AQ-5 Taraimal AQ-2 Samaruma AQ-6 Tumidih AQ-3 Punjipatra AQ-7 Barapali AQ-4 Parki pahari AQ-8 Gourmuri FIGURE AIR QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

120 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-42 FIGURE-3.8.2: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF PM10 FIGURE-3.8.3: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF PM2.5 Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

121 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-43 FIGURE-3.8.4: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF SO2 FIGURE-3.8.5: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF NO2 Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

122 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-44 FIGURE-3.8.6: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS OF CO Traffic Assessment The Traffic density was monitored at one point near Plant site. The data were recorded once for a day in the month of December 14, for continuous 24 hours in a day, under three different vehicle categories i.e., Heavy, Medium and Light. The heavy vehicles included trucks, buses, cranes etc. The medium vehicles included mini buses; matadors etc. while cars, jeeps, two wheelers and auto rickshaws were considered under the light vehicles category. The relevant account have been gathered in Table TABLE NAME OF THE LOCATION : NEAR PLANT SITE DATE OF SAMPLING : HOUR HEAVY MEDIUM LIGHT TWO WHEELERS TOTAL NOTE : HEAVY : Truck, Bus, Cranes, MEDIUM : Minibus, Matador, Minidor, LIGHT ; Car, Jeep, Auto Rickshaw, Trekker Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

123 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C WATER ENVIRONMENT WATER BODIES IN THE STUDY AREA Major surface water bodies in the study area are the River Kurket and the River Kelo. There are also several flowing water bodies like Gerwani Nala, Pajhar Nala etc. in the study area. Both of these two rivers with all other flowing water bodies in the study area are mainly perennial in nature that means these rivers with all other flowing water bodies have more or less water in their stream in all around the year. There are also several confined water bodies like Rabo Dam, several ponds, ditches, roadside burrows, wetlands etc. in the study area. All these water bodies form the surface hydrological system in the study area. As the River Kurket and the River Kelo are the main drainage channels of the region, these rivers receive pollution loads of industrial and domestic waste water and also agricultural run-off. Ground water sources are mainly bore wells and tube wells which are scattered in the whole study area. PRESENT WATER USE The water demand of the area can be broadly classified into domestic, agricultural and industrial. All these demands are met from both surface and ground water sources. WATER SAMPLING As surface water, water samples were collected and analyzed from total eight (8) locations, including two (2) different locations from the River Kurket, one (1) location from the River Kelo, two (2) locations from the Gerwani Nala and the Pajhar Nala and three (3) different locations for pond water samples and as ground water, water samples were collected and analyzed from eight (8) locations in which four (4) locations for bore wells and other four (4) locations for tube wells to assess the baseline status of the whole water quality in the study area. All the samples were analyzed with respect to physical, chemical and biological parameters including toxic organics and metals, adopting Standard methods. The locations of the sampling points for both surface and ground water are tabulated in Table SURFACE WATER QUALITY Surface Water samples were collected from three (3) different locations of Pond water samples (SW1, SW2 & SW3), two (2) different locations (SW4 & SW5) of the River Kurket, one (1) location of the River Kelo (SW6) and Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

124 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-46 two locations of the Gerwani Nala (SW7) and Pajhar Nala (SW8) to analyze and assess the surface water quality of the study area. Sampling and analysis of surface water were carried out following the analysis techniques and methodology described in relevant Indian Standards, the guidelines of the concerned body, American Water Works Association (AWWA) etc. RESULTS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY MONITORING: Results of Pond Water Quality: The water quality monitoring results of three (3) Pond water samples (SW1 SW3) have been compiled in Table The ph values of the collected pond water samples (SW1 SW3) were found in the range of ( ). Dissolved Oxygen was observed in the range of ( ) mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solids were found in the range of ( ) mg/lit while Total Hardness was found in the range of (47-141) mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were found varying in the ranges of (12-33) mg/lit and (4-14) mg/lit respectively. Oil and grease was found below detection limit (<1.4 mg/lit) in these three (3) samples. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed varying in the ranges of (5-8) mg/lit, ( ) mg/lit and (26-38) mg/lit respectively. Values of Iron content was found in the ranges of ( ) mg/lit. Zinc content was found below detection limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) in these samples. Heavy metals like copper, lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium in these three (3) pond water samples (SW1, SW2 & SW3) were below their respective detection limits. Results of Water Quality of the River Kurket and the River Kelo: The water quality monitoring results of two (2) water samples (SW4 & SW5) from the River Kurket and one (1) water sample (SW6) from the River Kelo have been compiled in Table The ph values of the collected two water samples (SW4 & SW5) from the River Kurket were found 6.4 and 6.0. Values of Dissolved Oxygen were observed (6.7 & 6.5) mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solids were found (78 & 72) mg/lit while values of total Hardness were found (59 & 55) mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were found (14 & 12) mg/lit and (6 & 6) mg/lit respectively. Oil and grease was below detection limit (<1.4 mg/lit) in these two water samples. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed (5 & 6) mg/lit, (1.1 & 1.2) mg/lit and (28 & 26) mg/lit respectively. Iron Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

125 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-47 contents were found (0.18 & 0.12) mg/lit and Zinc content was found below detection limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) in these two water samples. The ph value of the collected water sample (SW6) from the River Kelo was found 7.7. Dissolved Oxygen was observed 5.8 mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solid was found 114 mg/lit while value of total Hardness was found 78 mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were observed 17 mg/lit and 9 mg/lit respectively. Oil and grease was below detection limit (<1.4 mg/lit). Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed 22 mg/lit, 5.8 mg/lit and 26 mg/lit respectively. Iron content was found 0.17 mg/lit and Zinc content was found below detection limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) in this water sample. Heavy metals like copper, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and zinc of these three (3) river water samples (SW4, SW5 & SW6) were below their respective detection limits. Results of Water Quality of the Gerwani Nala and the Pajhar Nala: The ph values of the collected two water samples (SW7 & SW8) from the Gerwani Nala and the Pajhar Nala were found 6.0 and 5.7. Values of Dissolved Oxygen were observed (6.5 & 6.2) mg/lit. Total Dissolved Solids were found (46 & 172) mg/lit while values of total Hardness were observed (23 & 106) mg/lit. Calcium & Magnesium were found (6 & 26) mg/lit and (2 & 10) mg/lit respectively. Oil and grease was below detection limit (<1.4 mg/lit) in these two water samples. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed (9 & 52) mg/lit, (1.1 & 3.4) mg/lit and (15 & 30) mg/lit respectively. Iron content was found varying in the ranges of (0.13 & 0.2) mg/lit and Zinc content was found below detection limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) in these water sample. Heavy metals like copper, lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium and zinc of these two (2) water samples (SW7 & SW8) were below their respective detection limits GROUND WATER QUALITY Eight (8) Ground Water samples were collected in which four (4) samples (GW1 GW4) were collected from Bore wells and rest of four (4) samples (GW5 to GW8) were collected from Tube wells to assess the baseline status of the ground water quality of the surrounding 10 km radius study area. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

126 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-48 Sampling and analysis of ground water were carried out following the analysis techniques and methodology described in relevant Indian Standards, the guidelines of the concerned body, American Water Works Association (AWWA) etc. The ground water quality monitoring results have been tabulated in Table RESULTS OF GROUND WATER QUALITY MONITORING: Results of water quality from bore wells: The ph values of collected four (4) ground water samples (GW1 GW4) from bore wells were found in the ranges of ( ). Values of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) were found in the ranges of (34-232) mg/lit while Total Hardness were found in the ranges of (10-186) mg/lit and the values alkalinity were found in the ranges of (4-176) mg/lit. Calcium and Magnesium were found varying in the ranges of (3-47) mg/lit and (0.5-17) mg/lit respectively. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed in the ranges of (3-7) mg/lit, ( ) mg/lit and (15-38) mg/lit respectively. Values of Iron content were found from below detectable limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) to 0.1 mg/lit in these water samples. Results of water quality from tube wells: The ph values of collected four (4) ground water samples (GW5 GW8) from tube wells were found in the ranges of ( ). Values of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) were found in the ranges of (42-89) mg/lit while Total Hardness were found in the ranges of (16-33) mg/lit and the values alkalinity were found in the ranges of (15-29) mg/lit. Calcium and Magnesium were found varying in the ranges of (3-9) mg/lit and (1-6) mg/lit respectively. Sulphate, Nitrate and Chloride were observed in the ranges of (2-3) mg/lit, ( ) mg/lit and (11-41) mg/lit respectively. Values of Iron content were found in the ranges from below detectable limit (<0.05 mg/lit.) to 0.08 mg/lit in these water samples. Other heavy metals like copper, Chromium, Cadmium, arsenic, zinc and lead were below their respective detection limits. CONCLUSION: Conclusion can be drawn in the light of the overall analysis made so far that both the surface & the ground water in the study area is free from any kind of industrial and urban pollution and has been found to be generally fit for human consumption. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

127 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-49 TABLE WATER QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS IN THE STUDY AREA Sample Code Surface Water: SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 Ground Water: GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 GW5 GW6 GW7 GW8 Location Name Pond Water (at Samaruma) Pond Water (at Padkipahari) Pond water (at Punjipatra) Kurket River (at Dehirdih) Kurket River (at Pakadarha) Kelo River (at Shivpuri) Gerwani Nala Pajhar Nala Borewell water (at Project Site) Borewell (at Punjipatra) Borewell (at Barapali) Borewell (at Gourmudi) Tube well (at Padkipahari) Tube well (at Tumidih) Tube well (at Samaruma) Tube well (at Taraimal) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

128 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-50 Sl. No. TABLE SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE STUDY AREA Parameters Unit SAMPLE CODES SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 1 Colour Hazen Unit Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Dissolved Oxygen mg/l Biochemical Oxygen Demand mg/l <4 <4 7 Total Coliforms MPN/100 ml Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Oil & Grease mg/l <1.4 <1.4 <1.4 <1.4 < Cyanide (as CN) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Phenol (as C 6H 5OH) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Total Hardness (as CaCO 3) mg/l Chloride (as Cl) mg/l Sulphate (as SO 4) mg/l Nitrate (as NO 3) mg/l Fluoride (as F) mg/l Calcium (as Ca) mg/l Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Iron (as Fe) mg/l Manganese (as Mn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Boron (as B) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 < Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 < Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 < Alkalinity (as CaCO 3) mg/l Hexavalent Chromium (as Cr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Unobj. Unobjectional CODES LOCATION NAME SW1 Pond Water (at Samaruma) SW2 Pond Water (at Padkipahari) SW3 Pond water (at Punjipatra) SW4 Kurket River (at Dehirdih) SW5 Kurket River (at Pakadarha) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

129 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-51 Sl. No. TABLE (Continued) SURFACE WATER QUALITY IN THE STUDY AREA Parameters Unit SAMPLE CODES SW6 SW7 SW8 1 Colour Hazen Unit Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Dissolved Oxygen mg/l Biochemical Oxygen Demand mg/l 4 <4 5 7 Total Coliforms MPN/100 ml Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Oil & Grease mg/l <1.4 <1.4 < Cyanide (as CN) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Phenol (as C 6H 5OH) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 < Total Hardness (as CaCO 3) mg/l Chloride (as Cl) mg/l Sulphate (as SO 4) mg/l Nitrate (as NO 3) mg/l Fluoride (as F) mg/l Calcium (as Ca) mg/l Magnesium (as Mg) mg/l Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Iron (as Fe) mg/l Manganese (as Mn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Boron (as B) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 < Arsenic (as As) mg/l <0.002 <0.002 < Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 < Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 < Alkalinity (as CaCO 3) mg/l Hexavalent Chromium (as Cr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Unobj. Unobjectional CODES LOCATION NAMES SW6 Kelo River (at Shivpuri) SW7 Gerwani Nala SW8 Pajhar Nala Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

130 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-52 TABLE GROUND WATER QUALITY IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. Parameters Unit SAMPLE CODES No. GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 1 Colour Hazen Unit Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 4 Turbidity NTU <2 <2 <2 <2 5 ph Total Hardness (as CaCO 3) mg/l Iron (as Fe) mg/l <0.05 < < Chloride (as Cl) mg/l Residual Free Chlorine mg/l <0.14 <0.14 <0.14 < Fluoride (as F) mg/l <0.05 < Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Calcium (as Ca) mg/l Magnessium (as Mg) mg/l Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Manganese (as Mn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Sulphate (as SO 4) mg/l Nitrate (as NO 3) mg/l Phenol Compounds (as C 6H 5OH) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <1 <1 <1 <1 20 Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 < Arsenic (as As) mg/l <2 <2 <2 <2 22 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Hexavalent Chromium (ascr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Alkalinity (as CaCO 3) mg/l Boron (as B) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 < Total Coliforms MPN/100ml absent absent absent absent Unobj. Unobjectional CODES GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 LOCATION NAMES Borewell water (at Project Site) Borewell (at Punjipatra) Borewell (at Barapali) Borewell (at Gourmudi) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

131 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-53 TABLE (Continued) GROUND WATER QUALITY IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. Parameters Unit SAMPLE CODES No. GW5 GW6 GW7 GW8 1 Colour Hazen Unit Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 4 Turbidity NTU <2 <2 <2 <2 5 ph Total Hardness (as CaCO 3) mg/l Iron (as Fe) mg/l 0.08 < Chloride (as Cl) mg/l Residual Free Chlorine mg/l <0.14 <0.14 <0.14 < Fluoride (as F) mg/l 0.07 < Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Calcium (as Ca) mg/l Magnessium (as Mg) mg/l Copper (as Cu) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Manganese (as Mn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Sulphate (as SO 4) mg/l Nitrate (as NO 3) mg/l Phenol Compounds (as C 6H 5OH) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Mercury (as Hg) mg/l <1 <1 <1 <1 20 Cadmium (as Cd) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 < Arsenic (as As) mg/l <2 <2 <2 <2 22 Lead (as Pb) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc (as Zn) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Hexavalent Chromium (ascr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Alkalinity (as CaCO 3) mg/l Boron (as B) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 < Total Coliforms MPN/100ml absent absent absent absent Unobj. Unobjectional CODES GW5 GW6 GW7 GW8 LOCATION NAMES Tube well (at Padkipahari) Tube well (at Tumidih) Tube well (at Samaruma) Tube well (at Taraimal) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

132 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C NOISE The word noise is derived from the Latin term Nausea. It has been defined as unwanted sound, a potential hazard to health and communication dumped into the environment with regard to the adverse effect it may have on unwilling ears and it causes irritation and discomfort. Sources of noise are many, but it is always higher in urban and industrial areas than the rural one. Industries expose their workers to high noise load for long period of work every day MAJOR SOURCES OF NOISE IN THE STUDY AREA Sources of noise are numerous but may be broadly classified into two classes such as: 1. Industrial, 2. Non-Industrial 1. Industrial The industrial may include noises from various industries operating in cities and transportation, vehicular movements such as car, motor, truck, train, tempo, motor cycle, aircrafts, rockets, defense equipments, explosions etc. The disturbing qualities of noise emitted by industrial premises are generally its loudness, its distinguishing features such as tonal or impulsive components, and its intermittency and duration. 2. Non-Industrial Among the non-industrial sources, important ones are as follows: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Use of loudspeaker is one of the very common man made source of noise pollution. Demolition of old sites and construction of new buildings produce a lot of noise. A great role for the increase of noise pollution has been carried out by various types of road vehicles especially by auto vehicle. Noise pollution by trains has been reported to the maximum in those areas where railways track pass through residential areas. The use of aircrafts of many types has been generating various types of noises. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

133 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-55 (vi) (vii) TV, Radios and Microphones can cause noise pollution if they are switched on with high volumes. Tractors, thrashers, harvesters, tube wells, powered tillers etc., have all made agriculture highly mechanical but at the same time highly noisy AMBIENT NOISE MONITORING In the present study, a sound level meter has measured sound pressure levels. Since loudness of sound is important for its effects on people, the dependence of loudness on frequency must be taken into account in environmental noise assessment. This has been achieved by using A- weighting filters in the noise measuring instrument which gives a direct reading of approximate loudness. Moreover, A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level (Leq) values have been computed from the values of A-weighted sound pressure level (SPL) measured with the help of a noise meter. At each location, readings were taken at uniform interval over a twentyfour hours period, divided into day and night shifts. For a particular location daytime Leq has been computed from the SPL values measured between 6.00 A.M to P.M and night time Leq from the SPL values measured between P.M to 5.59 A.M, such that comparison could be made with the National Ambient Noise Standards NOISE LEVELS IN THE STUDY AREA A total of Ten (10) locations within an area of 10 km radius around the project site have been selected for measurement of ambient noise levels, covering commercial, residential areas as well as sensitive zones. Monitoring was done, covering both day and night time. Noise levels in Leq at the respective locations separately for Day and Night time have been presented in Table and Figure During the day time, the equivalent noise levels were found to vary in the ranges of ( ) db (A) while in the night time, the equivalent noise levels were observed to vary in the ranges of ( ) db (A). In the daytime, the highest value of equivalent noise level pressure was found to be 65.8 db (A) near Project site, while the lowest value was found to be 54.2 db (A) at Village Padkipahari. In the night-time, the highest value of equivalent noise level pressure was found to be 57.3 db (A) near Project site, while the lowest value was found to be 44.9 db (A) at Barpali Primary School. As usual, the day time noise levels were found to be higher than those observed at night level. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

134 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-56 SL. NO. TABLE Equivalent Noise Level in the Study Area, Leq in db(a) CODE NO. NAME OF LOCATIONS EQUIVALENT NOISE LEVEL L eq in db(a) DAY NIGHT 1 N1 Project Site N2 Near Banjari Mata Temple N3 Village Taraimal N4 Village Punjipatra N5 Village Gaurmudi N6 Village Samaruma N7 Village Tumidih N8 Barpali Primary School N9 Village Padkipahari N10 Punjipatra Market N.B.: Day time is reckoned between 0600 HOURS TO 2200 HOURS. Night Time is reckoned between 2200 HOURS TO 0600 HOURS. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

135 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-57 FIGURE RESULTS OF AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL MONITORING IN THE STUDY AREA 3.11 ECOLOGY GENERAL The concept of ecology has been increasingly used as conceptual focus for conservation policy and to measure species extinction and ecosystem loss in response to natural and human induced selection pressures. Natural flora and fauna is an integral component of Eco-system and is a good indicator of Environmental quality of the habitat. Different communities present in it show different degree of responses and sensitiveness to physical (biotic) influences. Therefore, any environmental analysis where integration of ecological thoughts into planning process is required, the analysis of biological status of the area is very important to project possible deterioration in natural environment on account of Industrial development in the area and designing suitable management corrective action plan. In addition to the field study, literature review/desk research was carried out to determine the existing conditions within the study area and to identify habitats and species of potential importance that may be affected by the Project. The following parameters were primarily considered in the study: To assess the nature and distribution of vegetation in and around the project site within the 10 km radius study area; To assess the biodiversity of natural system present in the study area; Identification of important plants/animal species having diverse economic values. Identification of rare endangered plants and animal species (if any). Collection of data from literature about the floral and faunal accounts BIOLOGICAL ASPECT The study on biological aspect is important for Environmental Impact Assessment in view of conservation of environmental quality and safety of natural flora and fauna. A biological community being dependant on Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

136 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-58 the condition and resources of its location may change if there is a little change in the ecosystem. Such a community change is a reflection of changes in the plant and animal population that comprises of the community because of the complex interrelationships of a changing condition of resources that causes one or more of the population to change may cause many populations to change and be replaced by others. Since the environment of organisms are able to inhabit that location, the inhabitants should be biological induces of environmental changes DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA In the present survey, the 10 km radius study area is an alluvial land. The project site and its surrounding area in 10 km radius are located in the Raigarh District of Chattishgarh. The periphery of the study area is mainly rural in nature with some portion of the area is urban. There are not so many industries found in the study area. There are two important rivers present in the study area. One is Kelo River and another is Kurket River. The Project site is located in between these two rivers. Rabo Dam which is under the study area is situated on the way of Kurket River. Both terrestrial and aquatic ecological analysis was carried out. Assessment of flora and fauna of both terrestrial and aquatic ecology was undertaken in the study area. Sampling of flora and fauna was done on random basis and were considered separately and their distribution in the above mentioned study area was represented separately. A substantial part of the total study area is essentially occupied by these two rivers. The soil is rich and mostly loamy soil with high amount of nutrients having high water retention capacity. The ground water table is moderate in this region. All these factors help in prolific growth of a variety of plants and vegetations in the area RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY A reconnaissance survey was undertaken in 10 km radius study area around the proposed project site. It has been seen that no National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located within 10 km radius around the Project site. Reserve Forests viz. Urdhana RF, Taraimal RF, Kharidungari RF, Maghat RF, Pajhar RF, Rabo RF, Lakha RF, Barakachar RF, Dungapani RF, Punjipatra RF, Suhai RF, and Samaruma RF are located within 10 km radius study area. A perusal of historical background reveals that the area may be elephant prone, however no animal man conflict has been reported in the recent past. As a precautionary measure, the forest department has raised some multipurpose watch towers to obseve wild Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

137 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-59 animals/fire before hand to prevent injuries to the animals and the human population. The Chattishgarh Govt. has also not declared any Elephant Corridor in the aforesaid area. Through initial rapid extensive field survey at the selected sampling locations, flora-fauna checklists were prepared by the survey team members. The field study was undertaken once during the study period (December, 2014 to February, 2015) METHODOLOGY OF ECOLOGICAL STUDY Different methods which have been adopted for ecological study in the study area are as follows: Inventorisation of flora/fauna: The list of flora and fauna found in the region was prepared by conducting field survey and by discussions with concerned Forest Department personnel using the list available in the Working Plan as a base. Generation of primary data through systematic ecological studies: The phyto-sociology of the vegetation (covering frequency, density, abundance and species diversity) in the forest areas falling in the study area was determined by conducting field studies in selected areas (by laying suitable sizes of quadrat). Discussion with local people so as to elicit information about local plant and animals TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY Terrestrial Ecology covers all the land based ecosystem component analysis viz. Forest and other vegetation covers, Flora and fauna resources, agriculture and livestock status etc. An understanding of biodiversity of an area is very significant for environmental impact assessment related to any project. Natural Flora and Fauna are key features of an environment since they form of distinctive community having mutual dependences among their 3 types of bio-diversity, i.e., genetic diversity, species diversity and ecological diversity and so diverse degree of respond and sensitivities to physical influences. TERRESTRIAL FLORA: The study area is rural-urban mixed in nature. There have sufficient number of natural vegetations all around the study area. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

138 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-60 Vegetation of a particular area depends upon the interaction of various natural factors including plants, animals, micro organisms of that particular area in which they grown, live and influence one another. The major and main natural tree species found within the study area is Mahua (Madhuca indica). Besides, there are also several other common natural tree species found within the study area are Salai (Boswellia serrata), Sissu/Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo), Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globules), Sal (Shorea robusta), Sagun (Tectona grandis), Haldu (Adina cordifolia), Arjun (Terminalia arjuna), Coconut (Cocos nucifera), Simul (Bombax ceiba), Siris (Albizzia lebbeck), Ashok (Polyalthia longifolia) etc. Natural tree species were analyzed and calculated by Quadrat method at different places in the study area like inside and outside of different Reserve forests, outside of the project site, roadside land, and Domestic land etc. A checklist of natural tree species has been given in Table (A) and composite Quadrat analysis & Biodiversity Index of those species have been calculated and tabulated in Table (B) and Table (C). There are also several natural species of shrubs, herbs and climbers observed within the study area and a checklist of these species of shrubs, herbs and climbers has been shown in Table Some common medicinal plant species of all types (trees, shrubs, herbs and climbers) which were identified in the study area have been tabulated in Table with their medicinal importance. There are various agricultural species in the study area grow in all over the year. Some agricultural species in the study area were identified in the current study period by survey team members and the rest of agricultural species which grow in rest of the year have been known from local people. A checklist of agricultural species in all over year in the study area has been shown in Table The following survey was undertaken in the study area during field trips: (I) Forest/Vegetation composition analysis: Recording and its detail phyto-sociological analysis was done by the following quadrat (10m x 10m) method. The following parameters were primarily considered in the study and computed in the following way: (i) Frequency: The degree of dispersion of individual species in an area is called frequency. It is express as percentage occurrence. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

139 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-61 Number of quadrates in which a species occurs Frequency (f) = x100 (ii) Abundance: This is the study of number of individual of Total number of quadrates sampled (ii) Abundance: This is the study of no. of individuals of different species in community per unit area Total No. of individuals of a species in all quadrate Abundance (A) = Total number of quadrates in which the species occurs (iii) Relative Abundance: It is the determination of the percentage of individuals of one genus in composition to the total of all individual in a given area. Total No. of individuals of one genus in the sample Relative Abundance (A) = (iv) Density: It is Number the numerical of quadrat strength in which the of a genus species. occurs (iv) Density: It is the numerical strength of a species. Total No. of individuals of a species in all quadrates Density (D) = Total No. of quadrat sampled (II) Species Diversity Index: species diversity in a biological community is based on presence of a wide variety of species. It is in expressed by Shannon-weaver Index (1948) in the following way: s H = -(Pi lnpi) i = 1 Where, H = Species diversity index S = the number of species in a sample Pi = (ni/n) N = the total number of individuals of all the species in a sample Baseline Environmental Scenario ni = the number of individuals of a species. Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

140 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-62 FIGURE (A) CHECKLIST OF NATURAL TREE SPECIES IDENTIFIED IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. Occurrence Scientific Name Common name Family No. CZ BZ 1 Acacia catechu Khair/Dant-dhavan Mimosaceae A P 2 Acacia nilotica Babool Mimosaceae A P 3 Adina cordifolia Haldu Rubiaceae A P 4 Albizia lebbeck Siris Mimosaceae A P 5 Annona reticulate Ramphal Annonaceae A P 6 Anogeissus latifolia Dhauda Combretaceae A P 7 Anthocephalus cadamba Kadam Rubiaceae A P 8 Artocarpus heterophyllus Kathal Moraceae P P 9 Azadirachta indica Neem Meliaceae P P 10 Bauhinia variegata Kanchan/Kachnar Caesalpiniaceae A P 11 Bomax ceiba Shalmali/Shimal Bombacaceae P P 12 Boswellia serrate Salai Burseraceae A P 13 Bougainvillea spectabilis Booganbel Nyctaginaceae P P 14 Buchanania lanzan Chironji Anacardiaceae A P 15 Butea monosperma Palash Fabaceae A P 16 Carica papaya Papita Caricaceae A P 17 Cassia fistula Amaltas Caesalpiniaceae A P 18 Citrus aurantifolia Kaghzi-nimbu Rutaceae A P 19 Cocos nucifera Coconut Arecaceae A P 20 Dalbergia sissoo Shisham/Sissu Fabaceae P P 21 Delonix regia Gulmohar Fabaceae P P 22 Diospyros melanoxylon Tendu Ebenaceae A P 23 Emblica officinalis Amla Phyllanthaceae P A 24 Eucalyptus globulus Eucalyptus Myrtaceae P P 25 Ficus benghalensis Banyan/Bat Moraceae P P 26 Ficus racemosa Dumur/Fig Moraceae A P 27 Ficus glomerata Goolar Moraceae A P 28 Ficus religiosa Peepal Moraceae P P Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

141 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Gmelina arborea Gamhar Verbenaceae A P 30 Grewia asiatica Phalsa Tiliaceae A P 31 Jatropha curcas Ratanjot/Bherenda Euphorbiaceae A P 32 Lagerstroemia parviflora Lendia Lythraceae P P 33 Lannea corompandelica Mohin Anacardiaceae A P 34 Madhuca latifolia Mahua Sapotaceae A P 35 Mangifera indica Mango/Aam Anacardiaceae A P P36 Melia azadirachta Mahaneem Meliaceae P P 37 Mitragyna parvifolia Mundi Rubiaceae A P 38 Moringa oleifera Sajina Moringaceae P P 39 Ougenia dalbergioides Tinsa Fabaceae A P 40 Peltophorum pterocarpum Radhachura Fabaceae A P 41 Pithecellobium dulce Jangal Jalebi Mimosaceae A P 42 Pterocarpus marsupium Bija Fabaceae A P 43 Saraca indica Ashoka Tree Fabaceae A P 44 Shorea robusta Sal Dipterocarpaceae A P 45 Syzygium cumini Jamun Myrtaceae A P 46 Tamarindus indica Emli/Tamarind Fabaceae A P 47 Tectona grandis Sagun Verbenaceae A P 48 Terminalia arjuna Arjun Combretaceae A P 49 Terminalia bellerica Baheda Combretaceae A P 50 Terminalia chebula Harra Combretaceae A P 51 Terminalia crenulata Saja Combretaceae A P Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

142 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-64 SL. NO. TABLE (B) QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT (BY QUADRAT METHOD) OF NATURAL TREE SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA (Note: Each column of Quadrat Number represents 1 Quadrat of 10m 10m Size) NAME OF SPECIES QUADRAT NUMBER Total Frequ ency (%) Density Abun- Dance 1 Acacia catechu Acacia nilotica Adina cordifolia Albizia lebbeck Annona reticulata Anogeissus latifolia Anthocephalus cadamba Artocarpus heterophyllus Azadirachta indica Bauhinia variegata Bomax ceiba Boswellia serrate Bougainvillea spectabilis Buchanania lanzan Butea monosperma Carica papaya Cassia fistula Citrus aurantifolia Cocos nucifera Dalbergia sissoo Delonix regia Diospyros melanoxylon Emblica officinalis Eucalyptus globulus Ficus benghalensis Ficus racemosa Ficus glomerata Ficus religiosa Gmelina arborea Grewia asiatica Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

143 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Jatropha curcas Lagerstroemia parviflora Lannea coromandelica Madhuca latifolia Mangifera indica Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

144 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-66 SL. NO. NAME OF SPECIES QUADRAT NUMBER Total Frequ ency (%) Density Abun- Dance 36 Melia azadirachta Mitragyna parvifolia Moringa oleifera Ougenia dalbergioides Peltophorum pterocarpum Pithecellobium dulce Pterocarpus marsupium Saraca indica Shorea robusta Syzygium cumini Tamarindus indica Tectona grandis Terminalia arjuna Terminalia bellerica Terminalia chebula TABLE (B) (Continued) QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT (BY QUADRAT METHOD) OF NATURAL TREE SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA (Note: Each column of Quadrat Number represents 1 Quadrat of 10m 10m Size) Terminalia crenulata TOTAL Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

145 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) FIGURE (C) BIODIVERSITY INDEX OF NATURAL TREE SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. No. Name of Species Total No.(ni) Pi = (ni/n) Pi lnpi 1 Acacia catechu Acacia nilotica Adina cordifolia Albizia lebbeck Annona reticulata Anogeissus latifolia Anthocephalus cadamba Artocarpus heterophyllus Azadirachta indica Bauhinia variegata Bomax ceiba Boswellia serrata Bougainvillea spectabilis Buchanania lanzan Butea monosperma Carica papaya Cassia fistula Citrus aurantifolia Cocos nucifera Dalbergia sissoo Delonix regia Diospyros melanoxylon Emblica officinalis Eucalyptus globulus Ficus benghalensis Ficus racemosa Ficus glomerata Ficus religiosa Gmelina arborea Grewia asiatica Jatropha curcas Lagerstroemia parviflora Lannea coromandelica Madhuca latifolia Mangifera indica Melia azadirachta Mitragyna parvifolia Moringa oleifera Ougenia dalbergioides Peltophorum pterocarpum Pithecellobium dulce Pterocarpus marsupium Saraca indica Shorea robusta Syzygium cumini Tamarindus indica Tectona grandis Terminalia arjuna Terminalia bellerica Terminalia chebula Terminalia crenulata Total (N) BIODIVERSITY INDEX: Shannon-Weiner Index = 3.79 C3-67 Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

146 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-68 FIGURE CHECKLIST OF NATURAL SHRUBS, HERBS & CLIMBERS IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. Occurrence Habit Scientific Name Common name Family No. CZ BZ SHRUBS & HERBS 1 Achyranthes A P Herb Latjira Amarnthaceae aspera 2 Acorus calamus Calamus/Bach Acoraceae/Aracae A P Shrub 3 Adhatoda vasica Adusa Acanthaceae A P Shrub 4 Aleo vera Gritkumari Asphodelaceae A P Succule nt. 5 Amaranthus Amaranth/ P P Herb Amaranthaceae viridis Jungali chaulayi 6 Amorphophallus A P Herb Oal/Gandira Araceae paeoniifolius 7 Anacyclus A P Herb Akar-Kara Asteraceae pyrethrum 8 Andrographis A P herb Chirayata/Kalmegh Acanthaceae paniculata 9 Argemone P P Satyanashi/Pilikatere Papaveraceae Mexicana 10 Bambusa P P Culm Baans Poaceae arundinacea 11 Boerhavia Diffusa Punarnava Nyctaginaceae P P Herb 12 Bryophyllum A P Herb Patharchatta Crassulaceae pinnatum 13 Calotropis procera Aak/ Akwan Asclepiadaceae A P Shrub 14 Carissa carandas Karonda Apocynaceae A P Herb 15 Cassia A P Herb Kasunda Caesalpiniaceae occidentalis 16 Centella asiatica Brahmi/Brahmni Apiaceae A P Herb 17 Chlorophytum A P Herb Safedmusli Liliaceae tuberosum 18 Chrysanthemum A P Shrub Sevanti Asteraceae coronarium 19 Colocasia P P Herb Kochai Araceae esculenta 20 Costus speciosus Keu/Kusht Costaceae A P Creeper 21 Crotalaria sericea Ghungri/Sanni/ A P Herb Fabaceae Jhunjhunia 22 Curculigo A P Herb Kalimusali Hipoxidaceae orchioides Gaertn 23 Cynodon dactylon Doobghas Poaceae P P Herb 24 Datura A P Shrub Dhatura Solanaceae stramonium 25 Dryopteris filixmas Fern Dryopteridaceae A P Herb 26 Euphorbia hirta Dudhi Euphorbiaceae A P Herb 27 Evolvulus Visnukrantha/ A P Herb Convolvulaceae alsinoides Shankhpushpi 28 Hibiscus rosa Gudhal/madar Malvaceae A P Shrub Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

147 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C sinensis Jasminum grandiflorum Chameli Oleaceae P P Evergre en climber 30 Lawsonia inermis Mehandi Lythraceae P P Shrub 31 Mimosa pudica Lajwanti Fabaceae A P Herb 32 Nerium indicum Oleander/Raktakarabi Apocynaceae A P Shrub 33 Ocimum basilicum Bantulsi Lamiaceae A P Shrub Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

148 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-70 FIGURE (Continued) CHECKLIST OF NATURAL SHRUBS, HERBS & CLIMBERS IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. CZ BZ Habit Scientific Name Common name Family No. 34 Ocimum sanctum Tulshi Lamiaceae A P Herb 35 Oxalis corniculata Amrul Oxalidaceae A P Herb 36 Randia dumetorum Mainaphal Rubiaceae A P Shrub 37 Rauvolfia P P Herb Sarpagandha Apocynaceae serpentina 38 Ricinus communis Aarandi Euphorbiaceae A P Shrub 39 Rosa damascena A P Shrub Rose Rosaceae P. 40 Sida cordifolia Bala Malvaceae A P Herb 41 Solanum nigrum Mokoi Solanaceae A P Herb 42 TiPnospora P P Shrub Giloy Menispermaceae cordifolia 43 Vitex negundo Nirgundi Lamiaceae A P Shrub 44 Withania somnifera Ashwagandha Solanaceae A P Herb 45 Woodfordia A P Herbs Dhaya/Dhawai Lythraceae fruticosa 46 Abrus precatorius Ratti Fabaceae A P Climber 47 Asparagus P P Climber Satawari Asparagaceae racemosus 48 Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel/Akashbel Convolvulaceae A P Climber 49 Poranopsis A P Climber Safed bel/masbandhi Convolvulaceae paniculata 50 Rubia cordifolia Majith/Lachkura Rubiaceae A P Climber 51 Smilax P P Climber Kumarika/Ramdatoon Smilacaceae macrophylla Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

149 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-71 Sl. No. 1 Scientific Name Abrus precatorius 2 Acacia catechu Common Name Parts used Ratti Seed Snake bite, fiver Khair/ Dantdhavan 3 Acacia nitotica Babool 4 Achyranthes aspera 5 Acorus calamus Chirchita Calamus/ Bach 6 Adhatoda vasica Adusa Bark, hard wood, juice, leaf, flower Whole plants, flower Root, seed, whole plant Rhizome, leaves Leaves, root, whole plant Ethno-botanical /Medicinal uses Toothache, cough and cold, stomach, pain, coloring, betel nut Jaundice, itching, worms, tooth ache, eye elements, cough, facial paralysis, easy delivery, asthma, fever, carpentry work Snake bite, stomach pain, fever, hydrophobia, skoin problem, cough Delayed delivery, Abdominal disorder, eye andskin problem, cough, piles Asthma, urinary problem, piles, cough 7 Adina cordifolia Haldu Root, bark Pain killer, intestinal worms 8 Aegle marmelos Bel 9 Albizia lebbeck Siris Leaf, root, fruit, stem, juice, Root, flower, bark, stem, root,seed, flower 10 Aleo vera Gritkumari Leaves Amaranthus viridis Anacyclus pyrethrum Andrographis paniculata Annona reticulata TABLE CHECKLIST OF SOME SPECIES OF MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE IN THE STUDY AREA Jungali chaulayi Akkal-Kara Chirayata/ Kalmegh Ramphal Leaves Whole plant Whole plant Fruit, leaf, seeds, stem Mouth ulcer, Piles, Headache, headache, fever, weakness, dysentery, cataract, chest seed pain, as gum Scorpion bite, migraine, piles, hydrocele, toothache, wound and cut, carpentry Cosmetics, burns, cut and wound, fracture, gastric, eye problem, Headache Eye elements, blood purification, fodder Heart disease, paralysis, stomach problem, fever, tooth ache Malarial fever, Stomach diseases, increase of fever related disease resistance capacity. Digestion, tumor, cancer, diabetes Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

150 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Sl. No Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Scientific Name Argemone mexicana Asparagus racemosus Azadirachta indica Bambusa arundinacea Bauhinia variegata Boerhavia Diffusa Common Name Satyanashi/Pil ikatere Satawari Neem Baans Kanchan/ Kachnar 21 Bomax ceiba Semal Bryophyllum pinnatum Buchanania lanzan Butea monosperma Calotropis procera Parts used Yellow milk, oil, root, bark, leaf Whole plant Seed oil, bark, leaf, wood, fruit Whole plant Buds, bark, flower Ethno-botanical /Medicinal uses Ring worm, abdominal pain, ulcer, jaundice, cough, asthma, male impotency Piles, fever, wound, anti-toxic, weakness, cough, Diarrhoea, headache, asthma, urinary disorder Heart problems, eczema, arthritis, white discharge, ear and tooth ache, malaria, antitoxic and anti-microbial, tooth washing, furniture making, chicken pox, blood purification, cosmetics Wound healing, tuberculosis, bronchitis, Leprosy, food and fodder, feeding of cow after delivery, musical instruments Constipation, antiseptic, stomatitis, piles Punarnava Whole plant Kidney stone, arthritis Patharchtta Chironji Palash Aak/ Akwan 26 Carica papaya Papita 27 Carissa carandas 28 Cassia fistula Amaltas TABLE (Continued) Bark, fruit, leaves Leaf, stem Bark, gum Gum,root, seed,flower Fruit, whole plant Leaf, fruit, seed, latex Piles, leprosy, anti-dote, medicinal cotton, anemia, liver and spleen disease Antiseptic, cures kidney stone, skin disease, head ache Snake bite, skin problem, cut and wound, dysentery, piles Night blindness, eye disorder, epilepsy, diarrhea, eczema, arthritis, abdominal worm, cataract, worship, dyes Cut and wound, leprosy, dropsy, rheumatic pain, asthma, bronchitis Liver enlargement, heart problem, piles, skin problem, cosmetics Karonda Root, fruit Anemia, constipation Leaf, root, seed, wood Ring worm, wound, fever, leprosy, cough C3-72 Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

151 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-73 Sl. No. Scientific Name 29 Centella asiatica Chlorophytum tuberosum Chrysanthemum coronarium Costus speciosus Curculigo orchioides Gaertn 34 Cuscuta reflexa 35 Cynodon dactylon Common Name Brahmi/ Brahmni Safedmusli Sevanti Parts used Leaf, whole plant Root Flower, bark, root Ethno-botanical /Medicinal uses Insomnia, enhance memory, hair anxiety, b.p. problem, chicken pox Tuberculosis, male impotency, tonic Purgative, anti-helmantic, Cultural use Keu/Kusht Rhizome Liver related disease Kalimusali Root juice Dysentery Amarbel/Akas hbel Doobghas 36 Dalbergia sissoo Sissu 37 Datura stramonium Dhatura 38 Delonix regia Gulmohar Diospyros melanoxylon Dryopteris filixmas Emblica officinalis Tendu Whole plant Leaves, whole plants Oil, leave, whole plant Leaves whole plant Leaf, flower, wood Pulp, fruit,leaf Conjunctivitis, respiratory disorder, piles, ulcer, stomach problem, swelling of eye Leucorrhoea, excessive pus formation, piles, epilepsy, nasal bleeding, cancer, eczema, eye and mouth problem,headache, urinary problem, paper making, fodder Skin disorder, toothache, eye aliments, burning sensation, carpentry work Eye problem, asthma, arthritis, headache, male impotency, cultural use Skin trouble, coloring Fern Rhizome Anthelmintic Amla Seed, fruit, leaf, bark 42 Euphorbia hirta Dudhi Root,leaf Evolvulus alsinoides Ficus benghalensis Visnukrantha/ Shankhpushpi Banyan Tree TABLE (Continued) Whole plant Latex, Leaf, bark, root Healing of crack feet, edible,bad breath, dysentery Constipation, arthritis, fever, itching, digestive, hair fall, diabetes, eye and skin problem Caugh, dysentery, Anti - asthmatic, milk secretion, fodder Headache, brain tonic, vomiting, diabetes, weakness Prevent loss of hair, pain killer in joint pain, diabetes Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

152 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-74 Sl. No. Scientific Name 45 Ficus glomerata Goolar Common Name 46 Ficus racemosa Dumur/Fig 47 Ficus religiosa Peepal 48 Gmelina arborea Gamhar Hibiscus rosa sinensis Jasmminum grandiflorum 51 Jatropha curcas Lawsonia inermis Madhuca latifolia Gudhal/madar Chameli Ratanjot/Bher enda Mehandi Mahua 54 Mangifera indica Mango/ Aam 55 Melia azadirachta Mahaneem Parts used Fruit Milkey latex Leaf, fruit, milk, root Whole plants, letex Root, flower, fruit, bark leaf, wood Flower, seed, leaves, root Leaf, root, flower, oil Seed oil Seeds, leaves, root Flower, whole plant Fruit, seed, whole plant Fruit, seed, whole plant 56 Mimosa pudica Lajwanti Leaves, root 57 Moringa oleifera Sajina Osmium basilicum Pongamia pinnata Poranopsis paniculata Bantulsi Karanj TABLE (Continued) Safed bel/ Masbandhi Fruit, bark, leaves, root Leaves, seed, root, Seed, leaf Root Ethno-botanical /Medicinal uses Diabetes, asthma, piles, urinary problem Leucorrhoea, piles, Stomach pain, dysentery, fiver, ulcer Eczema, toothache, leucorrhoea, cutand wound, earache, caugh and cold, jaundice, stomach pain, fodder, worship Weakness, snake bite, anti-dote, cut and wound, carpentry construction work Hair fall, cough and cold, male impotency, stomach pain, worship Ulcer, headache, mouth disease, impotency, skin disease, ear problem, worm, fever, perfume Rheumatic pain, night blindness Eye disorder, hair fall and coloring, burn, jaundice, headache, stomach problem Anti-bacterial, carpentry work, pain killer, wine/liquor, worship Cough and cold, anti-dysenteric worm, furniture work, religious use, heat stroke, for pickles, carpentry Stomatitis, internal worm, stone in urinary bladder, swelling, etching, fever, eye problem Piles, diarrhea, swelling, jaundice, excessive urination, indigestion Piles, cough, intestinal worm, Bp., gum probem, headache Cough and cold, green tea, giddiness Leucoderma, parasiticide, malaria Joining the fractured bone, wound Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

153 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-75 Sl. No. Scientific Name 61 Psidium gujava Pterocarpus marsupium Rauvolfia serpentina Ricinus communis Rosa damascena P. Sesbania grandiflora Common Name Guava/ Amrood Bija Sarpagandha Aarandi Rose 67 Shorea robusta Sal 68 Syzygium cumini Jamun 69 Tamarindus indica Gaach-munga Emli/ Tamarind Parts used Frout, whole plant Wood, bark, laef Root, bark Leaf, seed Root leaf, flower Flower, leaf, stem, bark Fruit, seed, whole plant Fruit,bark,se ed, leaf Leaves,bark, seeds, wood 70 Tectona grandis Sagun Whole plant Terminalia arjuna Terminalia chebula Thespesia populnea Tinospora cordifolia Withania somnifera Ethno-botanical /Medicinal uses Joint pain, caugh, heart ailment, toothache, dysentery, ulcer Carpentry, diabetes, diarrhea, constipation, coloring Snake bite, bp. Control, joint pain, fever, malaria, ulcer Seed oil in purgative, piles, joint pain, hair fall, skin disease, head ache Cultural use, wounds, diarrhea, diabetes, skin infection, cosmetics Constipation, migraine, epilepsy, leucorrhoea, pain killer Dysentery, anti-dote,furniture Piles, diabetes, loose motion, eye and ear problem, Syphilis, vomiting, lever swelling, furniture Scorpion bite, scabies, stomach pain, furniture Burning sensation, arthritis, kidney and skin disease, furniture, diabetes, ulcer Arjun Bark leaf Heart and liver disease Harra Paras pipal/ Bankapas Giloy 76 Ziziphus jujuba Ber TABLE (Continued) Ashwagandha Fruit and bark Stem, bark, flower Wholeplant Leaves,root, whole plant Fruit, leaf, bark, stem Digestion, skin problem Dog bite, making in fiber and paper Piles, eye problem, fiver, jaundice, arthritis Cough, stimulant, arthritis, ulcer Ulcer, fever, wound, abdominal pain, asthma,vegitable Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

154 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-76 TABLE CHECKLIST OF HORTICULTURE SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. No. Common Name scientific Name CEREALS(Family-Poaceae) 1 Rice Oryza sativa 2 Wheat Triticum aestivum 3 Maize Zea mays 4 Finger millet Eleusine coracana 5 Proso millet Panicum miliaceum PULSES(Family-Fabaceae) 1 Mung bean/greengram Vigna radiate 2 Black gram Vigna mungo 3 Cowpea Vigna unguiculata 4 Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan 5 Horse gram Macrotyloma uniflorum 6 Pea Pisum sativum 7 Lentils Lens culinaris OILSEEDS COMMON NAME FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME 1 Mustard Seed Brassicaceae Brassica nigra 2 Linseed Linaceae Linum usitatissimum 3 Soybean Fabaceae Glycine max 4 Sunflower Asteraceae Helianthus annuus 5 Safflower Asteraceae Carthamus tinctorius 6 Sesamum Pedaliaceae Sesamum indicum 7 Groundnut Solanaceae Arachis hypogaea VEGETABLES S.NO COMMON NAME FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME 1 Potato Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum 2 Brinjal Solanaceae Solanum melongena 3 Cucurbits Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita maxima 4 Cucumber Cucurbitaceae Cucumis melo S.NO 5 Ladies Abelmoschus Malvaceae finger esculentus 6 Bottle gourd Cucurbitaceae Lagenaria siceraria 7 Cabbage Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea var. capitata 8 Cauliflower Brassicaceae Brassica oleracea var. botrytis 9 Tomato Solanaceae Solanum lycopersicum 10 Radish S0lanaceae Raphanus sativus 11 Carrot Solanaceae Daucus carota sativus 12 Chilli Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens 13 Beans Solanaceae Phaseolus vulgaris 14 Onion Liliaceae Allium cepa Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

155 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-77 TABLE (Continued) CHECKLIST OF HORTICULTURE SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. No. Common Name scientific Name Family A15 Spinach Spinacia oleracea Amaranthaceae 16 Bitter Gourd Momordica charantia Cucubitaceae FRUITS 1 Cashew/Kaju Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceaes 2 Mango Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae 3 Banana Musa sapientum Musaceae 4 Lemon Citrus limon Rutaceae 5 Papaya Carica papaya Caricaceae 6 Guava Psidium guajava Myrtaceae 7 Ber/Jujube Ziziphus mauritiana Rhamnaceae 8 Litchi Litchi chinensis Sapindaceae 9 Jack fruit Artocarpus heterophyllus Moraceae 10 Coconut Cocos nucifera Palmceae OTHER CROPS 1 Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum Poaceae TERRESTRIAL FAUNA Since there is no eco-sensitive zone like National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Reserve Forest etc. in the study area, wild animals in the study area are rare. Some wild animals like Jackals, Fox, Hyaena, Monkey, Wild Boar, Spotted Deer etc. could be seen in the study area occasionally. Survey of terrestrial fauna reveals that in general there has been no impact of pollution on fauna. Destructive habits of human population are the only reason for the declining numbers of animals. During the present investigation, species were examined include mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. A total of 14 species of mammals, 24 species of birds, 9 species of reptiles and 5 species of amphibians were observed during the study and have been presented in Table according to their schedule number of The Wildlife (Protection) Act, Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

156 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-78 Sl. No. TABLE CHECKLIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA Scientific Name Common name Family Schedule of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 MAMMALS 1 Canis aureus Jackal/ Siyar Canidae II 2 Vulpus bengalensis Indian fox/ Lomdi Canidae II 3 Lepus nigricollis Indian hare/ ruficaudatus Khargos Leporidae IV 4 Funambulus pennanti Five stripped palm squirrel/ Gilari Sciuridae IV 5 Cynopterus sphinx Fruit bat/ Chamgadad Pteropodidae V 6 Bandicota bengalensis Indian mole-rat/ Chooha Muridae V 7 Rattus rattus Black Rat/ Chooha Muridae V 8 Macaca mulatta Monkey/ Bandar Cercopithecidae III 9 Herpestes edwardsii Mangoose/ Neola Herpestidae II 10 Presbytis entellus Langoor/ Hanuman Cercopithecidae II 11 Felis chaus Jungle cat/ Jangali billi Felidae II 12 Axis axis Spotted deer/ Chital Cervidae III 13 Sus scrofa Wild boar/ Jangalisuar Suidae III 14 Hystrix indica Porcupine/ Sahi Hystricidae IV BIRDS 1 Corvus splendens House crow Corvidae V 2 Corvus macrorhynchos Jungle crow Corvidae IV 3 Acridotheres tristis Comman myna Sturnidae IV 4 Sturnus pagodarum Brahminy myna Sturnidae IV 5 Sturnus contra Pied myna Sturnidae IV 6 Dicrurus adsimilis Black drongo Dicruridae IV 7 Streptopelia chinensis Spotted dove Columbidae IV 8 Coracias benghalensis Blue jay/ Indian roller Coraciidae IV 9 Psittacula krameri Parakeet Psittaculidae IV 10 Psittacula cyanocephala Tania Tota Psittaculidae IV 11 Merops orientalis Green Bee-Eater Meropidae IV 12 Eudynamys scolopacea Koel/ Cuckoo Cuculidae IV 13 Coturnix coturnix Common grey quail Phasianidae IV 14 Cuculus micropterus Indian cuckoo Cuculidae IV Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

157 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-79 Sl. No. Scientific Name Common name Family Schedule of Wildlife (Protection) Act, Milvus migrans Kite Accipitridae IV 16 Pycnonotus jocosus Redwhiskered bulbul Pycnonotidae IV 17 Accipiter vigratus Besra Sparrow- Hawk Accipitridae IV 18 Ardeola grayii Indian pond heron Ardeidae IV 19 Alcedo atthis Common kingfisher Alcedinidae IV 20 Aythya marila Scaup Duck Anatidae IV 21 Upupa epops Common Hoopoe Upupidae IV 22 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Ardeidae IV 23 Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Ardeidae IV 24 Athene brama Spotted Owlet Strigidae IV REPTILES 1 Ptyas mucosus Dhaman/Indian Rat snake Colubridae II 2 Enhydris enhydris Rainbow water snake Colubridae IV 3 Bungarus caeruleus Common Karait Elapidae IV 4 Vipera russelli Russel viper Viperidae II 5 Amphiesma stolatum Buff striped keelback Colubridae 6 Typhlops acutus Blind Snake Typhlopidae IV 7 Xenochrophis piscator Checkered keelback Colubridae II 8 Calotes versicolor Garden lizard Agamidae II Hemidactylus flaviviridis Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Duttaphrynus melanostictus Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis 4 Microhyla ornata TABLE (Continued) CHECKLIST OF FAUNAL SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA 5 Polypedates maculatus House Gecko Gekkonidae II AMPHIBIANS Indian bullfrog Dicroglossidae IV Common toads Bufonidae IV Skipper frog Dicroglossidae IV ornamented pygmy frog Common Indian tree frog Microhylidae Rhacophoridae IV IV Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

158 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C AQUATIC ECOLOGY The study area has two perennial rivers Kelo River and Kurket River; two important reservoirs Rabo Dam and Kelo Dam; several ponds, ditches, jheels, tanks etc which form the ecology of aquatic environment. So, the richness and diversity of aquatic flora and fauna is enough in the study area. The major forms of aquatic biota as recorded during the survey are as follows: Macro-phytic flora, Planktons, and Fishes MACRO-PHYTIC FLORA There are a number of vegetations found in various water bodies like reservoirs, Jheels, ditches etc in the study area. All such water bodies are more or less vegetated by different aquatic macrophytic flora and marshy plants in the study area. The details of aquatic macrophytic flora and marshy plants have been summarized in Table TABLE CHECKLIST OF AQUATIC MACROPHYTES & MARSHY PLANTS Sl. No. Scientific Name Family 1 Azolla pinnata Salviniaceae 2 Marsilea minuta Marseliaceae 3 Pistia stratiotes Hydrocharitaceae 4 Eichornia crassipes Hydrocharitaceae 5 Pistia stratiotes Hydrocharitaceae 6 Lemna perpusilla Lemnaceae 7 Ipomea aquatic Convolvulaceae 8 Hygrophila spinosa Acanthaceae PLANKTONS The phytoplanktons are the primary producers and form the base of the food chain. The zooplanktons are the secondary producers and they feed on phytoplanktons. A study of the density, composition, and species diversity of these two organisms gives an idea about the nutrient content, trophic condition of the total aquatic ecosystem and the quality of the water. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

159 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-81 Phytoplanktons: Phytoplankton is the primary producers of an ecosystem and thus helps maintain DO of a water body. Any reduction in number of phytoplankton would ultimately affect the whole ecosystem. A known volume of sample (50 Ltrs.) is collected using plankton net. The use of plankton nets involves filtering large quantity of water through the nets, the water is filtered through the sides and the planktons can be concentrated in a bottle connected at the lower end of the net. Zooplanktons: Zooplanktons are small animals that occur in the water column of either marine or freshwater ecosystems. Zooplanktons are an important link in the transfer of energy from the algae (the primary producers) to the ecologically and economically important fish community (the consumers). Most species in the zooplankton community fall into three major groups - Crustacea, Rotifers, and Protozoas. Crustaceans are generally the most abundant, especially those in the order Cladocera (waterfleas), and the class Copepoda (the copepods), particularly the orders Calanoida and Cyclopoida. Cladocerans are typically most abundant in freshwater, with common genera including Daphnia and Bosmina. The pollution indicator species like Brachinous calciflores, B. forficula, Filinia terminalis and Keratella toopica. TABLE Checklist of Plankton species found in aquatic water bodies within the study area Sl. No. Phytoplanktons Zooplanktons 1 Microcystis sp. Brachionus sp. 2 Euglena sp. Daphnia sp. 3 Diatoma sp Bosmina sp. 4 Achnanthes sp. Cyclops sp. 5 Zygnema sp Diaptomus sp. 6 Spirogyra sp. Moina sp. 7 Oscillatoria sp. Cypris sp. 8 Scenedesmus sp. Keratella sp. 9 Cymbella sp. Mysis sp. 10 Closterium sp. Diaptomus sp. 11 Oedogonium sp. 12 Oocystis sp. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

160 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-82 FISHES Fishes are at the tertiary level of the food chain of aquatic ecology. As the study area having many inland water bodies like two important rivers - Kelo River and Kurket River; two reservoirs Kelo Dam and Rabo Dam, jheels, ponds, ditches etc., so the biodiversity of fishes is rich. Types of freshwater fishes which are found in the study area have been known by talking with local fishermen and local people. The details of fish species found in the study area have been summarized in Table TABLE CHECKLIST OF FISH SPECIES IN THE STUDY AREA Sl. No. Scientific Name Common Name Family Cyprinidae 1 Labeo rohita Rohu 2 Catla catla Katla 3 Cyprinus carpio Common Carp 5 Cirrhinus mrigala Mrigal 6 Labeo calbasu Kalbasu 7 Puntius sarana Sar Punti Family Clariidae 8 Clarias batrachus Walking Catfish/ Magur Family Heteropneustidae 9 Heteropneustes fossilis Stinging Catfish/ Singi Family Anabantidae 10 Anabas testudineus Climbing Fish/ Koi Family Cichlidae 11 Oreochromis mossambicus Tilapia Family Siluridae 12 Ompok bimaculatus Butter Catfish/ Kani Pabda 13 Ompok pabo Pabda Catfish 14 Wallago attu Boalee/ Boyari Family Bagridae 15 Rita rita Ritha 16 Mystus aor Aar 17 Mystus Seenghala Singhi 18 Mystus tengara Tengra Family Sisoridae 19 Bagarius bagarius Giant Catfish/ Baghair Family Schilbidae 20 Ailia coila River ailia/ Kajuli 21 Clupisoma garua River Catfish/ Garua Bachcha 22 Eutropiichthys vacha Batchua/ Bachawa 23 Pseudeutropius atherinoides Indian Potasi 24 Silonia silondia Silond Catfish Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

161 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C DEMOGRAPHY & SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT GENERAL DESCRIPTION The growth of industrial sectors and infrastructure developments in and around the agricultural dominant areas, villages and towns are bound to create its impact on the socio- economic aspects of the local population of the area experiencing development. The impacts may be positive or negative depending upon the development activity. To assess the anticipated impacts of the project and industrial growth on the socioeconomic aspects of people, it is necessary to study the existing socioeconomic status of the local population, which will be helpful for making efforts to further improve the quality of life in the area under study. The sociological aspects of this study include human settlements, demography, and social strata such as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and literacy levels besides infrastructure facilities available in the study area. The economic aspects include occupational structure of workers. The Baseline Demographic and Socio economic characteristics with regards to demography, literacy and occupational status have been described, while the relevant details of the Infrastructure Facilities have been gathered from the Primary Census abstract, The 10 km radius study area around the proposed project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in Chhattisgarh includes, either partly or entirely 69 villages. The whole study area is completely rural in nature. A comparative assessment has been made for the respective demographic aspects, based on the year 2011 Census data, which has been discussed in the following sections. The principal staple food is wheat and rice. The primary sources of drinking water in the study area are tube wells, bore wells, Hand pump water etc DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF THE STUDY AREA Study area for the present project is defined as the area of a circle with 10 km radius taking the project site as the center under Raigarh district. The whole study area is totally dominated by rural population. Total work force in the study area is about 49.10% of total population. Looking at the occupational pattern, it is observed that about of the main workers are associated with agriculture and allied activities. The distribution of main workers in other activities, viz. workers in household industries, Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

162 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-84 construction, trade & commerce, transport, communication & storage, mining & quarrying and other services are observed to maintain very low proportion in the study area. Population density of this district as per the census data 2011 is 177 per square kilometer. Average Household Size The Study area has an average family size of around 4.2 persons per household. This is considered to be a normal family size in the state of Chhattisgarh. Distribution of Population As per 2011 census, the total population in the study area is 55,746. According to this population in the study area Population Density is approximately 177 persons per sq.km. The distribution of the total population structure has been shown below in Table Sex Ratio According to 2011 census, the sex ratio (female per 1000 male) of the whole study area is about 986. Sex ratio in the study area has been given in Table TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL POPULATION IN THE STUDY AREA (2011 CENSUS) Particulars 2011 Census Data No. of Household Population Density 177 Nos./sq.km Family Size 4.2 Total Population Male Population Female Population Sex Ratio 986 Females/1000 Males SOCIAL STRUCTURE Scheduled Caste (ST) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population: As per 2011 census, the total Scheduled caste (SC) population in the study area is 8.43% w.r.t. the total population whereas the total Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the study area is 51.65% w.r.t. the total population. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

163 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-85 population structures in the whole study area have been presented in Table TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BY SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN THE STUDY AREA (2011 CENSUS) Particulars 2011 Census Data Total Scheduled Castes 4701 Scheduled Castes Male 2355 Scheduled Castes Female 2346 Total Scheduled Tribes Scheduled Tribes Male Scheduled Tribes Female Education Facilities & Literacy Level Educational Institution in the form of School is available in the study area. All type of educational facilities is available in the study area falling within Municipal area. College and other centre s for higher education are also available within easy reach from all corners of the study area. The overall literacy rate in the study area is about 62.62% w.r.t. the total population whereas the male literacy rate is 71.64% (w.r.t. the total male population) and the female literacy rate is 53.47% (w.r.t. the total female population). Population classification for literates in the study area is presented Table TABLE DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATES & LITERACY IN THE STUDY AREA (2011 CENSUS) Sl. No. Particulars 2011 Census Data 1 Total Literates Male Literates Female Literates OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE The occupational structure of population in the study area is studied with reference to main workers and marginal workers. As per Census of India, all persons engaged in 'work' defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit are workers. The Reference period for determining a person as worker and non-worker is one year preceding the date of enumeration. The Census classifies Total Workers into two groups namely, (i) Main workers (ii) Marginal workers. Main Workers are those workers who had Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

164 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-86 worked for the major part of the reference period i.e. 6 months or more. Marginal Workers are those workers who had not worked for the major part of the reference period i.e. less than 6 months. The main workers include 10 categories of workers defined by the Census Department, which consists of cultivators, agricultural laborers, those engaged in live-stock, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying; manufacturing, processing and repairs in household industry; and other than household industry, construction, trade and commerce, transport and communication and other services. According to 2011 census data, the total workers are 49.10% and the non-workers are 50.90% w.r.t. the total population in the study area. The total workers are further sub-divided into main workers and marginal workers. The main workers are 65.62% and the marginal workers are 34.38% w.r.t. the total workers. The distribution of occupational structure in the study area is summarized in Table TABLE THE DISTRIBUTION OF OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE IN THE STUDY AREA (2011 CENSUS) Sl. No. Status 2011 Census Data Total Population Male Population Female Population Total workers Male Female Main workers Male Female Marginal workers 9410 Male 3296 Female Non workers Male Female Total Cultivators 5162 Male 4259 Female Agricultural Workers 7345 Male 4463 Female 2882 Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

165 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-87 Graphical presentations of demographical and occupational status have been given below in FIGURE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES Medical Facilities Medical facilities like hospitals, allopathic & homeopathic dispensary, maternity and child welfare centre are not present in the study area. Drinking Water Facilities Both ground water and surface water are used in the different villages located in the concerned C.D Blocks. Drinking water supply in the study area is mainly from supply, tanks, wells, bore wells and hand pumps. Electricity Most of the villages have electricity in the Concerned C.D Blocks available for domestic, agriculture, and public lighting purposes. Communication Transport & Access Facilities Many villages in the concerned C.D Block have Post Office available within study area. Bus connectivity, Riksha, Van, Motor Van etc are the communication transport systems available in many villages. Telephone connections are also available within the study area. Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

166 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C3-88 FIGURE : GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION OF DEMOGRAPHICAL & OCCUPATIONAL STATUS IN THE STUDY AREA (AS PER 2011 CENSUS DATA) Baseline Environmental Scenario Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

167 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-1 CHAPTER-4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 4.1 PROJECT ACTIVITIES Phases of Impacts The proposed project will have impacts on the environment in two phases. During the construction phase, which is temporary and short-term, the other during the operation stage, which will have long term effects. The environmental impacts in this study have been discussed separately for the construction phase and the operation stage. Spatially, the impacts have been assessed over the study area of 10 km radius of the project site. Overall impacts in the regional context are negligible. 4.2 IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE Activities during Construction Phase During the construction phase, the following activities are considered to be important towards development of impacts: a) Site preparation b) Excavation and backfilling c) Hauling of earth materials d) Piling, cutting and drilling e) Erection of concrete and steel structures f) Road construction g) Painting and finishing h) Clean up operations i) Landscaping and Afforestation Construction phase activities will have moderate impacts on land use, demography and socio-economics, on-site soils and on-site noise. It could also develop minor impacts on water use, air and water quality and ecology. The activities can be divided into two categories, viz. sub-structural and super-structural work. Certain foundation would require pile driving and the machineries would pose noise and gaseous pollution. Moreover, construction work will involve cutting of trenches, excavation, concreting etc. There may be dust, gaseous and noise pollution from these activities. Mechanical erection work involves use of mechanical equipment for storage, transportation, erection and on-site fabrication work. These Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

168 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-2 activities generally produce some air contaminants and noise pollution which will be contained by using water sprinkling and noise abatement measures Impacts on Air Quality Particulate matter would be the predominant pollutant affecting the air quality during the construction phase. Dust will be generated mainly during excavation, back filling and hauling operations along with transportation activities. Sprinkling of water from tankers or other suitable means would be undertaken at the construction sites for the suppression of fugitive dust. Undesirable gaseous pollutants will be generated mostly by the traffic and use of machineries. However, this would not lead to any tangible effect, as the expected emission volume is low. It would be ensured that all the vehicles plying during construction are properly tuned and maintained to keep emissions within the permissible limits Impacts on Hydrology and Water Use All construction activities will take place within the project site. Best practices will be followed to ensure least disturbance to the natural drainage pattern of the site and the neighbourhood and thus, is not expected to have any impact on the local hydrology Impacts on Water Quality Wastewater from construction activities would mostly contain suspended impurities. Other pollutants which may find their way into it will be in insignificant concentrations and may be safely disregarded. Drains from different construction sites will be led to sedimentation pits where excess suspended solids will be settled out and relatively clear supernatant will be discharged into the outside surface drains Impacts on Noise During the construction phase, noise will be generated due to movement of vehicles and operation of light and heavy construction machineries including pneumatic tools and compressors, which are expected to emit sounds with moderate to high decibel value. Careful planning of their operation is required during this period so that minimum disturbances are caused. The construction personnel would be located away from the major road traffic. Moreover, residential areas not being close to the project site, no significant impact is apprehended. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

169 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Impacts on Soil and Land Use All major construction activities tend to create certain changes in the soils of the area. However, this will take place inside the plant premises and as such; there will be no impact on the soil condition outside the plant boundary in terms of fertility. During storms, some of the excavated soil and construction materials such as sand etc. would be blown up in the air and dispersed around the project site; some would also tend to be driven into the soil and clog inter granular spaces. However, in order to minimise such impacts, sprinkling of water shall be done. Preparatory activities like construction of access roads, temporary offices, quarters and godowns, piling, storage of construction materials etc. will be confined within the project area. These will not generally exercise any significant impact except altering the land use pattern of the project site. There will be no impact on the adjoining land. As a result, the impact on land use would be very insignificant and any impact due to construction will be confined within the project area and will not hamper the land use aspects outside. Overall, it could be easily inferred that there will be no adverse impact on soil quality & land use in the study area Impacts on Demography & Socioeconomics It is estimated that a large number of workers, comprising of skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled labourers, shall be employed by various contractors at site during the construction phase. Significant number of semiskilled and unskilled labourers would be recruited from the nearby areas. This would create some employment opportunities in the area. Since most of sizeable labour force will be drawn from neighbourhood, no change in demographic profile is anticipated. However, there will be increased economic opportunities for the local people. Most of the construction work is labour intensive. As most of the job will be done by the contractors, it will be ensured that the contractor's workers are provided with proper facilities including sanitation and drinking water supply. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

170 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C IMPACTS DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE The process description including quantum of pollution loads from liquid and gaseous effluents considering their proposed environmental control measures has been discussed in Chapter Project Profile. The operational impacts in this study have accordingly been evaluated for this project Impacts on Air Quality Sources of Emissions At present, 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns is in operation, for which Permission for establishment and Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) Raipur were taken. Renewal of consent to operate for 1x6 T Induction Furnace is in process with CECB Raipur, which is presently not in operation. The units for future operation after regularization of issued environment clearance by MoEFCC - New Delhi are 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns, (1x6 T + 1x8 T + 2x15 T) Induction Furnaces, 1x5 MVA SAF & 17 MW capacity AFBC based CPP. Besides, there is one Rolling Mill as Unit-2 of 100 TPD capacity, operating after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjacent land. The major source of emission from the existing units and from the future units has been presented in Table-4.1 & 4.2 respectively. Stack emissions would be constituted of mainly SO2, NOx and Particulate matters. There will be total ten stacks after the implementation of the future units. Description TABLE-4.1 STACK & EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS (EXISTING UNITS) Sponge Iron Plant 2x100 TPD Induction Furnace* (1x6 T) Rolling Mill (100 TPD) (Unit-II) No. of Stacks Stack height (m) Internal diameter at Stack Top (m) Exit velocity of flue gas (m/sec) Temp. of flue gas degree ( o C) Flue gas flow rate (Nm 3 /Hr) PM emission rate (mg/nm 3 ) PM emission rate (gm/sec) SO 2 emission rate (gm/sec) Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

171 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-5 NOx emission rate (gm/sec) *Presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Description TABLE-4.2 STACK & EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS (UNITS NOT IN OPERATION/ FUTURE UNITS) Sponge Iron Plant 2x100 TPD Induction Furnace (1x6 T) Induction Furnace (1x8 T) Induction Furnaces (2x15 T) Ferro Alloy Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) No. of Stacks CPP (17 MW AFBC Based) Stack height (m) Internal diameter at Stack Top (m) Exit velocity of flue gas (m/sec) Temp. of flue gas degree ( o C) Flue gas flow rate (Nm 3 /Hr) PM emission rate (mg/nm 3 ) PM emission rate (gm/sec) SO 2 emission rate (gm/sec) NOx emission rate (gm/sec) Air Quality Dispersion Modelling Selection of Model The plant operation will emit gaseous pollutants through stacks, which have the potential to deteriorate the air quality of the area. In order to evaluate the impact on ambient air quality due to such releases, the ground level concentrations (GLCs) as a result of the plant emissions have been evaluated through mathematical modelling using computer aided techniques. Upon discharge to atmosphere, the emissions from sources are subjected to transport and diffusion processes which together are termed as dispersion. The processes which govern the atmospheric dispersion of pollutants are plume rise, transport by wind and diffusion by turbulence and a number of physico-chemical processes such as gravitational settling, deposition, chemical reactions, transformation, decomposition and wash out. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

172 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-6 The computation has been made applying ISCST3 of USEPA, which is most widely used and also recommended by CPCB (PROBES/70/ ). The model is based on some assumption such as steady state conditions, continuous homogeneous flow, inert passive pollutants, no ground absorption and a Gaussian distribution of the plume in both horizontal and vertical planes Data Used for Modelling Various stack and emission data as presented in Tables 4.1 have been used as input to the model. The prediction of GLCs and corresponding impacts has been made for the emission figures mentioned therein. The hourly meteorological data like ambient temperature, wind speed and wind direction used for air quality modelling have been taken from such data generated through continuous on-site monitoring during (1 st December, th February, 2015) representing the winter season. The hourly occurrence of various atmospheric stability classes has been determined from the on-site hourly wind speed and cloud cover data using the insolation based stability classification. The Mixing Height data were taken from one of the published documents i.e., Spatial Distribution of Hourly Mixing Depth over Indian Region of R. N. Gupta, applicable for Raigarh region. The mixing heights considered for modelling are given in Table-4.3. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

173 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-7 Hour of the day TABLE-4.3 MIXING HEIGHT DATA Mixing Height (m) Winter Season Modelling Procedure Modelling exercise has been performed for all the existing and the future stacks. As recommended by CPCB, radial pattern of receptor locations has been implemented using the polar (r, ) co-ordinate system with origin at the stack, attached to the proposed AFBC based CPP. The locations of the receptors have then been defined with respect to 16 radial directions (N to NNW angle of such directions measured clockwise from North) and radial distance r from the origin. The receptors are selected in such a way that more receptors are located close to the maximum concentration point. The maximum distance covered is 10 km., which has been seen adequate to cover the maximum concentrations for this particular situation. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

174 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-8 In order to compute the 24 hourly concentrations due to the operation of the total plant, the hourly meteorological data recorded at the site meteorological observatory set up near the project site was used. The model was used to compute the 24-hour concentrations for each day for the winter season Discussion on Modelling Results The predicted maximum GLCs of SO2, NOx & PM are presented in Table-4.4. The isopleths of these pollutants have been depicted in Figures 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 respectively. TABLE-4.4 PREDICTED MAXIMUM GLCS OF POLLUTANTS Pollutants Max. GLCs ( g/m 3 ) Direction Distance (km) SO SE 0.8 NOx SE 1.0 PM 2.46 SE 1.0 Hence, the maximum incremental values of SO2, NOx & PM would be about µg/m 3, µg/m 3 & 2.46 µg/m 3 respectively, which will occur in SE direction at a distance of 0.8 km., 1 km. & 1.0 km. respectively w.r.t. the origin. However, it may be observed that these value have been attained only on one day in the winter season. It may also be noted that the modelling results depict the worst case scenario as washout due to rain has not been considered and deposition on other forms of structures as buildings, trees etc. have not been taken into account. Thus, in actuality, the pollutant concentrations are expected to be relatively lower than the predicted value Impact due to transportation of raw materials and finished products Bulk of the raw materials and products shall be transported by rail. As such due to this activity some negligible adverse impact will be on the surrounding environment. Raw materials will be received first by railway rakes from nearby Bhupdeopur Railway Siding. From the nearby railway siding, materials will be brought to the plant site by trucks through road covering a distance of about 37.0 km (refer Figure-4.4). Impact on Air Quality Presently, the background emissions in the project area are primarily confined to emissions from traffic plying on the State Highway-1 in the vicinity of the site. During the operation phase of the proposed Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

175 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-9 project, movement of goods vehicles and loading and unloading operations may contribute to air emission. But, with advanced and stringent traffic management system within the project site, scope for such emission will be minimized. The layout of the proposed project has generous area earmarked for greenery development. This will act as effective media for arresting the emissions within the project site. The vehicular traffic plying in and out of the project site will be one of the significant sources of air pollution. If the site is not properly regulated, it can create disruption in free traffic movement leading to air pollution problems. This difficulty can be tackled to a great extent by properly regulating the traffic and by following strict and disciplined vehicular movement and operation at the project site. By imposing vehicular emission standards, this problem can be further curbed to a large extent. Adequate and planned road network will be set up at the project site for smooth movement of the goods vehicles. The estimated quantity of raw materials, solid waste & products of proposed expansion project & existing plant is as follows: Materials Proposed (in TPA) Existing (in TPA) Raw Materials & 4,54,285 1,99,380 Solid Waste Product 1,00,800 30,000 Total 5,55,085 30,000 Grand Total 7,84,465 Thus, overall MTPA materials will be transported through road (considering 330 working days) for the entire plant. Thus, around 80 trucks per day will be required after expansion to transport the materials by road with the capacity of each truck being 30 Tons. The emission of CO, HC, NOx and PM from the trucks has been calculated for the proposed project, based on the emission factor in gm/km of Trucks / Trailer / Bus (Source: Central Pollution Control Board) (Ref. Tables-4.5 & 4.6). Table-4.5 Emission Factors, (in gm/km) Mode CO HC NOx PM Trucks / Trailer / Bus Source: Central Pollution Control Board Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

176 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-10 Table-4.6 Daily Emission for Trucks Parameters Total Emissions for 80 trucks/day (in gm/km) CO 360 HC 88 NOx 640 PM 28.8 There will be some impact on the surrounding environment due to NOx emission. The impact due to the emission of other pollutants will be insignificant. This quantum spread over the whole day is considered low and shall not make significant impact on the transportation route on the road. Mitigation Measures All trucks moving between railway siding and the plant site for transporting raw materials & product shall be fully covered to avoid dust pollution. With strict traffic management system and various environmental management practices, contribution of pollutants in the ambient air will be kept under control so as to create minimum disturbances in the neighbourhood. The vehicular traffic plying in and out of the project site will also be one of the significant sources of air pollution. It will be mitigated by properly regulating the traffic and by following strict and disciplined vehicular movement and operation in the project site. Adequate and planned road network will be set up in the proposed project for smooth movement of the goods vehicles. It would be ensured that all the vehicles plying in the working zone are properly tuned and maintained to keep emissions within the permissible limits. At loading and unloading points, arrangement for water sprinkling will be made so that dust generation during transportation of materials will be minimized further. All the internal roads within the plant shall be metalled; hence dust arising from the internal roads shall be insignificant. The greenbelt development shall further help in reduction in fugitive emissions. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

177 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-11 With strict traffic management system and various environmental management practices, contribution of pollutants in the ambient air will be kept under control so as to create minimum disturbances in the neighbourhood. PROJECT SITE BHUPDEOPUR RAILWAY SIDING FIGURE-4.4 : ROAD MAP FOR TRANSPORTATION OF MATERIALS FROM BHUPDEOPUR RAILWAY SIDING TO PROJECT SITE (AROUND 37 KMS) Impacts on Water Quality M/s SSPL will follow the zero wastewater discharge concept and the entire wastewater will be recycled to the plant for various uses. As no wastewater will be discharged outside the plant premises, there will be no impact on the water quality of any surface water bodies of the area Impacts on Hydrology and Water Use The requirement of water for the entire project will be around 36.2 m 3 /hour. The water requirement shall be met from the the ground water, drawn through borewells. Permission has already been taken Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

178 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-12 from the Competent Authority for drawing such water through borewells. Since, such permission is given considering different prosand-cons of the issue (like water availability, present & future water demand etc.), it may be opined that drawing such quantum of ground water will not have any impact of concern on the water distribution scenario of the area. SSPL will follow the zero wastewater discharge concept and the entire wastewater will be recycled to the plant for various uses. As no wastewater will be discharged outside the plant premises, there will be no impact on any surface water hydrology of the area Impacts on Noise during Operation Any industrial complex in general consists of several sources of noise in clusters or single. These clusters/single source may be housed in buildings of different dimensions made of different materials or installed in open or under sheds. The material of construction implies different attenuation co-efficient. In this project, noise shall be generated mainly from Fan, Pump, Turbine, Compressor etc. The equipment shall be designed to comply with the stipulated limit of 85 db(a). In order to predict ambient noise levels due to the operation of the equipments in the project, the noise modeling has been done. For computing the noise levels at various distances with respect to the plant site, noise levels are predicted using CUSTIC, a Noise Pollution Modeling Software of Canarina Environmental Software, the details of which are elaborated below: Model for Sound Wave Propagation during Operation For an approximate estimation of dispersion of noise in the ambient air from the point source, a standard mathematical model as mentioned above for sound wave propagation is used. The noise generated by equipment decreases with increase in distance from the source due to wave divergence. An additional decrease in sound pressure level with distance from the source is expected due to atmospheric effect or its interaction with objects in the transmission path. For hemispherical sound wave propagation through homogenous loss free medium, one can estimate noise levels at various locations, due to different sources using model based on first principles, as per the following equation: Lp2=Lp1-20Log(r2/r1) AE AM (1) Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

179 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) Where, C4-13 Sound Lp2 and L p1 are the Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) at points located at a distances of r2 and r1 from the source. AE & AM are attenuations due to Environmental conditions (E) and Machine correction (M). The combined effect of all the sources can be determined at various locations by the following equation. Lp(total)= 10Log (10 (Lpa)/ (Lpa)/ (Lpa)/ ) (2) Where Lpa, Lpb, Lpc are noise pressure levels at a point due to different sources. Input for the model The designed noise levels for the major noise generating sources during the operation of the plant machineries are given in Table-4.7. The values, mentioned in the table are at 1 m. distance from the source. TABLE-4.7 ESTIMATED NOISE LEVELS DURING PLANT OPERATION S. No. SOURCE Sound Pressure Level* in db(a) 1m. from source 1 Fan 85 2 Pump 85 3 Turbine 85 4 Compressor 85 Note:*After acoustic enclosure The predicted noise levels at various distances are given in Table-4.8. The ambient noise level recorded during field studies in the area located near the project site ranges between db(a). As the ambient noise levels are higher than the predicted noise level, due to masking effect, there is no increase in the ambient noise levels during operation phase is envisaged. Hence, there will not be any significant impact on the surrounding areas due to masking effect. TABLE-4.8 PREDICTED NOISE LEVELS Sr. Distance Noise level db (A) No. (m) Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

180 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-14 Industrial Noise Standards: The OSHA has recommended permissible noise exposure limit for Industrial worker which is based on 90 db(a) for 8 hours exposure a day with 5 db(a) trading rates. The limits are given in Table-4.9. TABLE-4.9 PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE NOISE LIMITS Total time of exposure per day in hours Sound pressure level in db(a) ½ 110 ¼ 115 Work Zone Noise Levels The protective measures need to be provided to the operators and workers working near the high noise generating machinery. As per Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards, the maximum allowable noise level for the workers is 90 db (A) for 8 hours exposure a day. Mitigation Measures Adequate protective measures in the form of ear muffs/ear plugs to the workers working in high noise areas need to be provided. In addition reduction in noise levels in the high noise machinery areas shall be achieved by adoption of suitable preventive measures such as use of enclosures with suitable absorption material, etc. Further, in addition to the in plant noise control measures, all the open areas within the plant premises and all along the plant boundary will be provided with adequate green belt to diffuse the noise. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

181 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-15 Sources of Plant Noise The operation of different units is expected to generate relatively high and continuous noise levels. However, all the machineries will be within the permissible noise limit as per Environment Protection Act. Impacts of Plant Noise Operational activities are not expected to cause any undue disturbances to the people living in the proximate areas outside the plant boundary. Impacts of noise on workers could be minimised through the adoption of adequate protective measures in the form of (a) use of personal protective equipment (ear plugs, ear muffs etc.), (b) education and public awareness, and (c) exposure control through the rotation of work assignments in the intense noise areas. As such, due to protection, there will not be any appreciable impact from noise due to the operation of the project Impacts on Soil Solid wastes, generated during the plant operation will be managed in the proper manner as has been discussed in Chapter-2.0 of the report. This will ensure that there will not be any impact on soil quality due to the disposal or deposition of solid wastes Impacts on Land Use The entire development will take place within the existing plant area, earmarked for the industrial purpose. So, there will be insignificant impact on the land use pattern of the area Impacts on Demography and Socioeconomics The labour force involved during construction phase will be replaced by more skilled manpower to operate and maintain the plant. As the area is close to Raigarh Town, which is 19 km. from the project site, the skilled people from the town will be available to work here. So, there will be no major change of local occupational scenario, though the establishment of the new project will increase the direct and indirect jobs and other economic opportunities. There will be some development of secondary service market, which will be beneficial to the local economy. Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

182 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-16 FIGURE ISOPLETHS OF SO2 Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

183 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-17 FIGURE ISOPLETHS OF NOx Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

184 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C4-18 FIGURE ISOPLETHS OF PM Environmental Impact Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

185 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C5-1 CHAPTER-5.0 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PLAN 5.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME Environmental Management Department will be created to look after the environmental requirements of the plant. The Environmental Management Department (EMD) will be under the direct control of Managing Director and will comprise of recruited professionals besides contract workers for routine maintenance jobs and greenery development. The EMD will be equipped with monitoring instruments for ambient air and noise quality analysis, stack emission monitoring & noise measurement. The EMD will perform the following tasks: a) Regular monitoring of stack emissions and fugitive emissions and report any abnormalities for immediate corrective measures. b) Regular monitoring of ambient air quality around the plant premises. c) Regular monitoring of re-circulating water quality, water quality of the storage ponds, and ground water quality. d) Regular noise monitoring of the work zone. e) Green belt plantation, maintenance, development of other forms of greenery like lawns, nursery, gardens, etc. in the plant boundary, premises and township. f) Regular monitoring of solid wastes quality and quantity and ascertaining avenues for utilisation of solid wastes. g) Development of schemes for water conservation, ground water recharge potential, rain water harvesting and minimising the use of water in the project. All necessary steps will be taken to monitor the efficiency of pollution control equipment. All stipulations and legal requirements of Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board and MOEFCC will be complied. The company has installed an On-line Stack Emission Monitoring System in its existing Sponge Iron Plant. The proposed environmental monitoring program is presented in Table-5.1. The monitoring observations will be compiled and documented by the EMD to serve following purposes. Environment Monitoring Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

186 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C5-2 Table 5.1 Identification of any environmental problems that are occurring in the area. Initiating or providing solutions to those problems through designated channels and verification of the implementation status. Controlling activities inside the plant, until the environmental problem is being corrected. Environmental Monitoring Schedule Section Location Monitoring Parameter Monitoring Frequency 1 Metrology Project Site Wind Speed, Wind Hourly Direction, Temperature Humidity, Rainfall 2 Stack Emissions Monitoring 3 Ambient Air Quality All relevant Stacks Within the plant boundary & outside the plant area at relevant locations. 4 Noise Levels Plant Boundary, Equipment Noise & Work Place Noise 5 Solid Waste All solid wastes generated from process SO2, NOX, CO & PM PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NO2 Average Leq values and Maximum value of Sound Pressure Level in db(a) SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, MnO, FeO, Pb, Zn, S and heavy metals Quarterly Quarterly Once a month for day & night time Once in a year 6 Work Environment 7 Wastewater Quality 8 Groundwater Quality Product House, SMS & RMH Yard From various manufacturing unit Observation wells near the dump yard, river, and groundwater 1. Respirable Dust 2. Inhaled Dust Quantity & Quality (TDS, TSS, Oil, Metals) Level & Quality (ph, TDS, TSS, hardness, anions, heavy metals) Once in 3 months for 8 hrs period Once every week Once every year Environment Monitoring Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

187 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C5-3 The manpower necessary for EMD is shown in Table-5.2. The instrument details necessary for Environment Lab is given in Table-5.3. Table 5.2 Manpower Requirement for EMD Designation Qualification Experience 1 Head-EMD (1) M.Tech - Engg Ph.D - Science 2 Environmental B.Tech - Engg Engineer (1) 3 Chemists (1) M.Sc - Chemistry 4 Field Assistants B.Sc Science (2) 15 years in environmental management of metallurgical industry or in regulatory authority like CPCB / SPCB 5 years in manufacture or operation and maintenance of pollution control 5 years experience in environmental laboratory and pollution monitoring 5 years experience in lab, greenery development, environmental sampling, pollution monitoring, etc. Table 5.3 Instruments required for Environmental Laboratory Sl. Name of Instruments Number Purpose No. 1 Respirable Dust Sampler 3 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 2 Weather Station 1 Meteorological monitoring 3 Spectrophotometer 1 Analysis of air and water samples 4 ph meter 1 ph measurements 5 Conductivity meter 1 Conductivity measurement 6 DO Meter 1 DO measurement 7 BOD Incubator 1 BOD measurement 8 COD Digestion Kit 1 COD measurement 9 Atomic Absorption 1 Analysis of Metals in Wastewater Spectrophotometer 10 CO Monitor 1 Monitoring of CO 11 Refrigerator 1 Storing samples 12 Deep freezer 1 Storing samples 13 Electronic Balance 1 Weighing 14 Oven 1 Drying 15 Desiccator 1 Desiccation 16 CO HC Monitors 1 CO HC measurements 17 Stack Monitoring Kit 1 Stack Monitoring 18 Continuous stack monitors 5 Direct reading On-line dust monitors at furnace stack 19 Chemicals and Glassware As per requirement Chemical analysis Environment Monitoring Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

188 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-1 CHAPTER-6.0 RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 6.1 RISK ASSESSMENT A major accident in an industry has the potential to cause serious injury or loss of life and extensive damage to environment or property or serious disruption outside the plant. It may require the assistance of outside emergency services to effectively handle the situation. Accidents are normally caused by a number of different factors, e.g. plant failure, human error, earthquake, vehicle crash or sabotage. An important element of risk mitigation is emergency preparedness, which is recognizing the potential situations & consequences and prepare on site emergency plan. At present, M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is operating 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant, for which valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is available. Besides, one Rolling Mill as Unit-2 of 30,000 TPA capacity to manufacture M. S. Rod/TMT Bar along with a Producer Gas Plant with 100 TPD capacity, using coal gas technology is also operating after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjacent land. In expansion proposal by the Company, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant & 1x8 T Induction Furnace have been commissioned after obtaining the necessary Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate for the same from CECB. However, these units under the expansion proposal are presently not in operation as the case is pending in Supreme Court. Others units under expansion project are Induction Furnaces (1x6 T + 2x15 T) (with matching LRF & CCM), Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF) and Captive Power Plant. Apart from the above, another 1x6T Induction Furnace was also implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. DRI plant and Steel Melting Shop have lower risk potential than those industries dealing with toxic and flammable chemicals. For hazard identification, maximum credible accident (MCA) scenarios have been assessed. The maximum credible accident has been characterized as an accident with a maximum damage potential and the occurrence of which is most probable. Based on MCA scenario, the following hazards were identified for this project. Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

189 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-2 (a) Pool fire and Tank Fire of HFO storage tank (a) Fire in coal storage yard (b) Handling of hot metal and solid waste (c) Mechanical injury to body parts a) Fire in 250 KL Fuel Tanks: Heavy Furnace Oil (HFO) is viscous mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons with flash point and auto ignition point higher than naphtha, petrol, diesel and kerosene. It is flammable and needs source of ignition to catch fire. Its vapour pressure is also higher than its other counterparts. Hence, fire risk due to storage and handling of HFO is less compared to naphtha, petrol. HFO have boiling point above the ambient temperature and therefore stored in tanks under normal atmospheric pressure and temperature. Continuous release of such non-boiling liquids from vessels due to leaks will form a contained pool inside the dyke area of the Tank. Upon ignition the liquid pool will result in pool fire. In case of ignition of the hydrocarbon vapourair mixture present near rim seals and rim vents of storage tanks, it will result in tank fire. Pool fire and Tank fire fall under MCA scenario. The heat radiation effect distances for the largest tank combination are described below: 1 st degree burn KW/m 2 1% fatality KW/m 2 for 20 seconds exposure [EIA manual of MOEFCC prescribes thermal limit of 12.7 for 20 seconds exposure] 50% fatality KW/m 2 99%fatality KW/m 2 The following assumptions have been considered during modeling: 1. Steady state burning has been assumed. 2. A surface radiation flux of 120 KW/m 2 3. The flame is cylindrical in shape with the diameter based on the hydraulic diameter of the spillage area. 4. The flames maintain a constant and uniform surface heat flux. No account is made for the pulsation effects. 5. The effect of wind speed on the flame length is considered insignificant. Computer Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO software) and USEPA guidelines (Central Federal Register - CFR 40, Part 68, 1998 titled "Chemical Accident Prevention Provision") has been followed for end-point distance calculation. Wind speed affects the flame parameters in two ways, namely flame length and flame tilt. At a low wind speed, the flame length is more, which reduces with increase in wind speed, whereas the tilting of the flame in the direction of wind increases with higher wind speed. Hence a largely tilted flame intensifies radiation at any point in the direction of wind and on the contrary large flame length poses greater threat at any point from radiation point of view. For similar fire sizes the effect distances under 3 m/s wind speed Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

190 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-3 is significantly larger than those distances under 1.5 m/s wind speed. This is due to tilting of flame under higher wind speeds (21 to 47 degrees tilt). For 1.5 m/s stable atmosphere (F class stability), 5 degree tilt has been considered in the cases of pool fire. Consequence of Fire: The summary of the consequence modeling results for Pool fire is shown below: Endpoint distance [1% fatality KW/m 2 for 20 seconds exposure] In case of pool fire pertaining to total 250 KL fuel, the thermal damage for 1% fatality under 3 m/s wind speed, B class stability is 16.8 m. In case of pool fire pertaining to 250 KL fuel, the thermal damage for 1% fatality under 1.5 m/s wind speed, E class stability is 13.2 m. Worst damage distance [99% fatality KW/m 2 ] In case of pool fire pertaining to 250 KL fuel, the maximum thermal damage for 99% fatality under 3 m/s wind speed, B class stability is 18.2 m. In case of pool fire pertaining to 250 KL fuel, the maximum thermal damage for 99% fatality under 1.5 m/s wind speed, E class stability is 15.5 m. Maximum Consequence Tank Fire: The fire consequence of tank fire is less than that of pool fire, hence endpoint distances are not of any significant because risk management measures for pool fire consequence will be adequate for this scenario. The probability of ignition of flammable vapours is given below: Probability of Ignition of Flammable Vapours (Source DNV) Instantaneou Ignition Ignition s release rate probability probability (kg) Immediate Delayed Continuous release rate (kg/s) < 10 < to to > 100 > Ignition probability No Ignition (b) Fire in coal yard: This is the most common accident known to occur in any plant storing and handling coal. Since such incident takes sufficient time to get widespread, enough response time is available for plant personnel to get away to safer distance. Appropriate fire fighting systems will be installed to mitigate the accidental risk. Water for fire fighting is available in the cooling water pond. Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

191 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-4 (c) Handling of hot metal and solid waste: Sudden breaks out of molten metal and slag have been known to take place during furnace operation. The break out may take place from weak portions of hearth. The spillage of hot metal or slag can cause severe burn injuries and fires. Explosions may also occur due to hot metal or slag falling in a pool of water resulting in injuries and fire due to flying hot splinters and splashing of hot metal or slag. The spillage of hot metal can also be due to hearth breakage, mould breakage and during transportation. The accidents can occur due to failure of water-cooled panels, puncture in water-cooled lances, leakage of water from the walls of mould. Through regular checks and proper upkeep of furnace refractory and cooling panels, such incidents can be avoided. (d) Mechanical injury to body parts: In a steel plant, there are several places where workers are likely to be involved with accidents resulting in injury to body parts. The places are main plant, workshop, during mechanical repair work in different units, during construction work, road accidents due to vehicular movement, etc. The plant machinery comprises of standard engineering designs meeting all quality specifications. Since most accidents occur due to human error and improper work practice, safety awareness workshop for the plant personnel are organized on regular basis. Workers are encouraged to wear and use appropriate safety devices like boots, gloves, helmets, aprons, goggles and safety belts. 6.2 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN A disaster is an unforeseen combination of circumstances that causes serious body injuries loss of life or extensive damage to the plant facilities or total. In the earlier section, Risk assessment has been carried out, after the identification of the Maximum Credible Accident (MCA) Scenarios during plant operation. Apart from this, the following uncontrollable natural or man-made factors may also cause disaster: 1. Cyclone 2. Earthquake 3. Fire or explosion 4. Sabotage 5. Riot 6. Air Raid The Disaster Management Plan of the company is divided into two parts: (i) Onsite Emergency Plan In this plan, the company officers are given pre-designated responsibilities for dealing with the emergency. (ii) Offsite Emergency Plan Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

192 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-5 In this, different Govt. agencies will be conformed about the emergency for necessary help from them. 6.3 ON-SITE EMERGENCY PLAN A) The disaster control procedure lays down the efforts to be made to prevent fatal accidents, physical harm or injury to personnel and damage to equipment facilities materials. It requires coordinated efforts of all employees to control and eliminate a disastrous situation. B) All efforts to control a disaster will be coordinated among the various co-ordinators and all actions, taken will be as directed by the chief co-ordinator. The co-ordinating members will be responsible to keep him posted on the development and course of action will be followed by them (refer Appendix-I) FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE WITH THE FACTORY a) Fire Fighting Facility The entire factory will be protected with fire hydrant system both outside and inside the shop floor. b) Medical Facility The Plant will have the required emergency medical facilities and health check up for the workers will be done regularly by the visiting Doctors. In case of major accident, persons will be referred to nearest Hospital/Primary Health Centre. c) Material Handling Heavy duty cranes including mobile cranes, fork lifts, trucks, trolleys will be used in the plant for handling the material. d) Personnel protective Equipments Safety shoes, safety helmets, safety goggles, leather hand gloves, rubber hand gloves, acid proof aprons, earplugs, aprons, leg guards etc. will be available in the Central store of the plant OBJECTIVES The objective of the On-site Emergency Plan will be to make maximum use of both the internal as well as the external resources: For rescue and treatment of casualties and safeguard personnel in the premises. To minimize damage to property and environment. To initially contain and ultimately bring the incident under control. To ensure safe rehabilitation of affected areas. To provide authoritative information to the news media. Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

193 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-6 To preserve relevant records and equipment for the subsequent inquiry into the cause and circumstances of emergency KEY PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITIES The actions necessary in an emergency will clearly depend upon the surrounding circumstances. Nevertheless, it is imperative that the required actions will be initiated and directed by nominated people, each having specified responsibilities as part of coordinated plan. Such nominated personnel will be known as Key Personnel ORGANIZATION The Central Disaster Management Cell (DMC) will be set up under the direct charge of General Manager (Works). Organizational structure is as below: General Manager (Works) General Manager (Maintenance & Project) In-charge (Mechanical) In-charge (Electrical) In-charge (Projects) Divisional Heads GM/AGM (Sponge Iron Plant) GM/AGM (SMS) GM/AGM (Ferro Alloy Plant) GM/AGM (CPP) Support Services Fire Services Safety Personnel & Administration Medical General Manager (Works) will be empowered to declare emergency and he would be in charge of all operations in such situations. He will be supported by GM (Maintenance & Projects), Divisional Heads of respective units, Security and Fire Fighting, Administration, Medical Officer, In-charge Safety and In-charge Environment in handling such a situation. Disaster Control Cell will operate from the Administrative block during emergency. Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

194 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS & ASSOCIATED HAZARDS The plant will have the storage facilities for the hazardous chemicals like Furnace oil, HSD etc., which may result in the fire or explosion hazard within the plant. The relevant details of the chemicals along with the range of the consequences are given in Appendix II. 6.5 OFF SITE EMERGENCY PLAN Type of emergency facilities/ actions required from outside bodies: a) Fire fighting facilities required: Factory will have its own fire fighting facilities but during emergency, fire brigade may be called. b) Police help required during emergency for evacuation of the people, traffic control, security arrangements etc. shall be available. c) Medical help required: seriously injured personnel may be referred to the Hospital/Primary Health Centre depending upon the gravity and type of injuries. List of Key persons of Off- Site Emergency Plan has been given in Appendix - III. 6.6 EDUCATION OF PUBLIC People living within the influence zone will be educated on the emergency in a suitable manner. This can be achieved only through the Local and District Authorities. However, necessary information can be extended to the Authorities. Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

195 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-8 APPENDIX - I List of Key persons of on Site Emergency Plan Sl. No. Emergency Co-ordinator 1 Executive Director 2 General Manager (Works) 3 General Manager (Maintenance & Projects) 4 General Manager/ Asstt. General Manager (Sponge Iron Plant) 5 General Manager/ Asstt. General Manager (Steel Melting Shop) 6 General Manager/ Asstt. General Manager (Ferro Alloy Plant) 7 General Manager/ Asstt. General Manager (Captive Power Plant) Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

196 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-9 APPENDIX II CHEMICAL DATA SHEET The factory will have only fire hazardous chemicals as shown below: Fire Hazardous Chemicals LSHS/Furnace Oil Handling Storage Facility Nature of Hazardous Pumping system provided In the tank HSD Storage Tanks Drums/Tank segregated HCL Laboratory Plastic Tank/Plastic container container Fire hazard Fire hazard Fire hazard Health hazard Likely occurrence of major accidents from: a) Storage Likely occurrence of major accidents could only be a fire and explosion. b) Process From Processes also likely occurrence of major accident could be fire. Since processes does not involve any toxic chemicals and hence no chance of leakage of toxic gases. c) Leakage / Splashing of liquid metal. Physical range of consequences propagating: a) From storage Entire process plant b) From process Localize to affected area Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

197 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C6-10 APPENDIX - III List of Key persons of Off Site Emergency Plan 01 Collector of District 02 Fire Office 03 Controller of Explosive 04 District Informatics Officer 05 Superintendent of Police 06 District Health Officer 07 Assistant Labour Commissioner 08 SDO Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

198 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-1 CHAPTER-7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1 BASIC CONTENTS Environmental Management Plan is the key to ensure a safe and clean environment. A plant may have taken proper pollution control measures but without a management plan to assure its proper function, the desired results may not be obtained. Various pollutants generation, their control & disposal for the proposed projects have been discussed in Chapter-2.0. In this chapter, various mitigatory measures, to be taken by the company to ensure the overall Environmental Management System of the plant are discussed. 7.2 GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT PLAN The potential value of vegetation in controlling air pollution has been well recognized. Trees can filter particulates and are effective pollutant sink. Vegetation also reduces noise level and regulates the oxygen balance in the area by consuming released carbon dioxide. In order to improve the aesthetic look of the area and enhance the land use as well as to compensate for any loss in ecology during construction, adequate plantation programmes around the project site have been planned and will be adopted. Development of green belt will include plantation of trees along boundary of the factory, roads, raw material yard and other available spaces. The plant species will be selected on the basis of their growth and morphological characteristics (height, crown and ornamental values) and factors like availability of local species, resistance to pollutants, location of sources, plant layout, meteorological conditions, water availability etc. In the existing plant area, there is significant presence of the greenbelt, as shown in the attached photographs. Out of the total plant area of hectares (58 acres), the area covered under plantation is 7.85 hectares (19.4 acres). Hence, over 33% of the total plant area is covered under plantation. Around plants/ trees are existing in the plant area. Besides 500 old trees of different species like Sal, Mahua, Seesam, Cassia Siamia and Teak are also existing in the plant area. The details of plantation in the existing plant is presented in Table-7.1. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

199 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-2 TABLE-7.1 DETAILS OF PLANTATION IN THE EXISTING PLANT Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

200 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-3 Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

201 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT The hazardous waste generation from the factory is/will be Used/ Spent Oil. Used oils removed from machineries, gear boxes, compressors etc. and sludge are collected in drums and temporarily stored in specifically earmarked areas. They are disposed through the approved agencies. The same practice will continue after the implementation of the balance projects. 7.4 ENTERPRISE SOCIAL COMMITMENT (ESC) M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. will continue to have among its objectives, promotion and growth of the national economy through increased productivity, effective utilization of material and manpower resources and continued application of modern scientific and managerial techniques, in keeping with the national aspiration. The company has been undertaking ESC activities in the local area as per the local needs. It shall continue to be mindful of its social and moral responsibilities to consumers, employees, shareholders, society and the local community. Funds to the extent of Rs Crores i.e., 2.5% of total project cost (150 Crores) has been earmarked for ESC activities. This fund will be utilized over a period of 5 years. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

202 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-5 PROPOSED CSR ACTIVITIES INVESTMENT (IN LACS) Construction of W/C/Toilet (2) each for 3 schools Drinking Water Infrastructure (Tubewell in nearby villages like Punjipatra; Padkipahri, Chaidoria & Charratangar, Rs. 1.5 Lakhs) Construction of metal consolidation road (3 km.) for 70.0 each villages (Punjipatra; Padkipahri & Charratangar). Development of Community Hall, one each for four villages like Punjipatra; Padkipahri, Chaidoria & 36.0 Charratangar Total 4 nos. Local Village Pond upgradation - 6 ponds (2 ponds in each three villages- Punjipatra; Padkipahri, 30.0 Chaidoria) Street Lighting (solar) provision at suitable public places 50 nos Financial Support to the Local School for extension of building / class room 24.0 Scholarship for BPL category students 15.0 Construction of charitable Dispensary 1 no Primary health for the surrounding villages 30.0 Regular medical camps would be held 30.0 Training to unemployed educated local youth for personality development Developments of parks, plantation of trees in the nearby area Sponsor and support sports, computer education at local level TOTAL 375 Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

203 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL Establishment of an environmental management cell will be a positive step towards protection of environment. For effective and proper implementation of the proposed environmental management plan and to ensure good environmental performance of the plant an Environmental Management Cell (EMC) has been proposed. Organogram of the proposed Environmental Cell is presented below, GENERAL MANAGER (WORKS) HOD (ENVIRONMENT & SAFETY) Manager (Environment) Manager (Safety) Officer (Safety) Of the various functions, the EMC will also undertake the following activities: a) Operation related to collection, treatment and disposal facilities for air emissions, waste water and solid wastes. b) Routine monitoring of relevant parameters to determine pollution levels. c) Ecological monitoring and green belt maintenance. d) Implementation of environmental management plan. e) Data handling, reporting, liaison with statutory bodies and future planning regarding environment management. f) Complying with statutory requirements in the field of Environmental Protection. 7.6 MITIGATORY MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION The impacts of the proposed construction phase on the environment would be basically of transient nature and are expected to wear out gradually on completion of the construction programme. However, once the construction of the units will be completed and its operations started, these operation stage impacts would overlap the impacts due to the construction activities. The impacts in different aspects of environment due to the construction programmes have been elucidated in Chapter-4.0. In order to mitigate such impacts and restrict them within tolerable levels, the Authorities will adopt the following measures: Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

204 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-7 i) Designation and demarcation of sites for construction camps and ensuring due provision of necessary infrastructural services like water supply, proper sanitation and drainage facilities and electrification. ii) Implementation of necessary drainage facilities, inclusive of catch pits or sedimentation basins for separation of solids from the construction site, run off prior to final discharge. iii) Regular sprinkling of water around vulnerable areas of the construction sites from trucks or through installation of water sprinklers or any other suitable methods, to control fugitive dust as and when required. 7.7 FIRE AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT Full-fledged fire fighting facilities will be provided in the plant to tackle any fire contingency. Regular safety audits will be carried out for improving safety performance. Onsite and Offsite Disaster Management Plans shall be developed and mock drills will be conducted at regular intervals to keep the disaster management team in a state of full preparedness. 7.8 ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN In addition to training of employees in various aspects of pollution control activities of the plant, programmes like celebration of World Environment Day, World Safety Day, screening of films on environment, tree plantation etc. will be regularly carried out in order to create greater awareness towards environment protection amongst employees and the people in the neighbouring areas. 7.9 LEGAL AND STATUTORY COMPLIANCE All the environmental standards/ stipulations are fully maintained by SSPL. For the existing units, the plant obtains yearly clearance from the State Pollution Control Board for liquid, gases & solid wastes disposal. Specific information in prescribed forms are submitted as per Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act etc. The same shall be fully complied with the implementation of the balance projects. It will be supervised that all requirements under these Acts and Rules are met. The HOD (Environment & Safety) for the Environmental Cell will prepare these reports with the help of Manager (Environment), Manager (Safety) and production engineers. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

205 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C DOCUMENTATION All the monitoring data, environmental and health related should be stored in systematic manner so that the specific records will be easily available as and when required INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Everybody now a day is concerned about environmental pollution. A steel plant is, therefore, susceptible to people as a source of local pollution. It is, therefore, needed that people should be provided with environmental data related to the plant so that wrong apprehensions can be removed. This requires a well-planned public relation and information dissemination process so that unnecessary public intervention is avoided. In this connection, SSPL will organize different programmes with participation from local bodies, encouraging local community in environmental projects (like tree plantation) etc OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ACTIVITIES Introduction The Occupational Health and Safety Management System is a vital part in Industrial Sectors. In this, Management of Health and Safety of the workers are taken into consideration. The purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System is as follows: Minimize risk to employees and others Improve business performance Assist the organization to establish a responsible image for heath and safety Approach The basic approach for the establishment and implementation of the occupational health and safety management system will involve the following steps: Identify the hazards involvement in the activities of the organization. Evaluate the risks which are involved in the performance of these activities. Control these risks to an acceptable level. Ensuring use of appropriate PPEs by all plant personnel (refer Table-7.2) All contractor personnel and temporary staff will also be advised to use safety equipment. Even the visitors will be advised to use helmet and nose mask during plant visit. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

206 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C Standards for the Occupational Health and Safety Management System As per the standards OHSAS 18001: 1999 / OHSAS / 2002, the following specification is applicable to the organization: The establishment of an Occupational Health and Safety Management System to eliminate risk to employees and other interested parties. Implement, Maintain and continually improve the occupational health and safety management system. Assign itself of its conformance with its stated occupational health and safety policy Core Elements of the Occupational Health and Safety Management The basic core elements are: Occupational Health and Safety Policy Planning Implementation and operation Checking and corrective action Management review Occupational Health and Safety Policy It sets an overall direction of the system. It lays down the principles involved as responsibilities, performance requirement, commitments, framework for setting objective and targets. In SSPL, the hazards places shall be identified and the nameplates will also be placed for the safety precaution to the relevant equipment. All the operational parts of the various departments will be identified and assessed. In the operational area, the broad categories of hazards could be mechanical, electrical, substance fire and explosions, which will be carefully monitored Structure and Responsibilities In SSPL, the following structure and responsibilities will form occupational health and safety management system: All GMs of the respective departments will lay down the safety rules and safety status of their work places and they will have the authority to place the manpower accordingly. The communication between the worker and management will be clear about the position of hazards situation. The top management of the company provides resources such as human resources, technological resources and financial resources for the implementation and control of the situation. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

207 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-10 There is a quarterly evaluation of the improvement of the safety and occupational health of the employees. Safety officer monitors the compliance of safety rules Training Awareness In SSPL, the workers, selected by their departmental head will be provided with training. During training, the following topics will be discussed: The occupational health and safety consequences of their activities. The emergency preparedness and response Importance of the occupational health and safety management system. Training to be taken into account the responsibility, ability and literacy of the person concerned and the nature and the extent of risk involved. In SSPL, there will be a periodic internal audit Management Review In SSPL, there will be continuous monitoring of suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the established Occupational Health and Safety Management System. The necessary information about the system will be collected and reviewed. During First-Aid training programme, classes on occupational health & hygiene will be held for the officers & staffs. All employees will be exposed to such training. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

208 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-11 The nearest medical facility available with distance from our plant are as follows 1. Hospitals & Trauma Centre Trauma Centre O.P. Jindal Industrial park Punjipathra K.M E.S.I. Dispensary Contact person : Dr. Suresh Choudhry Contact no: Vill-Taraiamal, Post- Gerwani K.M O.P. Jindal Hospital ( Fortis) Contact No: , Mobile no , Patrapali Kharsia Road Raigarh(CG) K.M.24 Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

209 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C7-12 TABLE: 7.2 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS Protection for Head Eye Equipment Safety helmet Electrical resistance helmet Welder s leather cap Panorama goggles with clear plastic vision Spectacle-type goggles with blue lens Protection Against Fall of objects/hitting against objects during construction, maintenance, etc. Electrical shock. Splashing of liquid etc. Oil and paint splashes, dust and chips. High temperature flame during furnace work. Ear Ear plugs or muffs High noise level. Nose Face Body Leg Dust, fume mask, Oxygen mask & Air mask Welding helmet and shield Apron Safety belt Hand gloves Electrical resistance gloves Canvas gloves Safety Shoe Fine dust particles, fumes & gas Welding fumes, sparks and UV rays. Falling of hot chips, slag s, etc. Falling of persons from height. Heat radiation. Electric shock. Contact with oil, grease, etc. Striking by objects, fall of objects and stepping on sharp or hot objects. Environmental Management Plan Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

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214 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) CHAPTER-8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF THE PROJECT C ENVIRONMENTAL COST The total project cost for the expansion project has been estimated to be Rs Crores. The capital cost of environmental mitigation measures is estimated to be Rs. 3.0 Crores, which includes: Item Cost (in Crores) Cost of Air Pollution Control Systems 1.1 Cost of Water conservation & Pollution Control 0.7 Cost of Solid/hazardous Waste Management System 0.3 Green belt development 0.3 Environmental Monitoring & Lab Development 0.2 Noise Reduction Systems 0.2 Environmental Management Department 0.2 GRAND TOTAL 3.0 The estimated annual cost of environmental mitigation measures for the proposed project has been estimated to be Rs Lakhs. The annual estimated environmental mitigation costs include: Item Cost (in Lakhs) Air Pollution Control Systems Water conservation & Pollution Control 5.00 Solid/hazardous Waste Management System 4.00 Green belt development 2.00 Environmental Monitoring & Lab Development 3.00 Noise Reduction Systems 4.00 Environmental Management Department 2.00 GRAND TOTAL Environmental Cost of the Project Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd.

215 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C9-1 CHAPTER-9.0 PROJECT BENEFITS Implementation of the expansion project having its cost around Rs. 150 Crores of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chattisgarh will be a boon to the region and will give various benefits to society of the region. Such project is expected to improve living conditions by providing better employment opportunities and thereby, result in further reduction of population below poverty line, which is one of the prime policy objectives of the Government. It is expected that by creation of good employment potential and industrialization of this area, poor/ weaker section of the society will enjoy higher earning power and quality of life. The project is expected to accelerate the infrastructural development in and around the area, such as rail, road, transport and communication facilities. Trading of equipment and materials such as plates, pipe fittings, valves, pumps, compressors, electrical machinery and construction materials provide employment and income to a large number of people. Through the future project, it is expected to improve hospitality services such as hotels / lodgings houses, restaurants, fast food joints, transport services, travel, shopping, amusement park, communication facilities, hospitals / nursing homes as well as education facilities in the region. The recommendations given by CPCB in the form of Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection for steel industry shall be fully complied. This will result in lowest possible emissions, water conservation and reuse of treated wastewater, solid waste utilization and resultant low cost of production. Project Benefits Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

216 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C9-2 Company will also contribute 2.5% of the project cost i.e. 375 Lacs over a period of 5 years towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. fully understands and acknowledges that better education and health care facilities, road infrastructure and drinking water facilities are basic social amenities for better living standard of any human being. The above activities shall be initiated either by providing or by improving the facilities in the area, which will help in uplifting the living standards of local communities. The employment opportunities, both direct and indirect, that will arise from the expansion project are described below: Direct employment of persons on daily average basis during the construction period. Around 150 persons will get direct employment in the project during the operation stage. Preference shall be given to local people depending upon their skill and qualification. The project will create opportunities for indirect employment to persons who shall be employed for the greenery development work in and around the plant site. The project is expected to create opportunities for indirect employment to about 200 persons (as drivers, conductors and attendants of new trucks, passenger carrying vehicles, technicians in workshops and garages besides the plumbers, electricians and masons). The project will create opportunities for indirect employment due to increase in trade opportunities like stockiest/ retailers of building materials, groceries, provision shops, medical stores, garment shops, furniture shops, etc. Project Benefits Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

217 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C10-1 CHAPTER-10.0 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED Brief Profile of M/S. Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd. M/s Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata has acquired the status of one of the Prime organizations of the country in undertaking various assignments in the areas like Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment Management Plan, Risk Analysis, Detailed Project Report, Environmental Audit / Statement, Geo- Technical Statement etc., since it was formed in 1988 by Prof. G. D. Agarwal, former Dean, IIT Kanpur and Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control Board. The company owes in its name a list of eminent & well-qualified experts to execute various assignments with the desired degree of perfection. The manpower, engaged for EIA study for expansion project of existing steel plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh in Chhattisgarh is given in Table Since its inception, the company has been endeavoring for continual improvement in its system for which it has been accredited with ISO 9001: 2000 & ISO 14001:2004 certifications. The Company had obtained NABET accredition for seventeen sectors under QCI-NABET Scheme in the month of May, 2011 vide certificate no. NABET/EIA/1011/010. The company has a well-equipped laboratory, which is recognized by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India and West Bengal Pollution Control Board. Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

218 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C10-2 TABLE-10.1 MANPOWER ENGAGED FOR EIA STUDY FOR PROPOED EXPANSION PROJECT AT VILLAGE: PUNJIPATRA, TEHSIL TAMNAR, DISTRICT RAIGARH IN CHHATTISGARH Discipline Name of Expert Key Qualifications indicating area of specialization relevant to the respective discipline EIA Coordinator: Signature Mr. T. Kundu Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) Mr. Goutam Majumder Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) Mr. A K Sinha Post Graduate in Environment Management Functional Area Experts involved: Air Pollution Mr. T. Kundu Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) Meteorology Mr. T. Kundu Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) Water Pollution Control Mr. Asoke Kumar Banerjee M.Sc. (Chem.) Geology Hydrology Ecology & Bio-diversity Dr. Abhijit Chakraborty Dr. (Mrs.) Anupam Sinha Ph.D in Geology Ph.D in Biology Sc. Noise & Vibration Mr. Bhaskar Dhar Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

219 SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. Environmental Impact Assessment for expansion of steel plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) C10-3 TABLE-10.1 (Contd...) MANPOWER ENGAGED FOR EIA STUDY FOR PROPOED EXPANSION PROJECT AT VILLAGE: PUNJIPATRA, TEHSIL TAMNAR, DISTRICT RAIGARH IN CHHATTISGARH Land Use Dr. Sunando Bandyopadhyay Ph. D in Geography Solid & Hazardous Waste Soil Conservation Mr. Asoke Kumar Banerjee Mr. Asoke Kumar Banerjee M.Sc. (Chem.) M.Sc. (Chem.) Risk & Hazard Mr. T. Kundu Bachelor of Technology (Chemical Engineering) Socio-economics Prof. Pabitra Sengupta M.Sc. (Economics) Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Envirotech East Pvt. Limited

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299 el$o msifita'n the ambi*nl air qualily within the lactory pr*mis*s,siilll pr*$eribed linrit$. AIN ihe air pollution c*nlroi $yslem $haij be k*i;i r:.: g*od running condition all the iime *nd failure {if any}, *lail i:r ir:rmediately rectifi*c without dolay oiherwis*. similar nll*l;i* arrangement shall be nxade. In the event cf ar-ry f*ilur* *f any p*iir.ir:,:::: cnnirol systenl *dopteci by the incusiry. the rc*pecliv* pr*dr:cl:*r L:tr;l sh*!i n*t b* resla*ed until ths conirol nreasures arc rectified i* *rltt,,.l 1le de sir*d efficiency. 4- q_ d-?.. Regular monitoring for the measur ment of air poilulants lev*l lr: ambi*nt anti ernission r:f air pollutants from stsck shall be *arrisqj *r:i, lndusiry shall subinit *tack ancj embient air quality monilorlng rep*r$ t* the Eoard regularly ev*ry menth. All internal roads shail be n'rade pucca shortiy. G**d hou** k**l:ii:l practice* shall i:e adcpted by the industry. lncu*iry sh*1 use fiy ash briek, fly *sh blaeks or fly arh ba:re* r*dr:;;; rn their ccnstruetion/repaii"ing activities. lnclustry *h*li ais: 11:ir:2p.,, f*r illing low-lying areas within promis**, lr'jrce greei: b*il *l broad l**f lc*ai speci** *hall he cev*l*p*cl *!lr':i; r'ir., fr'j tl l:e:r,iscs. Ac rar as puss,bic rylaxi:nurrr a,",, O; "peiior,r*,... be utilized for plantation purposss. Induuiry shall plant at-leesi ul,:r atea *f total pl*nt ar**. lndu*lry shail earry cu! *xtensiv* tie* pln*ialirr, in this mansoon. lniiu*try shall sub.nit finvironmont $talem*nl to th* Boxr{ t*l ;;.r pr*vision of Fnvironrne*t {Proteciic;n) amendment Rule, 19$i i*r ll:r., previcu* year ending 31si M;lrch on r:r bcfor* 30lh $epi*mher *v*rij. year. fncit. l!*. Cepy t*: - Please ackncwieclge tne receipt of this letter For & *n bohalf ol Chhattisgarh lnv]rcnmer:t Conservaticn Br:arel Raipur ic.*.] rs/crcbl2012 8*a* Memhe! $ecretary 'li:,.art.suari E t.y;tt e..^ _;..-,rr..:t: :^ : R:rip,, 1t,.(i ; Raipur, dalod: _l /]i],ll Regional Officer, ltegional Offi*e, Chhatiisgarh Invir*nn:*rl Censervstion 8oard, Raigarh {e.g.) ple*se Jnst,.e."*_,.,iand report. if any *onditionl*nnditicns ers violaied by th* indii*1r1, i*tr*mhclr Se*r*txry ilhhatilsg*rlr linvironm**t *n*ci"ve1i*n S*;t:.1: Rai;:ur {C.0,}

300 --. i No. To,,lqffi ffi \\zz CHHATTISGARH ENVIRONM ENT CONSERVATION BOARD 1-Tilak Naqar, ghjv Mandir Chowk. Main Road. Awanti Vihar. Raipur (c.g.) t3)z ITSICECB/20o9 Raipur, dated:o_ltllt2oog.rail7s Scania Steels and power Limited, (Formerly known as - Sidhi Vinayak Sponge lron pvt. Ltd.) 22km. stone, Gharghoda Road, Village-Punjipatra, Disrict-Raiqarh (C.G. ) Sub: - Grant of consent under section 2srz6 of the water (prevention and Control of pollution) Act, Ref: - 1. Permission to Estabrish issued by chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raipjr, vidj letter No. sg8s/ts/cecbr200b Raipur, dated: 1sr10t2008 for rnduction Furnace (M.S. lngots) of capacity 23,760 fuetric ionnes-flr Annum. 2. Your application letter no. Nil, dated:21l11t2oog. ::oo:: With reference to yo_ur above application, consent is hereby granted subject to the furfiilment of the terms'and conditions annexed r,l[ roi" period of one year from the first day of the month of commissiori"g "t t " plant: - This consent is valid for following products & production capacity: _ Name of Product M.S. lngots ('l x6tonneslnduction Furnace) Production Capac 23,7 60 Metric Ton nesaf ear (Twenty Three Thousand Seventh Hundred Sixty Metric Tonnes per year)!:\tr udratre-5a1rr..r t n\c t. Dult\laamfi..tlr!fuuln.d t.".,.0.*n*,r.rr'.1 - )

301 Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter. For & on behalf of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board {fa YuuKq, Membel Secretary Ch hattisgarh Enyi.ronment Conservation Board \t " Raipur (C.G.) Endt. No. Copy to: - /TS/CECB/2009 Raipur, dated: _/_/2009? Regional Officer, Regional Office, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh (C.G.). please ensure compliance and report, if any condition/conditions are violated by the industry. Cess Section, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raipur (C.G). Member Secretary Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board Raipur (C.G.) Y -2- a!\anlt.\llte_tnt.ratllo$ r.a\tatntul! a!rtltrltra llt trr.rnli.rla! L---

302 CHHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD 1-Tilak Nasar. Shiv Mandir Chowk. Main Road. Awanti Vihar. Raipur (C.c.) CONSENT LETTER No. t J /El/Raipur/CECB/2009 Raipur, dateo: c't la6/'l sub: consent to M/s Scania steels and Power Limited for the discharge of effluent under section of the Water (prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1974. Ref: Applications Letter No. Nil, dated2ltlli2oob of M/s Scania Steels and Power Limited, (Expiry Date - After one year commencing from the first day of the month of commissioning of the plant) 1. with reference to the above application for consent to discharge of effluent into the natural water courses under the water (prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, here-in-after referred to as the Act, Mis Scania Steels and Power Limited is authorized by the State Board to discharge its industrial and other effluents arising out of their premises into the local stream/river/well in accordance with the general and special conditions as mentioned in the Annexure. 2. This consent shall be valid for a period of twelve months from the first day of the month of commissioning of the plant activities. This consent is valid for following products & production capacity: _ Name of Product M.S. lngots (1 x 6 Tonnes lnduction Furnace) Production Capacity 23,760 Metric Tonnesl/ear (Twenty Three Thousand Seventh Hundred Sixty Metric Tonnes per Year) Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter. Seal Enclosu re: An nexu re For & on behalf of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board O. Ywt \r-cj Member Secretary Ch hattisgarh Environment Conservation Board gy4aipur (C.G.) -1- c\! Inr\idtr.tr itllc.r$ll L!tr\c h 0u[c\$ff[st.t..!.r litritld lll.tb.bl\w.t.r.00c

303 (l) ANNEXURE M/s Scania Steels and Power Limited Location of Factory: Village-Punjipatra. Tehsil - Gharghoda' District - Raigarh (C G ) Vide consent no' I I / /El/Raipur/CECB/2009' dated: "'?'l'.i'?'( I " 1 A. GENERAL GONDITIONS: - "of this consent Facility expansions, production 1. All discharges authorized shall be consistent. with terms and 2. "onjlt,on, ;;;;;; or process Modifications which result in new or increased discharges of pollutants must be reported by rro*.ti", of a n6w Consent, application or-if such new' or ;;;;il discharge does not viotate the efftuent limitations soecified in the Consent, by submission to the Board details of II; ** increased distharges of pollutants in which case if," "; may be modified t6 specify effluent limitations for,"v "on"unt p"fi"tr.tt not ioentitlec and limited here in the discharge of ""i, Fiirir"t more frequently than or at a level, in excess of that,ojnitl"o and authorized by the Consent shall constitute a violation of the terms and conditions of the Consent' After notice and opportunity for the hearing' this consent may t" *"oiii"o, suspended orievoked by the Board in whole or in p"rt"jrii"g'iti-t'erm for cause including' but not limited to the following: - (a) Violation of any terms and conditions of this Consent' [1 di;;i;s this Consent by misrepresentation of failure to disclose fully all relevant facts' (c) A change in any condition that.requires temporary or \-'l permanent reduction or elimination of the authorized J. discharge. Not withstanding para(2) above, if a toxic effluent standard or orohibition (including any schedule of compliance specified in :;;;-;iiil";i ttrnoi'to or prohibition) is established for a toxic poffrtrnt which is present in the discharge authorized here in,notu"ftstandardorprohibitionismorestringentthanany i*itrtion upon such poliutant in this Consent the Consent shall be;;;i""i or modified in accordance with the toxic effluent -'t - a\[0nr l.rhtr iinc srlkncb0\tll!\sclllrit'lltr!'r'umi!' llslrltel\wrlr]loc

304 standard or prohibition that the Board may consider and the applicant shall be so notified' 4. The applicant shall allow the staff of Chhattisgarh Environm.ent ConservationBoardand/ortheirauthorizedrepresentative' upon the Presentation of credentials: (a) To enter upon the applicant's premises where an effluent source is located or in which any records are required to be kept under the terms and conditions of this Consent' o (b) To have access to and copy at reasonable time records required to be kept under the terms conditions of this Consent. any and (c) To inspect at reasonable time any monitoring equipment or monitoring method required in this Consent; or (d) To sample at reasonable time any discharge of pollutants' The applicant shall at all times maintain in good working order ano oplrate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facilities of system installed or used by him to achieve compliance wit-h the terms and conditions of this Consent' The issuance of this Consent does not convey any property rijfrts in either real or personal property or any exclusive piivileges, nor does it authorize any injuryto private property or any in-vasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Central' State or local laws or regulation. The Consent does not authorize or approve the construction of any physical structures or facilities or the undertaking of any work in any water course. The specific effluent limitations and other pollution controls appticaote to the discharge permitted here in are set forth below as'specific conditions. Also set forth below are self-monitoring and reporling requirements. Unless otherwise specified' the applicant shjll submit duplicate original copies of all reports to the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board' Except for data determ'ined to be confidential all such reports shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board. Knowingly making any false statement on any such report may result in the imposition of criminal penaltles as provide for in sectlon 42 of the Act' cmine\iro.d sintrfi.ml! 61.0\210s\sclrlltu,. -2-

305 B. SPECIAL GONDITIONS: - 1. lnitial Effluent limitation during the period beginning on the effective date of this consent and lasting until one calendar year discharge from outfalls shall be limited and monitored by the applicant as specified below: - (a) The following shall be limited by the applicant as specified. S.No. Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitation Monitoring Requirements Averaqe Maximum Frequency of Mq/l Kg/Day Mq/t Kq/Dav Measurement Type of Sample DailyAff eekly/month lyltri-month ly. Grabl 24 Hours ComPosite ln Addition to above discha shall be limited and monitored as S.No. Effluent Characteristics Discharge Limitation Monitoring Requirements Averaqe Maximum Frequency of Ms/l Ko/Day Mq/l Kq/Day Measurement* Type of Sample f Dai lyalveekly/monthly/tri-month ly. Grabl 24 Hours ComPosite For the purpose of this sub-section, the daily average discharge is the total discharge by weight during the calendar month divided by he number of days in month the production or commercial facility was operating for the purpose of the sub-section the daily maximum discharge means the total discharge by weight during any calendar day. -3- G:\!lnru.tr si^c.rt.dl!tr\ci.o\ills\scltllstldr!!rtrurn!! fl'ilm.bl\*rtdi0c

306 (b) The ph shall not be less than 5.S or greater than Final effluent Limitation: _ Duringlhe period beginning from 1st day of month of commissioning 6t *,L-plii ano tasting untit the date of expiration of this Con"sent, O-iJ"[rrg" from the outfalls ;:*1" timited and monitored ov ih"'"ppti"ant as.p;;-if,"d (a) The following shall be limited and monitored by ADD the tass Discharge Limltation Monitoring Requirenrents Type of Sample t ph 5.5 lo 9.0 Flow: 3.1 Cum/Day + D a i lyarueet< tyltr/ o nttriyf t+rno-n th l1r Grabl 24 Hours Composite Additional, outfalls shall be monitored as follows: (i) Flow, Temperature and Total solids: One per month (ii) Grab Samples Maximum discharge temperature above upstream rec_eiving water sha, ou r=n """oi01."" *[r., in" standard of lsl at 400 C. (iii) Uniform as per lsl 24gO at 4Oo C. The temperature shall be monitored once per month of each outfall. For the purpose of the sub_se&.r'iil",or,,v average.is the total discharge by weight;;r; ;;i";r, month.divided by the numblr oi o"yi i;;;;ililj,;h" production_ or commerciat facitity *;; ;p;;;i;;; ];r in" purpose,of this sub_section, the Oaity maximum ji."h"rgu means the total discharge by weighi dr;i;;;ry;;;;r, day. (b) The ph shall not be less than 5.5 or greater than 9.0 for outfalls. The samples are taken,"--r".ifriy," grro samples.!r\0 intr\tnn.4 si^cnlld 1.tr\c r nifts\sctm &4k.!.*r Uhn.d,r". "rlb r*rrr'ol -

307 3. Schedule of Compliance for effluent Limitation:- The applicant shall achieve compliance with the effluent limitation: specified above for discharge from outfalls in accordance with the following schedule: (i) Report of Progress : Tri - Monthly r,t (ii) Completion of final plans by (iii) Award of contract of other commitment of financing ^tq l ^\S.' (iv) Commencement of construction by....aql (v) Report of construction progress...g-u.).... (vi) Completion of construction by ^g?.:..... (vr) Attainment of operational level by... 9\?: (b) The applicant shall submit to the Consent issuing Authority the required report of progress or where a specific action is required in (a) above to be taken by a certain date a written notice of compliance or noncompliance with each of the above scheduled dates, post marked not later than 14 days following each elapsed date. Each notice of compliance shall include the following: - (1) A short description of the non-compliance. (2) A description of any action taken or proposed by the applicant to comply with the elapsed scheduled requirement without further delay. (3) An estimate of any factor which tend to explain or mitigate the non-compliance, and (4) An estimate of the date, the applicant will comply with the elapsed scheduled requirement and assessment of the possibility that the applicant will meet the next scheduled requirement time. 4. Compilation of monitoring Data (a) Samples and measurements taken to meet the monitoring requirements specified above shall be representative of the volume and nature of monitored discharge. (b) Following promulgation of guidelines establishing test procedures for the analysis of pollutants, all sampling and analytical methods used to meet monitoring requirements specified above shall conform to such guidelines. Unless othenruise specified sampling and analytical methods shall conform to the latest edition of the lndian Standard -5- c[ [ntrmr$.e si^tr$m l,ft\c t 0\IU\5c!fl1sl!.h r!.rd umi., Itl. tlg0b^ur.t.r'!0c

308 specifications and where it is not specified the guidelines as per standard methods for the examination of Water & Waste Water 13th Edition of the American Public Health Association' New York U.S'A' shall be used' (c) The applicant shall take samples and measurement to meet the monthly requirements specified above at the location indicated below: POINT OF SAMPLING (i) Outfalls of waste. iiil 100 meters from point of confluence, down stream to river or lake. 5. Recording of Monitoring activities and Results: (a) The applicant shall make and maintain records of all information resulting from monitoring activities by this Conse nt. (b) The applicant shall record for each measurement of sample iaken pursuant to the requirements of this Consent the following information: (1) The date, exact place and time of sampling (Zi fh" dates on which analysisrrvas performed' (3) Who Performed the analysis? i+i fr''l" analytical techniques or methods used and (5) The result of all required analysis' (c) lf applicant monitors any pollutant more frequently as is requiied by this Consent he shall include the results of such moniioring in the calculation and reporting of values required in the discharge monitoring reports, which may be prescribed by the Board, such increased frequency shall be indicated on the Discharge Monitoring Report form' (d) The applicant shall retain for a minimum of 3 years all records of monitoring activities and result including all records of calibration and maintenance of instrumentation and original strip chart regarding continuous monitoring instrumentation. The period of retention shall be the extent during the course of any unresolved litigation regarding the dischlrge of pollutants by the applicant or when requested by the Central or State Board. 6. Reporting of Monitoring Results: [\0!nE\imr. Si^cr$! kn\cr. oul]c\sc o3l!.1t.prrdunir.i ll.s,lr!*l\xrd _00c -6-

309 (a) Monitoring information required by this Consent shall be summarized and reported by submitting a Discharge Monitoring Report form duly filled in and signed, to t[e Board's office at the following address: CHHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD 1-Tilak Naqar. Shiv Mandir Chowk. Main Road. Awanti Vihar. Raipur (C.G.) (b) Each submitted Discharge Monitoring Report shall be signed as follows: (i) lf submitted by Corporation by a principal Executive Officer of at least the level of Vice_president or his duly authorized representative, if such representative is responsible for the overall operation of the facility from which the discharge described in the discharge Monitoring Report originates, (ii) lf submitted by a partnership firm, by a general partner. (iii) lf submitted by a sole proprietor, the proprietor, (iv) lf submitted by a Municipal, State or Central Government or other public enterprises, by a Principal Executive Officer, ranking elected official commanding officer, or other duly authorized employee. (c) All information submitted on the Discharge Monitoring From shall be based upon measurements and sampling iarried out during the three previous calendar months. The first Discharge Monitoring Report shall be submitted for a perlod ending 60 days from issuance. Thereafter reporting period shall end on the last date of each month. Th; applicant shall submit a Discharge Monitoring Report post marked no later than 28th day of the month following each completed reporting period. 7. Limitation of Discharge of oir Hazardous substance in harmfur quantities: The applicant shall not discharge oil in quantities defined as harmful in regulations. ln addition the applicant shall not discharge hazardous substance into naturar water course in quantities defined as harmful in regulations promulgated by the Board. Nothing in this Consent shall be deemed to prectude the institution of any legal action nor relieve the applicant from any -7- q\dlrte\llli.tr sinc.r.dnllmai.nr!e!\scllllirdr.r.frufn.i tit.tin.nw.lhr0c

310 responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties to which the applicant is or may be subject to clauses. 8. Limitation of visible Floating Solids and Foam: During the period beginning date of issuance and lasting until the date of expiration of this Consent the applicant shall not discharge floating solids or visible foam. 9. Disposal of Collected Solids: a) lntake Water Treatment: Solid Sludge's, dirt, silt or other pollutant separated from or resulting from treatment of intake or supply waters prior to use by the applicant shall be disposed off in such a manner as to prevent any pollutant from such materials from entering any such water Any live fish or other animals collected or trapped as a result of intake water screening or treatment may be returned to water, b) Waste water Treatment, Solid sludge's, filter backwash or other pollutant removed from or resulting from treatment or control of waste waster shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent any pollutants from such materials from entering natural waier. 10. Non-compliancewith EffluentLimitations: (a) lf for any reason the applicant does not comply with or will be unable to comply with or will be unable to comply with any daily maximum effluent limitations speclfied in this Consent the applicant shall immediately notify the Consent issuing authority or his designee by telephone No and provide the Consent issuing Authority with the following information in writing within 5 days of such notification: i) Cause of non-compliance. ii) A description of the non_complying discharge including its impact upon the receiving water. iii) Anticipated time, of non compliance is expected to continue or if such condition has been corrected, the duration of non-compliance. iv) Steps taken by the applicant to reduce and eliminate the non-complying discharge and; v) Steps to be taken by the applicant to prevent recurrence of conditions of non compliance. (b) The applicant shall take all responsible steps to minimize any adverse impact to natural waters resulting from non_ [:\[!ar.\[,llrnt- 5incr[$fkn\! l. o\t,tr\lrutt sk.b t!.rd Limn i,." lm*n**r]*8 -

311 compliance with any effluent limitation specified in this Consent including such accelerated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature and impact of the non-complying discharge. (c) Nothing in this Consent shall be construed to relieve the applicant from civil or criminal penalties for noncompliance, whether or not such non-compliance is due to factors beyond his control such as equipment break down electric power failure, accident or natural disaster. Limitation of Batch Discharge. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 11. Provision for Electric Power Failure: The applicant shall either-... certify in writing to the (a) No later than... consent issuing authority that applicant has installed or provided for an alternative electric power source sufficient to operate all facilities utilized by the applicant to maintain compliance with the terms and conditions of the Consent or. (b) No later than 30 days after the effective date of his Consent, certify in writing to the consent issuing authority that upon the reduciion, loss, or failure of one or more of the primary sources of electric power to any facilities utilized by the applicant to malntain compliance with the terms and conditions of his consent, the applicant shall halt, reduce or otherwise Control production and/or all discharges in order to maintain compliance with the terms & conditions of this Consent. 12. Prohlbition of By pass of Treatment Facilities: The diversion or by-pass of any discharge from facility utilized by the applicant to maintain compliance with the terms and conditions of this Consent is prohibited except: (i) Where unavoidable to prevent loss of life severe property damage, or (ii) Where excessive storm drainage or run off would damage any facilities necessary for compliance with the terms and conditions of this Consent. The applicant shall immediately notify the consent issuing authorities in writing of each such diversion or by-pass in accordance with the procedure specified above for reporting noncompliance. -scldidrarfim in\fun.il.r\cb0\llr9\sclllasr.ttirrrqumnla uttrr.tanw r!0c

312 c '1 3. Spill Prevention and Containment plan: Within 90 days of the effective date of the Consent the applicant shall prepare and submit to the consent issuing authority; a Spill prevention; Containment and Countermeasure Plan for the facility covered by this Consent. Such plan shall include the following information and procedures relating to the prevention of spills and unauthorized discharges or oil and hazardous substances; (a) A description of a reporting system to be used to notify immediately persons responsible for management of a facility and appropriate State and Central authorities; (b) A description of equipment or facilities (including overall facility) for the prevention, containment of spills and unauthorized discharge; (c) A list of all oil and hazardous materials used processed or stored at the facility including the normal quantity maintained on the premises for each listed material; (d) A brief description of any spills or unauthorized discharge which occurred during the 36 months period preceding the effective date of this Consent and subsequent measures taken by the applicant or reduce the possibility of further spills or unauthorized discharges; and. (e) An implementation schedule foi^additional equipment or facilities which might be required for sub para (b) above but which are not yet operational. -'t0 - t$lrit.\inir.-sl^cm$ t n\0 t.0\rrtgut {asr.ltt.![nuhnld rrt, tr!.bnwrrrr0r

313 SPEEIAL_GONDTIIONS -:- 1. lndustry shall provide adequate facility for proper treatment of industrial and domestic effluent and shall ensure that the treated effluent quality meet the standards prescribed by Board published in Gazette Notification dated Re-circulating cooling system shall be provided for reuse of cooling water. The water used for cooling shall be cooled in cooling tower and reuse in the system again for cooling purpose. Equalization/neutralization tank cum settling tank shall be provided for treatment of cooling water blow down. Domestic effluent shall be treated in septic tanks and soak pits. Treated effluent shall be utilized either in process or for plantation within premises. lndustry shall make arrangement of suitable drains/pipe networks to ensure adequate flow for full utilization of treated effluent inside the premises. No effluent shall be discharged out of premises under any circumstances. Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board may further stipulate stringent limit depending upon environmental conditions. 2. lndustry shall provide adequate measuring arrangement for the measurement of water utilized in different categories and effluent generated. 5 4 lncjustry shall install separate electric metering arrangements with time totalizer with interlocking system for the running of pollution control devices. These arrangements shall be made in such a fashion that any non-functioning of pollution eontrol devices shall immediately stop the electric/raw material supply to the production unit and shall remain tripped till the pollution control device/devices are made functional again. A separate logbook shall be maintained for power consumption and chemical used. lndustry shall submit characterization report of all the wastes generated. As per characterization report, if any waste comes under the purview of Hazardous Material (Management, Handling and Trans Boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, lndustry shall obtain letter of authorization under Hazardous Material (Management, Handling and Trans Boundary Movement) Rules, 2008 from the Board. 5. All internal roads shall be made pucca within 02 months. Good house keeping practices shall be adopted by the industry. 6. All raw materials, ingots and solid wastes (slag etc.) shall be stored above ground level in pucca platform in covered areas. The slag (after metal recovery) and dust collected in air pollution control devices etc. shall be utilized within premises for filling low-lying areas, road construction etc. The low-lying area within premises/outside -ticlllnt.\irlnnt ii'1crt.ml!n\cr.0\tart\stuusr.lttr!.r.runtua ust[!.tst\w,r..00c

314 t premises filled by solid wastes shall be reclaimed by proper leveling, covering with soil and plantation without delay. Garland drains with appropriate check dams shall be provided all along the raw materials storage areas and solid wastes temporary storage area to avoid any possibility of erosion during rain. lndustry shall lomplete these activities before onset of monsoon. Garland drain (size, gradient & length) and sump capacity shall be design-ed keeping 507o safety margin over and above the peak sudden rainfall and miximum discharge in the area adjoining the project site. Sump capacity shall also provide adequate retention period to allow proper seiling-of silt material. Sedimentation pits shall be constructed at the corners of the garland drains. The surface run-off shall be de-silted through a series of check dams and drains. Storm water flowing over plant premises shall not be allowed to join near by nallah or any river. The treated storm water shall be used either in process or for land application. lndustry shall adopt rainwater-harvesting technique in the project area and residential area (if any) for recharge of ground water' lndustry shall develop rainwater-harvesting structures to harvest the rainwater for utilization in the lean season as well as to recharge the ground water table before onset of monsoon. Wide green belt of broad leaf local species shall be developed all along the periphery of the plant premises. As far as possible maximum area of open spaces shall be utilized for plantation purposes. lndustry shall plant at-least 33% within and around the plant premises. As per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with DFO. Prior permission from the State Forest Department shall be taken regarding likely impact of the expansion of the proposed steel plant on the viz. Urdana RF, Taraimal RF, Kharidungari RF, Rabo RF, Lakha RF, Barakachhar RF, Dungapani RF, Punjipatra RF, Suhai RF, and Samaruma RF, Further, Conservation Plan for the conservation of wild fauna in consultation with the State Forest Department shall be prepared and implemented. 11. lndustry shall use fly ash brick, fly ash block and fly ash based products in the construction/repairing activities. 12. lndustry shall establish an environmental management cell to carryout function relating to environmental management under the supervision of senior executive who is directly reporting to the head of organization. lndustry shall setup laboratory facility for collection and anilysis of environmental samples under the supervision of competent technical Personnel a:u0.u.t.e Sinc[3 tt ct 0\rlll\3ctl[$El..Dr6runn.d-llll!o.El$1!rl0l

315 13. lndustry shall submit Environment Statement to the Board as per provision of Environment (Protection) amendment Rule, 1993 for the previous year ending 31st March on or before 30th September every year. 14. Necessaryfundshallbeprovidedforimplementationoftheabovementioned conditions. The funds earmarked for environmental protection measures shall be kept in separate account and not diverted for any other PurPose. 15. The issuance of this 'consent to operate' of Board does not convey any property rights in either real or personal property, or any exilusive piirit"ge., nor does it authorize any injury to private property oi invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Central, State "ny or Local laws or regulations' l6.anychangeinproductioncapacity,process,rawmaterialsused' projectpr-otiteetc.shallbeintimatedtotheboardandprior permission of the Board shall be obtained for the same' 17. Board reserves the right to amend/cancel any of the above conditions, stringent the effluent limits stipulated above and add new conditions as and when deemed necessary in the interest of environmentalprotection,changeintheprojectprofileornonsatisfactory implementation of the siipulated conciitions eic' This consent and the authorization to discharge shall expire after twelve months starting from the first day of the month of commissioning of the plant. The applicant shall not discharge after the date of expiration. The appiicant shall submit such information forms and fees as required by the Board not latter than 180 days prior to the date of expiry' For & on behalf of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board Yt\t\N\-, Member d""ret"ry Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board $v.-f;aipur (C.G.) -13-!:\rlntr\i r.e siitd$m Lfi\c rr o\2llr\scrln 31..R r!m.r U[ir.i ill lr$t^t{ll'd0s

316 ,/ -_, DN,. 4) I a.o l.s./c.e.c.t].,2oto To. # \\72.IlJt]j.i8gr Regitnal Office C.G. Environment Conservation Boarcl T.V. Tower Road, Raigarh Phone ,,,' *ffi/s Scrnia Sleels antl Porvcr Lrd. (t nit -2) Vill. Punjipathara, Teh. Tamnar I)istt. Raigarh (C.G) xnig,t.o^t"at.f?[ia Sub: Cotrsent ofthe Board Under Section ol the Water (Preveniion ancl Cirntrol o1'polh-rtion) Act Re(: \irlu' application inward no. 611 dated C2.06)_OtA \'' r1h rel'ercncc to above subject cot'tsent is herehy grantecl ibr the period ct't$ elvc months fiom the flrst tlalc ol-1ilc nlonth ofcornmissioning olthc plant subjeci io the lllfilment ofthe fbllor.r,ing tenns and conditions :- Name olproduct Production capacity M.S. Rod/Bar (TMT) : MT/Annum (Thirty Thousand MetricTones PerAnnrrm ) T his consent is valid only for one furnace Capacit"v 100 TpD (Re-Hcating type). The production capacitl is as per your application" Industry* has to sutrmit a copy of perrnane niregeistration from DT & IC tbr the proofofactucal protluction capacity. Pleasc achitorvledge the receipt ofliiis letter.' For & t,n hehalfof (1.(i Environment n ation Board RE C.G Euui D.No.' Copr Lo :- 1R.O. / T.S./ Ct.E.C.B./ 20t0 C'css Section, C.G. E.C'.B.. Raigarh for infomation PIease. \ \, R.egion:rl 0flicer C.G. Environment Conservatiorr Bozu-d Raigar.h (('.G.)

317 ,s,l,t!ry # \\72 CHHATTISGARH ENVI RONMENT CONSERVATI ON BOA Rt) No. I{Gtl /P/ Water/.lune/201 0/R -)l /Ct.E.C B./201 0 Raigarh.Dalecl f lo6(to Subiect : ('ollsent to M/s scania Steels and Porver Ltd.(unit -2),, vill. punjipathara, Teh. Tamnar, Dist. Raigarh (C.G,) lbr the ciischarge ofefl'luent under section 25/26 olthe Waler (Prevention & Contr.ol ol Pollution) Act. 197,1. Ref,.: \i;rii' applicalion inward no. 340 daled \\'ith refbrence to the above application fbr coirsent to discharge e11l uent into the nalr"n.al water courses utlder thc Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)Act. l97zl herein refer.retl to asper theact. M/S Scania Stcels and Porver Ltd.(Unit -2), Vitl. Punjipathara, Teh. Tamnar, Dist. - tlaigarh (C.G) is ar-rthorised by thc'statc Board to discharge its industrial and othel and special conditions as mentioned intheannexure. The Consent shall be valid foraperiod of Twelve Months l'rom firsl day ol'the nronth of cornmissiorlip{.1 ofthc industry. Name o1-producl Procluction capacity M.S. Itotl/Bar (TMT) : MT/Annum (Thirty Thousand N{etric Tones PerAnnum ) This consentisvalid only for one furnace c'apacity 100 TpD (Re-Hcating type). The production capacity is as pcr vour application. Industry has to submit a copy of permanent regeistration from DT & IC forthe proofofactucal production capacitr.. For & on behalt'ol'

318 ANNEXURE Enclosure to Clonsent Letter issued to l\'ils SrrIli{ Steels and Poner L1d. (tlnit-2), Vill. Puniipathara, Teh. Tamnar, Dist. - Raigarh (C.G) l,ocathn ol llirtory -Kh.No. 103/2, P.H.No. J4, Vill' l'u njipatha ra, Teh. Tamnar, Dist. - Raigarh (C.G) Vidc ( O\S1,\ I No.li.(itlil'i\\iner/.luir - l0l0' R-')l /DAl l - 9 l O6 1 t O \. (;t.\eral. CO\DlTIO\S - authorizrj br Lhr ( onsenl shall constitute a violation ol lhc terlns and conditions olthc Consent. 2. Alirr noticc and opporrunitl lorlhchcaring.thisc(ntscrllnra) bc modilicd. suspcndcd or t'cvolecl h1 thc lloaril in rrholc or in parl cllrring its lcrnr lin cirusc incluc]ing. bul not Iimilcd lo tho lbllo\\ing: - (a) (t,) ic) violation olany terms and conditions of this Consent. Obtairring this Consent by mirrrepresentation oftailure 1o disclose fully all rcleyant facts. A changc in any colldition that requires tenlporalj or penranent reduclion or elimination of tlre autholized dischatge. l. Ndt $ithslanding para (2) above, ifa toxic eflluent standaril or prohibitlcn (inclulling an1'schedulc ol'compliance specitiecl in slrcl'r eflluent standard or prohibition) is cstablished for a toxic pollutant vhich is prcsent in the discharge atithorized hcrc in and such star'tdald or prohibition is more stringent than ilr) limitation upon such pollutant in this Consent the Consent shall bc revised or rnodified in accorddnre uith the toxic effluent standard or prohibition that the Board nray considet' and thc applicant shallbc srr notified h e app licant sha ll allow the staff o lchhattisgar h Erv ironment Conservat ion Boarcl andlor their authorized represcntitlive. upon thc Presertalion or credentials: (a) lb enler upon the applicant's premises whefl'an efllucnt source is locatcd or in $hich atry recotds arc recluired to be kept undel the te[ns and conditions of this Consent. 'lb have acccss to and copy at reasonable tinres an1, records required to be kept under the terms and (bf conditions of this Consent. (c) lb inspecl at reasonable times any monitoring equiptttent or nlonitoting trlethod reqllired in this Corscnt: or rd To sample at reasonable times any discharge or pollutants. ) 5. l he Application shatl at all times maintain in goods rvorking ordcr and operate as elficicnill' as possihle all trcatr]]ent or conlrol Incilitics ofsystent installed or used Ly him to achieve conrpliance wilh the ternrs and conditions ofthis Collsenl. 6. fhc issuance ofthis Consent does not convey an), propert), rights in either real or personal ptoperty or any exclusive privilcges. nol does it auihorized any injury to private propefiy or any invasion of persontrl righls. nor any infringenlcnl of ( (n[il. \t:rt. or local laus or rcgulalion. 7. I he Consent docs uot authorize or approve th3 construction ofany physical structures or thcilities or the Lrndertaking o1'any rvorli in any water corrrce 8. I h c spec ific effl uent limitations and other pollut ion controls applicab le to the d ischarge perm itted here in are sct fortlr belou,spccific conditions. AIso set lodh below are sell'-monitoring and reporting requirements. [ ]n less otherwise spec ified. the applicrnr shall subrrit duplicatc original copies ofall reports to fhe Chhattisgarh Invironnrcnt Conservation Roard. I]xpect tor date clctclnrined 10 be confidential all such reporls shall be available for public inspcction irl th! office of the Chhallisgarh Envilonrlorl C'onservation [loard. Klcwingly making an) lalsc staten'rert on any such repoft Inay result in the intposition ol' crirrinal pcnalties as provide tbr in section 42 ofthe Act. B. SPECIALCONDITIONS: - l. Inilial Effluent limitation during the period beginning on the effective date ofthis consent and lastins until calcndcr year dischargc llom outfalls shall be limited and monitored b)'the applicant as specified bclow: - (a) Thc lirllowing shall bc lirrited by the applicant as specified S.No Elfluent Characteristics Discharse I-irnitation M on it, 'r'ing Rcquirenrcrts Average Ma\imunr frequcncy 01 lype ot M91t. Kg/Day Mg,/L Kg/Day Measurement* Sample+ x Daill' Wccli ly./month llisi\ lnonthli. * Clab l1 I IoLrrs Composilc

319 S.No Ef'fluent Characteristics Discharge l- irr itirtion Monitoring Requirements Average Maximum Frequency of lype of Mg/L Ks/Day Mgi l- Kg/Day Mcasllrement+ Sitntplc ' x Daill'\\'eelily/Month lyi'six monthly. * Grabl2:l llouls Composite For the purposc of this sub-section, the daily average discharge is the total discharge by rveight duting the calendar lllonth diviclcci try hc number ofdays in nronth the production or commercial facility was operating lor the purpose oflhc sub-section the daill nrarimum discharge lneans the total discha8e by $eight durirrg an1 calendar da). (b) 'Ihc pll shall not be lcss than 5.5 or greater than I-inal effluenr Lilnilarion: -Duringtheperiodbeginninsfromlstdayofmonthofcommissioning of the iodustr) and lasting until the date of expiration of this Consent, discharge fi'om the outfalls shall be linited and monitored by thc applicanl as specified belorv : Thc lollorving shall be limited and monitored by the applicant as specitied. (a) S.N o EfTIuent Charactel ist ics tii:charoe t.irnitation Monitoring Requirements 'lype Averase Marimunr []r'equency o1' of Mg/l Kg,'Day Mg't Kg,'Da1 Mcasurcnlent* Sample l t. L B.O.D. c.o.d. S,S r Six rnonthly Conrposite 24 horrrs Pll 5.5 to 9.0 Daily Crab l- Iorr lndustrial :-Nil v4r/day Donrestic - 0. imr,/dar x Daily/\!'eeklyi Monthly/Six monthly.i rrb l-l llours Cornporitc Additionalh. olrt thlls shall be rnonitored as lollows: (i) l'low. Itflperature and Total solids:dail! (ii) Grab San'tples Maximum d ischarge ternpemture above upstrcan] rece ivirg u,.rter shall be in accor dance with the standard of ISI at.400 C (iii) Uniform as per ISI at 400 C. 'I hc remperature shall be rnonitored diiiy on each outl'all. For the purpose ofthe sub-section the daily average is the total clislha ge by weight during calendar month divided by thc number 01'days in n]onth that thc production or cotnl]retcial lacilirr rlas operating fbr the purpose ofthis sub-section. thr daiiv maxinrunr discharge mcans the total discharge by rvcight during an1 cirlendal day. (b) The ph shall not bc lcss than 5.5 or greater than 9.0 1br out fall. The sanlples are taken daily- gmb samp)es. 3. Schcdulc ofcompliance for eft'luent limitation:- (a) The applicant shall ach ieve comp liance with the eftluent lirr itation. Specified above 1br discharge fiorn out lalls in accordance with the lbllowing schedule; (i) Report 01'Progress Monthly (ii) Completion offinai plans by ( iii) Award ofcontract ofother comnr itmenl ofllnancing... b.. (ir ) Commencenrentolconstructionb),...:d}q... r\) Rcponot-c.rn.lruclionprogr(\\......t9$?... (vi) Completionolconstructionby...5Y... (vii) Attainment ofopemtional level by (b) The applicant shall submit to the Consent issuing Authority the requircd report of progress or where a specific action is required in (a) above to be taken by a certain dale A wriften notice olcompliance or non-conrpliance with each of the above schedu led dates. post marked not Later than I '1 days following each elapsed date. Each nolice ofnon conrpliance shall include the follorving; - ( l) A shoft description ofthe non-compliance. (2) A description ofan), action taken or proposed by the applicant to cornpl_v r.r'ith thc elapsed scheduled retluirenrent without further delay. (l) An estimate ofany factors which tend 10 explain or mitigate tire non-compliance. and (4) An estirnate olthe date, the applicant willcomply with the elapsed schcduled requirement and assessment of the possibility that the applicant will nreet the next scheduled reqllirement time. Pagc 2 of5

320 I I v, 5. Conrpilatiorr of monitoring Data (a) Samples and measurements t.rken to meet the monitoring requirements specifled above shall be rcprescntative ofthc volume and nature ofmonitored dischatge. (b) follo$,ing promulgation ofguidetines establishing test procedures for the analysis ofpollutants, all sanrpling ancl analytical nleihods used to the meet monitoring requirenrents specified above shall confbrnl to such guidelincs. Unlcss otlerrvise specified sampling and analytical methods shall confonn to thc latest edilion olthe lndian Standard specilications ancl hcre it is not specifled the guidelines as per standard methods 1br the examination of Watcr & Waste Waters lith Ildition o l the Arrerican Public I lealth Associaib!- New York U.S.A. shall be used. 'fhe applicant shall take samples and nreasurement to meet the monthly rcquirenlents specified above at thc (c) localion indicated belorl : POINT OF SAMPLINC (i) Out falls of waste. (ii) (r. (a) 1 00 metcrs ll om point to confluence, down stream to river or lake. Recording of Monitoring activities and ResLrlts: fhe applicirnt shail make and maintain records ofall informalion resulting tionl monitoring sctivi ties b) this Consent. (b) fhe applicant shall record lbr each measurerrrent of sarnple take pursuant to the requirements of lhi: ( oir-c r rlrar lolluuin; inlbrmrtion (l) The dale exact place and time ofsampling (:) 'lhe dates on which analysis r.,'ere pefomled. (3) Who perfbrmed thc analysis. (-l) l he analytical techniques of methods used and. (5) The resr-rlt o1'all required analysis. (c) I1'applicanr rnonitors any potlutant nore tiecluently as is requirecl as is by this Consent he shall include rhe esults ofsuch tnonitoring in the calculation and rcporting ofvalucs required in the discharge moniloring [epofts rvhich may bc prescribed by the Board, such incleased frequency shall be indicated on the Discharge Monitoting Report form. (d) l he applicant shall retain for a minimum of3 years all records oftnonitoring activilies and results including all records oicalibration and maintenance of instrulr]entation ard original strip chart regarding conrinuous monitoling instrumentation. The period or retention shall be extended duringthe coutsc ofany unresolved Iitigalion rcgarding ihe discharge ofpollutants by the applicant or when tequested by the Central o[ State Board., 7. IlcporliDg of Moniloling Results: tal Monitoring intbrmation required by this Consent shall be sunrnrarized and repoded by subtrritting a Dischalgc \lonitoring Report forrn duly filled in and signed. to the Board's of'flce at the lollowing address: CHHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENTCONSERVATION BOARD T.V. TOWER ROAD RAIGARH (C.G);19600t. (b) (i) Each subrnitted Discharge Monitoring Report shall be signed as follorvs: Ifsubftilred by Coryoration trv a Principal txecutive Olllcer ofat least the level olvice-president oi his duly authorized representative- ifsuch representative is responsible for the ovemll opcration of thr' iacilitl fionr rvhich thc discharge described in the dischalge Monitoting Reporl o[iginatcs. (i;) Ifsubrnilted by a padnership by a general padner. (iii) lfsubnitted by a sole proprietor, the proprietor, (i!) Il'submitred by a Municipal. State or Central (lovernt'neut or other public enterprises. by a Principal Ereculive Officer'. r'anking elected oflitial comnranding oftlce1 ol other duly authotized enrployee. (c) All inlbrrnation submitted on the L)ischarge Monitoting Fronr shall be basecl upon measurerl're[ts ard sanrpling carried out during the three previous calendar months. The first Discharge Monitoring Report shall be suhnlitled lor a pcliod ending 60 days from issuance. l-hereafter reporting period shall cnd on the last date oleach nronrlr. 1'he applicant shail subnrit a Discharge 1\{onitoiing Repoft posl rnarl(ed no later than 28th day ofthe urontlr lirllou,ing each conrpleted reponing period. {i. i.inritation ofdischarge oloil Hazardous Subsance in harrntul quantities: The applicant shall not discharge oil in quantitics dcflned as harnrful in regulations. In addition the applicant shall not discharge hazardous substance into natural \.va1er course in qr"rantities defined as hannful inregulationspromulgated by the Board. Nothing in lhis Consent shall be dcenred to precludc the;nstitution olany legal action nor relieve the applicant li om an1, responsibilities. liabilities. or pcnalties to which the lpplicant is or rra1, bc sub-ject to clauses. 9. I inritation ofvisiblc F-loating Solids and Foam: During the period beginning date ofissuance and lasting until the date ofexpilation ollhis Conscnt the applicant shall rrot discharge floating solids or visible foanr. 10. l)isposalol'collecledsolids: (il) Intake \Lhlct Trealment: Solids S Iudge. d irt- silt or other pollutant separated fi'onr or resulting tiotr treatmenl ol inral,e or supply waters period to use by the applicant shall be.lisposed ol in such a nanner as to prevent any pollutant fi'on1 such rl]atclials liolr entering any such watetany Iive fish, shall llsh or other animals collected or lrapped as a rcsult ol'intakc water screeninll or treatment may be returned to wate shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent an), pollutanls tionr such rnalclials liom cntering natural water, Dqoc.l nf5

321 il l w, (b) Waste u itlcr 'l-reatntent, Solids sludge, filter. backwash ol'other poliutant relnovecl tiom or resulting I'foln treittntent ol. corllrol ol'waste wasters shall be disposed of in such a nlanner as to plevent any pollutants fi odr slrch ntatcrials lj'olll cl'ltering natllral water. I L Non-conrpliancc u,ith F-ffltrerlt Li,nitations: lf ibr an1,,cason the applicant cloes not corrpl,r, rv ith or u ilt be unable to compll' with or will be unab le t<r (a) conrply with any claily- maximum effluent lirnitations specitied in this Consent the applicant shall in'rn'redialely notify thc Conscnt issuing authoritl' or his designee by telephone No and provide the Consent issrring Authorit-v rvirh the lbllowing information in rvriting uithin 5 days ofsuch notitlcatiotr: (a) Cause 0f notl-compliance (h)adescfiptionoftllenon-complyingdischargcincludingitsimpactuponthcleceivingwatct Anlicipateal the time conditioit ol non conrpliance is expected to continue or ifsrtclt condirion has been (c) corrccted. the dlrtation o1'non-cot'np liance ' (,:l)stepstakcnbythlrapplicanttoreduceantleliminatethenon-complyingdischargeand; t.i Steps 1() be taken bythe appticant to prevent recunence olconditions olnot conrpliance. (b) The applicant shalliake ail.responsibie steps to trinirnize any adverse irnpact to natural waters resulting liom non-complirnce with any effluent iimitation specified in this Consent including such accelerated or additional nronitoring as necessary to determinethe nature and impact 01'the non-cornplying discharge' Nothin-q in this Consent shall be constrlrcled to relieve the applicant fiorn civil or critrina! penalties lbr (c) non-cornpliance. $hcther or not such non-compliance is due to factors beyond his contfol such as equipment break 11o$n elcctric power titilurc. accident o!'natura, disasler' l.inrilalion (Ji Batch Dischargc. SPECIAI-CONDITIONS: g. Provision fbr lllcctric Power Failure: The applicant shall either- (a) No later than... certif-v in writing to the con sent issu ing authority that appli cant has installed or providecl tbr an alternative clectric po\.1,er sources sufilc ient to operate all facilities utilized bl thc applicant to mairitiiirl contptiance $ ith thc terlns alld conditions ofthc Consent ot No later than 30 days aftet the effective date ofhis Consent. certify in rvliting to the consenl isstrirlg (b) aulhority that upon the reduction, loss. or f'ailure ofonc or more ofthe primarv sources ofelectric power to any lirciliries uriliserl by he applicant to rnaintain compliance with the terms ancl conditionsofhis consent. the applicant shall halt. r.educe or.otherwise Colllrol production and/or all dischatges in order to lnaintain conrpliance rvith lhe tefl]]s conditions of this Consent. 13. prohibition ofby-pass of'freatment Facilities: The diversion or by-pass ofany discharge tionr t'acility utilised by thc applicanr to nraintain conlpliance with the terms and conditions ofthis consent is plohibiled except: (i) Where unavoidabte to prevent loss of lifc stvere property dalllage' or 1ii) Wl]ele excessive stormdrainage or run offrvould damage atty facilities necessatl for compliance rith the rc11s and conditior.rs ofthis Consent. The applicant shall irnrrediately notif) the consent issuing authorities in \\,l.iting ofeach such diversion or by-pass in accordance with the procedure specifled above for reponing noncorrpliance. 14. Spili pr.cvention and Containment Plan: With in 90 days ofthe effect ive date ofthe Colrsenl the applicant shall preparc and subnrii to the consent issuing authority: a Spill Preventior,l Containment and Countemeasure Plan fbr the facility covcred b), this Consent. Such plan strill include the iollowing infbrmalion and procedures relating to the prevention of spills ancl unauthoritcd discharges or oil and hazardous substances: (a) A description ofa reporting system to be used to notil' inrmediately persons responsible for n'lanagelllellt ofa lhcility and appropriate State and Central authorities; (b) A desctiption ofequipment or facilities (including overall faciliry) tbr thc preverrtion, conlainmerrt ol spills and unauthorized discharge: (c) A list of all cil and hazardous materials used processed or stored at the fhcility including the nornral quantit) maintained on the prenlises lor each listed material; (d) A briefdescription ofany spills or unauthorized d ischarlle.a'h ich occurred during the 36 rnonths period ptecedirrg lhe efl'ecti!e clatc of this Consent and subsequent measllles taken by the applicant or reduce ll']e possibility or firrlher spills or unautlr,ii/cd discharges: a'lj. (c) A rn imp lelrentation schedu le tbr additional equ ipnent or l'acilities wh ich m ight be tequired firt sub pala (b) above bul rrlriclr : ti rol )ct oncratiolrjl. Page J of5

322 Y. i. t hc clate of csr.nnrissioning ofproduction olthe irrdustrl' shall be inlormcd at leasl onc nronth itl advallce' 2. lnrlrrstry shall provide proper treatmcnt facilit)'ofadequatc capacit)r lor treatment ofall indlrstrial effllrerrt a,d dorrcstic etlluent to ensure the treatcd effluent qualit-,' lllccts tlle statlclards prescribed by the Board arrtl notifled in gazatte dated 25-03" I he tr.eated inclustrial & domestic iifluent shall be utilized firr plantation ri ithin premises itt lttt-t circttttlslances. 'fhe concept of' Zero Discharge' condition at all the tinle shall be tllaintaitred. devicesand 4. Inclustry-shallinstallseparateelccricrncteringarrangementtbrrunningofallpolltttioncontrol tlris arrangenrc;t shallbe nrade in such alashion rhatany nonlunctioningr-rl polllltion corttrol dcv ice shall st.p the etectric slrpply to the procluction andtrippec! till srrch time unless the pollutiotr control deviccs are nrade iirnctional again. A log book for consumption oielectricily and clremical in the pollution control der ices shallbe nla inta ined. 5. l,\ten s ive tree p larlation sllall be clone in ancl alouncl factory prern ises. Tlre tt'ee plautatioll sha ll be cal lied out itr phase rranner preferably rvith local specics as far as possible' 6. lnd Lrstry shou ld submit the land diversion certiflcate within sir months ol issttc o f this collsent letter. 7. IndLrstr._v shall provide saft and scierrtific arranqnrent forhandlingstorage and diposal ofall solid rvastes end dust gcn er atcd/collccted in furnace,/po Ilut ir-rrr control devices etc as applicablc. Industll shall not slo.c these matcrials for longer period. IndLrstr,v shall provide pucca ptatlbrnl above ground level lbr tcnlporat1. storage area to avoiderosiotl due to raili g. ln.liistry shall gse fi."- ash based bricks. tiles. blocks etc. lor their c iv il constructioll rvorkas thr as possiblc. g. I he industrl, sttallcstablish an Environmental Managen':ent Cellto canlolrl lirrlction I'elatirlglo snl irotl,le6ta I managenrent under the sup6rvision of sen ior erecutive. rvho rvill d irectl) repoft to tlre head ol tirsattizatiott. 10. flie slrbmission of Environnrental Statement b1 the industties rvho seek consent utldcr Air & Watcr Acts oi bolh and authorizatiorr under tlre llazardous Waste (Managetnent & Handling) Ilules, 1989/2000 h l: been ntade rnandatory under tlre Env ironnrent ( Protection) Act, I 986. A s per the prov isiotr- stlch iltllrstries are reqlrirecl to subnrit envilonmental statement lor the previorts year enditlg 3 ) s1 March otl or ll belixe 30th Septentber every year to the Board' EnvironnrenlaI clcarance as applicable shall be takeu froni Ministry of Iinv irotr tnent atrd Forest as pel I:lA Notiflcation as amended upto datc. 12. (ioocl hotrse kecping practices shallbe adopted hr the industry' lj. I 4. A r.cgular monilor.ing report ofthe trealcd el'{llrent shall be subnritted to the Board every sir ntonths. Irrrl ti.stry shall obta in lelter of authorization u nder l-iazardou s Waste M anagcment li.tl le ( As amerrtlctl on 20th May.2003) lronr the Board (ifrequired)' I 5. In cllr str.y slrall pfo\' ide adequate co llect ion/ treatment arfangerllent for proper managemcnt (]1' stornl $.afcr. Industry shall adopt rain u'at(]r harvesling techniques in thc plant plenriscs fbr grottnd rvatet-re charging and conservatiotr of water. 16. lnillritryshall otrtain statltory c lemances/ licen scs flortt concer-ned Central,istate Governnretlt. fjoards' I3Lrilics ancl Corporations etc. as applicable betbre establishrnenl ofthe plant. lndtrslr-v shall lollo\v dircction issrrccl by,centr.a l/state Golemment. Central Pollution Conn'ol Uoard/Chhattisgarlr Enr''irontnent C'ollser'\'3tion ljourcl front tinte to lirne lcgardiig conlfol ol'$atcr &aif polllrtion and lorerrr.ironmental conservation. lj. fl:c issuance of this perrrissic.n docs not convc! an1' propeitl r'ights itl either real or personal propert). or an1 cxcllrsiyc pr.ivileges, nor does it alrthorized any inlury to private propefty or any invasion ofpersonal liehts. norany intiingementofcentral, State or locai larvs or regulations' 18. A1-v clrange in product. prodnction capaoity. process, raw naterials ttsed. ploject profile etc. shall 61; iutirnated to the Board. Foranv change ofthc above prior pertnission ofthc Board shallbe obtainetl. 19. []rrard rescrves riglit to anrend/ canccl any ol the above conditions and add nc'* conditions as arld rr Ircn decnted lleccssar-\'. -fhis consent is valid upkr twelve tronths starr'ing ft'om first da1' ofmonth of cotrlnissioning of the plant and has 16 bc renervcd er.erl vear. Application rvitlr annirirl license fee in this regard shall reach the oftice 180 days before thc cxpiry of this consent. For' & on behalfof C.(i ltirr,,ironmcnt C ion Board RE (_r.{j.),pmrernn

323 ?: i. 2.,1. I Irc clate ofconrsrissioning oiprodltctiotr ofthe industry shall be infbrnrcci at lcast one nlonth itl advatlce'!ndustry shall pr-ovide proper treatrnent fhcilit-v- o1'adequate capacity {br treatmerlt ofall industrial elllrrent anrl clornestic elllucnt to ensure the lrealed cfflttent qlralitl nreets tlle stanrjarcls plcscribed by the Roard ancl notifled in gazatte dated 25-0i;[i8. I'hc tl.eated indlrstrial & domestic eifllrent shall be utilized for plantation $ ithin premises in any circlltltstallces. The concepl of' zero Discharge' condition at allthe tinre slrall be nlaintained. lndlrstry shall inslall separate elecric n.teterirrg arratrgement for running of'all polllrtion conlrol devices and th is arr.angemerrt shall bc madc itl such a fhsh iorr tilat any nonfilnction ing o I pollution control deviccshall st.p the ellctr.ic slrpply to the productim andtripped till such tinre unless thc pollltl ion conlrol dev iccs arc nrade firnctional agailr. A log book for consuurption ofelectricity and chenrical in the pollutioll conttol der iccs shallbe rna intained. 5. [:.xlcnsivctree plantatiol shallbe done in and around factory prenlises.'['he tree plantalion shall be carried ()ut in phase I'tlanrler prelerably with local species as far as possible' 6. lnlustiy should subnrit the land diversion cerlificate within six rlonths of issttc ofthis consent lcttcr' 7. ln{llrstry shall pr.ovide sa1'e and sciertific arrangment tbl handling storage arld diposal ofall solid Yuastes anrl dust gener alecl/co llccted in lirrnace/pollution control devices etc as applicahlc. Industrl shall not s1()r.c thcse matcrials fbr longer period. Industry shall provide pucca platlbrlll above grouucl level 1bl' lclrtiloran storitgc area to avoidelosiotl cluc Io rail-!' g. lndlistry shall Ltsc i1-"- ash based bricks, tiles. blocks etc. for their ciyil constrttction r.vorkas lar as possihlc. 9. 'lhc industryshallestablishan Environmental ManagenentCell to carr-vottt lunction relating toettvirott nreltal rnanagenrent under the sup6rvision of sen ior executive. ll ho w ill d irecll)' report to the head ol r.rr'garrization. 10. llic submission of Environnrental Slatenrenl br tlre industries r.vho seek cotlscnt Lr,lder Air & Watcl Acts rrr both and aulhorization under the Haza dolts waste (Managetnent & Handling) RLrlcs, l9tt9/2000 ltrs been rnade rlandator'1, under the Errvirorltltent (Protection) Act, As pcl the provisiotl. stlch irdlrstries arc reqlrircd to submil environmenlal statement for the previotts ycar ending 3l st March on or bclore 30th September every year to the Board' ll Enr ironnrental clearance as applicable shall be taken from Ministry of lltrv irolr menl and l-'oresl as per l:.1,\ Notification as arnetrded upto date. i2. Lioocl house kccping practices shali be adopted by'the indtrslrl' 13. A r.egu lar ntonitor-ing re poft of the treated efflucntshallbe strbnritted tothe Boa d evcry sirntonths. l.l. IIclLstry shall obtain lettel of alrthorization under Hazardous Waste Malragement RLrle 1989 (As amerrded 15. on 2()th lvlay.2003) tiorrr the Board (ilreqr'rired). lndlrstry shall pror.ide adequate collection/ treatnlent an'angement for proper lllanagemcrrl ol-stornl \.atcr. Industry shall adopt rain watel ltarvestirlg techniques in the plant prcnlises 1br gl'ound rvaler rc charging and conserl ation of water. 16. lnduitry shallobtain statutory clearances/licenses from coucet'ned Celltral,/Statc GoYernnrerlt. Boards. lloilies arrcl Corporat ions etc. as app licable he lbrc,.-stab lishrnent oftlre plant. IntlLrstry shall lollorr direction isstrccl by Centrallstate GoYemntelrt. Central Pollution Control Boarci/Ctrhaltisgarh l invirorrtncnt C ottsct'r atitrtr []()ard fr.onl tin)c to lil]-lc regardiug control oiuater &airpollution and f'-)r en\ ircnlllertal ctlnservaiion. 1j. I lrc issuallce of this perrnissicn does n0t convev an) propeit) rights in either real or personal propert). 6r.liirl' cxcllrsive prir, ileges, nor tloes it authorized any in-iury to private propedy or atry invasiotr ol pcrsonal rights. noratry in liingement of Central, Stateor local lawsor regr-rlations' Air1, change in pr.odnct. pr.oduction capacity. process, r'aw rraterials used. p'o.ject pl'ofile etc. shall lg. be ;nlinlated to the f3oard. For any change ofthe above prior pennission ofthc Board shall be obtained. 19. []oard rcserves riglrt 1o anrend/ cancel any o1' thc above conditiorts and add trerr conditiorrs as and u hen dcenred necessar\'. ' his consent is valid Lrpto trvelve rrontlrs starting frorn first da;- of month of commissioning of thc plant ancl has 1o be rencrve'd ei,er,r,vear'. Application \\'ith annlral license f'ee in this regard shall rcach tlte of'fice I 80 days belorc thc cxpirv of this consent. Iror & on behallol C.G Etrviront.ncnl C C.GE RAIGARI{ c.':i)

324 No. \2'N /R.o./T.s./c.E.c.Bl2o1s -?Fffii_ : \\72 REGIONAL OFFICE, C.G.ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD, T.V. TOWER, ROAD, RAIGARII (C.G.) To.,./ v,' M/S Scania Steels and Power Ltd (Unit - 2) Vill.- Punjipathara, Teh.- Tamnar, Distt- Raigarh (C.G.) Sub: Renewal of consent of Board under section of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) AcI" Ref: Your application no. Nil dated & Ending dated ==00:: With reference to above application, consent and license are hereby renewed for a period of Six years i.e. from to with the terms and conditions incorporated in the consent issued by Board Office letter no. 437 iro/ts/cecb/2010 dated for the lollowing product and production capacity with additional conditions mentioned below: - PRODUCT PRODUCTION CAPACITY M.S. Rod/Bar (TMT) 30,000 MT /Annum (Thirty Thousand Metric Tonnes Per Annum) Additional Conditions: - l. The industry shall operate and maintain existing pollution control facilities properly to ensue the treated effluent quality within the prescribed Standards. 2. Industry shall submit water cess retum in prescribed format regularly to this office. 3. Industry shall maintain good house keeping practices within the factory premises. 4' No waste water shall discharged outside the premises. Industry shall utilize treated waste water within factory premises for irrigation purpose. 5. All the solid waste such as mill scale and cuttings sunders and ash etc shall be disposed off properly in scientific manner. 6. Ash shall not be stored in open areas. Ash shall be transporled in duly covered vehicles. 7. Extensive tree plantation shall be caried out in open areas available within and around the factory premises. For & on behalf of C.G. Env. Conservation Board?-e.G. Env. Conservation Board, Raigarh Entd. No. /R.O./T.S.iC.E.C.B./2015 Raigarh, dared: copy to: cess Section, c.g. Environment conservation Board, Raigarh for indrmation. i / REGIONAL OFFICER, C.G. Env. Conservation Board, Raigarh

325 oo^r.*1,.fficer. REGIONAL OFFICE' C.G.ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD, T.V. TOWER, ROAD' RAIGARH (C'G') No. W'ry /R.o./T.s./c.E.c.B./2015 To,,/ W'IWS Scania Steels and Power Ltd (Unit - 2) Vill.- Punjipathara, Teh.- Tamnar' Distt- Raigarh (C.G.) *":l{ Raigarh' dat"d' 6b/t' Sub: Renewal of consent of Board under section of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution.l Act.. I 974. Ref: Your application no. Nil dated & Ending dated 23 '02'2015 =:00:: With reference to above application, consent and license are hereby renewed for a period of Six years i.e. from io Sf.tZ.ZOtS with the terms and conditions incorporated in the consent issued by Board office letter no. 437 /RO/TS/CECB/2010 dated for the following product and production capacity with additional conditions mentioned below: - PRODUCT M.S. Rod/Bar (TMT) 30'000 MT /Annum (Thirty Thousand Metric Tonnes Per Annum) Additiorial Conditions: J The industry shall operate and maintain existing pollution control facilities properly to ensure the treated effluent quality within the prescribed Standards' Industry shail submit water cess retum in prescribed fotmat regularly to this office' Industry shall maintain good house keeping practices within the factory premises' Nowastewatershalldischargedoutsidethepremises.Industryshallutilizetreatedwaste water within factory premises for irrigation purpose' Al1 the solid waste such as mill scale and cuttings sunders and ash etc shall be disposed off properly in scientific manner. Ash shall not be stored in open areas. Ash shall be transported in duly covered vehicles' Extensive tree plantation shall be canied out in open areas avallable within and around the factory Premises For & on behalfof C.G. Env. Conservation Board pe.g. Env. Conservation Board, Raigarh Entd. No. /R.O./T.S./C.E.C -B-l2Ol5 Raigarh' dated: Copy to: Cess Section, C.G. Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh for information'

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348 EXISTING STEEL PLANT at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh Project Proponent Scania Steels and Powers Ltd.

349 Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Page - 1 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT ON CONSENT UNDER SECTION 21 OF THE AIR (PREVENTION & CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1981 AND CONSENT UNDER SECTION 25/26 OF THE WATER (PREVENTION & CONTROL OF POLLUTION) ACT, 1974 FOR THE STEEL PLANT OF M/S SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. AT VILLAGE: PUNJIPATRA, TEHSIL TAMNAR, DISTRICT RAIGARH, CHHATTISGARH M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. obtained Air Consent from Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) vide memo no. 3546/TS/CECB/2014 dated 15 th September, 2014 for operating 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns for production of 66,000 TPA sponge iron at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh. The Consent is valid FROM 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2016. The compliance status of the additional conditions, as issued by CECB in the above mentioned Consent under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 is discussed below: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Sl. No. Remarks 1. Industry shall operate and maintain the existing air pollution control equipments regularly and effectively so as to ensure the particulate matter emission level below 50 mg/nm 3. Emission of air pollutants and ambient air quality shall be ensured within the limits prescribed by Board all the time. Chhattisgarh Environment conservation Board may further stipulate stringent particulate matter emission limit depending upon environmental conditions. Reply: Air pollution control system comprising of Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP), Bag Filters, ID Fan etc. has been provided with 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns. The ultimate emission level from the stack is contained within 50 mg/nm 3. Opacity meter is already provided at the existing stack for the on-line monitoring, which is ultimately connected with the server of CECB Raipur. Ambient air quality monitoring was conducted during October, 2015 at four locations in & around the project site (refer Annexure-1). 2. All internal roads shall be made pacca. Good house keeping practices shall be adopted by the industry. Reply: Approach road and all internal roads of the plying area have been made pucca. Action plan is already in place to take care of good house- keeping. Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

350 Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Page Industry shall submit Environment Statement to this Board as per provision of Environment (Protection) Amendment Rule, 1993 for the previous year ending 31 st March on or before 30 th September every year. Reply: Being complied. 4. Industry shall carry out extensive tree plantation with local broad leaf plant species at all around the factory premises and in the open areas available within the factory premises. Green belt / plantation shall be developed within and around the plant premises in at-least 33% total plant area. Reply: In the existing plant area, there is significant presence of the greenbelt. However, it is proposed to be increased further in the available spaces with the implementation of the balance projects. The company has earmarked acres of land for Green Belt Development within its plant site. Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

351 Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Page - 3 M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. obtained Water Consent from Chattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) vide memo no. 3544/TS/CECB/2014 dated 15 th September, 2014 for operating 2x100 TPD DRI Kilns for production of 66,000 TPA sponge iron at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh. The Consent is valid FROM 01/07/2014 to 30/06/2016. The compliance status of the additional conditions, as issued by CECB in the above mentioned Consent under Section 25/26 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is discussed below: ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Sl. No. Remarks 1. Industry shall operate and maintain the effluent treatment plant regularly and ensure the treated effluent quality within prescribed standards all the time. Industry shall not discharge effluent outside the premises in any circumstances. Zero discharge condition shall be maintained all the time. Reply: The plant is designed as a zero discharge plant. No wastewater is discharged outside the plant boundary. The blow down water is collected in a settling tank through which it is recirculated. The entire wastewater is reused for various purposes inside the plant. Domestic wastewater is being treated in Septic tank- Soak pit system. 2. All internal roads shall be made pacca. Good house keeping practices shall be adopted by the industry. Reply: Approach road and all internal roads of the plying area have been made pucca. Action plan is already in place to take care of good house- keeping. 3. Industry shall establish rain water harvesting system within a period of 03 months as per the proposal submitted to the Board vide letter dated 02/09/2014. Reply: In the existing plant area, a rain water harvesting tank has been recently constructed, while another is under construction, the capacity of both pond to store around 9933 m 3 rain water. The dimension of this RWH Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

352 Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Page - 4 tank is Top area (50x33) + Bottom area (44x27)x3.5 m (Length x Breadth x Depth). 4. Industry shall provide garland drains with appropriate check dams within a period of 03 months as per the proposal submitted to the Board vide letter dated 02/09/2014. Reply: Complied. 5. Industry shall submit Environment Statement to this Board as per provision of Environment (Protection) Amendment Rule, 1993 for the previous year ending 31 st March on or before 30 th September every year. Reply: Being complied. 6. Industry shall carry out extensive tree plantation with local broad leaf plant species at all around the factory premises and in the open areas available within the factory premises. Green belt / plantation shall be developed within and around the plant premises in at-least 33% total plant area. Reply: In the existing plant area, there is significant presence of the greenbelt. However, it is proposed to be increased further in the available spaces with the implementation of the balance projects. The company has earmarked acres of land for Green Belt Development within its plant site. Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

353 ANNEXURE-I Existing Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh Page - 1 TABLE: - 1 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location: Roof Top of ADM Building (Period: October, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 CO (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 2 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location Village Samaruma (Period: October, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 CO (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (mg/m3) Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

354 ANNEXURE-I Existing Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh TABLE: - 3 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location Village Punjipatra (Period: October, 2015) Page - 2 DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 CO (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (mg/m3) TABLE: - 4 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location Village Tumidih (Period: October, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 CO (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (mg/m3) Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

355 ANNEXURE-I Existing Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh Page - 3 Table - 5 Statistical Analysis of Pollutants (Period: October, 2015 ) Pollutants Locations Min Max A.M. P-98 PM10 (µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 (µg/m 3 ) SO 2 (µg/m 3 ) NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) CO (mg/m 3 ) Roof Top of ADM Bulding Village Samaruma Village Punjipatra Village Tumidih Overall Roof Top of ADM Bulding Village Samaruma Village Punjipatra Village Tumidih Overall Roof Top of ADM Bulding Village Samaruma Village Punjipatra Village Tumidih Overall Roof Top of ADM Bulding Village Samaruma Village Punjipatra Village Tumidih Overall Roof Top of ADM Bulding Village Samaruma Village Punjipatra Village Tumidih Overall Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

356 ANNEXURE-I Existing Steel Plant at village: Punjipatra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raigarh, Chattisgarh Page - 4 Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

357 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 1 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location INSIDE PROJECT SITE (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

358 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 2 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location SAMARUMA (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

359 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 3 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location PUNJIPATRA (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

360 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 4 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location PARKI PAHARI (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

361 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 5 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location TARAIMAL (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

362 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 6 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location TUMIDIH (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

363 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 7 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location BARAPALI (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

364 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 8 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location GOURMURI (Period: 9 th DECEMBER, th FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE PM 10 PM 2.5 SO 2 NO 2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 )

365 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 1 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location NEAR PROJECT SITE (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

366 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 2 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location SAMARUMA (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

367 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 3 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location PUNJIPATRA (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

368 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 4 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location PARKI PAHARI (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

369 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 5 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location TARAIMAL (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

370 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 6 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location TUMIDIH (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

371 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 7 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location BARAPALI (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

372 ANNEXURE-XIII TABLE: - 8 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results of Carbon Monoxide (CO) Location GOURMURI (Period: 9th,DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, 2015) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 )

373 Annexure- XIII ADDITIONAL BASEINE DATA FROM 1 ST JUNE, TH JUNE, 2017 TABLE: - 1 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location INSIDE PROJECT SITE (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m3) (µg/m3) (µg/m3) (µg/m3) TABLE: - 2 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location SAMARUMA (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-1

374 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 3 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location PUNJIPATRA (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 4 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location PARKI PAHARI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-2

375 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 5 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location TARAIMAL (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 6 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location TUMIDIH (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-3

376 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 7 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location BARAPALI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 8 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Location GOURMURI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NO2 (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) (µg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-4

377 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 9 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) NEAR PROJECT Location SITE (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 10 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location SAMARUMA (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-5

378 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 11 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location PUNJIPATRA (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 12 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location PARKI PAHARI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-6

379 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 13 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location TARAIMAL (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 14 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location TUMIDIH (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-7

380 Annexure- XIII TABLE: - 15 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location BARAPALI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) TABLE: - 16 Onsite Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results for Carbon Monixide (CO) Location GOURMURI (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) DATE Shift-I Shift-II Shift-III (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) (mg/m 3 ) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-8

381 Annexure- XIII Table - 17 Statistical Analysis of Pollutants (Period: 1 st June, th June, 2017) Pollutants Locations MES Min Max A.M. P-98 PM10 (µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 (µg/m 3 ) SO2 (µg/m 3 ) INSIDE PROJECT SITE SAMARUMA PUNJIPATRA PARKI PAHARI TARAIMAL TUMIDIH BARAPALI GOURMURI Overall INSIDE PROJECT SITE SAMARUMA PUNJIPATRA PARKI PAHARI TARAIMAL TUMIDIH BARAPALI GOURMURI Overall INSIDE PROJECT SITE SAMARUMA PUNJIPATRA PARKI PAHARI TARAIMAL TUMIDIH BARAPALI GOURMURI Overall INSIDE PROJECT SITE ANX.-XIII/PAGE-9

382 Annexure- XIII NO2 (µg/m 3 ) SAMARUMA PUNJIPATRA PARKI PAHARI TARAIMAL TUMIDIH BARAPALI GOURMURI Overall Pollutants Locations MES Min Max A.M. P -98 CO Shift-1 (mg/m 3 ) NEAR PROJECT SITE SAMARUMA PUNJIPATRA PARKI PAHARI TARAIMAL TUMIDIH BARAPALI GOURMURI Overall ANX.-XIII/PAGE-10

383 Annexure- XIII Sl. No. Parameter Unit Table - 18 Surface Water Quality SAMPLE CODE : SW 1 - SW 5 SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 1 Colour Hazen Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Dissolved Oxygen mg/l Biochemical Oxygen Demand mg/l (3 days at 27 0 C) 7 Total Coliforms MPN/100 8 Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Oil & Grease mg/l <1.4 <1.4 <1.4 <1.4 < Cyanide ( as CN ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Phenol ( as C6H5OH ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Chloride ( as Cl ) mg/l Sulphate ( as SO4 ) mg/l Nitrate ( as NO3 ) mg/l Fluoride ( as F ) mg/l Calcium ( as Ca ) mg/l Magnessium ( as Mg ) mg/l Copper ( as Cu ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Iron ( as Fe ) mg/l Manganese ( as Mn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc ( as Zn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Boron ( as B ) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 < Arsenic ( as As ) mg/l <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 <0.002 < Mercury ( as Hg ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Lead ( as Pb ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Cadmium ( as Cd ) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 < Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Hexavalent Chromium ( as Cr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 ANX.-XIII/PAGE-11

384 Annexure- XIII Table 18 (Contd ) Surface Water Quality Sl. No. Parameter Unit SAMPLE CODE : SW 6 - SW 8 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 1 Colour Hazen Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. 3 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Dissolved Oxygen mg/l Biochemical Oxygen Demand mg/l (3 days at 27 0 C) 7 Total Coliforms MPN/100 8 Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Oil & Grease mg/l <1.4 <1.4 < Cyanide ( as CN ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Phenol ( as C6H5OH ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 < Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Chloride ( as Cl ) mg/l Sulphate ( as SO4 ) mg/l Nitrate ( as NO3 ) mg/l Fluoride ( as F ) mg/l Calcium ( as Ca ) mg/l Magnessium ( as Mg ) mg/l Copper ( as Cu ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Iron ( as Fe ) mg/l Manganese ( as Mn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc ( as Zn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Boron ( as B ) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 < Arsenic ( as As ) mg/l <0.002 <0.002 < Mercury ( as Hg ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 < Lead ( as Pb ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Cadmium ( as Cd ) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 < Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Hexavalent Chromium ( as Cr +6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Code Sampling Location Code Sampling Location SW 1 Pond Water (at Samaruma) SW 5 Kurket River (at Pakadarha) SW 2 Pond Water (at Padkipahari) SW 6 Kelo Dam SW 3 Pond water (at Punjipatra) SW 7 Gerwani Nala SW 4 Kurket River (at Dehirdih) SW 8 Pajhar Nala ANX.-XIII/PAGE-12

385 Annexure- XIII Sl. NO Parameter Unit Table - 19 Ground Water Quality SAMPLE CODE: GW1 - GW5 GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 GW5 1 Colour - Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobj. Unobjec. 3 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 4 Turbidity NTU <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 5 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 7 ) mg/l Iron ( as Fe ) mg/l Chloride ( as Cl ) mg/l Residual Free Chlorine mg/l <0.14 <0.14 <0.14 <0.14 < Fluoride ( as F ) mg/l Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Calcium ( as Ca ) mg/l Magnessium ( as Mg ) mg/l Copper ( as Cu ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Manganese ( as Mn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Sulphate ( as SO4 ) mg/l Nitrate ( as NO3 ) mg/l Phenol Compounds ( as 19 C6H5OH ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 < Mercury ( as Hg ) ppb <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 21 Cadmium ( as Cd ) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 < Arsenic ( as As ) ppb <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 23 Lead ( as Pb ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc ( as Zn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Hexavalent Chromium ( as 25 Cr+6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 < Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Boron ( as B ) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 < Total Coliforms MPN/100ml absent absent absent absent absent ANX.-XIII/PAGE-13

386 Annexure- XIII Table 19 (Contd ) Ground Water Quality Sl. NO Parameter Unit SAMPLE CODE: GW6 GW8 GW6 GW7 GW8 1 Colour - Colourless Colourless Colourless 2 Odour - Unobjectionable Unobjectionable Unobjectionable 3 Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 4 Turbidity NTU <2 <2 <2 5 ph Conductivity µmhos/cm Total Hardness ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Iron ( as Fe ) mg/l Chloride ( as Cl ) mg/l Residual Free Chlorine mg/l <0.14 <0.14 < Fluoride ( as F ) mg/l Total Dissolved Solids mg/l Calcium ( as Ca ) mg/l Magnessium ( as Mg ) mg/l Copper ( as Cu ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Manganese ( as Mn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Sulphate ( as SO4 ) mg/l Nitrate ( as NO3 ) mg/l Phenol Compounds ( as C6H5OH ) mg/l <0.001 <0.001 < Mercury ( as Hg ) ppb <1 <1 <1 21 Cadmium ( as Cd ) mg/l <0.01 <0.01 < Arsenic ( as As ) ppb <2 <2 <2 23 Lead ( as Pb ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Zinc ( as Zn ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Hexavalent Chromium ( as Cr+6 ) mg/l <0.05 <0.05 < Alkalinity ( as CaCO3 ) mg/l Boron ( as B ) mg/l <0.02 <0.02 < Total Coliforms MPN/100ml absent absent absent Code Sampling Location Code Sampling Location GW 1 Borewell water (at Project Site) GW 5 Tube well (at Padkipahari) GW 2 Borewell (at Punjipatra) GW 6 Tube well (at Tumidih) GW 3 Borewell (at Barapali) GW 7 Tube well (at Samaruma) GW 4 Borewell (at Gourmudi) GW 8 Tube well (at Taraimal) ANX.-XIII/PAGE-14

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400 Technical specification of air polloution control equipment installed in our existing units are as under:- THERMAX Ltd. ENVIRO DIVISION PMT Complex, pimpri, PUNE Discharge electrodes ( nos) TR sets (3+3nos) C.E.Hannging arrangements & Deng asembly (1+1set) Collecting Electrodes( nos) ESP Assembly components (1+1set) Microtaper panel(1+1no) GD screen & H V assly(1+1set) ESP Technical specification ESP Model TE-1 Design volume M3/Hr Gas Temprature (Normal) DEG C 180 Maximum inlet dust load Gm/Nm3 21 Outlet emission Mg/Nm3 50 Collecting area M Specific collection area m2/m3/sec Velocity through ESP m/s 0.47 Treatment time sec Migration veocity Cm/sec 6.87 No of Fields ( Mechanical/Electical) Three/three Collecting electrodes specification 1) Type G-Plate 2)Material CRCAsheet(IS 513 grade-"d" 3)Width of panel(mm) 457 4)Thickness(SWG) 18 5)Panels of plate 7 Emitting electrodes specification 1) Type E-TUBE 2) Material ERW Tubes & Carbon Steel Studs Electrical specification

401 1) TR Set Three 2)TR Control Type Microprocessor controlled 3)TR Rating ( Out put Voltage) 90KV DC 4)Output current 1 200MA,1 300MA,1 300MA, FLUE GAS ANALYSIS : DUST ANALYSIS : Composition % v/v Constituents % by weight CO2 17 Iron ore 33 H2O 15 Fixed Carbon 9 N Coal ash 58 O2 2.4 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION 250 micron 17% micron 35.80% micron 21.95% micron 0.80% micron 1% micron 2.95% <63 micron 20.50% Able air-o-technology 90/65A,Jadu nagar colony Behla Kolkatta-34 Sepration house Bag filter Pulse Jet Bag Filter Model 4x AAR complete with casings, hoppers, filter bags, sequential controller, rotary airlock valve with 0.75 hp geared motor Polyester needle felt, singed, calendared Gas volume, m 3 /h 65,000 Gas temperature, deg. C60 ID Fan Model 63-1/1250 complete with all accessories Inlet dust loading, gms/nm 350 Gas Volume : 65,000 M 3 /hr Moisture conten Negligible Operating Temperature : 60 C Anticipated flange to flange Static Pressure at Optg. Temp. : 400 mm wg pressure drop, mm wg Fan Model : 63-1/1250 Emission at stack, mg/nm 50mg/Nm3 Type of Impeller : Backward Inclined No. of bags : 528

402 Filter area per bag, m 2 : 1.73 Total filtration area, m 2 : Air to cloth ratio, m 3 /min/m 2 : 1.33 Air permeability, : m 3 /min/m 2 at 20 mm wg Max. Operating. temp. o C : C Cooler Discharge Bag filter Pulse Jet Bag Filter Model AC/BCM complete with casings, hoppers, Polyester needle felt filter bags, sequential controller panel, rotary airlock valve with 0.5 hp geared motor as per enclosed technical specifications Gas volume, m 3 /hr14,000 Gas temperature, deg. C60 ID Fan Model 17/900 complete with all accessories as described in the enclosed Technical specifications but without drive motor and starter. Inlet dust loading, gms/nm 3 50 Gas Volume : 14,000 M 3 /hr Moisture contentnegligible Operating Temperature : 60 C Anticipated flange to flange Static Pressure at Optg. Temp. : 300 mm wg pressure drop, mm wg Fan Model : 17/900 Emission at stack, mg/nm 350mg/Nm3 Type of Impeller : Backward Inclined No. of bags : 144 Filter area per bag, m 2 : 1.73 Total filtration area, m 2 : Air to cloth ratio, m 3 /min/m 2 : 1.33 Air permeability, : m 3 /min/m 2 at 20 mm wg Max. Operating. temp. o C : C BAG FILTER Coal circuit Bag Filter Pulse Jet Bag Filter Model AC/BCM complete with casings, hoppers, Polyester needle felt filter bags, sequential controller panel, rotary airlock valve with 0.5 hp geared motor as per enclosed technical specifications Gas volume, m 3 /hr14,000 Gas temperature, deg. C 60 ID Fan Model 17/900 complete with all accessories as described in the enclosed Technical specifications but without drive motor and starter. Inlet dust loading, gms/nm 350 Gas Volume : 14,000 M 3 /hr Moisture content Negligible

403 Operating Temperature : 60 C Anticipated flange to flange Static Pressure at Optg. Temp. : 300 mm wg pressure drop, mm wg Fan Model : 17/900 Emission at stack, mg/nm 50mg/Nm3 Type of Impeller : Backward Inclined No. of bags : 144 Filter area per bag, m 2 : 1.73 Total filtration area, m 2 : Air to cloth ratio, m 3 /min/m 2 : 1.33 Air permeability, : m 3 /min/m 2 at 20 mm wg Max. Operating. temp. o C : C Product house & Stock House Bag filter Pulse Jet Bag Filter Model AC/BCM complete with casings, hoppers, Polyester needle felt filter bags, sequential controller panel, rotary airlock valve with 0.5 hp geared motor as per enclosed technical specifications Gas volume, m 3 /hr12,000 Gas temperature, deg. C 60 ID Fan Model 17/900 complete with all accessories as described in the enclosed Technical specifications but without drive motor and starter. Inlet dust loading, gms/nm 350 Gas Volume : 12,000 M 3 /hr Moisture content Negligible Operating Temperature : 60 C Anticipated flange to flange Static Pressure at Optg. Temp. : 300 mm wg pressure drop, mm wg Fan Model : 17/900 Emission at stack, mg/nm 350mg/Nm3 Type of Impeller : Backward Inclined No. of bags : 144 Filter area per bag, m 2 : 1.73 Total filtration area, m 2 : Air to cloth ratio, m 3 /min/m 2 : 1.33 Air permeability, : m 3 /min/m 2 at 20 mm wg Max. Operating. temp. o C : C

404 REGO. OFFICE Unit No - 8 6th Floor lnfinitv Benchmark plot cl Rla.k Fp X. GP Santar \/ Q.lt I.l,a v^tt^t^ 1^^A.\1 NAV DURGA FUEL (P) LTD. \ /orks : PO. & Vill. : Saraipali, Gharghora Road Distt. RATGARH (C.G.) Phone : City Office/Corcspondence Add. : Sai Sadan, Plot No. 91/10 Daroga Mura, Opposite SBI Kotra Road Branch, Raigafi (C.G.) Ph. No , Fax No ndfplraigarh@gmail.com, navdurgafuels@gmail.com Date: 25/07 /2017 TO WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN This is in reference to state that we are puchasing DOLOCHAR from M/s Scania steels & Power Lfd.22krn Milestone Gharghoda Road, Punjipathara, (Raigarh) C.G. for utilising it in our AFBC based Captive Power Plant and is also being confirmed that the utilisation of Dolochar will be on regular basis in our Plant in future also. Authorised Signato f*-( kv/ {iarairarij*

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407 PROCEEDINGS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, HELD ON 25 TH MAY, 2017 FOT THE INSTALLATION OF TPA SPONGE IRON PLANT, TPA INDUCTION FURNACE WITH CCM FOR BILLET CASTER, 7500 TPA FERRO ALLOY PLANT, 17 MW AFBC BOILER BASED & 8 MW WHRB BASED POWER PLANT IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PLANT OF M/S SCANIA STEELS AND POWERS LTD. As per the provisions of the EIA notification 2014 of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Public Hearing commenced at 10:30 A.M. near Banjari Mandir, Tehsil Tamanar, district Raigarh under the chairmanship of ADM Raigarh for the Installation of TPA Sponge Iron Plant, TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro Alloy Plant, 17 MW AFBC boiler based & 8 MW WHRB based power plant in connection with Expansion of the existing plant of M/s Scania Steels And Powers Ltd. Additional Commissioner of Police and Regional Officer, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board were also present in the meeting. People from the surrounding villages from Raigarh and those from Non-Government Organizations participated in the meeting. First of all, the presiding officer welcomed the affected families, three-tier Panchayat representatives, villagers & officers of NGOs, Distinguished citizens, public representatives and electronic & print media persons, who were present in the meeting and requested the Regional Officer, CECB to brief the General Public about the purpose of the Public Hearing meeting. The Regional Officer, CECB explained about the provisions of the EIA Notification The Presiding Officer requested the project Head of the Company and the Environmental Consultant to apprise the general public in detail about the project, its impact on the environment, and various mitigation measures along with other important aspects. It was started with the project presentation by the factory representative. First of all, the Environmental Consultant of the project Mr. A. K. Sinha explained about the project and told that M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited (SSPL) (formerly known as Sidhi Vinayak Sponge Iron Pvt. Ltd.) had approached Ministry of Environment & Forests for the expansion of Sponge Iron plant, establishment of Induction furnaces with CCM to produce MS Billets, Power Plant of 8 MW, based on WHRB & 17 MW, based on AFBC Boiler, a Ferro Alloys manufacturing plant of 1x5 MVA capacity. Accordingly, Ministry of Environment & Forests had accorded Environmental Clearance (EC) for the project vide Letter dated 5 th November The project was exempted from the requirement of Public Hearing due to expansion of the project at the same site under 7 (ii) of the EIA Notification The Hon ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 16 th may, 2014 issued order to complete the public hearing as per the Act/ Notification, duly considering the objections received from the public and the decision thereon shall be taken by MoEF. Accordingly, MoEF issued a Letter No. L-11011/28/2009-IA.II(I) dated 24 th September 2014, with the clear mention of the collection of fresh one-season data besides directing the project proponent to get the Draft EIA Report prepared by a QCI/NABET accredited consultant for its submission to Chhattisgarh 1

408 Environment Conservation Board for conducting public hearing as per provisions, laid out in the EIA Notification After public hearing, it advised to revise the EIA-EMP, incorporating the issues raised in the public hearing in a separate chapter with specific capital and recurring costs for the implementation of the measures/issues contained therein and then to submit the final one to the Ministry. In view of the above developments, M/s Scania Steels & Power Limited engaged M/s Envirotech East (P) Ltd. (EEPL) as EIA consultant for the project. M/s Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd. has conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed expansion project. Prior to the grant of the Environmental Clearance for the expansion proposal by MoEF vide Letter No. J /1267/2007-IA II (I) dated 5 th November 2008 and Amendment Letters dated 3 rd July 2009 & 1 st June 2011, M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. was operating Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) for the production of 66,000 TPA sponge Iron. The units, for which MoEF issued the said Environmental Clearance are as follows: Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD), 66,000 TPA capacity; Steel Melting Shop - Induction Furnaces (1x6 T + 1x8T + 2x15 T) (with matching LRF & CCM), 1,32,000 TPA capacity; Ferro Alloys Plant (1x5 MVA SAF), 7500 TPA capacity; besides a Captive Power Plant of 25 MW, out of which 8 MW will be based on Waste Heat Recovery Boiler and 17 MW, based on Atmospheric Fluidized Bed Combustion Boiler technology. After getting Environmental Clearance for the expansion project, SSPL obtained the Consent to Establish from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and subsequently initiated to implement the proposed projects under expansion proposal. In this connection, Sponge Iron Plant (2x100 TPD) and Induction Furnace (1x8T) were commissioned after obtaining the necessary Consent to Establish and Consent to Operate from CECB. However, these units under the expansion proposal are presently not in operation as the case is pending in Supreme Court. At present, 2x100 TPD Sponge Iron Plant is in operation, for which valid Consent to Operate from Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is available. Apart from the above, another 1x6T Induction Furnace has also been implemented after necessary approvals from CECB, obtained separately. The unit is presently not in operation. Renewal for Consent to Operate is under process. Besides, one Rolling Mill of 30,000 TPA capacity to manufacture M. S. Rod / TMT Bar is also operating as Unit-2 after necessary approvals from CECB in the adjacent land. The entire project including the existing units occupies the total 58 acres ( hectare) of land, which has been purchased by the company in the year No additional land is required for this. Most of the facilities are available for setting up of a steel plant such as Electricity, Water, Transportation of raw materials and finished goods etc. Skilled and unskilled workers are also easily available in the area. Rolling Mill as Unit-2 project is operating in the adjacent land covering an area of 4 acres. The project of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. is located at Village: Punjipatra, Tehsil: Tamnar, District: Raigarh in the state of Chhattisgarh. The geographical coordinates of the project site are Latitude-22 04'17.42"N and Longitude-83 20'56.82"E with Mean Sea Level 323 meters (1059 ft). Total water requirement to the tune of 37.7 cu.m/hr is required for both the existing and the future projects. The source of raw water is bore well. Requirement of power for the total project is around 21 MW, which will be sourced from Captive Power Plant after the implementation of all the projects. The plant is designed as a zero discharge plant. The water will be recirculated through cooling and treatment. The entire wastewater will be recycled for various 2

409 purposes inside the plant. Domestic wastewater will be treated in Septic tank- Soak pit system. There will be the provision of adequate air pollution control measures like installation of Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), bag filters, dust suppression system. Dolochar from DRI Plant will be used in AFBC Boiler for captive power generation. Slag from IF furnaces, Slag, to be generated during Silico Manganese production and Bottom Ash, to be generated from CPP will be used for road construction / land filling. Generated slag from the process of Ferro Manganese will be used in Silico Manganese manufacturing. Scrap / Mill scale will be reused in the IF. Fly ash from CPP will be used in brick making / cement plant. Additional 150 persons will be required in the project. The total cost of the project will be rupees 150 crores. An Environmental Impact Assessment Study was conducted for the proposed project. The major environmental disciplines studied in this EIA report include Land Use, Meteorology, Air Quality, Water Quality, Ecology, Noise and Demography & Socio-economics. The study was conducted during three months period (1 st December, th February, 2015). The study area encompasses all areas falling within a radius of 10 km around the proposed project. As recommended by CPCB, GLCs at various receptor locations within 10 km radius have been computed, based on the hourly meteorological data of the study period. The computation has been made applying Industrial Source Complex (ISC3) model, developed by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), which is most widely used and also recommended by CPCB. The predicted maximum GLCs of SO2, NOx & PM due to the operation of the plant is well within the prescribed limits. Company will follow the zero wastewater discharge concept and the entire wastewater will be recycled to the plant for various uses after proper treatment. The company will comply with all applicable environmental Standards & conditions. Subsequently, the Presiding Officer requested the affected villagers/ families, tripartite Panchayat representatives, public representatives, officers of NGOs, community institutions, journalists and general public to raise their concern, suggestions, objections pertaining to the environmental impact due to the project either verbally or in writing. The entire proceeding is being recorded through videography. Action will be taken on your concern, the issues, raised and the same will be read out along with paint-wise clarifications by the project head and Environmental Consultant. Complete transparency shall be adopted in the entire proceeding. She again requested the attending participants to raise their concern, suggestions, objections etc. in a precise and logical manner so as to allow every participant an equal opportunity besides maintaining a peaceful environment. Around thousand persons attended the meeting. 75 persons put their signatures on the attendance register. Subsequently, the attending participants were requested to raise their concerned opinions which are as follows: 1. Shrimati Tarika Tarangini Lakra, Punjipathra I am thankful to all of you for allowing me to raise my concern over here. My area comes under the influence of Scania company. My village, Punjipathra is a Scheduled Tribe area. It is necessary to seek the permission of Gram Sabha for the installation of any Company. The Company has enclosed the documents dated , which is fake. The villagers have submitted along with their signatures that they were not present in this Gram Sabha. Environment conservation board, Chhattisgarh submitted letter to Gram 3

410 Panchayat on I think this is not known to the villagers of the concerned Gram Panchayat, I want to read out this letter:- To Sarpanch, Office of the Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Samaruma, Tumidih, Amalidih, Taraimal, Chharratanagar, Aamaghat, Tehsil Tamanar, Dist.- Raigarh, subject Regarding Public Hearing for Environmental Clearance for the installation of 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron Plant, 1,35,000 TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro-Alloys Plant, A.F.B.C. Power Plant 8 MW under capacity Expansion programme of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. village Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamanar Dist- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) as per EIA Notification dated of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. Reference: (1) The letter no dated of its office. (2) The letter page no dated of this office. With reference to the above, it is mentioned that regarding Public Hearing for Environmental clearance for the installation of 66,000 TPA Spong Iron Plant, 1,35,000 TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro Alloys Plant, A.F.B.C Power Plant 17 MW and W.H.R.B. Power Plant 8 MW under Capacity Expansion Programme of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. village Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamanar, Dist.- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). The copy of the Public Notice is enclosed herewith. Please paste the same on the notice board. Regional Office, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh. Subject Regarding Public Hearing for Environmental Clearance for the installation of 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron Plant, 1,35,000 TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro Alloys Plant, A.F.B.C. Power Plant 17 MW and W.H.R.B. Power Plant 8 MW under capacity Expansion programme of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. village Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamnar, Dist.- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) as per EIA Notification of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, all the concerned are informed that for Public Hearing for Environmental Clearance for the Installation of 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron Plant, 1,35,000 TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro Alloys Plant, A.F.B.C. power plant 17 MW and W.H.R.B. power plant 8 MW under capacity expansion programme of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. village Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamanar, Dist.- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), application has been submitted to Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board. Objections, Suggestions, opinions, comments pertaining to the said project may be recorded either verbally or in writing in the office of regional officer, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, T.V. Tower Road, Raigarh during office hours within 30 days from the date of the issue of this notice. The public hearing for this project is scheduled on at 10:30 A.M. in the field near Banjari temple. After postponing this due to some unavoidable reasons, it is re-scheduled on next date at 10:30 A.M. near Banjari Temple, Tehsil Tamnar, Dist.- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh). As per EIA Notification dated , the draft EIA report in English and its translation in Hindi along with the executive summary of the same both in Hindi and English as well as the soft copy of the same in CD is available at the office of Collector, Raigarh, office of the Chief Executive officer, Zila Panchayat, Raigarh office, Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Tamnar and Janpad Panchayat, Gharghora Regional office, Chhittisgarh, Environment Conservation Board, TV Tower Road, Raigarh, Secretary Sarpanch Office, Gram Panchayat Tumidih, Amalidih Samarupa, Taraimal, Chharratangar, Amaghat, Tehsil Tamnar, Raigarh, MoEF&CC regional 4

411 office, W.C.J. ground floor, East Wing, New Secretariat Building, Civil lines, Nagpur (Maharashtra), Head office, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Paryavaas Bhawan, North Block, Sec 19, New Raipur. The information is given in Hindi and English. People belonging to our village are illiterate. How can they read such voluminous documents prepared in English and Hindi. The environmental details which you have described should have been described by organizing Gram Sabha. The people should have been appraised of the benefits on the losses due to the project which they are not aware of. Environment Conservation Board has been formed to protect environment but they are asking for the permission to pollute environment and for the benefit of the company. There is mention of the employment of 150 people but there is no discussion for the employment of those people who are being affected by the pollution generated. There should have been discussion for the employment of the people belonging to the affected Gram-Panchayat. The Company has disclosed that there will not be any water pollution. Pond of our village is completely dried up due to fly ash of the company. There is absolutely no water in this pond. Tumidih dam is filled up by feet with fly ash. A no. of animals have died in the wet land created due to fly ash. In my village, 35 industries have been implemented. Only one village is suffering due to the pollution generated by these 35 industries. In my village, a no. of people died due to T.B., many are still suffering. One is at present is hospitalized. If company claims that there is no water pollution, then they are wrong. It would be nice had this public hearing been conducted in the presence of the Collector Madam. She is not available today. You are asking us to take over land, you are making us deprive of our basic life and fundamental right. Everybody has the right to have clean air; to lead a healthy life, to get educated. You deprive them of all these due to the expansion of the companies. In this connection, the villagers have submitted a letter: To the Regional Officer, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Distt. Raigarh, Subject Regarding complain register on Public Hearing on for the Capacity Expansion of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., Vill.- Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamnar, Distt.- Raigarh. Reference: (1) Your letter no. 141, Regional Office, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh 2017 dated (2) With reference to Schedule 5 of Article 244A of Indian Constitution. Sir, with reference to the above, it is to be stated that the application, made for the Public Hearing for the installation of 66,000 TPA Sponge Iron Plant, 1,35,000 TPA Induction Furnace with CCM for Billet Caster, 7500 TPA Ferro Alloys Plant, A.F.B.C. Power Plant 17 MW and W.H.R.B. Power Plant 8 MW of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., Vill.- Punjipathra, Tehil Tamnar, Distt.- Raigarh (Chhattisgarh); is in violation under Article 244A, Schedule 5 of Indian Constitution. In this connection, the villagers of Punjipathra have proposed on against conducting any Public Hearing for the expansion of Scania at Vill.- Punjipathra. The Company should be closed down for the cheating done by this. All the villagers through District Collector have filed a petition to the President of India on stating that a no. of industries have been installed at village Punjipathra since the year till date. At present, 35 Industries are in operation, due to which village Punjipathra is the most polluted area. The Expansion of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., and Power Plant will have adverse impact on the environment and water of this area, which is dangerous for the human life. 5

412 The Gram Panchayats, affected due to the expansion of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. submitted letters to District Collection, Raigarh and Sectional Magistrate, Gharghoda on vide which it was requested for the video recording in all Panchayats prior to the conduct of the public hearing for the Environmental Clearance for the expansion of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd., which was not done before. The documents dated off Punjipathra Gram Sabha, which was used for the conduct of Public Hearing on are fake. No such Sabha has been organized in our village. The proposal was passed in the presence of 17 persons without completing the quorum; which is unconstitutional and is illegal as per section 4 of the law. Scania Steel was formerly known as Sidhi Vinayak. At that time, the company had made certain promises in the areas of education, health, employment, which still remain un-fulfilled. There would have been improvement in the condition of the village if the company had fulfilled its promises. There would not be serious diseases due to environmental pollution. Water environment and forests would be in good condition. Health of the people would be in good condition. The horrible life style of the villagers is the evidence for this, you can make an assessment by watching a CD on the life style of the villagers, submitted to your office on as an evidence. Punjipathra village is declared as fifth scheduled area by the Honorable President. So, any kind of interference by Govt. of India or Chhattisgarh Govt. without the consent of the concerned Gram Sabha is illegal. So, on behalf of Punjipathra village, we request you not to make any illegal arrangement for any Private Limited Company. We had also informed the concerned Panchayats that no expansion is required for any company at Punjipathra village. Those villages, which require the expansion of the Companies, may do so. We do not have any objection for this. The Public Hearing, organized for M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. at Punjipathra on is illegal. This Public Hearing was to be conducted earlier on , and the same was postponed. It was advertised in the newspapers of Raigarh on that the Public Hearing, to be conducted on was being postponed due to the shortfall of Police Force and the same would be conducted on No Gram Sabha has demanded for the Police Force. The owners of the respective companies in the village, exercise illegal means to influence the administration for obtaining the clearance for their companies in every Public Hearing. No protest is allowed by spreading the fear of police force. The company owners take the approval by showing the natives of their villagers as those of Punjipathra. So, we the natives of Punjipathra register our protest against this Public Hearing and hereby also inform the concerned Gram Panchayats vide our letter along with we have enclosed a copy of pages 15 to 18 of the register of Gram Sabha dated (2) the photocopy of the letter, submitted by the villagers to Gram Sabha on , (3) Photocopy of the letter, submitted to the president through Raigarh (4) the photocopy of the letter, submitted to Raigarh District and Sectional Magistrate, Gharghora on , (5) the photocopy of the fake documents of Punjipathra Gram Sabha dated We, the natives of Punjipathra village are living in such a condition, having houses in dilapidated condition, the amount against CSR has also been 6

413 provided. But, we have been informed that the company has dug a hand pump beside the Community Health Centre of the village. What is use of this hand pump, which is devoid of water? Likewise, the level of the underground water of the entire village has gone down. Apart from one hand-pump, no other hand-pump has water. Wells and taps have dried up, wells have been closed down. We have been informed that the company has installed a borewell pump through CSR fund. We don t know the fate of the pump, which got vanished after 2-4 days nobody ever noticed it in operation. Besides this, there are 35 other companies, located at Punjipathra. But none of them have done anything for the development of the village. If 35 companies had contributed 5 to 10 thousand rupees, the existing condition of the villagers, which is so deplorable, as they are dying, suffering from various diseases, having houses in dilapidated conditions, they are un-employed, would have undergone through complete turnaround. Even this is so in the area falling under schedule 5 area in scheduled tribe area. We have been continuously registering our protests against this. Still this Public Hearing is being organized. We ask you to fulfill all those commitments, made at the time of the installation of the companies, before deciding on the conduct of Public Hearing for Scania and any other company. Before this, I request you not to attack the Fundamental Rights of the people. Thank you! (2) Y. Sundanda Reddy, TC Longana Nangoda, Hyderabad, Environmental List Management of Scania Steels and Powers Limited, generally enrollment. i. Our Consultant has already conducted baseline survey of air, water, land and noise it is very good. My request is please collect the data of the health status of the people, crop, Production status and ground water availability status within 10 Kms radius. It is very useful in future and utilize as a parameter to take precautionary affective measures to maintain ecological balance. ii. My request and suggestions to you to take up proposed industry 58 acres of land, whatever you draw water approximately 33 crore Liters for annum. But the water is not sufficiently available through the year it is a limited source. The excess water is available in rain season only. My suggestion is please make special efforts to collect rain water to store construct storage tanks for storage rainy water. It is very useful to use the rainy water in non rainy days to your industry. It is very beneficial to maintain ecological balance. iii. You have planned to take up plantation 33%. Land is very good. My Suggestion is to take up plantation 40-50% is very essential to control pressure on ecological Balance because Indian population is increasing 10 crores for every 10 years. It is very pressurised on natural resources. iv. Please take up village on which internal roads your vehicles transporting the materials to control dust pollution. My request is you should give priority to plant fruit bearing plants and medicinal value plants instead of normal plants. It is very beneficial to control dust pollution and also available fruits in nearby villages. 7

414 v. Please give top priority to the local educate unemployed youth to give employment in your industry. vi. My humble request is to promote skill development training to unemployed youth to get better skills and to get employment chances in your industry remaining youth to get other places jobs. Countries like Japan and Korea youth 96 percent got skill development trainings. But in India 5 to 6 percent youth have skilled persons. vii. My request is to form a Co-ordination committee with villagers and your company officials, Govt. Officials and PCB officials to take up demand oriented work. Please discourage target oriented works with this activity a great credibility comes to you. viii. Please take up proper pollution control measures Air, Water, Land it is very essential to maintain ecological balance. Once again my best wishes and supporting to your industrial development at the same time please maintain the Ecological balance and environmental safety. I am Congratulating your environment consultancy which has prepared detailed EIA report to your Project is very good and satisfactory. Finally I am requesting to public hearing panel committee to recommend to MOEF to give unconditional permission to M/s scania Steel and Power Ltd. (Expansion of Steel Plant & Installation of Captive Power Plant) at villages : Punjipatra, Teshil : Tamnar, District : Raigarh, Chhattisgarh State. (3) Gulama Ram Choudhuri, Samaruma : When Scania was not installed at Punjipathra, people residing in the villages like Amaghat, Punjipathra, Samarupa, Padkipahari and Chharratangar were getting it difficult to meet both the ends. When I was 10 years old, my parents used to feed us by cooking Mahua. Our lives were transformed once the factory was installed. Now, our families are well off due to the industries as we have got employment. There is not a single village like Punjipathra, or Chharratangar, Amalidih etc. which do not have two-wheeler, four-wheeler or dumper. When there was no industry, it was hard to own even a bicycle. But at present, the industry has transformed our lives. We have been able to provide our children with good schools for education. So, I am in support of M/s Scania Steels and Powers Ltd. (4) Mohan Yadav, Samarum:- I support the project. (5) Shyamu Samaruma:- I support the project. (6) Shiva Ram, Samaruma:- A Gulama Ram Bhaiya told that there was development in the village due to the installation of Scania and all other companies is true. Earlier, the villagers were backward and poor. Now, there is notable development in the village after the installation of the industries. I support Scania. 8

415 (7) Sonray, Samaruma:- I support the project. (8) Ram Dayal Patel, Samaruma:- I support the project. Rati Ram Yadav, Samaruma:- I support the project. Prem Sagar, Taraimal:- I support the project. (9) Rakesh:- I support the project. (10) Vikas Kumar Samaruma:- I support the project. (11) Yogesh Yadav:- I support the project. (12) Rakesh Kumar Yadav, Samaruma:- I support the project. (13) Vinod, Taraimal:- I support the project. Manish Yadav, Samaruma:- I support the project. (14) Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Samaruma:- I support the project. 15. Kanhayalal Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 16. IshwarLal Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 17. Mohan LalSidar, Samaruma I support the project. 18. Arjun Chauhan, Samaruma I support the project. 19. Rajesh Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 20. Vinod, Samaruma I support the project. 21. Rajendra, Raygarh I support the project. 22. Roshan Kumar Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 23. Shankar Kumar Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 24. Narad Prasad, Raygarh I support the project. 25. Sanjay, Samaruma I support the project. 26. Gulabram Chauhan, Samaruma I support the project. 27. Devilal Yadav I support the project. Ganesh Ram Rathiya I support the project. 28. Mahavir Prasad Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 29. H. Madhubabu, Hyderabad I have come to give a news regarding this public hearing. More and more trees should be planted. Water harvesting shall be done for water conservation. Local people should get employment. The needs of the villagers should be kept in mind. 30. JyotiSidar, Padkiphari I support the project. 31. Kamla, Padkiphari I support the project. 32. Chandrakunwar, Samaruma I support the project. 33. Ganshi, Padkiphari I support the project. 34. Sumitra, Padkiphari I support the project. 35. Indrapati, Samaruma I support the project. 36. Surekha, Samaruma Padkipahari I support the project. 37. Kamlabai, Samaruma I support the project. 38. Bahgwati, Samaruma I support the project. 39. Gelmati Yadav, Samaruma I support the project. 40. Kunti, Samaruma I support the project. 41. Dhanmati, Samaruma I support the project. 42. LaksmiSidar, Samaruma I support the project. 43. Ranjan Yadav I support the project. 44. Hemlal, Samaruma I support the project. 45. Mayank, Taraimal I support the project. 46. Manendra, Taraimal I support the project. (47) Khirsagar Malakar, Taraimal:- 9

416 The Public Hearing of the Company is being conducted at Banjari Mandir i.e. at a religious place Banjari Mandir is a religious place. Our fore fathers Shree Ankur Gotia Malakarjee and his brother Shree Natharam Malakar each had donated 3 acres land for this religious cause, for which I express my gratitude. Ankur Gotiyajee is sitting on the dais. I respectfully greet him. He is the only person, who has scarified 10 years of his life to the service of this temple. He single handedly organized such a huge program. One day, the representatives of M/s Scania Steel visited the temple and expressed their desire to fix this venue for public hearing. They asked for the charges. He told that people will visit and will have a glimpse of the greatness of the temple and hard work will be repaid. This will be really a great moment for us. All people from the administration should perform their duty. Making money should not be the only motive of the company. The focus of the company should be on the progress of the people and the area. The progress of both the industry and the society compliments each other. The support or protest of capacity expansion is nothing but a show off. Whatever money is expent for the conduct of public hearing should be utilized for the development of the villagers. There will not be any pollution if ESP and Bag Filters are operated properly. There will not be any favour or protest if the factory operators keeping this in mind. We shall favour this. I am in support of this capacity expansion. I welcome the project. 48. Sant Kunwar I support this project. 49. Rukmani, Saraipali I support this project. 50. Champa, Saraipali I support this project. 51. Hemmati, Bakbura I support this project. 52. Santoshi, Bakbura I support this project. 53. Sushila, Bakbura I support this project. 54. Kranti, Bakbura I support this project. 55. Rajkumar, Gharghora I support this project. 56. Sushma, Gharghora I support this project. 57. Ramlal, Taraimal Give employment to the educated youth. I support this project. 58. Mongra, Samaruma I work and earn my living. I support this project. 59. Yadbai, Samaruma I support this project. 60. Kusum, Samasma I support this project. 61. Mehmati, Samaruma I support this project. 62. Malkin, Samaruma I support this project. 63. Hemanti, Samaruma I support this project. 64. Parvati I support this project. 65. Kuntibai I support this project. 66. MenkaLakda, Taraimal I support this project. 67. Kuntibai, Taraimal I support this project. 68. Jayanti, Taraimal I support this project. 69. Samta, Taraimal I support this project. 70. Kamla, Sakti I support this project. 71. Pushpa, Taraimal I support this project. 72. Kalavati, Taraimal I support this project. 73. Manglai I support this project. 74. Rajvati I support this project. 75. VidyaMinj I support this project. 76. Budhni I support this project. 10

417 77. Usha I support this project. 78. Ketki, Taraimal I support this project. 79. Sushma, Taraimal I support this project. 80. Baito, Taraimal I support this project. 81. Savita, Taraimal I support this project. 82. Indravati, Taraimal I support this project. 83. Jyoti, Taraimal I support this project. 84. Meena, Taraimal I support this project. 85. Raveena, Taraimal I support this project. 86. Neerali, Taraimal I support this project. 87. Sweta, Punjipathra I support this project. 88. Geeta, Punjipathra I support this project. 89. Radhika, Punjipathra I support this project. 90. Kanti, Punjipathra I support this project. 91. Sukanti, Samaruma I support this project. 92. Shashi, Samaruma I support this project. 93. Shanti Lakda, Punjipathra I support this project. 94. Ketki, Punjipathra I support this project. 95. Rama, Punjipathra I support this project. 96. Sumitra, Punjipathra I support this project. 97. Dhanmati, Punjipathra I support this project. 98. Kamla, Samaruma I support this project. 99. Babita, Samaruma I support this project Rita, Punjipathra I support this project Sevabai, Punjipathra I support this project Chandarathiya, Punjipathra I support this project Vrindavati, Punjipathra I support this project Hemkumar, Punjipathra I support this project Pooja, Punjipathra I support this project Anju, Punjipathra I support this project Tara, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Chakrumati, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Santoshi, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Rambai, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Savita Yadav, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Tara Devi, Punjipathra I support this project Vinita, Punjipathra I support this project Punimati, Samaruma, Punjipathra I support this project Madhumati, Punjipathra I support this project Kumari Bai, Punjipathra I support this project Rasika, Punjipathra I support this project Sunita, Punjipathra I support this project Vinita, Punjipathra I support this project Chinta, Punjipathra I support this project Champavati, Punjipathra I support this project Premshila, Punjipathra I support this project Rukmani, Junjgir I support this project Vimla, Taraimal I support this project SitaSidar, Punjipathra I support this project Anandi, Punjipathra I support this project Mangmati, Kankuri I support this project Ganapati, Punjipathra I support this project. 11

418 129. Kaushalya, Punjipathra I support this project Rani, Punjipathra I support this project Madhuri, Pandaripani, Punjipathra I support this project Bharti, Punjipathra I support this project Apurva Bai, Pandaripani, Punjipathra I support this project Kalabai, Pandaripani, Punjipathra I support this project Dulari, Pandaripani, Punjipathra I support this project Rajani, Punjipathra I support this project Helena, Punjipathra I support this project Salma, Punjipathra I support this project Janki, Punjipathra I support this project Jayantibai, Punjipathra I support this project Meena, Punjipathra I support this project Savitri, Punjipathra I support this project Devi, Punjipathra I support this project AsmitiNayak, Patthalgaon I support this project Seema, Sahaspur I support this project Rajesh Tripathi, Jan Chetna Manch, Raigarh: I heartily welcome, Honourable Presiding Officer, Heads of all departments, all friends who have prepared the EIA report. As per the Notification dated of Central Ministry of Environment & Forests, the hearing should be conducted within 45 days of filing the application by the Company. If the administration or the Company is not able to conduct it, the Central Ministry of Environmental and Forests, will constitute a Committee, which will conduct the Public Hearing. This is the provision of the Notification dated , which is another problem of this company in this Public Hearing. The expansion process of the Company is now the thing of the past in , for which no permission was required, today, Kiln Nos. 1,2,3,4 all are installed and are in operation. Then, why this public hearing, Another issue, which I would like to share is that last time, when the Company had gone for its expansion, I, myself had registered the Complain in the NGT (National Green Tribunal) against this company. By accepting our arguments, the National Green Tribunal Suspended the entire process and decided in our favour. Subsequently, the company filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Judgment of NGT. A no. of companies made allegations against us in the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court dismissed all such allegations and arguments against us and directed the Central and State Governments to submit the documents in a sealed cover within 4 months after the conduct of Public Hearing. This order was passed on When I was studying the EIA report, I found that the same was prepared in So, whatever data are available in the report, they are for But the Public Hearing is being conducted in Have the data not changed for Raigarh District in last 4 years? I am talking about the agency, which has prepared the EIA Report. I can tell Scania Steel that the EIA report which is prepared is cut & paste. It would not be an exaggeration, if I call this EIA 100% fraud. This is the document, which tells about the data of the elephants in 10 Km. radius area and about the compensation, the Forest Department has made. But, there is no mention of any elephant in the EIA report. The agency, which has prepared the EIA report, would have charged Lac Rupees for its preparation. But there is no elephant in 10 Km. radius in their EIA report. But there is a board with the mention of Elephant Conservation, placed 12

419 within 300 metres of Scania Steel and within further 1.5 Km. distance, there are 2 watch towers for the elephant. The Forest Department has expent 4 Lac and 54 thousand rupees to construct there watch towers, but this is not included in your EIA report. Then, what is this study? I do not either protest or take favour of the company, but talk about the criteria set for the environment in this country along with their process for implementation. If you do not operate ESP, you will be able to save 400 Rupees per ton and so, the Company will earn 400 Rupees profit. The health of 4.5 Lac people of Raigarh District will be at stake, which is unbearable. Ok., you have conducted the study, please look into the EIA. Sir, I have enclosed the photographs along with the documents, which are of the two different boards, fixed with the display Haathi Sanrakshit Kshetra, Samaruma and Haathi Sanrakshit Kshetra, Padakipahari. Any public hearing should be conducted within 45 days time. The expansion of this company has already taken place in For this, no permission has been taken. Here, 4 Kilns are installed for us, my companies registered their complain. After conducting public hearing within 4 months, it was to be closed in the envelope. EIA report was prepared in 2014, but the public hearing is being conducted in In last four years, there was lot of change of data for Raigarh. This EIA report is faulty. The agency, which has prepared the EIA Report does not even know how many elephant corridors are existing here. EIA agency has charged Lacs Rupees for the preparation of the report 454 elephant watch towers have been constructed, which is not reflected in the EIA report. If company does not operate ESP, it will earn 400 rupees profit, but will harm persons. There are boards, displayed at Samaruma and Padkipahari regarding elephant conservation, but it is not mentioned in the EIA report. The other issue, which I have (refer pages 8) raised is about elephant watch tower worth 4.49 Lacs Rupees with which bill is also enclosed, which the Forest Department has issued. In fact, photos are displayed for the elephant conservation, your EIA report talk about the existence of Jackal, Fox, Snake etc.; but does not talk about elephant, deer, tiger, reindeer, Blue Cow etc. But based on my 25 years study, I can tell you how many elephants have died in last 20 years and how many persons have been killed by how many elephants and how much compensation was made, all are available in the documents with you. There is an Officer of the Forest Department at Kakajharia, which is the naka of forest, on the wall of its house, it is mentioned about the wild animals, found in this forest area. I have taken the photographs of his bungalow. I can prove that these wild animals are found in this area. The most important thing is that the environment is considered as good if a proper balance is maintained among water, forest, land and animals. Otherwise, it would be considered as per science un-inhabitant in case any of these components gets disturbed. Another issue; if we go through the study report of the company, a study report of Suraina Foundation has been published, in which Raigarh has been described as so much polluted, presently, 8-10 percent people are suffering from the serious diseases like Cancer, I have seen 10 families dying due to Cancer in last 2 months 52 percent people are suffering from serious diseases like asthenia, essinophilia, water sources are so much polluted, which result in the development of the serious diseases like scabies, itching etc. But, I did not find the reply of these things in your EIA report. I made day night study of your EIA report for 15 days, did its operation in the operation theatre. But, I felt how it was made a mockery when I came to know that the person, who has prepared the EIA 13

420 report was speaking in English. I want to say that out of the total public, sitting here, 2 percent people properly understand Hindi. Whatever, you spoke in English I think Madam and Sir might understand and 2 to 4 other persons might understand. The people did not understand whatever you told. Here, people know Chhattisgarhi, Hindi. You read out pages of EIA so quickly as some priest reads Satyanarayan Katha and pronounces Swahaa at the end. I want to ask the EIA report, which has been prepared, has really gone inside 10 Km. radius. I would like to tell you that EIA has not reached all affected villages within 10 Km and those villagers, to whom EIA has reached, who do not know Hindi, how can they understand 450 page EIA report in English in Scientific language. I took 25 years to understand your language. Along with the study, I keep understand your language. But I tell you I could understand hardly 40 percent and yet to understand the rest 60 percent. Another issue, many associates of the company told that the company is in operation for last years; its owners are replaced every 3 years. It implies that if its owners are replaced every 3 years, the company is not successful. Every three months, three years one owner sells it to the other one, which hints at its failure. Till date, the name of the company has been changed thrice. Now it is Scania Steel, prior to this, there are 2 more names, there used to be separate owners. I know all those three owners. The company in its study report has nowhere studied the third most important issue regarding water level of this area. The company is drawing 15, 14, 299 cubic litre underground water. As per the report of the P.H.E.D., 750 hand pumps have gone dry till date. They have not gone dry due to low water level. Where there is mining there is power plant, where there is industry. While counting all these villages, around population in Tamnar area is longing for water. 15 days back, I had visited one village, where people had not taken bath; all the people of the village met me and told the same to me. I asked why even in this so hot weather? They replied that there was power failure the day before in their village. So they could not operate bore well pumps resulting in the un-availability of water even for the drinking purpose. So, we the villagers could not take bath. I want to tell the company about the problems in Tamnar area, particularly in Raigarh district. If my follows, who have prepared the EIA report had consulted me before preparing the report, this EIA report would have been in better shape, and I would not be required to tell all these things. Whatever I am talking about Forest Department, I do not know whether the agency for preparing the EIA report or the Forest Department is correct, but there should be action on either of the two I have some data through Right to information, which tell you how much the Forest Department expent on Samaruma village on different purposes. For water arrangement, Samaruma 847, in for pond for elephants so that elephants could drink water, then food arrangement like Namkeen, biscuit, I do not know what else for the elephants. In 847 no., Rupees was expert on food arrangements for the elephants. Again, in , rupees was expent on foods for wild elephants. We have the details of such kinds of expenditure by Forest Department as if the expenditure was for some marriage ceremony. Then, see Rupees was expent on the Elephant Watch Tower 887. It has occurred in at Samaruma. Rupees 2 Lacs 99 Thousand and 981 was expent on Cricket. Rupees 80 thousand and 500 was expent to chase away elephants at Samaruma. Now tell if EIA is wrong or the Forest Department has made corruption, these fake bills can be vouchers. There should be some actions. Again, it is interesting to note that in

421 2009, rupees 64 thousand and 968 was expent to chase away elephants, again in , Rupees 50 thousand was expent on elephants and Rupees 1750 was expent for lighting, candle lamps for elephants in the affected village. All these candle lights, lamps would have been lit for the welcome of elephants. Despite all these, if EIA tells that there is no elephant here when I have enclosed the entire list, they have been given compensation. There are 368 such families, who have been given compensation against damage to agriculture or their houses. And there are six persons, who were killed by the elephants, for whom Forest Department has given 1.5 Lac rupees and 2.5 Lac rupees. I have tried my best to speak such things with proof, otherwise the company may registered fake F.I.R against me by alleging that we journalists carry bullets along with us. And this may be enquired that I do not carry anything but books and paper in my bag. Third issue, I have gathered one information from Water Resource Department, PHED, people have told that this company is in operation for last 15 years, but I tell you that the Company has neither filed any application in last 15 years for ground water nor the company has any permission for the same, and the company is operating without a break, what a support, it appears it had good political connection, good relationship with the administration. When I had not settled the water bill for my house, the municipality visited me and told about the non-payment of the bill. On the other hand, this company is in operation for last 15 years with digging altogether 15 borewells. I talk about those matters which I have gathered, I talk about our papers, I do not talk about others, if you have received, it would be nice, please talk about your facts Sir. There is important information, which is related to you, the Public Hearing of this company was to be conducted earlier, probably on 10 th March, 2017, which got postponed one day before to a later date. Sir! You had filed a case; now three cases are already filed in the court against this company for environmental violation. On one hand, we tell that the company is absolutely clean and is not involved in any kind of violation, on the other hand; our Environment Officer has filed a case in District Court on against this company. And what is written in this case, Sir? The company, for which we are conducting Public Hearing today, for that Kiln, Madam; When our officers visited the company, it is written here that there environmental officers visited the company under Section 4 of Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1974 as well as Air Pollution and Water Pollution on , before this, one team of environment visits this company on to test Environmental Standards, it is written therein that when we enquired, we found 1,2,3 Kiln number 1,2,3 were in operation and there was production in Kiln no. of the company, for which we are endeavoring to be in this public hearing today in this scorching heat with 48 C temperature. When there is production in Kiln no. 1,2,3,4 why we are facing death like situation in such scorching heat. It would be better to grant permission without this, although there is already production without permission. It is interesting to note that there are various ways to enquire about this. It can be ascertained through the account of raw material like iron, the cost for the coal used, the used water, the power consumption and how much product was sold. If we enquire about all these things, we shall be able to find out how many kilns were in operation. If the administration is not 15

422 able to understand these things, I may be deputed for this purpose, within 10 minutes I shall be able to find out all these details for any company in Raigarh District for last 6-8 months or a year. I want to tell you that this is a complete process and in this process, you have not included 2-3 pages in EIA, this may create an obstacle. And, for these, I want to tell this that Scania is in operation for years, for which it deserves complements. People told that they were getting employment if the nearby villagers are getting employment, which is their right. But, I would like to tell you that I have never seen that the company has ever undertaken any CSR activity in 10 km. radius area. I have gathered all the facts for last 10 years through Right to information and studied them. I have come to know by going through the provisions of the CSR Act, the company is required to allocate 20% of this profit for the basic activities like education, health, road, electricity water etc. except plantation. And I tell you Sir! this is the judgment of supreme Court regarding CSR of the company and as per this judgment it has been told by directing any company in the tribal dominated area to invest 20 percent of its profit on education, health, road, electricity, drinking water, water treatment except plantation. But, I tell you that I have not seen even fixing a stone in 10 km radius area till date. People told that there will be development in their area due to the company. I honour your sentiments if this happens. Our Gotiya jee is also sitting here, there are 10 companies between Getwari and Saraipalli. If a new person travels by mistake from Getwari to Saraipalli, he can never reach Saraipalli without falling on the road in the nigh time, I am dead sure. And, these 10 companies claim to make such development, which is even beyond imagination of the people. In Raigarh, there are around 154 industries of different scales. The entire area would have transformed into heaven it these companies had honestly pursued their CSR activities by properly investing the money. But, it is unfortunate to note that they get advantage of our forests, our electricity and coal also. Our roads, constructed under prime minister scheme have the provision of maximum 12 ton load, but vehicles carrying 80 ton loads of coal ply on them. There is a primary school at Puriyipathra, even its boundary wall has not been constructed through CSR, which shows the attitude towards the public till date, not a big water tank could be constructed at the villages like Punjipathra, Samaruma to provide water supply to the villagers. Jhigol, Amaghat, I am talking of 10 km radius areas; Turidih, Gormudi, Samdabari, even Saraipalli, all fall within 10 km. radius. But, if we see these companies could not even provide these villages with drinking water facility. People welcome them, whoever has welcomed today, some of them will come to me tomorrow and will express that they were helpless to tell like this, our villages are facing such problems and they should be studied. And I think that the criteria of popularity for any company should be assessed through its performance. The purchased popularity can not sustain for long. Just yesterday, I was watching some news which showed the chief minister to pat the back of Mukesh Bansal sahib, who was the collector of this place. The people of Baloda stopped Rajesh Rana through chakkajam so as not to allow our collector to leave. There are a no. of collectors in the district, but why people fight for only these two. They do so because they care for the sentiments of the people. So, I want to tell you that these facts should be studied and based on these facts, it should be decided whether the company should get the permission or not because air pollution is the most serious problem in Raigarh district. And in coming day, we shall face the challenge of the fly ash disposal. The way how air and water pollution 16

423 is resulting in various diseases, the industries should explore how to address this through facts and mitigate. Only then, it should be decided whether company should go for expansion or not. Now, talk about Scania Steel. Raigarh and there is Jashpur Road, Ambikapur, which is National Highway 55. On paper, some people told that this is not National Highway, but is state highway. In 500 meters distance from National Highway, no industry should be installed. And if it is State Highway, the corresponding distance is 120 meters. I have studied all these facts and based on these facts, I oppose this public hearing 147. Karan, Patthalgaon - I support this project Deepak, Samaruma I support this project Gajanand Yadav, Samaruma I support this project Sitamani, Samaruma I support this project Chamrinbai, Ujjavpur I support this project Sunita, Samaruma I support this project Budhyarin, Bhuikurri I support this project Madhuri, Bhuikurri I support this project Gaurav, Bhuikurri I support this project Nirmala, Bhuikurri I support this project Sevati, Punjipathra I support this project Basanti, Punjipathra I support this project Champa, Punjipathra I support this project Sohadra, Punjipathra I support this project Sulochana, Punjipathra I support this project Vimla, Taraimal I support this project Kumar, Punjipathra I support this project Savita, Punjipathra I support this project Neela, Punjipathra I support this project Kesar, Punjipathra I support this project Sushila, Punjipathra I support this project Anita, Punjipathra I support this project Sandhya, Punjipathra I support this project Chitrubai, Taraimal, Punjipathra I support this project Leelavati, Taraimal, Punjipathra I support this project Sankanti, Punjipathra I support this project Hemlata, Taraimal, Punjipathra I support this project Kamala, Taraimal, Punjipathra I support this project Kalpana, Ullavpur, Punjipathra I support this project Hara, Punjipathra I support this project Savitri Bai, Punjipathra I support this project. 178, Jayant Bahidar, Jan Sangharsh Morcha, Raigarh : The Presiding Officer for this Public Hearing, Respected Additional Collector Saheb, Environmental Officer, Sharma Saheb and Government Officials, the people sitting together in that side, the unfortunate people of this tribal region, Jayant Bahidar, Jan Sangharsh Morcha, Raigarh is asking the respected Environmental Officer why you are conducting Public Hearing for Scania Steels Company? I am asking you, you have a brief reply if you intend to do so, is there any provision for the conduct of public hearing, 17

424 Environmental Officer Sir! Presiding Officer, Madam! Who is new and may not have much knowledge of public hearing and Environmental law. Please tell me why you are conducting this public hearing? Is there any provision? Is there any legal provision? You will not tell, if there were not legal provision, you would not have conducted the same, there is legal provision, but you are not following the same. For Public Hearing, it is very unfortunate that there is legal violation in the presence of the additional collector and Additional District Magistrate. It is a sheer violation of law as you are not following the legal provisions. When the administration and police will violate the laws, what one can expected from the common man. I had met Collector Madam, officers of the administration, your Environment Department, Superintendent at Police in connection with the legality of this public hearing, but your administration and police superintendent could not give any assurance to cancel this illegal activity, which you are going to conduct; not even took any action to cancel it. I ask you why you postponed this public hearing, which was to be conducted on 10 th March. What was the reason? I had given in writing that there is legal violation, so it should be postponed. But I felt that you postponed it for your own convenience, for the convenience of the factory owners. Subsequently, I have again given you it in writing on 1 st May to cancel this public hearing and it should be conducted as the legal provisions of EIA Notification 2006, which was formulated under Environment Law 1986 of India, but you have again violated this provision. The principal Secretary of the Environment Department of Chhattisgarh Govt., who later became Chief Secretary issued an order on as per which the public hearing in the entire state should be conducted as per the provision of EIA Notification 2006, but the Environment Department of Raigarh, Raigarh Administration and Police Superintendent of Raigarh are openly violating this law. You should remember that the way the matter is placed before NGT and Supreme Court, you will be required to face the Supreme Court for the issue of this public hearing, similarly to face National Schedule Tribe Commission. You will not be spared for this. You know about its provision, but the public may not be familiar with this, so I tell here. As per the provision of the EIA Notification 2006, its para 7, sub-para 3 and Part 3, the public hearing should be conducted only at this project site or its village. You are conducting the public hearing at 3 km. away at the premises of Banjari Temple at Taraimal, a great violation. Administration is sitting by deliberately closing its eyes. In Sl. No. 1 of Appendix 4 of the same EIA report, there is the provision of conduct of the Public Hearing at the plant site or its village. Instead of conducting this public hearing at Punjipathra village, where factory is located, you are conducting in the premises of this temple at Taraimaal village. Why, because you have no courage to face the law. You have become slaves in the hands of factory, so you are conducting this public hearing at the place of the choice of the factory people and hence are violating the law. As per the provision of the same EIA report, refer Appendix 4, Sl. No. 7 that you should conduct public hearing within 45 days from the date of the application by the industry company. But, when are you conducting, one year, two years have passed since, even more than 2 years have passed, why are you conducting it after 2 years? Why do you give benefit to the factory? It appears that the entire administration is sold to the industry that is why you are doing so. Violating the law openly and expect the public to abide by the law. I also told the Police Superintendent, Police Superintendent tells that this is not his duty, then whose duty is this? I registered F.I.R, why not F.I.R was done 18

425 against collector, Environment Officer? This is my only submission. I shall not repeat whatever Rajesh Tripathi has already said. After me, my revolutionist fellow Radhe Shyam Sharma is also there who will talk about the provisions. You did not follow the laws, administration and police so much violate the laws, common man does not do so. But, the common man does not have the right to do F.I.R against you. If he goes to register F.I.R against you, Police do not entertain. Some provision may be introduced in this regard. When you get dragged, such provisions may also be introduced. Thank you Radhe Shyam Sharma, Jan Jagaran Manch, Raigarh Mothers & Sisters of the rural dominated area of this tribal region, farmers and our journalist friends, officers and staffs of the police administration making proper arrangement on this occasion here, officers of District Administration, Respected Environmental Officer and the Presiding Officer for the conduct of this Public Hearing, my Vande Mataram and pranam to all of them. All my friends have expressed their concern and registered their protests in their own ways, it is their right to do so. But, before this public hearing, I had already interacted with the Regional Environmental Officer, respected Sharmajee for some directions on some points related the public hearing of Scania, which he did to the extent possible. I drew his attention towards the passing of the Supreme Court order, wherein Supreme Court order, which came after the issuance of the NGT order, wherein Supreme Court directed the company to complete the whole process of public hearing within 60 days. Our friends had filed an appeal in the National Green Tribunal that the company got the permission in the wrong way from Central Ministry of Environment and Forests for its kilns 1,2,3 and 4 without the conduct of Public Hearing; for which public hearing is being organized today as per law. When this was taken up by National Green Tribunal, it passed an order for the conduct of Public Hearing. That order is incomplete, because Ministry of Environment and Forests had granted permission for the expansion of this company vide its letter without the conduct of Public Hearing and for those officers, who have committed this crime, National Green Tribunal has not given any comments on them although their crime was un-pardonable. Subsequently, management of Scania Company approached Supreme Court against the order of NGT, where honorable Justice of the Supreme Court, by upholding the order, directed the company and the administration to ensure the completion of public hearing within 60 days. This is the decision of the Honourable Supreme Court on and the public hearing is being conducted today on , which is the violation of the Honourable Supreme Court, it is a punishable offence. This crime is being committed by the State Government, Member Secretary of the Environment Department, the company management, District Magistrate, Raigarh, Collector, today s Presiding Officer and Regional Environment Officer under planned conspiracy. How serious the crime they are committing. I am not much qualified, do not know under what section they should be booked. But, they should be as I think. There is no one more powerful than Supreme Court in this country. I met Sharma Saheb twice and requested him, by citing that our Collector Madam is conducting this public hearing by openly violating the order of the Supreme Court, not to risk his job and send in writing a single line against the conduct of the public hearing as this being violation of the law. You can apply your intuition, but it is unfortunate that 19

426 Sharma Saheb also violated the Supreme Court order under the influence of the company or our leaders or the company management. He knowingly got involved through conspiracy. Despite meeting him twice, I did not receive the letter, then I asked Sharma Saheb to hand over the copy of the Notifications, done through newspapers so that I could get the stay order from the court. He expressed with regret about its non-availability with him at that moment and shall be made available on his receipt. I knew that the date of public hearing was approaching, as I could not get it I could not go to the court, it does not matter. If this illegal and unlawful public hearing is allowed to continue even further, an F.I.R. can be lodged. Our brother Jayant Bahidar told that some provision will be introduced, which will be applicable on the officers. I want to tell him and the public of this area from this stage that it is possible to lodge an FIR even against the President. According to our Constitutional rights, an FIR can be lodged against any member of the Constituency as well. If the Police do not do its duty then there are courts. After filing case in the court, they are further categorized, wherein under 256(3), the persons on constitutional posts may be directly arrested by the order of the honourable court under Constitution of India. The court has inherited power. Thereafter, I visited the Additional Collector Madam to seek her directions, pleaded her in the context of this Honourable Supreme Court Order as 60 days time has been decided in this matter. I would like to say that, since our additional collector is a lady, I had many expectations from her. Even if Zila Collector is corrupted, she would at least honour the judgment of High Court and stop this public hearing. I had this expectation from her. I want to again request Mr. Sharma and today s presiding officer to honour the judgment of the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in our country, on which the whole judicial system of our country is based, to stop this public hearing. I want to know his opinion whether he would be announcing to stop this public hearing or not. It is his independent decision, his personal right. If a person from administrative or judiciary sector thinks that he can go against the judgment of the Supreme Court, then, I promise on this public stage that till the date I am alive, the activities of the officers who are engaged shall be recorded, reported and the validity of this public hearing shall be challenged in the District Court. As the administration or the Environment Department did not make available the documents on time, so I could not go to the court. Had I gone there I would have definitely been able to secure the proper court order. Because in 2003, I was against Jindal, I do not claim it out of any arrogance, I am not the first person, I was able to secure the stay order from the lower court, even after that a no. of my friends got various stay orders, this is the violation of the law. Public Hearing and Environmental provisions have no inter connections. If District Collector or the Presiding Officers are violating the law, they will be called as accused. It will be treated as a more serious offence if committed knowingly ignoring the request of the public. The public will come to know that the Presiding Officer respected Additional Collector Madam is sitting silent despite knowing all these facts and with assurance that the judge of the Supreme Court would not take any action against her as if she was more powerful than him. Now, I come to another issue. In the order of the Supreme Court, there is a mention of 60 days. After that, the management had requested for public hearing on which is incorrect as the Supreme Court had already given their decision. Therefore the company management should have taken a directive from the Supreme Court as its decision is supreme. No state government can decide in this 20

427 regard. The public hearing should have been carried out within 45 days. The management prepared their proposal on which was received by the administrative body on They started the procedure after so many months. Administrative officers are either corrupt or terrified that the company might get them killed or the politicians might terminate them. A very important thing I want to tell the officials is that, the owner of the company, Mr. Sanjay, I don t know his surname, had come to me with someone I know. He had said there is someone who wants to meet me, he is in need as the bank loan is very high. I told him that he is the first person who has come to me for help. I am an ordinary person. How can I help you? Wherever I see that the law is being broken, I bring that to the notice of the administrative bodies. I can only help a company if it is doing good deeds. They should plant trees. I can participate. I am poor. I have been unemployed since the last 25 years. They said that this report is going to go to the Supreme Court. I would like to apprise the Honourable Court as I told that the public hearing was postponed earlier so top police officials are responsible for violating the order of the Supreme Court as there was in adequate police force. But, the same could have been arranged from somewhere else. Although, that public hearing would be called illegal as the Supreme Court has granted 60 days time. The public hearing was supposed to be held in 2014 and now it is After 3 years the company has not received any directive. This is very sad. That is why my accusations are correct. The officers involved are either corrupt or under political pressure. Organizing the public hearing now is against the law, against the Constitution. I want to focus on another point that election like situations are arising. The public is being brought here like that. The public hearing is not being held at the Gram Panchayat where the plant is situated, rather it is being held at a distance of 2 3 km from the site. The vehicles that are being used to bring the villagers belong to the company. Maybe they are not their own vehicles but they have been hired and are being used by the company. There is a need for modification in the proceedings of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. If the age to vote in an election has been set at 18 or 21, whatever the Government has decided, then to cast a vote in a public hearing, a minimum mental awareness should be set as a benchmark. A minimum age should be determined. This a special request to the Environmental officers to bring this change in the proceedings of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. Just saying that I support this company or I am against this company should not suffice. Proper reason has to be given. If proper reason has not been given then that vote should not be counted. This public hearing is being held against the judgment of the Supreme Court. I would also request the Honourable Supreme Court to set an age bar and make it compulsory to state the reason for supporting or opposing an industry. According to the provisions of a public hearing, there is no mention of putting up a barricade like this. It is the first district where we are putting forth our opinion like prisoners. Who is at harm in this public hearing? There are as much police force here as there are people. Police has arms and the right to fire them. Then what right does the administration have to carry out the public hearing in such suffocating environment? Public hearing should be a fearless and independent procedure which has a provision to state one s support or opposition at all the levels, be it panchayat, district, state or the national level. It should be clear and neutral. Honourable Supreme Court had ordered to conduct this public hearing within 2 months. This report was supposed to 21

428 go to the Supreme Court. I specially request the Supreme Court & Ministry of Environment & Forests to bring about an improvement in the proceedings of the public hearing. There is provision to carry out the public hearing within 45 days. If there are technical laggings then the company be given a time period of 45 months, so that there is no violation of law. If the public hearing is being carried out after 45 days then it is illegal. This amendment should be made by the Ministry of Environment & Forests and the State Government so that there is no violation of law. I know this precisely, that the officials today don t want to understand what I am saying. Today s presiding officer has been in this post two times and knows about the laws. Even after knowing the laws she is not abiding by them. She is knowingly insulting the Supreme Court. I request all who are against this taking place of the public hearing, should go and lodge a complaint against all those who have violated the law and demand an investigation in this regard. I have confusion regarding the EIA report prepared for this public hearing. I cannot concentrate much on studies so I would request the Regional Environmental Officer that how old is this report? 3 years or 4 years? Is it valid? 3 4 years back, was the environment same as today? Was the noise pollution, air pollution and other pollution levels the same? If not, then a fresh EIA report should have been prepared. What is there in the proceedings, I don t know. May be Mr. Sharma knows. Administrative officials, police officials are all present in such kind of public hearings. Their offices, their responsibilities are different but to protect the environment all their opinions are important. Just like everyone has the right to vote, so does everyone have the right to give their opinion in a public hearing. Everyone who is present, right from the administrative officials, police to common people, they should give their opinion. I want to give a special message to the Ministry of Environment & Forests. It is said that the presiding officer takes notes. I haven t come across any official document where this thing is mentioned. There should be discussion regarding all the environmental amended Acts and Rules. Scania has not presented any report on the local development of the area, how many people have been given employment, etc. They have just mentioned in the EIA report that this number of people shall be employed in the plant. It should have been mentioned that currently how many people have been employed in the plant and after the expansion how many people would additionally get employment. Are the people who have got employment local people of the area? This is a scheduled area where no investigation can be carried out without the permission of the President. But on behalf of the President, the Governor can take a decision in this area. But unfortunately, all the companies that have been set up in the Scheduled area, not even one has taken permission from the Governor, from the President. This is totally unconstitutional. If it is unconstitutional, then of course it is illegal because it is the constitution according to which all the laws are made in the country. The President of our country has more power than the Supreme Court. He can put a judgment above the judgment of the Supreme Court. I would request the presiding officer that since the public hearing is taking place, everyone is a defaulter of law. I would again request Additional Collector Madam to honour the judgement of the Supreme Court and stop this public hearing. I would like to say that in Chhattisgarh many public hearings have been brought to a halt at this stage. Press is present here. I am not lying. Mr. Sharma has also been posted 2 to 3 times. I with my folded hands request the district magistrate to honour the judgment of the Supreme Court, honour out President, abide by 22

429 the law and stop this public hearing, otherwise she would also be a part of this crime. Vande Mataram. Jai Bharat. Jai Chhattisgarh Akhil Kumar Sharma, Samaruma The plant is located at a distance of 1.5 km from my village. We are the affected population. Why are the people from Raigarh speaking? Nobody goes to plant and says anything. But, here they are speaking. We are satisfied with the company. I support the company Anil Sidar, Ghorhi - I support the company VikasSidar, Ghorhi - I support the company IshwarBhagat, Taraimal Namaste. If you see the roads they are full of dust. If someone overtakes then there is so much dust that the road can t be seen. Fill water, give good payment to the labour, give food to the labour, give safety to the labour, give medical facility to the labour. I support the company Shyam, Taraimal - I support the company Krishna - I support the company Jagathram, Panjipathra - I support the company Sadhuram, Punjipathra - I support the company Nityanand, Taraimal - I support the company Bhegelal, Punjipathra - I support the company Sudhir - I support the company Krishna, Jhingol - I support the company Fakira, Punjipathra - I support the company Noni Kumar, Punjipathra - I support the company Jay, Punjipathra - I support the company Ashish, Punjipathra - I support the company Sonu, Punjipathra - I support the company Akash, Punjipathra - I support the company Dhaniram, Punjipathra - I support the company Rajesh, Punjipathra - I support the company Loknath, Salihari, Punjipathra - I support the company Fulkumar, Samaruma, Punjipathra - I support the company Bhuneshwar, Punjipathra - I support the company Pankaj Singh Thakur, Samarua I support the Scania plant. Because of this plant, poor families of our village have got a source of income. That is why I support this plant. 23

430 Fulsingh Sidar, Taraimal - I support the company Gokul Kumar Sidar, Ghorhi - I support the company Sunil Kumar Seth, Ghorhi - I support the company Ajit Gupta, Taraimal I totally oppose the company as NTPC Coal Mining project is coming up in our area which will be the second largest coal mine in India. So, I oppose this company. Companies make big promises but the promises are not kept. They say that they would provide employment, money, a place to live, but they provide nothing. I would request all the people here to oppose the company Sukanti, Taraimal The company does not give anything. I am old. Give me money and a place to live Shiv Kumar, Taraimal I support the company Bansi, Punjipathra - I support the company Shiv - I support the company Indrajit, Taraimal - I support the company Vikas, Taraimal - I support the company Maniram, Amaghat- I support the company Dinesh - I support the company Chattar, Punjipathra - I support the company Lalsingh, Ghorhi- I support the company Rakesh Kumar - I support the company Vijay, Punjipathra - I support the company Ghasiaram, Punjipathra - I support the company Vijay, Jhingol- I support the company Pramod, Jhingol - I support the company Dharanidhar, Jhingol - I support the company Paleshwar, Samaruma I support the company Surya, Amaghat - I support the company Jagatram, Jhingol - I support the company Suraj, Punjipathra - I support the company Vijay, Vijaypur - I support the company Dileshwar, Vijaypur - I support the company Salikram, Punjipathra - I support the company. 24

431 230. Md. Aslam - I support the company Jitendra - I support the company Ravi, Ujjalpur - I support the company Arjun, Ujjalpur - I support the company. 234.RanjanNishad, Ujjalpur - I support the company. Jhulambar Gupta, Ujjalpur - I support the company Baba Sidar, Saranggarh - I support the company Prafulla, Taraimal - I support the company Chetanram, Jhingol We wnt employment. I support the company Santosh Rathiya, Jhingol - I support the company Narsingh Malakar, Taraimal I request the company to provide employment to the people according to their eligibility so as to sustain their livelihood and make their life happy. Factory people make the promises but do not uphold the same. So I request Scania again and again that the people of the different panchayats like Amaghat Panchayat, Jhigol Panchayat, Taraimal Panchayat, Samaruma Panchayat be given employment as per their eligibility. To prevent the dust pollution water sprinkling should be done. Whenever the villagers go to collect puja subscription for Durga Puja, for puja of Banjari Mata, they are turned away on the pretext of the non availability of their officers, managers and do not care for persons, visiting them. Now, they need to overcome this hurdle, after clearing which they forget everything. But, they should never ignore their villagers. They should br provided with the employment as per their eligibility so that we move forward and do their job. I am in full support of Scania plant Gangadhar, Saraipalli: I support the project Durjan Singh: I support the project Daya Ram, Taraimaal: I support the project Ram Prasad, Amaghat: I support the project Chhotua, Banjari: I support the project Meghoram, Taraimaal: I support the project Mangal Singh, Punjipathra: I support the project Govind, Taraimaal: I support the project Somes, Godhi: I support the project Ratiram, Taraimaal: I support the project Sukhsay, Taraimaal: I support the project Baratram: I support the project Ghanshyam, Taraimaal: I support the project Savita Rath, Jan Chetna Manch, Raigarh: This is the first time that I have not brought any written document to his public hearing because I feel this public hearing should not take place. It is surprising that this public hearing is taking place. It may be the negligence of the District Administration or the State Government, but this public hearing has no importance. 25

432 Secondly, I have an objection, Madam if you pay attention, environment officers please pay attention; on one hand we are standing in the line at 48 C temperature, waiting for our turn, helping the district administration so that no unwanted incident happens; on the other hand, it is surprising to see that the company which has requested this public hearing, their officials have been seated in an enclosed area covered with net, in front of the coolers. What is the need for this? Why can t they come out and sit? This net enclosed area should only be reserved for the district administration members, media and the employees and officials in-charge of conducting the public hearing. I demand that this type of co-operation with the company officials be stopped and immediately they should be sent outside. It is their own place. Why have they put up so much barricade in their own public hearing? We the public guarantee that there shall be no attack on them. Till date, in all the public hearings that have taken place at Raigarh, there has been no attack on the public officials. This is the history of tolerance of Raigarh. Therefore, they should be sent out immediately. We have come to give our decision. We are standing outside at 48 C temperature. Why has district administration seated them in front of coolers? The peoples opinion is changing by watching them. They might have a strong hold on the district administration. There is no importance of our opinion as they already have the support of district Collector, District Environment Officer and the State Government. Send them out immediately. I have objection in two cases. Firstly, the environmental public hearing that you have organized doesn t come under your rights as you have arranged this public hearing after 45 days of the request. Madam, there are two things in this regard. Firstly, environmental impact assessment and secondly, social impact assessment which are known as EIA and SIA respectively. I want to give my opinion regarding the environmental impact assessment of the EIA report. I also want to ask them that in case of social impact assessment, have they appointed any independent agency to carry out the survey before the public hearing? If yes, please bring out that report for discussion. Without making any SIA report, without taking any public opinion, without advertising in the local newspaper, without the report of the Forest Conservation Department, you have organized this public hearing and continuously influencing the public hearing in your favour which is fit to be taken to the court. They should have made a bio monitoring report. Have they made that and submitted to the district administration? Have they made the report accessible to the public? Have they carried out any tests in the laboratory for soil, air and water samples to detect Mercury, Lead, Arsenic and Nickel levels? There is already so much pollution. How have they been given permission? Secondly, there is no fly ash dyke. This point should be noted that the company has been operating without a fly ash dyke since the past years. The district administration has built a fly ash dam and they are depositing fly ash in the jungles and Kelo river. A case is going on at the National Green Tribunal. After this, they should not be given any permission and conducting public hearings just means harassing the people and district administration. There is no big environmental laboratory, specialist or scientist at Raigarh who all can study the levels of water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution and biodiversity. Then on what basis have they called for this public hearing? First this type of report should come out. If the public hearing is carried out on this date, the most dangerous thing would be that no health survey had been carried out before the public hearing. The people here are already displaced. Due to pollution level here, silicosis and fluoride 26

433 levels in the water have increased. After this, some other industry, particularly, that on which case is already pending in the court and which has been reprimanded by the Supreme Court, State Government would be issued an order to submit the checked report in the sealed envelope. There has been no investigation regarding the roof ventilators. There is no mention of Jindal Engineering College in the EIA report. So, many children study there. There are 20 anganbaris in this area. Has any health survey been conducted on the little children of the anganbaris who can t come here and give their opinion? Has any survey been carried out in the 10 primary schools and 6 Secondary schools of the region? It is surprising that the public hearing has been organized without carrying out any scientific survey on the schools, ponds, animals, milk, vegetables and situations of this area. I also want to tell the organizers to take a look at the new standards of MoU for the thermal power plant, TPP Act of 31 st December, Till date, no factory at Raigarh has installed an environmental display board, neither has Scania where the results can be seen. Neither the Government has any record of the pollutants being emitted by their factory nor have they put up a display board. How can we agree that NOC be given to them? The positive and negative impacts on the affected area and people specially coal transfer, education, health, food security survey has not been carried out by M/s. Scania. They have done no work except sitting in front of the cooler and the District Administration is also allowing them to do so. Without document, this public hearing has no meaning. A study on the effects of the pollutants on personal belongings, order, tradition, way of life that the local people have to face, is missing. It proves that the fraudulent way has been adopted while preparing the report, based on which conducting public hearing is difficult. Gram Sabha has an important role to play in this area, being a scheduled tribal area. No permission from the Gram Sabhas has been taken before organizing the public hearing, which has resulted in the sheer violation of the law for the first time. There is no mention of our places of worship in any report. Moreover, the EIA report should have contained the data of the agricultural land, forest land, wells, ponds, small streams and other sources of water which have been damaged by becoming drains due to the fly ash deposition. Regarding Community Asset Resources, whatever we talk about the issues in F.R.A., we talk about the Forest Right, we have our community grazing fields, how they will be impacted. There has been no socio-economic survey on the small shops, buildings, business centres which are located near the Banjari temple, the impacts on their life and health, so this forms the sufficient reason to postpone the public hearing. I have data and I am taking you to NGT. If this public hearing is still conducted after I stop speaking, these are the points you have to answer in the court. I have laboratory test results. Moreover, I have appealed to you again and again that this public hearing is wrong. Being a social worker, I request all to quit this public hearing. M/s Scania Limited can raise its voice in the court where we can put our challenge. I believe that I am enough to challenge the EIA on which they have received the environmental clearance. Please note my non-consent. Before conducting this public hearing again, EIA, SIA, FRA, food security, environmental issues and forest issues should be considered. With due respect to all the speakers who have spoken before me, I request all to boycott this public hearing until and unless all the above said reports are ready. Thank you. Jai Hind. Jai Bharat LakhanSidar, Ghorhi I support this company. 27

434 255. Santosh Nishad, Ghorhi I support Scania company Nand Kumar Sidar, Silyari Unemployed have got employment, environment has been taken care of. I support this company. Shyam Kumar, Taraimal I support Scania company Dashrath, Taraimal I support this company Itvar, Taraimal I support this company Bhagirathi Soni, Punjipathra I support Scania company Karan Kumar, Taraimal I support this company Khushiram, Taraimal I support this company Santram, Saraipali I support this company AkashTirkey, Punjipathra I support this company. Jivan Kujur, Punjipathra I support this company Raghuvir Panda, Amalidih I am the Gotiya of the village. I have come here for Scania. If Scania comes, there will be development in our village. The MLAs or the leaders, who are conducting public hearing because their bags aren t full yet. We are poor. If the factory is installed, we should get jobs. The factories, which have been installed have provided jobs. The leaders who oppose should be ashamed. The officials who have come from Raigarh, please check the pollution levels from the coal based transport system in Amalidih. We support that and have no opposition for that. We have 84 villages in our Gharghora out of which 3 are forest villages. I am concluding my speech. Whatever I have said should be resolved. Many persons have spoken a lot as their pockets are still not filled up Gopal Yadav, Amolodih I support this company BalramRathiya, Amolodih I support this company Maniram, Amolodih I support this company Amankumar, Amolodih I support this company Khemsagar, Amolodih I support this company Uday, Amolodih I support this company Govardhan, Amolodih I support this company Kailash Yadav, Amolodih I support this company Dindayal, Amolodih I support this company Pyarilal Pradhan, Amolodih I support this company Poonam Singh, Amolodih I support this company Gotiyaram, Amolodih I support this company. 28

435 277. Jitendra, Amalidih I support this company Mukesh, Amalidih I support this company PremVaishnav, Samaruma I support this company Shankar Rathiya, Amalidih I support this company Tilak Singh, Saraipali I support this company Shaniram, Taraipali I support this company Pardeshi, Amalidih I support this company Ramanand Paswan, Taraimal I support this company Premsingh, Taraimal I support this company Deepak, Taraimal I support this company Arvind Kumar, Taraimal I support this company Sudama, Taraimal I support this company Baby Bai, Taraimal I support this company Swetmati, Taraimal I support this company Radhika, Taraimal I support this company Prabhadevi, Taraimal I support this company Ritadevi, Taraimal I support this company Chanchal Devi, Taraimal I support this company Champa, Taraimal I support this company Sukmani, Samaruma I support this company Pelu, Taraimal I support this company Meena, Taraimal I support this company Mili Orang, Taraimal I support this company Sonkuwar, Dhanwarpara I support this company Lakshmiprasad, Punjipathra I support this company Birbal Pal, Punjipathra I support this company Vrindavan, Taraimal I support this company Marathan, Taraimal I support this company Rajendra Kumar, Bharat Desh I don t have any village or anyone. If telling the name of the village would have meant something, then a lot would have happened. Madam I want to ask you something. It is the duty of the mother to look after the needs of her children. You are our mother since you 29

436 are the district head. You are the collector. The plant is coming up at Punjipathra. There is an anganbari at less than 500 metres from the site. Small children of 1.5 to 2 years come there. It is the duty of the mother to know that what will be good for the child s future. Whatever the public speaks, nothing will happen. Only that will happen what you are going to write down. There is no point of this drama. It is up to you how you want to see your children. It is not that I am not supporting this plant, I do. I have not come here to gain something. You please keep a watch that 40 plants that are here, all dispose their effluent in the drain where we take bath. If we don t have electricity for two days, we die but, we take a bath in that drain. I request you to assess its positive & negative effects and then take a decision. Here, everyone has come for money. No one has spent their own money. Please check. We, the people at Punjipathra can t repeat our clothes the next day because they get so dirty. Where I live there is an iron plant and is full of dust. We can suffer from so many diseases like asthma and other respiratory problems. Nobody looks into that. If I am wrong then throw me out of Punjipathra. I don t have any problem. There is a Shishu Mandir school at a distance of 200 meters. If there is no electricity, we don t get water to even take a shower. It is good that the unemployed are getting jobs. This Didi had said correctly that they have been placed in front of coolers. If you are taking the public opinion then why haven t you provided fans? We don t need fans. We have come here because there is public hearing. I am attending a public hearing for the first time. If this is what public hearing is, then it is a shame on such type of public hearing. It is a shame on the land where Gandhi & Nehru were born and they fought. They did not fight to see their children to face the pollution and Scania would set up their plant. It is good that the unemployed would get jobs but, collector madam, can you write it down that those who have lost their land would get employment? Can you give in writing if pachari can be constructed in the pond? You can give it in written but you won t. This is the duty of the mother. We think that the police would protect us. We salute them because they have uniforms and guns. This is the condition of our country. I want to tell my fellow brothers from Punjipathra that what I am saying is for their good. If schools open at Punjipathra, ponds are constructed, then that is development. But, is there construction of pachari? We go to take a bath in the drain then there are effluents from 40 plants. We don t even get pure water. But we use that water. Because we are poor and unemployed. Collector Madam you have the power. So please look after your children. There are no schools or proper roads. It is good that the unemployed get jobs. I am 25 but I feel that our country has broken into 25 pieces. That is being done by the powerful. The people who have come from Raigarh have come on their own by spending their money on petrol. Public Hearing should allow the public to express their views. Even today the people cannot think that they don t have proper drains in the villages, dirty water is flowing in the dam. There are no schools for the children to ensure their future. When you think only for yourself then how can you think for your children. I request madam to go and enquire. The gathering here will not serve the purpose. Whatever you write, will happen. Please check. With this, I conclude my speech Suresh Singh, Sarapali I support this company. SudarshanRathiya, Barhgaon I support this company. 30

437 307. Siyaram, Gharghora I support this company. NandalalRathiya, Devri I support this company Bhuneshwar Yadav, Gadgaon I support this company Chintamani Bhagat, Taraimal I request the ZilaPrashan and factory officials to give employment to the unemployed. That is all I want to say Shiv Charan Sidar, Taraimal I support this company Arun Kumar, Taraimal I support this company Premlal, Silyari I support this company Brahma, Silyari I support this company Naresh, Taraimal I support this company Fulsay Ekka, Taraimal I support this company Ramesh Agarwal, Jan Chetna, Raigarh This public hearing is being conducted under inhuman circumstances. It is not at all a respectful gesture. There are no chairs for the speakers to sit, no fans, no drinking water. It is very sad that even a differently-abled person like me has to wait in the queue for 3 hours for his chance to speak. Government has provisions in all sectors for differently-abled people. It is very sad to see that the public hearing, which is an administrative activity, such arrangements are not in place. Please do not take it as personal. I want my opinion to be conveyed to the ministry and they issue some directions. I request the company representative to come forward and reply my questions. That is my right. I was given the opportunity in the public hearing of Monnet. I want to ask when the EIA report was made, how many kilns were in operation? Company representative replied 2 kilns were in operation. Ramesh Agarwal said that according to the report of Environment Conservation Board, 4 kilns were in operation and you are saying that 2 kilns are in operation? During EIA, one station was set up inside your plant premises. So if four kilns are in operation, then the pollution load will obviously increase. What is the need for expansion? A.K. Sinha has mentioned that the company itself approach the ministry for the expansion. The company prepares a plant for next 5 years, based on which it plans for the expansion. Ramesh Agarwal further said that if my plant capacity is 100 TPD and I am not able to produce even 20 TPD then what is the need for expansion? A. K. Sinha said that in West Bengal, a no. of ferro alloy plants were shut down in the last 2 years but now they are expanding 10 times their capacity. It is not my right to compare with them. If they go for expansion, Government of India grant them permission. Ramesh Agarwal said that the company has not been able to produce even 33% of its total production capacity in the last 10 years. I will disclose some figures Tons, Tons, Tons, Tons, Tons. If we take out the average, the production capacity of the company would not be more than 33%. Then why is there a need to expand to TPD? I don t think this is justified. There must be 2 reasons for this, 1. Company has produced to its full capacity but to save tax, has not shown it on paper, 2. There is no production still they want to expand. Another question, you studied the area 31

438 for 3 months. You counted all the organisms, even snakes and scorpions but this is an elephant dominated area. Watch Towers have been constructed for this purpose. Sir, didn t you spot a single elephant? A.K. Sinha mentioned that we have been listening this from the very beginning that this is an elephant corridor. Ramesh Agarwal mentioned that he was not talking about elephant corridor but elephant affected area. Forest Department has spent enough money on the elephant affected persons. A.K. Sinha mentioned that this draft EIA report was prepared as per EIA Notification. All your suggestions will be accommodated in the final EIA report. There might be some gaps in the draft EIA report. Final EIA report is uploaded online in the website of the ministry. It will be a public document. Public can have access to that. You can also have access to that. Ramesh Agarwal said that it had been mentioned in the EIA report that ash content in the coal is about 26%, where it should be about 40%. In answer to that A.K. Sinha said that DRI requires coal with 26% ash content and power plant requires coal with 40% ash content. Ramesh Agarwal asked this type of coal shall be procured from which mines around Raigarh? A.K. Sinha answered that the project proponent shall tell about this. Ramesh Agarwal asked whether water permission has been taken. A.K. Sinha told that they already have obtained permission from CGWA. Ramesh Agarwal mentioned that they have not received permission from Chattisgarh Government. A.K. Sinha mentioned that action is being taken for the same. Ramesh Agarwal asked where the hazardous dolochar is being disposed off? Where has the dolochar been disposed off during the study period? A.K. Sinha answered that they will install a captive power plant where the dolochar shall be utilized. 2 kilns of 200 Tons capacity can be operated. During expansion they have to set up a captive power plant. WHRB shall also be installed. It is mandatory. Ramesh Agarwal said that the plant is operating since 2005, it was not installed till 2017, may be it is still not installed in next 5 years. Then shall it be given permission to dump it inside or outside the factory premises? There are heaps of dolochar both inside and outside the factory premises. We have photographs & video recordings. We have met the officials and policemen of Punjipathra Police station, which is adjacent to the factory site. They have said that when they spit, the saliva is black instead of white. Uniforms worn in the morning turn black by the evening. Senior officials say that what kind of dress are you wearing? Your uniforms are supposed to be khaki in colour. We have personally visited the police station and seen that the drain adjacent to it is where all the effluents are being discharged. Another thing I want to mention is that, this EIA report is cut & paste. In paragraph No , Description of study area, it has been mentioned that the factory is coming up in Raigarh District, which is in West Bengal. Now, I don t know when Raigarh shifted to West Bengal from Chattisgarh and which factory is coming up there. I think they were making some other EIA and somehow left this. 99% of the EIA reports are cut paste. Ramesh Agarwal said the traffic study was carried out near own plant at Punjipathra. There is heavy traffic in that area. There are many accidents too. They have conducted traffic survey near their plant. If we go a bit forward, Tamnar Road meets there. Tamnar has 7 8 coal mines and power plant. Their traffic also comes through the same Banjari road but, not through that point where their factory is located. I feel that the calculations regarding the number of vehicles need to be improved. O.P. Jindal University is located just adjacent to the plot. Engineering college and rest of the colleges are also there. I have seen a report of CPCB which is 32

439 with me. The area where Jindal Industrial Estate is located is the most polluted. This is not mine but CPCB s (Central Pollution Control Board) report. If for nothing else, then at least care for the little children who come from far off places for education. They would go back home with respiratory diseases and T.B. They are terming all these things as normal and as per Central Pollution Control Board, it is beyond limit zone. In their EIA Report, everything is normal, below detectable limit. Srimati Tarika Tarangini Lakda, Punjipathra - Said that this case is going on in the Chhattisgarh High Court. I shall present before you the judgment given by High Court on Petition No. W.C.C. 1519/17. With reference to the above, Honorable High Court, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh has issued direction to postpone your proceedings, based on the petition (petition no. W.C.C. 1519/17), filed by Ganga Ram in the case of the affected persons. This direction of Petition No. 1519/17 may be seen in the website of Chhattisgarh High Court. Under the above petition, the High Court has also issued the Notice with the direction to treat today s proceedings under Petition No. 1519/17 and at present, this public hearing has to be postponed till the passing of the next order. In this connection, local resident Shreemati Tarika Ranjani Lakra, Husband Shree Nirmal Lakra, Resident-Punjipathra, Tehsil- Tamnar, District-Raigarh has submitted an affidavit in favour of this application GulabdasMahanta, Taraimal I support this project. Dhaniram, Taraimal - I support this project Lalram, Samaruma - I support this project Sunil Kumar Behra, Taraimal I am happy that M/s. Scania Steel & Power, Village Punjipathra, Tehsil Tamnar, District Raygarh, is expanding its capacity to TPA Induction Furnace, CVM Billet Caster, Ferro Alloy plant 7500 TPA AFBC boiler, 17 MW power plant. I want to say a few things to the company. Just like they have given employment to the unemployed they should look into the health of the common people. Water sprinkling should be done in the surrounding areas. Unemployment has increased. Even the Government doesn t have jobs. Development of our area along with employment for the youth is required. So I request the company to give employment to the youth. I also request them to support the social activities and the poor so that their daughters can be married off. I support this plant Ramlal, Taraimal - I support this project Salikram, Taraimal - I support this project Panchram Malakar, Up Sarpanch, Taraimal It is sad to see that the company is running, there has been development but I request the company to see that the ESP is not working. There is so much smoke and dust. All the trees, fans, roofs have been covered by dust. The roads are so busy that there are accidents regularly. Company should have an ambulance. A mini hospital should be set up at Banjari Mandir where the sick people can wait. The people from outside are getting jobs but local people are unemployed. First priority should be given to the local people. There is an engineering college. The graduates from there should be given jobs. I wish the company develops further. I support this. 33

440 323. Mohan, Karichapar - I support this. There should be no problems for the future generations AnkurGotiya, BanjariMandir Member I have done the construction work at Banjari Mandir. All the companies that have come here they have built schools, provided electricity. Nobody is carrying out agricultural activities. Previously, there were mud houses. Now, all the houses are made of bricks. If someone dies, company people come forward and help but, the administration people don t. If someone falls sick even at 12 hrs. in the night, the company people send a car and help them. This is the 6 th time that public hearing is being held. Company people support us. There is one problem, which is pollution. Please stop that. There has been development of the temple. I support this Kanchnidhi Bhai, Saraipali - I support this. Invest the CSR money for the development of our village. The CSR money is being utilized at Raigarh. Take a look at our village. Additional District Magistrate said that if anyone from the affected area has missed out to place their opinion, they should come near the stage. Public hearing is going on. The announcement was made again. During this public hearing many suggestions, opinions and objections have been registered regarding the upcoming factory both in writing and verbally. These were investigated. After that, the project proponent and environmental consultant were asked to make reply and clarifications on the issues, raised by the public. Company representative and plant manager Sri Satish Kumar Verma said that 76% of the employees have been recruited locally. Local CSR activities have been carried out. In village Punjipathra, a pond has been cut deeper and handpumps and borewells set up. 2 overhead tanks have been set up at Samaruma. The company is trying to carry out other CSR activities. The new project that is coming up shall require 150 employees. Preference shall be given to the local people according to their eligibility and then the others shall be considered. Sri A. K. Sinha, Environmental Consultant said that we have noted down all the points, objections and suggestions, raised by the public. As I had mentioned earlier this is a draft EIA. Final EIA shall be made including all the points. If MoEF has any concern, it will be assessed there. If there is any shortcoming then that shall be addressed. By properly accommodating all the issues, the environmental clearance shall be granted. Here, some points have come up like the fly ash. As, I have mentioned earlier that there is no production of fly ash, as there is no power plant. Power plant shall be a part of the expansion project so this discussion here is meaningless. Dolochar is produced which is supplied to the other power plants of the area. Under expansion programme, a captive power plant shall be set up according to the guidelines and which shall fully utilize the dolochar. The waste heat that shall be generated shall be utilised in the waste heat recovery boiler. This shall be utilized to generate power and thus, help in energy conservation. In case of wastewater management; all the projects that are set up here do not require process water. Water is used for cooling purposes. Water is totally reused. 34

441 There is no discharge. Solid wastes like fly ash, bottom ash, dolochar and ferro alloy shall be generated. Fly ash would be used in the manufacture of cement or bricks. Bottom ash and ferro alloy slag shall be used for making roads and land filling. For water conservation, rainwater harvesting has already been adopted. We have also proposed certain programmes in this regard, which shall be implemented. 33% of the total site area shall have a green belt cover. MoEF first verifies that if the green belt is less than 33% then project shall not be granted Environmental Clearance. Until and unless this is complied, the project shall not be appraiedl. Here, there are already around plants. The status is quite good. During monsoon, more plants shall be planted which we are also proposing. This shall well comply with 33% green belt cover. These were the issues, raised by you. There was good participation from your end. We hope that the quality of the EIA report will further improve, which will drive us forward and accordingly the factory. During public hearing, 5 representations have been presented and 19 representation are already received in the past. The proceedings of the public hearing was read out by the Additional District Magistrate and the Regional Officer, CECB. Subsequently, with the vote of thanks, the public hearing was declared closed at 4.00 pm. (R. K. Sharma) Regional Officer Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board, Raigarh (Priyanka Rishi Mahobia) Additional District Magistrate District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) 35

442 COMPLIANCE NOTE ON PUBLIC HEARING ISSUES Various issues were raised during public hearing, which have been addressed in the final EIA report, which are as follows: (1) ENTERPRISE SOCIAL COMMITMENT The company shall fulfil its social and moral responsibilities to consumers, employees, shareholders, society and the local community. Funds to the extent of Rs Crores i.e., 2.5% of total project cost (150 Crores) has been earmarked for ESC activities. This fund will be utilized over a period of 5 years. The details are given in Chapter 7.0, Section 7.5 of the EIA Report. (2) GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT IN THE PLANT In the existing plant area, there is significant presence of the greenbelt, as shown in the attached photographs. Out of the total plant area of hectares (58 acres), the area covered under plantation is 7.85 hectares (19.4 acres). Hence, over 33% of the total plant area is covered under plantation. Around plants/ trees are existing in the plant area. Besides 500 old trees of different species like Sal, Mahua, Seesam, Cassia Siamia and Teak are also existing in the plant area. The details of the greenbelt development are given in Chapter 7.0, Section 7.2 of the EIA report. (3) POLLUTION CONTROL Air Pollution: There will be adequate control measures like installation of Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs), bag filters, dust suppression system and stacks of adequate height at relevant points. In the existing plant, the company has already taken the proper safeguards to control air pollution. On-line monitoring system is already installed in its existing unit. The Stack Emission Data for its existing DRI plant (attached as Annexure-XVII in the EIA report) show the performance of the control system, which is satisfactory as the respective data are much within the stipulated limit. Water Pollution: The plant is designed as a zero discharge plant. The water will be recirculated through cooling and treatment. The entire wastewater will be recycled for various purposes inside the plant. Solid Waste Management: Dolochar from DRI Plant will be used in AFBC Boiler for captive power generation. 36

443 Slag from IF furnaces, Slag, to be generated during Silico Manganese production and Bottom Ash, to be generated from CPP will be used for road construction / land filling. Generated slag from the process of Ferro Manganese will be used in Silico Manganese manufacturing. No slag will be produced during Ferro Silicon production. Scrap / Mill scale will be reused in the IF. Fly ash from CPP will be used in brick making / cement plant (4) ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE AREA Based on the concern, raised regarding the elephant affected areas and the related issues, a survey was conducted in the relevant areas and accordingly the same is reflected in Chapter 3.0, Section 3.11 of the EIA Report. (5) BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA Taking into account the public concern, the additional baseline data was generated during the period (1 st June, 2017 to 15 th June, 2017) and the same is presented as Annexure-XIII of the EIA Report. 37

444 Annexure - XXI Table-1 Tolerance Limits for Inland Surface Waters (as per IS:2296) SN Parameter and Unit Class-A Class-B Class-C Class-D Class-E 1 Colour (Hazen Units) Odour Unobject Taste Tasteless ph (max) (min:6.5) Conductivity (25 o C) ( mhos/cm) DO (mg/l)(min) BOD (3 days at 27 o C) (mg/l) Total Coliforms (MPN/100 ml) TDS (mg/l) Oil and Grease (mg/l) Mineral Oil (mg/l) Free Carbon Dioxide (mg/l CO 2) Free Ammonia (mg/l as N) Cyanide (mg/l as CN) Phenol (mg/l C 6H 5OH) Total Hardness (mg/l as CaCO 3) Chloride (mg/l as Cl) Sulphate (mg/l as SO 4) Nitrate (mg/l as NO 3) Fluoride (mg/l as F) Calcium (mg/l as Ca) Magnesium (mg/l as Mg) Copper (mg/l as Cu) Iron (mg/l as Fe) Manganese (mg/l as Mn) Zinc (mg/l as Zn) Boron (mg/l as B) Barium (mg/l as Ba) Silver (mg/l as Ag) Arsenic (mg/l as As) Mercury (mg/l as Hg) Lead (mg/l as Pb) Cadmium (mg/l as Cd) Chromium (VI) (mg/l as Cr) Selenium (mg/l as Se) Anionic Detergents (mg/l MBAS) PAH (mg/l) Pesticides ( g/l) Absent Insecticides (mg/l) - - Absent Alpha Emitters (10-6 c/ml) Beta Emitters (10-6 c/ml) Percent Sodium (%) Sodium Absorption Ratio Class-A: Drinking water source without conventional treatment but after disinfection. Class-B: Outdoor bathing. Class-C: Drinking water source with conventional treatment followed by disinfection. Class-D: Fish culture and wild life propagation. Class-E: Irrigation, industrial cooling and controlled waste disposal. ANX.-XXI / Page 1 of 5

445 Annexure - XXI Sl No Table-2 Drinking Water Quality Standards (as per IS:10500) Parameter and Unit Desirable Limit Permissible Limit in Absence of Alternate Source 1 Colour (Hazen units) Odour Unobjectionable - 3 Taste Agreeable - 4 Turbidity (NTU) PH No relaxation 6 Total Coliforms (MPN/100 ml) nil - 7 Pathogenic Organisms or Virus nil - 8 TDS (mg/l) Mineral Oil (mg/l) Free Residual Chlorine (mg/l) Cyanide (mg/l as CN) 0.05 No relaxation 12 Phenol (mg/l C 6H 5OH) Total Hardness (mg/l as CaCO 3) Total Alkalinity (mg/l as CaCO 3) Chloride (mg/l as Cl) Sulphate (mg/l as SO 4) Nitrate (mg/l as NO 3) Fluoride (mg/l as F) Calcium (mg/l as Ca) Magnesium (mg/l as Mg) Copper (mg/l as Cu) Iron (mg/l as Fe) Manganese (mg/l as Mn) Zinc (mg/l as Zn) Boron (mg/l as B) Aluminium (mg/l as AL) Arsenic (mg/l as As) 0.05 No relaxation 28 Mercury (mg/l as Hg) No relaxation 29 Lead (mg/l as Pb) 0.05 No relaxation 30 Cadmium (mg/l as Cd) 0.01 No relaxation 31 Chromium (VI) (mg/l as Cr) 0.05 No relaxation 32 Selenium (mg/l as Se) 0.01 No relaxation 33 Anionic Detergents (mg/l MBAS) PAH (mg/l) nil - 35 Pesticides ( g/l) Absent Alpha Emitters (10-6 c/ml) nil Beta Emitters (10-6 c/ml) nil ANX.-XXI / Page 2 of 5

446 Annexure - XXI Sl No Parameter and Unit Table-3 General Standards for Discharge of Effluents [as per Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986] Inland Surface Water Public Sewers Land for Irrigation Marine Coastal Water 1 Temperature ( o C) # - - # 2 Colour and Odour $ - $ $ 3 PH BOD (3 days at 27 o C) (mg/l) COD (mg/l) Bio-assay (% 7 TSS (mg/l) * 8 SS Particle size(pass IS Sieve) & 9 Oil and Grease (mg/l) Total Residual Chlorine (mg/l) Nitrate Nitrogen (mg/l as N) Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/l N) Kjeldahl Nitrogen (mg/l as N) Free Ammonia (mg/l as N) Cyanide (mg/l as CN) Phenol (mg/l C 6H 5OH) Fluoride (mg/l as F) Sulphide (mg/l as S) Dissolved Phosphate (mg/l P) Copper (mg/l as Cu) Iron (mg/l as Fe) Manganese (mg/l as Mn) Zinc (mg/l as Zn) Nickel (mg/l as Ni) Vanadium (mg/l as V) Arsenic (mg/l as As) Mercury (mg/l as Hg) Lead (mg/l as Pb) Cadmium (mg/l as Cd) Chromium (VI) (mg/l as Cr) Chromium (Total) (mg/l as Cr) Selenium (mg/l as Se) Alpha Emitters (10-6 c/ml) Beta Emitters (10-6 c/ml) # Shall not exceed 5 o C above the receiving water temperature. $ All efforts should be made to remove colour and unpleasant odour as far as 90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent. * For cooling water effluent 10% above TSS of influent. & (a) Floatable solids 3 mm, (b) Settleable solids 850 micron. ANX.-XXI / Page 3 of 5

447 Annexure - XXI Table-4 National Ambient Air Quality Standards Table-5 ANX.-XXI / Page 4 of 5

448 Annexure - XXI Ambient Air Quality Standards in respect of Noise [as per Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000] Area Category of Area Limits in db(a) L eq* Code Day Time Night Time A Industrial Area B Commercial Area C Residential Area D Silence Zone Notes: 1. Day time shall mean from 6.00 a.m. to p.m. 2. Night time shall mean from p.m. to 6.00 a.m. 3. Silence zone is defined as an area comprising not less than 100 metres around hospitals, educational institutions and courts. The silence zones are zones which are declared as such by the competent authority. 4. Mixed categories of areas may be declared as one of the four above mentioned categories by the competent authority. * db(a) L eq denotes the time weighted average of the level of sound in decibels on scale A which is relatable to human hearing. ANX.-XXI / Page 5 of 5