M/s. MID India Power & Steel Pvt. Ltd. has proposed to establish Steel Plant at Dongartola

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2 1.0 INTRODUCTION M/s. MID India Power & Steel Pvt. Ltd. has proposed to establish Steel Plant at Dongartola Village, Kotma Tehsil, Annupur District, Madhya Pradesh Acres of land is envisaged for the proposed project and same is in the possession of management. Total investment for the proposed project is Rs. 45 Crores. The following are the products and production capacities proposed in the proposed Steel Plant: S.No. Product /Unit Plant Configuration Production Capacity 1. Ferro Alloys Unit 2 x 9 MVA Fe Si : TPA Si Mn : TPA Fe Mn : TPA 2. Cold Briquetted iron - CBI (through Tunnel Kiln Technology) 2 x 100 TPD TPA Pioneer Enviro Laboratories & Consultants Private Limited, Hyderabad, have prepared Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) report for the proposed project of Steel Plant by incorporating the Terms of Reference approved by the Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi. The report contains detailed description of the following: a. Detailed characterization of status of environment within 10 Km. radius of the plant for major environmental components including Air, Water, Noise, Soil, Flora, Fauna and Socio-economic environment. b. Assessment of air emissions, liquid waste and solid waste from the proposed activity along with the noise level assessment. c. Detailed Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to be adopted. d. Post project Environmental monitoring. 1.1 RAW MATERIALS The following will be the raw material requirement for the proposed project: S.NO. RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION (TPA) SOURCE OF SUPPLY METHOD OF TRANSPORT FERRO ALLOYS UNIT For Ferro Silicon 1 Quartz Nagpur 2 Pet coke 5065 Chhattisgarh 3 Scrap 315 Jabalpur 1

3 4 Electrode paste 750 Jabalpur For Silico Manganese 1 Manganese ore MOIL, Nagpur 2 Fe-Mn Slag In house generation Quartz 7150 Nagpur 4 Pet Coke 2850 Chhattisgarh For Ferro Manganese 1 Manganese ore Pet coke Scrap Electrode paste 5560 MOIL, Nagpur Chhattisgarh Jabalpur Jabalpur COLD BRIQUETTED IRON (CBI) 1 Iron Ore Concentrate NMDC 2 Imported Indonesia / South Sea, Coal Africa Indigenous SECL 3 Limestone 6000 Bilaspur Road COAL GASIFIER 1 Coal Imported 4150 Indonesia / South Africa Sea, Indigenous 6790 SECL 1.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FERRO ALLOYS Ferro manganese or Silicon manganese or Ferro silicon are produced using manganese ore in a Submerged Electric Arc Furnace using reducer and flux under high voltage COLD BRIQUITTED IRON (through Tunnel Kiln Technology) In this process, iron cakes or moulds of iron ore concentrates are made by using high pressure hydraulic press. The cakes are then placed in silicon carbide crucibles and then covering it with coal powder from all sides as per design and the container is completely filled 2

4 with coal powder and closed from top. The container is already closed from bottom, so now it is almost closed. Containers are placed on the kiln cars/ trolleys and sent to tunnel kiln. The tunnel kiln consists of three zones: Pre - heating zone, Reduction zone and Cooling zone. The temperature in the pre-heating zone is going up to 900 o C. In Reduction zone, the temperature goes up to 1200 o C. In cooling zone the temperature goes down slowly to app. 200 / 300 o C near the exit. The reduced iron is kept in the crucible till the temperature comes down to 50 /100 o C. After cooling it is separated from the char and sent for crushing. The char will be reused by mixing with coal and briquetted to be used in gasifier. The direct reduced iron is crushed in crushers and cold briquettes are made by using briquetting machine. The cold briquetted iron so made has metallization > 90 %. Reduction is in closed crucibles is very good, as there are no chances of backward reaction with air. The heating of the furnace is by coal gas generated from coal gasifier. The kiln has sufficient provision for our waste heat recovery. Heat exchangers are installed in the furnace roof which preheats the combustion air, resulting in high efficiency of heating system. The cold briquetted iron has fem= > 90% and metallization > 95 % 1.3 WATER REQUIREMENT Water required for the proposed project is 60 cum/day and same will be sourced from the Ground River Kewai. This includes Make-up water for Ferro alloys and Domestic water. Necessary permission from Water Resources Department is under process. Water will be drawn after obtaining permission only. WATER REQUIREMENT S.No. PURPOSE QUANTITY (cum / day) 1 Make-up water for Ferro alloys 50 2 Make-up water for Cold Briquetted Iron Nil 3 Domestic 10 Total 60 3

5 1.4 Waste Water Generation and its characteristics There will not be any process waste water generated from the Ferro alloys unit as closed circuit system will be adopted. In CBI unit, there will be no water requirement. Only waste water generated will be sanitary waste water, which will be 8.0 cum/day and same will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. WASTE WATER GENERATION S.No. TYPE QUANTITY (cum/day) 1. Sanitary waste water 8.0 Total 8.0 CHARACTERISTICS OF SANITARY WASTE WATER (Untreated) PARAMETER CONCENTRATION ph BOD mg/l COD mg/l TDS mg/l 1.5 Air Emissions The emissions from each of the Submerged Electric Arc Furnaces will be controlled by providing a fume extraction system with bag filters for each unit and then let out into the atmosphere through 2 nos. of stack each of 30m height. The out let dust emission will be less than 50 mg/nm 3. In the proposed plant, the exhaust gases from the tunnel kilns will pass through Multi cyclone with bag filters to bring down the particulate matter in the exhaust gases to less than 50 mg/nm 3. Then the treated gases will be let out through a stack each of 42 m height for effective dispersion of emissions into the atmosphere. 1.6 Solid Waste Management The following will be the solid waste generation & proposed method of disposal: 4

6 S.NO TYPE OF SOLID WASTE QUANTITY (IN TPA) DISPOSAL PROPOSED 1. Slag from FeSi 3815 Will be given to cast iron foundries 2. Slag from SiMn Will be crushed and given to brick manufacturers/used in road construction 3. Slag from FeMn To be used in manufacture of Si-Mn as it contains high MnO 2 & Silicon 4. Ash Ash will be given to Cement Plants / Brick making units 5. Char The char generated from the CBI plant will be mixed with coal in the ratio of 1:2 and then briquetting is done which will be used in coal gasifier for generation of coal gas to be used in the production process. 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT Base line data has been collected on ambient Air quality, Water quality, Noise levels, Flora and Fauna and Socio economic details of people within 10 Km. radius of the plant. 2.1 Ambient Air Quality Ambient air quality was monitored for PM 2.5, PM 10, SO 2 & NOx at 8 stations including project site for one season as per MoEF guidelines. The following are the concentrations of various parameters at the monitoring stations. Parameter Concentration PM 2.5 : 13.1 to 21.6 µg/m 3 PM 10 : 21.8 to 36.2 µg/m 3 SO 2 : 5.9 to 8.2 µg/m 3 NO X : 6.1 to 9.3 µg/m 3 * PAH in PM 10 were analyzed and their concentrations at all monitoring Stations are below Detectable level. 2.2 Water Quality Ground water samples were collected at 8 stations along with surface water samples and analyzed for various Physico-Chemical parameters. The water samples are within the permissible limits of IS: & IS:

7 2.3 Noise Levels Noise levels were measured at 8 locations during day time & Night time. The noise levels at the monitoring stations are ranging dba to dba. 3.0 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 3.1 Prediction of impacts on air quality The likely emissions from the proposed project during operation are PM 10, SO 2, NO X. The predictions of Ground level concentrations have been carried out using ISC - 3 model. Meteorological data such as wind direction, wind speed, max. and min. temperatures collected at the site have been used as input data to run the model. It is observed from the computation results that the maximum predicted incremental rise in 24 hourly ground level concentrations of PM 10, SO 2 and NOx during operation of the proposed project in the area will be 1.2 µg/m 3, 3.7 µg/m 3 and 12.4 µg/m 3 respectively at a distance 850 m in the down wind direction. NET RESULTANT MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS DUE TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT Item PM 10 (µg/m 3 ) SO 2 (µg/m 3 ) NO X (µg/m 3 ) Maximum baseline conc. in the study area Maximum predicted incremental rise in concentration due to the proposed project Maximum predicted incremental rise in concentrations due to other industries in the area Net resultant concentrations during operation of the plant National Ambient Air Quality Standards The predicted results shows that the net resultant concentration (max. baseline conc. + max. incremental rise in conc.) of PM 10, SO 2 and NO X will be well within the National Ambient Air Quality Standards after commissioning of proposed project. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on air environment due to the proposed project. 6

8 3.2 Prediction of impacts on noise quality The ambient noise levels will be with in the standards prescribed by MoEF vide notification i.e. the noise levels will be less than 75 dba during day time and less than 70 dba during night time. 3.4 acres of extensive greenbelt is proposed to be developed in the Plant premises to further attenuate the noise levels. Hence there will not be any adverse impact due to noise on the environment in surrounding areas due to the proposed project. 3.3 Prediction of impacts on Water Environment There will not be any process waste water generated from the Ferro alloys unit as closed circuit system will be adopted. In CBI unit, there will be no water requirement. Only waste water generated will be sanitary waste water, which will be 8.0 cum/day. Zero effluent discharge will be adopted in the proposed project. Sanitary waste water will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. Rain water harvesting will be implemented in consultation with Central Ground Water Board. This will help in improvement of ground water table in the area. Water will be drawn after obtaining permission only. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on water environment in the study area due to the proposed project. 3.4 Prediction of Impacts on Land Environment Zero effluent discharge will be adopted. All the required air pollution control systems will be installed and operated to comply with CPCB/MPPCB norms. All solid wastes will be disposed / utilized as per CPCB / MPPCB norms. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on land environment due to the proposed project. 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME Ambient Air Quality, Sack monitoring & effluent analysis will be carried out regularly as per CPCB norms and the analysis reports will be submitted to Ministry of Environment & Forest, Bhopal & M.P. Pollution Control Board regularly. 7

9 5.0 ADDITIONAL STUDIES No Rehabilitation and Resettlement is involved in the proposed project. Hence no R & R study has been carried out. 6.0 PROJECT BENEFITS With the establishment of the proposed project employment potential will increase. Land prices in the area will increase. The economic status of the people in the area will improve due to the proposed project. Periodic medical checkups will be carried out. Top priority will be given to locals in employment. 7.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 7.1 Air Environnent S.No. Source Control Equipment Guaranteed Outlet Dust Emission 1. Submerged Electric Arc Fume extraction & cleaning < 50 mg/nm 3 Furnaces system with Bag filter 2. Tunnel Kilns Multi cyclone with bag filters < 50 mg/nm 3 The following air pollution control systems/ measures are proposed in the project: All conveyors carrying dry material will be covered to control fugitive dust. All bins will be totally packed and covered so that there will not be any chance for dust leakage. All the dust prone points material handling systems will be connected with de-dusting system with bag filters. All discharge points and feed points, wherever the possibility of dust generation is there a de-dusting suction point will be provided to collect the dust. All the required Air pollution control measures will be strictly implemented so that the ambient air quality will be with in the National Ambient Air Quality standards during the operation of the plant. Extensive greenbelt proposed to be developed will help in further mitigating the air emissions. 7.2 Water Environment There will not be any process waste water from the Ferro Alloys unit as closed circuit system will be adopted. In CBI unit, there will be no water requirement. Only waste water generated will be sanitary waste water, which will be 8.0 cum/day and same will be treated in septic tank 8

10 followed by soak pit. Zero effluent will be discharged from the proposed project during the operation. 7.3 Noise Environment The employees working near the noise generating sources will be provided with earplugs. Noise absorbing materials will be used in the construction of roofs, walls and floors. The extensive greenbelt development proposed within the plant premises will help in attenuating the noise levels further. Noise barriers in the form of trees are recommended to be grown around administrative block and other utility units. 7.4 Land Environment There will not be any process waste water generation from the Ferro alloys unit & CBI unit as closed circuit system will be adopted. All the required Air pollution control systems will be installed and operated to comply with MPPCB norms. Solid wastes will be disposed off as per norms. Extensive greenbelt will be developed in the plant premises as per CPCB norms. Desirable beautification and landscaping practices will be followed. Hence there will not be any impact due to the proposed project. 7.5 GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT Green belt development will further enhance the environment quality through limitation of air emissions; attenuation of noise levels, balancing Eco-environment, prevention of soil erosion and creation of aesthetic environment. Greenbelt of 3.4 acres will be developed in the plant premises as per CPCB guidelines. 7.6 IMPLEMENTATION OF CREP RECOMMENDATIONS All the Corporate Responsibility for Environment Protection (CREP) recommendations will be strictly followed in the proposed project. *********** 9