EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED FERTILISER UNIT OF M/s. SUMAN PHOSPHATES & CHEMICAL LTD., MATRALA, MADHYA PRADESH

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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED FERTILISER UNIT OF M/s. SUMAN PHOSPHATES & CHEMICAL LTD., MATRALA, MADHYA PRADESH 1.0 INTRODUCTION M/s. Suman Phosphates and Chemical Ltd., has proposed to set-up a Single Super Phosphate (SSP) fertilizer manufacturing unit. The plant will also manufacture 98% Sulphuric Acid from virgin sulphur, which is one of the raw material for SSP. Rock phosphate will be used in the manufacturing process of Single Super Phosphate, which will be either imported or procured indigenously. 2.0 SALIENT FEATURES OF THE PROJECT a) Production capacity a. Single Super Phosphate (SSP): 1000 Tone/day b. Sulphuric Acid : 250 Tone/day b) Project Location Proposed project of M/s. Suman Phosphates and Chemical Ltd is located at, Village Matrala on Sendhwa Pansemal Road, Tehsil Pansemal, District Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The proposed site is well connected by road being 2 km away from Pansemal Tehsil and 50 km from Dondaicha (nearest railhead) station in Maharashtra. It is 45 km west of Sendhwa which is on NH3 i.e. Agra Mumbai Road. Nearest port for import of raw material is Bharuch in Gujarat about 220 km from the proposed site. c) Land use Proposed factory will be located on an existing agricultural land admeasuring 19 acres which is converted for industrial use as per Court Order dated 29 th November 2008.NOC for installation of a fertilizer and chemical unit on the proposed site is obtained from Matrala Gram Panchayat. Out of the 19 acres of land available 4.5 acres will be used for construction of factory whereas there will be green belt development on 6 acre of land to protect environment. At present there is no human habitation within 3 km radius of the proposed site.

2 3.0 Availability of Resources. 3.1 Water Requirement The proposed project requires 600 m 3 /day of water. This will be obtained from the existing two bore wells on the site where water is available at a depth of 30m. As an alternative it is planned to provide process water from the following sources: Sewage recycling - The sewage generated from Pansemal Town, which has a population of about 20,000 is about 2,000 m 3 /day. It is proposed to provide a suitable sewage reclamation plant and use about 600 m 3 /day of treated water for process. The local authorities have agreed to this proposal and have given a letter to this effect. Rainwater harvesting - Rainwater harvesting will be provided over the plot of about 19 acres. For this purpose a water body will be created in about 1 acre area. This will help in meeting various water requirements of the industry including domestic use, fire fighting and also it will maintain nearby water table. 3.2 Power Requirement Electricity required for SSP manufacturing will be 2000KVA and is sanctioned by the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board. It is also proposed to provide a co-generation plant of about 2.5MW capacity, by using the waste heat from Sulphuric acid manufacture. 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT 4.1 Water environment The process adopted for manufacture of Sulfuric acid as well as SSP will not produce any liquid effluent and is a zero discharge process. The only source of effluent is fluorine scrubber water from SSP den which will be collected and reused back in the process as process water. Similarly all the condensate recovery, DM regeneration, cooling tower bleeds, etc. will be used as process water, thereby reducing the water requirement by about 30%. All the domestic sewage will be treated and used for gardening within factory site. Thus there will be no effluent discharge from the proposed project 4.2 Air environment Major air emissions will be generated in rock phosphate handling, grinding and acidulation process of SSP as well as Sulphur burning. These emissions are minimized by following measures, Rock phosphate grinding The Rock Phosphate handling and grinding circuit will be under vacuum from the grinder to hopper bin. The collected rock phosphate dust from

3 the bag filter is scrubbed with water and used in the process. This will eliminate any emission of dust Acidulation process of SSP This is an exothermic process where the temperature rises to about C. This exhaust will be routed through a four-stage fluorine scrubber, which recovers all the fluorine in the process. The acidic effluent generated from the scrubber will be recycled to acidulation process Sulphur burning The five-stage SO 2 converter ensures that SO 2 escaping in the atmosphere is minimized. High efficiency candle filters will be installed at drying tower (2 nos.), inter pass absorption tower (5 nos.) and final absorption tower (2 nos.) to eliminate acid mist from SO 2 gas stream. The emissions will always be within the prescribed limits of Madhya Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (MPSPCB). 4.3 Solid waste Hazardous waste Only Hazardous waste generated from SSP manufacture is waste oil. This is about 2.5 MT/year and is properly collected and reused in the factory for lubrication. Hazardous wastes generated from Sulphuric acid manufacture & their disposal methods are as follows S. No. Process generating Type of Waste HW as per Schedule I Spent oil/used oil Sulphur muck Spent catalyst Quantity 2.5 MT/year 100 MT/year 1.26 MT/year Disposal Reused for lubrication Reused in SSP manufacture CHWTSDF, Pithampur, MP Non-hazardous waste Scrap generated will be sold and garbage will be land filled within factory premises Noise environment The plant will have various rotating machines including blowers, vacuum pumps, process pumps etc., which will generate noise. These machines will

4 be provided with appropriate acoustic enclosures to maintain the noise level within limits. 5.0 Storage of Sulphuric acid Sulphuric acid will be stored in 5 nos of 1000 MT capacity each. This quantity is equivalent to storage of 8 days acid requirement. Tanks made of MS plates will be having fixed roof, ladders and dyke walls of specified capacity. Storage area will be provided with safety shower, eye wash and water tap. 6.0 PROPOSED GREEN BELT DEVELOPMENT The industry has a total plot of 19 acres out of which 6 acres will be used for greenbelt development. Trees, Hedges and Ground cover varieties identified for plantation are as follows: Neem Eucalyptus Rubber Plant Mango Pipal Palash Ashoka Guava Badam Palm Banyan Bogainvellia Dalbergia Ficus alastacia Bahunis verigeta Peltrophoran petrocarpum Saraca Delonex Mangifera Acharas Indica Guava psidium guava regia Various Hedges like Golden duranta, Acalypha Indica Shrubs like Caesapinia pulcherimma, Calendra, Euphorbia pulchirimma, Hibiscus sapota Ground cover Lantana camera, Altermmthra, Ipomia, Acalypha Assorted 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING As the plant is sensitive for air emissions we propose to set up permanent air monitoring stations to check ambient air quality in the plant round the clock. Similarly stack monitoring will be done periodically as specified by MPSPCB. Wastewater will be monitored for leakage of pipes etc. In any eventuality of leakage, cleaning of tanks, etc. a wastewater holding tank of 30m 3 capacity will be provided with acid proof lining. The tank contents will be contained and recycled back to SSP plant. As per Environment Act 1986 all the necessary documents and records required by MPSPCB will be maintained and submitted to the authorities to ensure safe environment at the premises. This includes a Public Liability Insurance Policy and On- site and Off-site Disaster Management Plans.

5 8.0 CONCLUSION The proposed project is beneficial to the surrounding for various reasons a. It will provide cheap fertilizer to the farmers within the vicinity. b. It will generate direct employment for locals to the tune of 600 and a. indirect employment for 3,000 including contractors, vendors, etc. c. Rainwater harvesting will reduce the dependency on groundwater. d. Co-gen plant will absorb the heat and reduce power consumed from the national grid e. The sewage reclamation that will be provided for Pansemal Tehsil will provide hygienic environment and relief from various diseases also it will prevent mixing of dirty water into nearby river and bore wells. f. The project will not have any adverse effect on the environment due to use of latest technology for manufacturing. A presentation on the application and proposed Terms of Reference (TOR) was made to the Expert Appraisal Committee of MoEF on 9 th February in its 91 st meeting. MoEF has sent suggested following points for detailed EIA / EMP study: 1. Present land use should be prepared based on satellite imagery. Location of national parks / wildlife sanctuary within 10 km radius should specifically be mentioned. 2. Executive summary of the project 3. A filled in questionnaire on the industry sector as devised earlier 4. Justification of the project 5. Site specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall should be collected 6. A list of industries containing name and type in 10 km radius should be incorporated 7. List of raw material required and source should be included 8. Project costs including cost for environment protection measures 9. Regulatory frame work 10. Project location and plant layout 11. Existing environment scenario 12. Manufacturing process details should be included 13. Storage and transportation of raw materials and products

6 14. Ambient air quality at 8 locations within the study area of 10km., aerial coverage from project site with one AAQMS in downwind direction should be carried out. 15. Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and assessment of ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based on site-specific meteorological features. Air quality modeling for specific pollutants needs to be done 16. Plant-wise air pollution control measures proposed for the control of emissions from all the sources 17. one season data for gaseous emissions 18. Permission for the drawal of water from the concerned department and water balance data including quantity of effluent generated, recycled and reused and discharged is to be provided. Methods adopted / to be adopted for the water conservation 19. Surface water quality of nearby rivers and other surface drains at eight locations must be ascertained 20. Details of water source available in the impact area. Ground water monitoring minimum at 8 locations 21. Action plan for solid / hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization 22. Leachate test for fluorine 23. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment should be assessed and provided 24. Environmental management plan 25. Risk assessment and damage control needs to be addressed 26. Occupational health of the workers needs elaboration 27. Green belt development plan in 33% area and a scheme for rainwater harvesting have to beput in place 28. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon 29. Plan for the implementation of the recommendations made for the fertilizer plants in the CREP guidelines must be prepared Draft EIA is prepared incorporating above points for the purpose of Public Hearing and submission to MoEF there after.