draft rapid environmental impact assessment report
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draft rapid environmental impact assessment report
DRAFT RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION PROJECT FOR MANUFACTURING OF PLAIN & PRE-LAMINETED PARTICLE BOARDS AND SYNTHETIC ORGANIC RESINS & PARAFFIN WAX EMULSION Activity: 5(f) - “SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS INDUSTRY” OF Located at: Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village- Moti Naroli, Tal- Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India. Pin code – 394 110 EIA CONSULTANT ORGANIZATION UNISTAR ENVIRONMENT AND RESEARCH LABS PVT. LTD.VAPI – GUJARAT (NABET Accredited Consultant Organization, Sr. No. 158 of the List Dated 5th September 2014) DRAFT RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED EXPANSION PROJECT FOR MANUFACTURING OF PLAIN & PRE-LAMINETED PARTICLE BOARDS (FROM 1125 MT/MONTH TO - 3470 MT/MONTH) AND SYNTHETIC ORGANIC RESINS & PARAFFIN WAX EMULSION (FROM 170 MT/MONTH TO - 2500 MT/MONTH) Activity: 5(f) - “SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS INDUSTRY” OF Located at: Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village- Moti Naroli, Tal- Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India. Pin code – 394 110 EIA CONSULTANT ORGANIZATION UNISTAR ENVIRONMENT AND RESEARCH LABS PVT. LTD.VAPI – GUJARAT (NABET Accredited Consultant Organization, Sr. No. 158 of the List Dated 5th September 2014) Declaration by Experts contributing to the EIA of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd., Moti Naroli I, hereby, certify that I was a part of the EIA team in the following capacity that developed the above EIA. EIA Coordinator: Name: Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Signature & Date: Period of involvement: 1st December-2012 to till obtaining clearance. Contact information: M/s. Unistar Environment And Research Labs Pvt. Ltd., White House, Near GIDC Office, Char Rasta, Vapi (Gujarat)-396195. Tel. No. : 0260-2433966, E-mail: [email protected] Functional Area Experts: **attached additional sheet, *See overleaf for the details Sr. No. 1 2 Functional Areas AP* 5 6 7 8 Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Haresh Joshi SHW* Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Manish Patel October-2013 to December-2013 Dr. Shital Tamakuwala Mr. Arik Vasava October-2013 to December-2013 Mr. Ranjan Maharaj SE* AQ* Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Mr. Manish Patel October-2013 to December-2013 October-2013 to December-2013 October-2013 to December-2013 October-2013 to December-2013 October-2013 to December-2013 NV* Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Vipul Thanki October-2013 to December-2013 Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit October-2013 to December-2013 Mrs. Sejal Patel Mr. Manish Patel October-2013 to December-2013 EB* HG* GEO* SC* 9 10 11 Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Involvement (Period & Task**) October-2013 to December-2013 October-2013 to December-2013 WP* 3 4 Name of the experts LU* 12 RH* Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit Mr. Mukesh Surolia Mr. Mukesh Surolia Mr. Ranjan Maharaj Signature& Date Declaration by the Head of the Accredited Consultant Organization I, Haresh P. Joshi, hereby, confirm that the above mentioned experts prepared the EIA of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd., Moti Naroli, I also confirm that I shall be fully accountable for any misleading information mentioned in this statement. Signature: Name: Haresh P. Joshi Designation: Managing Director Name of the EIA Consultant Organization: Unistar Environment and Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. NABET Certificate No.& Issue Date: NABET letter dated 14-01-2013. Involvement and task of the Functional Area Experts S. No. 1 Functional Areas AP* Name of the experts Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Task 2 WP* Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Haresh Joshi 3 SHW* Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Manish Patel @ 4 SE* Dr. Shital Tamakuwala Mr. Arik Vasava@ 5 EB* Mr. Ranjan Maharaj 6 7 HG* GEO* Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit Mr. Mukesh Surolia Mr. Mukesh Surolia 8 SC Mr. Ranjan Maharaj AQ* 9 Mr. Haresh .P. Joshi Mr. Manish Patel @ Air pollution monitoring. Meteorological parameter measurement. Identification & assessment of quantum of emission and its Mitigation measures. Water Quality monitoring network designing. Sampling of water samples (surface and ground water). Monitoring of water quality. Water Balance, budgeting and water conservation. Identification & assessment of quantum of water pollution and its Mitigation measures. ETP Suggestion. Identification of hazardous and non hazardous wastes. Reuse and recycling of solid wastes. Handling and disposal of Non- Hazardous solid waste & Hazardous waste. Baseline socio economic survey(Interviews, Questionnaires, focused group discussion) Evaluation of Socio economic development status of the area. Enterprise social commitment provisions. Conducted Ecological survey & preparation of status report. Application of taxonomy in resource inventory (Flora & Fauna) List of species animals and plants report. Identification & assessment of ecological impact due to proposed project and its Mitigation measures. Hydrological studies & analysis preparation of drainage patterns of the study area. Analysis and description of aquifer characteristics. Preparation of water budget details. Rain water harvesting proposal to recharge bore-wells. Geology & Geomorphologic analysis and preparation of maps. Sampling analysis & characterization of soil quality. Soil pollution & contaminated soil probability and its mitigation measures. Ambient Air Quality monitoring network designing. Processing of micrometeorological data for using in model. NV* 10 Mr. G.G.Thumar Mr. Vipul Thanki@ LU* Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit 11 RH 12 Mrs. Sejal Patel* Mr. Manish Patel* Air quality modelling through ISC- Aermod for proposed prediction of impact due to proposed installation of D.G. Sets. Monitoring of noise levels of the project site and surrounding area. Assessment of noise level and vibration potential due to proposed project and its mitigation measures. Secondary data collection from Organisation (Govt & Private). Preparation of topographical maps (SRTM Data). Analysis of Data related to Land use pattern and Preparation of Land use map using GIS tools and its classifications. Verification of present status by visiting the site and surrounding area. Identification of hazards due to proposed project. Identification of hazardous substances in the proposed project. Preparation of risk assessment report and onsite emergency plan. @ : These experts are working as associate experts who was accredited AFAE in the Last Surveillance assessment. * : These experts are working under the able guidance and are our proposed expert and associate expert respectively. Functional Area S. No. Complete name of the Functional Areas Code 1. AP Air Pollution Prevention, Monitoring & Control 2. WP Water Pollution Prevention, Control & Prediction of Impacts 3. SHW Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Management 4. SE Socio-Economics 5. EB Ecology and Biodiversity 6. HG Hydrology, Ground Water & Water Conservation 7. GEO Geology 8. SC Soil Conservation 9. AQ Meteorology, Air Quality Modelling& Prediction 10. NV Noise/ Vibration 11. LU Land Use 12. RH Risk Assessment & Hazard Management INDEX CHAPTER- 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.1.1. About the compnay…………………………………………………………………………………………. 1.1.2 ABOUT PROPONENT…………………………………………………………………………………………. 1.2 ABOUT PROJECT……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1.2.1 Nature & Type Project…………………………………………………………………………………… 1.2.2 Product & Capacity of Project ……………………………………………………………………… 1.2.3 Project Location……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.2.4 Regulatory Framwork…………………………………………………………………………………… 1.3 TERMS OF REFERANCE FOR EIA STUDY..…………………………………………………………… 1.4 NEED & SCOPE OF EIA STUDY…………………………………………………………………………… 1.4.1 Need of EIA Study…………………………………..………………………………………..………….. 1.4.2 Public Hearing ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1.4.3 Scope & Objective of EIA Study……………………….…………………………………………… 1.5 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY OF EIA STUDY….………………………………………………. 1.6 STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT……………………………………………………………………………… 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 10 CHAPTER -2: DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 2.1 HIGHLIGHT OF PROJECT………………………………………………………………..………………… 2.1.1 Existing & Proposed products………………………………………………………………………… 2.1.2 Justification of Project …………..………………………………………………………………………. 2.1.3 Project Site ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2.1.4 Land & Building …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.1.5 Water ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2.1.6 Energy, Fule & Power ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2.17 Human Resource …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.18 Capital ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS& ALLIED DETAILS…………………………………………….……. 2.2.1 Raw Materials………………………………………………………………………………………..……… 2.2.2 Manufacturing Process…………………………………………………………..……………………… 2.3 POLLUTION POTENTIALS & CONTROL MEASURES ………………………………............ 2.3.1 Air Pollution Source & Control………..……………………………………………………………. 2.3.2 Wastewater Generation & Management…………………………………………………….. 2.3.3 Solid & HazardousWaste Generation & Management………………………………… 2.3.4 Noise &Vibration Generation & Control………………………………………………………. 2.3.5 Greenbelt Development & Rainwater Harvesting ……………………………………….. 2.4. OCCUPATION HEALTH & SAFETY ………………………………………………………………….. 12 14 15 15 18 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 28 28 29 30 31 31 31 Page | I 2.4.1 Hazardous Materials & Their Management ..………………………………………………. 2.4.2 Occupational Health Management ………………………..……………………………………. 31 32 CHEPTER-3: DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIONMENT 3.1 GENERAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.1.1 Purpose & Objective Of Baseline Study……………………………………………………….. 3.1.2 Approach & Methodology of Baseline Study ………………………………………………. 3.1.2.1 Study Area……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.1.2.2 Sampling & Monitoring Locations………………………..………………………………… 3.1.2.3 Study Period & Frequency of Sampling………………………………………………….. 3.1.2.4 Method of Sampling ……………………………………………………………………………… 3.2. DESCRIPTION OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS .………………………………. 3.2.1 Land Environment ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3.2.1.1 Geological & Topography………………………………………………………………………. 3.2.1.2 Land Use- Land Cover …………………………………………………………………............. 3.2.1.3 Soil Quality ….…………………………………………………………………………………….…… 3.2.2 Water Environment ……………………………….……………………………………………….…… 3.2.2.1 Geohydrology ………………………………………………………………………………….…… 3.2.2.2 Water Quality of Study Area ………………………………………………………….…….. 3.2.3 Micro Metrology ………………………………………………………………………………….…….. 3.2.3.1 Humidity…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.2.3.2 Temperature……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.2.3.3 Rainfall……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.2.3.4 Mixing Height……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3.2.3.5 Wind Pattern…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3.2.4 Air Environment ………………………………………………………………………………….…….. 3.2.5 Ambient Noise …………………………………………………………………………………………... 3.2.6 Ecological Environment ……………………………………………………………………….…….. 3.2.6.1 Flora Of The Study Area………………………………………………………………………… 3.2.6.2 Fauna Of The Study Area………………………………………………………………………. 3.2.7 Socioeconomic Environment .……………………………………………………………………… 3.2.7.1 Demography………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3.2.7.2 Literacy………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3.2.7.3 Occupational Structure………………………………………………………………………….. 3.2.7.4 Public Amenities…………………………………………………………………………………….. 33 33 34 34 35 38 38 39 40 40 43 47 49 49 54 57 57 57 57 57 57 60 62 62 63 67 70 70 71 72 73 CHAPTER-4: ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES 4.1 GENERAL……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4.1.1 Phases of Impact Assesment Study………………………………………………………………. 4.1.2 Environment Attributes & Parameter …………………………………………………………. 4.1.3 Major Consideration………………………………………………………………………………….… 4.2 IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS………………………………………………………………………… 4.2.1 Impacting Activities, Probable Impacts & Mitigations ..………………………………… 81 81 82 83 87 87 Page | II 4.2.2 Types & Nature Of Impacts…………………………………………………………………………. 4.3 DESCRIPTION OF ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS .………………………….. 4.3.1 Land Environment………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 4.3.1.1 Anticipated Impacts…………………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.1.2 Mitigation Measures……………………………………………………………………………….. 4.3.2 Water Environment…………………………………………………………….…………………..….. 4.3.2.1. Anticipated Impacts…………………………………………………………………………………. 4.3.2.2.Mitigation Measures…………………………………………………………………………………. 4.3.3 Air Environment……………………………………………………………………………….……..….. 4.3.3.1.Anticipated Impacts…………………………………………………………………………………. 4.3.3.2. Mitigation Measures…………………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.4 Ecology Environment ……………………………………………………………………….………… 4.3.4.1.Anticipated impacts………………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.4.2.Mitigation Measures………………………………………………………………………………. 4.3.5 Socio-economic Environment ……………………………………………………………………… 4.3.5.1.Anticipated impacts……………………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.5.2.Mitigation Measures……………………………………………………………………………………. 4.3.6 Noise & Vibration ………….…………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.6.1.Anticipated impacts…………………………………………………………………………………… 4.3.6.2.Mitigation Measures………………………………………………………………………………….. 4.3.7 Occupational Health & Safety ………………………….…………………………………………. 4.3.7.1.Anticipated Impacts………………………………………………………………………………….. 4.3.7.2 Mitigation Measures……………………………………………………………………………….. 4.4 EVALUATION IMPACTS…………………………………………………………………………………… 90 90 91 91 92 93 93 94 94 94 104 105 105 106 106 106 107 108 108 108 109 109 109 110 CHAPTER-5: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMS 5.1 GENERAL…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.1.1 Objective of Environment Monitoring Programs………………………………………….. 5.2 ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PROGRAM ……………………………………………………….. 5.2.1 Environmental Attributes & Locations For Samapling…………………………………… 5.2.2 Environmental Monitoring Parameter & Schedule…………………..…………….…….. 5.2.3 Environmental Monitoring Methods………………………………………………….………… 5.2.4 Reporting & Documentation………………………………………………………………………. 5.2.5 Budgetary Provisions…………………………………………………………………………………. 116 116 117 117 118 119 119 120 CHAPTER-6: ADDITIONAL STUDIES 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 GENERAL………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. PUBLIC CONSULTATION …………….……………………………………………………………………. RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT ………………………………………………. SOCIAL STUDY AND R&R ACTION PLAN……………………………………………………………. 121 121 121 122 CHAPTER-7: PROJECT BENEFITS 7.1 IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURES ………………………………………………………….. 123 Page | III 7.2 7.3 EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL ..……………………………………………………………………..……… OTHER TANGIBLE & INTANGEIBLE BENEFITS ……………………………………………………. 123 123 CHAPTER-8: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8.1 GENERAL………………………………………………………………………………………………............ 8.1.1 Source & Significance of Considered Impacts..……………………………………………….. 8.1.2 Objective & Scope of EMP …………………………………………………………………………….. 8.2 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT CELL.……………………………………………………………… 8.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN…………………………………………………………. 8.3.1 Air Pollution Sources & Control .……………………………………………………………………. 8.3.2 Wastewater Generation & Management ….…………………………………………………… 8.3.3 Prevention of Land Contamination ……………………………………………………………….. 8.3.4 Noise & Vibration Generation&Control ………………………………………………………… 8.3.5 Protection of Ecological Feature…………………………………………………………………… 8.3.6 Occupatinal Health and Safety …………………………………………………………………….. 8.4 OTHER IMPORTANT EMP ……………………………………………………………………………… 8.4.1 Greenbelt Dvelopment …………………………………………………………………………………. 8.4.2 Rainwater Harvesting …………………………………………………………………………………… 8.4.3 Waste Recycling /Reuse and Utilization ……………………………………………………….. 8.4.4 Socio-Economic Welfare and CSR …………………………………………………………………. 8.4.5 Reporting ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 124 124 128 128 130 130 132 133 135 136 137 141 141 142 143 145 146 CHAPTER-9: SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 SUMMARY OF PROJECT ….………………………………………………………………………………… SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED MAJOR IMPACTS ….………………………………………………… MITIGATION MEASURES & EMP ………………………………..……………………………………. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 148 149 151 153 CHAPTER-10: DISCLOSURE OR CONSULTANT ENGAGED 10.1 10.2 ABOUT UNISTAR ENVIRONMENT AND RESEARCH LABS PVT. LTD……………………. PROJECT TEAM FOR EIA……………………………………………………………………………………. 154 160 LIST OF ANNEXURE ANNEXURE I: EXISTING ENVIRONMENT STATUS (CC&A) WITH COMPLIANCE ANNEXURE II: COPY OF AWARDED TOR & COMPLIANCE STATUS ANNEXURE III: PRINT OF INPUT & OUTPUT OF AIR POLLUTION MODELING ANNEXURE IV: METROLOGICAL DATA ANNEXURE V: RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT ANNEXURE VI: METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEST METHODS ANNEXURE VII: COPY OF PLOT ALLOTMENT LETTER ANNEXURE VIII: OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATED EIA & PROPOSED PROJECT A. Map of Project Area (1:10, 00, 000, and 1:50,000 & 1:25,000 scale). B. Auto Cad Drawing of Plant Layout. Page | IV LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 2.2 Figure 2.3 Figure 2.4 Figure 3.1 Approach & Methodology of EIA Study …………………………………………………… Photographs of Existing Unit ………………………………………………………………….. Map of Project Site ……………………………………………………………………………….. Project Location In GIDC Map ………………………………………………………………… Plant Layout…………….……………………………………………………………..…………….. Water Balance Diagram ………………………………………………………………………. Map of Study Area (5 Km) showing Sampling & Monitoring Locations…… 07 16 17 19 28 30 37 Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3 Figure 3.4 Topographic Map of Study Area (10 km) …………………………………………….. Digital terrain Model of Study Area (10 km)…………………………………………. Land use Statistics (10 Km) …………………………………………………………………. 42 43 45 Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6 Figure 3.7 Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9 Satellite ( Geo Eye)Image of study area (10 Km)…………………………………… Land use/Landcover Map (10 Km) of study area…………………………………… Hydrogeological well location map ………………………………………………………. Wind Frequency Distribution Chart……………………………………………………… Wind Rose Diagram ……………………………………………………………………………. 45 46 49 58 60 Figure 4.1 Figure 4.2 Figure 4.3 Figure 4.4 Figure 4.5 Figure 4.6 Probable impacts & Mitigation of Project Activities……………………………….. Estimated Mixing Height Profile of Study Area……………………………………….. Contour of Predicted 24 Hrly. Incremental GLC of PM10………………………… Contour of Predicted 24 Hrly. Incremental GLC of SOX……………………………. Contour of Predicted Incremental GLC of NOX………………………………………… Graph of 1st highest Seasonal Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction ….………………. Graph of 1st highest 24 Hourly Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction……………………… Environment management Cell……………………………………………………………. Format for Occupational health of the workers....................................... 89 97 100 101 102 103 Figure 4.7 Figure 8.1 Figure 8.2 104 130 138 Page | V LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 Table 2.1 Table 2.2 Table 2.3 Table 2.4 Table 2.5 Table 2.6 List of Directors………………………………………………………………………………………….. Highlights of The Project…………………………………………………………………..……..… List of Products & Capacity ………………………………………………………………………… Area Statement for the Plant Premises………………………………………………………. Breakup of Water Requirement…………………………………………………………………. Details of Fuel & Power Requirement………………………………………………………… Details of Human Resource………………………………………………………………………… 02 12 14 18 20 21 21 Table 2.7 Table 2.8 Table 2.9 Table 2.10 Table 2.11 Table 2.12 Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Details of Capital Cost ……………..…….…………………………………………………………. Product wise raw Material Requirement……………………………………………………. Details of Utility Emission & Control Measures………………………………………….. Details of Process Emission & Control Measures………………………………………… Details of Wastewater Generation…………………………………………………………….. Details of Solid & Hazardous & Solid Wastes Generation & Management… Salient Features of Project Area………………………………………………………………. Sampling & Monitoring Locations…………………………………………………………… 22 22 28 29 29 30 35 36 Table 3.3 Table 3.4 Table 3.5 Table 3.6 Frequency of Environmental Monitoring…………………………………………………. Method of Environmental Sampling & Analysis……………………………………… Land use Statistics (10 Km)……………………………………………………………………… Details of Soil Sampling locations …………………………………………………………… 38 39 44 47 Table 3.7 Soil Quality of study area …………………….…………………………………………………. 48 Table 3.8 Hydro geological well Inventory of the existing well around the site ………… 49 Table 3.9 Details of Water Sampling Locations ………………………………………………………… 54 Table 3.10 Surface water Quality of Study Area …………………………………………………………. 55 Table 3.11 Ground water Quality of Study Area …………………………………………………………. 56 Table 3.12 Wind Frequency Distribution Data…………………………………………..………………… 58 Table 3.13 Table 3.14 Table 3.15 Table 3.16 Table 3.17 Table 3.18 Ambient Air Quality Study area …………………………………………………………………. Noise Level in Study Area …………………………………………….……………………………. List of Floral Family & Species of the study area ………………………………..……… List of Flora the study area…………………………………………………………………..……. List of Avifauna ……………………………………………………………………………………… Population Detail ……………………………………………………………………………………… 60 62 63 67 68 70 Table 3.19 Table 3.20 Table 3.21 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes……………………………………………………. Literacy Details (2011)……………………………………………………………………………… Occupational Layouts………………………………………………………………………………. 71 72 72 Page | VI Table 3.22 Main Workers (2011)………………………………………………………………………………. 73 Table 3.23 Table 3.24 Table 3.25 Table 3.26 Table 3.27 Table 3.28 Table 4.1 Table 4.2 Marginal Workers……………………………………………………………………………………. Amenities of Study Area-Education ……………….………………………………………… Amenities of Study Area-Drinking & irrigation water..……………………………. Amenities of Study Area-Communication & Transport…………………………… Amenities of Study Area-Bank, Approach Roads & Electricity..………………. Focus Group Discussion Table ………………………………………………………………… Type & Nature of Identified impacts ……………………………………………………... Details of Source Input…………………………………………………………………………….. 73 74 74 75 75 79 90 95 Table 4.3 Table 4.4 Table 4.5 Table 4.6 Table 4.7 Table 4.8 Table 4.9 Table 5.1 Details of emissions input………………………………………………………………………… Details of Receptors Input……………………………………………………………………… Summarized Details of Meteorological Input…………………………………………… Predicted Ambient Air Quality………………………………………………………………… Predicted Ambient Air Quality…………………………………………………………………. Matrix Evaluation for Proposed Project without mitigation measures………… Matrix Evaluation for Proposed Project with mitigation measures……..……… Monitoring Points/Locations & Components…………………………………………… 96 96 97 98 99 113 114 117 Table 5.2 Table 5.3 Table 10.1 Environmental Monitoring Parameter & Schedule…………………………………… Budgetary Provisions for EMS………………………………………………………………… Details of EIA Study Team………………………………………………………………………… 118 120 169 Page | VII ABBRAVIATION AAQ AAQMS Ambient Air Quality Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System BDL Below Detection Limit BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand C&R Conservation & Reclamation COD Chemical Oxygen Demand CPCB Central Pollution Control Board dB Decibel DO Dissolved Oxygen DOC Dissolved Organic Carbon DoEF Department of Environment and Forestry EAC Environmental Appraisal Committee EB Ecology and Biodiversity EC Environmental Clearance EHSIA Environment, Health, and Safety Impact Assessment EHSMS Environment, Health and Safety Management System EIA Environment Impact Assessment EIAA Environmental Impact Assessment Authority ELC Ecological Land Classification EMF Environmental Management Framework EMP Environmental Management Plan EMS Environmental Management System EPP Environmental Protection Plan FAE Functional Area Expert GIS LU Geographical Information System Land Use Page | VIII QMP Quality Management Plan QMS Quality Management System SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SEAC State Environmental Appraisal Committee sec Second SEIA Socio-Economic Impact Assessment SEIAA State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority SPCB State Pollution Control Board TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOC Total Organic Content TOR Terms of Reference TSS Total Suspended Solids VOC Volatile Organic Compound WHMIS WHO Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System World Health Organization Page | IX Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. GENERAL 1.1.1. About The Company M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 on 10 th November 1997. The Registered Office of the Company is at Plot No. 100 to 103, Timber Market, G.I.D.C., Ankleshwar – 393002 (Gujarat State, India). The main objects of the company on its incorporation by the promoters of the company were to carry the imports and trading business of wood from different countries to India. This business was carried on till 2004. In 2004 the promoters of the company decided to setup a Particle Board manufacturing plant in the state of Gujarat. As per the growing demand for the particle board in Indian market. This product is eco-friendly product; it is also very much helpful in saving the forests and our environment too. As to expand the business and to meet the various business needs, the board of Directors decided to increase the board members and the shareholders to increase share capital. The location for setting up this plant was selected and was purchased in Dec 2004 at N.H. No. 8, At. Motinaroli, Tal, Mangrol, Dist. Surat (Gujarat State). The initial production of particle boards was started in Feb. 2006; the brand name for our quality boards is “KENBOARD”. It is the first of its kind particle board manufacturing plant in Gujarat State. This factory produces the much needed particle board to cater to the Furniture industry of Gujarat and to the various states of India. The management system of company is conforming to ISO 9001:2008 and the products are granted with ISI 3087:2005 and ISI 12823:1990 certifications for quality and customer satisfaction. The entire range of Particle Board products conforms to stringent international quality norms and bears the Eco mark certification for eco-friendly product, which is 100% wood free Plain and Pre-Laminated Bagasse Base Particle Boards. The company is been concerned in introducing the innovative and modern technologies to improve quality of its products, skill to our staff, services to customers and to protect the environment. Further as to meet electricity requirements of company, it has setup a Wind Mill Power Project to generate its own electricity for its captive consumption at Bhavnagar district in Gujarat State, which was commenced in March 2009. The Wind energy is also known as “Green & Clean Energy”. This was company’s one more step towards conserving environment & natural resources. 1.1.2. About Proponent The company is a registered Private Limited company and is promoted by six Directors. The EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 1 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The company is a registered Private Limited company and is promoted by six Directors. The details related to them are given below: Table 1.1: List of Directors Sr. No. Name of Directors Residential Address Experience 1. Chhaganbhai Virjibhai Patel 9/10, Patelkunj, Uma Park Chhaganbhai Patel has done his Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) Civil Engineering and having an experience of 36 years. Ph. No. – 02646 250585 2. Parshottambhai Virjibhai Patel 9/10, Patelkunj, Uma Park Parshottambhai Patel has done Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) his Graduation and having an experience of 27 years. Ph. No. – 02646 223713 3. Kantibhai Virjibhai 9/10, Patelkunj, Uma Park Kantibhai Patel has done his Patel Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) H.S.C. and having an experience of 32 years. Ph. No. – 02646 223659 4 Ratanshibhai Tejabhai Patel 14, Gokuldham, Uma Park Ratanshibhai Patel has done his Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) S.S.C. and having a experience of 43 years. Ph. No. -0231 2624953 5 Haresh Ratanshibhai Patel 14, Gokuldham, Uma Park Haresh Patel has done his Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) B.Com. and having an experience of 13 years. Ph. No. -0231 2624953 6 Dinesh Karsanbhai Patel 14, Gokuldham, Uma Park Dinesh Patel has done his Society, Ankleshwar. (Gujarat) B.Com and having an experience of 10 years. Ph. No. -0231 2624953 1.2. ABOUT PROJECT 1.2.1. Nature & Type of Project The existing unit of M/s. Patel Kenwood is “Medium Scale” “Private Limited Company” governed by the team of 6 directors as mentioned in earlier section. Primarily, the unit is a synthetic wood industry but is also manufacturing synthetic organic material- Resins and hence also categorized as synthetic organic chemical manufacturing unit. 1.2.2. Products & Capacity of Project The existing unit is under operation of the following products. Synthetic Organic Resins (Bonding Glue): 170.00 MT/Month. Particle Board (plain and pre-laminated): 1125 MT/Month (1500 M3/Month). The proposed project will be operating for production of following products Synthetic Organic Resins (Bonding Glue): 2330.00 MT/Month. Particle Board (plain and pre-laminated) : 2345 MT/Month (3125 M3/Month) 1.2.3. Project Location EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 2 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The existing unit of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is situated at Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67- 68, NH-8, Village- Moti Naroli, Tal- Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India. The proposed project will be developed in the same premises of existing unit without acquiring any additional land. 1.2.4. Regulatory Framework The proposed project is of synthetic organic manufacturing unit with proposal of utilization of some chemicals having flammable & toxic hazards; hence the regulatory framework related with the hazardous or toxic chemicals as well as regulatory provision of risk, emergency & safety management are applicable to the proposed project. The regulatory provision related with hazardous material handling, manufacturing, storage & transportation are also applicable to the proposed project. Few of the material are petroleum products and may have potential of fire & explosion; hence applicability of the relevant acts & rules shall be verified at time of operation. The transportation is proposed through road network and so the applicability of road transport and other related regulations are required to confirm. The unit will have potential of pollution and also attracts the provisions of EIA notifications 2006- SO 1533 (as amended). Thus, the proposed project may be required to comply with many regulatory provisions. The proponent shall follow the regulatory frame work as listed below and additional applicable provision shall also be referred timely as cited as mandatory provision for proposed project. In any case, proponent shall comply with the regulatory provision as directed through particular regulatory provision. The major regulatory provisions applicable to the proposed project area listed below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 amended 1987 and rules there under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 amended 1988 and rules there under The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991 and rules there under Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 amended 2000 and 2003 Manufacture Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 amended 2000 Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 EIA Notification, 2006 as amended timely (2009, 2011) Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 amended 1992 and rules there under Factories Act, 1948 & rules there under The Petroleum Act, 1934 & rules there under The Static and Mobile Pressure Vessels (Unfired) Rules, 1981 The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 & rules there under The proposed unit is being expansion unit has obtained NOC for its proposed project. CC&A for proposed project will be obtained after obtaining the EC. The company has already obtained NOC as well as CC&A for its existing unit from the GPCB and operating its existing unit with valid CC&A. EC has not been obtained as at the time was commissioning of the existing unit statutory requirement to obtained EC was not applicable to the unit. The EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 3 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit company always ensures that the existing unit complies with all statutory requirements as timely issued inform or NOC, CC&A, Other order & circular from the concern authorities. The CC&A compliance report of the existing unit as submitted to the state pollution control board is enclosed as Annexure I. 1.3. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EIA STUDY In line with the sequential proceeding for Prior EC described in EIA Notification SO 1533 (as amended), proponent had applied in Form-I along with pre-feasibility report for approval of Terms of Reference for proposed project. In month of June 2013, the application was made to the MoEF, New Delhi on 10-06-2013 as the project is of synthetic organic manufacturing unit to be developed outside the notified industrial area/estate. The application & proposal had been considered by the expert appraisal committee in 11th R-EAC (Industry) meeting held on 26th Aug. 2013. In month of Nov. 2013, approved TOR with additional information & conditions for terms of reference for EIA study for proposed project had been issued by EAC vide letter no. J-11011/205/2013 - IA II(I) Dtd. 7th Nov., 2013. Committee had noticed that the proposed project is a synthetic organic chemical manufacturing unit to be located outside the notified industrial area/estate, so falling under category 5(f) –“A” as per the EIA Notification-2006 (as timely amended) and issued the above said letter for approved/awarded TORs. Committee has noted that public hearing / consultation is required due to project being located outside the notified industrial area/estate. The EAC had earmarked the area covering 5 km radial area from site for monitoring & sampling as well as for preparation of some maps for proposed EIA study. With respect to the awarded /Approved TOR, the present EIA study has been conducted for the proposed EIA study in area covering & 5 km radial distance from site. All points of TORs issued by EAC has been addressed in the study and covered in the present EIA report under respective heading. The details of Terms of Reference including the copy of letter for TOR issued by EAC and the tabular compliance report for the issued TOR are presented in Annexure-II. 1.4. NEED & SCOPE OF EIA STUDY 1.4.1. Need Of EIA Study As mentioned in earlier section 1.2.4, the proposed project being a synthetic organic manufacturing unit falls under category 5(f). Further the project is to be developed outside of notified industrial area/estate. Hence it is identified as ‘Category A’ project. In line with the applicability of these legal provisions of SO 1533, an application seeking prior environmental clearance had been made in Form 1 to the R-EAC, MoEF, New Delhi for approval of draft TORs as well as to obtained the awarded TOR for preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for project appraisal to obtain environmental clearance for proposed project depending upon the nature and location specificity of the project. The R-EAC (Industries), has cited many requirements for environmental studies and has issued a set of awarded TOR which mentions that a detailed EIA study has to be EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 4 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit conducted as per the applicability of SO 1533. Hence, the present EIA study has been conducted as it is mandatory requirement as per applicability of SO 1533. 1.4.2. Public Hearing “Public Hearing” refers to the process by which the concerns of local affected persons and others who have plausible stake in the environmental impacts of the project or activity are ascertained with a view to taking into account all the material concerns in the project or activity design as appropriate. As per the applicability of provision for Public Hearing of SO 1533, category ‘A’ and category ‘B1’ projects or activities situated outside of notified industrial area/estate shall undertake public consultation based on the draft EIA report. Also the proponent shall follow the guidelines or TOR issued for Public hearing as determined by the concern authority and provision of SO 1533. The proposed project is an Organic chemical manufacturing unit falling under category 5 (f)-A which is to be developed in the existing unit situated outside the notified industrial area/ estate. Hence, public hearing is required to be conducted as per the guidelines of SO 1533. 1.4.3. Scope & Objective of EIA Study Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. has appointed M/s. Unistar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd, Vapi as Environmental Consultants to carry out the Rapid Environment Impact Assessment for the project of upcoming expansion project for manufacturing of synthetic organic chemical unit to be situated at Block No. 67-68, Moti Naroli village of Surat district of Gujarat. The major objective of the present EIA study is to determine the change in impact due to the project proposed. The present report is outcome of EIA study conducted during Oct.’13 to Dec.’13 as per awarded TORs by R-EAC, MoEF, New Delhi. The area of study is a radial coverage of 5 Km around the proposed site. While deciding the scope of the EIA study, the awarded TOR as illustrated in Annexure-II has been referred to comply with all conditions provided therein for EIA study. The scope of this study is to receive approval of EAC, MoEF for Environmental Clearance. Besides, the report will have scope of utilization for approval from other government authorities like GPCB. The objectives of the present EIA conducted for the development of a proposed project are to examine the following with respect to the TORs awarded by EAC, MoEF, New Delhi: Collection & study of details regarding the activities, operations, processes, utilities, machineries, equipment, and other materials & requisites related to construction and operation phase. Characterization and benchmarking of existing environmental status of a study area surrounding the project site. Carrying out Environmental monitoring and analysis for parameters like Air, Water, Marine, Noise, Soil and Biological Environment. Collection of meteorological parameters like humidity, wind speed, wind direction etc. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 5 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Identification of the probable environmental impacts due to the construction and operation of the proposed project on the existing environmental parameters. Preparation of an environmental monitoring & management plan to minimize the adverse impacts due to the project(s) and formulation of a post – operational monitoring scheme. Preparation of a Risk Assessment report as well as disaster management plan to meet the safety and emergency requirements during probable hazards & disasters. The main objectives of the present environmental impact assessment study are: To assess the prevailing environmental status of project area- 5 km radial area from proposed site situated in Moti Naroli, Gujarat To prepare necessary maps of project area- 5 km radial area from proposed site situated in Moti Naroli, Gujarat to comply with awarded TOR and to improve EIA quality To identify potential sources of impacts of proposed unit, which includes impacts due to emission, water consumption & wastewater disposal, hazardous & solid waste generation & disposal, noise generation, contamination of environment by chemicals, toxic effects of raw materials & products, hazards & risk of various operations and employment & other social aspects of projects. To predict and evaluate the major impact on environment along with pollution control measures taken especially for emission as well as various probable hazards like fire, explosion & toxic dispersion. To ensure that there will not be considerable impacts on wild life sanctuary, forest & other sensitive area of situated in the surrounding area through preparing adequate EMP & EM plans To ensure that there will not be considerable impacts on air quality, water quality & quantity, human health and flora & fauna of the surrounding area through preparing adequate EMP & EM Plans To ensure that all necessary action plan are prepared for implementation to avoid any critical environmental & safety issue in the surrounding area due to proposed project operation To prepare an EIA Study report with efficient environment management plan. To utilize any content or whole report of present EIA study for applicable statutory clearances for proposed project and/or any other management purpose. 1.5. APPROACH & METHODOLOGY OF EIA STUDY The EIA study for the proposed project has been conducted with respect to the process cycle of EIA as suggested by MoEF vide SO 1533 as well as provided in TGM issued by MoEF. The stages of approaches & methodology of EIA study has been presented in illustrative form in the figure 1.1 and detailed in subsequent paragraphs. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 6 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 1.1: Approach & Methodology of EIA Study The summarised details of the EIA cycle followed during the study for proposed project is described below as various phases: Screening Scoping and consideration of alternatives EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 7 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Baseline data collection Impact prediction Assessment of alternatives, delineation of mitigation measures and environmental impact statement Environment Management Plan Draft EIA submission & Public Hearing Draft EIA Review for finalization of Final EIA with incorporation of necessary details as well as incorporation necessary details to address Application for EC/CRZ Screening Screening is done to see whether a project requires environmental clearance as per the statutory notifications. Screening Criteria are based upon: Scales of investment; Type of development; and, Location of development. A Project requires statutory environmental clearance only if the provisions of EIA notification and/or one or more statutory notification cover the proposed Project. Scoping Scoping is a process of detailing the terms of reference of EIA. It has to be done by the consultant in consultation with the project proponent and with reference to the guidance of MoEF as well as if needed from Impact Assessment Agency. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has published guidelines for different sectors, which outline the significant issues to be addressed in the EIA studies. Quantifiable impacts are to be assessed on the basis of magnitude, prevalence, frequency and duration and nonquantifiable impacts significance is commonly determined through the socio-economic criteria. After the areas, where the project could have significant impact, are identified, the baseline status of these should be monitored and then the likely changes in these on account of the construction and operation of the proposed project should be predicted. Baseline Data Baseline data describes the existing environmental status of the identified study area. The site-specific primary data should be monitored for the identified parameters and supplemented by secondary data if available. Impact Prediction Impact prediction is a way of ‘mapping’ the environmental consequences of the significant aspects of the project and its alternatives. Environmental impact can never be predicted with absolute certainty and this is all the more reason to consider all possible factors and take all possible precautions for reducing the degree of uncertainty. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 8 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The following impacts of the project should be assessed: Air Changes in ambient levels and ground level concentrations due to total emissions from point, line and area sources Effects on soils, materials, vegetation, and human health Noise Changes in ambient levels due to noise generated from equipment and movement of vehicles Effect on fauna and human health Water Availability to competing users Changes in quality Sediment transport Ingress of saline water Land Changes in land use and drainage pattern Changes in land quality including effects of waste disposal Changes in shoreline/riverbank and their stability Biological Deforestation/tree-cutting and shrinkage of animal habitat. Impact on fauna and flora (including aquatic species if any) due to contaminants/pollutants Impact on rare and endangered species, endemic species, and migratory path/route of animals. Impact on breeding and nesting grounds Socio-Economic Impact on the local community including demographic changes. Impact on economic status Impact on human health. Impact of increased traffic Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report Efficient mitigation plan should be drawn up for the selected option and is supplemented with an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to guide the proponent towards environmental improvements. The EMP is a crucial input to monitoring the clearance conditions and therefore details of monitoring should be included in the EMP. An EIA report should provide clear information to the decision-maker on the different environmental scenarios without the project, with the project and with project alternatives. Uncertainties should be clearly reflected in the EIA report. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 9 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Draft Report Submission & Public Hearing Upon completion of the Impact assessment study with the above scope & objective, draft EIA report shall be prepared for public hearing for proposed project. The draft EIA should be reviewed at different level (From Coordinator to Technical Expert/FAEs) and then necessary changes and modification shall be made for finalization of Draft EIA Report. After carefully reviewing the whole EIA report special with reference to compliance of approved TORs, submission shall be made to State Pollution Control Board for public hearing. The public hearing shall be conducted in consultation of State Pollution Control Board and other concerned authorities & organization as per the provisions of SO 1533 as amended timely. Review of Draft EIA Report, Preparation of Final EIA Report & Application for EC The draft EIA report prepared for proposed project should be reviewed at different level (From Coordinator to Technical Experts/FAEs) and then necessary changes and modification shall be made for imperative version of EIA Report for submission/ further application. During this stage, all necessary details to address the queries or suggestion raised in public hearing. After carefully reviewing the all details and public hearing issues, the application is to be made for Environmental Clearance of the proposed project. 1.6. STRUCTURE OF EIA REPORT The report has been suitably structured covering various aspects like project description, baseline conditions, environmental impacts, mitigation measures, environmental management plan. The EIA report has been prepared chapter wise in accordance with generic structure suggested by MoEF in EIA notification. The report of the EIA study for the proposed projects has been prepared in the following structure. Chapter 1 Introduction: This chapter includes details like Identification of project & project proponent, Brief description of nature, size, location of the project and its importance, Scope of the study – details of regulatory scoping carried out (As per Terms of Reference) Chapter 2 Project description: Description of the project (based on project feasibility study), Details are provided to give clear picture of the following: Type & Need of project and Size or magnitude of operation Maps showing Project Location, plant layout & study area. Technology and process description Description of facilities, infrastructure, resource requirement, pollution potentials & mitigation measures implemented for control of pollution Chapter 3 Description of the Environment: This chapter includes the baseline environmental information of the project area and related details as mentioned below. Study area & period, components & methodology of study EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 10 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Establishment of baseline for valued environmental parameters, as identified in scope Base maps of necessary environmental Components/Features Chapter 4 Anticipated Environmental Impacts & Mitigation Measures: This chapter comprises Details of Investigated Environmental impacts due to project establishment, possible accidents, project design, regular operations, final commissioning of project. The details covered in chapter are tabulated below. Assessment of significance of impacts (Criteria for determining significance, Assigning significance) Measures for minimizing and / or offsetting adverse impacts identified Chapter 5 Environmental Monitoring Program: Technical aspects of monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures (incl. Measurement methodologies, frequency, location, data analysis, reporting schedules, emergency procedures, detailed budget & procurement schedules) Chapter 6 Additional Studies: Risk Assessment & Disaster Management Plan and Public Participation Chapter 7 Project Benefits: Improvements in the physical & social infrastructure, Employment & Other tangible benefits Chapter 8 Environmental Management Plan: Description of the administrative & managerial aspects of ensuring that mitigation measures are implemented and their effectiveness monitored, after approval of the EC, NOC and CC&A Chapter 9 Summary & Conclusion: Overall justification for implementation of the project, Explanation of how, adverse effects have been mitigated Chapter 10 Disclosure of Consultants Engaged: The introduction & description of the consultants engaged and nature of consultancy rendered EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-1 Introduction Page | 11 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 2 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT 2.1 HIGHLIGHT OF PROJECT M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. was setup in 2004 for manufacturing of Particle Board. The company started the production of particle boards in Feb. 2006 under the brand name of “KENBOARD”. The company is under operation for manufacturing of 1125 MTP of particle boards and 170 MTP of three types of synthetic resins. The resin is manufactured for captive consumption for manufacturing of particle boards. Now company has proposed expansion of their products manufacturing unit at Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village. Motinaroli, Tal.Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India.The proposed expansion project involves the capacity enhancement of its products“Particle Boards” as well as “Bonding Glues (Resins)” which are synthetic organic Resins used to manufacture Plain and Pre-laminated Particle Board. As per the EIA notification- 2006 as amended products are covered under any category 5(f) required Prior Environmental Clearance. The details of the existing & proposed project are summarized as highlight of the project in the following table. Table 2.1: Highlight of Project Sr.No. Particulars 1. Company Type & Registered Address 2. 5. Name and Location of project Coordinates Name of Applicant(b) Address: (i) Postal (ii) E-mail (c) Phone (i) Land line (ii) Mobile (iii) Fax: Year of Commissioning 6. Nature of project 3. 4. DETAILS Medium Scale, Private Limited Company M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village. Motinaroli, Tal. Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India. M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. As Above (Item No. 1) Lat.: 21.418617°’N, Long.: 72.967582°’E M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. As Above (Item No. 1) [email protected] +91-2646-221319 , 220629 +91-09924140964 +91-2646-250680 The existing unit is under operation since 2006. The proposed unit will be commissioned after obtaining E.C., NOC & CC&A Expansion of Existing Unit for Manufacturing EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 12 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr.No. Particulars 7. Land Type of Project Site 8. Is land procured or to be procured for new project or for expansion? 9. Screening category (as per SO 1533 as timely amended) 10. Total area 11. Land for Green belt 12. Cost of project 13. Capital and recurring Cost earmarked for EMP: 14. Water requirement, 15. Power requirement and source 16. D.G.Set Fuel requirement 17. Utilities Fuel Requirement 18. Waste water Generation DETAILS Synthetic Organic Chemicals & Particle Board Private Industrial Plot of Existing Unit situated outside Industrial Area/Estate The land is already acquired for the existing unit which is under operation since 2006. The existing industrial plot is adequate for proposed expansion and no procurement of additional land is required. 5(f) – “Synthetics Organic Chemicals” Category: “A”,(Industrial Unit situated outside of Notified Industrial Estate/Area) 43151.53 m2 11838.00 m2(27.4 %)within premises and along plant boundary Rs. 1210.00 Lakhs for the proposed unit Capital cost for EMP: Rs. 40 lakhs and Recurring cost for EPM: Rs37 Lakhs /Year Total After Proposed: 50 KLD Industrial: Existing - 4 KLD &Proposed -20 KLD Domestic: Existing - 6 KLD,&Proposed – 10 KLD Greenbelt: Existing - 10 KLD Total: Existing - 20 KLD&Proposed -30 KLD Source: Groundwater Through Bore well. Existing 475 KVA &Proposed 625 KVA Total1100 KVA From Dakshin Gujarat Vij. Co. Ltd. Existing 320 KVA &Proposed 125 KVA as standby arrangement Diesel (HSD): Total 65 ltr/Hr Existing 50 Ltr/Hr&Proposed 15 Ltr/Hr Existing: Hot water Generator1 No. of 20 lac Kcal/Hrcapacity (this will be removed after proposed expansion) Proposed: Thermic Fluid Heaters 1 No. of 20 lac Kcal/Hrcapacity 1 No. of 30 lac Kcal/Hrcapacity Existing: Bagasse1.5 MT/Hrfor Hot water generator Fire Wood as Startup/Emergency Fuel: 5.0 TPD Proposed: Bagasse3.5 MT/Hrfor TFH and Fire Wood as Startup/Emergency Fuel: 12TPD Domestic: Total 9 KLD EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 13 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr.No. Particulars & Disposal 19. Emissions 20. Resource Recovery Reuse/Recycling 21. Solid/Hazardous Wastes & Management DETAILS Existing 5.5 KLD & Proposed 3.5 KLD, Industrial Effluent: Nil from Existing & proposed Sewage disposal through septic tank & soak pit. Existing: Stack-I: Hot Water Generator (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-850 mm) &Stack-II: DG Set (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) Process Stacks:5 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) After Proposed Stack-I: TFH -1& 2 (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-1200 mm), Stack-II: DG Set 1 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-250 mm) Stack-III: DG Set 2 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) Process Stacks:6 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) The waste coarse bagasse particles are used as Fuel. The solid particles/wastes from process of particle board mfg. are recycled back in process. After Proposed Expansion Binding Wire: 92.50 kg/Day (Sell to Scrap Dealers) Bagasse: 68.53 Mt/Day (Reused in Process) Process Waste: 200 Kg/Month (Reused in Process) Ash of Bagasse from TFH: 2.5-3.5 MT/Day (Sell to Bricks Mfg. units & other user) Used Oil: 300 Lit./Yr. (Sold to approved recycler) Discarded Empty bags, Drum, Carboys, paper: 350 Nos./day (Sold to approved scrape dealers/recycler) 2.1.1 EXISTING & PROPOSED PRODUCTS As mentioned in earlier chapter M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is under operation for manufacturing of Particle Boards and Synthetic Resins since 2006. The consented products along with production capacity of existing unit as well as products and capacity of proposed expansion are presented below in tabulated form. Table 2.2: List of Products & Capacity Sr. Name of Products No 1 Plain and Pre-Laminated Particle Boards Synthetic Organic Resin (Bonding glue) a. Urea Formaldehyde Resin 2 b. Melamine Formaldehyde Resin c. Paraffin Wax Emulsion Production Capacity Per Month Unit Existing Proposed Total MT 1125.00 2345.00 3470.00 MT EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) 170.00 2330.00 2500.00 Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 14 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 2.1.2 JUSTIFICATION OF PROJECT The company is already engaged in the business of manufacturing of “Particle Boards” and the proposed expansion project provides a potential growth opportunity for the already running business of the company. Additional capacities of product range are required over & above the existing capacities as the company expect significant growth of products in local market. Also the resin products have very high specific value in manufacturing of Particle Boards. The resin products are used as binders to manufacture various products of Particle Boards as per the required applications. Hence, the capacity enhancement of resin products is proposed as backward integration to meet the captive requirement for particle board manufacturing. Besides, in case of excess stock of resins, company has pan to sell the resin to particle board manufacturer as the products have very good demand in local domestic. Beside the benefits to the company, proposed project will have very good opportunity of direct& indirect employment generation. For the proposed project there will be additional requirement of manager, supervisor, operator and semiskilled workers. To meet these human resources requirement company will employ about 100 people in addition to the existing 90 people to fulfill its need to handle the plant. Thus 100 people will be directly employed and it is expected that more than 120 people will be indirectly employed in form of human resources required for transport works, contract works etc. 2.1.3 PROJECT SITE As described in earlier sections, the company – M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is already under operation at Plot No. 1 to 6, Block No.67-68, N.H.No.8, Village – Motinaroli, Ta – Mangrol, Dist – Surat (Gujarat). The company has proposed the expansion within same premises without acquisition of additional land for the proposed unit. The village Motinaroli has all required infrastructure like electricity, roads, transportation etc. Also it is to be noted that the nearby area of the Motinaroli has considerable human resource which is required to be employed for social upliftment of the area. The site is located in Non agriculture private land converted as NA land for industrial operations. The site is located at Motinaroli and it is very well connected to National Highway No.8 as it is adjoining the NH8. Beside the national highway, the site is well connected to other region of state and country by Western Railways (Kim-3 km. and Surat28 Km), the airport (Surat- 47 km.) and Magdalla port (36 KM). As mentioned, the company is under operation and is confirming all environmental norms timely issued by authorities. The photographs of existing units are presented below to visualize connectivity of site to NH 8, internal areas of the site, available open land of site as well as material storage & production areas of the existing unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 15 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 2.1 Photographs of Existing Unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 16 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The map of project area showing the project site and surrounding area as well as various infrastructures is presented below. Fig.2.2 Map of Project Site EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 17 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit RESOURCE REQUIREMENT The unit is already engaged in production of the proposed project and the company has proposed expansion for capacity enhancement of the existing unit. Hence the type of resources will remain same but its quantity will be increased according to the enhanced capacity of production. The proposed project is to be developed in existing unit hence no additional land is required. The other resources will required with some increased quantity. The details of the resource requirements of existing as well as proposed project are presented below in subsequent paragraphs under respective headings. 2.1.4 LAND& BUILDINGS The proposed project is to be developed within the existing unit. The existing plot area is non-agricultural land and is already under industrial operation which is admeasuring 43151.53 sq. mt.. This land is sufficient for proposed project. Most of the buildings and other infrastructure of existing unit are sufficient to cater the requirement of proposed project and those will be utilized for the proposed project. The details of the area statement for existing & proposed unit are presented below. Table 2.3 Area Statement For The Plant Premises Area Statement Total Plot Area Manufacturing Area RM & FG Storage Area Green Belt Area Open Land Area Existing (in Sq. Mt.) 43151.53 6130.85 25266.75 5175.94 6577.99 After Proposed Expansion (in Sq. Mt.) 43151.53 10267.00 17787.00 11838.00 3269.53 The layout of project premises /site showing existing & proposed buildings & infrastructures including raw materials storage area, production area, utility area, office area, greenbelt area, internal roads and parking area etc. is shown in subsequent figure of plant layout. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 18 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 2.3 Plant Layout EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 19 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 2.1.5 WATER The existing unit of the proponent requires 20 KLD freshwater which is being met through abstraction of ground water from in-house bore well. The industrial operation of existing unit is only 4 KLD which will increase to 20 KLD. After proposed expansion the total freshwater requirement will be 50 KLD which includes 10 KLD for irrigation of greenbelt, 24 KLD for industrial operations and 16 KLD for domestic uses. Similar to the existing unit, the freshwater requirement will be metthrough drawl of water from in-house bore well. The details with necessary breakup for water requirement of existing & proposed unit are presented in subsequent table. Table 2.4 Breakup of Water Requirement Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. Particulars Domestic Sub Total Domestic Industrial Processing Boiler Cooling Washing Scrubbing Sub Total Industrial Other (Gardening) Total Quantity (KL/Day) Existing Proposed 6.00 10.00 6.00 10.00 Total 16.00 16.00 1.00 3.00 4.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 1.00 3.00 24.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 10.00 50.00 2.1.6 ENERGY, FUEL & POWER The production of resin & particle board requires significant quantum of heat. In existing unit the heat requirement in form of hot water is met bythe bagasse based hot water generator (boiler). After proposed project the heat requirement will be met by installation of 2 Nos. of bagasse based thermic fluid heaters (20 lac Kcal/Hr. & 30 Lac Kcal/Hr.). The fuel will remain unchanged and will be bagasse which is a raw material of the project. Coarse bagasse not suitable for production of particle board is /will be utilized to meet the fuel requirement. In some conditions like startup & emergency requirement wood is/will be used. The company has one DG set (320 KVA) in existing unit and one more DG set (125 KVA) will be installed. Diesel is/will be used as fuel for DG Sets. Power requirement of existing unit is around 475 KVA and 625 KVA additional powers will be required for proposed project. The details of Fuel & Power requirement is presented in tabular form in subsequent table. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 20 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 2.5 Fuel & Power Requirement Components Existing Proposed Total Sources 475 KVA 625 KVA 1100 KVA Dakshin Gujarat Vij Co. Ltd. Bagasse/Wood for Hot Water Generator 1.5 MT/Hr -1.5 MT/Hr 0 Mt/Hr* Bagasse/ Wood for Thermic Fluid Heaters (20 lac kcal/Hr&30 lac kcal/Hr) -- 3.5 MT/Hr 3.5 MT/Hr Bagasse waste from Dryer&Sanding Fuel (Diesel) for D.G.Set (Capacity: Existing 320 KVA& Proposed 125 KVA) 50 Ltrs/Hr 15 Ltrs/Hr 65 Ltrs/Hr Power Will be sourced Local Dealer (Note: * Company will replace Hot water generator with proposed Thermic Fluid Heater having a same capacity.) 2.1.7 HUMAN RESOURCE The existing unit has provided employment to 90 people in different categories. The proposed project will require additional 100 people in different categories to meet the proposed man power requirement. The details of existing & proposed employment structure are presented below in tabular form. Table 2.6 Human Resource Requirement Sr. No. Particular Existing Proposed TOTAL 1 Managerial 11 04 15 2 Skilled 51 62 113 3 Semi-Skilled 4 05 09 4 Unskilled 29 29 53 5 TOTAL 90 100 190 2.1.8 CAPITAL The existing unit of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. was setup with capital of Rs. 1372.63 Lakhs in Year 2006. The capital of proposed project has been estimated & budgeted with costs of Rs. 1210 Lakhs. The existing capital includes Rs. 29 Lakhs for environmental protection measures whereas the proposed capital includes Rs. 40 Lakhs for environmental protection measures. The details of existing & proposed capital costs including land, buildings, plant machineries & equipment, environmental protection measures etc. is presented below in tabulated form. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 21 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 2.7 Capital Cost Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Purpose Land Building and Civil Works Plant & Machinery and other fittings Environmental protection measures TOTAL : Capital Costs Rs. (in Lakhs) Total After Existing Proposed Expansion 37.23 37.23 136.25 250.00 386.25 1170.15 920.00 2090.15 29.00 40.00 69.00 1372.63 1210.00 2582.63 2.2 DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS & ALLIED DETAILS The details of Raw Materials & production process of all products are described in subsequent paragraphs under respective headings. 2.2.1 RAW MATERIALS The proposed products are widely manufactured and are old &steady products. All raw materials are easily available indigenously in local market, which will be transported through road. The details of product wise raw material requirement is presented below. Table 2.8 Product Wise Raw Material Requirement Sr. No. 01 02 Name of the product Raw Materials Consumption (kg/MT) Particle Boards Bagasse 2500.00 Bonding Glue 203.00 Decorative Paper 14.00 Craft Paper/ Plastic Sheet 15.00 Bonding Urea Formaldehyde 766.00 and Formaldehyde Urea 50.00 Lamination Resin Water 182.50 compound Sodium PentaChlorophenate 1.00 Caustic Soda 0.250 Formic Acid 0.250 Melamine Formaldehyde 480.00 Formaldehyde Water 59.00 Resin Melamine 380.00 Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG)/DEG 48.00 NBA 26.00 Para formaldehyde 7.00 Paraffin Wax Paraffin Wax 272.00 Emulsion Water 674.00 Liq. Ammonia 9.00 Stearic Acid 36.00 Borax Powder 9.00 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 22 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 2.2.2 MANUFACTURING PROCESS The products of existing & proposed project are same as described in earlier section. The proposed expansion project will enhance the production capacities of the existing products. The process of manufacturing of all products will remain same as those of existing unit. The product wise manufacturing process and allied details like mass balance is presented below in subsequent paragraphs under respective headings. A. PARTICLE BOARDS Capacity: 3470 TPM Production Process: Raw bagasse usually gets in baled form, from sugar mills with 50-55% moisture. This baled bagasse is feed into Bales breaker machine after removing the binding wires, the bale breaker disintegrates the bagasse and feeds through conveyor to wet silo. The wet silo will discharge the Bagasse evenly to the dryer; the pith from the Bagasse will be separated and stored in the pith silo and the fiber will be dried up to the moisture level of 2 to 2.5%. The dried fiber will go to Eccentric screen, where the fiber will be separated as core, face and over size; over size fiber will pass through the Hammer mill and again charge into the Screening machine. The face and core fibers are stored in separate silos and will be passed through the blender for mixing bonding glue in required quantity. After mixing the glue, the glued fiber will be charged into the spreading machine. In the spreading machine the three layer mat will be formed according to thickness and it will be passed through prepress machine, then it will be transferred to hot press loader cage through conveyors. From the loader mat will be charged to the hot press where the curing process will be done in required pressure and temperature. Cured board will discharge to the unloader and it will pass through the trimming section to trim into the standard size. After trimming, the board will be stacked for cooling and further curing for a short period. After curing it will be feed to Sanding machine for thickness calibration and smooth surface finish. After sanding it will go to inspection for grading and quality checking. In Pre-lamination process both the surfaces of the Plain Particle board will be processed in Hot Press with impregnated decorative papers for better performance and elegant look of the board. After re-inspection boards will be sent for Kraft paper packing, and then will be stored in warehouse for dispatch. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 23 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Process Flow Diagram Raw Material Bagasse bales Binding Wire Scrap Bagasse Bales Opening Bales Breaker Moisture Evaporation Dryer Screening Core Raw Material Bonding Glue Face Over Size Milling for Reuse Size GLUE BLENDER MAT FORMER PRE PRESS HOT PRESS Moisture Evaporation TRIMMING Trimming waste Reused in process SANDING Surface Finishing Waste Reused in process Product Particle Board Raw Material Decorative Paper, Craft Paper/ Plastic sheet PRE-LAMINATION Product: Particle Board (Pre-Laminated) EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 24 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Mass Balance Details: Qty. Remark (kg) 1000.00 Product 1460.00 Craft Paper/ Plastic sheet Qty. Out Put (kg) 2500.00 Particle Board 203.00 Moisture Evaporation 14.00 Over size Fibre, Trimming 15.00 &Surface Finishing Waste Total Binding Wire 2732.00 Total 0.60 Scrape 2732.00 Input Bagasse Bonding Glue Decorative Paper 271.40 Reused in the Process B. BONDING AND LAMINATION COMPOUND Capacity: 2500.00 TPM a.) UREA FORMALDEHYDE RESIN: Production Process: Formaldehyde, Urea, Formic Acid, Sodium PentaChlorophenate and Caustic soda are charged in a vessel. The mixed mass is heated under continuous stirring to prepare urea formaldehyde resin. Water will be added as to maintain solid content of resin. Chemical Reaction: Process Flow Diagram Raw Materials Formaldehyde, Urea, Water, Formic Acid, Sodium Penta Chlorophenate Caustic Soda VESSEL Heated & Mixed by continuous stirring Product: Urea Formaldehyde To Particle Board Unit Packing & Dispatch EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 25 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Mass Balance Details: Input Formaldehyde Urea Water Sodium PentaChlorophenate Caustic Soda Formic Acid Total Qty. Out Put (kg) 766.00 Urea Formaldehyde 50.00 Resin 182.50 1.00 0.250 0.250 1000.00 Total Qty.(kg) Remark 1000.00 Product 1000.00 b.) MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESIN Production Process: Formaldehyde, Melamine, MEG/DEG, NBA and Paraformaldehyde are charged in a vessel. The mixed mass is heated under continuous stirring to prepare melamine formaldehyde resin. Water will be added as to maintain solid content of resin. Chemical Reaction: Process Flow Diagram: Raw Materials Formaldehyde, Melamine, Water, MEG/DEG, NBA &Peraformaldehyde VESSEL Heated & Mixed by continuous stirring Product: Melamine Formaldehyde To Particle Board Unit Packing & Dispatch EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 26 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Mass Balance Details: Input Formaldehyde Water Melamine MEG/DEG NBA Peraformaldehyde Total Qty. Out Put (kg) 480.00 Melamine 59.00 Formaldehyde Resin 380.00 48.00 26.00 7.00 1000.00 Total Qty. Remark (kg) 1000.00 Product 1000.00 c.) PARAFFIN WAX EMULSION Production Process: Paraffin wax, Borax Powder, Stearic acid and Liquor ammonia are charged in a vessel and mass is heated under continuous stirring to prepare Paraffin Wax Emulsion. Water will be added as to maintain solid content of emulsion Process Flow Diagram Raw Materials Paraffin Wax, Water, Liquor Ammonia, Stearic acid and Borax Powder VESSEL Heated & Mixed by continuous stirring Product: Paraffin Wax Emulsion To Particle Board Unit Packing & Dispatch Mass Balance Details Input Paraffin Wax Water Liq. Ammonia Stearic Acid Borax Powder Total Qty. Out Put (kg) 272.00 Paraffin Wax 674.00 Emulsion 9.00 36.00 9.00 1000.00 Total EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Qty. Remark (kg) 1000.00 Product 1000.00 Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 27 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 2.3 POLLUTION POTENTIALS & CONTROL MEASURES 2.3.1 Air Pollution Sources & Control In existing unit, company has installed one hot water generator and one DG set which are the only utility emission sources. After proposed project, company will replace existing hot water generator with proposed thermic fluid heater having a same capacity of 20 lakhs kcal/hr. Company will also install one more thermic fluid heater having capacity of 30 lakhs kcal/hr. to meet the thermal energy requirement of the proposed project. Bagasse/ wood will be used as a fuel for thermic fluid heaters. Thus after the proposed project these two thermic fluid heaters will be the source of utility emission. Company has 320 KVA capacity of D.G. Set in the existing unit. The company shall install 125 KVA capacity of D.G. Set, as stand by. It will be used only during power failure. Diesel will be used as a fuel for D.G. Set. The summarized details of the stationary/utility emissions are presented in tabular form below. Table 2.9: Details of Utility Emission& Control Measures Sr. No. Fuel & Qty Particulars 1 D.G. Set 320 KVA 2 D.G. Set 125 KVA 3 Existing Hot Water Generator * 4 5 Thermic Fluid Heater Capacity: 20 lac kcal/hr Thermic Fluid Heater Capacity: 30 lac kcal/hr Probable Pollutants & Existing Proposed Limits PM <150 Diesel: mg/Nm3 -50 Ltrs/Hr SO2 < 100 ppm NOx< 50 ppm PM <150 Diesel: mg/Nm3 -15 Lits./Hr SO2 < 100 ppm NOx< 50 ppm PM <150 Bagasse/Wood: mg/Nm3 -1.5 MT/Hr SO2 < 100 ppm NOx< 50 ppm PM <150 Bagasse/Wood: mg/Nm3 -1.5 MT/Hr SO2 < 100 ppm NOx< 50 ppm PM <150 Bagasse/Wood: mg/Nm3 -2 MT/Hr SO2 < 100 ppm NOx< 50 ppm Control Measures Chimney Ht: 9 mtr. Dia.: 250 mm Chimney Ht: 9 mtr. Dia.: 150 mm Chimney Ht: 30 m Dia.: 850 mm Chimney Ht: 30 m Dia.: 850 mm Chimney Ht: 30 m Dia.: 850 mm (Note: * After proposed expansion, the existing hot water generator will be eliminated by installing one TFH of 20 lac Kcal/hr. capacity) EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 28 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Beside of the above stated emission sources, emissions from process are also anticipated from various section of production area. Mainly the PM is anticipated as pollutant in these process emissions. The details of section wise process emissions are presented in subsequent table. Table 2.10: Details of Process Emission& Control Measures Sr. No. Stack attached to 1 3 2 4 5 6 Pith Silo (Process) Hammer Mill Dryer Dust Silo Trimming Machine Sanding Machine Forming Pollutants & Limits Proposed (mg/Nm3) -PM <150 -PM <150 -PM <150 -PM <150 -PM <150 15 m PM <150 Stack Height Existing 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m 15 m -- Air Pollution Control System Cyclone Separator with Bag Filter Cyclone Separator Bag Filter 2.3.2 Wastewater Generation & Management The existing unit does not have any kind of industrial effluent generation. Similarly after proposed expansion, there would be not industrial effluent generation. The wastewater is generated only from domestic activities as sewage. The sewage generation will slightly increase after the proposed project. At present 5.5 KLD domestic waste water is generated which is being disposed off through Septic Tank. After proposed project total sewage generation would be 9.00 KL/day which will be disposed off through septic tank & soak pit. The details of wastewater generation are tabulated below whereas the water balance diagram is shown in subsequent figure. Table 2.11: Details of Wastewater Generation Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Particulars Domestic Sub Total Domestic Industrial I. Processing II. Boiler III. Cooling IV. Washing V. Scrubbing Sub Total Industrial Total Quantity (KL/Day) Existing Proposed 5.50 3.50 5.50 3.50 Total 9.00 9.00 -- - - 5.50 3.50 9.00 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 29 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 2.4:Water Balance Diagram Note: water requirement in boiler and cooling tower is only to compensate the evaporation loss ehance no waste water is generated from it, if boiler blow down generates some blow down water, it will be utilized in gum formation. 2.3.3 Soild & Hazardous Waste Generation & Management The hazardous waste from the unit is /will be generated only in form of Used Oil, Discarded Empty Bags, Drums, Carboys& Paper and residual resin from process. Besides, bagasse particles and binding wire (scrap) are/will be generated which are nonhazardous in nature. The details of all anticipated wastes & management are tabulated below. Table 2.12: Details of Solid/Hazardous Waste Generation & Management Types of Waste Quantity Storage Method Binding wire – MS Scrap 92.50 kg/Day Stored at the MS scrap yard bin Bagasse (From DePither Machine, Dryer, Sanding Machine and Forming) 52.54 MT/Day To be stored at the closed and covered storage silos-bins. 15.99 MT/Day To be stored at rejected board storage yard Bagasse (From Trimming Machine) Bagasse Fly Ash (From Thermic Fluid Heater) Resin Residue 2.5 - 3.5 MT/Day 200 kg/Month To be stored at the fly ash storage yard In HDPE Drums EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Method of Disposal To be sold to GPCB approved scrape dealers To be reused in process. To be reused in process, reception treatment for captive consumption only. To be sold to GPCB approved brick manufacturer or other users. Reused in next batch Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 30 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Discarded Empty Bags, Drums, Carboys& Paper Used oil 350 Nos/Day 300 Ltr/Yr Solid waste storage site with in the process area. In HDPE drums. To be sold to GPCB approved scrape dealers To be sold to GPCB approved vendors. 2.3.4 Noise & Vibration Generation & Control Noise & Vibration are /will be generated in sanding & surface finish area in production section. Beside this, some noise are anticipated from operation of Bag Filter & Cyclone Dust separator, TFH. Noise & Vibration are also anticipated from the Pumps & Motor and conveyor belts of various areas. The noise level in premises ranges from 50 dB(A) to 80 dB(A) depending up on the distance from the noise sources. Noise level outside of production & utility area will never cross the permissible limit for industrial unit as mostly remains below 60 dB(A). All noises are/will be managed by provision of proper PPEs for working people in the respective areas. Vibrations are/will be managed by provision of proper fitting, shunting and sturdy non-vibrating foundation with rubber pads. 2.3.5 Greenbelt Development & Rainwater Harvesting Company has 11838 Sq. Mt. greenbelt area within premises. The greenbelt is developed at the periphery of plant premises as well as in some open area within the premises. The greenbelt will be improved by replantation to give thick pasture view considering the guideline of CPCB for three tiers greenbelt development. The company has planned to harvest the rainwater from roof top areas which are about 16000 Sq. Mt. Considering the annual Rainfall of 1800 mm, about 23000 KL water per year can be harvested. Rainwater Harvesting from Ground surface is not feasible as surface runoff within plant area is negligible. 2.4 Occupational Health & Safety 2.4.1 Hazardous Materials & Their Management Caustic lye, formic acid, formaldehyde, sodium pentachlorophenate, Diethylenegycol, Liquid ammonia, Paraffin Wax are the hazardous raw materials used in industry. Hazardous Raw Materials are categories as per MSIHC Rules (2000) and probable hazards are mention in Annexure IV All hazardous waste shall be managed in accordance with federal, state and local regulations. Environmental Health and Safety department is responsible for: Developing a Hazardous Materials Management Program; Notifying parties or system responsible for hazard and risk generation Identifying a corrective action plan; and Conducting follow-up inspections to ensure compliance. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 31 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 2.4.2 Occupational Health Management A safe and healthy workplace is provided. The workplace is inspected to identify situations for source of danger. Medical/first aid facilities are provided. A partitioned workplace area with good dilution ventilation is provided. Vacuum systems during charging and discharging operations are provided to minimize fugitive emissions. Fire extinguishers are installed at plant site. Flame-proof fittings are provided in plant. Sand buckets are provided in underground storage area. All instruments & safety devices are checked and calibrate at a frequent time of interval. Fire fighting training will be imparted regularly. All raw materials are/ will be stored in their designated storage area. Containers are/ will be labelled with precautionary sign of material stored & emergency contact numbers. Static earthening provision is/ will be provided to all storage tanks & Equipment. Prevent the possibility of dangerous combinations. Follow the written procedure precisely. When preparing work, ensure complete separation of compounds which are dangerous when mixed. First-aid box with the required contents is available at each in plant area. First aid and medical centre will be established as part of ancillary facilities. First aid training is imparted at regular interval. Transportation of an injured worker to a hospital, doctor’s office or worker’s home is/ will be provided by a supervisor when necessary. Health Check-ups is undertaken once in a year. All records are maintained. Emergency telephone nos. is displayed. Manual call bells are provided for communication of emergency EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-2 Description of Project Page | 32 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 3.1 GENERAL M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. has proposed expansion of its existing unit of particle boards & resins manufacturing situated at Moti Naroli Village of Surat District of Gujarat. As per the new EIA notification SO 1533 (as timely amended) the project falls under scheduled category of 5 “F” (A). Considering the legal provisions the present EIA study has been conducted in line with the awarded TOR as described in earlier chapter-1. As a part of the EIA study, baseline environmental status has been assessed following the approved methods for sampling & analysis of environmental samples. The study was started in October 2013 based on draft Tor as well as discussion held during presentation at MoEF for approval of draft TOR. In November 2013, all conditions of awarded TOR have been referred & accordingly the present baseline study has been conducted during the aforesaid study period. The details of the baseline study & related aspects have been described in subsequent sections under respective heading. 3.1.1 PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE OF BASELINE STUDY The main purpose of the present baseline study in EIA is to determine the existing environmental conditions of the project area for conducting an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in order to determine the potential stress on environment due to the environmental issues of the proposed project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. Baseline study has been conducted during the period of three months of winter season of 2013 (October 2013 to December 2013) fulfill certain requirements of the Environmental Studies, as required to comply with the awarded TOR as well as the standards timely issued by the concern authority. As such, this practice is intended to help the EIA team to gather and analyse data and information in order to classify the environmental status into several environmental conditions of area types. Objectives guiding the present baseline environmental studies are as below. To delineate the prevailing environmental condition of project/study area as per awarded TOR issued by EAC, New Delhi for EIA study. To generate &/or collect the information of physic chemical properties of the environment of the project area, which includes data indicating quality & prevailing status of air, water resources, soil fertility, noise, flora & fauna, ecological habitats etc. To study & generate/prepare the LULC map, Topographic map, Cartographic Map of 10 km radial area from the site EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 33 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit To generate &/or collect details regarding climatic condition of project area To generate &/or collect details regarding socioeconomic & cultural layout To prepare comprehensive statements for citation of existing/prevailing issue of contamination of environmental attributes To facilitate the use of the standard classification of environmental condition of area types (viz. unpolluted zone, polluted zone, critically polluted zone and sensitive zone etc.) with respect to the statutory guidelines of the time of study To facilitate the organization of EIA study & proponent for preparing and updating EIA reports & EMP. 3.1.2 APPROACH & METHODOLOGY OF BASELINE STUDY The baseline environmental study for the EIA of upcoming project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. has been done for three months (October 2013 & December 2013) during the period of winter 2013 initially considering the draft TORs proposed for approval and then continued & finalized according to the conditions of awarded TORs as described in Chapter 1. The study was conducted by following the guidelines & the EIA Manual issued by MoEF. The study was conducted & finalized by conducting studies during the season of winter 2013 covering study area of 5 km radial area to comply with the TOR awarded by the Expert Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC), New Delhi. The details of the study period, frequency of sampling & method of environmental sampling & analysis are shown below in succeeding paragraphs under respective headings. 3.1.2.1 STUDY AREA Initially, for the purpose of the EIA study area falls within 10 km radius from the project site situated in Moti Naroli of Gujarat was selected as study area considering the draft TOR proposed during TOR application. Up on the receipt of the final awarded TOR from MoEF, the study area & other requirements as mentioned in awarded TOR were referred & verified to continue the ongoing study. The project area is situated in the southern part of Gujarat State. The area has global identity due to the nearby city-Surat, presence of lignite mine of GMDC as well as for its industrial establishments & development especially in areas around Surat & Kim. The region is also exhibiting very good agricultural lands. The area has contributed significantly in the development of our Nation’s economy through the excellent industrial growth & other businesses like textile & diamond. The area has realized high development in last two decades rapid growth in industrial development, urbanization and business operations. The area has been selected as the production hub by many large banner industries of chemicals & textile. Recently, the nearby area has shown good development in synthetic wood & allied industrial sector. The unit of Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is situated in Moti Naroli. It is a Village in Mangrol Taluka in Surat District of Gujarat State, India. It is located 33 KM towards North from District head quarters Surat. 26 KM from Mangrol. 239 KM from State capital Gandhinagar Palod ( 1 KM ) , Siyalaj ( 2 KM ) , Kothva ( 2 KM ) , Kim ( 3 KM ) , Kathodra ( 4 KM ) are the EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 34 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit nearby Villages to Moti Naroli. Ankleshwar, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari are the nearby Cities to Moti Naroli. This Place is near to the inter district border of Surat and Bharuch District. The Kim River, with a course of seventy miles in length, and drains the northern area of Surat district. It is raising in the Rajpipla hills and joins the Gulf of Khambhat. The map of the study area & sampling locations is illustrated below in Fig. 3.1, whereas the salient features of the project area are tabulated in subsequent Table 3.1. Table 3.1: Salient Features of Study Area (10 Km) Sr. No. 1 2 4 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 Nearest Infrastructure Feature Approx. Aerial Distance from Project Site Lat.: 21.418617°’N, Long.: 72.967582°’E Elevation above mean Sea Level 17 Meters Temp.: Min 11.2°C & Max 40.0°C Weather Condition Humidity: Min 33% & Max 87% Average Annual Rain Fall: 1800 mm Nearest Village Moti Naroli - 0.9 Km SW Town – Kamrej (17 kms) Nearest Town City - Surat (31 kms) Dist HQ– Surat (31 kms) Nearest National & State Highway NH-8, 1.1 m W Kim- 3 kms Nearer Railway station Surat-28 Km Nearest Airport Surat -47 kms River- Kim -1.35 Km., Nearest Surface water Resource/Reservoir River Tapi - 14.5 Km. Nearest Forest Patches None National Park/Sanctuary or Ecologically None sensitive Area Inter-State Boundary None Seismicity Seismic Zone-III (Moderate) Geographical Position 3.1.2.2 SAMPLING & MONTORING LOCATIONS Initially, locations for sampling & monitoring were selected within 10 km radial area from site and after receipt of the approved TOR from MoEF it is verified & confirmed that the selected locations fulfills the requirement of awarded TOR. The locations are selected based on probable effects in project study area considering various guidelines from CPCB. One location of AAQM is selected in downwind direction. Total eight locations were selected from the study area falling within 5 km radial distance for sampling and monitoring of air, noise, soil and groundwater as per terms of reference. The surface water samples were collected from seven locations. The details of selected sampling & monitoring locations are presented in table 3.2. 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Unit Table 3.2: Sampling & monitoring Locations (Study Area - 5 Km) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Name of Location Project Site, 21.418642°N 72.967464°E 21.418194°N 72.961°E 21.418194°N 72.961°E 21.418642°N 72.967464°E Valesa Village 21.393042°N 72.995494°E 21.39762°N 72.96774°E 21.23957°N 72.58071°E 21.40093°N 72.96703°E 21.393042°N 72.995494°E Palod Village 21.394313°N 72.962353°E 21.39419°N 72.96053°E 21.39376°N 72.96024°E 21.396285°N 72.957339°E 21.394313°N 72.962353°E Mota Borasara Village 21.400354°N 72.952683°E 21.40052°N 72.95225°E 21.40418°N 72.95625°E 21.400354°N 72.952683°E Kosamba Village 21.457665°N 72.949742°E 21.46468°N 72.95649°E 21.46468°N 72.95649°E 21.460502°N 72.966461°E 21.457665°N 72.949742°E Kathwada Village 21.443541°N 72.997395°E 21.44342°N 72.99728°E 21.44342°N 72.99728°E 21.44342°N 72.99728°E 21.443541°N 72.997395°E Kim River 21.40223° N 72.95470° E Approx. Aerial Distance & Direction from Site Details of Sampling & Monitoring 0.0 km Centre of Study Area Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Soil Noise 4.03 km (SE) 2.30 km (SSE) 1.18 km, (S) 1.80 km (S) 4.03 km (SE) Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Surface Water Soil Noise 2.75 km (S) 2.80 km (SSW) 2.90 km (SSW) 2.70 km (SSW) 2.75 km (NE) Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Surface Water Soil Noise 2.56 km (SSW) 2.55 km (SW) 1.96 km (SW) 2.56 km (NE) Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Soil Noise 4.71 km (NW) 4.70 km (NNW) 5.04 km (NNW) 4.60 km (NNW) 4.71 km (NE) Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Surface Water Soil Noise 4.12 km (NE) 4.10 km (NE) 4.10 Km (NE) 4.10 km (NE) 4.12 km (NE) Ambient Air Quality, Groundwater Surface Water Soil Noise 2.26 km, (SW) Surface Water EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 36 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig.3.1- Base Map of Study Area showing Sampling & Monitoring Locations (5 Km) EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 37 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.1.2.3 STUDY PERIOD & FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING The baseline environmental study was done by following the guidelines of MoEF. As described earlier, initially the draft ToRs proposed with Form-I were considered for inception study for 5 kms area and finally the study was finalized in line with the conditions of ToRs approved by the Expert Environmental Appraisal Committee of MoEF, New Delhi. All the necessary maps are also prepared for 5 km radial area from the site. Thus, all primary study completed for monitoring & sampling of Air, Water & Soil samples as well as all mapping done were found complying with the approved TORs awarded by EAC, MoEF, New Delhi. The details of the study period, frequency of sampling & method of environmental sampling & analysis are shown below in succeeding paragraphs under respective titles. As, described above, the period of study determined was 1 st October 2013 to 31st December 2013 to collect the one season (winter) data. The frequency of various environmental sampling & analysis was determined following the guidelines provided by MoEF in online EIA Manual. The details of frequency of environmental sampling considered for the study are illustrated in Table – 3.3. Table 3.3: Frequency of Environmental Monitoring Attributes Sampling Locations A. Air Environment Meteorological Data Ambient Air Quality B. Noise C. Water Ground Water Surface Water D. Soil Quality E. Land Use -Land Cover & Topography Ecological Data G. Socioeconomic Data H. Other Maps Frequency Project Site 6 locations in the study area of 5 Kms. Radius from site [1 Location within project site & 1 Location in downwind direction.] 6 Locations from study area (5 kms) Hourly continuous during Study Period 24 hourly twice a week during study period Once in Study Period Grab samples from 6 Locations from Study Area (5 KMs) Grab samples from 5 Locations from Study Area (5 KMs) Surface soil samples from 6 locations within study area (5 Kms) Study area (10 Km) Once in Study Period Study area (5 Km) Study area (5 Km) Study area (10 Km) Once in Study Period Once in Study Period Once in Study Period Once in Study Period Once in Study Period Once in Study Period 3.1.2.4 METHOD OF SAMPLING Selection of method for sampling, preservation and analysis plays very important role in baseline environmental study. With reference to the guidelines of CPCB & EIA Manual of MoEF, methods of sampling & analysis of environmental samples have been selected/ EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 38 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit adopted. The method adopted for environmental sampling & analysis are illustrated in following table 3.4. Table 3.4: Method of Environmental Sampling & Analysis Attributes METHOD Sampling / Preservation A. Air Environnent I. Meteorological Data II. Ambient Air Quality B. Noise C. Water & Waste Water I. Ground Water II. Surface Water D. Soil Quality E. Land Use -Land Cover & Topography, geohydrology & Other Maps F. Ecological Data G. Socioeconomic Data Analysis Stationary weather station (AWS) Computer Aided Data Analysis As per CPCB Guideline (Respirable dust sampler and PM2.5 Sampler Instrument : Noise level meter Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater analysis published by APHA Laboratory Guide for Conducting Soil test & Plant Analysis, by J.Benton Jones, Jr. Soil & Solid waste Analysis- A laboratory manual – By Dr. P.K. Behera Satellite Imageries (1:50,000 scale), collected from NRSA, Hyderabad & Primary Study Secondary data for forest from Forest Dept. & Primary study of basic survey of non-forest area as well as verification of information collected Census of India 2011 As per IS5182 [Part -,(2) & (23) ] 2006 Mathematical Calculations Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater analysis published by APHA. Laboratory Guide for Conducting Soil test & Plant Analysis, by J.Benton Jones, Jr. Soil & Solid waste Analysis- A laboratory manual – By Dr. P.K. Behera Primary image analysis & GIS modeling using Arc GIS & Erdas Imagine software and Primary Study Necessary study with reference to Scheduled animals as per regulatory provisions and IUCN guideline & information Census of India 2011 3.2. DESCRIPTION OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS As mentioned above, the baseline study for the present EIA was conducted during period of 1st October 2013 to 31st December 2013 in accordance with the draft TORs proposed in Form I as well as final awarded TORs issued by MoEF. The study was conducted with reference the draft TORs in initial stage and up on receipt of approved TORs, conditions given in the approved TORs were referred for verification of scope of baseline study to modify the ongoing/completed study as well as to schedule the additional study, as required. All monitoring & sampling done for the study area covering 5 km radial distance from site during the study period covered the requirement of awarded TOR. The details of the studies conducted along with the outcomes of the studies are described with all necessary details & illustration in subsequent sections under respective heading. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 39 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT The study area for landuse is within 10 km radius of Patel kenwood Pvt. Ltd.. located at Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village. Motinaroli, Tal. Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat). Area covers around 15 villages of Mangarol taluka, part of Surat District, villages as shown in the Base map. Base map also depicts the major road and railways and river passing through the study area. During the present study for land environment Landuse/Landcover mapping, Geological mapping & study of geological features as well as soil quality has been studied for the present EIA. The details of the conducted studies along with necessary information, analysis and illustrations are described under respective heading below. 3.2.1.1 Geology & Topography Buffer Zone: The study area is a part of Moti naroli, Surat district and having average elevation of 11 m to 36 m above mean sea level .The prominent slope of the area east to west direction. The kim river flows 1.33 km far away from the project side towards east to south and move to west direction. It’s Perennial River. The Kim is the most important river in this area and flows in a tectonically controlled ENE-WSW direction. North of Mangrol taluka the course of the river is locally controlled by two parallel lineaments trending NWSE which attribute an apparently meandering attitude to the river. The most of the area occupied by agricultural Land ant others (industrial area, Land with and Land without scrub features, Habitat area, reservoirs/ tanks/ lakes/ ponds and canals). Core Zone: In the core zone, the altitudes vary from 17 to 20 m msl. The slope of the area is 3 m .There is no major naqlah and river. The area is flat & sloppy. Vegetation growth is developed in the boundary wall side and others open land represent by bushes & grass. Most of the area covered with buildup. Geological Feature of Study Area: The area belongs to the southern part of the Cambay basin. It is mostly occupied by Quaternary sediments except for the south eastern and eastern parts where Deccan traps occur at higher elevations and north eastern parts where Tertiary sedimentaries are exposed. In the Surat district ferruginous sandstones of the Guj. series are underlain by nummulitic limestone, sub-nummulitic gypseous shales and supra-trappean lateritised sediments with pockets of bauxite. The stratigraphic sequence is as follows: T E R T Y A A R Y Quaternary Miocene Ecocene Palaocene Late Cretaceous to Eocene Alluvial, estuarine and aeolian sediments. Guj. Series - Ferruginous sandstone. Nummulitic Limestones. Sub-nummulitic Gypseous shales. Supratrappean sediments, partly lateritised with bauxite at places. Deccan -Traps. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 40 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The Cambay basin, which is well known to be bounded by step faults on the eastern and western margins, is also dissected into seven major crustal blocks in the N-S direction from Mehmudabad to Billimora. The various crustal blocks identified are, from the north: (i) Mehomadabad block (ii) Tarapur block (iii) Petlad Katana block (iv) Jambusar-Broach block, (v) Kosamba block, (vi Surat block and (vii) Navsari-Billimora block. These blocks are displaced, up or down, relative to the adjacent blocks due to movements along the faults bounding them. Most of the faults have been found to extend quite deep and to affect the Mono boundary considerably, as is quite evident from the relief of the Moha found along the profile. Further, the seismic activity observed in the region, during historical as well as modern times, suggests that these deep faults may even be currently active. The JambusarBroach block has a maximum crustal thickness of 38-40 Km with deepest granitic basement at 6.0 to 6.5 Km depth. Towards north and south of this graben, the Mono as well as the granitic basement are found to be at Shallower depths. The Deccan traps, which from the basement of the overlying Tertiary sediments very in thickness from 1.0 to 1.8 Km and rise to very shallow depths on the southern part of the profile. It is generally believed that the Tapi and Normada rivers flow along parallel fissure zones trending NNE-SSW across the Cambay graben. The above studies by Kaila at al op cit) have shown that deep faultsare situated a few Kms (south and north from the present poraitions of Narmada and Tapi respectively. In the project side, no out crops are seen. The area belongs to quaternary age. The litho logically, the area covered with Alluvial, estuarine and aeolian sediments, which have 2330m thickness. Topography of Study Area: The project area is almost plain and flat surface with elevation mostly ranging between 12m to 13m above MSL. There are wide plain, few slope region and basins in the southern of project site. The majority of these plateaus are formed from cultivation, uncultivated, waste to open land. The topographic variety of the region creates different environments in terms of climate change, agriculture land, demography, industry and waste land. The different areas can be distinguished as drainage and upland. The average elevation of the project sites range between 12 – 14 m. 1 main water body Kim River flowing along the South Western side of the project site with other tributaries. One seasonal rivers/streams flowing from higher elevations in N, NE & E towards SW & W generally control the drainage of the area and discharge the surface runoff water to Kim River, the major river of the area. The maximum elevation is found near North East and south part of Moti Tarav & Karanj villages where a Agriculture area is situated. The highest elevation has been noticed to be 35 - 36 m on the South East part of Karanj village. The lowest has been noticed to be 12 m in western part of project site at Panjroli village. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 41 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 3.2: Topographic Map of Study Area EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 42 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 3.3: Digital Terrain Model of Study Area 3.2.1.2 Landuse/Landcover Lanuse /Landcover (LULC) study has been conducted for 10 km Radial area from project site. The land use/land cover mapping was carried out using digital satellite image (GEO EYE Satellite Image 2012, Band 2-3-4, Year 2012) procured from NRSA, Hyderabad. The analysis of data was preceded by collection of ancillary data like the Survey of India, District series maps and Census maps as base information for interpretation. The study area was demarcated within the 5 km radius of the project site using buffer option on the ancillary map collected. Ground truth study comprises of data collection of ground features along with the respective geographical position in terms of latitudes and longitudes with GPS. Using all the collected information the data was interpreted. Interpretation of the data involved importing the data and clubbing the three layers into the single layer for interpretation. The data was in standard projection system universally followed as UTM. Finally the proportional presence of different land uses and land cover in terms of statistical percentages was derived for the study area. Appropriate legends were used to represent the various categories of landuse-landcover, and are written on the prepared landuselandcover maps. Area and distance calculations have been carried out using GIS software after geo-referencing the interpreted data. Based on the total variation and pattern in image the land use and land cover map of the area was generated. The eight land use categories were delineated in this area viz. the Crop EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 43 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit land, Land without Scrub, land with Scrub, Plantation, River, Water body, Industry and Settlement (Figure). Major portion in the study area is covered by Crop Land. The main crops grown in the area is Paddy which is usually shown during rainy season. Many villages grow horticulture crops like, Sugar cane, Mango, Chikku, Papaya, seasonal vegetations and much portion of the study area occupied social forestry and natural vegetation. There was also cultivation of Pulses in some villages like Tuvar, Juvar, cotton. There are some areas covered by grasses these areas are delineated as Scrub. The study area does not occupy any forest land. These areas in middle region are mostly elevated region with sparse vegetation. The nearest forest is more than 70 km away, at Unarpada from the village pipodra The vegetation category Open was segregated based on the canopy density of 10 to 40 per cent and Close as greater than 40 per cent canopy cover area. Both open and close vegetation area are in the elevated region. But these areas have not been notified under the Forest Act and being maintained by forest department. There are many small water bodies in the region biggest being at Mota Borasra village. Within the study area one river and its tributaries flowing is Kim River. There is canal flow near the project site aprox 1.0 Km. there are some scattered industrial units in the region. Near the Valesaral village there are land use categories like land without Scrub and this area is mostly cover by brick manufacturing. The area statistics of these classes are presented in Table below. Agricultural Land within the study area occupies 78.70% (247.23 km2) of the geographical area. The industrial area is covers about 2.93% (9.20 km2) of the geographical study area. Land with and Land without scrub features about 9.94 % (31.23 km2) of the geographical study area. Habitat area occupies about 6.25 % (19.65 km2) of the geographical study area. The features observed in this category were reservoirs/ tanks/ lakes/ ponds and canals. It occupies about 1.76 % (5.54 km2) of the geographical study area. Table 3.5: Land use area details for (10 km Radius) S. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Landuse pattern Settlement Industry Agricultural Land Plantation Land with Scrub Land without Scrub Water bodies Total EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Area (km2) 19.65 9.20 247.23 1.31 21.32 9.91 5.54 314.16 PGA * (%) 6.25 2.93 78.70 0.42 6.79 3.15 1.76 100.00 Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 44 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 3.4: Landuse area of 10 km radius of Study Area 0.42 6.79 3.15 1.76 2.93 6.25 Settlement Industry Agricultural Land Plantation 78.7 Land with Scrub Land without Scrub Water bodies Fig. 3.5: Satellite (GeoEye) Image of Study Area EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 45 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig. 3.6: LULC Map of Study Area EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 46 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.1.3 Soil Quality Surface soil samples were collected from six locations within study area covering 5 km radial area from proposed site. The soil samples were collected once in study period during the month of December 2013 and the outcome of soil quality studies is tabulated in table given below. Five village soil samples and one from the project site were identified from the study area (within 5 Km radial distance from the project site). Soil samples were collected from these villages and project site from a depth of 6-12 inches below the soil surface to estimate the physic-chemical characteristics of the soil. Table 3.6: Details of Soil sampling locations Sr. No. Stn code Location 1. SS-01 2. 3. 4. SS -02 SS -03 SS -04 5. 6. SS -05 SS -06 Project site surface soil Valesa surface soil Palod Surface soil Mota Borasra Surface soil Kosamba Surface soil Kathwada surface soil Latitude Longitude Elevation (in m) 21.418194°N 72.961°E 18.00 21.40093°N 21.396285°N 72.96703°E 72.957339°E 17.00 16.00 21.40418°N 72.95625°E 16.00 21.460502°N 72.966461°E 25.00 21.44342°N 72.99728°E 20.00 Approx. Arial Dist. from Proj. Site (in Km) 0.00 1.80 S 2.70 SSW 1.96 SW 4.60 NNW 4.10 NE The texture of the soil in the study area is clayey, medium black soil. The soil is having high water and moisture retention capacity due to clay content. Porosity of the soil in the study area ranges from 51 to 55 % of the soil volume. Hence, it facilitates in the supply of oxygen to organisms decomposing organic matter, humus, and plant roots; as well as the pore space allows the movement and storage of water and dissolved nutrients. The pH of the soil in the study area is moderately alkaline in reaction having pH in the range of 8.04 to 8.69 except at Kosamba showing 9.12 pH. This high pH reduces the availability of phosphorus and most macronutrients. The CEC of the soils in the study area is >30 meq/100 gm. A high CEC is desirable because nutrients are less subject to leaching and adequate quantities of nutrient reserves can be maintained. CEC is a good indicator of soil quality and productivity. CEC is a relative measure of the nutrient-holding capacity of a soil. The detailed quality of the collected soil samples are presented below in subsequent table. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 47 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 3.7: Soil Quality of Study Area Sr. No. Parameters Unit SS-01 SS-02 SS-03 SS-04 SS-05 SS-06 gm/ml 0.9295 1.0017 1.0104 0.9433 0.9611 0.9994 1. Bulk Density 2. Salinity ppt 1.03 1.37 1.54 1.89 1.37 1.03 3. Porosity % 52 54 55 53 51 54 4. Texture Class Silt % 06 07 09 10 07 10 Clay % 87 85 84 82 83 81 Sand % 07 08 07 08 10 09 5. pH( 5% Solution) -- 8.23 8.30 8.04 8.69 9.12 8.11 6. Electrical Conductivity µs 120.8 173.1 107.1 152.2 190.8 149.3 49 48 47 49 48 49 7. Cation Exchange Capacity 8. Sodium mg/kg 340 328 412 342 298 340 9. Potassium mg/kg 215 190 259 205 187 223 mg/kg 171.7 110.1 84.7 134.6 91.8 141.0 11. Magnesium mg/100 gm 97.2 97.2 121.5 121.5 97.2 145.8 12. Phosphorous mg/100 gm 1.05 1.21 1.42 1.14 1.23 1.09 -- 23.5 19.3 29.0 26.9 18.9 23.3 20 22 22 21 23 20 10. Nitrogen 13. SAR 14. Water Holding Capacity meq/100gm Clay ml/100 gm 15. Iron as Fe mg/lit. 204 230 194 246 240 214 16. Copper as Cu mg/lit. 0.52 0.55 0.64 0.56 0.65 0.57 17. Zinc as Zn mg/lit. 0.39 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.43 9.0 11.0 15.0 12.0 14.0 11.0 0.50 19. Nickel as Ni mg/lit. Source : UERL Laboratory Division, Vapi 0.73 0.69 0.52 0.75 0.56 18. Manganese as Mn mg/lit. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 48 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT 3.2.2.1 Geohydrology As per hydro geological investigation, water level around the Project area ranges from 4 m to 7 m below ground level (Oct., 2013) depending upon topography as presented earlier. The average seasonal fluctuation of water level in the area was reported to be 1-3 m during the year of study and information gathered during hydro geological inventory of the area. The general ground water flow direction in the site area is towards north east to south west. Fig. 3.7: Hydrogeological well location map Table 3.8: Hydrogeological well Inventory of the existing well around the site Sampling Location Coordinates of Location Type of Well Project Site Project Site Hathoda 21°25’5.5” N 72°57’59.6” E Moti Maroli Shiyalaj 21°24’27.6” N 72°57’43.9” E Borewell (GW-01) Borewell (GW-02) Borewell (GW-03) Borewell (TW-04) Borewell (TW-05) 21°25’7.3” N 72°58’4.7” E 21°24’57.3”N 72°59’0.4” E 21°25’22.2”N 72°57’45.5” E Depth (in m) Water Level (post monsoon) Yield 3 (m /hr) Yield 3 (m /day) TDS (mg/L) mbgl amsl 6 11 17 7.2 172.8 740 6 13 19 - - - 5 11 16 - - 2260 4 8 12 - - 990 7 13 20 - - 1690 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 49 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Regional Geo-hydrological Scenario Rainfall, seepage from the drainage network, rivers, canals and tanks spread over the buffer zone are the sources of Groundwater in this region. Rainfall is the major source and as such maximum increment to Groundwater aquifers takes place in the Monsoon season between June and September. Rain water after run-off, evaporation and Evapotranspiration percolates down through the soil formations depending upon the characteristics of surface soil conditions and hydrological characteristics of the aquifer and gets stored as ground water. Field traverses, discussions with the villagers, study of the available reports, etc. have revealed that the Groundwater occurs under the following conditions in the core and -buffer zone 1. Phreatic 2. Semi-Confined 3. Confined Groundwater under these conditions depend on stratigraphical conditions, and subsurface structural configurations especially the presence/continuity of the aquifers, aquicludes etc. By and large the Groundwater in the buffer zone occurs under~phreatic conditions. In the Hydrological point of view with regard to Groundwater increment it is the top stratigraphical sequence of a region which is of major significance. With this in view field investigations were conducted over the core and buffer zone (study area). Available reports were also studied. The project area is 43151.53 m2. Geological formations exposed near the surface in the study area comprise of Basaltic Rocks of Decaan Traps, under varying conditions of weathering, Alluvial formations of recent age, variegated clays, kankar and Nanmiulitic Limestone of Eocene age. Consequently localised variations occur in the type of soil, texture, cementing medium, consolidation factor, physical/chemical properties, etc. Correspondingly hydrological factors and hydro-dynamics of the region show variation from one location to another. However, the study has revealed that the variations are not very wide. Hence, for any understand of the hydrological regime of our study area it is sufficient if some general/representative values are assumed as applicable to the entire area. It is with this approach the Geo-hydrological data of the area has been collected, analysed and parameters calculated. Nature of Formations The hydrological factors of the top 20 m to 30 m of the stratigraphical formations are only significant as far as environmental aspects are concerned. The study has been accordingly conducted and reported. In general in the Deccan Trap area, the top 5 to 10 m are weathered and fractured at varying degrees and the intensity of Groundwater infiltration depends on these factors. In the Alluvial and variegated clay formations and also in the EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 50 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Nunmulitic Limestone occurring areas, the top portion is weathered and disintegrated. The Groundwater infiltration depends on the soil native, degree of consolidation, etc. Groundwater Condition Depth of dug wells and dug-cum-borewell, constructed in these formations normally vary from 4 to 15 meters from ground level. Diameters of the wells vary from 2 to 6 meters. Depth to water from the ground surface depends on rainfall, the elevation of the ground and also local stratigraphical conditions and hence it varies from 1 to 15 meters within the buffer zone. The normal range in the centre of buffer zone could be taken as 6 to 9 meters. The gradient of water table generally follows the surface elevation and is mostly from East to West with slopes ranging from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 400. As rainfall is the major source of recharge, the dug wells show maximum fluctuations between Pre and Post-Monsoon periods. Fluctuation of 1 to 3 meters can be taken as typical for the area. Yield of the individual wells also vary from place to place depending on the localised Geo-hydrological conditions. A properly constructed dug well of about 3 meter diameter and 10 to 15 meter depth in a fairly well weathered and disintegrated formations .In this area could yield about 300 LPM. Specific Capacity of a well is of significance in design of the well as this will indicate how much water a well can yield for a specific draw down. Specific Capacity of dug wells in these formations vary widely from 20 LPM/per meter draw down to 300 LPM/per meter draw down. A pump test conducted in a bore well located in site, has indicated the specific capacity of 120 LPM/meter of draw down. Specific yield likewise is also an important parameter for determining as to how much water will be released from the storage of the aquifer. Field studies/tests have indicated a value of 3 percent as specific yield for the formations encountered to a depth of 20 meters from ground level in Deccan Trap area. For Alluvial and other formations the normal variation is 5 to 10%. Hydraulic conductivity and Transmissivity of the Aquifer in the region studied showed variations area wise depending upon the local stratigraphical conditions. Likewise variations in depth wise also occurs due to nature of the Aquifer material, thickness and degree of consolidation, etc. Accordingly transmissivity values varied from 30 m2/day to 150 m2/day within the Core and Buffer Zone. Groundwater Recharge and Potential Source of Recharge Recharge to the Groundwater basin or an Aquifer system mainly depends on infiltration capacity of the soil, Hydrological characteristics of the substrata and the Groundwater flow dynamics. Groundwater Potential is directly linked with the RECHARGE to the Aquifer and DISCHARGE/DRAFT from the Aquifer. Infiltration capacity of the soil is the major influencing factor in the determination of the quantum of the recharge of a basin. Infiltration capacity in turn depends on the type and texture of the soil exposed at the surface or near the surface. In the area studied it has been observed that rain water infiltration is the primary and predominent source of recharge to the Groundwater system. Percolation/seepage EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 51 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit from the surface water bodies and the net work of drainage canals spread over the buffer zone is also a major source of recharge. Separate assessment from these sources has not been attempted on this is considered superfluous for this report. Recharge Assessment Due to occurrence of three major types of soils within the core and buffer zone, recharge potential of the region/area will change correspondingly. However, on the environmental point of view of the water. regime of the study area, such variations do not matter significantly. Hence Groundwater recharge of the entire study area has been assessed based on typical average value which can be taken as representative of the whole area. A. Rainfall Infiltration Method a. Total Area of the Buffer Zone- 314.16 km2 b. Average rainfall per annum- 10 mm 14% c. Rainfall infiltration factor- 314.16 x 1.32 X 0.14 d. Annual recharge in MM3- 58.06 MM3 B. Specific Yield Method a. Total area of the Buffer Zone=314.16 km2 b. Specific yield=6% c. Water level fluctuation between Pre-Monsoon and Post-Monsoon=3m d. Annual recharge in MM3 = 314.16 x 6 x0.3 =56.55 MM3 Average Recharge based on these two methods= 58.06 +56.55 / 2 =57.31 MM3 Discharge/Draft from their Groundwater Aquifer System Assessment of Groundwater DISCHARGE/DRAFT or’ extraction from a region for domestic purposes, irrigation, forestry and for industries is necessary for estimation of exploitable water potential of the region and also to assess the environmental impact on the water regime due to any industrial activity. Field survey has revealed that out of the total irrigated land of 24723 has within the study area only 30% irrigated by means of ground water. The rest of the area is irrigated by tanks and canals. Dug wells and Dug-cum-tube wells are the main method of extraction of ground water’ by pumping for irrigation purposes. Water requirement for irrigation normally varies between 35000 ltrs/day/Ha. to 45000 ltrs/day/Ha. of irrigated land. Pumping/watering is carried out for a period of 120 days normally in a year. For forestry purposes, water requirements are estimated as 2000 ltrs/day/Ha. and 120 days of watering per year. Groundwater is also extracted for domestic Purposes and cattle consumption. Water for domestic consumption is estimated as 40 l./day per person throughout the year and for cattle 20 l/day per animal through out the year. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 52 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Based on the above assumptions the total draft from the basin has been calculated as follows: Total Population of the core and buffer zone =130366 Domestic consumption (qp) =1.90 MM3 Cattle Population =65183 Cattle Water Consumption (qc)= 0.48 MM3 Water utilization for area irrigated from Groundwater for irrigation (qi)= 31.15 MM3 Water utilisation for Industries (qd) 920 Ha. = 0.5 MM3 TOTAL WATER UTILIZATION PER ANNUM (QD) = qp + qc + qi QD = 1.90 + 0.48 + 31.15 = 33.53 MM3 per annum qf + qd = 0 + 0.5 As nearly 30% of the water consumed for irrigation will be recharged back into the Groundwater system, the net water consumption or effective EXTRACTION/DRAFT (QDE) works out to: QDE= QD - (0.3 x qi) = 24.185 MM3 per annum So the net Discharge/ Draft or Extraction of Groundwater from the whole of study area works out to be about 24.185 MM3, as against the recharge potential of about 57.31 MM3 per annum. Water Availability Based on these two - figures, the RECHARGE-DISCHARGE BALANCE of the study area has been worked out. Net RECHARGE to the Groundwater System (QR) per annum = 57.31 MM3 DISCHARGE from the Groundwater System (QD) per annum = 24.185 MM3 So water available (QR-QD) per annum= 33.125 MM3 Stage of ground water development in the area is 42.2 %, which indicate that there is plenty of scope further extraction/exploitation without causing adverse effect on the water regime for any Water requirement for the project. As the Hydrological studies have revealed surplus Groundwater potential in the study area, the entire requirement of water for project can be drawn from the Groundwater sources itself. This will not create any adverse impact on the hydrological environment. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 53 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.2.2 Water Quality of Study Area The details of the baseline study for the existing activities at M/s Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. related to water environment and in the surrounding villages; the water quality survey has been planned through identification of water resources and appropriate sampling locations for both surface and ground water in study area depending on topography, landuse, surface runoff as well as natural and manmade drainage/irrigation canal systems. The prevailing status of water quality has been assessed during winter season (December 2013). The surface water sampling has been done at five locations. One river water sample whereas four pond water samples were collected during the study period. The groundwater sampling has been done at 6 locations (4 hand pumps and 2 bore well) well distributed in the study area. Sampling locations for surface water and groundwater quality monitoring are shown in Fig. 3.1 and are enlisted in Table 3.9. As described in earlier section of this chapter, the standard methods (APHA, AWWA 2007) prescribed for surface and groundwater sampling preservation as well as the analytical procedures for individual parameter is followed in this study. The samples were collected on 28/12/13. and results are enlisted in Table 3.10 &3.11. Table 3.9: Details of Water Sampling Locations Sr. No. Stn code Location Latitude Longitude Elevation (in m) Arial Dist. from Proj. Site (in Km) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SW-01 SW -02 SW -03 SW -04 SW -05 Kim River Palod Pond Valesa Pond Kosamba Pond Kathwada Pond 21.40223°N 21.39376°N 21.23957°N 21.463682°N 21.44342°N 72.95470°E 72.96024°E 72.58071°E 72.957467°E 72.99728°E 15.00 15.00 9.00 29.00 41.00 2.26 SW 2.90 SSW 1.81 S 5.04 NNW 4.10 NE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. GW-01 GW -02 GW -03 GW -04 GW -05 GW -06 Project Site Borewell Valesa Borewell Palod, Hand Pump Mota Borasra, Hand Pump Kosamba, Hand Pump Kathwada, Hand pump 21.418194°N 21.39762°N 21.39419°N 21.40052°N 21.460838°N 21.44342°N 72.961°E 72.96774°E 72.96053°E 72.95225°E 72.962346°E 72.99728°E 18.00 16.00 17.00 16.00 29.00 41.00 0.00 2.30 SSE 2.80 SSW 2.55 SW 4.70 NNW 4.10 NE EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 54 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 3.10: Surface water Quality of Study Area: Sr. No 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Parameters Colour (Pt-Co Scale) Unit Unit -- Odour SW-01 1 Unobj. SW-02 5 Unobj. SW-03 SW-04 SW-05 5 Unobj. 10 Unobj. 10 Unobj. Limit as per IS:105002012 5 Hazen Unobj. NTU 1 1 5 10 5 1 NTU pH -- 7.29 8.02 7.65 7.93 7.61 6.5 – 8.5 Temperature 0 C 31 30 31 31 30 -- mg/lit. 260 170 180 260 530 200mg/lit. 304 288 620 1036 500mg/lit. Turbidity Total Hardness as CaCO3 7. Total Dissolved Solid mg/lit. 844 8. Calcium as Ca mg/lit. 58.1 32.1 52.1 64.1 96.2 75 mg/lit. 9. Magnesium as Mg mg/lit. 27.9 21.9 12.1 24.3 70.5 30 mg/lit. 10. Total Alkalinity mg/lit. 416.1 191.6 186.2 284.7 443.5 200mg/lit. mg/lit. 256.5 85.5 28.5 180.5 210 250mg/lit. mg/lit. 99.5 47.3 22 13 200mg/lit. 0.1 0.1 0.01 45 mg/lit. 0.42 0.48 0.77 1.0 mg/lit. 11. Chloride as Cl - -2 SO4 12. Sulphate as 13. Nitrate as NO3 mg/lit. 5.5 14. Fluoride as F mg/lit. 0.59 34.7 BDL(<0.0 1) 0.29 15. Sodium mg/lit. 296 79.3 30.6 122 132 -- 16. Potassium mg/lit. 9.5 2.6 1.3 27.7 7.0 -- 17. Total Nitrogen mg/lit. BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) 18.6 -- 18. Total Phosphorous mg/lit. 0.03 0.026 0.033 1.9 0.21 -- 19. Dissolved Oxygen mg/lit. 5.5 6.8 7.5 5.0 3.1 -- 20. Bio-Chemical Oxygen mg/lit. BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) 30 30 -- 21. Chemical Oxygen Demand mg/lit. 12 8 15.9 99.5 99.6 -- 22. Phenolic Compound mg/lit. BDL (<0.01) BDL (<0.01) BDL (<0.01) BDL (<0.01) BDL (<0.01) 0.001 mg/lit. 23. Lead as Pb mg/lit. BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) 0.24 0.17 0.31 0.01 mg/lit. 24. Arsenic mg/lit. BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) BDL(<0. 1) BDL (<0.1) 0.01 mg/lit. 25. Cadmium mg/lit. BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) 0.003 mg/lit. Microbiological Test 26. Total Coliform CFU/ 100 ml 29 23 40 50 100 Absent 27. E. Coli CFU/ 100 ml 16 9 10 12 80 Absent (Source: UERL Laboratory Division, Vapi) Note: BDL = Below Detection Limit , Unobj.=Unubjectionable The physico-chemical parameters of Kim River near by Mota Borasra and pond near by Kathwada village shows test results of few parameters exceeding the value as per prescribed limit of IS: 10500- 2012 in terms of Total Hardness, total dissolved solids, EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 55 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Buffering capacity of alkalinity and the results of bacteriological analysis of all surface water samples found total Coliform and E. Coli. The surface water of Kim River near by Mota Borasra and pond near by Kathwada village is may be due to the soli quality of the area. Table 3.11: Ground water Quality of Study Area: Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Parameters Unit Colour (Pt-Co Scale) Unit -Odour Turbidity NTU pH -0 Temperature C Total Hardness as mg/lit. CaCO3 Total Dissolved mg/lit. Solid Calcium as Ca mg/lit. Magnesium as Mg mg/lit. Total Alkalinity mg/lit. Chloride as Cl mg/lit. -2 Sulphate as SO4 mg/lit. Nitrate as NO3 mg/lit. Fluoride as F mg/lit. Sodium mg/lit. Potassium mg/lit. Total Nitrogen mg/lit. 18. Total Phosphorous 19. Dissolved Oxygen 20. Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand 21. Chemical Oxygen Demand 22. Phenolic Compound 23. Lead as Pb mg/lit. mg/lit. mg/lit. 24. Arsenic 25. Cadmium Microbiological Test 26. Total Coliform 27. E. Coli mg/lit. mg/lit. mg/lit. GW-01 GW-02 GW-04 GW-05 Limit as per IS:105002012 1 5 Hazen Unobj Unobj 1 1 NTU 7.34 6.5 – 8.5 31 -200mg/lit GW06 1 1 1 1 1 Unobj Unobj Unobj Unobj Unobj BDL(<1) BDL(<1) BDL(<1) BDL(<1) BDL(<1) 7.42 7.21 7.92 7.49 7.21 31 31 30 30 31 180 440 150 292 550 740 668 388 1164 1332 1156 24 100.2 32.1 60.1 152.3 88.2 29.2 46.2 17.1 34.6 41.3 10.5 263 438 438 230 202.6 377.8 284.7 142.5 223.3 85.5 218.5 304 460.8 80 120.8 24.4 156.8 30.4 21 3.3 3.6 0.01 7.1 7.0 0.3 1.01 0.42 0.19 0.67 0.79 1.2 228 169 104 173 151 314 10.5 2.7 3.0 10.0 6.1 BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<5) BDL(<0.1) 0.03 0.033 0.026 0.023 5.4 BDL(< 5) 0.026 5.7 BDL(<5) 5.1 3.4 2.6 3.4 3.9 73 4 12 mg/lit. mg/lit. CFU/ 100 ml GW-03 BDL(<5) 15.9 12 BDL (<0.01) BDL (<0.1) BDL (<0.1) 235.1 0.13 500mg/lit 75 mg/lit. 30 mg/lit. 200mg/lit 250 g/lit. 200mg/lit 45 mg/lit. 1.0 mg/lit. -------0.001mg/lit. 0.01mg lit 0.01mg/lit. 0.003mg/lit BDL (<0.1) Absent 14 Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent 3 Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent (Source: UERL Laboratory Division, Vapi) The result of physicochemical characteristics for groundwater samples GW 02, GW 05 & GW 06 test results of few parameters exceeding the value as per prescribed limit of IS: 10500- 2012 in terms of Total Hardness, total dissolved solids, buffering capacity of alkalinity and Chloride were found high in GW 05 & GW 06 . As per the results ground water quality of GW 02, GW 05 & GW 06 is hard. The result of bacteriological analysis of ground water samples found total Coliform and E. Coli in GW 02. As per the drinking water specification this ground water can not been directly used in drinking purpose. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 56 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.3 MICRO METEOROLOGY Site specific micrometeorological data for the project site have been generated at the Dahej GIDC area, which is 47 km away from the project site in the direction of North-West (NW). The data were collected on hourly basis throughout the study period viz.; October 2013 to December 2013. The details of the micrometeorology of the site are presented in subsequent paragraphs. 3.2.3.1 Humidity Average relative humidity of the site area is recorded as 59.88% with minimum 18.0% and maximum 998.4%. 3.2.3.2 Temperature Maximum temperature during the study period was noticed on 37.5°C whereas the minimum was recorded on 12.0°C. The average temperature for the study period was recorded to be 26.32 °C. 3.2.3.3 Rainfall There was no rainfall during the study period in the study area. However, historical rainfall data for year 2005-2010, as listed on website of IMD indicates that annual rainfall in the region of has been recorded to be around 1800 mm. 3.2.3.4 Mixing Height Mixing height of the area been estimated from the primary micrometeorological data using RAMMET View Model. The estimated maximum mixing height is found to be 1528 mt. whereas minimum mixing height is found to be 14.0 mt. The seasonal daily average mixing height is found to be 338.5 mt. 3.2.3.5 Wind Pattern The data of wind pattern collected during the study period indicates that the wind was blowing dominantly from 22.5-67.5 (NNE) with 641 Hrs. out of 2208 total hours. The average wind speed was noticed to be around 2.9 m/sec. Maximum wind speed has been noticed to be 5.89 m/s whereas minimum wind speed has been found to be 0.39 m/s. During study period, no condition of calm has been noticed. The wind speed was mostly noticed between 2.1-3.6 m/s for about 1168 Hrs. out of 2208 non-calm Hours. The details of wind pattern in form of wind frequency distribution are presented below in tabular form as well as in graphical illustration. The wind rose diagram is also presented in subsequent figure. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 57 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table.3.12: Wind Frequency Distribution Data (Source: Weather Station Primary Data, Dahej) Direction NNE ENE ESE SSE SSW WSW WNW NNW Sub-Total Calms Total >= 0.1- 2.1 2.1-3.6 3.6-5.7 5.7-8.8 8.8-11.1 11.1 Total 108 402 233 0 0 0 743 86 260 217 0 0 0 563 91 225 49 0 0 0 365 68 95 0 0 0 0 163 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 5 0 0 0 0 9 28 32 7 0 0 0 67 82 143 66 1 0 0 292 467 1168 572 1 0 0 2208 0 2208 Fig.3.8: Wind Frequency Distribution Chart: EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 58 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Fig.3.9: Wind Rose Diagram EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 59 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.4 AIR ENVIRONMENT As tabulated in earlier section of this chapter, the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring conducted at 6 locations (i.e. 1 location is within the Project site & 5 locations are outside the Project site) within the study area. The parameters monitored for the ambient air quality monitoring are PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx and VOCs. PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx have been monitored on 24 hourly basis and VOCs has been monitored twice in a week at each location. Respirable dust sampler with gaseous sampling attachment and fine particulate sampler were used for monitoring of PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx. VOCs were monitored with the help of PID based VOC detector. The outcome of the Ambient Air Quality assessment for the selected locations are presented below in tabular form. Table 3.13: Ambient Air Quality of Study Area Monitoring Location Parameter Max Min Project Site (AQ1) Avg 98% Max Min Valesa (AQ2) Avg 98% Max Min Palod (AQ3) Avg 98% Max Min Mota Borashra (AQ4) Avg 98% Max Min Kosamba (AQ5) Avg 98% Max Min Kathawada (AQ6) Avg 98% (Source: UERL Laboratory Division, Vapi) PM10 µg/m3 97.00 73.00 85.21 96.54 90.00 65.00 77.54 90.00 87.00 60.00 72.42 85.62 92.00 65.00 76.67 91.08 96.00 73.00 84.96 95.54 84.00 55.00 67.83 83.08 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) PM2.5 µg/m3 48.00 21.00 32.08 46.62 28.00 15.00 22.33 28.00 25.00 13.00 19.54 25.00 27.00 17.00 22.46 26.54 35.00 19.00 24.75 33.62 23.00 12.00 18.54 23.00 SO2 µg/m3 29.00 17.00 23.54 28.54 26.00 16.00 21.96 25.54 25.00 16.00 20.96 25.00 25.00 18.00 21.88 25.00 27.00 18.00 22.88 26.54 24.00 15.00 20.75 24.00 Nox µg/m3 28.00 20.00 23.50 27.54 25.00 18.00 22.00 25.00 24.00 17.00 21.13 24.00 25.00 19.00 22.33 25.00 27.00 19.00 23.04 26.08 25.00 17.00 21.21 25.00 VOC ppm 0.70 0.20 0.38 0.68 0.40 0.10 0.23 0.39 0.40 0.10 0.20 0.38 0.40 0.10 0.23 0.39 0.50 0.10 0.27 0.48 0.30 0.10 0.18 0.29 Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 60 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The location of the project site is next to the busy national highway number 8 (NH8). It is the busiest highway, as it connects the national capital Delhi to the financial capital Mumbai, as well as important cities like Gurgaon, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Surat, Jaipur and Vadodara. The PM10 level at the project site was increased due to the transportation of vehicles through the national highway 8. Transportation of vehicles cause dust from paved and unpaved roads to be re-entrained, or re-suspended, in the atmosphere. There is few large scale industries existed near to the Kosamba village. These industries are well connected to the NH8 by Gujarat state highway 166 (GJSH166) through Kosamba village. PM10 level of the Kosamba village was slightly increased due to the transportation of heavy vehicle through the state highway. The major sources of the air pollutants will be the flue gas emissions from thermic fluid heaters and D.G. Sets. As the diesel and Bagasse/wood will be used as a fuel in the D.G. Set and Thermic fluid heater respectively, there will be minor impact on the environment due to the release of the flue gas emissions in the atmosphere. Company has planned to install air pollution control devices (i.e., Wet Scrubber for Thermic fluid heaters) to reduce the impact on environment and stacks of adequate height and diameter are to be provided for the efficient dispersion of the pollutants from the proposed utilities. The predicted maximum 24 hourly daily average incremental ground level concentration for PM10, SO2 and NOx is found to be 1.01 μg/m3, 0.415 μg/m3, 6.36 μg/m3 respectively due to the proposed project expansion. The incremental increase in the concentration was observed in downwind (SSW) direction at the approximate distance of 0.5 Km, 1 Km & 1 Km for PM10, SO2 & NOx respectively. It is observed that the resultant concentration for PM10, SO2 and NOx are to be below the National Ambient Air Quality Standards published by CPCB, during the study period. The source of fugitive emissions in the form of VOC occurs during the handling and transportation of the formaldehyde. The fugitive losses will be controlled by using proper handling and transportation methods (i.e., leak proof pipes for transportation and closed reaction systems to minimize the emission). The bulk storage and transport of bagasse can cause dust impact on the surrounding environment. For that the company has Installed a water spray system to reduce bagasse dust emissions around, and from, the site also the company has developed vegetated buffers and fencing within the company premises to trap bagasse and prevent it from blowing off the site. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 61 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3.2.5 AMBIENT NOISE Ambient Noise level for the present EIA study has been done at six locations presented in earlier section of this chapter. The noise level was monitored once in study period at each location for one full day (24 Hrs.). The outcomes of the noise level monitoring are presented below. Table 3.14: Ambient Noise Level in Study Area Loc. Code Location N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 N6 Project Site Valesa village Palod village Mota Borasra Village Kosamba village Kathwada village Min dB (A) 52.0 38.5 37.3 39.3 45.5 47.2 Residential Industrial (Source: UERL Laboratory Division, Vapi) Day Time Max Average dB (A) db(A) 72.6 62.0 58.9 50.9 60.7 51.0 61.5 50.9 69.2 55.6 55.4 51.3 CPCB Standards 75 75 Min dB (A) 48.0 35.0 35.3 35.5 45.0 37.9 Night Time Max dB (A) 60.5 42.1 46.4 48.7 56.3 41.1 Averag e db(A) 54.3 36.8 39.1 41.1 48.5 39.5 - - 45 70 The noise levels at all locations were found well within the limits of Ambient Noise Level stipulated by CPCB. Slight higher night noise level is observed at Kosamba Village which is caused due to frequent night movement of the heavy vehicles from the villages as the village falls near the state highway from Surat to Ankleshwar and national highway from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. No critical issue of noise level in the study area has been observed throughout the study period. 3.2.6 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT In view of the need of conserving ecological quality and biodiversity, study of biological environment is one of the most important EIA components. The aim of Ecological and biological diversity study is to identify diversity of native species (flora and fauna) along with its habitat in the study area. Ecosystem is a complex interrelationship between the biotic (flora and fauna) and abiotic (physical and chemical) components including competition (for survival in wild), dependency and mutualism. Further in respect to the study area endemic species and alien species are identified, if any. In the ecosystem the key stone species (basically predators) are also identified to know assess and define the ecological setup clearly. The proposed unit is at Village- Moti Naroli, Taluka- Mangrol, Dist- Surat (Gujarat). The study area comprises of 5 Km radius around the proposed project site. The vegetation mostly comprises of open scrub vegetation. Prosopis juliflora (Jangali Babul) is observed to EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 62 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit be dominant in the study area. Some portion of the study area is occupied by rural area, agricultural field, social forestry and limited natural vegetation. No National park / Wild life sanctuary/ Reserve forest comes within the study area of the project site. Sampling locations were randomly selected for study on biological environment based on topography, vegetation structure, pattern and distribution. The weather prevailing in the in the study area is warm tropical and semi-arid. Average rainfall is 1000 mm to 1100 mm. The ambient temperature ranges from 7 °C to 46 °C. 3.2.6.1 Flora of the Study area: The most dominant species of the area is Prosopis julifora, following Acacia nilotica, Ficus religiosa, Delonix regia, Tamarindus indica, , Azadirachta indica, Ficus benghalensis, etc. No endemic or threatened plant species area reported / recorded from the study area. Following table show the list of reported and observed plant species in the study area: Table 3.15: List of Flora recorded from Forest Division Sr. No. Trees 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Local Name Akash limdo Al Alan Amba Ambadi Amli Amla Aniar Ankol Arduso Arjunsadad Aritha Asan Asitro, Asitari Bahedo Bakam, Bakam limdo Bakul Bawal Bhilamo Portia Tree Bili or Bel Biyo 24. 25. 26. Bondaro Bor Chameli Scientific Name Family Millingtonia hortensis* Morinda tomentosa Elaeodendron roxburghii Mangifera indica* Spondias pinnata Tamarindus indica* Emblica officinalis* Acacia leucophloea* Alangium salvifolium Ailanthus excelsa Terminalia arjuna Sapindus emarginatus Bridelia squamosa Bauhinia racemosa Terminalia bellerica* Melia azadiracta Melia azedarach Mimusops elengi Acacia nilotica* Semecarpus anacardium Thespesia populnea* Aegle marmelos * Pterocarpus marsupium varacuminatus Lagerstroemia parviflora Ziziphus mauritiana* Bauhinia purpurea* Bignoniaceae Rubiaceae Celastraceae Anacardiaceae Anacardiaceae Fabaceae Phyllanthaceae Fabaceae Alangiaceae Simaroubaceae Combretaceae Sapindaceae Euphorbiaceae Caesalpiniaceae Combretaceae Meliaceae Meliaceae Sapotaceae Fabaceae Anacardiaceae Malvaceae Rutaceae Fabaceae EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Lythraceae Rhamnaceae Caesalpiniaceae Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 63 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. No. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. Local Name Charoli Dandosi, Patrali Dhaman Dhamoda, Dhavada Kaliosiras Garmalo Ghatbor Gota Garad Gundi Gulmohor Gongad Haldwan Harda Indrajav Jambuda Kadwai Kadaya Kakad Kalam Kanti Karanj Karvat Kamilo Khair Khajuri Khatambo Kudi Kudo Kumhbio Kusum Kilai Kothi Limdo Manjo Modad Mokha Mahudo Nana Nilgiri Nimbora Papdi Patarali Payar Palas Pangaro Petari Pipal Pipli Scientific Name Buchanania lanzan Dalbergia lanceolaria Grewia tiliaefolia Anogeissus latifolia* Albizia odoratissima Cassia fistula* Ziziphus xylopyrus* Terma orientalis Acacia senegal Cordia dichotoma Delonix regia* Xeromphis uliginosa Adina cordifolia Terminalia chebula* Holarrhena antidysenterica Syzygium cumini * Hymenodictyon excelsum Sterculia urens Garuga pinnata Mitragyna parvifolia Acacia ferruginea Pongamia pinnata* Dillenia pentagyna Mallotus philippensis Acacia catechu* Phoenix sylvestris* Piliostigma malabaricum Wrightia tinctoria Wrightia tomentosa Careya arborea* Schleichera oleosa Albizia procera* Limonia acidissima Azadirachta indica* Casearia graveolens Lannea coromandelica Schrebera swietenioides Madhuca indica * Lagerstroemia lanceolata Eucalyptus spp.* Melia composite Holoptelea integrifolia Dalbergia paniculata Ficus rumphii Butea monosperma* Erythrina variegata Trewia nudiflora Ficus religiosa* Ficus amplissima* EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Family Anacardiaceae Fabaceae Tiliaceae Combretaceae Mimosaceae Caesalpiniaceae Rhamnaceae Ulmaceae Fabaceae Ehretiaceae Caesalpiniaceae Rubiaceae Rubiaceae Combretaceae Apocynaceae Myrtaceae Rubiaceae Sterculiaceae Burseraceae Rubiaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Dilleniaceae Euphorbiaceae Mimosaceae Arecaceae Caesalpiniaceae Apocynaceae Apocynaceae Lecythidaceae Sapindaceae Fabaceae Rutaceae Meliaceae Flacourtiaceae Anacardiaceae Oleaceae Sapotaceae Lythraceae Myrtaceae Meliaceae Ulmaceae Fabaceae Moraceaes Fabaceae Fabaceae Euphorbiaceae Moraceae Moraceae Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 64 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. No. Local Name 76. Raintree-Ratosiras 77. Royan 78. Siras 79. Sadad 80. Sag 81. Saragvo 82. Sawar 83. Sisham 84. Sivan 85. Tad 86. Tiwas, Tanach 87. Tavra 88. Tetu 89. Timru 90. Umbh 91. Umro 92. Vad 93. Varas 94. Waring Shrubs and Herbs 95. Agethi, Agera 96. Akdo 97. Ami 98. Atedi 99. Awal 100. Bhoinumru 101. Bordi 102. Chanibor 103. Chhini 104. Chikan 105. Chilar 106. Chilari 107. Chipalchonga 108. Daiti 109. Danti, Janialgota 110. Darudi 111. Dholochitro 112. Dussorudi 113. Ekharu 114. Galgugal 115. Gokhru 116. Harkuri 117. Hathi sundhu 118. Hingori 119. Jangli bhindo 120. Jangli kela 121. Jangli tulsi 122. Jangli umardo 123. Jethi madh Scientific Name Samanea saman Soymida febrifuga Albizia lebbeck* Terminalia crenulata Tectona grandis* Moringa oleifera* Bombax Ceiba Dalbergia latifolia Gmelina arborea Borassus flabellifer* Ougeinia oojeinensis Avicennia officinalis Oroxylum indicum Diospyros melanoxylon Miliusa tomentosa Ficus racemosa* Ficus bengalesis* Heterophragma quadriculare Kydia calycina Fabaceae Meliaceae Fabaceae Combretaceae Verbenaceae Moringaceae Bombacaceae Fabaceae Verbenaceae Arecaceae Fabaceae Avicenniaceae Bignoniaceae Ebenaceae Annonaceae Moraceae Moraceae Bignoniaceae Malvaceae Achyranthes aspera Calotropis gigantean* Clerodendrum multiflorum Helicteres isora Cassia auriculata Ficus heterophylla Zizyphus oenoplia * Zizyphus nummularia Tamarix dioica Sida acuta Acacia intsia Caesalpinia decapetala Tephrosia senticosa Woodfordia fruticosa Baliospennurn montanum Argemone mexicana Plumbago zeylanica Colebrookea oppositifolia Hygrophila auriadata Flacourtia indica Pedalium murex Hemidesmus indlcus Heliolropium rariflorum Balanites aegyptiaca Hibiscus vitifolius Ensete superbum Ocimum americanum Ficus hispida Taverniera. cuneifolia Amarantaceae Asclepiadaceae Verbenaceae Sterculiaceae Caesalpiniaceae Moraceae Rhamnaceae Rhamnaceae Tamaricaceae Malvaceae Mimosaceae Caesalpiniaceae Fabaceae Lythraceae Euphorbiaceae Papaveraceae Plumbaginaceae Lamiaceae Acanthaceae Flacourtiaceae Padaliaceae Periplocaceae Boraginaceae Balanitaceae Malvaceae Musaceae Lamiaceae Moraceae Fabaceae EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. 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Local Name Jhibheti Kajla Kanksi Kantharo Karamdi Karvi, Karav Ketaki Mindhal Nago, Nirgund Nanikarvi Pavta Popatiya Ratanjot Sarabal Thor Tonavel toran Ukhardo Vachhang Vaghnakh Velantaro Vikro Yenkdi Zipti Scientific Name Eranthemum roseum Aegiceras corniculatus Abutilon indicum Capparis sepiaria Cariss congesta Carvia callosa Agave Americana Xeromphis spinosa Vitex negundo* Eranthemum purpurascens Costus speciosus Moghania strobilifera Jatropha curcas Vicoa indica Euphoribia neriifolia* Zizyphus rugosa Celosia argentea Gloriosa superba Martynia annua Dichrostachys cinerea Maytenus emarginata Falcourtia Montana Triumfetta rhomboidea Family Acanthaceae Myrsinaceae Malvaceae Capparaceae Apocynaceae Acanthaceae Agavaceae Rubiaceae Verbenaceae Acanthaceae costaceae Fabaceae Euphorbiaceae Asteraceae Euphorbiaceae Rhamnaceae Amaranthaceae Liliaceae Martyniaceae Mimosaceae Celastraceae Flacourtiaceae Tiliaceae Abvel Achhvel Akaswel or Amrvel Alai Arvel Chanothi Charvel Chilari Dodi Kangarvel Kavach Kundvel Kuvel Mendhvel Morvel Palasvel Panivel Tanvel Canavalia gladiata Ventilago maderaspatana Cuscuta reflexa* Dalbergia volubilis Ipomea pes-caprae Abrus precatorius Tinospora cordifolia Acacia pinnata Dregea volubilis Celastrus paniculata Mucuna prurita Cissus quadrangularis Dioscorea pentaphylla Cryptolepis buchanani Millettia racemosa Butea superba Cissus repanda Cocculus hirsutus Fabaceae Rhamnaceae Convolvulaceae Fabaceae Convolvulaceae Fabaceae Menispermaceae Mimosaceae Asclepiadaceae Celastraceae Fabaceae Vitaceae Dioscoreaceae Periplocaceae Fabaceae Fabaceae Vitaceae Menispermaceae Baru Belkhaclu Bhatadi Bhatadu Bhatadu, ful-ghas Bhimru Sorghum halepense Ischamum indicum Themeda quadrivalvis Themeda triandra Themeda triandra Oplimenus burmanii Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae Poaceae EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 66 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. No. Local Name Scientific Name Family 171. Chhaj Impcrttln cylindrical Poaceae 172. Ctiktu Setaria tomentosa Poaceae 173. Daro, Durva Cynodon dactylon Poaceae 174. Dholiu Ischaemum rugosum Poaceae 175. Dhramnu Cenchrus setigerus Poaceae 176. Dodiu Ischaemum pilosum Poaceae 177. Kansari Coix lachryma-jobi Poaceae 178. Karkadiu Apluda mutica Poaceae 179. Katas Bambusa arundinacea Poaceae 180. Kharhalu Chrysopogon fulvus Poaceae 181. Manvel Dendrocalamus strictus Poaceae 182. Nanibhatadi Pseudathisteria heleroclita Poaceae 183. Rathedo Dichanthium annulantum Poaceae 184. Rosha Cymbopogon martinii Poaceae 185. Uth-lampdo Aristida adscensionis Poaceae 186. Vad-bajariu Arundinella setosa Poaceae 187. Vandarium ghas Tragus biflorsu Poaceae 188. Zinzvo Andropogon pumilus Poaceae Source: Forest Department Surat, District, Gujarat *: observed by our team during field survey 3.2.6.2 Fauna of the Study area: Mammals During observations, the sighting of wild animals was negligible in the study area. The assessment of wild life fauna has been carried out on the basis of information collected from focused group discussion with local peoples. Only rabbit, wild boar and fox are observed by the locals in the study area. Reptiles During field survey common Garden Lizard was observed in the study area, but as per the local information collected from the villagers there are snakes belonging to both poisonous and nonpoisonous category. According to Villegers Dhaman or Oriental Ratsnake (Ptyasmucosus) found in the study area. The list of all major fauna observed & reported during filed survey & study period is given in the table below. Table 3.16: List of fauna recorded from Forest Department: Sr. Common Name No. Mammals 1. Blue Bull 2. 3. 4. Common Langur Common Mongoose Four Horned Antelope Scientific Name Boselaphus tragocamelus* Presbytis entellus* Herpestes edwardsii* Tetracerus EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Family Status in Wildlife Protection Act-1972 Bovidae Schedule-III Cercopithecidae Herpestidae Bovidae Schedule II Schedule II Schedule I Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 67 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. Common Name No. 5. 6. 7. 8. Hyaena Indian Fox Indian Hare Indian pangolin scaly ant eater flying fox 9. Indian porcupine 10. Indian Wild Boar 11. Indian Wolf 12. Jackal 13. Jungle Cat 14. Leopard Cat 15. Leopard or Panther 16. Otters 17. Rhesus Macaque 18. Sambhar 19. Spotted Deer Reptiles 20. Buffstripd keelback 21. Checkered Keel Back 22. Common Cat Snake 23. Common Garden Lizard Common Green Whip 24. Snake 25. Common Rat Snake 26. Common Trinket Snake 27. Dhaman 28. Foresten’s Cat Snake 29. Green Keelback 30. 31. Indian flapshell turtle Monitor lizzard Olive Keelback water Snake Pithon Red Sand Boa Russel viper Saw Scaled Viper 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Scientific Name Family Status in Wildlife Protection Act-1972 quadricornis Hyaena hyaena Vulpes bengalensis Lepus nigricollis Manis crassicaudata Hyaenidae Canidae Leporidae Manidae Schedule III Schedule II Schedule IV Schedule I Hystrix indica Sus scrofa Canis lupus Canis aureus Felis chaus Felis bengalensis Panthera pardus Lutra lutra Macaca mulatta Cervus unicolor Axis axis Hystricidae Suidae Canidae Canidae Felidae Felidae Felidae Mustelidae Cercopithecidae Cervidae Cervidae Schedule IV Schedule III Schedule I Schedule II Schedule II Schedule I Schedule I Schedule II Schedule II Schedule III Schedule III Amphiesma stolata Xenochrophis piscator Boiga trigonata Calotes versicolor Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Agamidae Schedule IV Schedule II Schedule IV - Ahaetulla nasuta Colubridae Ptyas mucosus Elaphe Helena Helena Lycodon aulicus Boiga forsteni Macropisthodon plumbicolor Lissemys punctata Varanus nebulosus Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Colubridae Schedule II Schedule IV Schedule II Schedule IV Colubridae Schedule IV Trionychidae Varanidae Schedule I Schedule - II Atretium schistosum Colubridae Schedule II Python molurus Eryx johnii Vipera russelli Echis carinatus Pythonidae Boidae Viperidae Viperidae Schedule I Schedule IV Avifauna During avifauna survey actual counts of birds were made following the standard survey technique by traveling a known distance in which designated sampling areas occur. Observations were made during a walk through in the chosen transect for sighting the birds. The number of birds observed in one milometer stretch of the site was directly counted and list was made. The milometer of the car was used to measure the stretch of the study transect. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 68 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Dominant birds in the study area are Red vented bulbul, Common peafowl, Common myna, House sparrow, House crow, Black drongo, Small green bee eater, Spotted dove, Rose ring parakeet, Blue rock pigeon, House swift, common babbler and the other birds are Indian robin, Black ibis, Indian roller, ect. The list of all major fauna observed & reported during filed survey & study period is given in the table below. Table 3.17: List of Avifauna Sr. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Common Name Scientific Name Family Bank Myna Black drongo Black Ibis Blue Rock Pigeon Cattle Egret Common Babbler Common Myna Common Peafowl Greater Coucal House Crow House Sparrow Indian Robin Indian Roller or Blue Jay Jungle Crow Little Cormorant Little Egret Magpie Robin Pied Bushchat Acridotheres ginginianus Dicrurus macrocercus Pseudibis papillosa Sturnidae Dicrcuridae Threskiornithidae Columbidae Purple Sunbird Red Vented Bulbul Red whishkered Ring Dove Rose Ringed Parakeet Small Blue Kingfisher Small Green Bee Eater White Breasted Kingfisher White Wagtail Columba livia Status in Wildlife Protection Act-1972 Schedule IV Schedule IV Schedule IV - Bubulcus ibis Ardeidae Schedule IV Turdoides caudata Timaliidae Schedule IV Acridotheres tristis Sturnidae Schedule IV Pavo cristatus Phasianidae Schedule I Centropus sinensis Corvus splendens Passer domesticus Saxicoloides fulicatus Cuculidae Corvidae Passeridae Muscicapidae Schedule IV Schedule V Schedule IV Coracias benghalensis Corvus macrorhynchos Coraciidae Corvidae Phalacrocoracidae Schedule IV Schedule IV Schedule IV - Cinnyris asiaticus Ardeidae Muscicapidae Muscicapidae / Turdinae Nectariniidae Pycnonotus cafer Pycnonotidae Schedule IV Pycnonotus gocosus Streptopelia decaocto Psittacula krameri Pycnonotidae Columbidae Psittaculidae Schedule IV Schedule IV Schedule IV Alcedo atthis Merops orientalis Alcedinidae Meropidae Schedule IV - Halcyon smyrnensis Halcyonidae - Motacilla alba Motacillidae - Phalacrocorax niger Egretta garzetta Copsychus saularis Saxicola caprata EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. 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Common Name Scientific Name Family House Swift White Ibis Hoopoe Indian Pond Heron Spotted Dove Rufous Backed Shrike Black Winged Stilt Red rumped Swallow Pied Kingfisher Little Brown Dove Apus affinis Threskiornis melanocephala Upupa epops Ardeola grayii Apodidae Threskiornithidae Upupidae Ardeidae Streptopelia chinensis Columbidae Status in Wildlife Protection Act-1972 Schedule IV Schedule IV Schedule IV Laniidae Lanius schach - Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostridae Schedule IV Hirundo daurica Hirundinidae Ceryle rudis Cerylidae Schedule IV Spilopelia senegalensis Columbidae schedule IV - 3.2.7 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT The socio economic parameters viz. population growth, density, sex ratio, health, work force participation, occupational structure, literacy rate, etc. play an important role determining the impact of the proposed activity on the human population of the study area, directly or indirectly. The Socio economic environment also includes description of demography, available basic amenities like housing, health care services, transportation, communication, education and cultural activities. There are 14 villages coming within the study area of 05 km study area. 3.2.7.1 Demography As per census 2011, the study area has total population of around 65,183 person. The demographic status of the study area is reported in following Tables. Table – 3.18: Population Details (2011) Sr. Village Name No. Source: Census of India-2011 Total Population Population (0-6 Years) Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Household Nos. 1. Moti Naroli 1,380 704 676 180 95 85 263 2. Kathvada 1095 549 546 132 66 66 223 3. Bhatkol 1410 728 682 213 116 97 205 4. Hathoda 3686 1843 1843 445 215 230 654 5. Valesa 532 265 267 78 41 37 124 6. Nana Borsara 564 297 267 46 26 20 125 7. Mota Borsara 5680 3933 1747 600 326 274 1397 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 70 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. Village Name No. Total Population Population (0-6 Years) Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Household Nos. 8. Velachha 1878 950 928 191 94 97 432 9. Palod 7698 4606 3092 1238 668 570 1821 10. Kothva 1776 873 903 247 117 130 341 11. Kim 18638 9969 8669 2308 1209 1099 4205 12. Kim amli 1067 535 532 121 67 54 226 13. Kathodra 3628 1940 1688 558 282 276 773 14. Kosamba(CT) 16151 8208 7943 2036 1024 1012 3242 65,183 35400 29783 8393 4346 4047 14031 Total Table – 3.19: Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Sr. No. Village Name Source: Census of India-2011 Schedule Caste Scheduled Tribe Total Male Female Total Male Female 1 Moti Naroli 48 24 24 99 53 46 2 Kathvada 58 27 31 567 289 278 3 Bhatkol 0 0 0 339 185 154 4 Hathoda 174 83 91 637 318 319 5 Valesa 213 99 114 201 107 94 6 Nana Borsara 40 20 20 233 128 105 7 Mota Borsara 298 158 140 1315 702 613 8 Velachha 252 127 125 707 369 338 9 Palod 190 101 89 732 382 350 10 Kothva 11 6 5 352 167 185 11 Kim 1259 662 597 1875 905 970 12 Kim amli 36 19 17 550 281 269 13 Kathodra 243 132 111 638 321 317 14 Kosamba(CT) 701 353 348 2722 1380 1342 Total 3523 1811 1712 10967 5587 5380 3.2.7.2 LITERACY An understanding of education and literacy profile in the region is relevant in order to understand weather better jobs due to the proposed project could utilize the existing human resource in the area. Overall literacy rate for the 14 villages as per the census 2011 was 64 %. The locality is equipped with adequate private schools. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 71 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table – 3.20: Literacy Details (2011) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total Village Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Total 952 715 901 2527 368 435 4278 1297 5454 1113 14575 670 2495 11727 47507 Source: Census of India-2011 Literate Male 512 385 490 1315 200 241 3230 692 3550 604 8124 344 1473 6300 27460 Female 440 330 411 1212 168 194 1048 605 1904 509 6451 326 1022 5427 20047 Total 428 380 509 1159 164 129 1402 581 2244 663 4063 397 1133 4424 17676 Illiterate Male 192 164 238 528 65 56 703 258 1056 269 1845 191 467 1908 7940 Female 236 216 271 631 99 73 699 323 1188 394 2218 206 666 2516 9736 3.2.7.3 Occupational Structure The occupational structure of the area shows total among the total population of 204619 the total number of workers is 93777. Out of the total working population, main workers are 78972 and marginal workers are 14805. Data shows that majority of the population are engaged in industrial activities. The people are also engaged in fishing and other secondary jobs apart from cultivation so they are not dependent on seasonal employment of agriculture. Table – 3.21: Occupational Layouts Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Village Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Total Source: Census of India-2011 Total Worker Total Male Female 495 386 109 376 304 72 469 422 47 1083 979 104 202 136 66 227 187 40 3551 3092 259 735 571 164 3232 3027 205 474 439 35 6925 5760 1165 488 315 173 1449 1158 291 5090 4447 643 24796 21223 3373 EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Total Non-Worker Total Male Female 885 318 567 719 245 474 941 306 635 2603 864 1739 330 129 201 337 110 227 2329 841 1488 1143 379 764 4466 1579 2887 1302 434 868 11713 4209 7504 579 220 359 2179 782 1397 11061 3761 7300 40587 14177 26410 Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 72 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table – 3.22: Main Workers (2011) Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total Village Cultivator Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Male 50 68 72 190 33 39 92 118 104 70 89 57 41 221 1244 Source: Census of India-2011 Agricultural Others Labour Female Male Female Male 3 86 42 226 5 152 47 73 0 121 18 227 3 366 226 346 3 58 39 37 1 78 31 59 7 276 144 2611 3 222 117 204 14 368 65 2483 4 81 8 273 9 170 178 5320 1 162 148 83 7 160 88 912 10 752 248 3308 70 3052 1399 16162 Table – 3.23: Marginal Workers Sr. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total Village Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Source: Census of India-2011 Cultivator Male 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 4 21 Total Main Worker Female Male Female 51 362 96 13 293 65 27 420 45 30 902 259 7 128 49 7 176 39 84 2979 235 20 544 140 98 2955 177 21 424 33 838 5579 1025 14 302 163 156 1115 1007 312 4281 872 1678 20460 4205 Female 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 19 Agricultural Labour Male Female 3 2 4 3 0 0 8 18 4 13 0 0 276 144 21 20 11 10 0 0 21 15 0 4 13 13 24 18 385 260 Others Male 7 4 2 22 2 0 83 5 49 8 108 13 24 114 441 Female 4 1 2 11 1 0 6 3 14 0 83 6 23 38 192 Total Marginal Worker Male Female 15 6 10 7 2 2 30 29 6 14 0 0 361 158 27 24 65 27 8 0 131 101 13 10 37 36 142 57 847 471 3.2.7.4 Public Amenities: As per the 2011 census, the area is well developed in terms of schooling, drinking water facilities and banking facilities. All the facilities available in the area are presented in subsequent Tables. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 73 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table – 3.24: Amenities of Study Area-Education Sr. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Vill Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) P_Sch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes M_Sch NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes NA NA Yes S_Sch NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes NA NA Yes College NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes NA NA Yes Rang_Coll (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (5-10) (Source: Primary Census Abstract – Census of India, 2011) Table – 3.25: Amenities of Study Area-Drinking & Irrigation Water Sr. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Vill Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Tap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Well Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Tube well Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hand pump Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes River Yes NA NA NA NA NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes NA NA Yes Canal NA NA NA Yes NA NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes Yes Yes Yes (Source: Primary Census Abstract – Census of India, 2011) EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 74 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table – 3.26: Amenities of Study Area-Communication & Transport Sr.no Vill. Name Post Off Rang_Coll Phone Rang-PH BS_Fac BS_Fac Rang_RS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10 11 12 13 14 Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Source: Primary Census Abstract – Census of India, 2011) Table – 3.27: Amenities of Study Area-Bank, Approach Roads & Electricity Sr No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Vill. Name Moti Naroli Kathvada Bhatkol Hathoda Valesa Nana Borsara Mota Borsara Velachha Palod Kothva Kim Kim amli Kathodra Kosamba(CT) Bank_Fac. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Yes NA NA Yes App_PR. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes App_MR. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Power_Supl. Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes (Source: Primary Census Abstract – Census of India, 2011) Legend for Amenities 1 2 3 P TW H PR HP RS R = = = = = = = = = = (0-5) - Facility available within 5 KM (5-10) - Facility available within 5-10 KM (>10) - Facility available above 10 KM Primary School T = Tap Tube Well S = Secondary School Hospital TO = Telegraph Office Pucca Road W = Well Hand Pump BS = Bus Stop Railway Station BA = Bank River POW = Power Supply EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) M PO D KR C PH = = = = = = Middle School Post Office Dispensary Kutch Road Canal Phone Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 75 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Socio-Economic Layout: A Baseline data/information on socio-economic front has been collected with the help of 2011 census and NIC data, discussion with Tahsildars, Sarpanchs, various Government officials, local heads, etc. as well as by suitable field surveys. The study brings out the following features in this respect. There are 14 villages coming within the study area of 05 km study area. As per census 2011, the study area has total population of around 65,183 people. The demographic status of the study area is reported. From the total population 35400 are males and 29783 are females. Among them there is 8393 population under age of 0-6 years. A number of the peoples belongs to SC & ST community, from the total population 3523 SC and 10967 are belongs to ST community. Research Methodology Research Methodology is a crucial part in any research study in order to meet the desired level of outcome pertaining to existing research problem. It starts with identification of research problem based on objective of the study followed by other methodological processes like identification of data sources, collection of data in terms of qualitative and quantitative, data cleaning, data entry, data analysis, and deriving the significant findings. Beneficiaries: The main beneficiaries of the study Children –Education and health, Parents and community – Hygiene, awareness and health Women- nutrition for pregnant and lactating mothers ; information to set-up home enterprises, Farmers also get information regarding new schemes for agriculture development. Men- Awareness of general information about sanitation and hygiene, employment, programme and scheme, opportunity for new employment generation etc. Universe: The study was conducted from 14 villages as per ToR requirements. The proposed expansion project study area within 5 k.m. Determination of Sample size: Randomly respondents were selected for this study from each village. Total populations are 65,183 people.1% Sample was selected from each villages of study area. The method of sampling used was Systematic Random Sampling. Tools of data collection: Data was gathered through primary as well as secondary information. Source of data: (I.) Secondary data sources While conducting study, focus is first on the data available at the secondary level – governance statement, office noting sheet, Panchayat office, Block office, published reports and documents available under the official recording system. Census of India 2011 is our main source data, analyzing this data provides basic findings about the overall aspects of the programme. (II.) Primary data sources Primary data was collected by Questionnaire interview, Personal interview. Case study, observations, Focus group discussions will also be conducted within the villages to gather qualitative information. Many old, experienced and intellectuals of the sample village, doctors of the PHC Primary health Centre, ASHA worker, teachers and Talati and Sarpanch of the respective villages will be interviewed regarding the matter. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 76 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Data analysis and interpretation: Collected data was analyzed through qualitative and quantitative method of analysis. The researcher also design problem tree focusing major problems. Limitations: It may be difficult to survey as localities move early morning for work and many of them were not available during day time. Language may be one of the important barriers to reach to the reality of the problem as the total crowd was Gujarati, so keeping in mind the team included the linguistic experts to overcome the issue. Socio- economic indicators: The proposed expansion project study area is 05 K.m. from the Periphery of the core zone, consists of 14 rural villages and 2 towns in 2 Taluka namely Mangrol and Valia Falling in two districts namely Surat and Bharuch. The study details based on the 2011 census are highlighted below: Health: Medical facilities in terms of health workers, primary health sub centers and primary health centers are existing villages. The primary health centers, private hospitals, clinic are existing in Kosmba and Kim town. Apart from this a doctor comes to visit 2 or 3 day in week along with nurse. The Medical van is providing treatment for basic illnesses like cough, cold, fever, infections, malaria, dengue, typhoid and hepatitis. Complicated case is to be referred to the nearest hospitals. While the service is include curative medicine, the focus on preventive medicine and maternal child health as well. Employment: Economic resource base of any region mainly depends upon its economically active group i.e. the working population involved in productive work. There are different types of workers that may be classified as - Those persons who had worked for at least six months or 183 days are treated to be Main Workers, on the other hand if person categorized as worker has participated in any economic or productive activity for less than six months or 183 days during the last one year are treated as Marginal Workers and Non – Workers are those who have not worked any time at all in the year preceding the enumeration. Main worker population in the study area is 78972. Majority of the worker i.e. 4451 are engaged as agriculture worker and cultivator’s workers are 1314. There are main other population is 17840. Total marginal worker in the study area are 1318. Unemployment level is high in the region as non-worker population accounts for more than half of the total population in the region i.e. 40587 Non-worker population includes student, household duties, dependent, pensioner, and others. A Study found that Majority of women working as house wife as well as working agriculture labour as temporary basis. Agriculture: Agriculture is the main source of occupation and more than 78.7 percent land is under agriculture. Main Kharif crops are cotton, jowar, maize tur and mug. The small area is covered with vegetables. The majority of the agricultural field is clay in texture. Agriculture is a major activity in the core area from the proposed site and it is found that most land come under irrigated agricultural land. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 77 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Agriculture is the main occupation. The main crops are sugarcane, cotton, banana, vegetables in the surveyed area. Addiction: Addiction is major problems in study area. It is one of anti social activity which is directly or indirectly affected to development of the society. A study found that most ST community having Alcoholism level is too high. Socio-economic Environment Most of the villages have basic infrastructural facilities like drinking water supply, medical, power supply, P & T and communication. Electricity for lighting is available on 24 hrs basis in all the villages under Jyoti Gram Yojana Scheme of Government of Gujarat. The salient observations recorded during survey in the study area are: Agriculture is the main occupation. The main crop is sugarcane the surveyed area while few respondents are having job in private sector or either government sector. Education facilities are available up to primary school. For middle, secondary and higher studies people avail the facility from the nearest block and district. Mainly wood is used as fuel since availability of Kerosene and LPG in the villages. Most of the areas are having electricity facility both for agricultural and domestic purpose. Literacy level among the respondents is good. This is mainly because of better educational facilities. Communication and transportation facilities are good in most of the villages. Maximum villages having bus service facility. Infrastructure Resource Base The infrastructure resources base of the study area with reference to education, medical facility, water supply, post and telegraph, transportation and communication facility and power supply etc. The infrastructure resources details have been abstracted from Housing, Household Amenities and Assets online information on census of India 2011 of Gujarat state, Surat District are described below: Education: Education Classes up to class 7th included in Primary schools. Classes from eighth to tenth included in Higher Secondary School classes 11th and 12th are included in senior secondary School. As per Census survey 2011 village directory record, all villages having education facility in the form of primary school. The study found that technical institution and collage are available in Kosamba Town. Water facility: All villages having water facility in the record of census 2011. Main source of water is Tap water, Tube well, Well, Hand pump, rivers, and others sources are Tank water. The water facility of the region is good. Some of the village getting purifies water by paying a small amount. Transportation and Communication: Respondents are satisfied with the existing transportation facility. The study area is well connected with NH.08. All the villages are covered under state transportation bus service. Buses have frequency of two or three times in a day and some villages EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 78 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit have Road approaches are in all form like mud road, footpath etc. From the study area two towns Kim and Kosamba are well connected with western railway and frequency of the trains are excellent. Power Supply: All villages in the region are electrified and electricity is available for domestic as well as commercial, agriculture purpose in all the villages. Awareness and Opinion Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. In general, an opinion is a subjective belief, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument, although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. For assessing the awareness and opinion about the project activity socio-economic survey was conducted in the sampling villages. The salient observations drawn through survey are described below. A good number of respondent were aware about the project site. Respondent opinion positively about the project. They said that any developmental activity would make wider possibilities for the community, and it will help to raise the life style of the area and Gujarat state also. Purpose of Focus Group Discussion (F.G.D) A focus group is a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards issues, problems, etc. The main purpose of focus group research is to draw upon respondents’ attitudes, feelings, beliefs, experiences and reactions in a way in which would not be feasible using other methods, for example observation, one-to-one interviewing, or questionnaire surveys. These attitudes, feelings and beliefs may be partially independent of a group or its social setting, but are more likely to be revealed via the social gathering and the interaction which being in a focus group entails. Compared to individual interviews, which aim to obtain individual attitudes, beliefs and feelings, focus groups elicit a multiplicity of views and emotional processes within a group context. The individual interview is easier for the researcher to control than a focus group in which participants may take the initiative. Compared to observation, a focus group enables the researcher to gain a larger amount of information in a shorter period of time. Focus groups are particularly useful when there are power differences between the participants and decision-makers or professionals, when the everyday use of language and culture of particular groups is of interest, and when one wants to explore the degree of consensus on a given topic (Morgan & Kreuger 1993). For this method we have conducted Focus Group Discussion in all villages form the study area. Involve numerous respondents in FGD and find root causes and try to know their beliefs and attitudes towards socio- economic condition and discussed with them regarding their needs. In the below given table the researcher has tried to mention some of their views: EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 79 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 3.28 Focus Group Discussion Table Name of No of Major Problems the village Participants 1. Palod & 48 Less water for Nani Naroli drinking and for (Surat) irrigation in some part of village No sanitation facility Salted Water Drainage & Sewage Street Light Higher Education Required Increase in Tobacco Poor health facilities Poor Transportation Mota borasra 22 Shortage of electricity Low quality of education Insufficient infrastructure Lack of transport facilities Requirement of Higher Education Non availability of Road and transport Villagers opinion Regarding Problems EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Safe drinking water provides by water tanker during water crises circumstances. Build water storage structures incorporate with government. Employment Sources Should Be Provided Higher Secondary School Should Be Open Construction of Sewage &Drainage lines Spread Education among Women Spared awareness of anti-tobacco Campaign Provision of Street Lights Up gradation of health facility in the Villages. Provision of regular Electricity during summar Built the class new room in the school campus. Health awareness campaigns on serious/chronic diseases. Free medical check-up camp should be organized by company. Company should Offering specialized support services to the physically handicapped and mentally challenged people. Provide Tap in every House for drinking water. Bus Transport Should Be Provided timely By Government. Create More Employment Scopes for the villagers Training & development Camps for Upliftment & welfare of Small Farmers. Chapter-3 Description of the Environment Page | 80 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 4 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS&MITIGATIONMEASURES 4.1 GENERAL As described in earlier chapters, M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is under operations at Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village. Motinaroli, Tal.Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India for manufacturing of Particle Board& Glues (synthetic resins) since February 2006. The company is manufacturing of 1125 MTP of particle boards as well as 170 MTP of three types of synthetic resins for captive consumption for manufacturing of particle boards. After proposed expansion project, company will have enhanced production capacity of its existing products. As mentioned in chapter 1, as per the EIA notification- 2006 as amended products are covered under any category 5(f) and hence the company needs to acquire Prior Environmental Clearance before inception of the production of products with enhanced capacity. The present EIA study has been conducted by the EIA study team of M/s. Unistar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd., Vapi. All necessary details of existing & proposed project has been studied & referred carefully to determine the anticipated impacts of the proposed project. The whole study has been conducted in line with the awarded TORs issued by EAC (Industry), MoEF, New Delhi. The details of the Impacts Assessment study as well as planning of mitigation measures for the anticipated impacts of the proposed project are described in subsequent sections of the present chapter under respective headings. 4.1.1 PHASES OF IMPACTS ASSESSMENT STUDY In the opening phase of impact assessment, the study was conducted for screening & scoping by EIA Team for further scheduling of the EIA Study by study of records, documents & details provided by the proponent-M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. At the later stage of the screening & scoping, FORM-I of EIA notification SO 1533 was filed along with the Prefeasibility report & Draft TOR and application to EAC, MoEF for approval of the draft TORs. The Draft TOR proposed in Form-I was considered for further actions to start the EIA study. The Questionnaire for the proposed project was dully filled for better outcome & determination of further line of actions for EIA study. As described in earlier chapter 3, baseline study was initially started with reference to the Draft TOR and up on receipt of the approved TOR from EAC, MoEFall completed & ongoing studies were verified & confirmed with reference to the awarded TOR to comply with the conditions of awarded TOR issued by MoEF. Simultaneously, the reporting of the study was also started for extensive study & review of work accomplished time to time. The study was conducted for 5 KM radial area from site during the winter season in months of October 2013 to December 2013. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 81 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Primarily, studies for Identification & prediction of impacts were conducted by following assessment of baseline environmental quality with special reference to the project activities/ components and their potential stress on the environment. Further ground reality survey by site inspections, meetings with associated technical & administrative persons, technical data /document study as well as cross referencing with various subject references was done for the purpose throughout the study period. All possible impacts / stresses are identified for further study and citation of primary mitigation measures for each identified impacts/stresses. The Environmental Impact Assessment was conducted by following Checklist Method using the Questionnaire, Analysis & Interpretation of document/record & Data by expert of EIA Team and Technical Experts of Proponent, Scientific & Technical referencing for Identification & interpretation of probable impacts. Activity-Impact relation approach for identification of impact has been used for the present study and presented in diagrammatic form in subsequent section. After Identification, prediction of the major impact, viz., emissions & Air pollution has been done using mathematical modeling software for quantitative determination of probable impacts of emissions. In the later stage EIA was conducted by the thorough study for preparation of description of potential environmental Impacts & mitigation measures as well as by following Matrix Analysis for identified impacts. The Matrix Analysis was conducted only for operation phase as no major considerable impacts were identified for construction phase. Further Matrix was formulated for two scenarios: with mitigation measures & without mitigation measures. With the necessary details of components of EIA study & necessary document review the Draft EIA report was prepared and reviewed for necessary update for adequate and efficient presentation of the proposed project activities, environmental impacts, mitigation measures, safety & management plan etc. in EIA Report. Finally on receipt of Approved TOR from Expert Appraisal Committee, MoEF, New Delhi; completed studies for EIA was reviewed and verified against the Approved Terms of reference for EIA. All recommendations & requirement sited by EAC, New Delhi were carefully studied to finalize the EIA Report for submission to EAC along with EC Application. A detailed report for the compliance of Approved TOR was prepared and covered in the EIA report as Annexure-I. 4.1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES & PARAMETER Selection of environmental attributes and parameters for impact assessment study is the main & most important task. The quality outcomes of impacts assessment can only be achieved by carefully selected environmental attributes & parameters. With this fundamental requirement, in the very inception stage the environmental attributes & parameters relevant to the proposed project have been selected. The main attributes & parameters selected for the present impact assessment study are listed below. I. Land Environment: Potential of land use & Land cover change EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 82 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit II. III. IV. V. Potential of Land Contamination & Control Measures Soil Quality Water Environment: Water Consumption & Waste water generation Water & Wastewater Management System & Technology Environment, Health & Safety Management Strategies Water & Waste Quality Air Environment: Emission Sources & Quantity Emission Control Measures/Technology Environment, Health & Safety Management Strategies Emission & Ambient Air Quality Ecology/Biological Environment: Biotic Components (Flora & Fauna) of the area Change in Habitat and Vegetation Control Measures & Ecological Management Strategies Environment, Health & Safety Management Strategies Socio Economic Environment: VI. VII. Demographic Characteristics Amenities & Infrastructure Management Strategies & Planning for Social / Community Welfare Occupational /Community Health & Safety Management Noise & Vibration: Ambient Noise Condition Major Sources of Noise from Project Control Measures and Environment, Health & Safety Management Strategies Occupational Health & Safety: Emission Sources & Quantity Emission Control Measures/Technology Environment, Health & Safety Management Strategies 4.1.3 MAJOR CONSIDERATIONS As described in earlier chapter & sections, the proposed project is an expansion of the existing unit of manufacturing of Particle Boards & Resins. Hence, the types & nature of sources of impacts will remain same. However it has been noted that with the enhanced production capacity after proposed project, the strength & quantum of the impacts will increase significantly. Therefore, to evaluate the increase in environmental impacts due to proposed project requires studying & considering the changes of resource utilisation as well as increasing in potential of pollutions due to the proposed project. Considering these, all necessary details of existing & proposed unit has been collected and studied as described in chapter 2. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 83 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The present EIA study is focused to determine all probable impacts of all activities of proposed project and study has been started with consideration of likely impacts of construction works. However, it has been noticed that there will not be any major impacts of the construction work as the existing unit of proponent under operation will be utilised as site for proposed project without any major construction work. All necessary major buildings & infrastructures are available within the existing unit and only some additional plants, machines & utilities will be install within the open space within the existing unit.. Thus it has been noticed that the impacts of the construction phase would not be considerable for further detailed study. Further, with understanding of necessity of determination of the source of the impacts, being negative or positive, likely to arise due to the proposed project, impact identification & assessment study has been carried out for operation phase. The profile of study area and all resource requirements have been taken in to consideration for the present impact assessment study. Next to resources, the strength of the proposed project along with the consideration of nature & process had been determined to cite the probable sources of impacts. Such sources includes wastewater & solid/hazardous waste generation, emissions from process & utilities as well as other probable source of impacts on environment like noise generation, greenbelt development, employment, hazards associated with various industrial operation and other aspects like use of products, CSR etc. Primarily all these aspects of existing &proposed project have been considered to determine the type & nature of impacts likely to arise from the proposed project. Site specific & product specific operations have been considered for the purpose of identification of the proposed project. In the later stage, necessary mitigations planned and suggested by the experts of EIA team have also been considered to determine the residual impacts which are likely to be noticed after inception of the proposed project. The details considered for assessment of impacts of proposed project are described below. RESOURCE REQUIREMENT: The major resources required for the proposed project are identified to be Water, Fuel and power only. The details considered are presented below. o Capital & Recurring Cost: Total capital cost for proposed project will be around 1210.0 Lakhs. Capital cost for EMP has been estimated around Rs. 40 lakhs and Recurring cost provision for EPM has been estimated to be around Rs. 37 Lakhs /Year. o Land: Industrial plot/premisesof the existing unit admeasuring 43151.53 m2will be utilised for proposed project which is adequate and without any development of additional building & infrastructure. About28054.0 m2 area is allocated for industrial built-up structure, 11838 m2for Greenbelt and3269.53 m2as Open Land, Internal Roads& other. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 84 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit o Water: Water requirement will be met through drawl of groundwater from in-house borewells. Total 50 KLD freshwater will be required for process, utilities, domestic activities & greenbelt. The details are as below. Industrial: Existing - 4 KLD &Proposed -20 KLD Domestic: Existing - 6 KLD, &Proposed – 10 KLD Greenbelt: Existing - 10 KLD o Power: The power requirement of existing unit is 475 KVA whereas of proposed unit will be 625 KVA which will be sourced from Dakshin Gujarat Vij. Co. Ltd. Additionally DG set of 320 KVA is already installed and one additional DG set of 125 KVA will be provided to meet the power requirement during the failure of power supply by electricity department. o Utilities &Fuel: Primary Fuel required for the proposed unit will be Bagasse for operation of proposed Thermic Fluid Heaters. Firewood acquired from local market will be used as startup/secondary/emergency fuel with the bagasse. For DG sets 65 Lit/Hr. Diesel (HSD) will be required which will be purchased from local traders. The details are as below. Utilities Existing: Hot water Generator 1 No. of 20 lac Kcal/Hr. capacity (this will be removed after proposed expansion) Proposed: Thermic Fluid Heaters (1 No. of 20 lac Kcal/Hr. capacity and 1 No. of 30 lac Kcal/Hr capacity) Fuels Existing: Bagasse 1.5 MT/Hr for Hot water generator &Fire Wood as Startup/Emergency Fuel: 5.0 TPD; Diesel for existing DG set-50 Lit/Hr. Proposed: Bagasse 3.5 MT/Hr for TFH &Fire Wood as Startup/Emergency Fuel: 12TPD; Diesel for proposed DG set-15 Lit/Hr. RAW MATERIALS& PROCESSES: Total 17 raw materials will be required for the proposed particle boards & synthetic resins manufacturing unit. Further, the quantity of the raw materials will be an important factor to consider as hazards associated with transportation, storage & handling of these materials will have considerable impacts. Out of these raw materials 7 raw materials have been identified as hazardous materials as per provision of MSIHC Rules. The process flow diagrams of manufacturing of all products have been considered for determination of source of impacts & pollution from the proposed project as presented in earlier chapter. Additionally, the details of raw materials, process and hazards associated with the materials & process of the proposed EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 85 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit project as given in Risk Assessment are referred for the purpose of impacts assessment for proposed project. POLLUTION POTENTIALS: The proposed project being expansion unit for production of particle boards & synthetic resins will have many major source of pollution. The details of the pollution potentials are presented below. o Wastewater: There will be total 9 KLD wastewater which will be only sewage generated from the domestic activities after the proposed project. At present 5.5 KLD sewage is generated whereas from proposed expansion additional 3.5 KLD sewage will be generated. The industrial wastewater is/will not be generated from existing/proposed unit. o Emissions:Emissionsafter proposed unit will arise due to operations of only Thermic Fluid Heaters &and DG sets as existing hot water generator will be removed after proposed project. The emission will not be the major issue as bagasse will be used as primary fuel for the thermic fluid heater. ADG set will be installed in addition to the existing DG set to meet the power requirement which will be the other source of emission for the proposed project. The emission from DG sets will not have regular pollution potential as those will be utilized only during the failure of supply by DGVCL. Besides, emission from the process is identified as other source of fugitive dust emissions which will be controlled by the cyclone dust separators &bag filters for removal of the particulates and finally will be emitted through the stacks attached to these APCDs. The process emission thus controlled will result in recovery of raw material- bagasse, which will be reused for further processing for production of particle boards or will be utilized as fuel for utilities. The emissions from the existing &proposed project are presented below. o Utility Emission: Existing: Stack-I: Hot Water Generator (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-850 mm) & Stack-II: DG Set (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) Process Stacks:5 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) After Proposed Stack-I: TFH -1&2 (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-1200 mm), Stack-II: DG Set 1 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-250 mm) Stack-III: DG Set 2 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) Process Stacks:6 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) o Process& Fugitive Emission: The process and fugitive emission in the process will be collected through suction device and aggregated air stream EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 86 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit with Particulates will be passed through the cyclone dust separators & bag filtersattached to stacks (each of 15 Mt. ht.). The emission from these stacks will be in form of minor quantity of PM (<150 mg/m3). Hazardous Wastes:The types of hazardous wastes generated from the proposed project will as presented below. Total after Proposed Expansion Binding Wire: 92.50 kg/Day (Sell to Scrap Dealers) Bagasse: 68.53 Mt/Day (Reused in Process) Process Waste: 200 Kg/Month (Reused in Process) Ash of Bagasse from TFH: 2.5-3.5 MT/Day (Sell to Bricks Mfg. units & other user) Used Oil: 300 Lit./Yr. (Sold to approved recycler) Discarded Empty bags, Drum, Carboys, paper: 350 Nos./Yr (Sold to approved scrape dealers/recycler) 4.2. IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS Study for identification of impacts has been carried out in two parts. Firstly the identification of impacts has been carried out by determination of impacting activities of the proposed project. Then based on the outcome of the first part, further classification of impacts has been carried out to identify all probable impacts in details. The details of the impact identification study carried out are presented below in two different sections under respective headings. 4.2.1. IMPACTING ACTIVITIES, PROBABLE IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS In the beginning of identification of the probable impacts of the proposed project, isolation of activity phase & groups of the proposed project has been performed for identification of impacting activities as well as impacts of specific activities. With such task, the project activities have been segregated in two main phases: Construction Phase & Operation Phase. Further, the activities of the construction & operation phase have also been distributed in main groups to aggregate activities of similar type & nature in single group for easy appraisal of probable impacts. The construction activities were considered in three main groups: site preparations, civil works and fabrication & fitting works. As it has been described in earlier sections, the proposed project being new unit necessary infrastructures and building will be constructed, which will be created in considerably short time. Major site preparation works are not required for setting up the proposed project as the plot in an industrial plot of a notified industrial estate. Construction of buildings & sheds, fabrication & fitting of plant will be EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 87 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit required for the proposed project. Thus considerable impacts are like to arise during the phase. However, it has to be noticed that the plot is situated in the corner of a notified industrial estate. Hence, the probable impacts of construction will not be considerable as the site is in an industrial area. Thus, the impact assessment has been kept limited to operation phase only. Further, in very inception of the EIA study data of the project activities & component as well as study of operation has been done very cautiously & systematically. This has revealed that there would not be any major impacts on environment due to the proposed project except the impacts of emissions and major accident scenarios which may extend out of the plant area. It is also noticed that the impacts due to wastewater is not anticipated as industrial wastewater will not be generated and only 9.5 KLD sewage will be generated which will be disposedoff through Septic Tank & Soak Pit. Besides, hazardous waste generation from proposed project will be process solid, used oil & empty drums/containers/liners/bags which will be managed as per regulatory requirement. The used oil & empty containers/bags/drums will be sold to authorized recycler or re-conditioners. The process waste will be reused in next batch of production. Thus not considerable impacts of hazardous waste generation & management are anticipated from proposed project. Bagasse particles will be generated as waste from process which will be either reused in process or will be used as fuel for utilities. The ash from the utility will be sold to the brick manufacturer and other actual users. It has been noticed that the impacts of hazards associated with proposed project is likely to be major in case of catastrophes only. Minor incidents of spill/leak will not have serious impacts on occupational health & safety but will be controllable with adequate safety practices & preventive measures. With these project details & remarks of EIA team, major details of handling-storagetransportation of raw materials & finished products, production processes, operation & use of utilities, use of water & overall management practices of proposed project were collected and studied from the records made available by the proponent. The diagrammatic presentation has been prepared to identify the probable impacts after review of project operation & documents as well as by discussions with the officials & experts of proponent. The main activities of the project and associated environmental impacts identified for further study are depicted below as illustration in figure 4.1 whereas the detailed description regarding the anticipated impacts along with necessary details of identification, prediction & significance as well as mitigation measures are presented in subsequent sections under respective headings. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 88 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure4.1: Probable Impacts & Mitigation of Project Activities EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 89 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 4.2.2 TYPES & NATURE OF IMPACTS The second important step & task of the impact assessment study which determines necessity of further study is classification of nature & types of impacts identified for the proposed project. This task serves as the base platform for further study. Considering this, the impacts identified for the proposed project activities are studied to determine the type & nature of the impacts. As mentioned above, impacts during construction phase will be negligible and not considerable so only impacts of operation phases are considered for determination of types & nature. The summarized description of the types & nature of the identified impacts are presented below in tabular form. Table 4.1: Type & Nature of Identified Impacts Sr. No. Activities 1. Storage and transportation of fuels, raw materials and finished products Adverse Beneficial LT ST Contr. Consumption of resources (raw-materials, water, fuel, power etc.) 3. Process operations of proposed project 4. Wastewater generation & disposal 5. Handling of hazardous substances 6. Air emissions & fugitive emissions 7. Hazardous/ Non-Haz. waste – storage, handling and reuse/ disposal 8. Noise generation 9. Greenbelt development& CSR 10. Temporary break-down of control equipment 11. End use of the products 2. LT Irrev. Rev. Accep. ST 4.3 DESCRIPTION OF ANTICIPATED IMPACTS & MITIGATIONS The proposed project being anexpansion project requires considerable quantity of water, power, fuel, human resources, machineries & utilities etc. The land requirement for proposed project is met by utilizing open space within the existing unit, which eliminates the issues related with land acquisition. The details of all major resources required for proposed project are described in earlier sections under respective headings. Considering EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 90 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit the above mentioned details of resource requirements and potentials of pollution and identified impacts on environment; impact statements have been prepared after necessary detailed study. The impacts statements for the proposed project as predicted & assessed are described in subsequent section under respective headings. 4.3.1 LAND ENVIRONMENT As described in earlier section, additional land is not required for the proposed project. Even the proposed project does not require any additional major building & infrastructure. Hence, issues related with land has not been cited to be major except the issues of potential pollution & contamination likely to be arise due to spill/leak of hazardous chemicals & waste. Considering such possibilities of accidental spill/leak some impacts are likely to be occurred on land environment which are described below along with necessary mitigation measures. 4.3.1.1 Anticipated Impacts As described earlier, there will not be any kind of industrial effluent generation hence issue of impacts on land due to wastewater disposal is not envisaged. Similarly, due to provision of impervious lining for floor of production & storage area, impacts on land due to contamination by minor spill/leak of chemicals are not envisaged to be major. Further, major accidental leaks and spill of hazardous chemicals & waste are identified as the main source of the Impacts on land. It has been noticed that hazardous waste will be generated from the proposed project only in form of process waste, used oil & empty containers/drums/bags. The process waste will be reused in next batch of resin production and the empty drum/containers/bags and used oil will be manage as per statutory requirement for recycling through authorized recycler/refiners. Besides, bagasse particles from APCDs and Process will be generated as recyclable waste wastes which will be reused in process as raw material or as fuel in utilities.The ash from utilities will be sold out to brick manufacturer and other actual users. Thus issue of contamination of land due to hazardous & non-hazardous waste is not envisaged. As described above, provision of impervious lining in the storage & production area will be provided. Further, all the bulk storage tanks will be provided with the dyke walls adequate to prevent runoff/spreading of spill or leaked chemicals causing contamination of soil. The hazardous materials of the project are being/will be transferred through closed pipelines by the PLCs control system to avoid/prevent spill/leak of the materials. Such measures will ensure that there will be no issue of soil contamination due to chemical spill/leak. In addition to the above, it has also been noticed that soil contamination may occur if the fugitive emission of particulate containing bagasse from storage & process is not controlled properly with adequate APCDs. Considering the potential of pollution, proponent has planned to install cyclone dust separators & Bag Filters to remove particulates from the emission. Thus the impacts of the particulates will be minimized to acceptable limit. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 91 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Further, the materials of the project are likely to be transported in tanker or drums through national highway, which may have considerable impacts on environment of the area falling in the route of the transportation. During the incidence of major accident, the hazardous materials being transported can have serious impacts on land where on it spilled or leaked. Hence, it is suggested that the transportations of such materials shall be done with utmost care as per the statutory requirements through the approved vehicles only. Also it is to ensure that all vehicles are following the HAZMAT guidelines for specific chemicals and possesses all necessary safety gears and safety documents & manual. Beside these, it is noticed that the site is situated in industrial estate having drainage network for disposal of wastewater hence issue of disposal of wastewater on land is not anticipated. At last, greenbelt development in premises will have slight beneficial impacts on land. Thus the issues of impacts on land are envisaged to be minor with implemented & suggested mitigation measures. 4.3.1.2 Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on land environment following mitigation measures are planned &suggested. o Impervious lining shall be provided in all area likely to be affected by the spill / leak of hazardous chemicals/wastes. o Automated material transfer system through close pipeline for all hazardous Chemical to be transferred in bulk. o Proponent shall maintain a good spill or leak control actions plan to cope up with such incidents. o Hazardous waste management as per statutory guidelines & requirements. o All possible recyclable/reusable wastes shall be reused/recycled within the premises itself. o All transportation shall be done in closed truck/tanker approved as per statutory requirement to prevent volatile emissions as well as leak/spill during transportation. o HAZMAT guidelines shall be followed for transport of all hazardous materials. All required safety & emergency equipment & materials including safety & emergency management guidelines shall be provided on the transport vehicles. o Greenbelt development in & around premises shall be adequately planned & managed to ensure healthy & dens greenbelt/pasture throughout the life of the project. o Monitoring of soil samples shall be done as per Environmental monitoring plan. o No waste shall be disposed off on land in any condition. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 92 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 4.3.2 WATER ENVIRONMENT The impacts on water environment are anticipated only due to the water consumption as no industrial effluent is/will be generated from existing/proposed project. Based on the facts & other project details 4.3.2.1. Anticipated Impacts Water consumption of the existing & proposed project is the key source of impacts on water environment. However, it has been noted that the increase of the water consumption will not be significant and will cause some acceptable impact on groundwater resources of the area. As mentioned in earlier Chapter-2, the total consumption after proposed project will be 50 KLD including domestic consumption @16 KLD, Industrial consumption @24 KLD and irrigation of greenbelt consumption @10 KLD. Further, groundwater will be used to meet the total water requirement after the proposed project. Hence, there will be some considerable impacts on groundwater due to water consumption; if not drawn & used properly. However, these impacts of water consumption would be reversible and acceptable as the area exhibits good recharge potential and the area falls in safe region for groundwater abstraction. Further, it has also been noticed from the hydrogeological study of the area (as described in chapter 3) that the withdrawal of the groundwater will not have much impacts on the groundwater resources of the region. Furthermore, the company also intends to carry out rainwater harvesting in the premises in the near future and the harvested water will be used to meet the partial water requirement and the remaining harvested quantity of rainwater will be utilized for recharging of the groundwater. Such planning for rainwater harvesting will result in considerable beneficial impacts which will almost neutralize the impacts of the drawl of groundwater for proposed project.Thus, with implementation of the aforementioned measures impacts of water consumption will be reduced significantly. No surface water will be used and even no wastewater will be disposed off in surface water resources of the area. Thus, no impacts on surface water resource are anticipated. Industrial wastewater generation is not generated in existing unit and similarly from proposed project industrial wastewater will not be generated. At present sewage is generated @5.5 KLD which will increase to total 9 KLD after proposed project. The sewage will be disposed off though the septic tank & soak pit. Hence, issue of impacts due to wastewater disposal does not arise. Thus, looking to the wastewater generation scenario, issue of major impacts on water environment is not envisaged. However, it has been suggested to take utmost care for adequate management disposal quality of sewage to prevent any kind of impacts on water resources of the area. Impacts on water resources may also occur as secondary impacts of soil contamination of the soil as well as runoff of contaminated water from the premises resulted due to the spill/leak of hazardous chemicals. However it has been studied that as the measures for EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 93 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit prevention of contamination of soil due spill & leak of hazardous chemicals are already planned, chances of impacts on water resources as secondary impacts are not envisaged. Thus, looking to the overall scenario of water & wastewater management, since there shall be no additional load on the groundwater resources or impact on drainage pattern and there shall be no discharge of industrial wastewater outside the premises, no significant impact on the water environment is envisaged. 4.3.2.2. Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on water environment following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. o o o o o o Implementation of mitigation measures suggested for Land Environment Provision of Septic & Soak Pit of adequate capacity/size. Drawl of minimal quantity of ground water Adequate & minimal use of water Metering for measurement of groundwater drawl Rainwater Harvesting for recharging of groundwater as well as to meet the water requirement of project o Implementation of safety measures & emergency management system for management of hazardous chemicals 4.3.3 AIR ENVIRONMENT As mentioned in earlier section impacts on air is anticipated due to the emission from the TFHs & DG sets as well as PM emissions from process. The proponent has already planned efficient control measures to prevent / minimise the impacts on air environment. However, to ascertain residual impacts of the proposed project, detailed study has been carried out as described below. 4.3.3.1. Anticipated Impacts The proposed project is an expansion of the existing unit for enhancement of production capacity of products. The heat requirement will be met through the heat generation using proposed thermic fluid heaters. At present the company has installed one hot water generator to meet the heat requirement of the existing unit. After proposed expansion this hot water generator will be removed as all heat requirement of project will be met through proposed TFHs. The company will also install one DG set of capacity 125 KVA in addition to the existing DG set of 320 KVA capacity. The TFHs will require bagasse as primary fuel and firewood as secondary/startup fuel. In addition to these, company will require diesel for the DG sets installed to meet the power requirement only during the tenure of failure from power supply source- DGVCL Power Grid. The DG set will be operated by HSD only during hours of emergency power requirement situations which include tenure of failure of power supply from DGVCL. Thus, it has been noticed that the emission of gaseous pollutants from the utilities as well as DG EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 94 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit set will not be major as the emission from bagasse/firewood & HSD combustion. However, it is necessary to check the planned mitigations for the proposed project by conducting further study of determination of quantitative impacts of emission in form of GLC. Besides these stationary emissions, the particulate emission from various areas of production house, if not controlled with adequate dust collection system, may cause impacts on the air which can result in many secondary impacts like occupation & public health, soil contamination and on plants due to reduced photosynthesis and so on ecological conditions etc. Thus, considering these impacts as well as necessity to control the impacts, company has planned to install the cyclone dust separators & Bag filters for removal of particulates containing the bagasse particles as major pollutants generated from the processes of particle board manufacturing. The planned dust removal & collection systems will be removethe particulates and these APCDs will be attached to a stationary stack. The remaining bagasse containing particulates in the emission requires attention for the estimation of further potential impacts as it may have considerable impacts on the air quality as well as other environmental attributes. Besides, impacts on air quality are also likely to occur because of the accidental release of chemicals spilled, leaked or escaping from the storage & handling operations. Mainly the VOC &particulate are anticipated in the Work place air due to such incidents of accidental release. All necessary mitigation measures like PPEs, workplace monitoring etc. shall be implemented to minimize these impacts. Considering the necessity of the further study to determine the quantitative impacts of the stationary five stacks of proposed project, modeling study has been carried out using the Aermod View software of Lake’s Environmental Inc., Canada. The details of the modeling study have been elaborated with necessary information of input parameters as well as outcome in form of Incremental GLCs and Predicted Ambient Air Quality in the subsequent description & illustrations. Details of “Aermod View” Modeling: Table 4.2 Details of Source Input: Stack Attached To Stack 1: Thermopack-I& II Stack 2: DG Set-I (320 KVA) Stack 3: DG Set-II (125 KVA) UTM Coordinates For ISCST3 Input X, mt Y mt 289322.60 2369846.05 289322.80 2369846.05 289322.70 2369846.05 EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Height, Mt 30.00 9.00 9.00 Exit Gas Temp.0K Exit Gas Diameter Velocity, At Top, mt/sec Mt 423.00 8.50 1.20 523.00 18.16 0.25 523.00 19.67 0.15 Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 95 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Table 4.3 Details of Emission Input: Stack ID UTILITY 1 Thermopack–I& II 2 D.G.Set-I 3 DGSet-II POLLUTANT NOx EMISSION RATE (gm/sec) W/O WITH APCD APCD 0.5292* -- PM 8.1667 0.6174* SOx NOx PM SOx NOx PM 0.0443* 0.6702* 0.0476* 0.0173* 0.2618* 0.0186* ------- APCD & EFFICIENCY Wet Scrubber - EMISSION QUALITY ppm mg/N 3 m 29.27 -- NORMS < 50ppm 3 -- 64.25 <150mg/Nm 19.00 399.78 -19.04 400.50 -- --53.38 --53.48 <100ppm <710ppm 3 <150mg/Nm <100ppm <710ppm <150mg/Nm3 Note: * indicates values used in modeling. Table 4.4 Details of Receptors Input: Village/Receptor Grid Coordinate X, mt Discrete Cartesian Receptors Project Site 289322.95 Valesa 292193.00 Palod 288758.00 MotaBorashra 287764.00 Kosamba 287542.00 Kathwada Uniform Cartesian Grid Origin 292461.50 279322.95 Origin for Discrete Polar Receptors @ 500 Mt distance 289103.61 Remarks Y, mt 2369846.05 2366974.00 The Discrete Cartesian Receptors selected are the location selected for 2367159.00 the ambient air quality monitoring for 2367841.00 baseline environmental study. 2374191.00 2372563.11 2359846.05 Grid Size: 20,000mt X 20,000mt, No. of X & Y receptors: 21 Nos. each Grid Spacing: X=1000 Mt, Y=1000 Mt. 2369396.65 20 Discrete Cartesian Receptor are selected in downwind direction (207 Degree Clock wise from N) from representative source stack. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. 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Unit Table 4.5 Summarized Details of Meteorological Input: Wind Classes (m/s) Sr. No. Directions 337.5 - 22.5 22.5 - 67.5 67.5 - 112.5 112.5 - 157.5 157.5 - 202.5 202.5 - 247.5 247.5 - 292.5 292.5 - 337.5 Sub-Total Calms Missing/Incomplete Total 1.1. 2.1. 3.1. 4.1. 5.1. 6.1. 7.1. 8.1. 0.1-2.1 108 86 91 68 0 4 28 82 467 2.1-3.6 3.6-5.7 5.7-8.8 8.8-11.1 >=11.1 Total 402 260 225 95 6 5 32 143 1168 233 217 49 0 0 0 7 66 572 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 743 563 365 163 6 9 67 292 2208 0 0 2208 (Data Period: 01/10/2013-00:00 to 31/12/2013-23:00) Input Mixing Height Figure 4.2: Estimated Mixing Height Profile of Study Area 400.00 M i x i n g 350.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 H e i g h t 150.00 100.00 50.00 0.00 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Hours Avg. Rural MH Avg. Urban MH Linear (Avg. Rural MH) Linear (Avg. Urban MH) The mixing height data were also estimated using RAMMET VIEW developed by Lakes Environmental Software. The details of estimated mixing height are presented below as graphical illustration along with average value of particular hours of the days. Average EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 97 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit hourly rural and urban mixing heights are 292.77 m and 338.49 m respectively. Maximum hourly average rural and urban mixing heights are found to be 1528.00 m & 1528.00 m. The minimum rural and urban hourly mixing heights are estimated to be 1.3 m and 14.00 m respectively. In addition to the above input details, terrain was also considered as input data for the modeling. The input terrain details for the modeling have been presented in earlier chapter 3, Fig. 3.2 (a) & 3.2(b) (Digital Terrain Model & Topographic Map respectively). The details of site specific Meteorological data & Air quality modeling Result are also attached in Annexure-III. Output Selections: A. B. C. D. Detailed report for Modeling for seasonal & 24 Hourly outcomes 1sthighest 24 Hourly Average Incremental GLC for Cartesian Grid Receptor 1st highest 24 Hourly Incremental GLC for Discrete Cartesian Receptors Contour Indicating 1st 24 Hourly highest Incremental GLC for Cartesian grid area showing Discrete Cartesian receptor. E. 1sthighest Seasonal Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction (Graph) F. 1st highest 24 Hourly Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction (Graph) With consideration of above indicated input parameters, the modeling study has been conducted to determine the Incremental GLC resulted due to the emission of proposed project. The details of outcome of modeling in term of incremental GLC and predicted air quality have been described below in subsequent tables & figures under the current section. It has been noticed that the impacts of emission will be almost negligible below monitoring detection range in all cases. Thus, it has been stated that the impacts of proposed project on air environment will be almost negligible except the instantaneous short term impacts of major accidents and accidental/fugitive release from storage, transport & process which shall be controlled & prevented by necessary action plan and control, precautionary & preventive measures suggested in RA. The details of modeling outcomes are presented below in tabular form as well as contour of incremental GLC values. The print out of detailed report for seasonal & 24 Hourly outcome with all necessary input & output are enclosed in Annexure III Table 4.6 Predicted Ambient Air Quality: Village 1st Highest Coordinates, mt. X Axis Y Axis Predicted Highest 24hr. Avg. Incr. GLC,µg/m3 PM10 SO2 NOx 288758.00 2367159.00 EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) - 0.43 6.61 Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 98 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 289103.41 2369396.65 Project Site Valesa Palod MotaBorasara Kosamba Kathwada 289322.95 292193.00 288758.00 287764.00 287542.00 292461.50 2369846.05 2366974.00 2367159.00 2367841.00 2374191.00 2372563.11 0.79307 0.00 0.16 0.56 0.33 0.11 0.02 - - 0.00 0.13 0.43 0.28 0.02 0.01 0.00 2.15 6.93 4.55 0.42 0.17 Table 4.7 Predicted Ambient Air Quality: Location CPCB Limit Project Site Valesa Palod MotaBorasara Kosamba Kathwada Particular Residential Area Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality Baseline Incremental GLC Predicted Air Quality EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) PM10, µg/m3 100 85.21 SO2, µg/m3 80 23.54 NOX, µg/m3 80 23.50 0.00 85.21 77.54 0.00 23.54 21.96 0.00 23.50 22.00 0.16 77.70 72.42 0.13 22.09 20.96 2.15 24.15 21.13 0.56 72.98 76.67 0.43 21.39 21.88 6.93 28.06 22.33 0.33 77.00 84.96 0.28 21.16 22.88 4.55 26.88 23.04 0.11 85.07 67.83 0.02 22.90 20.75 0.42 23.46 21.21 0.02 67.85 0.01 20.76 0.17 21.38 Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 99 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 4.3: Contour of Predicted Incremental GLC of PM10: EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 100 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 4.4: Contour of Predicted Incremental GLC of SOX: EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 101 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 4.5: Contour of Predicted Incremental GLC of NOX: EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 102 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 4.6: Graph of1st highest Seasonal Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 10000 12000 10000 12000 Periodic Avg. Incr. GLC of PM10 0.15 0.1 0.05 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Periodic Avg. Incr. GLC of SO2 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Periodic Incr. GLC of NOx EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 103 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 4.7: Figure: Graph of1st highest 24 Hourly Average Incremental GLC for 20 Discrete Polar Receptors at 500 mt interval in downwind direction 1 0.75 0.5 0.25 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 10000 12000 10000 12000 24 Hourly Daily Avg. Incr. GLC of PM10 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 24 Hourly Daily Avg. Incr. GLC of SO2 6 4 2 0 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 24 Hourly Daily Avg. Incr. GLC of NOx 4.3.3.2. Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on air environment following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. o Only Bagasse & firewood shall be used as fuel for operation of proposed Thermic Fluid heaters o DG sets shall be used only during the failure of power supply from DGVCL Grid. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. 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Unit o Cyclone Dust separators & Bag Filters shall be provided for control of PM arising from process area/plants. o Stacks of adequate height shall be attached to all TFHs, DG sets and APCDs (cyclone dust separators & Bag filters) of Process areas o The company shall provide all necessary PPEs to employee & regular workplace monitoring programs. o Properly designed enclosed storage vessels made of suitable materials and adequate handling & transfer system preferably closed system operated through the automation like PLC shall be provided. o All mitigation, control & prevention measures as suggested in Safety Audit report & RA report shall be provided. o Regular monitoring of Stack emission, Ambient Air and workplace air shall be done as per Monitoring plan o Transportation must be done in closed approved vehicles only. All safety & control measures shall be provided to prevent spill, leak and accident during transportation. o All transport vehicles must comply with HAZMAT guidelines & statutory requirements 4.3.4. ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT As mentioned in earlier sections, the side is also already prepared and the proposed project is to be developed in existing unit only. Hence issue of impacts on ecology due to siting of proposed project is not envisaged. Besides, as described in above sections, no major considerable impacts on air, water & land environments are anticipated. All impacts studied are found minor & acceptable. Hence, the impacts on ecological would not be considerable. However, some minor impacts are likely to occur due to the industrial operations and hazards associated with the operations which are described below. 4.3.4.1. Anticipated impacts There is no ecologically sensitive area situated in 5 Km radial area from project site except the considerable agricultural areas & few patches of forest. Further, the project is to be developed within the existing unit itself without acquiring additional land. Hence, issue of diversion of Forest land and impacts on ecology is not anticipated. Further, with respect to the local terrestrial ecological component, it has been noticed that the impacts due to proposed project would not be considerable as there would not be any major source of pollution of environment. Even the most considerable source of pollution-emission, would not be causing any harm to the local agricultural & terrestrial ecological component. However, emission of some particulate matters from the process stacks will have some acceptable impacts on ecology plants of local area. Further, it has to be noted that the impacts would not be serious and considerable as the PMs are bagasse particle which are plant materials and are not toxic for ecological components. Beside these, the impacts on EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 105 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit local ecological factors may occur during the major catastrophic incident in hazardous storage area especially in formaldehyde storage area. Proponent has provided double walled tank made of SS-316 jacketed with MS which is the best in class storage facility to prevent chance of major catastrophe and accidental release of formaldehyde. Proponent has also provided all other safety measures & has implemented safety, disaster & emergency action plan. Thus, considering all the safety & emergency measures taken by proponent it can be noted that there will be no considerable impacts on the ecology of the study area. The site is adjacent to National Highway No. 8 and all transportation will be done through this highway. Hence issue of impacts on ecology due to the transportation will not be considerable. It has also been noticed that the greenbelt development & management by proponent will have beneficial impacts on the ecological layout of the local area. 4.3.4.2. Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on ecological environment, following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. o Implementation of all mitigation measures suggested for control of air pollution, water pollution, land pollution and noise pollution o Implementation of control & prevention measures for all hazards associated with the project o Implementation of all measures suggested in RA and Disaster/Emergency Management Plan o Development & management of Healthy Dens Greenbelt 4.3.5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT As described in earlier sections & chapters, the project does not require any additional land & construction work. Hence no issue of impacts on socio-economic environment due to land acquisition is envisaged. Impacts on socio-economic environment due to proposed project are envisaged due to direct & indirect employment only which will be beneficial. The details of environmental impacts of the proposed project are described below. 4.3.5.1. Anticipated impacts As mentioned above, impacts on socio-economic environment may occur mainly due to pollution of environment, competing use of water resources, hazardous material handling & storage, hazards associated with proposed project, noise generation, traffic & load on other public amenities. As mentioned in earlier, the site is an industrial unit under operation of existing units. The site is adjacent to the national highway and considerably away from the locality. Further, EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 106 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit the water requirement will be met through the groundwater but the groundwater resources of the area are adequate to cater the requirement of all competing user of the area. As described above, propose project will not have any considerable source of pollution. To control noise level, necessary mitigation like acoustic enclosures, housing of noise generating machineries in closed area/room, proper maintenance & lubrication has been proposed by the proponent. Further, the traffic would increase considerably after proposed project. However, the impacts on local road network will not be major as the site is well connected & adjacent to National Highway No. 8. Besides, the transportation will be managed with special transport vehicles having high carrying capacity to reduce the frequency of vehicle on road. Hence, the traffic will not cause any major impact on road networks. Further, impacts on the socio-economic environment may occur due to hazards associated with the hazardous chemicals and operations of the proposed project. Improper storage and handling facilities of raw-materials, products and fuels may result in spillages, contamination or accidents and ultimately damage to the total environment including human health. To prevent & minimize the chances of such impacts of hazardous chemical & operation, the designs of storage area & tanks have been provided as per the regulatory provisions applicable for particular material. Similarproper arrangement for storage & handling of material will be made available within the plant for proposed project. Adequate fire-fighting measures are/will be provided in the entire plant to prevent impacts of fire hazards. Risk assessment study has been carried out for the proposed project to eliminate any major impact on social environment due to the hazards associated with the proposed project. It is suggested that company shall implement all necessary risk/hazard control & prevention measures as recommended & mentioned in risk assessment report. Further, direct & indirect employment of skilled and unskilled person as well as technical and managerial person for operation of the plant will result in slight beneficial impacts on socio-economic environment. Besides, the indirect employment will also have beneficial impacts on socio-economic environment. Mainly, the increased transportation activities will result in considerable indirect employment as well as opportunity of trade & services. Thus, with the adoption of policy of local employment, a marginal long term positive impact is foreseen on the economic environment. It is also noteworthy that the beneficial long term impacts will occur due to the CSR activities conducted by the proponent. Thus after reviewing all above details it is envisaged that the proposed project would not have any considerable adverse impacts on the socio-economic environment. 4.3.5.2. Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on land environment following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. o All mitigation measures shall be implemented for control of air pollution, water pollution, land pollution and noise pollution. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 107 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit o Employment for /after proposed project shall be done with priority to the local people and at least 70-80% employment shall be done from local areas. o Hazards associated with the proposed project shall be managed/control by implementation of safe work procedures, risk/hazard control /prevention measures and provision of PPEs for all employees etc. o The company shall conduct social activities as part of its CSR Program and activities shall be planned by the proponent to enhance the social condition mainly for education & health improvement in the project area. 4.3.6. NOISE & VIBRATION There is no major source of high noise & vibrations. Similarly, there will be no major noise & vibrations sources in proposed project. All noises are controllable & acceptable with provision of some mitigation measures. The details of the impacts on noise level & vibration are described below. 4.3.6.1. Anticipated impacts The proposed project being particle board & synthetic resin manufacturing unit will have some noise generating equipment. The noise & vibrations generated from the proposed project will be mainly due to operation of utilities: TFHs, Reactors & DG Set and motors, pumps & compressors etc. Further, it has been noticed that the noise & vibration generation from these sources will have considerable impacts only on noise level of the area & work place. Besides, it is also noticed that the utilities will be founded in designated rooms with properly designed foundations with rubber padding, which is efficient to reduce the noise propagation & prevention of vibration from the source area to other area. Also it has been noticed that the noise & vibrations generated from the small equipment & machineries including pumps, motors etc. will be considerably low and will not have major issue of occupational noise level. The vibration will be very negligible to cause any significant effects on occupational health. Further, it has been noted that the project site being considerably away from the nearby locality, noise generation from the proposed project would not have any major issue as noise generation & propagation from the unit will not change the noise level beyond the permissible limits/standard of industrial area. Thus, impacts of the noise sources of the proposed project will be restricted with the premises only within the prescribed norms of industrial area as well as occupational exposure. Hence, no major impact is anticipated on noise due to proposed project. 4.3.6.2. Mitigation Measures Considering the above mentioned impacts on Noise Level & Vibration following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. o Housing of all utilities will be done on sturdy non-vibrating foundations with rubber pads. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 108 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit o For prevention of noise propagation adequate barrier will be created in form of properly designed building wall, housing DG set in designated room with acoustic enclosure & silencer &greenbelt. o Low noise generation TFHs & other machineries will be installed in unit. o DG set will be selected meeting the CPCB guidelines for emission & noise generation with acoustic enclosures. o Further to cope up with the issue of occupational noise exposure, PPEs like earmuff & earplug will be provided to all concerned employees. o The impacts of noise on occupational health would be mitigated by proper shift timing & regular annual checkup of concern employees. 4.3.7. OCCUPATION HEALTH & SAFETY Impacts of proposed project on occupational health are anticipated mainly due to the toxic & fire hazards of chemicals as well as physical hazards of heavy works. The details of the anticipated impacts and mitigation measures are presented below. 4.3.7.1. Anticipated Impacts The existing & proposed project requires about 15 chemicals which includes 7 hazardous chemicals as per MSIHC Rules 2000. These hazardous materials may have serious toxic effects on occupational health. Mainly the formaldehyde, formic acid and Sodium Pentachlorophenate are of major concern for impacts on occupational health. Continuous exposure of employee to these chemical beyond permissible limit (TWA/TLV) may result in permanent or temporary toxic or lethal effects. Hence, it is very necessary to assess such possibility by necessary modeling study for determination of hazardous areas & risk. A detailed RA for the proposed project has been conducted and it has been noticed that the hazardous conditioncausing serious effects on occupational health may occur only during the catastrophic incident. The details of all probable toxic & flammable hazards are described in the RA report enclosed as Annexure-V. However it has to be noticed that the minor continuous exposure to the above said toxic materials may lead to health issue in long term. Hence, it is necessary to keep an eye on the health status of all employees on regular basis. Further, it has also been noticed thatimpacts on occupational health may also occur due to heavy works like manual lifting of heavy good, continuous working in single position, working in improper ergonomic conditions etc. Such condition or operations may lead to health problems like OSD. Considering these, proponent has planned closed automated transfer system for major raw materials as well as forklift & trolley for other handlings. Thus issue of OSD will be very less in the unit. 4.3.7.2. Mitigation Measures EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 109 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Considering the above mentioned impacts on occupational health & safety, following mitigation measures are planned & suggested. 4.4. All necessary implementation & actions for ensuring safe work condition are well in place in the existing unit of the proponent. Company is/will be followed all statutory guidelines related with occupational health & safety and all necessary facilities & procedures are provided in the existing unit. Health check-up programs is/will be carried out regularly and all records & documents related with employee health check-up program are maintained. All risk control & prevention measures will be implemented in proposed unit. Management will provided necessary PPEs, safety equipment/ materials as mentioned in RA Report (Annexure IV) for risk reduction to ensure healthy & safe work conditions. Regular inspection for the safety procedures and use of PPEs & Safety equipment/material is done by the management/safety cell. Premedical examination and periodical examination will be carried out once in a six month and record will be maintained in Form No-32 & 33 as per GFR. PFT &LFT test will be carried out during pre-placement and periodical examination especially considering the toxic effects of Formaldehyde. Training programs & safety audit shall be done on regular basis to prevent impacts of the operational activities on occupational health as well as to improve workplace condition & safe work system. Proponent shall practice similar practices after proposed project & also ensure that all necessary PPEs, Safety materials/ equipment are in place. EVALUATION OF IMPACTS Matrix methods are basically generalized checklists where one dimension of a matrix is a list of environmental, social & economic factors likely to be affected by a proposal. The other dimension is a list of actions associated with development. These relate to both construction and operation phases. Making cells representing a likely impact resulting from the interaction of a facet of the development with an environmental feature identifies impacts. With some matrices qualitative representation of impact importance and magnitude are inserted in individual cell. Matrices provide cause-effect relationships between the various project activities and their impacts on the numerous environmentally important sectors or components. Matrices provide a graphic tool for display of impacts to their audience in a manner that can be easily comprehended. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 110 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The impact of different project activities on various environmental components like ecology, environmental pollution, aesthetics and socio-economics have been summarized in a form of a matrix and are presented in Table 4.6 & 4.7 for Operation Phase. As mentioned earlier, there would not be any impacts on environment during the construction phase as there will not be any major considerable construction work. Hence matrix was not plotted for construction work. To show the potentials of impact, a two-dimensional MATRIX System has been employed with impact magnitudes of an each cause. All the impacts are confined to the study region of 10-km radius from the Plant. The summary shows the influence of the Environment Management Plan (EMP) also i.e. impact predicted for both, with and without EMP. The MATRIX System assumes the following: The environmental indices identified can be classified into the following: Physical Parameters : Ecological Parameters : Social Parameters: Economic Parameters : Surface water quality Ground water quality Air quality & Climate Soil Quality Land use pattern & Topography Forests/ Parks/ Sanctuary Flora & Fauna Aquatic ecosystem Aesthetics Local Housing structure Services Health & Safety Agriculture Fisheries Industries Employment The assessment of the impact of the general impacting activities on the above parameters of environmental indices can be done by establishing a co-relation by “Cause and effect relationship” with the help of impact matrices. The matrices for operation phase are presented below. The environmental impact matrices can be prepared for two conditions: 1. Without mitigation/control measures. 2. With proposed mitigation measures for adverse / beneficial effects. The criteria for evaluation of qualitative matrix are presented herewith: 1. No Impact (0) : This indicates that the project activity is unlikely to have any impact on an environmental attribute. 2. Negligible Adverse Impact (-1) / Negligible Beneficial Impact (+1) : It signifies that the actions have minor effect, adverse or beneficial, on the environmental parameters concerned. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 111 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3. Significant Adverse Impact(-2) / Significant Beneficial Impact (+2) : The activities and their environmental Impacts are judged to be significant if they create, or have the potential to create concern in the public or professional community. 4. High Adverse Impact(-3) / High Beneficial Impact (+3): The action that can create or have a potential to create controversy in the public or professional community due to its long-term effect. They may be at times irreversible. The criteria for Overall evaluation of qualitative matrix are presented below: A. Highly Negative overall Impacts: Total Score= above -353 B. Moderately Negative overall Impacts: Total Score= -176 to - 352 C. Slightly Negative overall Impacts: Total Score= -1 to -176 D. Neutral overall Impacts: Total Score = 0 E. Slightly Positive overall Impacts: Total Score= 1 to 176 F. Moderately Positive overall Impacts: Total Score= 176 to 352 G. Highly Positive overall Impacts: Total Score = above 353 The environmental Impact matrix without mitigation / control measures during the operation phase is given as Table 4.8, while the matrix with proposed mitigation measures during the operation phase is given in Table 4.9. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 112 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Waste generation & Disposal Breakdown of Control Equipment End Use of Product 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -2 0 0 -1 -1 -1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -10 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 0 -2 0 0 -2 0 +1 +1 0 +1 -9 0 0 0 -1 0 -2 -1 -1 -2 0 0 0 -2 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 0 -1 0 +1 0 0 -9 -4 -5 -13 -1 0 0 0 -4 -2 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -8 -1 0 0 0 -10 -2 0 0 0 -18 -1 0 0 0 -8 0 0 +1 +2 +6 -8 0 +1 +3 -66 EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) TOTAL Noise PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS: Surface Water Quality 0 Ground Water Quality 0 Air Quality & Climate -2 Soil Quality -1 Landuse pattern 0 ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS: Forest/ Park/ Sanctuary 0 Flora & Fauna -1 Aquatic Ecosystem 0 SOCIAL PARAMETERS: Aesthetics -2 Local housing structure 0 Services 0 Health & Safety -2 ECONOMIC PARAMETERS: Agriculture -1 Fisheries 0 Industries 0 Employment +1 TOTAL -8 Water Requirement, wastewater generation & Disposal Stationary, Process & Fugitive emissions PARAMETERS Plant Operation & Process IMPACT SOURCES Material Transportation, Storage & Handling Hazards associated with chemicals & operation of proposed project Table 4.8 : Matrix Evaluation for proposed project without mitigation measures Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 113 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Waste generation & Disposal Breakdown of Control Equipment End Use of Product 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 0 +1 +1 0 +1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 -1 0 +1 0 0 -3 +1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 -5 -1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 +1 +2 +6 -2 0 +1 +3 -7 TOTAL Noise& Vibration Generations PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS: Surface Water Quality 0 Ground Water Quality 0 Air Quality & Climate 0 Soil Quality 0 Land use pattern 0 ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS: Forest/ Park/ Sanctuary 0 Flora & Fauna 0 Aquatic Ecosystem 0 SOCIAL PARAMETERS: Aesthetics 0 Local housing structure 0 Services 0 Health & Safety -1 ECONOMIC PARAMETERS: Agriculture 0 Fisheries 0 Industries 0 Employment +1 TOTAL 0 Water Requirement, wastewater generation & Disposal Stationary, Process & Fugitive emissions PARAMETERS Plant Operation & Process IMPACT SOURCES Material Transportation, Storage & Handling Hazards associated with chemicals & operation of proposed project Table 4.9 : Matrix Evaluation for proposed project with mitigation measures The study for the proposed project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. has revealed that the upcoming activities of particle board &synthetic organic resin manufacturing will have negligible impacts which would mainly occur only upon accidental spill/leak of volatile/gaseous chemicals/materials. Risk assessment study has been conducted for the proposed project and the suggestions made in the report shall be implemented strictly to prevent any chances of environmental contamination and employee health & safety. By the efficient implementation of Hazard/Risk control/Prevention measures the negative impacts would be avoided. Further, it has been noticed that the impacts due to utility operations would be negligible as the bagasse & wood will be used as fuel. Bagasse is eco-friendly fuel which does not emit EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 114 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit any toxic pollutant and hence, there would not be any major impacts due to emission. For control of particulate emission from process, company will install adequate APCDs (Cyclone dust separators & bag filters) which will minimise the impacts of process/fugitive emissions. Besides, the hazardous waste generated from the production process & utility operation will be managed as per MoEF/CPCB/GPCB Guidelines. Hence issues of air & land contamination are not envisaged. The water requirement will be met by drawl of ground water from in-house bore wells. The ground water resources of the area are adequate to cater the demand of the proposed project & other competing users of the area. There will not be any kind of industrial effluent from proposed project. Hence issue of water or land/soil pollution is also not envisaged. The proponent will plant varieties of trees & shrubs in the premises. The Greenbelt will be maintained in excellent condition giving visual of dense vegetation. The proponent will manage the greenbelt with all possible care & attention to improve environmental condition. Thus the beneficial impacts due to the dense greenbelt are envisaged. Other than these aspects, it is also found that the high noise generation sources will not be the part of proposed project. The TFHs, DG sets and production units may have some noise which will be mitigated by installation of acoustic enclosure/silencer or barriers. The impacts of increased noise level will be further mitigated by provision of PPEs and shift management. The noise level out of the premises is envisaged to be <65-70 dB(A) in day and 55-60 dB(A) in night as maximum. Thus looking to the source, potential noise level generation & planned mitigation measures; impacts due to noise are not envisaged. Company will regularly conduct the CSR activities for social welfare &upliftment. Necessary documents & records of all activities at the Unit for adequate production, environment & safety management will be kept on regular basis. All aspects of safety will be adequately managed and required safety material, equipment and facilities will be provided to all employees, contractor & visitors. Thus issue of impacts due to probable hazards/risk/disaster would be minimal. Thus looking all the management procedures/actions, environmental management activities and other allied functions of management system, it is concluded that there will not be any major considerable impacts on environment. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 4: Anticipated Impacts & Mitigation Measures Page | 115 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 5 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM 5.1 GENERAL M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. has proposed expansion of its existing unit for capacity enhancement of its products-particle boards & synthetic resins. As the project requires to obtain prior environmental clearance, present EIA study has been conducted as per provision of SO 1533 (as timely amended). As described there would some minor impacts on environment due to the operation of proposed project. Considering the probabilities of impacts on environment, detailed impacts evaluation study has been conducted as presented in earlier chapter. Based on the predicted & assessed impacts as well as the baseline environmental status of the project area, present environmental monitoring plan has been designed, suggested & planned for implementation as post project environmental monitoring program as described below in subsequent sections under respective headings. 5.1.1 OBJECTIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM As described in earlier chapter, the proposed project will have only acceptable minor impacts due to emission, sewage disposal, contamination of workplace air due to fugitive & process emission and toxic contamination of air due to major accident in storage & transportation activities releasing toxic/hazardous chemicals. Noise & vibration generation will not a major issue as the noise level in plant will always remain well below the stipulated standard & limits prescribed by CPCB/GPCB and NIOSH/OSHA. Necessary mitigation has been suggested by EIA team and all major points have been covered in EMP for prevention, control & mitigation of these probable impacts. For regular tracking of the effectiveness of mitigation measures & EMP at specific interval, regular monitoring of the necessary environmental parameters is required to keep the records updated for review and revision of EMP as & when required. With this vision, the present environment monitoring program has been prepared with due consideration of the baseline status of the project area, various components of project & environmental attributes likely to be affected. The Environmental Monitoring Program has been scheduled for the following major objectives: To comply with the statutory requirements of monitoring for compliance with conditions of EC, NOC and CC&A To comply with the provision of Factory Act & MSIHC Rules Assessment of the changes in environmental conditions, if any, during the project operation/activities. Monitoring & tracking the effectiveness of Environment Management Plan & implementation of mitigation measures planned. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 5: Environmental Monitoring Program Page | 116 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Identification of any significant adverse transformation in environmental condition to plan additional mitigation measures; if & as required The environmental monitoring program designed with the above objective and understandings have been described in the present chapter in subsequent sections under respective heading. M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. shall implement the environment monitoring programs in line with the planned schedule. The company shall ensure that the necessary requisite & facilities are made available and necessary arrangement including budgetary provision has been made as & when required to ensure regular efficient environmental monitoring activities. 5.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM The environmental monitoring program has been prepared in five different sections covering all necessary guidelines & plan for effective & efficient monitoring of the environmental conditions to ensure that EMP is implemented efficiently to prevent/minimize the anticipated impacts as described in earlier chapter-4. All required aspects including location, parameters, interval/frequency as well required documentation & records and budgetary provisions has been covered in the planned environmental monitoring program. The details are of the programs are presented below under respective headings. 5.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES & LOCATION OF SAMPLING The monitoring points/location & components of significance shall be as following: Table 5.1: Monitoring Points/Locations & Components Sr. No. 1. Environmental Components Monitoring Points/Location Ambient Air Ambient air quality at minimum 3 location within the plant premises having 1 location in downwind direction Ambient air quality at minimum 1location in downwind direction preferably at between 500 mtrs. & 1 km distance from plant boundary. Workplace areas: Bagasse & RM Storage and Production areas (2 in particle board plant & 1 in resin plant) In case of accidental leak & spill of hazardous chemical: At maximum spots likely to be affected 2. Water & Wastewater Groundwater from all bore wells within premises In case of accidental spillage/leak , groundwater samples from the area likely to be affected 3. Emission All Stacks including stacks of TFHs, DG Sets and process area stacks 4. Noise At all sources (DG set, TFHs, Production Utilities/machineries, Pumps, Compressors etc.) EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 5: Environmental Monitoring Program Page | 117 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. No. Environmental Components Monitoring Points/Location and at deferent areas (Production area, Storage area, transportation area, Administrative area, security area, utility house, ETP etc) within premises 5. Greenbelt/Vegetation Cover Greenbelt Area at Boundary & Garden 6. Soil At Two locations from storage & greenbelt area, In case of accidental spillage/leak , soil of the affected area from various spots & depth 5.2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PARAMETERS & SCHEDULE The monitoring parameters and frequency of monitoring shall be as following: Table 5.2: Environmental Monitoring Parameters & Schedule S. No. Item Parameters Frequency & Responsible Party 1. Ambient Air quality PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOX, VOCs* Monthly By External Lab 2. Stationary Emission from Stack PM, SO2, NOX, Ammonia#, VOCs*# Monthly By External Lab 3. Work Place Monitoring PM2.5, PM10, SO2, NOX, Ammonia, VOCs*, Temperature, Humidity, Light and Noise Monthly By External Lab. Or In house by EHS Executive/Sr. Chemist 4. Water pH, EC, Turbidity, TDS, Calcium, Magnesium, Total Hardness, Total Alkalinity, , DO, COD, BOD Chlorides, Sulphates, Phosphate, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate Daily through in-house lab. by Sr. Chemist 5. Noise Weekly – In House by EHS Exe. 6. Soil Equivalent Noise Level - dB (A) (At least 1 hr. continuous) pH, EC, Moisture, Organic matter, N, P, K, SO4-2, Cl-, Ca+2, Mg+2 & Na+ 7. Greenbelt Number of plantation (Units), Number of Survived Plants/Trees, Number of Poor Plant/Trees Throughout Year at regular interval: In House by EHS Executive & other EMC members 8. Annual Environmental Audit As per Direction of Honorary High Court, Gujarat (if applicable) Yearly (In-house by MD, Environment Manager & other EMC members; External only If required by statutory provision through Approved Lab) 9. Employee Medical/Health Checkup As per statutory provision & requirement Yearly through Approved Medical Officer & Doctor as per OHS Plan EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Quarterly by External Lab. Chap- 5: Environmental Monitoring Program Page | 118 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Note: *VOCs are to be monitored in terms of Chemicals of Proposed project (i.e. Formaldehyde, Formic Acid and ethylene glycol) # Ammonia & VOCs shall be monitored in stack of process area only (i.e. stacks except utility stacks) In addition to the above regular monitoring in storage & production area shall be done for hazardous Chemicals (at least formaldehyde, formic acid, ammonia and ehtyleneglycol) of project using appropriate methods &/or detectors to ensure absence of these chemicals/pollutants in workplace to prevent poisoning/toxic effects on occupation health. Such monitoring to check any contamination of workplace shall be done as per statutory requirements; if any. In case of accidental spill & leak of hazardous chemicals, monitoring of the environment as needed for detection of the spilled/leaked chemical shall be done in the affected area. In such case, soil sample & groundwater sample of the affected area as mentioned in earlier section shall be collected and analyzed for detection of the spilled / leaked chemicals at regular interval for the period as required to ensure safe level of contamination. 5.2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING METHODS Monitoring of environmental samples shall be done as per the guidelines provide by MoEF/CPCB. The method followed shall be recommended / standard method approved/recommended by MoEF/CPCB. The list of preferred method of sampling & analysis of environmental samples is provided in the annexure of environmental method. For monitoring of workplace area methods suggested / published by NIOSH or any other authorities shall be adopted. 5.2.4 REPORT & DOCUMENTATION The records of the monitoring program shall be kept on regular basis for all aspects of the monitoring. Separate records for water, wastewater, solid waste, air, emission, soil & manure shall be prepared and preserved regularly. Immediately upon the completion of monitoring as per the planned schedule, report shall be done & necessary documents shall be forwarded to the concern person. Methodology of monitoring (sampling & analysis) shall be prepared as separate documents as SOP (standard Operating Procedure) wherever required. The records showing results/outcome of the monitoring programs shall be prepared as per the requirement of the schedule mentioned above. Regularly these documents & records shall be reviewed for necessary improvement of the monitoring plan/mitigation measures/environmental technologies as well as for necessary actions of environmental management cell. Environmental statements &/or performance report/compliance report/audit report as per conditions of EC and CC&A shall be prepared and submitted to the concern authority as per the guidelines provided by the authorities within the stipulated timeframe. CC&A and other EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 5: Environmental Monitoring Program Page | 119 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit statutory permission/consents must be obtained & renewed timely as per legal provision & guidelines. Similarly, all necessary report & forms shall be prepared and submitted to the concern authority as per the statutory requirement of Environmental Acts/rules, Factory Act & MSIHC rules. Reporting of accident & other requirements shall be made in prescribed format well within stipulated time frame as per statutory requirements & guidelines. 5.2.5 BUDGETARY PROVISIONS On regular basis, environment management cell shall inspect the necessity & availability of the materials, technologies, services & maintenance works. The cell shall made appropriate budget for the purpose. Regular record review for change in financial requirement of environment management shall be done and appropriate budgetary provisions shall be made. With other budget, Budget for environmental management shall be prepared and revised regularly up on requirement. The budget shall include provisions for: Environmental Monitoring Program Operation & Maintenance of environmental Technologies/Equipment Laboratory works for Environmental management activities Emergency Purchase of necessary material, equipment, tools, services Greenbelt development Social & Environmental Welfare & Awareness programs/training Annual Environmental Audit. The company has made budgetary provision for the proposed project as a part of their initial planning of the project. The same is presented below. Table 5.3: Budgetary Provisions for EMS Sr. Particular Estimated Cost, (Lakhs) No. Existing Proposed Total Capital Cost 1. Environmental Protection 29.00 40.00 measures Recurring Cost, Per Annum 1. Environment & Safety 5 25.00 Management System 2. Greenbelt Maintenance 3 12.00 3. Expenses for solid waste disposal Nil Nil 4. Expenses for social commitments* 1 12.00 Total 9 49.00 69.00 30.00 15.00 Nil 13.00 58.00 Note: * Budget of CSR is calculated as 5% of capital of proposed project to spend in five years. EIA Consultant:UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd.(QCI-NABET Accredited) Chap- 5: Environmental Monitoring Program Page | 120 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 6 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 6.1. GENERAL As per the provision of SO 1533 (as timely amended), additional studies forms a part in EIA especially when specific additional study is asked by the concern authority: EAC or SEAC during the scoping for EIA as issued in form of Awarded TOR for EIA. Mainly Risk Assessment, Public Participation and Social Studies for R&R plan constitute the section of Additional Studies for EIA report. In case of the present EIA study for proposed project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd., Risk Assessment & Public Consultation as additional studies has been given as condition in awarded TOR, which needed to be included in the EIA study & report. The public hearing is required as the proposed project is to be developed in outside of Notified Industrial Zone/Estate. The Risk Assessment Study for the upcoming project has been conducted by Risk Assessment expert of the EIA team. In addition to the RA, disaster & emergency management plan is also prepared by expert after necessary modification in the existing plan provided by the proponent. The details regarding the additional studies have been described below under respective heading with reference to relevant Annexure of present EIA report. 6.2. PUBLIC CONSULTATION Public consultation is applicable to the proposed project as the project is to be developed in the premises situated outside any notified industrial area. Further, the proposed project is falling under the category- 5(f), A and so as prescribed by EAC in letter of awarded TOR, Public hearing is required. The Public hearing will be conducted probably in month of September or October 2014 after getting scheduled date from concern authorities. The public hearing will be conducted in proximate location and necessary proceeding for public hearing will be conducted following the guidelines provided in SO 1533. The present report is draft report prepared for the Public hearing procedures. Up on completion of Public hearing as required, details of public hearing and necessary justification for query cited in PH will be incorporated for preparation of Final EIA report. The final EIA report thus prepared will be used for further proceeding for environmental clearance and other necessary clearances / certification / licenses. 6.3. RISK ASSESSMENT & DISASTER MANAGEMENT The Risk Assessment Study for the upcoming project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. have been conducted by functional area expert of EIA Team. The risk assessment has been carried out with consideration of some probable worst case scenarios like Fire, explosion and flammable cloud & toxic dispersion. The major hazards are noticed to be associated EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-6 Additional Studies Page | 121 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit with four chemicals of the project (Formaldehyde, Formic Acid, Ammonia & DEG) which can have worst case scenarios of fire & explosion as well as dispersion of toxic vapour & flammable cloud. Besides, there are chances of pool fire in Diesel storage area. As, the proposed project is of manufacturing of synthetic resins using some organic chemicals, impacts are likely to occur due to some other chemical hazards also. Thus with such probabilities & considerations of hazards & risk, Risk Assessment Study has been carried out by proponent as pre-project conceptual RA study. The Disaster & Onsite Emergency Management plan has also been prepared as a part of RA study assignment. The whole Risk Assessment Report along with onsite emergency plan has been enclosed herewith the EIA report as Annexure-IV. 6.4. SOCIAL STUDY AND R&R ACTION PLAN As mentioned in earlier section & chapters, the proposed project is to setup in the available land in existing unit. Hence, issue of displacement of any population or diversion of any agricultural or forest land is not arising for the proposed project. Therefore, no further social study for R&R plan has been conducted as no R&R actions are required. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-6 Additional Studies Page | 122 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 7 BENEFITS OF PROJECT 7.1. IMPROVEMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURES The proposed project is an expansion of existing unit for capacity expansion with backward integration and for meeting the captive requirements of resins for manufacturing of particles boards. As mentioned in earlier chapters, the project does not require any additional infrastructure and the site is well connected so no major benefits in terms of direct improvement in infrastructure is anticipated. However, indirect improvement in public infrastructure may occur due to the CSR activities of the proponent. 7.2. EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL As discussed in earlier chapter -2, the proposed peak manpower requirement during construction and commissioning will be 190 persons including 90 existing employees. Thus, the operations & activities of proposed will require additional manpower of 100 nos. All recruitments will be done from local area which will be the considerable benefit to the local area considering the demography of the region/project area (5 Km). Further, the indirect employment via increased transportation, ancillary units & local economic activities will also add in the employment potential of the proposed project. Thus the potential of employment will be greatly beneficial to the local people. 7.3. OTHER TANGIBLE & INTANGIBLE BENEFITS As mentioned earlier sections, the proposed project is to setup for captive requirement of resin which is the prime raw materials of main product-particle boards. With the change in product & its end utility purpose the quality & type of resin may vary. The particle board manufacturing using resins from other producer or open market can greatly affect the quality & cost of production of the particle boards and to avoid such issue of quality & cost in-house production of the resin must be integrated with the particle board unit. Considering this, company has decided to enhance production of particle boards and so as an integrated plan for backward integration resins manufacturing capacity also requires to be increased accordingly. By doing so the unit will be self-reliant for its raw-material and thus it will help in reducing logistics and packing material requirements as well as improvement of product quality. The proposed project will greatly improve the quality of the particle boards, which will in turn promote the export of the products. The particle board products have good demand in foreign market and company is looking forward to explore the possibilities of export to many foreign countries. Up on successful achievement of export by company, the proposed project will result in benefit to the country in form of foreign revenue, duties etc. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-7 Benefits of Project Page | 123 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 8 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 8.1. GENERAL M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. is well established company manufacturing of Particles Boards. It has established its name in the market by delivery quality products and appreciable services to its customers. As a result of its strategic development for delivery of high quality products, the company has grown significantly with increasing market values and demand of its products. The company has now realized necessity to develop in-house resins (bonding glues) production facilities to full fill the captive requirement of high and specific quality of the resins. Also, company has observed great demand of its products in India, which required increase the production of Particle Boards and so enough quantity of resin for captive consumption. It has also found necessary to develop the expansion project in the existing premises without any major additional construction works. The proposed project being a synthetic organic chemical manufacturing unit located outside of notified industrial area falls under category, 5(f) – “Synthetics Organic Chemicals”-“A”. In line with the provisions of SO 1533, company has conducted the EIA study through the NABET accredited consultant –Unistar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd., Vapi with respect to the awarded TOR as described in earlier chapter. With due considerations of requirements cited by EIA team to prevent &/or control/minimize the probable impacts in line with the present EIA study, Environmental Management Plan for the proposed project with modification in the existing EMP of the proponent has been prepared as a part of the EIA report as per the requirement cited SO 1533. All the team members after the impacts assessment study have cited the necessary mitigation for the probable impacts after further study of details of the proposed project and necessary references for citing adequate & efficient EMP to eliminate / minimize or prevent the likely impacts of the proposed project. The detailed descriptions of the formulated EMP, as finalized by the FAEs under guidance of coordinator have been presented in the present chapter under subsequent section with respective heading. 8.1.1. SOURCE & SIGNIFICANCE OF CONSIDERED IMPACTS As studied during the present EIA study many impacts would likely to occur during operation phase of the project. As the proposed expansion is to be done mainly within in existing available buildings and sheds, no major impacts of the construction works would occur. Considering this, the present EMP has been prepared in consideration of the impacts of operation phase of the proposed project. The impacts as described in earlier chapter and summarized below are considered for formulation of the present EMP. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 124 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit (i) Air Quality Sources of Impact Sources of impact on air quality are emission from equipment/utility (Boiler, TFH and DG Sets) requires combustion of fuels-Wood & bagasse. Transportation, storage & handling of hazardous raw materials having potential to be airborne resulting in fugitive emission Major hazards associated with raw materials mainly formaldehyde & phenol Significant Impacts Emission from utility using bagasse and fire wood may not have any major issue of pollution except the increase in PM emission Emission from utility using bagasse and fire wood may result in increase in SPM /PM10/PM2.5 level in ambient air of project area Fugitive emission from storage & production area may result in increase in PM10 / PM2.5 as well as VOCs level in ambient air of project area The hazardous material especially Formaldehyde & Phenol entered in to the environment may have serious threat on ambient air quality of the area of the incident (ii) Water Environment Sources of Impact Use of water for industrial operations of the project and domestic use Sewage generation & disposal Spill/leak/unmanaged disposal of hazardous materials & wastes Significant Impact Drawl of groundwater can result in considerable impacts on water environment. Disposal of industrial effluent will not require for proposed project as there is no effluent generation. Sewage if not disposed off without adequate treatment through proper disposal system can result in contamination of water resources especially, pathogens, organics and nutrients like phosphate & nitrate etc. Groundwater resource contamination may also occur due to unmanaged /haphazard disposal of solid/hazardous waste as well as spill/leak of chemicals & liquid fuels as an eventual impact due to soil contamination. (iii) Contamination of land Sources of impact Spill & leak during transport, handling, storage activities for raw materials & fuel Spill of oil & fuel during maintenance of equipment, machineries & vehicles Spill / leak of liquid materials including used oil EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 125 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Disposal /Haphazard dumping of wastes Seepage & percolation of leachate from raw materials, fuel & waste storage areas Contaminated runoff from site and contaminated drain from storage areas mixing with soil Significant Impacts Land contamination may occur as a result of leaks or spills of materials & fuel and/or temporary fuel /oil spill / leak not managed properly during maintenance activities. Land contamination may also occur as a result of improper dumping of wastes. (iv) Noise and Vibration Sources of Impact Sources of impact for noise and vibration are operation of equipment & utility like DG set, TFH & Boiler; Operation of pumps & compressors & blowers etc. Noise is also expected due to transportation activities scheduled for material transport. Significant Impacts on Environment The noise sources will have the potential impacts as annoyance & disturbance to noise sensitive receptors (i.e. individuals in work area). The potential impacts of noise on surrounding area are not anticipated. Impacts will be restricted within source area (up to 50mt). (v) Flora and Fauna Sources of Impact No major source of impacts on ecology is anticipated; however the identified probable sources are as below: o Emission from utilities o Noise from utilities, machineries & equipment o Creation of greenbelt (beneficial impacts) o Hazard occurred in hazardous materials storage area as well as during transportation Significant Impacts Noise generation may result in disturbance & annoyance to fauna Minor impacts on flora and fauna due to emission may occur but will not hazardous or threatening to life as the pollutant level will increase to negligible extent and the AAQ of the area will remain far below the prescribed norms of ambient air quality. Further, the estimated impacts will occur with 500-600 mtrs from the project site. Significant impacts on flora & fauna may occur due to hazardous incident occur during transportation and storage activities. Mainly the dispersion of Formaldehyde & Phenol due to spill/leak/fire may create serious threat to flora & fauna. Creation of good habitat for fauna in form of greenbelt (vi) Occupational & Public Health & safety EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 126 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sources of Impact Storage & Handling of materials & fuel Operational hazards like toxic dispersion, fire & explosion Effects of pollutant in workplace environment mainly (Toxic VOCs, PM10 & PM2.5) Noise in some utility area like Production, Boiler, TFH & DG set area Ergonomic issues resulting in MSD Catastrophic destructions in premises, casualty, impacts on environmental attributes due to major natural disaster & accident like fire & explosion Significant Impacts The risk to occupational & public health is also associated with operational hazards associated with the transport-storage-handling of materials mainly Formaldehyde & Phenol as well as worst case incidence like toxic dispersion, fire & explosion in hazardous material storage area. Incidence like fall, slip, trip, fire, non-ergonomic condition of works, contamination of air due to materials and road accidents may result in issues related with health & safety. Occupational health & safety issues are also anticipated in case of contamination of workplace environment by particulates & VOCs from materials & process. (vii) Socioeconomic & demographic conditions Sources of Impact Major accidental incident occur in hazardous material transportation & storage Direct & indirect recruitment of workforce for operation phase Transportation of raw materials, product & fuel Noise from industrial activities Improvement in business prospects of the area Waste utilization scheme of proposed project CSR activities of proposed project Significant Impacts on Environment The hazardous material especially Formaldehyde & Phenol entered in to the environment may have serious effects on public health as well as other social factors of the region The operation phase will generate significant opportunity for direct & indirect employment and business growth for local communities. The direct & indirect employment can result in improvement in socio-economic conditions of area. Disturbance due to transportation as well as noise of vehicles & construction activity may result in some social impacts. The proponent has planned many CSR activities for social welfare & upliftment. Impacts on demographic layout is not anticipated as migration of outsider in the region is not anticipated as only high skilled managerial & technical personnel only EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 127 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit are expected to be appointed if required skill would not be available in local area. 8.1.2. OBJECTIVE & SCOPE OF EMP The present Environmental Management Plan is prepared with the main objective of enlisting all the requirements to ensure effective mitigation of adverse impacts for all the components of the proposed project. The objectives taken into account in preparation of EMP are summarized here as follows: a) The prevention, control and abatement of pollution, i.e. air pollution, water pollution, hazardous/ non-hazardous wastes and noise pollution, b) To comply with the stipulated enviro-legal requirements and standards, c) To direct the steps to be followed, for effective maintenance and regulation of environmental management system, d) To ensure the better and safe work environment through pre-meditated planning of prevention and control of hazards, e) To direct the investments towards sustainable development by considering the cost of effluent treatment, emission control, waste disposal, social development, green belt development and health & safety in the planning stage only, f) To account for recycling and reusing measures, proposed or required to be adopted for minimization of consumption of resources and generation of pollutants. As the proposed project is an expansion of the existing unit, the present EMP has been prepared to meet the requirements of pollution control from existing & proposed project as an integrated environment management plan. The present EMP may not suitable & feasible for any other upcoming activities other than those of the proposed project. Hence, the scope of the present EMP does not contain any environment management plan for activities not considered in the present EIA report. Also the scope the present EMP is limited to the sources of impacts as well as type of impacts considered and mention above. The EMP does not cover scope of management of hazardous substance as it forms the key part of RA Report prepared separately. 8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL The company has already formulated the environment management cell. With vision to improve the efficiency of existing EMC and to operate the additional/ modified EMP requirements as suggested in the present chapter, Environmental Management Cell has to be modified for efficient & easy operation of environment management system & operations that of. The illustrative presentation of the EMC is presented below in Fig- 8.1. As indicated in organogram, MD of the company will lead the EMS as head of the Environmental Management Cell. MD will be assisted by GM for day to day activities of EMC. GM will guide the subordinate staff members- Environment Manager, Medical Officer & PRO/ Welfare officer for necessary action plan & activities of environmental EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 128 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit management plan. PRO will look after the operation related with government offices, public and other stakeholders for necessary operation including statutory proceedings. The technical operations including environmental monitoring and efficient operations & maintenance of pollution control equipment/machineries etc. The Lab incharge will look after the operations of in-house monitoring & analysis of environmental samples. Approved environmental laboratory/consultant will also be appointed for the operations related with third party environmental monitoring, environmental audit (as & when required) and other techno-legal environmental services. The plant & shift incharge will look after the plant / department level operations including ETP operation, APCD Operation, Process and Utility operations to ensure that all instructions & action plans issued by superior authorities are efficiently followed & implemented to prevent environmental pollution & operational hazards. Primarily the Environment manager will be responsible for all technical nonconformities of EMS and he/she is responsible to prepare necessary documents & report for day to day compliance to stipulated EMS, CC&A Conditions as well as other statutory & voluntary requirements. All necessary standard operating procedures for technical matters of EMS will be prepared by Environment Manager whereas the standard operating procedures administrative operation will be prepared by PRO. The standard operating procedures will be prepared well before the inception of operation phase of the project and the GM will check these SOPs. After necessary corrections, GM will forward these SOP to MD for approval and approved SOP will be controlled by responsible personnel. The approved copy of these SOP will be issued to concern personnel for day to day operations. Up on citation of any non-conformities/non-compliance in EMS and related operations, he/she will immediately report to the GM with necessary report/document. The GM then will call up a meeting on urgent basis and will issue an action plan to close the noncompliance/non-conformity. If the issue of non-conformities/non-compliance is cited to be serious or major GM will consult MD of the company and according to the instruction of MD further action plan will be issued by GM to all members of EMC. The environment manager by help of other personnel of EMC and company will start operation to resolve the issue of non-conformities/non-compliance and he/she will regularly update the GM for the current status. Similarly GM will give instruction to PRO for necessary actions required to be initiated at administrative level including necessary proceeding with other organisation, govt. offices & public etc. All official declaration about the non-conformities will be made by MD. Such declaration can also be made by GM after authorisation by MD. Whenever required information or report of non-conformities will be submitted or issued to govt. offices or public by PRO in line with the necessary instructions given by GM. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 129 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Figure 8.2: Environment Management Cell MD GENERAL MANAGER MEDICAL OFFICER Approved Environmental Consultant, Lab & Auditor WELFARE OFFICER / PRO Shift Incharge Plant Incharge Operators ENVIRONMENT MANAGER Safety Officer Lab Incharge Chemist Helpers Helpers 8.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN As described in above section, the operation stage will give rise to some minor negative impacts on environment, which would not be significant to cause serious threat. Considering the above description of major identified impacts & significance of the impacts, almost all structural measures are already planned by the proponent to prevent / minimize the impacts on environment. With all necessary details, the following are the management plan designed for operation phase to ensure elimination / minimization of probable impacts of proposed project. 8.3.1. Air Pollution Sources & Control Management Objectives To ensure air quality of the project area within acceptable limit and are maintained at nearest possible level of the baseline conditions during of the construction stage To reduce the loss of resources by ensuring proper operation of production & storage to get high production efficiency and to reduce PM & VOC emission To implement efficient most Risk &safety Management plan for transportation, storage and handling of hazardous chemicals/materials To ensure that DMP & RA is prepared efficiently covering all necessary action plan to prevent all major probable threats associated with the hazardous materials of the project EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 130 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Management Efforts Designated covered bagasse storage area for with water sprinkling facilities to keep sufficient moisture to prevent PM emission. Transportation, handling & storage of the hazardous materials shall be done as per statutory requirements, HAZMAT and guidelines issued by concerned authorities. The trucks/vehicles used for the transportation of hazardous materials shall be approved by concerned authority and the driver shall be well trained to overcome the safety issues occur during the transportation. All necessary safety & emergency equipment must be provided in vehicles. The existing boiler (hot water generator) shall be removed and new wood fired utility – TFH shall be installed for the existing & proposed project. The TFH shall be operated using bagasse as main fuel and fire wood as secondary fuel. Wood /bagasse contaminated with toxic chemicals of the project shall never be used as fuel for the TFH. Stacks & APCs planned and mentioned in Chapter-2 & 4 should be provided for all utilities to control and manage the emission ensuring lowest possible pollutant levels in emission. All applicable standards for emission quality shall be strictly complied. The uninterrupted operation of all APC should be ensured during time of operation of respective utility. DG sets shall be run only in emergency power requirement / power supply failure from electricity department. Proper & adequate handling facilities & procedures shall be provided to prevent fugitive emission from handling of all materials & wastes of the project. Hazardous material storage area shall be provided with fire detection system (if possible) & firefighting facilities like hydrant & fire extinguishers. The formaldehyde and other materials storage tanks shall be provided with dyke wall to prevent spreading of materials during incident of leak, spill and other hazards. The ash from the TFH generated from bagasse/wood combustion shall be collected and stored in designated storage area to prevent fugitive dust from handling & storage of dry ash. Regular monitoring of ambient air and emission of utility shall be conducted as per environment monitoring plan described in chapter-5. All necessary hazard control & prevention and safety measures mentioned in RA & DMP shall be implemented to ensure that air quality is not affected due to the hazardous materials of the project. Management Period The structural measures like Storage areas and APCs like Bag Filters, Cyclone Dust separators shall be provided before commissioning of plant operation. Properly designed EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 131 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit storage area / tanks & production area, Dyke wall for storage tanks shall be provided during construction/installation & commissioning phase. Similarly before inception of project operation, stacks of adequate height & internal diameter at top shall be provided for TFH & DG set as well as Process APCDs. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage to practice as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for air quality management and pollution controls shall be included in the account under separate head in CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant in-charge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.3.2. Wastewater Generation & Management Management Objectives To minimize disturbance & contamination to water resources. To manage contaminated run-off from site. To manage sewage (the only anticipated wastewater) with adequate facilities for treatment & disposal To avoid wastewater generation from industrial operation To minimize the drawl of groundwater, whenever possible by using harvested rainwater to meet the requirement of proposed project. To plan & implement rainwater harvesting programs Management Efforts Groundwater to meet the requirement of proposed project shall be carefully abstracted and partial water requirement for operation shall be met through harvested rain water in storage pond. The process water in production vessel shall not be separated out and must be used as part of product (resins) Wastewater arising from washing of equipment shall be reused in next batch of production of resin. Sewage treatment & disposal shall be made through proper sanitation facilities with septic tank & soak pit. Floor of storage areas shall be made of concrete to prevent impacts of spilled/leaked materials/liquid fuel / leachate on groundwater EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 132 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The formaldehyde and other materials storage tanks shall be provided with dyke wall to prevent spreading of materials during incident of leak, spill and other hazards. Drainage from storage area shall be prevented to enter in to storm water drainage to prevent contamination of water in rain water storage pond. The drain from storage shall be directed to the production area to add in production vessel. All solid / hazardous waste shall be stored in a designated hazardous waste storage area designed as per regulatory guidelines. All stored waste must be treated, recycled, sold or disposed off as per statutory requirements. The details of solid/hazardous waste management described in earlier chapter 2 shall be followed. Management Period The structural measures like water storage tank, Dyke wall for storage tanks, Septic tank & soak pits and rain water harvesting arrangement including storm water drainage shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. Proper installation of pumps, motors and piping for drawl of ground water shall be provided well before commissioning to prevent wastage & efficient use of groundwater The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for water & wastewater management shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.3.3. Prevention of Land Contamination Management objectives To prevent and minimize land contamination due to spill & leak of hazardous materials. To ensure adequate storage, handling & transport facilities as well as proper maintenance area To provide adequate sanitation facilities and wastewater management system To provide adequate facilities for solid/hazardous waste management system including designated storage area designed as per regulatory guidelines EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 133 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Management effort Maintenance area shall be properly lined with impervious lining material to prevent impacts of leak / spill at the time of maintenance. Properly imperviously lined material & fuel (Diesel) storage area shall be provided and materials/fuel shall be stored in suitable packing like container or bags or drums etc. to prevent impacts of spill & leak on land. Necessary cleanup procedures for the specific area shall be designed and implemented. The formaldehyde and other materials storage tanks shall be provided with dyke wall to prevent spreading of materials during incident of leak, spill and other hazards. Adequate facilities & equipment for handling & transportation shall be provided to prevent any kind of spill/leak on land. Process waste from production shall be reused in process of next batch for production of the same resin. Ash from TFH shall be sold to actual manufacturer of valuable products like bricks and cement. Alternately up on requirement the ash shall be indirectly used for construction of roads and some time as soil conditioner. However this uses shall be avoided to maximum extent. Used oil from machineries/equipment etc. shall be collected in drums & stored in designated storage area. The used oil shall be used for in-house lubrication or shall be sold to authorized refiners. Bagasse waste from process of particle boards shall be reused in process or shall be used as fuel for TFH. Sanitation facilities for domestic activities and management of sewage shall be provided with septic tank & soak pit and untreated sewage &/or wastewater will not be disposed off on land. Management Period The structural measures namely properly lined storage areas & tanks, Dyke walls for storage tanks, wastewater recycling systems for process, provisions for reuse of solid process wastes, Septic tank & soak pits and hazardous & Non-hazardous waste storage area etc. shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for measures for prevention of land contamination shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 134 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.3.4. Noise & Vibration Generation & Control Management Objectives To ensure noise and vibration in the work place area below stipulated limit and are maintained in surrounding area near to baseline conditions for the extent of the operation phase. To ensure that all necessary action & measures are well in place to reduce noise effects on fauna of area and people in and around project site. Management Efforts Low noise generating equipment and working methods for production unit shall be selected to reduce noise generation in plant areas. Proper housing of equipment & machinery on strong non-vibrating foundation & fitted by proper shunting & rubber padding to avoid vibration and thereby noise. Reductions in source (DG Sets & TFH) sound power levels of 5-10 dB(A) by means of acoustic enclosures &/or housing in enclosed room/hall, silencer etc. as may be achievable & possible in specific cases. Only well maintained & properly lubricated machineries and equipment should be operated and whenever required the noise generating machinery & equipment shall be serviced & lubricated to reduce the noise to possible level; Proper & regular maintenance & lubrication shall be done to reduce noise level from noise generating equipment & machineries. Static & dynamic balancing of all rotating equipment & machineries shall be done on regular basis starting from the installation time to reduce the vibration & noise. Working schedule as shift for workers for the activities with high noise level will be planned in line with regulatory requirements & other standards like OSHA/NIOSH and no employees shall be exposed to noise level above 75 dB(A) for continuous 8 hrs. Provision of ear protection equipment (ear plug/ ear muff) for activities that are likely to create noise in excess of 75 dB (A) to protect worker’s health and safety Regular noise monitoring shall be done as per environment monitoring plan Dens Greenbelt development around the noise source area and along the boundary of premises shall be done. Management Period The structural measures like foundation & housing, provision of low noise technology, acoustic enclosures and rubber padding shall be provided before EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 135 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit purchase/installation prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for noise pollution controls shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. OPEX shall also cover cost of noise monitoring as described in chapter 5. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.3.5. Protection of Ecological Feature Management Objectives To prevent minor effects due to stationary emission on flora & fauna To prevent emission due to hazards associated with project operations and hazardous chemicals of the project. To minimize noise level below 70 dB(A) at all plant boundaries and outside plant buildings/sheds. To improve the local ecological layout through greenbelt development & maintenance Management Efforts The impacts of emission shall be minimized to acceptable level by installing adequate APCs like Bag filters, Cyclone Dust Separator and stack of adequate height to reduce the pollutant level in ambient air of surrounding area. Low noise generating equipment/machineries shall be preferred for installation and the equipment/machinery shall be provided with necessary noise control measures like acoustic enclosures, rubber padding, silencers etc. wherever possible, noise generating equipment/machinery shall be housed in enclosed building/room/hall. All environment management plans suggested for prevention of air pollution, water & wastewater management, noise control, hazardous & non-hazardous waste management & greenbelt development shall be implemented and adequacy & efficacy of implemented measures shall be regularly checked to prevent impacts on ecological layout of the area. Ambient air quality within premises and in surrounding area shall be conducted as per environmental monitoring plan described in Chapter 5. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 136 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit All required safety & hazard prevention/control measures and emergency action plan shall be implemented well before commissioning of the project. Adequacy of the measures/plan shall be ensured all the time and necessary improvement in hazard prevention & control measures & plan shall be done. All measures suggested in RA report must be implemented well before commissioning of the project. Adequate & dense greenbelt in and around the project site shall be done and maintained in good condition by necessary re-plantation to compensate the mortality observed as well as adequate fertilization & irrigation Greenbelt development & management plan as designed & described later shall be implemented and monitored to ensure greenbelt in 11838.00 m2(27.4 %) area of the site. Management Period The structural measures like properly designed greenbelt areas, structural measures for water & wastewater management, hazardous & non-hazardous waste management and emission control and hazard prevention/control etc. shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for protection of flora & fauna shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.3.6. Occupational Health and Safety Management Objectives To ensure that the chances of the spreading of toxic gases & RSPM is kept to a minimum by proper implementation of chemical safety plan as well as other required measures as suggested in RA Report. To ensure that all required Chemical Safety Booklet/Documents has been prepared and safety Booklet/Documents thus prepared has been made available well before commissioning of the proposed project to all employees working with chemicals. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 137 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Adequate management of production & allied activities with necessary safety measures & procedures including safety equipment like PPEs, Fire extinguishers & firefighting system. Adequate management of transportation schedule & activities and traffic. To conduct Risk assessment study for preparation of Safety, Emergency & Disaster management plan Management Efforts The health status of workers in the unit shall be regularly monitored under an occupational surveillance program similar to the existing practices of OHS Management. Under OHS program, all the employees are subjected to a details medical examination at the time of employment. Medical checkup shall be done considering the requirement for all chemicals of the proposed project and suggestion in RA for such checkup programs shall be followed. Pre-employment medical examination should be performed on each new employee and post-employment medical examination should be repeated regularly throughout the term of employment. The medical histories of all employees shall be maintained in the prescribed format. Thereafter, the employees shall be subjected to medical examination on annual basis. Figure 8.2: Format for Occupational health of the workers Name Mr. Nature of Employment Permanent Contractor’s Name (for contractual employees) RSMML Employee No. ID No. Sex Male Designation Trainee Date of Birth Age Department Height (cm) Weight (kg) Vision: Visual Acuity (Distant Vision) (With or without glasses) Right Eye Equal/better than 6/12 Left Eye Equal/better than 6/12 Color Blindness No Squint No Ears: (Audiometry) Noise Induced Hearing Loss Respiratory System: A. Spirometry Parameters Measured Predicted FVC (liters) FEV1 FEV1 / FVC% EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 138 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit PEFR (liters/sec) MVV (liters/min) Conclusion B. Skiagram of chest Circulatory System Pulse Blood Pressure (mmHg) ECG Biochemical Parameters A) Urine: Specific Gravity Protein (gm/l) PH Bilirubin Nitrite Urobilinogen B) Random Blood Sugar (mg/dl) REMARKS Proponent shall make efforts to implement the ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14000 & OHSAS 18001 system Provision of conveyance facilities like safe drinking water & dining rooms etc. and good sanitation including proper waste disposal Isolation of drinking water & refreshment area including canteen etc. from the area of hazardous materials storage & handling Chemical Safety Booklet/Documents for hazardous chemicals (Formaldehyde, Formic Acid, Liquid Ammonia, DEG, Sodium pentachlorophenate etc.) has been prepared and safety Booklet/Documents thus prepared has been made available well before commissioning of the proposed project to all employees working with chemicals. Strict Prohibition of edibles & potables in the area of hazardous materials storage & handling Strict Prohibition of match box, lighters, clothes having potential of static charges as well as smoking in plant & storage area Proponent shall ensure preparation & implementation of Emergency action plan including on-site & off-site emergency management plan. Comprehensive risk assessment shall also be conducted after commissioning of plant and necessary safety measures shall be implemented as suggested in RA report All required & necessary health manual & procedures for all activities should be developed and implemented. Such Manual & Procedures shall be made available to all concern employees. Proponent shall plan for regular safety audit and necessary improvement as suggested by auditor shall be done on regular basis as required. Necessary emergency facilities including firefighting equipment, medical facilities, evacuation facilities etc. shall be provided within premises EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 139 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Properly designed & designated storage area and provision of good handling equipment and procedures shall be ensured before commissioning Proper shift planning of workers exposed to hazard prone areas to manage the total exposure level as per stipulated standards & / or statutory norms The process emission shall not be emitted in the workplace & such process emission shall be controlled through dust collectors provided for process area to prevent toxic condition at work place. Medical & First-aid facilities within premises & in all departments. Company shall train a group of employee for comprehensive first-aid and basic first-aid training to all employees shall be imparted at regular intervals. Mechanical handling system & arrangement wherever possible to avoid manual handling & so to avoid issues of MSD. Wherever, automatic system is not possible, adequate manual handling facilities like trolley & Crain to reduce the stress of pulling -pushing and lifting to prevent or minimize the chances of issues related with MSDs. Provision of ergonomic design of all facilities wherever possible (e.g. chairs, tables, working platforms, self and position & height of display screens & panel etc.) to prevent or minimize the chances of issues related with MSDs Management shall provide all necessary PPEs, safety equipment/materials to ensure healthy & safe work conditions. Regular inspection for the safety procedures and use of PPEs & Safety equipment/material shall be done by the management/safety officer. Workplace monitoring shall be carried out on regular basis. Necessary records & documents for such monitoring shall be maintained by the proponent on regular basis. Necessary training programs & audit shall be done on regular basis to prevent impacts of the operational activities on human health as well as to improve workplace condition & safe work system. Management Period The structural measures like properly lined storage areas with necessary firefighting system wherever required, pollution control & prevention technologies etc. shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for measures for occupation health & safety shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 140 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.4. Other Important EMP 8.4.1. Greenbelt Development Potential of Area for Greenbelt Development The greenbelt will be created in open land to develop greenbelt in around 11838.00 m2 (27.4 % area of total land) area of total land of project. The existing greenbelt also needs some replantation which will be done along with proposed additional greenbelt with start of the Monsoon 2014. Management Objectives To ensure healthy & dens greenbelt throughout the project life To ensure minimum greenbelt in 11800 Sq. Mt. at any time. Management Efforts The proponent is having effective green belt development plan with an area of around 11838.00 m2(27.4 % area of total land). It has suggested to plant trees with density of about 1500 trees per hectare around the place available. The tress shall be planted in three tiers pattern so as to ensure that the entire area gets covered and ensure effective pollution abatement. For this, management shall ensure that plantation of trees shall include mixture of lower, higher and middle canopy structure, which shall be mixed appropriately / proportionately / uniformly. Indigenous species with fast growth are only selected or form the base of selection as Green Belt can come in view as fast as possible. The plantation shall also include fruit bearing trees/ species which shall be uniformly distributed which shall act as dwelling place for Varity of birds and other fauna and form a breeding ground for them. Apart from the plantation of trees in the earmarked areas, the space left over within the premises after construction of the plant shall be efficiently utilized by converting them into small gardens, vegetative belt etc., which shall again add to the aesthetic beauty of the place and also act as a source of recreation. Care shall be taken to plant ample trees along the road side, boundary wall as well as within the plant premises. It shall enable proper balance of atmosphere both outside the campus by absorbing fugitive noise and smoke of the road side movement of vehicles and also absorption of noise and emissions within the premises of the plant. Management Period EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 141 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The structural measures like properly designed greenbelt area, irrigation facilities and storage for greenbelt development resources etc. shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for Greenbelt development plan shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.4.2. Rainwater Harvesting Management Objectives Potential of Harvesting of Rainwater & Utilization The proposed project would have about 16,000 m2 area as rooftop which can have potential of rainwater harvesting with runoff co-efficient of 0.8. The long term average rainfall of the area is noticed to be around 1800 mm which can have great potential of rainwater harvesting resulting in 23000 kilo litter harvested water quantity considering the available area for RWH as mentioned above. Sufficient land is available in site for creation of harvested rainwater storage facility. Such facilities if not lined with impervious material can also have groundwater recharge potential and water availability of water to meet operation requirement for few months considering the evaporative losses from pond as well as losses due to soil hydraulic conductivity enabling seepage and resulting in groundwater recharge. Harvested rain water will be stroed in rain water storage area after passing through an effective filtration for removing the dust particles. Significant Benefits to Environmental & Economical Aspects Proper planning & efficient implementation of RWH programs within the project premises will result in reduction in fresh water intake and conservation of water resources. The reduced freshwater intake will result in reduces expenses water consumption. Further, the groundwater recharging by harvested rainwater will be significantly helpful in development of groundwater status of the area. Considerable quantity of stored rainwater can be available after few months even after considering the losses from storage pond/lagoon. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 142 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Management Objectives To provide adequate rainwater collection & storage facilities within site. To make arrangement for maximum harvesting of rainwater to reduce freshwater drawl from borewell. To ensure that harvesting rainwater is efficiently used for groundwater recharging by suitable recharging facility Management Efforts The roof top area shall be designed for maximum rainwater collection and with necessary facilities like gutter and drain pipes. A well designed pipeline network or properly lined impervious storm water drainage shall be provided near all building. All storm water drainage or pipeline shall be connected with the rain water storage pond. Proper slope shall be provided to all storm water drainage & pipelines to ensure easy & efficient transfer of collected rain water in the pond. The adequate storage facility of like unlined earthen pond or tank shall be prepared to ensure adequate supply for project requirement. Also the recharging well may be created to ensure partial use of rainwater for groundwater recharging. If pond is created, the surface area of the pond shall be kept minimal to the possible extent to reduce the evaporative losses during non-monsoon especially in summer season. Management Period The structural measures like properly designed drainage network, adequate water storage pond, properly designed paved area & buildings etc shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. Financing Costs for Rain water harvesting programs shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.4.3. Waste Recycling/Reuse and Utilization Potential of Recycling/ reuse & Utilization Process water recycling in process of resin or use as product component EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 143 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Process waste from production of resin to be recycled in process of resin with raw materials Waste coarse Bagasse not suitable for particle board production to be used as Fuel Fine bagasse particles from process to be recycled in manufacturing of Particle Board Use of ash generated from combustion of wood in TFH for manufacturing of Bricks Waste heat Recovery & utilization to conserve fuel & reduce emission Management Objectives To avoid separation of process wastewater by keeping it in product. To provide adequate washing water recycling system within production area to reused in next batch of resin production To provide adequate waste coarse bagasse collection & storage facilities/area within utility area To ensure use of coarse bagasse as fuel for TFH. To make adequate arrangement of covered ash storage in utility area for sell to brick manufacturer. To make arrangement for reuse of organic process waste in process Management Efforts The process water generated as result of chemical reaction shall not be separated from product. Such reaction water shall be utilized along with resin product which will ensure zero wastewater generation and reduction in water consumption for glue making. A storage tank for process washing water shall be provided and the capacity of the tanks shall be sufficient to take care of storage of one day quantity. Such collected washing water shall be utilized in production of resin as required. The coarse bagasse generated from screening of bagasse shall be collected in plant manually and then transferred to designated storage area. The coarse bagasse shall be used as main fuel for TFHs. The fine bagasse particles generated from process as well as collected in dust collectors/cyclone dust separator provided in process area shall be recycled back in process for manufacturing of Particle board. The ash from TFH shall be collected in utility area with adequate equipment/facilities and then shall be sold to brick manufacturer. The solid organic waste generated from process shall be collected and recycled back in process of manufacturing of particular resin. Management Period The structural measures like properly lined storage areas for wastes, water recovery & recycling systems for process, necessary arrangements & facilities for use of solid process wastes & ash etc shall be provided in construction phase prior to commissioning of plant operation. The necessary structural maintenance shall be done throughout the extent of operation phase. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 144 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit The non-structural actions shall be initiated with inception of commissioning stage and shall be implemented & practiced as routine throughout the project life. 2 Financing Costs for measures for Waste recycling/reuse & utilization shall be included in the account under CAPEX as well as OPEX provisions. Responsible Authority Structural: Proponent/directors, Project manager, accounting head/manager, Site Officer & engineers, Contractors Non-Structural: Proponent/directors, Public relation officer, human resource manager, Production manager, accounting head/manager, Plant incharge, safety & environment Officer & engineers, Contractors & operators 8.4.4. Socio-Economic Welfare and CSR As described in earlier section, issue of adverse impacts on socioeconomic layout & public health may occur only due to the major accidents/hazards associated with the storage, handling & transportation of hazardous/toxic materials. Further, Major employment potential of the proposed project will have significant beneficial impacts on the economic layout of the area. Also the CSR will be proven very beneficial to the socioeconomic layout of the local area. Thus looking to all the facts, following mitigation measures have been suggested as EMP for prevention & control/minimization of probable adverse impacts & intensification of beneficial impacts. Maximum employment shall be done from local area by giving priority to local people/contractors under direct or indirect employment programs/plan. The emission control, waste & wastewater management as well as hazardous substance management shall be done in line with the environment management plan designed for the respective operations/attributes. All structural measures suggested for under section of Air, Water, Land & Noise shall be provided well before the inception of the project operation. All action plans & mitigation measures suggested in risk assessment and emergency management shall be implemented to prevent any major chance of adverse impacts on socioeconomic layout & occupational health. Emergency Action Plan & Disaster management plan shall be prepared and implemented with provision of all necessary facilities & requisites for emergency management of chemical accident associated with the proposed project. Spill & leak Control as well as Cleanup procedures for all chemical shall be in-place to handle the incident of spill & leak of any chemical. The emergency disposal of the waste chemical shall be done only through nearest CETP &/or TSDF. Awareness programs shall be organized by company for local people of hazard prone area as well as employees of the company through well planned program schedule. Such awareness program shall be focused on the probable chances of EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 145 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit hazards & effects of chemicals, necessary action to prevent the effects, action to be taken during chemical accident etc. Throughout the operation phase, management shall ensure that there is no harm/damage to local socioeconomic condition due to the operational activity of the plant. (e.g. damage to agricultural fields of local area due to emission, water pollution & accidents) All necessary facilities like first aid, health facilities etc. available in company shall be made available to needy in the surrounding local area. Company shall organize CSR activities in the surrounding area as well as other areas of state & country with necessary budgetary provision around 5% of capital cost in line with the time bound schedule for at least five years. Necessary timely revision of budgetary provision shall be done as required. Company shall regularly conduct CSR activities in the local area by organizing different kind of social activities and necessary budget for each programs from the allocated Annual CSR fund shall be prepare and approved fund shall be released timely. Company shall allocate 12 Lakhs Rupees per Annum for the CSR activities and priority of utilization of fund shall be given on the basis of vital needs of local area. Considering the situation of local area, maximum fund shall be disbursed for improvement of status of Health & Education of the local area. The CSR activities shall include the following programs: Education Development: (Approx. Rs. 3 Lakhs) The activities under such program shall cover distribution of educational material, awareness & carrier counseling camps for students, contribution for improvement educational institutes, health camp in schools, assistance to drop out students Health Care: (Approx. Rs. 3 Lakhs) The activities under such program shall cover awareness programs for child immunization, general and specialized health checkup & medical camps, ICTC (Integrated Counseling and Testing Centre) for free of cost HIV testing, awareness programs & camps for female & child health as well as nutrition and awareness programs on various diseases etc. Other: (Approx. Rs. 6 Lakhs) Apart from the above, company can also conduct activities for social & public infrastructure development & maintenance, cultural programs, support to village level cultural groups, ecological development & conservation, village level sport programs, disaster support, training for prevention & mitigation of disaster, management of relief operation etc. 8.4.5. Reporting The proponent shall prepare & submit quarterly/half yearly reports on implementation of the environmental management program as described in conditions in various licenses/certificate of clearance like EC, NOC, CC&A etc. as well as in line with the described in EMP will be submitted to: EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 146 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Board of director through MD & General/Production manager Gujarat pollution control boards & other authority as required by regulatory provisions Other organizations/firms as directed timely by board of directors or General/production Manager or Govt. authority like MoEF, GPCB, CPCB etc. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-8 Environmental Management Plan Page | 147 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 CHAPTER: 9 SUMMARY &CONCLUSION 9.1. SUMMARY OF PROJECT M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. was setup in 2004 for manufacturing of Particle Board. The company started the production of particle boards in Feb. 2006 under the brand name of “KENBOARD”. The company is under operation for manufacturing of 1125 MTP of particle boards and 170 MTP of three types of synthetic resins. The resin is manufactured for captive consumption for manufacturing of particle boards. Now company has proposed expansion of their products manufacturing unit at Plot No.: 1 to 6, Block No.: 67 - 68, NH-8, Village. Motinaroli, Tal. Mangrol, Dist.: Surat (Gujarat) India.The proposed expansion project involves the capacity enhancement of its products“Particle Boards” as well as “Bonding Glues (Resins)” which are synthetic organic Resins used to manufacture Plain and Pre-laminated Particle Board. As per the EIA notification- 2006 as amended products are covered under any category 5(f) required Prior Environmental Clearance. The products of the proposed project will as below. Plain &Pre-Laminated Particle Boards : Existing-2345 MT/M, Proposed-3470 MT/M Synthetic Organic Resin (Bonding glue) : Existing-2330 MT/M, Proposed-2500 MT/M The bonding Glues/ Synthetic Organic resins includes three types of resins; namely Urea Formaldehyde Resin, Melamine Formaldehyde Resin and Paraffin Wax Emulsion. The capital of proposed project is estimated around 12.10 Crores. The proposed expansion will be carried out within the existing unit under operation. No additional land is required for the proposed project. Besides, some resources will be required in addition to the existing requirements of the resources. After the proposed expansion following resources will be required. Land-43151 M2(Existing) Water-Existing - 20 KLD & Proposed -30 KLD Power-Existing 475 KVA & Proposed 625 KVA Utility- Existing Hot water generator which will be removed after proposed expansion; Proposed Thermic fluid heaters (1 No. 20 lac Kcal/Hr& 1 No. 30 Lac Kcal/Hr.) Fuel- ExistingBagasse1.5 MT/Hr& Firewood 5 TPD, Proposed Bagasse3.5 MT/Hr& Firewood 12 TPD Human Resource- existing 90, Proposed 100. UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 148 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 The probable pollution load/sources of impacts are identified during the present EIA study. The details of the major pollution potential/identified sources of impacts are presented below. Wastewater: No industrial Effluent, Domestic- Existing 5.5 KLD& Proposed 3.5 KLD. Sewage is/will be disposed off through septic tanks & soak pit Emissions: SOX<100 PPM, NOX<50 ppm & PM<150 mg/Nm3 Existing: o Stack-I: Hot Water Generator (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-850 mm) & Stack-II: DG Set (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) o Process Stacks: 5 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) After Proposed o Stack-I: TFH -1& 2 (Ht.-30 Mt., Dia-1200 mm), o Stack-II: DG Set 1 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-250 mm) o Stack-III: DG Set 2 (Ht.-9 Mt., Dia-150 mm) o Process Stacks: 6 Nos. ( Ht.-15 M, Dia-100 mm) Solid/Hazardous wastes: o Binding Wire: 92.50 kg/Day (Sell to Scrap Dealers) o Bagasse: 68.53 Mt/Day (Reused in Process) o Process Waste: 200 Kg/Month (Reused in Process) o Ash of Bagasse from TFH: 2.5-3.5 MT/Day (Sell to Bricks Mfg. units etc.) o Used Oil: 300 Lit./Yr. (Sold to approved recycler) o Discarded Empty bags, Drum, Carboys, paper: 350 Nos./Yr (Sold to approved scrape dealers/recycler) Hazardous Material: Caustic lye, formic acid, formaldehyde, sodium pentachlorophenate, Diethylenegycol, Liquid ammonia, Paraffin Wax are the hazardous raw materials used in industry. Hazardous Raw Materials are categories as per MSIHC Rules (2000). 9.2. SUMMARY OF IDENTIFIED MAJOR IMPACTS As studied during the present EIA study, no major significant impacts from proposed plant are anticipated except the cases of failure of APCD and catastrophic disaster in material storage area. As it has been studied there will be no generation of industrial effluent. Only sewage will be generated which will be disposed off through the septic tanks & soak pit. Hence, issue of water pollution due to the wastewater generation is not anticipated. Besides, the water consumption will have some impacts on the groundwater resources as groundwater abstraction at rate of 20 KLD in addition to the existing 4KLD. As the area of project falls in safe zone the impacts will not be significant. However it has been planned to abstract the UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 149 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 minimal water from groundwater resources and rainwater harvesting will also be done. The harvesting rainwater will be utilized partially to meet the requirement of the project and remaining will be used for recharging of groundwater. Thus the overall impacts of the proposed project on water environment will be very minor. Risk assessment study has been conducted for the proposed project and the suggestions made in the report shall be implemented strictly to prevent any chances of environmental contamination and employee health & safety. By the efficient implementation of Hazard/Risk control/Prevention measures the negative impacts would be avoided. Further, it has been noticed that the impacts due to utility operations would be negligible as the bagasse & wood will be used as fuel. Bagasse is eco-friendly fuel which does not emit any toxic pollutant and hence, there would not be any major impacts due to emission. For control of particulate emission from process, company will install adequate APCDs (Cyclone dust separators & bag filters) which will minimise the impacts of process/fugitive emissions. Besides, the hazardous waste generated from the production process & utility operation will be managed as per MoEF/CPCB/GPCB Guidelines. Hence issues of air & land contamination are not envisaged. The water requirement will be met by drawl of ground water from in-house bore wells. The ground water resources of the area are adequate to cater the demand of the proposed project & other competing users of the area. There will not be any kind of industrial effluent from proposed project. Hence issue of water or land/soil pollution is also not envisaged. The proponent will plant varieties of trees & shrubs in the premises. The Greenbelt will be maintained in excellent condition giving visual of dense vegetation. The proponent will manage the greenbelt with all possible care & attention to improve environmental condition. Thus the beneficial impacts due to the dense greenbelt are envisaged. Other than these aspects, it is also found that the high noise generation sources will not be the part of proposed project. The TFHs, DG sets and production units may have some noise which will be mitigated by installation of acoustic enclosure/silencer or barriers. The impacts of increased noise level will be further mitigated by provision of PPEs and shift management. The noise level out of the premises is envisaged to be <65-70 dB(A) in day and 55-60 dB(A) in night as maximum. Thus looking to the source, potential noise level generation & planned mitigation measures; impacts due to noise are not envisaged. Company will regularly conduct the CSR activities for social welfare &upliftment. Necessary documents & records of all activities at the Unit for adequate production, environment & safety management will be kept on regular basis. All aspects of safety will be adequately managed and required safety material, equipment and facilities will be provided to all employees, contractor & visitors. Thus issue of impacts due to probable hazards/risk/disaster would be minimal. UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 150 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 9.3. MITIGATION MEASURES & EMP The proposed project will have some potential of impact in form of pollution sources mainly as the emission from utilities. Such sources of impacts and the significance of the impacts are already described in above sections with necessary mitigations. In line with the above description some important mitigation measures are cited as necessary requirement to prevent &/or control / minimize the probable impacts of proposed project on environment. The details of such mitigations are described below under respective heading with necessary details. Air Pollution Control Only Bagasse & firewood as fuel for operation of proposed Thermic Fluid heaters DG sets to be used only during the failure of power supply from DGVCL Grid Cyclone Dust separators & Bag Filters for control of PM arising from process area/plants. Stacks of adequate height for both TFHs, DG sets and APCDs (cyclone dust separators & Bag filters) of Process areas Properly designed storage area &vessels made of suitable materials Adequate handling & transfer system preferably closed system operated through the automation like PLC Regular monitoring of Stack emission, Ambient Air and workplace air shall be done as per Monitoring plan Transportation must be done in closed approved vehicles only. All safety & control measures shall be provided to prevent spill, leak and accident during transportation. All transport vehicles must comply with HAZMAT guidelines & statutory requirements All mitigation, control & prevention measures as suggested in Safety Audit report & RA report shall be provided. Water & Wastewater Management Provision of Septic & Soak Pit of adequate capacity/size. Drawl of minimal quantity of ground water Adequate & minimal use of water Metering for measurement of groundwater drawl Rainwater Harvesting for recharging of groundwater as well as to meet the water requirement of project Implementation of safety measures & emergency management system for management of hazardous chemicals Land Environment Management Impervious lining in all area likely to be affected by the spill / leak of hazardous chemicals/wastes. Automated closed material transfer system for all hazardous Chemical Good spill or leak control actions plan to cope up with such incidents. UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 151 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 Hazardous waste management as per statutory guidelines & requirements. All possible recyclable/reusable wastes shall be reused/ recycled Greenbelt development in & around premises Monitoring of soil samples shall be done as per Environmental monitoring plan. No waste shall be disposed off on land in any condition. Ecological Environment Management Implementation of all mitigation measures suggested for control of air pollution, water pollution, land pollution and noise pollution Implementation of control & prevention measures for all hazards associated with the project Implementation of all measures suggested in RA and Disaster/Emergency Management Plan Development & management of Healthy Dens Greenbelt Noise & Vibration Generation & Management Housing of all utilities on sturdy non-vibrating foundations with rubber pads. Adequate barrier in form of properly designed building wall& greenbelt for prevention of noise propagation Low noise generation TFHs & other machineries and DG set meeting the CPCB guidelines. Housing DG set in designated room with acoustic enclosure & silencer PPEs like earmuff & earplug for all employees as well as proper shift timing & regular annual checkup of all concerned employees Occupation Health & Safety All necessary implementation & actions for ensuring safe work condition All statutory guidelines related with occupational health & safety is/will be followed Implementation of all hazards &risk control & prevention measures Provision of all necessary PPEs, safety equipment/ materials Regular inspection for the safety procedures and use of PPEs & Safety equipment/material Pre-employment and periodical medical examination once in a six month (including PFT &LFT test ) and record maintenance in Form No-32 & 33 as per GFR. Training programs & safety audit on regular basis to prevent impacts of the operational activities on occupational health as well as to improve workplace condition & safe work system. Greenbelt Development The company has proposed to develop the greenbelt in 11838 m2 land in & along the premises. Same greenbelt will be maintained in healthy & dense condition throughout its operation period after the proposed project. All necessary actions like fertilization, irrigation, pest control, pruning & trimming as well as re-plantation as required shall be taken timely to ensure dense healthy greenbelt all the time UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 152 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 3 Environment Health & Safety Management Cell The company has already formulated the environment management cell. With vision to improve the efficiency, Environmental Management Cell will be modified. Socioeconomic & CSR Activities All structural measures suggested for under section of Air, Water, Land & Noise shall be provided well before the inception of the project operation. All action plans & mitigation measures suggested in risk assessment and emergency management to prevent any major chance of adverse impacts on socioeconomic layout & occupational health Employment for /after proposed project with priority to the local people and at least 70-80% employment from local areas. Hazards associated with the proposed project shall be managed/control by implementation of safe work procedures, risk/hazard control /prevention measures and provision of PPEs for all employees etc. The company shall conduct social activities as part of its CSR Program to enhance the social condition mainly for education & health improvement in the project area. All necessary facilities like first aid, health facilities etc. available in company shall be made available to needy in the surrounding local area. 9.4. CONCLUSION The study for the proposed project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. at MotiNaroli has revealed that the upcoming activities of synthetic organic resin manufacturing will have some considerable impacts which would mainly occur only upon accidental spill/leak of chemicals/materials and catastrophic disasters. All other impacts of the project will remain far below acceptable limits after necessary mitigation as described & suggested in EIA report. The major impacts of catastrophic disaster will also be brought under acceptable limits by implementing the required hazard prevention & control measures as suggested in RA report. Thus it has been concluded that there would not be any major impacts on environment due to the proposed project except the impacts of emissions and major accident scenarios which may extend out of the plant area. UniStar Environment & Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-9 Summary & Conclusion Page | 153 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit CHAPTER: 10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged 10.1. ABOUT UNISTAR ENVIRONMENT & RESEACH LABS PVT. LTD. Unistar Environment And Research Labs Private Limited is a company registered under the companies Act in India (Vapi, Gujarat) to provide efficient and economical services in the areas of environmental pollution control/ monitoring and chemical analysis & research activities to various industries and institutions. Unistar Environment And Research Labs Private Limited is a service providing organization rendering a wide range of environment pollution control related services. Unistar Environment And Research Labs Private Limited is a growing environmental pollution control service providing company having a team of qualified and experienced persons from various disciplines to handle complex assignments. In addition, we have a pool of highly qualified experts from related and specialized fields to draw upon should an assignment dictate so. The organization has a sufficing infrastructure along with a fully equipped laboratory and field staff. The client list includes some of the foremost industry houses in India, mainly in the area of pharmaceuticals, Personal care products, Metal and Metal Processing, Textile processing, Paper manufacturing, Dyes and Intermediates, Specialty chemicals, Engineering (Fabrication, surface Treatment, coating and assembling), Plastics and Packaging, Hotels, various miscellaneous industrial units and government and semi-government departments. The company aims to provide effective and optimum environment management systems for treatment & control of gaseous emissions, water, wastewater and hazardous waste. Vision - to establish a strong technical foothold in the area of environmental pollution To establish a strong technical foothold in the area of environmental pollution control, Monitoring, Chemical testing and Research. Mission - to provide reliable and economical solution in timely manner that best meets the individual concerns for each client. EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 154 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Services The Unistar provides the following services Post Environmental Clearance monitoring programs. Water & Waste Water Monitoring and analysis. Flue gas stack and process gas stack emission monitoring and analysis. Ambient Air quality. Monitoring. Work area monitoring. Hazardous and non hazardous Solid Wastes and soil samples analysis. Analytical and microbial testing of all kind of chemicals, metals, etc.. Noise level monitoring. Environmental Impact Assessment and environmental study reports. Treatability / Feasibility study to establish Effluent Treatment Scheme. Designing, Erection and Commissioning of ETP. Designing, Erection and Commissioning of STP. Designing, Erection and Commissioning of APCD. Operation & Maintenance of ETP and STP. Environmental Audit of the industrial units. Study of pollution control system and its adequacy & efficacy. Environmental studies and reports. Technical assistance to comply environmental legislations. Recognition 1) MoEF (Govt. Of India) Recognized Environmental Laboratory under The Environment (Protection) Act-1986. 2) GPCB (Govt. Of Gujarat) Recognized Environmental Auditor. (Schedule- II) 3) NABET Accreditation scheme for EIA Consultant: (Provisional Accreditation) 4) NABL Accredited Environmental Laboratory 5) OSHAS 18001:2007 certified Laboratory EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 155 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 156 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 157 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 158 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 159 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit 10.2 PROJECT TEAM FOR EIA The details of team members for EIA study of proposed Project of M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd., Moti Naroli are presented in following table. TABLE 10.1: Details of EIA Study Team Sr. No. Coordinator Name Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Sr. No. Sector- Synthetic Organic Chemicals Functional Area 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Air Pollution Prevention, Monitoring & Mr. Manish Patel** Control Mr. Jaivik Tandel** Mr. Kirit Mistry** Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Mr. Manish Patel** Mr. G.G.Thumar@ Water Pollution Prevention, Control & Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit** Prediction of Impacts Mr. Nitin Tandel** Mr. Jaivik Tandel** Mrs. Kamini Prajapati** Mr. Kamlesh Joshi** Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Mr. G.G.Thumar@ Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Mr. Manish Patel* Management Mrs. Sejal Patel** Mr. Kamlesh Joshi** Dr. Shital Tamakuvala @ Socio-Economics Mr. Arik Vasava* Mr. Ranjan Maharaj Ecology and Biodiversity 6. Hydrology, Ground Conservation 7. Geology 8. Soil Conservation 9. Meteorology, Air Prediction 10. Noise/ Vibration 11. Land Use Water & Water Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit Mr. Mukesh Surolia @ Mr. Kirit Mistry** Mr. Mukesh Surolia @ Mr. Ranjan Maharaj Mr. Nitin Tandel** Mr. Haresh P. Joshi Quality Modelling & Mr. Manish Patel* Mr. Jaivik Tandel** Mr. G.G.Thumar @ Mr. Vipul Thanki* Mrs. Neelam J. Rohit EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 160 Draft Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Report: For Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Organic Chemical Mfg. Unit Sr. No. Coordinator Name Mr. Kirit Mistry** Mrs. Sejal Patel Mr. Manish Patel ** Note: @: Empanelled Functional Area Expert, *: Associated Functional Area Expert **: Under training (Aslo involved in field survery, monitoring, sampling and analysis activity in this EIA study) 12. Risk Assessment & Hazard Management EIA Consultant: UniStar Environment & Research Labs Pvt. Ltd. (QCI-NABET Accredited) Chapter-10 Disclosure of Consultant Engaged Page | 161 ANNEXURE – I EXISTING ENVIRONMENT (CC & A) STATUS WITH COMPLIANCE COMPLIANCE REPORT OF CONSENTS AND AUTHORIZATION For Water (Prevention and control of pollution) ACT –1974, Air (Prevention And Control of Pollution) Act – 1981 and Authorization under Hazardous waste –Management Rules -2008: Order Ref. No. : AW-50577, Dated: 05/11/2012, valid up to 26/12/2016. LIST OF PRODUCTS & PRODUCTION CAPACITY PER MONTH AS PER CONSET TO OPERATE: Sr. No. 1. 2. Name of the Product as per CC&A Particle Board (Plain & Pre Laminated) 1125 MT/Month Bonding Glue (For captive use only) 170 KL/Month Compliance of subjective conditions : Sr. CONDITION No. Condition Under Water Act.1974 3.1. 3.2 3.3.1. The quantity of tread effluent from factory shall be Nil. The quantity of Sewage effluent from factory shall not exceed 5500 lits/day. Domestic effluent shall be disposed off through septic tank/soak pit system. COMPLIANCE STATUS We do comply with this condition We do comply with this condition We are and shall comply with the condition. Compliance of conditions under Hazardous Wastes Rules : Sr. No. 4.1. CONDITION The following shall be used as fuel in boiler & Hot We are and we shall comply with the Air Generators respectively. condition. 1. Baggase 2. Diesel 4.2. COMPLIANCE REPORT 1.5 MT/Hour 40 Lits/Hour The applicant shall install & operation control We are and we shall comply with the system in order to achieve norms prescribed below. condition. We have been installed efficient APCDs and adequate stack heights. and Existing Monitoring 4.2.1 report are enclosed as Annexure-I The flue gas emission through stack attached to We have been provided adequate TFH/D.G. Set shall conform to the following stack height and sampling point. We standards: are and we shall comply with the condition. The Stack monitoring report is enclosed as Annexure-I. 4.2.2 The Process emission through various stacks/Vents We are and we shall comply with the of reactor, process, vessel shall conform to the condition. following standards: 4.2.3 The concentration of the following parameter in the ambient air within the premises of the industry and at a distance of 10 meters from the source ( other than the stack/vent ) shall not exceed the following levels: PM10 – 100 µg/m3 PM2.5 – 60 µg/m3 SOx - 80µg/m3 The applicant shall provide portholes, ladder, platform etc at chimney(s) for monitoring the air emission and the same shall be open for inspection to/and for use of the Board’s staff. The chimney (s) vents attached to various source shall be designed by numbers such as S-I.S-2 etc. and these shall be painted/displayed to facilitate identification The Industry shall take adequate measures for control of noise level from its own sources within the premises so as to maintain ambient air quality standards in respect of noise less than 75 dB during day time and 70 dB(A)during night time. Day time is recorded to be between 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and night time is recorded between 10 p.m. and 6.00 a.m 4.2.4 4.2.5 We are and we shall comply with the condition and Ambient air monitoring report is enclosed as Annexure-I. We are and we shall comply with the condition. We are and we shall comply with the condition. The report of ambient noise level is enclosed as Annexure-I. General Conditions: 5.1. 5.2. 5.3. Any change in personal, equipment or working conditions as mentioned in the consents form/order should immediately be intimated to this Board. Applicant shall also comply with the general conditions given in annexure I We are and we shall comply with the condition. We are and we shall comply with the condition. If it is established by any competent Authority that We are and we shall comply with the the damage is caused due to their industrial activities condition. to any person or his property in that case they are obliged to pay the compensation as determined by the competent authority. AUTHORISATION FOR THE MANAGEMNENT & HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS WASTES FROM-2: 6.1 6.1.1 Number of authorization: AWH-50577 Date of issue: We are and we shall comply with the 05/11/2012 condition. M/s. Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. Is hereby granted an We are and we shall comply with the authorization to operate facility for following waste condition. 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 7 8 For an the premises situated at Plot.1 to 6 Block No. 67, 68, National Higaway No. 8, Village: Motinaroli Tal: Mangrol, Dist: Surat. The authorization is granted to operate a facility for We are and we shall comply with the collection, storage within factory premises condition. transportation and ultimate dsposal of hazardous wastes to GPCB approved registered Re-refiners. The authorization shall be valid up to 26/12/2016. We are and we shall comply with the condition. The authorization is subject to the conditions stated We are and we shall comply with the below and such other conditions as may be specified condition. in the rules from time to time under the Environment (Protection)Act-1986. and Haz. Waste (M & H and TM) Rules 2008. Terms & conditions of Authorisation (a to h). We are and we shall comply with the condition Industry shall have to display the relevant information We are and we shall comply with the with regard to hazardus waste as indicated in the condition Supreme Court’s order in W.P. No. 657 0f 195 dated 14th October 2003. Industry shall have to display on-line data outside the We are and we shall comply with the main factory gate with regard to quantity and nature condition of hazardous chemicals being handled in the plant, including waste water and air emissions and solid hazardous waste generated within the factory premises Patel Kenwood Pvt. Ltd. (Authorized Signatory)