Distillieries - Environmental Clearance

IntroductionMeeting time targets without compromising with the quality of assessments/ reviewsVarying knowledge and skill levels of regulators, consultants and expertsNewly added developmental activities for prior environmental clearance, etc.Operational IssuesState level /UT level EIA Authorities (SEIAA/UTEIAA) are formulated for the firsttime and many are functioningVarying roles and responsibilities of involved organizationsVarying supporting institutional strengths across the States/UTsVarying manpower availability etc.1.1 PurposeThe purpose of developing the sector-specific technical EIA guidance manuals (TGMs) isto provide clear and concise information on EIA to all the stakeholders i.e., the projectproponent, the consultant, the reviewer, and the public. The TGMs are organized to coverfollowing:Chapter 1 (Introduction): This chapter provides a brief introduction on the EIA, basictenets of EIA Notification, technical & operational issues in the process of clearance,purpose of the TGMs, project implementation process and additional information.Chapter 2 (Conceptual facets of an EIA): This chapter covers the discussion onenvironment in EIA context i.e., sustainable development, pollution control strategies,preventive environmental management tools, Objectives of EIA, types and basicprinciples of EIA, project cycle for distilleries, understanding on type of environmentalimpacts and the criteria for the significance analysis.Chapter 3 (Distilleries): The purpose of this chapter is to provide the reader preciseinformation on all the relevant aspects of the industry, which is essential to realize thelikely interaction of such developmental activities on the receiving environment.Besides, this Chapter gives a holistic understanding on the sources of pollution and theopportunities of the source control.The specific coverage which provides precise information on the industry include (i)Introduction - Industrial distillation process–history, Ethanol production–world scenario,(ii) Indian context, (iii) Distilling processes based on raw materials - distilled liquor basedon cereals, distilled liquor based on molasses, (iv) Process of distilleries based onmolasses - alcohol, rectified spirit, (v) Ethanol - cellulosic ethanol, grades of ethanol,sequence of steps for production of ethanol, (vi) Raw material inputs in the productionline, (vii) Industrial processes of various products of distillery industry - manufacturingprocess of spirits (whisky, vodka & gin), gin manufacturing process, vodkamanufacturing process, brandy manufacturing process, beer production processes, winemanufacturing process, (viii) In plant practices, (ix) Emissions from distillery industry -emissions from beer & wine industries, (x) In plant pollution control in distilleries -fermenter sludge, Spent wash, (xi) Classification of distilleries for wastewater treatmentmethods - treatment schemes and (xii) Summary of applicable national regulations -general description of major statutes.TGM for Distillery Industry August 20101-2