Environmental Clearance of M/s Essar Steels Limited for their ...

GOVERNMENT OF GUJARATFORESTS & ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENTBLOCK NO. 14, 8 TH FLOOR, SACHIVALAYAGANDHINAGAR - 382 010.J. K. VYAS Ph : (079) 3251062DIRECTOR (ENVIRONMENT) Fax : (079) 3252156E-mail : direnvgj@icenet.netRef. No. ENV- 10-200-3821-P 22 January, 2004To,Shri Vikram Amin,Chief Executive Officer,M/s Essar Steels Limited,Hazira, District: Surat.Sub: Environmental Clearance of M/s Essar Steels Limited for their proposed 2 X120 + 5 % MW (Total 240 + 5 % MW) imported coal based CPP within thepremises of your existing unit at Hazira, District: Surat.Dear Sir,This has reference to your application dated 7/12/2000 seeking environmental clearanceunder the EIA notification 1994 for your proposed 2 X 120 + 5 % MW (Total 240 + 5 %MW) imported coal based CPP at Hazira, District: Surat and subsequentcommunications in this regards.The Department has examined your application along with EIA/EMP and otherdocuments/ reports. It is noted that the project proponent has proposed for 2 X 120 + 5 %MW (Total 240 + 5 % MW) imported coal based CPP at Hazira, District: Surat,.Theproject would be located in an area of 31.5 Hectares at Hazira, Dist. Surat. The projectdoes not involve forest land and displacement of people Water requirement for the projectwould be 19873 M3/day, which will be met from River Tapi. The final industrial effluentto be generated to the tune of 5625 M3/day, would be used for ash handling and balancewould be discharged into estuary (Tidal Zone of River Tapi). The sewage generated to thetune of 13.5 M3/day would be treated in the STP of your existing unit and treated sewagewould be utilized for plantation and gardening. It is also noted that the project proponenthave proposed to use imported Coal with low content of ash (3 % max.) and sulphur (0.15% max.). Coal consumption would be 2640 Tonnes per day at full operation. Flyashgeneration would be 80 tonnes per day at full operation.The Forests and Environment Department, Government of Gujarat, hereby accordsEnvironmental Clearance to the above project under EIA Notification dated 27th January,1994 as amended from time to time subject to strict compliance of the followingconditions:A. SPECIFIC CONDITIONS(i)(ii)All the conditions stipulated by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB)with regard to Site Clearance Certificate dated 27/3/1995 shall be strictlyimplemented.The imported coal having ash content of 3 % (maximum) and sulphur contentof 0.15 % (maximum) shall be used as fuel in the power plant. Any other fuelor imported Coal exceeding the ash and sulphur content limits as above shallnot be used. Documents regarding import of coal and its Analysis report,particularly for ash and sulphur content shall be regularly submitted to theForests and Environment Department as well as to the GPCB.

(iii) All the concerned provisions of the Notification No. S. O. 763(E) dated 14/9/99and the amendments issued thereof from time to time on Utilization of theflaysh issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government ofIndia, shall be complied with by the Project Proponent. The project proponentshall take appropriate action to make utilization of the flyash strictly as per theAsh Utilization Action Plan (Alternative - 2), submitted to us vide your letterno. ESTL/ENV/CPP-250/EC/PS/03-09 dated 17/9/2003.(iv) The treated industrial effluent totalling to 5625 M3/day conforming toprescribed standards shall be discharged into estuary (tidal zone of River Tapi)through a pipeline at a point to be decided by the National Institute ofOceanography or other competent organization/authority and after obtainingnecessary approvals from the competent authority under the CRZnotification,1991 and GPCB under the Water Act, 1974.(v) Sewage to be generated to the tune of 13.5 M3/days shall be treated separatelyin a Sewage treatment plant and the treated sewage conforming to theprescribed standards shall be utilized for gardening and plantation.(vi) The gaseous emissions (So 2 , No x & CO) and particulate matter from variousprocess units shall conform to the standards prescribed by the concernedauthorities from time to time.(vii) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations shall be set up in consultation withthe GPCB in the downwind directions as well as at a point where the maximumground level concentration of SPM is anticipated.(viii) Fugitive emissions in the coal as well flyash handling area/s shall be regularlymonitored and report shall be furnished to the GPCB.(ix) The Hazardous Wastes shall be transferred / disposed off only in a manner asauthorized by the GPCB. The project proponent shall obtain authorization fromthe GPCB under the Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules forthe said purpose.(x) Comprehensive EIA Report shall be prepared and submitted within one year tothe Department as well as to the GPCB. All the suggestions / recommendationsfor the purpose of environmental protection to be mentioned in thecomprehensive EIA shall have to be implemented.(xi) The project proponent shall inform the public that the project has beenaccorded environmental clearance by Department and copies of letter areavailable with the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and may also be seen at thewebsite of the Department at http://gujenvfor.gswan.gov.in. This shall beadvertised within fifteen days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, atleast in two local newspapers, one Gujarat and one English, that are widelycirculated in the region and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to thisDepartment as well as to the GPCB at the earliest.(xii) The provisions of the CRZ notification 1991, along with its amendment, issuedfrom time to time by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government ofIndia, shall be strictly adhered to by the applicant and no activity shall becarried out in violation of the CRZ notification.B. GENERAL CONDITIONS(i)(ii)The project authorities shall strictly adhere to the stipulations made by theGPCB in the NOC/ Consents issued by it.At no point of time, the discharge / emission levels shall go beyond thestipulated standards. In the event of failure of pollution control system/sadopted by the unit, the respective unit shall not be restarted until the controlmeasures are rectified to achieve the desired efficiency.

(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)Regular Monitoring of the waste water, stack emission, ambient air, noise, andhazardous wastes shall be carried out. Periodical monitoring of ground water(around the project site) shall also be carried out. The sampling points,parameters and frequency of sampling shall be decided in consultation with theGPCB. The reports of the monitoring as mentioned above shall be submitted tothis Department and the GPCB.No further expansion, modernization or modification in the CPP shall becarried out without prior approval of the State Government in Forests andEnvironment Department. In case of deviations or alterations in the projectproposal from the one submitted to this Department for this clearance, a freshreference shall be made to this Department.The unit shall develop rainwater harvesting structures to harvest the run-offwater for recharge of ground water, in consultation with the experts. The actiontaken report in this regard shall be submitted to this Department. .Green belt of adequate width and density shall be developed to mitigate theeffects of fugitive emission all around the project area. Development of theGreen Belt shall be as per the guidelines published by the Central PollutionControl Board.Massive afforestation programme shall be taken up in the neighborhood of theproject over a period of time.(viii) Adequate precautions shall be taken to ensure that the overall noise level in andaround the plant area shall be kept well within the standards (85 dBA) byproviding noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers,enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation The ambient noise levels shallconform to the standards prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Act,1986.(ix)(x)(xi)(xii)The project proponent shall comply with all the environmental protectionmeasures, safeguards and suggestions as recommended in the EIA, EMP andRisk Assessment reports.A separate Environmental Management Cell equipped with full fledgedlaboratory facilities and suitable qualified staff shall be set up to carry out theEnvironmental Management and Monitoring functions.The project proponent shall constitute a monitoring Committee for reviewingthe compliance to various environmental safeguard measures by involvingrecognized local NGOs, GPCB, Institutions, Experts in the field, Forests &Environment Department, etc.The project authorities shall provide adequate separate funds, both recurringand non-recurring, along with item wise breakup, to implement the conditionsstipulated by the Forests and Environment Department as well as the GPCB.The funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other purpose.(xiii) The project authorities shall take up socio-economic upliftment activities in theregion in consultation with the District Collector / District DevelopmentOfficer. A separate fund in this regard shall be earmarked every year.(xiv)(xv)The implementation of the project vis-à-vis environmental management plansshall be monitored by the GPCB regularly.Necessary permissions shall be taken from all the concerned authorities beforecommencing the power plant including the one from the Gujarat StateElectricity Authority.(xvi) Programmes for the improvement of skills of the villagers shall be taken up.(xvii) A half yearly report on the status of implementation of the conditions stipulatedand environmental safeguards shall be submitted to this Department on aregular basis.

(xviii) The project authorities shall contribute financially for any common study orfacility for the purpose of environmental protection and improvement that maybe proposed by this Department for this region.(xix) The project authorities shall bear the cost of the supervision / monitoring by theexternal agency that may be appointed by this Department to oversee / monitorthe activities during construction / operation phases.(xx) The project proponent shall contribute financial for implementation of theNational Green Corps Scheme in the region by the GEER Foundation inconsultation with this Department.(xxi) Any other conditions that may be stipulated from time to time.This clearance is valid for a period of three years from the date of issue of thisletter for implementation of the project.The Department may revoke or suspend the clearance, if implementation of any ofthe above conditions is not satisfactory.The Department reserves the right to stipulate additional conditions, if foundnecessary. The company in a time bound manner will have to implement these conditions.The above conditions will be enforced, interalia, under the provisions of the Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Public Liability Insurance Act,1991 along with their amendments and rules.(J. K. Vyas)Copy to:(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)The Additional Secretary(IA),Ministry of Forests & Environment,Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex,Lodhi Road , New Delhi.--110 003---For Kind information.The Principal Secretary,Energy and Petrochemicals DepartmentBlock No. -5/5 , Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.--- For Kind information.The Chairman,Gujarat Pollution Control Board,Sector -10-A,Gandhinagar.--- With a kind request to have these conditionsmonitored.The Chairman,Gujarat Electricity Board,Sardar Patel Vidhyut Bhavan,Race Course ,Vadodara--390 007.--- For Kind information.The Regional OfficerGujarat Pollution Control Board,Belgium Square, Surat.--For necessary action and with a request to monitor thecompliance of the conditions.Select File