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Thl.8 has referenoe to your Jetter no. MEPLl09· dated 07111 January. Z010 alongwith copIes of final EIA report snd pubilc hearing report seekIng environmentclearance under the provisions of EIA Notification. 2006.

2. The Mlnfstry of Environment and Forests has examined the proposal. It isnoted that Mis Metsll Exports Private I.imited have proposed to Install Sl.IbmergedArc furnace (1X9 MVA) to produce 22.600 TPA of Ferro Manganese. 17,400 TPA ofSilico Mangan.eae. and 7600 TPA of Ferro Silicon. Total land requirement for theproJoct 18 15 acres. The unit is located at a distance of 16km from Durgapur.Perrnlsslon from the Gram Panchyatie obtained vide letter dated 16th July. Z009. NoR 80 Ft Is involved. No natlcnat parl<!wild life sanctuary/reserve forest is locatedwithin 10 krn radius of the proposed project site. River Oamodar flowe at a distanceof 5 km from the proposed site. Cost of the proposed Is Rs. 1721,00 Lakh$ alld Re.0.80 crores has been earmarked tor pollution control measures ae capita: ccst andRs. 0.10 crcree lannum recurring coat.

3. It Is noted that tota.! water requfrement will be reduced trom 40 KLD to 20 KLOdue to recycling at effluent and will be supplied by Sarjora Panchayat Samlly. Therewfll be zero discharge of efrluer'lt and effluent will be reeycle(1 after treatment anc$used for green belt developrnent.c'Fo control th'epartfculate emissIons. cycicneseparator and bag filters wiil be installed and bag filter dust wUi be recycled In theprocess. Rain water harvesting structure Will be constructed to rocharge the ground

F. No. J-1't0111371J2009~ IA II (I)Gov.foment ot Indr.

Mlnl.try of I:nvlronmont and Foralta(I.A. Dlvlalon)

F'aryavaran BhawaneGO Complex, I.odhl Road

New Oelhl-110 003E-mail: me,lndu.try-rnef@nlc.Jn

Tele/fax: 011 - 24363973Dated: Juno 21, 2010

To.The D!rectorMIs Metsll Exports Private !.,ImltedSSC. C/'IOwrlnghee Roed. 4'" floor,Barlow House. Kolkata .700020West Bengal, India

Sub: Ferro AIloV Plant (1x9 MVA Submerged Arc Furnace (5AF) at SurveyNos. 104·106, 287 end Oag No. 730,842,845.857,"859.976,878·881. 683·

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water. Ferro-Manganele slag will be utilized in Slilco-Mangansso production, Silico--Manganese slag will b$ utilized as boulders in land/areal road development. Greenbelt will be developed In 4.9 acres, out of total 'plant area 01 15 acres. Acousticene/alurea wilt be provided to mitigate the noise trem the noise generatingequlpmenta. Ear plugs/ear muffa will be provided to personnel working In high notsepreneareee' Total power requirement (9.3 MVA) will be met from Weet BengalState Electricity Ojstrlbutlon Company Llmitec (W8SEOCL).,DG set (1x100 J(VA) willbe Installed to meet the emergency power requirement. Diesel (24 LPH) will be usedas fuel in DG sets.

~, The Ferro Alloy plants have been listed at S.N. 3(8) under prImary metal:urgyIndustry under category 'A' of EIA NotIfication, 2006 and appraised by the ExpertAppraisal Commlttee(lnOu5try} in the Ministry

5. The proposal was considered by the Expert Apprsis'al Committee·1 (Industry)in its meeting held on 17th _18th May.2010, and recommended the prcpcsa' forenvironmental clearance. Public hearing I Public consultation meeting was held on30.11,2009.

6. Based on the Information submitted by you. presentatlen made by you andc.or'\&ultant. Environ India • Kolkata. the Mlnletry of Environment and Forests herebyaccords environmental clearance to the above project under the provisions of EIANotlfioallon dated 14"' September 2006 subject to strlet compliance of the foliowlngSpecific and General conditions;

A. epeclflc conditions

1. ContinuOU6 monitoring facilities for all the stacks Bnd sufficient air pollutioncontrol equipments vlz. fume extraction system with bag fillers, I 0 fan and

. stack of adequate height to submerged arc furnace shall be provided tocontrol particulate emissions below 50 mg/Nm3• At no time, the emlsston levelahall go beyond the prescribed standards. Interlocking facilities shall beprovided 60 that process can be automatically stopped In case emission levelexceeds the limit.

2. Ambient air quality monitoring stations shali be set up as per statutoryrequlrement in consultatIon with the W8PCa. Ambient alr quality Includingambient noise levels shall not exceed the atancarea atlputatec under EPA orby the State authorities. The Instruments used for ambient air qualitymonitoring ehall be calibrated Ume to time. .

3. The National Ambient Air auallt~ Emission Standards Issued by the Ministryvide G:S.R. No. 826{E) dated 16 November, 2009 shali be followed.

4. The project proponent ahall upload the atatt.l8 of compliance of the stipulatedenvironment clearance conditions, Including reaulls of monitored date on their

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web.lta and Ihau updete the same per1odlC8l1y. Ilahall elmultanecu.ly be sent to theRegIonal Office of the M05F, the respecnve Zonel Office of epce end the spes.The cnterta pollutant lellele namely; PM 10, SOa, NOx (ambient leve!s as weU 86stsck amtaelone) or critical secloral peremetere, !ndlcallild for the projects shell bemonitored and dlsplayect at a convenient location near the main gate 'of the company.In the public domain. .

5, . Secondary,fugltive emissions from all the sources shall be C.ontrolled withinthe lateafpermlssible limits Issued by the Ministry and regularly monitored,Guidelines / Code of Practice Issued by the cscs shall be ioJlowed

6. In-plant control measures for checkIng fugitive emissions from ail thevulnerable sources shall be provided. Highly efficient bag tillers shall beprovided at ell material transfer pOints. Dust suppresalcn system like waterspraying shall be provided at unloading and raw material handling areas,storage yards, to control fugitive dust emissions to meet the WBPCe norms.

1, No charcoal shall be used as fuel. Pet coke shall be used as fuel {"steed of cnerccalfrom unknown aeureee.

8, Prior permission for the drawl of 20 m3/day water from competent autr,o!'ityshould be obtained. Total water requirement shall not exceed 20m3/d. Entireprocess water shall be kept' in closed circuit to (educe water consumption.The wastewater from all the sources shatlbe collected and treated andtreated wesjeweter shall be recycledl reused In the process andlor used iordust suppreesion and green bell development. No process water shail bedischarged outside the premises end zerodlscharg6 shall be strictly followed.

9. Efforts shall be made to make use of rain water harvested. If needed. capacityof the reservoir shall be enhanced to meet the maximum water requirement.Only balance water requirement shall be met from other sources.

10. Regular monitoring of Infl\.lent and effluent surface, sub-surface and gioundwater should be ensured and treated wastewater shall meet the normspreSCribed by the State pollution Control Board or descriped under the E(P)Act whichever are more stringenl leachate study for the effluent gGneratedand analysis shall also be regularly carrled out and report submitted to theMInistrY's Regional Office at Bhubaneswar, W8PCB and CPCS.

11. Slag produced In Ferro Manganese (Fe-Mn) production shau be used inmanufacture or Sill co Manganese (SI·Mn).

12. All th$ terre slloy slag shall be used for land 1I111nginside the plant or used asbuilding material only after passing through Toxic Chemical l.eachabilityPotential (TCLP) test. Otherwise, hatsrdou& aubstences should be recoveredfrom the IIlas and output wallte and be disposed In secured landfill as percpee guidelines.

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13. No Ferro chrome shall be manufactured without prior approvill ot the Ministry.

14. Proper handling, .torege, utilization and diapossl ot all the Bolid waste shell beensured end regular. report regarding toxic metal content in the waste materia!and Its composlnon, end use of 8oJld/hazardoui waste shall be submitted tothe MInistry's Regional Office at 8hubaneswar. WBPCB and CPCS.

15.A8 proposed, green belt shall be developed in 4.9 acres out of total 15 acresland available In and around the plan: prernlses to mitig6te the effects offugItive emissions all around the plant 6S per the CPCB guicelines inconsultation with DFO.

16. Risk and Disaster Management Plan alongwith the mWgatJon measures shallbe prepared and a copy submitted to the Ministry's Regional Office atBhubaneswar, WBPCB and cpce within 3 months of issue of environmentclearance letter.

17. Recommendations made In the cnerter on Corporate Responsibility forEnvironment Protection (CRE?) for the Ferro Alloy Units shall be strictlyimplemented.

1S.AlI the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearir.g I PublicConsultation meeting held on 30th November, 2009 shall be satisfactorilyImplemented and a separate budget for Implementing the same shall beallocated and Information submitted to the Ministry's Reglonai Office atBhubaneswar. .

19.At least 5 % of the total cost of the project shall be earmarked towards thecorporate SOCial responsibility and ltem-wlse details alongwlth time boundact/on plan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry's RegionalOffice at Shubaneswar. Implementatlon of such program should be ensuredaccordingly in a time bound manner.

20.The company shell provide housing for construction labour within the site withall neceJssafY infrastNcture and facilities such as fuel for cooking. mobiletoilets, mobile STP. safe drinking water. medical health care. creche etc. Thehousing may be In the form ot temporary structures to be removed after thecompleUon of the project.

S. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

I. The project authorlty shall adhere 10 the stipulations made by West BengalPollution COntrol Board (WBPCB) and State Government

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\I, No further expansion or modlf1catlon of the plant aha II be carr.led out wIthoutprior approval of thl, Ministry, .

III. . The gaeeoull emlssl;ns from various process units shall conform to theload/mass based standards notified by this Ministry on 19th May, 1993 andstandards pre!lcdbed from time to time, The WapCB may specify morestringent standards for the relevant parameters keeping in view the nature ofthe Industry and its size and tccatlon. At no time, the emission !evel shall gobeyond the prescribed standards. Interlocking facilities shall be prcvldec sothaI process can be automatically stopped tn case emission level exceeds thelimit,

Iv. The overalllloleo levels In and around the plant area snail be kept well withinthe standards (85 dBA) by providing nolee control measures Including acoustichoods, Silencers, enclosures etc. on all scurces of nciee generation, Theambient nolse levels shall conform to the standards prescrJbed underEnvironmental (Protection) Act, 1988 Rules,1ea9 vlz, 15 dBA (day time) and70 dBA (nl",ht time).

'I, Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be done on a regular .basis and records maintained as per the Factories 'Act.

vi. All the environment management measures given In the EINEMP shaH beimplemented and complied with. .

viI. The company shail develop rain water harvesting structures te harvest the rainwater for utilization in the lean season besides recharging the ground watertable.

viii. Proper house keeping and adequate occupational health programmes shall betaken up as per the Factory Act.

lx, The company shall undertake eco-develcpment measures inc:udingcommunity welfare measures in the project area.

x. A separate environmental management cell to carry out various managementand monitoring functions shall be set up under the control of Senior Executive.

xl. As proposed, Re, 150.00 Lakha shall be earmarked towards total capital costand recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control rneasuree andused Judlc:l0usly to Implement the conditionS stipulated by th~ Ministry ofEnvironment and Forests as well ali the State Governmer'\t. The funds so"'provided shall not be diverted for any other purpose,

xli. The PrOject Authorities shall Inform the Regional Office ae well as theMinistry. the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by theconcerned authorities and the date of commencing the lend development

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-e.xiii. A copy of clearance letter shell be sent by the proponent to concerned

Panchayat, Zlia Parish ad I Municipal Corporation, Urban L.llcel Body and ttlelocal NGO, ,t any. from whom tuggestlona I representations, it any, werereceived while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall 6150 be puton the web alte of the company by the proponent.

xlv. The project proponent ehall upload the statue of compliance of the stipulatedenvironment clearance conditions, including results of monitored cata on theirwebsite and shall update the same periodically. It Shall simultaneously besent to the Regional Office ot the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of c=caand the WBPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, 502. NOx(ambient revers as well as stack emissions) or critical seetcral parameters.indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at 3 convenientlocation near the maIn gate of the company in the public domain.

xv. The project proponent shall alao submit six monthly reports on the status ofthe compliance of the atipulated environmental conditions Inc!uding results ofmonItored data (both In herd copies ae well ae by a-mall) 10 the respectiveRegional Office of MOEF, the reapectlve Zonal Office of CPCB and thOWBPCB. The Regional Office of this Mlnletry at Bhubaneswar/CPCBIVVBPCashall monitor the stipulated conditions.

xvl. The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31.1 March inFcrm-V as Is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to theconcerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment(Protection) Rules, 1986, as emMded subsequently. shall 81s0 be put on thewebsite at the company alon9VJ1th the etatus of compliance of environmentalconditions and snau also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of theMCEF bye-mail.

xvii. The Project Proponent shall Inform the public that the project has beenaccorded environmental crearance by the Ministry and copies of the ctearanceletter are available with the W. a. Pollution Control Board and may also beseen at the Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests athttp:/envfor.nlc.ln. This should be advertised within seven days from the dateof Issue at the clearance letter at least In two local newspapers that are widelycirculated in the region of which one shall be In the vernacular language of thelocality concerned and a copy ot the same shell be forwarded to the Regionaloffice at Bhubaneewar.

7.0. The Ministry may revoke or suspend the clearance, If Implementation of anyof the above conditions Is not satisfactory.

8.0. The Ministry reserves the rlghl to stipulate addltlonal condltloM if foundnecessary. The Company In a time bound manner shell implement these condltlona.

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a.o. .Afly appeal agalnat this environmental clearance shan lie wIth the NationalEnvironment Appellate Authority, If preferred wlthln a period of 30 days 85 prescrfbedunder Section' 1 of the National Environment Appellate Act, 1997.

10.0. The above conditions snen be enforced, inter-alia under the provisions of theWater (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. th.e Air (Pr~vention e. Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protaetion) Act, 1966, HazardoLls Wastes(Management and Handling) Rules, 2008 and the Public (lneurance) Liability Act.1991 along with their amendments and rules. .

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1. The Secretary. Department of Environment. Govt. of West Bengal. KolKata. West8engal.

2. The Chairman. Central Pollution Control Soard .• Parivesh anaven, CeD·cum·Office Comptex, East ArJun Nagar. Delhl-110032.

3. The Chairman. West. eengal Pollution Control Soard, Pariv6sh Shawan, 10ABlock-LA.Sector-lIl. Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700091. West Bengal.

4. The Chief Conservator of Forests, Regional Office (EZ).Minlstry of Environmentand Forests A-3. Chandr2shakharpur. Shubaneawar? 751 023. Orissa

S. Advlaer (lA-II). MinIstry of Environment and Forests. Paryavaran Bhavan. CGOCtlmplex. New Delhi. .

6. Monitoring Cell. Ministry of Environment and Forests. Paryaveran Shavan, CGOComplex, New DeIhl. .

7. Guard FHe.a. .Monitoring File.9. Record Flfa. En)." ~-

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