Expansion of existing unit of 1x50 TPD (15,000 TPA) …...Address Jamuria Industrial Estate, PS Jamuria, PO Nandi, District Paschim Bardhaman Pin Code 713344 E-mail [email protected]

Expansion of existing unit of 1x50 TPD (15,000 TPA) DRI by 3x100 TPD DRI (1,05,000 TPA of sponge iron), 2x15T IF, 1x30T LF (1,05,000 TPA of MS Billets), 310 TPD Rolling mill (1,00,000 TPA of Rods/bars/light structurals), 1X9 MVA SAF (15,000TPA of Fe–Mn/Si-Mn), 1x5 TPH, 2 X 10TPH WHRB & 1X32 TPH FBC Boiler, and 16 MW Captive Power Plant (7 MW of WHRB and 9 MW of FBC) At Jamuria Industrial Estate, Village- Ikra, PO.- Mondalpur, Tehsil Jamuria, District Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal.

Form - 1 for Validity Extension of EC

Damodar Ispat Limited 1

APPENDIX - I (See paragraph - 6)

FORM - 1 (I) Basic Information

S. No. Item Details

1. Name of the project/s Expansion of existing unit of 1x50 TPD (15,000 TPA) DRI by 3x100 TPD

DRI (1,05,000 TPA of sponge iron), 2x15T IF, 1x30T LF (1,05,000 TPA of

MS Billets), 310 TPD Rolling mill (1,00,000 TPA of Rods/bars/light

structurals), 1X9 MVA SAF (15,000TPA of Fe–Mn/Si-Mn), 1x5 TPH, 2 X

10TPH WHRB & 1X32 TPH FBC Boiler, and 16 MW Captive Power Plant

(7 MW of WHRB and 9 MW of FBC) at Jamuria Industrial Estate,

Village- Ikra, PO.- Mondalpur, Tehsil Jamuria, District Paschim

Bardhaman, West Bengal.

2. S. No. in the schedule 3(a)

3. Proposed capacity /area /length /

tonnage to be handled / command

area/lease area/number of wells to be

drilled

S.

No.

Plant Existing

Operating

Capacity

Capacity as per granted EC dated

2nd April, 2012

Status of

Implementation

1. Sponge Iron 50 TPD DRI Plant (15000 TPA)

3 X 100 TPD & 1X 50 TPD (120000 TPA)

Under Construction

2. MS Billets Nil 2X15 Ton IF (Induction Furnace) & 1X30 Ton LF (Laddle Furnace) (105000 TPA)

Order Placed. Construction to begin from May, 2019.

3. Rolling Mill Nil 310 TPD (100000 TPA of rolled/bars/light structure)

Order Placed. Construction to begin from August, 2019.

4. SAF Nil 1X9 MVA (15000 TPA of Fe-Mn/ Si-Mn)

Under Planning.

5. WHRB Nil 7 MW (1X5 TPH & 3X 10 TPH)

Under Construction

6. Captive Power

Plant

Nil 9 MW (1X 32 TPH FBC boiler)

Under Construction

4. New/Expansion/Modernization Validity Extension of Environmental Clearance of the expansion project

5. Existing Capacity/Area, etc. Existing Capacity - Sponge Iron - 15,000 TPA

Area: 40 Acres

6. Category of Project i.e. 'A' or 'B' Category “A”

7. Does it attract the general condition? If

yes, please specify.

No, it does not attract the general condition.




S. No. Item Details

8. Does it attract the specific condition? If

yes, please specify.

No, it does not attract the specific condition.

9. Location

Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 1794 to 1799, 1817 to 1838, 1840 to 1860, 1877, 1880,1881, 3244,

3312, 3314 to 3316

Village Jamuria Industrial Estate, Mouza–Ikra

Tehsil Jamuria

District Paschim Bardhaman

State West Bengal

10. Nearest railway station / airport along

with distance in Km.

Railway Station –

Ikra Junction Railway Station (2 km in East direction)

Jamuria Railway Station (3 km in NW direction)

Airport –

Kazi Nazrul Islam International Airport, Andal (~20 km in ESE

direction from plant site)

11. Nearest Town, city, District Headquarters

along with distance in Km.

Nearest town- Jamuria ( ~1.3 km in NW direction)

Nearest City – Raniganj (~9 km in SE direction)

District Headquarter – Bardhaman (~95 km in SE direction)

12. Village Panchayats, Zila Parishad,

Municipal Corporation, Local body

(complete postal addresses with

telephone nos. to be given)

Mayor - Jitendra Tiwari (Phone number- 0341 2456688/91/92)

Asansol Municipal corporation

Dist-Paschim Bardhaman

West Bengal-713362

13. Name of the applicant Damodar Ispat Limited

14. Registered Address 16, A, Shakespear Sarani; 2nd Unit (1st Floor), Kolkata-71

15. Address for correspondence: Project Proponent

Name Giridhari Lal Khetan

Designation (Owner/Partner/CEO) Director

Address Jamuria Industrial Estate, PS Jamuria, PO Nandi, District Paschim

Bardhaman

Pin Code 713344

E-mail [email protected]

Telephone No. 86510 02588

Fax No. Nil




S. No. Item Details

16. Details of Alternative Sites examined, if

any. Location of these sites should be

shown on a toposheet.

No alternative site was taken into consideration for the proposed

expansion project and now proposal is for Validity Extension of EC.

17. Interlinked Projects No

18. Whether separate application of

interlinked project has been submitted?

No

19. If yes, date of submission No

20. If no, reason No

21. Whether the proposal involves

approval/clearance under: if yes, details

of the same and their status to be given.

(a) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?

(b) The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

(c) The C.R.Z Notification, 1991?

The proposal does not involve any approval / clearance under any act

as mentioned in the condition.

NA

NA

NA

22. Whether there is any Government Order/

Policy relevant/ relating to the site?

No

23. Forest land involved (hectares) No Forest land is involved.

24. Whether there is any litigation pending

against the project and/or land in which

the project is proposed to be set up?

(a) Name of the Court

(b) Case No.

(c) Orders/direction from the plant sites

of the Court, if any and its relevance

with the proposed project.

No

(II) Activity

1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will

cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

S.

No.

Information / Checklist

Confirmation

Yes /

No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates,

wherever possible) with source of information data

1.1 Permanent or temporary change in

land use, land cover or topography

including increase in intensity of land

No The proposal is for extension of validity of Environment

Clearance of an expansion project.

The existing land area is 40 acres and about 33% (13.2 acres) of




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Confirmation

Yes /

No



use (with respect to local land use

plan)

the total project area is covered under greenbelt & plantation.

The existing land is an industrial land as it is situated at Jamuria

Industrial estate and the proposed expansion project will be

done in the existing premises.

1.2 Clearance of existing land, vegetation

and buildings?

No The proposed expansion will be done within the existing plant

premises. Therefore no clearance of existing land, vegetation

and buildings is required.

1.3 Creation of new land uses? No The present land is an Industrial land and the proposed

expansion will be done in the existing premises only.

Therefore, there will be no change in the present land use.

1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g.

bore houses, soil testing?

No Pre-construction investigations have already been done at the

time of establishment of plant.

1.5 Construction works? Yes Construction for installation of various units, raw material

storages as a part of expansion project is going on.

1.6 Demolition works? No No demolition work is required.

1.7 Temporary sites used for construction

works or housing of construction

workers?

No

The construction labour will be taken from the local area only.

Hence no housing is proposed at the site for construction

workers.

1.8 Above ground buildings, structures or

earthworks including linear structures,

cut and fill or excavations

Yes Most of the structures in the plant will be above the ground.

However excavations will be involved for foundations. The

excess cut will be used for landfill.

1.9 Underground works including mining

or tunneling?

No No underground works including mining or tunneling is

required.

1.10 Reclamation works? No No reclamation work is required.

1.11 Dredging? No No dredging is involved

1.12 Offshore structures? No Not Applicable

1.13 Production and manufacturing

processes?

Yes DRI Plant - Raw material handling, Rotary Kiln and Cooler,

Product processing and Product (DRI) handling & storage.

Steel melt shop - Raw material handling, Induction furnace,

Ladle Furnace, Billet / Bloom Caster and Material Handling

System.

Rolling Mill - Roughing mill, Intermediate mill, Finishing mill

and Product handling & storage.




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No.


Confirmation

Yes /

No



SAF-Raw material handling, SEAF Furnace, Trapping yard, Metal

yard, Fe-Mn/Si-Mn handling & storage.

Captive power Plant - Waste heat recovery system from DRI.

Burning of fuel in the Boiler (FBC), Steam formation, Water

Cooled system and Power generation in Turbine.

1.14 Facilities for storage of goods or

materials?

Yes Facilities for goods & materials already exist for operating plant

& are being constructed for expansion project also.

1.15 Facilities for treatment or disposal of

solid waste or liquid effluents?

Yes o Char from DRI Kilns will be used in the FBC boiler.

o Slag generated from Steel Melt Shop will be collected by a

subcontractor and used for road leveling, road construction

and infrastructure development.

o Scrap generated in continuous casting and rolling mills will

be used as return scrap in the IF.

o Slag of Fe-Mn will be used for Si-Mn as a raw material

o Si-Mn slag will sold to cement plant for production of alkali

activated cement + civil work for PCC

o Fly ash generated from CPP will be hand over to Fly ash

Bricks Manufacturers.

o Sludge generated from CETP will be reused in process.

o Water used for cooling at various stages of steel

manufacturing will allow settling in a settling tank to settle

heavy scale. Scale will be collected using grab buckets and

disposed off in earmarked areas.

o Skimmer will be installed to remove oil and grease.

Collected oil and grease will be stored in used oil drums

which will be hand over to CPCB authorized recycler.

o Domestic and plant waste water generated will be treated in

CETP and the treated water will be utilized for greenbelt

development / plantation.

1.16 Facilities for long term housing of

operational workers?

No The operational workers will be employed from nearby area,

which may commute daily from their residence for work

therefore; no long-term housing will be required.

1.17 New road, rail or sea traffic during

construction or operation?

No There will be a slight increase in traffic volume about 10-15

trucks during construction of the proposed expansion activities

due to transportation of construction materials. During




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Confirmation

Yes /

No



operation of the expansion plant the additional raw materials

will be transported by road in covered trucks with the traffic

volume may increase by 40-50 trucks. The existing roads can

handle this minor increase of traffic. Hence there will not be

any significant impact on road traffic/rail traffic/sea traffic due

to the proposed expansion project.

1.18 New road, rail, air waterborne or other

transport infrastructure including new

or altered routes and stations, ports,

airports, etc?

No Not Applicable

1.19 Closure or diversion of existing

transport routes or infrastructure

leading to changes in traffic

movements?

No No closure or diversion of existing transport routes or

infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements will be

required.

1.20 New or diverted transmission lines or

pipelines?

No No new or diverted transmission lines or pipelines are there.

1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting,

realignment or other changes to the

hydrology of watercourses or aquifers?

No There will be no impoundment, damming, culverting,

realignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses

or aquifers.

1.22 Stream crossings? No No stream crossing is there.

1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water from

ground or surface waters?

Yes The total water requirement for the proposed expansion project

will be 2420 m3/day which will be sourced from ADDA Supply.

1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land

surface affecting drainage or run-off?

No There will be no change in water bodies or the land surface

affecting drainage or run-off.

1.25 Transport of personnel or materials for

construction, operation or

decommissioning?

Yes A few vehicles i.e. about 4 mini buses will be provided for

transport of personnel during construction & 3 mini buses

operation of the proposed expansion project. Construction

materials will be transported with covering of tarpaulin sheets.

The additional raw materials will be transported in covered

trucks by road. The existing road is capable of handling the

additional vehicular traffic with the traffic volume may increase

by 40-50 trucks for the proposed expansion project.

1.26 Long-term dismantling or

decommissioning or restoration works?

No No long-term dismantling or decommissioning or restoration

works is required.

1.27 Ongoing activity during No Decommissioning is not applicable.




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No.


Confirmation

Yes /

No



decommissioning, which could have an

impact on the environment?

1.28 Influx of people to an area in either

temporarily or permanently?

Yes During construction local people will be involved. During operation of the proposed expansion preference will be given to the local people for employment.

Around 200 people will be appointed in all categories in the proposed project.

1.29 Introduction of alien species? No Introduction of alien species is not envisaged.

1.30 Loss of native species or genetic

diversity?

No No such case is reported from the area so far.

1.31 Any other actions? No Not Applicable

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water,

materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S.

No.


Confirmation

Yes /

No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates,


2.1 Land especially undeveloped or

agricultural land (ha)

No Land is a developed land and industry is in operation.

2.2 Water (expected source &

competing users) unit: KLD

Yes The total water requirement for the proposed expansion

project will be 2420 m3/Day which will be sourced from ADDA

Supply.

2.3 Minerals (MT) Yes Iron Ore/Pellet, Pig Iron, DRI grade coal, Dolomite, Manganese

Ore, Quartzite, Nut Coke etc.

2.4 Construction material – stone,

aggregates, sand / soil (expected

source – MT)

Yes The required construction material required for the proposed

expansion project will be purchased from nearby local market.

2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No No Forests and timber will be used during construction /

operation of the project activity.

2.6 Energy including electricity and

fuels (source, competing users) Unit:

fuel (MT), energy (MW)

Yes The power requirement for the proposed expansion of plant

will be 27 MW.

Source – 16 MW Captive Power Plant (7 MW of WHRB and 9

MW of FBC) and 11 MW from the West Bengal State power

grid.

2.7 Any other natural resources (Use

appropriate standard units)

No Not Applicable




3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be

harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived

risks to human health.

S.

No. Information/ Checklist confirmation

Yes /

No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates,


3.1 Use of substances or materials, which are

hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human

health or the environment (flora, fauna,

and Water supplies)

No No substances or materials will be used, which are

hazardous to human health or the environment.

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect

disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne

diseases)

No Not Applicable

3.3 Affect the welfare of people e.g. by

changing living conditions?

No Not Applicable as the proposed expansion project will create more employment opportunities in the area and thereby a substantial improvement in the socio-economic status.

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could

be affected by the project e.g. hospital

patients, children, the elderly etc.,

No High efficiency Electro Static Precipitators (ESP) will be

installed to WHRB & FBC boilers to bring down the

particulate matter in the exhaust gas to less than 50

mg/Nm3 and 30 mg/Nm3 respectively to comply with

CREP recommendations. Fume extraction system with bag

filters will be provided to control the fugitive emissions

from EAF and the treated gases will be let out into the

atmosphere through a stack of adequate height. All the

CPCB stipulations for steel plants will be followed. There

are no hospitals and schools in the immediate vicinity of

the plant.

Hence there will not be any adverse impact on vulnerable

Groups.

3.5 Any other causes No Not Applicable

4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or Decommissioning

(Tonnes/Month)

S. No. Information / Checklist

Confirmation

Yes /

No



4.1 Spoil, overburden or mine wastes No Not Applicable

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and/ or

commercial wastes)

Yes Municipal solid waste generated from plant is being/will be

collected, segregated and disposed off scientifically.





Confirmation

Yes /

No



4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous

Waste Management Rules)

Yes Small quantity of used oil and grease is being/ will be

generated, which will be sold to the CPCB authorized recycler.

4.4 Other industrial process wastes Yes The solid waste would be generated in the form of char from

DRI Kilns which will be used in the FBC boiler.

The kiln dust and kiln accretion will be used for land filling.

The scrap will be recycled. The fly ash will be supplied to the

company’s own cement plant and will be used for brick

manufacturing. Iron ores fines will be sold to sinter units.

The coal fines will be used in the FBC boiler. The slag from the

ferro alloy plant will be used in manufacturing of silico

manganese. The scales from the rolling mill will be sold to

sinter plants.

4.5 Surplus product No Not Applicable

4.6 Sewage sludge or other sludge from

effluent treatment

Yes Sludge generated from the CETP will be reuse in plant

process/manure in green belt development.

4.7 Construction or demolition wastes No Construction waste like soil, brick bits, etc. will be utilized in leveling of land and road making.

No demolition waste will be generated.

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No There will no redundant machinery or equipment.

4.9 Contaminated soils or other materials No There will not be any contaminated soils or other materials.

4.10 Agricultural wastes No There will not be any agricultural wastes.

4.11 Other solid wastes No There will not be any other solid wastes.

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)


confirmation

Yes /

No



5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil

fuels from stationary or mobile

sources

Yes SPM, SO2 & NOx will be the emissions of concern from the

proposed expansion plant. ESP will be provided to bring down

the particulate emission from the FBC Boiler gases to less than

30 mg/Nm3. Adequate stack heights will be maintained as per

CPCB guidelines for effective dispersion of emissions into the

atmosphere.

5.2 Emissions from production processes Yes For expansion project, Bag filters will be installed to control

fugitive emissions at the transfer points and the raw material





confirmation

Yes /

No



handling areas. Dust settling chambers for settling of coarse

particles at the DRI kilns will be installed. Spark erecter, dust

extraction system comprising of pulse jet bag filters will be

installed to control particulate emissions from the rolling

mills/induction furnace/ladle furnace and gas cleaning plant. To

control particulate emissions from the FBC boiler, ESP would be

installed and emissions will be disbursed through stack of

adequate height.

5.3 Emissions from materials handling

including storage or transport

Yes Fugitive emissions will be generated due to the transportation

activity, vehicular movements and material handling activities.

Bag filter has been installed at various material handling and

feeding points. Covered storage facilities are provided for raw

material & finished products.

Road sweeping machines are/will be used for cleaning of paved

roads and proper house-keeping is being/ will be maintained to

control fugitive dust emissions.

5.4 Emissions from construction activities

including plant and equipment

Yes Some dust emissions will be generated during construction.

Dust curtains will be provided all round the work area to

prevent the dust emissions. Water spraying will be done to

prevent the dust emanation due to vehicular movement.

5.5 Dust or odors from handling of

materials including construction

materials, sewage and waste

Yes All dust control measures will be provided to control the fugitive dust emission.

5.6 Emissions from incineration of waste No There will be no incineration of waste.

5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in

open air (e.g. slash materials,

construction debris)

No There will be no burning of waste in open air.

5.8 Emissions from any other sources No There will be no emissions from any other sources.

6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat


Confirmation

Yes /

No



6.1 From operation of equipment e.g.

engines, ventilation plant, crushers

Yes Noise generation from operation of equipment is being/will be

kept below the prescribed limit by CPCB.





Confirmation

Yes /

No



Noise abatement measures is being/will be taken and persons

working close to machines and machine operators will be

provided with personal protective equipment viz. Ear plugs /

Ear defenders etc. for further protection.

In addition, training will be provided regarding the safety

measures also, signage regarding the importance of same will

be planted throughout the plant premises.

6.2 From industrial or similar processes Yes Noise is being/will be generated due to the running of the

machinery. Proper mitigation measures are being/will taken for

the reduction of noise levels viz. acoustic enclosures etc. The

workers will be provided with personal protective equipment.

6.3 From construction or demolition Yes Noise generated during construction activities will be

maintained within the prescribed noise standards.

No demolition activity will be done.

6.4 From blasting or piling No There will be no blasting.

Slight noise during piling activities will be addressed by

providing PPEs and covering.

6.5 From construction or operational

traffic

Yes There will be some noise due to movement of machine/vehicle

but the same will be maintained within the prescribed limit.

6.6 From lighting or cooling systems No No noise will be generated from lighting or cooling systems.

6.7 From any other sources No Not Applicable

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into

sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:


Confirmation

Yes /

No



7.1 From handling, storage, use or spillage

of hazardous materials

Yes Waste oil will be stored in covered HDPE drums and will be

given to APPCB approved vendors. FO sludge will be stored in

covered HDPE drums and will be disposed off to SPCB

approved vendors. Hence there will not be any spillage which

will affect the environment.

7.2 From discharge of sewage or other

effluents to water or the land

(expected mode and place of

discharge)

No Waste water generated in the process will be treated and

reused in the process. No effluent will be discharged outside

from the plant premises.





Confirmation

Yes /

No



7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to

air into the land or into water

No High efficiency ESP’s will be installed to WHRB & FBC boiler

stacks to bring down the SPM to < 50 mg/Nm3. Fume

extraction system with bag filters will be provided to treat the

primary & secondary fugitive emissions from the EAF.

Unloading areas will be provided with water sprinklers to

prevent the fugitive dust. All conveyors will be covered with GI

sheets. Ash will be stored in silo. Hence there will not be any

major deposition of pollutants into the air/land/water.

7.4 From any other sources No Not Applicable

7.5 Is there a risk of long term buildup of

pollutants in the environment from

these sources?

No There will be no long-term build-up of pollutants in the

environment, however periodic monitoring is being/will be

done for the air, water and soil in the plant premises and

surroundings, so that timely mitigation measures can be

undertaken.

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect

human health or the environment


Confirmation

Yes /

No



8.1 From explosions, spillages, fires etc

from storage, handling, use or

production of hazardous substances

No Possibility of accidents on account of explosions, spillages, fires

etc. and from storage, handling, production of hazardous

substances etc. is very less. Proper maintenance, operation and

leakage proof condition of machineries will eliminate the

possibilities of fire.

Fire extinguishers will be installed near all machineries & all

persons will be properly trained to quench the fire at source

itself. No other major risk will be involved.

8.2 From any other causes No Not Applicable

8.3 Could the project be affected by natural

disasters causing environmental

damage (e.g. floods, earthquakes,

landslides, cloudburst etc)?

No No such case has been reported in the area and chances are

minimal. However, the unit will have Emergency and

Contingency plans in place.




9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead

to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or

planned activities in the locality.

S. No. Information / Checklist confirmation Yes /

No



9.1 Lead to development of supporting

utilities, ancillary development or

development stimulated by the project

which could have impact on the

environment e.g.:

• Supporting infrastructure (roads,

power supply, waste or waste water

treatment, etc.)

• Housing development

• Extractive industries

• Supply industries

• Other

Yes Expansion project will result in considerable growth of the

surrounding areas by increased direct and indirect

employment opportunities in the region including ancillary

development and supporting infrastructure.

Greenery of the surrounding area adds on to the areas

aesthetic beauty.

Due to expansion project, several local house construction and

commercial construction may get accelerated, which will

contribute towards raising socio-economic status and standard

of living of the nearby population.

9.2 Lead to after-use of the site, which

could have an impact on the

environment

No Not Applicable

9.3 Set a precedent for later developments Yes A better after use scenario which is likely to increase aesthetic

beauty of area and greenery would set precedence for

subsequent entrepreneurs who venture such projects.

9.4 Have cumulative effects due to

proximity to other existing or planned

projects with similar effects

Yes The cumulative effect of existing sponge iron unit and other

industries in the vicinity area have been considered during the

proposed expansion project and the cumulative impacts have

been made during the study.

III. Environmental Sensitivity

S.

No. Areas

Name/

Identity

Aerial distance (within 15 Km.) Proposed

project location boundary

1. Areas protected under international

conventions, national or local legislation for

their ecological, landscape, cultural or other

related value

No Nil




S.

No. Areas

Name/

Identity



2. Areas which are important or sensitive for

ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses

or other water bodies, coastal zone,

biospheres, mountains, forests

Yes Water Bodies:-

• Damodar Nala (2.5 km in WNW

direction)

• Singaran Nala (2.5 km in East direction)

• Punta Khal (6.0 km in WNW direction)

• Nonia Khal (7.5 km in SW direction)

• Ajay River (7.5 Km in NNE direction)

• Damodar River (9.8 km in SSW direction)

One PF at 14 km in NNW direction

3. Areas used by protected, important or

sensitive species of flora or fauna for

breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over

wintering, migration

No Nil

4. Inland, coastal, marine or underground

waters

No Nil

5. State, National boundaries Yes Jharkhand- West Bengal State boundary at

12 km in North Direction

6. Routes or facilities used by the public for

access to recreation or other tourist, pilgrim

areas

No Nil

7. Defense installations No Not applicable

8. Densely populated or built-up area Yes Raniganj-7.9 km

Asansol-10 km

9. Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land

uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship,

community facilities)

Yes Jamuria at 3 km distance, Raniganj at 7.9 km

distance & Asansol at 10 km distance having

no. of schools, hospitals & temples.

10. Areas containing important, high quality or

scarce resources (Ground water resources,

surface resources, forestry, agriculture,

fisheries, tourism, minerals)

No None in close proximity of site to have any

effect.

11. Areas already subjected to pollution or

environmental damage.

No It is an existing plant and the impact on

environment of the proposed production




S.

No. Areas

Name/

Identity



enhancement is not envisaged.

12. Areas susceptible to natural hazard which

could cause the project to present

environmental problems

No The area is not sensitive to earthquakes,

subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or

extreme or adverse climatic conditions.

IV. Proposed Terms of Reference for EIA Studies

Damodar Ispat Limited obtained EC for Expansion of existing unit of 1x50 TPD (15,000 TPA) DRI by 3x100

TPD DRI (1,05,000 TPA of sponge iron), 2x15T IF, 1x30T LF (1,05,000 TPA of MS Billets), 310 TPD Rolling

mill (1,00,000 TPA of Rods/bars/light structurals), 1X9 MVA SAF (15,000TPA of Fe–Mn/Si-Mn), 1x5 TPH, 2 X

10TPH WHRB & 1X32 TPH FBC Boiler, and 16 MW Captive Power Plant (7 MW of WHRB and 9 MW of FBC)

at Jamuria Industrial Estate, Mouza–Ikra, P.O. Jamuria, Dist Burdwan, West Bengal via MoEFCC letter no. J-

11011/366/2010- IA II (I) dated 02nd April, 2012.

The company has already started the construction work but not been able to complete the said project

according to its schedule due to unavoidable circumstances.

Therefore, as per EIA notification dated 14th September, 2006, the validity of EC letter is required to be

extended in order to continue with the project.

Therefore, we request your goodself to kindly consider our case and grant us the extension of validity of

Environmental Clearance for the said project for another 3 years.

V. Undertaking




Documents

Expansion of existing unit of 1x50 TPD (15,000 TPA) …...Address Jamuria Industrial Estate, PS Jamuria, PO Nandi, District Paschim Bardhaman Pin Code 713344 E-mail [email protected]