TATA METALIKS LIMITEDenvironmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/EIA/... · TATA METALIKS LIMITED . Expansion of Hot Metal from 0.5 to 0.75 MTPA, DI Pipe from 0.3 to 0.5 MTPA & 0.1

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT

ON

EXPANSION OF HOT METAL FROM

0.5 TO 0.75 MTPA, DI PIPE FROM 0.3 TO 0.5 MTPA & 0.1 MTPA CASTINGS & FITTINGS

FOR

TATA METALIKS LIMITED

OCTOBER 2018

SAMU_7408

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Lab Engaged : Envirocheck NABL No : TC-6014 Monitoring Period : Feb-May 2018

SAMU_7408

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QCI NABET Sl No. : 99, Rev 69, Sep 05 2018

TATA METALIKS LIMITED Expansion of Hot Metal from 0.5 to 0.75 MTPA, DI Pipe from 0.3 to 0.5 MTPA & 0.1 MTPA Castings & Fittings Environmental Impact Assessment Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 - INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 1-1

1.1 Project Proponent ............................................................... 1-1 1.2 Purpose of the Report ......................................................... 1-1 1.3 Glimpse of the Project ........................................................ 1-2 1.3.1 Nature of the Project ........................................................ 1-2 1.3.2 Size of the Project ............................................................ 1-2 1.3.3 Location of the Project ..................................................... 1-3 1.3.4 Importance of the Project to the Country/Region ............... 1-3 1.4 Scope of the Study ............................................................. 1-3 1.5 Applicable Regulations ....................................................... 1-4 1.6 Structure of this Report ...................................................... 1-5 1.7 Authorization ..................................................................... 1-6 1.8 Acknowledgement ............................................................... 1-6 1.9 Assessment of new & untested technology for risk of

technological failure ........................................................... 1-6

2 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................. 2-1

2.1 Type of the Project .............................................................. 2-1 2.2 Need for the Project ............................................................ 2-1 2.3 Location of the Project ........................................................ 2-3 2.3.1 Connectivity .................................................................... 2-4 2.3.2 Climate ........................................................................... 2-5 2.3.3 Major Industries in the study Area ................................... 2-5 2.4 Project Description ............................................................. 2-5 2.4.1 Layout ............................................................................ 2-5 2.4.2 Land use of Project Site ................................................... 2-6 2.4.3 Size or magnitude of operation ......................................... 2-6 2.4.4 Capital Cost and Implementation Schedule ....................... 2-6 2.5 Technology and Process Description .................................... 2-6 2.6 Project Description ............................................................. 2-7 2.6.1 Raw Materials and Chemicals .......................................... 2-8 2.6.2 Fuels and Chemicals ....................................................... 2-9 2.6.3 Utilities and Services ..................................................... 2-10 2.6.4 Storage Facilities ........................................................... 2-11 2.6.5 Manpower ..................................................................... 2-11 2.7 Pollution Mitigation Measures ........................................... 2-12 2.7.1 Air Pollution Control (APC) Measures .............................. 2-12 2.7.2 Noise Pollution Control Measures ................................... 2-13 2.7.3 Water Pollution Mitigation Measures .............................. 2-15 2.7.4 Solid Waste Generation and Re-utilisation Measures ....... 2-16 2.8 Identification of Hazards ................................................... 2-16 2.9 Safety during Construction ............................................... 2-18


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2.10 Risk Management Measures .............................................. 2-19 2.10.1 Electrical Safety ............................................................ 2-19 2.10.2 Fire Prevention .............................................................. 2-19 2.10.3 CO Detection and Prevention ......................................... 2-19

3 - DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ............................ 3-1

3.1 Study Area ......................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Agenda and Period of Baseline Study ................................... 3-1 3.3 Physical Features of the Study area .................................... 3-3 3.3.1 Geomorphology ............................................................... 3-3 3.3.2 Topography ..................................................................... 3-3 3.3.3 Drainage ......................................................................... 3-5 3.3.4 Seismicity ....................................................................... 3-5 3.3.5 Geology ........................................................................... 3-6 3.3.6 Geo-Hydrological Status of the Study Area ........................ 3-7 3.3.7 Water level monitoring ................................................... 3-12 3.3.8 Ground Water Resources ............................................... 3-14 3.4 Physico-Chemical Components .......................................... 3-14 3.4.1 Micro-meteorology ......................................................... 3-16 3.4.2 Mixing Height ................................................................ 3-18 3.4.3 Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) ............................................. 3-18 3.4.4 Basis of Location of AAQ Stations ................................... 3-19 3.4.5 Parameters Recorded ..................................................... 3-19 3.4.6 Ambient Air Quality as Recorded .................................... 3-19 3.4.7 Ground Water Quality.................................................... 3-23 3.4.8 Surface Water Resources ............................................... 3-24 3.4.9 Surface Water Quality ................................................... 3-24 3.5 Soil.................................................................................. 3-29 3.5.1 Baseline Soil Status ...................................................... 3-29 3.5.2 Soil Quality and Characteristics ..................................... 3-29 3.6 Lechate Analysis (TCLP) of solid waste............................... 3-31 3.7 Noise ............................................................................... 3-31 3.8 Land Use and Land Cover ................................................. 3-33 3.9 Biological Environment ..................................................... 3-36 3.9.1 Objective ....................................................................... 3-36 3.9.2 Habitats Description of the Study Area ........................... 3-37 3.9.3 Climatic Factor for Vegetation ........................................ 3-37 3.9.4 Locations for Biological Sampling and Monitoring ........... 3-37 3.10 Methodology adopted for Ecological Survey ........................ 3-38 3.10.1 Literature survey ........................................................... 3-38 3.10.2 Field survey for terrestrial ecology .................................. 3-39 3.10.3 Field survey for Aquatic ecology ..................................... 3-39 3.10.4 Collection of secondary data .......................................... 3-40 3.11 Terrestrial Ecological Status (TES) .................................... 3-40



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3.11.1 Present Status of Natural Vegetation .............................. 3-40 3.11.2 Vegetations in Forest Area ............................................. 3-41 3.11.3 Vegetations in Non-forest Area ....................................... 3-42 3.11.4 Medicinal Plants in the Study Area ................................. 3-43 3.11.5 Agricultural Pattern of the Study Area ............................ 3-44 3.11.6 Horticultural Crops of the Study Area ............................ 3-44 3.12 Quantitative Survey of Terrestrial Flora ............................. 3-44 3.12.1 Species Richness, Evenness and Diversity Index in the

Study Area .................................................................... 3-44 3.12.2 Terrestrial Fauna .......................................................... 3-45 3.13 Aquatic Ecological Status (AES) ........................................ 3-46 3.13.1 Aquatic Flora ................................................................ 3-46 3.13.2 Planktonic Population .................................................... 3-47 3.14 Review of published Secondary Data and Relevant

Standards for cross referencing and interpretation ............ 3-49 3.14.1 Rare, Endemic and Endangered Plant Species ................. 3-49 3.14.2 Conservation Status of Sighted Flora and Fauna ............. 3-49 3.14.3 Eco-sensitive Area ......................................................... 3-50 3.15 Human Environment ........................................................ 3-50 3.15.1 Demographic Profile of the Study Area ............................ 3-50 3.15.2 Methodology and Fieldwork ............................................ 3-51 3.15.3 Baseline Assessment of Human Environmental

Components .................................................................. 3-55

4 - ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ................................................ 4-1

4.1 Objectives of EIA ................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Scoping of EIA.................................................................... 4-1 4.3 Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures ................. 4-1 4.4 Scoping of Impacts ............................................................. 4-2 4.5 Impact during Construction Period ...................................... 4-2 4.5.1 Impact due to solid waste generation ................................ 4-2 4.5.2 Impact on Soil Quality ..................................................... 4-3 4.5.3 Impact on Water Quality .................................................. 4-4 4.5.4 Impact on Air Quality ...................................................... 4-4 4.5.5 Impact of Noise Level ....................................................... 4-5 4.6 Impact during Operation Phase ........................................... 4-5 4.6.1 Impact on Land Environment ........................................... 4-5 4.6.2 Impact on Soil Quality ..................................................... 4-6 4.6.3 Impact on Surface Water Resource & Quality .................... 4-6 4.6.4 Impact on Ground Water Resource and Quality ................. 4-7 4.6.5 Impact on Air Environment .............................................. 4-8 4.6.6 Management Measures for Air Pollution .......................... 4-10 4.6.7 Projected Vehicular load ................................................ 4-21



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4.7 Impact due to Noise .......................................................... 4-22 4.8 Impact due to Solid Waste Generation ............................... 4-23 4.8.1 Management Measures for Solid Waste ........................... 4-23 4.9 Impact on Biological Environment ..................................... 4-24 4.9.1 Impact and Mitigation Measures on Terrestrial Ecology ... 4-24 4.9.2 Impact on Aquatic Ecology and Mitigation Measures ....... 4-25 4.10 Greenbelt ......................................................................... 4-25 4.10.1 Greenbelt Development Programme ................................ 4-27 4.10.2 Implementation Programme of Greenery Development ..... 4-28 4.11 Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) ............................................ 4-29 4.12 Impact on Safety .............................................................. 4-30 4.12.1 Mitigation Measures for Safety ....................................... 4-30 4.13 Impact on social environment ........................................... 4-30 4.14 Environmental Mitigation Cost .......................................... 4-38

5 - ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ........................................ 5-1

5.1 Project Site Location ........................................................... 5-1 5.2 Process Technology ............................................................ 5-2

6 - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM ..................... 6-1

6.1 Monitoring Schedule and Parameters .................................. 6-1 6.2 Monitoring Methods and Data Analysis................................ 6-3 6.3 Reporting Procedure ........................................................... 6-5 6.4 Estimated CAPEX and OPEX ............................................... 6-5

7 - ADDITIONAL STUDIES.................................................... 7-1

7.1 Environmental Risk Assessment ......................................... 7-1 7.2 Objectives .......................................................................... 7-2 7.3 Environmental Risk Evaluation ........................................... 7-2 7.4 On-Site and Off-Site Disaster Preparedness Emergency

Management Plan ............................................................... 7-5 7.5 Accident Statistics ............................................................. 7-7 7.6 Safety Inspections .............................................................. 7-8 7.7 Testing of Emergency Plan .................................................. 7-8 7.8 Social Impact Assessment (SIA) ........................................... 7-8 7.9 Rehabilitation and Resettlement ......................................... 7-8 7.10 Public Consultation ............................................................ 7-8

8 - PROJECT BENEFITS ...................................................... 8-1

8.1 Areas of Operation ............................................................. 8-1 8.2 The Five Es ........................................................................ 8-2 8.2.1 Essential Enablers .......................................................... 8-2



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8.2.2 Employability .................................................................. 8-3 8.2.3 Education ....................................................................... 8-4 8.2.4 Employment .................................................................... 8-6 8.2.5 Entrepreneurship ............................................................ 8-6 8.3 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) .................................. 8-7 8.4 Social Upliftment Plan ...................................................... 8-12

9 - ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ................... 9-1

10 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ................ 10-1

10.1 Environmental Management Plan with Administrative Aspects ............................................................................ 10-1

10.2 Organisation Structure of EHS Department ....................... 10-5 10.2.1 Environmental Policy ..................................................... 10-6 10.3 Occupational health care and safety .................................. 10-8

11 - SUMMARY & CONCLUSION ........................................... 11-1

12 - DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED ..................... 12-1

TABLES

Table 2-1 - Major Plant Units and Facilities under Expansion .............. 2-8 Table 2-2 - Estimated Annual Consumption of Principal Raw

Materials and Additives ............................................. 2-9 Table 2-3 - Air Pollution Mitigation Measures of Production

Facilities ................................................................ 2-13 Table 2-4 - Inventory of Waste Water Generation Post Expansion ....... 2-15 Table 2-5 - Inventory of Solid Waste/By-Product Generation and

reutilization measures ............................................. 2-16 Table 2-6 - Hazard Identification of the Proposed Plant ...................... 2-17 Table 3-1 - Geological Succession of the district .................................. 3-7 Table 3-2 - Water Level of the monitored sources in the study area .... 3-13 Table 3-3 - Sampling details and methodology for physico-chemical

components ............................................................ 3-15 Table 3-4 - Summary of site-specific micro-meteorological

recoRdings of study area ......................................... 3-18 Table 3-5 - Ambient air quality in study area .................................... 3-20 Table 3-6 - PM10 analysis for poly-aromatic hydrocarbons and

heavy metals........................................................... 3-23 Table 3-7 - Characteristics of ground water quality ............................ 3-25 Table 3-8 - Characteristics of ground water quality ............................ 3-26 Table 3-9 - Characteristics of surface water quality ........................... 3-27



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Table 3-10 - Characteristics of surface water quality ......................... 3-28 Table 3-11 - Typical soil characteristics in the study area .................. 3-30 Table 3-12 - Heavy metal concentration in tclp extract ....................... 3-31 Table 3-13 - Recorded noise level at the study area ........................... 3-33 Table 3-14 - List of Sampling locations for biological environmental

study...................................................................... 3-38 Table 3-15 - Forest Patches within 10 km radius of project site .......... 3-41 Table 3-16 - Species richness, evenness and diversity index ............... 3-45 Table 3-17 - Planktonic diversity index of the monitoring locations..... 3-48 Table 3-18 - Demographic Profile of the Study Area ........................... 3-51 Table 3-19 - List of Areas surveyed ................................................... 3-54 Table 4-1 - Estimated Controlled Emission Inventories at Post

expansion stage ...................................................... 4-10 Table 4-2 - Existing Contribution of TML and predicted Ambient Air

Quality Post Expansion ........................................... 4-12 Table 4-3 - Planted trees and shrubs in Existing Greenbelt ................ 4-27 Table 4-4 - additional plant species Suggested for Greenbelt

Development ........................................................... 4-28 Table 4-5 - Implementation Programme for Greenery Development ..... 4-29 Table 4-6 - Environmental Mitigation Cost ........................................ 4-39 Table 6-1 - Monitoring Parameter and Schedule .................................. 6-2 Table 6-2 - CAPEX of various Environmental Monitoring

Parameters ............................................................... 6-5 Table 7-1 - Determination of Risk Potential ......................................... 7-3 Table 7-2 - Environmental Risk Potential Evaluation ........................... 7-4 Table 7-3 - Addressing the Issues raised in Public Hearing ................ 7-11 Table 8-1 - Corporate Social Responsibility - Expenditure for the

precEding Financial Years ......................................... 8-8 Table 8-2 - CSR expenditure (2017-18)................................................ 8-9 Table 8-3 - CSR Project Overview ...................................................... 8-10 Table 8-4 - Social Upliftment Plan..................................................... 8-12 Table 10-1 - Administrative Control of Implementation of Mitigation

Measures ................................................................ 10-1

FIGURES

Fig. 2-1 - Site Location Map ................................................................ 2-3 Fig. 2-2 - Google Map Snapshot of the Project Site ............................... 2-4 Fig. 2-3 - Implementation Schedule .................................................... 2-6 Fig. 2-4 - Water Balance Diagram for the Expansion Project ............... 2-10 Fig. 3-1 - DEM of Study Area .............................................................. 3-4 Fig. 3-2 - Drainage Map of the Study Area ........................................... 3-5



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Fig. 3-3 - Map showing Geological and Hydrogeological Aspects of the Study Area .......................................................... 3-8

Fig. 3-4 - Part of depth to water level map of West Bengal showing Paschim Medinipur district ...................................... 3-12

Fig. 3-5 - Water Level of the Monitored Sources ................................. 3-13 Fig. 3-6 - Windrose of the study area ................................................ 3-17 Fig. 3-7 - PM10 and PM2.5 Level in the Study Area .............................. 3-21 Fig. 3-8 - SO2 and NOx Level in the Study Area .................................. 3-22 Fig. 3-9 - Landuse pattern of the project site and study area .............. 3-35 Fig. 3-10 - Map indicating areas surveyed during socio-economic

study...................................................................... 3-53 Fig. 4-1 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of PM10 in µg/cum to

assess the impact of the existing Plant ..................... 4-13 Fig. 4-2 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of SO2 in µg/cum to

assess the impact of the existing Plant ..................... 4-14 Fig. 4-3 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of NOx in µg/cum to

assess the impact of the existing Plant ..................... 4-15 Fig. 4-4 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of PM2.5 in µg/cum to

assess the impact of the existing Plant ..................... 4-16 Fig. 4-5 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of PM10 in µg/cum Post

Expansion of TML ................................................... 4-17 Fig. 4-6 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of SO2 in µg/cum Post

Expansion of TML ................................................... 4-18 Fig. 4-7 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of NOx in µg/cum Post

Expansion of TML ................................................... 4-19 Fig. 4-8 - Predicted 24-hourly average glc of PM2.5 in µg/cum Post

Expansion of TML ................................................... 4-20 Fig. 7-1 - Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan System ............ 7-6 Fig. 10-1 - Organisation Structures of the EHS Department ............... 10-7

APPENDICES

Appendix-1-1 - Terms of Reference (ToR) of EIA ...................................... 1 Appendix-1-2 - Compliance to Terms of Reference (ToR) Points .............. 14 Appendix-1-3 - Environmental Clearance ............................................. 24 Appendix-1-4 - Compliance to the Existing ec ....................................... 40 Appendix-1-5 - Compliance status of Consent to Operate (CTO) for

Pig Iron & Ductile Iron Pipe Plants .............................. 42 Appendix-1-6 - Details of NABET Accreditation ..................................... 52 Appendix-1-7 - NABL and MoEFCC Certificates of Monitoring

Agency ...................................................................... 56 Appendix-2-1 - Process description ...................................................... 76 Appendix-2-2 - Consent for Water Withdrawal ...................................... 81



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Appendix-2-3 - Power Sypply Agreement ............................................. 104 Appendix-2-4 - Existing Stack Emission Details .................................. 118 Appendix-2-5 - Stack Emission Details at the Post Expansion Stage ..... 119 Appendix-2-6 - Summarised List of Air Pollution Control (APC)

Equipment/Systems for the Production facilites at the Post Expansion Stage .......................................... 121

Appendix-2-7 - Summarised List of Effluent Characteristics at the Post Expansion Stage ................................................ 122

Appendix-3-1 - Applicable Regulatory Standards ................................. 123 Appendix-3-2 - List of Flora in the Study Area ..................................... 126 Appendix-3-3 - List of Medicinal Plants in the Study Area .................... 131 Appendix-3-4 - List of Terrestrial Fauna in the Study Area ................... 132 Appendix-3-5 - List of Macrophytes in the Study Area .......................... 134 Appendix-3-6 - List of Planktonic Spectrum in the Study Area ............. 135 Appendix-3-7 - List of Semi-Aquatic and Aquatic Fauna in the

Study Area ............................................................... 137 Appendix-3-8 - List of Villages in the Study Area ................................. 138 Appendix-4-1 - Agreement with JSW Cement Limited, Salboni for

supply of Granulated BF Slag .................................... 145 Appendix-4-2 - Hazardous Waste Authorization ................................... 147 Appendix-7-1 - Public Hearing Proceedings ......................................... 152 Appendix-10-1 - Integrated Management Policy ................................... 166 Appendix-10-2 - Periodic Health Status of Existing Employees ............. 167 Appendix-10-3 - Medical Examination Report (Sample) ........................ 169 Appendix-F - Baseline Data (February 2018 to May 2018) ...... 75 pages

EXHIBITS

Exhibit 2-1 - Existing Plant of TML ................................................... 2-20 Exhibit 2-2 - Site for proposed Plant of TML ...................................... 2-20 Exhibit 2-3 - Existing Greenbelt ....................................................... 2-21 Exhibit 2-4 - Avenue Plantation ........................................................ 2-21 Exhibit 3-1 - Water Level Monitoring at Gop Khejurdanga .................. 3-63 Exhibit 3-2 - Ambient Air Quality at Gholagariya Village .................... 3-63 Exhibit 3-3 - Quadrate Laying at PF near Gurguripal ......................... 3-64 Exhibit 3-4 - Planktonic Samplaing at Kasai Nadi .............................. 3-64 Exhibit 3-5 - Focus Group discussion at Latibpur ............................. 3-65 Exhibit 7-1 - Public Hearing in progress ............................................ 7-19 Exhibit 7-2 - Participants of Public Hearing ...................................... 7-19 Exhibit 8-1 - Rampara Drinking Water Project (2017-18) ..................... 8-2 Exhibit 8-2 - Assistant Beauty Therapist - Batch II Classes

conducted at TMSDC, Medinipur ............................... 8-4



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Exhibit 8-3 - Scholarship awarded to students of Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College, Medinipur (2017 -2018) .................. 8-5

Exhibit 8-4 - Training of SHGs (Maa Sharda, Gitanjali and Devi Chaudhurani) on Entrepreneurship, Roypara (2017-2018) .............................................................. 8-7

Exhibit 8-5 - Health Camp at Maheshpur Primary School, 2017 ......... 8-19 Exhibit 8-6 - Workshop on Nagchiki Script with Kora TriBe, at

Dibyovani Niketan, Belda, 2017 ............................... 8-20

DRAWINGS

Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0001 - Site Location Map Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0002 - Topographic Map Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0003 - Process Flow Diagram Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0004 - Plant General Layout Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0005 - Landuse Map of the Study Area Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0006 - Stack Location Map Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0007 - Industry Location Map Drg 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008 - Monitoring Location Map


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1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT PROPONENT

Tata Metaliks Limited (TML) was incorporated in 1990 and

began its commercial operation in 1994. A subsidiary of Tata Steel

Limted, TML has its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant near

Kharagpur, West Bengal which produces pig iron and ductile iron pipes.

The plant's annual hot metal production capacity is 0.5 MTPA out of

which 0.3 MTPA is converted into ductile iron (DI) pipes and the rest is

sold as pig iron.

TML is planning to expand their hot metal & DI pipe

production capacities to 0.75 MTPA & 0.5 MTPA respectively from the

existing capacity of 0.5 MTPA & 0.3 MTPA. TML is also planning to

install 0.1 MTPA casting unit (foundry) in their existing plant premises at

Gokulpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

The proposed project involves expansion of hot metal

production from 500,000 TPA hot metal to 750,000 TPA, DI Pipe

production from 300,000 TPA to 500,000 TPA along with production of

100,000 TPA casting & fittings for DI pipe. In adherence to

Environmental (Protection) Act 1986 and in accordance with MoEFCC

EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2006, EIA report has to be

prepared to seek Environmental Clearance for the expansion project. The

proposed Project falls under Category ‘A’ of item 3(a) “Metallurgical

Industries (ferrous & non-ferrous)” of the Schedule to the EIA

Notification 2006 & amendments thereof.


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The objective of the EIA study report is to gauge the

prevailing baseline environmental quality, assess the potential impacts of

the proposed expansion on the environment and plan appropriate

mitigation measures to minimize adverse impacts and maximize

beneficial impacts of the proposed project.

In view of the above, the EIA report has been prepared in

accordance with the ToR of EIA accorded by the MoEFCC vide their letter

F.No-J-11011/377/2013-1A.II(I) dated 16th January 2018.

1.3 GLIMPSE OF THE PROJECT

1.3.1 Nature of the Project

The proposed project falls under Category ‘A’ of item 3(a)

“Metallurgical Industries (ferrous & non-ferrous)” of the Schedule to the

EIA Notification 2006 and amendments thereof. The proposed production

of hot metal & DI pipes would be accomplished by Blast Furnace (BF)-Pig

Caster/Blast Furnace (BF) Centrifugal Casting route respectively.

1.3.2 Size of the Project

The maximum production of the plant after expansion would

be as follows, as per market demand:

Hot Metal - 0.75 MTPA DI Pipes - 0.5 MTPA Castings & Fittings - 0.1 MTPA Pig Iron - 0.345 MTPA Process route .. Production of hot metal through Blast

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1.3.3 Location of the Project

The plant site is located at village Gokulpur near Kharagpur

in Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. The project area is

surrounded by the geographical grids approximately ranging from

87º16’55” to 87º17’30” E longitude and 22º22’45” to 22º23’25” N

latitude.

1.3.4 Importance of the Project to the Country/Region

India is one of the fastest developing economies in the world.

The infrastructure sector has seen unprecedented growth in the past

decade. The country has a huge potential for development in the areas of

water infrastructure & sewerage development since only 33% of the total

population have access to improved sanitation. A sudden surge in

investments towards waste water infrastructure investment has also

unfolded more opportunities for DI pipe manufacturers in India. The

rapid pace of urbanization would also increase the demand for piped

water supply. Government of India’s (GoI) Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR)

project would also call for unprecedented demand for DI pipes and

fittings.

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

As required by the Environment Protection (EP) Act, 1986

and amendments thereafter, it is required to obtain Environmental

Clearance (EC) of the proposed Project from the Ministry of Environment,

Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (MoEFCC) and No

Objection Certificate (NOC) from the West Bengal Pollution Control Board

(WBPCB), prior to take up any construction activities at the project site.

Accordingly, TML applied to the MoEFCC for firming up of

the Terms of Reference (ToR) of EIA, which would form the scope for

conducting the EIA study. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of

MoEFCC has evaluated the ToR Application and has firmed up the ToR



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for EIA of the proposed project seeking EC. The ToR of EIA as confirmed

by the MoEFCC vide their letter F.No-J-11011/377/2013-1A.II(I) dated

16th January 2018 is furnished in Appendix 1-1 for reference and

Compliance to the ToR points is given in Appendix 1-2. Existing ECs for

pig iron plant and DI pipe plant accorded by MoEFCC, Compliance

Report of the existing ECs and status of CTO Compliances are given in

Appendices 1-3, 1-4 & 1-5 respectively.

1.5 APPLICABLE REGULATIONS

The following regulations/policies have been considered

during preparation of the EIA report and need to be complied with, while

monitoring the implementation and performance of the environmental

management mitigation measures:

i) Environmental Protection Act 1986 and Rules thereunder and its subsequent amendments

ii) Section 21 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

iii) Sections 25 and 26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

iv) The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 (MSIHC) and its subsequent amendments

v) Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016

vi) Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 vii) Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules,

2016

viii) Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016

ix) Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016

x) Public Liability Insurance Acts & Rules, 1991 and its subsequent amendments



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xi) Factory Act 1948 & West Bengal Factories Rule, 1958 and their subsequent amendments

xii) Explosive Act 1884 & Explosive Rules 1983 and their subsequent amendments

xiii) The Electricity Act 2003 & India Electricity Rules 1956 and their subsequent amendments

xiv) West Bengal Fire Services act 1950 and subsequent amendments

xv) E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016

xvi) Gazette Notifications of MoEFCC and CPCB as and when notified

xvii) The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977 and their subsequent amendments

xviii) Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016

xix) The Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules, 2004

xx) Office Memorandum J-11013/25/2014-IA.I (MoEFCC), dated 11.08.2014 regarding guidelines on Environmental Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) related issues

xxi) Office Memorandum F.No.22-65/2017-IA.III (MoEFCC),

dated 01.05.2018 regarding Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER)

1.6 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT

This Report is prepared in line with the suggested generic

structure of EIA prescribed by MoEFCC. There are twelve Chapters

complete with relevant Tables, Figures, Drawings, Photographic Exhibits

and Appendices.

Following this Introduction Chapter, the project details is

discussed in Chapter-2; Chapter-3 presents the Description of the

Environment; Chapter-4 describes Anticipated Environmental Impacts &

Mitigation Measures; Chapter-5 is about Analysis of Alternatives,



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Chapter-6 presents the Environmental Monitoring Program, Chapter-7

details out the Additional studies, Chapters 8 & 9 discusses the project

and environmental cost benefit analysis respectively. Chapter 10 lays

down the Environment Management Plan (EMP). The summary &

conclusion of the EIA Report and Disclosure of the Consultants engaged

are presented in Chapters 11 & 12 respectively.

The various field data as recorded during field survey

(February to May 2018) within the study area of 10 km aerial coverage

from the proposed project site and field investigation Reports are

attached at the end of this Report in a separate Appendix-F.

1.7 AUTHORIZATION

TML has appointed M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd,

Consulting Engineers, Kolkata (NABET/QCI accredited Company) to

undertake EIA Study and prepare EIA Report in accordance with the

approved ToR of MoEFCC. The details of the NABET accreditation along

with the expert details are enclosed in Appendix 1-6. The baseline data

was monitored by M/s Envirocheck (NABL & MoEFCC accredited

Company) under the supervision of M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd.

The accreditation certificates of M/s Envirocheck are attached in

Appendix 1-7.

1.8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Consulting Engineers gratefully acknowledge the

co-operation and assistance extended by TML and various Govt. Offices

for carrying out the field study and also preparation of the EIA report.

1.9 ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED TECHNOLOGY FOR

RISK OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE

New technology is not envisaged for the proposed project.

Hence analysis of the same was not carried out.


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2 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This Chapter describes the proposed expansion of the hot

metal production facilities from 0.5 MTPA to 0.75 MTPA, DI Pipe

production from 0.3 to 0.5 MTPA & production of 0.1 MTPA of

castings/fittings by Tata Metaliks Ltd. at Paschim Medinipur, West

Bengal. This description forms the basis of Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) of the expansion project.

2.1 TYPE OF THE PROJECT

The proposed project involves expansion of hot metal

production capacity & DI Pipe production capacity by installation of new

units, to be sited within the existing boundary of the plant premises at

Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.

The proposed expansion project falls under Category ‘A’ of

item 3(a) “Metallurgical Industries (ferrous & non-ferrous)” of the

Schedule to the EIA Notification 2006 under the Environment

(Protection) Rules 1986 & amendments thereof.

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT

The major grades demanded in the Indian markets are the

K7 and K9 series. DN 80 mm to DN 1000 mm diameter sizes are the

major pipe sizes in demand. The major feature of this market is that it is

100% organized as the commissioning of project is routed through EPC

contractors and vendor selection criteria by the Government is

completely based on quality of the DI pipes and robust quality standards

with regards to ISO and British Standards.


2 - Project Description (cont’d)

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The investment allocation to water supply & sanitation

during the 12th five year plan is INR 2,55,319 crores. Based on prior

experience, it is estimated that 13% of this expenditure to be on DI

pipes.

Considering domestic demand and the requirement from the

export market, pipes demand is expected to reach 2.1 MT by 2018 - 19

and 3.5 MT by 2022. With the demand growing and the supply scenario

showing incremental growth, the demand supply gap is set to increase to

0.62 MT.

2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Demand, MT 2.1 2.3 2.8 3.5

Production, MT 1.6 1.84 2.24 2.88

Gap, MT 0.3 0.46 0.56 0.62

Supply constraints in the past have inhibited market

expansion and the industry is yet to pick up momentum. DI pipes being

at the beginning of its product life cycle, it is expected that the growth

trajectory will be very buoyant at least in the next decade or so after

which it may mature to a stable level.

Total global DI pipe production is about 5.4 MTPA, out of

which dependence on import by various countries is about 0.5 MTPA.

Export ratio is 10% - 40%. Middle East and Asia is everybody’s target.

Low domestic capacity and production has been the major constraint

that inhibited exports of DI pipes from India. India has the competitive

advantage of being strategically located to cater to Asian, South Asian

and Middle East countries. The Middle East is a very prospective region

for DI pipes. As the region is water scarce, all the countries in the

Middle East give special focus on water supply and sanitation. During

the last four years, India exported DI pipes to as many as 37 countries of

which the regular destinations have been Algeria, Brunei, Hong Kong,



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Qatar, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sultanate of Oman and UK. Thus, DI

pipes would continue to be in good demand in these countries in the

forthcoming year as well.

2.3 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

The plant site is located at Gokulpur village Kharagpur-I

Block, in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal.

The study area is surrounded by the geographical grids

approximately ranging from 87º16’55” to 87º17’30” E longitude and

22º22’45” to 22º23’25” N latitude. The location of the project site with

respect to country, state & district is shown in Fig. 2-1.

FIG. 2-1 - SITE LOCATION MAP

The snapshot from Google map of the project site is

presented in Fig. 2-2.

PROJECT SITE



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2.3.1 Connectivity

The site is well connected by the roads and railways to the

near-by towns i.e Medinipur in the north-east and Kharagpur in the

south. NH6 and NH66 meet each other at Kharagpur. NH-6 is passing

from the southern part of the site at about 0.5 to 1 km away from the

site and NH-66 is passing from eastern part at about 2.5 to 3 km away

from the site. The Howrah-Bhubaneshwar main line branch of

Southeastern Railway is passing at about 3 km distance away from the

site from east to west at southern part of the site. Another line from

Bishnupur to Jaleshwar of Odisha is passing from north to south from

the eastern part of the site just about 1 km away from the site region.

The region is connected with Kharagpur town and to Odisha through

Bisnupur-Jaleswar Railway line . The nearest international airport is at

Kolkata, about 110 km from site and Haldia port is about 120 km from

the plant site.

FIG. 2-2 - GOOGLE MAP SNAPSHOT OF THE PROJECT SITE



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2.3.2 Climate

The climate follows a hot tropical monsoon weather pattern.

Summers last from April to mid-June with diurnal highs ranging from

the upper 30°C to the mid 40°C and lows in the low 30°C. However

extensive daily heat is often followed by evening rains known as

Norwesters (kalboishakhis) or dust-storms. Monsoon rains can last from

mid-June to late August or even September with rains from the

southeast monsoon typically contributing the lions-share of the annual

rainfall of around 1500 mm. Winters last for 2 to 3 months and are mild;

typical lows are from 8°C - 14°C.

2.3.3 Major Industries in the study Area

The major industries such as Tata Bearings (Tata Steel),

Bansal Cement, Kalimati Steel Pvt. Ltd., Rashmi Metaliks Pvt. Ltd., Tata

Hitachi, Ramco Industries Ltd., Kharagpur Industrial Growth Centre, Sai

Fertilisers Ltd, IMECO Limited are in the vicinity. The details are

depicted in Industry location map in Drg No. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0007.

2.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.4.1 Layout

The expansion would be carried out within the existing plant

area (total 197 acres) of TML. The plant general layout of the proposed

project is shown in Drg. No. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0004. The layout is

complete with the plant units, administrative buildings, water reservoir

including rainwater harvesting structure, storage area for raw materials,

products & solid waste storage, road network and greenbelt. Photographs

of the existing plant, site for the proposed plant & existing greenbelt are

shown in Exhibit 2-1 to 2-4 at the end of the chapter.



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2.4.2 Land use of Project Site

The total land area for plant along with the area for

expansion is about 197 acre. This area is adequate to accommodate the

expansion. Since the project is to be sited in an industrial area, land use

of project area was not determined.

2.4.3 Size or magnitude of operation

The proposed project would produce 0.75 MTPA of Hot Metal

from which 0.5 MTPA of DI pipes, 0.1 MTPA of castings & fittings and

0.345 MTPA of pig iron can be produced depending on market demand.

2.4.4 Capital Cost and Implementation Schedule

The order-of-magnitude capital cost for the proposed

expansion would be about Rs 800 crore which includes plant and

equipment including civil & structural work, design, engineering and

administration during construction & contingency cost.

It is envisaged that the project would be completed within a

period of 22 months from “Go-Ahead date”. The implementation schedule

is given in Fig 2-3 at the end of the Chapter. It is considered that

construction work at site for various plant facilities of the project would

commence after completion of major engineering works.

2.5 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION

The basic process steps for production are: i) Agglomeration of Iron Ore fines by sintering &

pelletizing ii) Iron (Hot Metal) making in MBF iii) Casting of Hot Metal in Pig Casting Machine to produce

Pig Iron iv) Mould preparation for DI Pipes and Castings v) DI Pipes production by Centrifugal casting, annealing

& finishing vi) Production of Castings and Fittings in Foundry Shop A brief description of each process is given in Appendix 2-1.

FIG. 2-3 - IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE



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2.6 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The post project annual production plan would be as follows:

MTPA

A. Intermediate products

Hot Metal .. 0.75 B. Saleable products*

DI Pipes .. 0.5 Casting & Fittings .. 0.1 Pig iron .. 0.345

* The above stated product-mix is tentative and may vary marginally depending on the market demand

The planned production figures stated above may have a

variation of ±5% depending on the raw materials characteristics and

operational performance.

The existing facilities & additional facilities required for the

expansion are shown in Table 2-1. The production facilities would be

adequately supported by necessary auxiliary facilities such as raw

materials unloading and storage, proportioning of raw materials, electric

power receiving and distribution stations, various utility facilities, water

treatment and distribution system, etc.

The material flow as presently envisaged is presented in Drg.

No. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0003. The drawing also shows the annual

requirement of principal raw materials & additives and the various forms

of output products.



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TABLE 2-1 - MAJOR PLANT UNITS AND FACILITIES UNDER EXPANSION

Sl. No. Unit

Facility

Existing Proposed Final Configuration

1 Sinter plant 44,000 tons per month

50,000 tons per month (augmentation of existing)

50,000 tons per month

2 Pellet Plant - 450,000 TPA 450,000 TPA

3 Blast furnace 2 x 259 m3 (0.5 MTPA Hot Metal)

2 x 305 m3 (0.75 MTPA Hot Metal) (augmentation of

2 x 259 m3)

2 x 305 m3 (0.75 MTPA Hot Metal)

4 Pig Casting Machine

0.345 MTPA - 0.345 MTPA

5 Oxygen Plant/

Air Separation Unit

- Oxygen - 3,600 Nm3/hr

Nitrogen - 1,000 Nm3/hr

Oxygen - 3,600 Nm3/hr

Nitrogen - 1,000 Nm3/hr

6 DI Pipe Plant 0.3 MTPA 0.2 MTPA 0.3 MTPA 0.2 MTPA

7 Foundry - 0.1 MTPA 0.1 MTPA

8 Captive Power Plant

CPP#1- 2.76 MW CPP#2 - 4 MW

(BF Gas Fired) CPP#3 - 10 MW Coke Oven Gas WHRB

CPP#1 - 10 MW BF Gas Fired (augmentation of

existing) CPP#2 - 4.5 MW (Augmentation of existing 4 MW)

CPP#3 - No change CPP#4 - 10 MW Coke Oven Gas WHRB

CPP#1 - 10 MW BF Gas Fired (augmentation of

existing) CPP#2 - 4.5 MW (Augmentation of existing 4 MW)

CPP#3 - 10 MW Coke Oven Gas WHRB CPP#4 - 10 MW Coke Oven Gas WHRB

2.6.1 Raw Materials and Chemicals

The estimated consumption of principal raw materials for the

expansion of hot metal production would be iron ore in the form of lump

& fines (in the form of sinters & pellets), coal, coke, limestone, dolomite,

quartzite and other additives. For DI Pipe production the major raw

materials would be magnesium, zinc, cement, sand, bitumen, resin,

hardener and paints. PCI coal would be imported from the international

market whereas coke would be purchased. Iron ore would be made

available from indigenous sources. The estimated consumption of raw

materials has been presented in Table 2-2.



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TABLE 2-2 - ESTIMATED ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF PRINCIPAL RAW MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES

Sl.

No.

Major Raw

materials

Estimated

Quantity, tons Mode of transportation

Hot Metal

1 Iron Ore Fines 1,017,000 Rail

2 Sized Iron ore 187,500 Rail

3 Quartzite 7,500 Rail (80%)/Road (20%)

4 PCI Coal 90,000 Imported (Sea) - Rail

5 Limestone 60,600 Rail (80%)/Road (20%)

6 Dolomite 28,000 Rail (80%)/Road (20%)

7 Coke 345,750 Imported (Sea) - Rail (70%)/

Road (30%)

DI Pipes

8 Steel Scrap 68,000 Rail

9 Magnesium 7,500 Road

10 Inoculants 600 Road

11 Zinc 4,000 Road

12 Bitumen, kl 2,700 Road

13 Cement for lining 58,500 Road

14 Sand for lining 91,000 Road

15 Resin, Hardener,

catalyst, paints

870 Road

16 Foundry Sand 8,400 Road

2.6.2 Fuels and Chemicals

Apart from the solid fuels derived from coal as mentioned in

the earlier section on raw materials, there would be requirement of fuels

like LPG, HSD and LDO for various uses. There would also be

requirement of acids and alkalis for water treatment. There would be two

storages each for bulk acid and alkali of 6 KL and 5 KL respectively.

There would a total of 162 Nos. LPG storages of about 5,000 kg total

capacity. Apart from this there would be HSD and LDO storage of 225 KL

and 105 KL respectively.

The plant would generate by-product fuel gas i.e. BF gas.

This would be used as fuel for power generation & balance available gas

would be utilized at annealing furnace for DI pipe production.



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2.6.3 Utilities and Services

Water: It is estimated that the total make-up water

requirement for the plant post expansion would be around 246 cu m/hr,

which is within the water allocated (254.75 cu m/hr) to TML by SWID

(State Water Investigation Directorate), West Bengal. The source of water

for the existing plant is ground water from 23 Nos. borewells which is

pumped and stored in raw water storage tank/makeup water tank.

(Please refer Appendix 2-2 - Consent for Water Withdrawal). The said

quantity of water would be required for process use, make-up water to

the circulating cooling water circuit, plant sanitary and other

miscellaneous use within the plant. The water balance diagram for the

expansion project is presented in Fig. 2-4 at the end of this chapter.

Electrical Power: The estimated power requirements of

various plant units including utilities and auxiliary facilities for the

Plant is indicated below:

Annual energy consumption, kWh x 106 .. 264

15-min maximum demand

- in MW .. 40 - in MVA at 0.9 corrected power factor .. 44.5

1-min peak demand, MW .. 43.5

At present, TML receives power at 132 kV level from the

State Grid at main Substation of their plant. Power received at 132 kV

level is supplied to various plant units under TML. Sent out power of

captive power plant, after considering one new proposed generator unit

and augmentation of one existing generator unit, will be 31 MW.

FIG. 2-4 - WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM FOR THE EXPANSION

PROJECT



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Based on the above, after load balancing at 132 kV level at

plant main substation the revised contract demand with State Grid will

be about 9.5 MW at 0.9 power factor (Please refer Appendix 2-3 – Power

Supply Agreement).

Steam, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon & Compressed Air: The

requirement of process steam would be made available through

controlled extraction of steam from the condensing turbine of the power

plant.

The requirements for Oxygen & Nitrogen would be met

through installation of Air Separation Plants capable of producing

3,600 Nm3/hr of Oxygen and 1,000 Nm3/hr of Nitrogen.

2.6.4 Storage Facilities

Solid raw materials like iron ores, coke, limestone etc would

be stored in open stockpiles within the plant boundary. PCI coal would

be kept under covered storage area.

Slag and other process solid wastes would be temporarily

stored in the earmarked by-product recovery area within the plant

boundary for future use/sale.

2.6.5 Manpower

The Construction Workforce during peak period would be

around 1,000 in a day, the major labour component of which would be

made available from the locals.



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2.7 POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES

In view of the proposed production facilities listed in

Table 2-1, utilization of solid bulk raw materials and fuels in process

operations, several pollution mitigation measures in respect of air and

water environment have been considered as an integral part of the

project concept for each of such production facilities. The following

description gives an overview of the pollution control measures as

envisaged for the proposed facilities:

2.7.1 Air Pollution Control (APC) Measures

Various process operations would generate particulate dusts,

Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC), oxides of sulphur and nitrogen and

carbon dioxide to the environment. The emission would be from the

stacks (Stack schedule appended as Appendices 2-4 & 2-5) as well as

there would be fugitive emission of dusts from open and closed areas.

The following APC measures as summarized in Table 2-3 would form the

integral part of the project conceptualization and design. The list of air

pollution control equipment is given in Appendix 2-6.

The air pollution control equipment installed as part of the

project would be designed to adhere to the Emission Standards

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TABLE 2-3 - AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION MEASURES OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES

Sl. No.

Plant/ Section

Pollution sources Pollutant emissions Mitigation measures

1. Raw materials Handling Section

(RMHS)

- Open stockpiles, bedding & blending

yard, conveyor transportation for all

production facilities - Closed area

crushing/screening

bunkers loading

Fugitive dusts

Fugitive dusts

Water sprinkling, covered conveyors, Dry Fogging (DF) at transfer points

DF and bag filter based DE system

2. Sinter Plant - Central Plant

dedusting area

- Waste Flue Gas

Dusts, SO2 & NOx Bag filter for dusts

ESP

3. Pellet Plant - Central Plant

dedusting area

- Waste Flue Gas

Dusts, SO2 & NOx Bag filter for dusts

ESP and Low NOx burner

4. Blast Furnace

- Process (BF) gas - Stock house

- Cast house

Dusts, SO2 & NOx Dusts

Dusts (including crystalline graphite)/fumes

Wet type Gas Cleaning Plant (GCP)

Bag Filter

Fume Extraction System with Bag Filter

5. DI Pipe Plant

- Off gas from furnace heating

- Magnesium Treatment,

Induction Furnace, Zinc Coating Machine and Barrel & Socket Grinders, Annealing

Furnace & cleaning system, Bitumen coating area

- Hydraulic oil

NOx Dust (including

crystalline graphite)& Fumes

Oil smog

Low NOx oxy-fuel burner -Bag Filter

-Scrubber for Bitumen coating area

Oil Mist Interceptor (OMI)

6 Foundry - Dust from mould

making, grinding and finishing activities

Dusts Bag Filter

7. Captive Power Plant

Flue gas NOx Low NOx burner

2.7.2 Noise Pollution Control Measures

The continuous noise would arise from the operation of

turbine, pumps, compressors, exhausters, blowers, fans, and mill

machineries. Intermittent noise would arise from the steam ejection and

impacts due to metal to metal contact, during cutting work, peening

work, handling of scraps and finished products.



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The design criteria of noise levels for the new equipment and

machineries which would remain outdoor would be fixed at 85 dB(A) Leq

within 3 m distance from the noise prone equipment. Highly noise

prone equipment having Leq above 90 dB(A) would either be housed

separately or the attending personnel need to be housed in a noise-

shielded cubicle. In addition, the noise prone rotating/vibrating

equipment would be provided with vibration dampening anchoring.

i) In order to mitigate the workzone noise level, it is

proposed to confine all those noise prone equipment, which do not require continuous attendance in a separate housing. In addition, for those areas such as mills, crane movement, and other noisy process operations, the operational staff would work from the noise shielded control rooms/pulpits.

ii) At the time of design and engineering of the proposed

expansion project, special attention would be provided for selection of low noise prone equipment. Rotary equipment prone to vibration would require vibration dampening at the time of grouting of those equipment. In addition, noise due to ejection of high pressure steam to air or exhaust gas would require attenuation by silencers of appropriate designs.

iii) Use of earmuffs by the operational and maintenance

personnel would be required to work in noisy environment for a short duration.

iv) Administrative control by preparing appropriate rosters

of the operating personnel so that no one stays beyond 8 hrs on a continuous basis in noisy environment of Leq above 90 dB(A).

v) With the above stated noise mitigation measures, the

ambient noise level at the plant boundary would not have adverse impact. However, on the finalisation of expected octave band details of the critical noise prone equipment and their engineering layout, a model SPM 9613 may be run to generate noise isopleths of the critical work zone noise-prone areas and take further mitigation measures, if necessary.



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2.7.3 Water Pollution Mitigation Measures

The major sources of wastewater generation are indicated in

Table 2-4.

TABLE 2-4 - INVENTORY OF WASTE WATER GENERATION POST EXPANSION

Sl. No. Source

Estimated quantity of wastewater

release, cum/hr Treatment proposed

1 MBF Complex 9 The waste water from BF Gas cleaning would be primarily treated by clarification/ settling

to remove TSS and recycled for low end use

2 Agglomeration (Sinter & Pellet Plant)

6 Settling-cum-Clarification followed by reuse for low end purposes like dust suppression, slag quenching etc.

3 DI Pipe Plant 43 Settling-cum-Clarification & treatment in ETP followed by reuse as CPP make up water

4 BF Gas Based Captive Power Plant

15 Neutralisation followed by reuse for low end purposes like dust suppression, slag quenching etc.

5 Coke Oven WHRB based CPP

38 Treatment in ETP and recirculation within the CPP

6 Plant Sanitary Wastewater

2 Sanitary wastewater taken to septic tank.

Other effluents like wash water taken to settling tank for reuse for low end purpose

The total estimated generation of wastewater from various

units of the plant would be around 113 m3/hr. The process wastewater

consisting mainly of cooling tower blow down of Captive Power Plant,

MBF Complex & Pellet plant and effluent streams from GCP of MBF

would mostly contain suspended & dissolved solids, oil and grease. This

would be treated by primary settling & oil removal to be recycled for low

end use. The effluent from cement lining in DI pipe plant would be

neutralized in an ETP and reused in the DI pipe plant. The ETP overflow

would be combined with the primary treated effluent from the DI pipe

plant and taken to the CPP ETP to be reused as make up water in CPP.

The treatment schemes as proposed in the table above would be

undertaken to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). The summarized list

of effluent characteristics is appended as Appendix 2-7.



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2.7.4 Solid Waste Generation and Re-utilisation Measures

The solid wastes generation and its utilization as envisaged

for the proposed expansion is presented in Table 2-5. It may be seen

that maximum effort would be taken to reutilize and recycle the

by-products either for various in-plant uses or sold to outside agencies

for value recovery and reuse.

TABLE 2-5 - INVENTORY OF SOLID WASTE/BY-PRODUCT

GENERATION AND REUTILIZATION MEASURES

Industrial

Solid wastes

Expected

generation Management Scheme

TPA

BF Slag 322,500 Granulation in Slag granulation plant and used in

cement manufacturing/construction purposes.

BF GCP Sludge & Flue dust

24,000 Recycled in Sinter making process

Iron Scrap (from DI plant)

1,250 Recycled in process

Waste Core Sand 17,500 Used in filling of low lying areas

Waste sand from foundry mould making

7,000 Used for brick manufacturing, concrete making, road sub-grade preparation and filling of low lying area

Hazardous Wastes

Wastes

Expected generation

(TPA) Management Scheme

Used Oil 15 KL Sold to authorized external agencies for recycling/ disposal

Zinc Dust 1,000 Sold to authorized external agencies for recycling/ disposal

Resin Hardener 20 Sold to authorized external agencies for recycling/ disposal

Paint Drums 7 Sold to authorized external agencies for recycling/ disposal

2.8 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS

This is an early check of major hazards, which are of risk

potential - including the potential for disastrous interactions of the

various plant operational activities. This checklist, though not strictly

speaking a Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) would considerably

facilitate a full scale HAZOP Study for final drawing up of risk

management measures when the ‘design-freeze’ stage commences. The

identification of hazards anticipation for the proposed project activities

are presented in Table 2-6.



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TABLE 2-6 - HAZARD IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED PLANT

Nature of Hazard

Unit Source Hazard Potential Remarks

Raw materials PCI coal, coke Fire Major Fire hazard handling Handling & storage Fire & Toxic Moderate Fire & Health hazard

of bitumen

Water Treatment Toxic Major Bio-corrosive Chemicals like acids/alkalis

Lube oils/greases Fire Moderate Fire hazard

Production units

- Agglomeration Dusts Respiratory Moderate Health hazard, air pollution

- Iron making in Release of untreated Toxic Major Water Pollution MBF wastewater

BFG Fire Major Fire & CO hazard

Hot metal & slag Fire Major Fire & health hazard Handling

- DI pipe plant Hot metal & pipe High Major Health hazard & Foundry handling temperature

Mould & core Respiratory Moderate Health hazard, air

making pollution

- Captive Power Boiler fuel Fire Major Fire hazard Plant (CPP)

Utilities - Fuel gas Gas leaks Fire & Toxic Major Fire hazard

- Electric Power Short circuit Fire Major Fire hazard

Supply

- Liquid fuel Fuel handling Fire & Toxic Major Fire hazard & storage area

- Hydraulic oil Accidental discharge Fire & Toxic Moderate Fire & personal

and lubricants of hydraulic oil under injury pressure

From the Table, it may be observed that major on-site

emergency situation may occur from storage of various raw materials &

their handling, fuel gas handling, molten metal and slag handling,

handling of hot DI pipes, and electrical short-circuit. The off-site

environmental disaster may arise if large-scale fire, explosion or toxic

release occurs, the effect of which extends beyond the plant boundary.



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2.9 SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

Safety during construction would be an important aspect

with regards to risk analysis of the project. The safety during

construction would be prescribed as follows:

i) All employees and contract workers to be well versed

with the safety guidelines of the organisation and well equipped with the Personal Protective equipments (PPEs) such as safety helmets, safety shoes, goggles, hand gloves, safety jackets, earmuffs, etc.

ii) The construction Safety Manual elaborating all the safety rules/guidelines to be in place and followed by all concerned directly or indirectly involved in construction.

iii) Safety gears like Fall arresters, lifelines etc to be used compulsorily for height work

iv) The operating procedures and control management system to be in place and meticulously followed by all workers.

v) Display signs for restricted area, material strictly prohibited inside any work premises like inflammable materials, firearms, weapons & ammunitions, etc.

vi) Direction signs (night glowing) and speed limit signs along the construction roads.

vii) Clear demarcation of passage within Construction area with proper safety arrangements,

viii) ‘Dos’ & ‘Don’ts’ during various types of works like working at heights, etc.

ix) Emergency control mechanisms like switch, valve and emergency lamp to be covered with shield, water & shock resistance cover during rain etc and paddle switch for bigger rotating machinery mixer etc.

x) No temporary cable joints and open air working switch yard at enriched level.

xi) Adequate information about emergency numbers to be displayed everywhere. There would be emergency control room, emergency controller, shift emergency controller to take proper control of any unwanted situation and have an overall control.

Following the above measures would ensure that safety is

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2.10 RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES

The risk management measures for the proposed project

activities require adoption of best safety practice at respective

construction zones within the Works boundary. In addition, the design

and engineering of the proposed facilities would take into consideration

proposed protection measures for air and water environment as outlined

earlier.

2.10.1 Electrical Safety

Adequately rated quick-response circuit breakers, aided by

reliable, selective digital/microprocessor-based electro-magnetic

protective relays would be incorporated in the electrical system design

for the proposed Project. The metering instruments would be of proper

accuracy class and scale dimensions. Appropriate use of ELCBs shall be

ensured for all construction related low voltage work.

2.10.2 Fire Prevention

In addition to the yard fire hydrant system, each individual

shop would be provided with fire and smoke detection alarm system. Fire

detection system would be interlocked with automated water sprinklers

as per safety requirement.

2.10.3 CO Detection and Prevention

Carbon Monoxide (CO), a potential toxic gas, is produced due

to incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuel. Exposure to CO, due to

leakage and other accidental causes, is associated with headache,

dizziness, fatigue, and even death at elevated concentration. Hence, it is

important to install carbon monoxide detector/alarm in BF areas and

pipelines to detect the presence of CO and sounds an alarm to alert

personnel in case there is CO leakage. This would immediately stir probe

and management of the scenario. Proper maintenance of the detector

system is crucial. At TML, CO detection system is already in place and is

being upgraded.



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EXHIBIT 2-1 - EXISTING PLANT OF TML

EXHIBIT 2-2 - SITE FOR PROPOSED PLANT OF TML



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EXHIBIT 2-3 - EXISTING GREENBELT

EXHIBIT 2-4 - AVENUE PLANTATION

Activity Name

PFR FOR EXPANSION OF PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF HOT METAL & DI PIPES

Go Ahead

Basic Engineering

Procurement Activities

Detail Engineering

BLAST FURNACE (AUGMENTATION: 2 x 305 CUM)

Engineering, Manufacturing and Delivery

Pre Shutdown Work

Shutdown Activities

Post Shutdown Activities

PELLET PLANT (NEW UNIT: 1 x 0.45 MTPA)


Enabling Work

Civil & Structural Work

Installation of Equipments & Other Facilities

Testing and Trial Run

CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT OF DI PIPE PLANT (500,000 TPA)


Pre Shutdown Work

Shutdown Activities


CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT OF SINTER PLANT (0.6 MTPA)


Pre Shutdown Work

Shutdown Activities


FOUNDRY (NEW UNIT: 100,000 TPA)


Enabling Work




CAPTIVE POWER PLANT - CO GAS (NEW UNIT: 10 MW)


Enabling Work




CAPTIVE POWER PLANT - BF GAS (AUGMENTED TO 10 MW)


Pre Shutdown Work

Shutdown Activities


-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Month

Actual Work Remaining Work Milestone Summary Page 1 of 1

USER

Text Box

FIG 8-1. Implementation Schedule

SAMU_7408

Text Box

FIG 2-3 - Implementation Schedule

7

246

6

8 9

2

2

NOTE:

* All data in m3 / hr 3 38

38

25 5

LEGEND:

81

RAW WATER

WASTE WATER 43

RECYCLED WATER 2

FLOW METER

V' NOTCH

BOREWE

LLS (23

Nos)

PCM

FIG 2-4 - WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM (PART 1 OF 2)

RAW WATER MAKE-UP TANK

SETTLING TANK

10

DRINKING/ CANTEEN, SANITARY

USE, GREEN BELT

(+Stock Yard)

BLAST FURNACE GAS CLEANING

MBFs Shell and Tuyere Cooling., Stave

CAST HOUSE & MISC including

Fire Water.

BF GAS BASED CPP (10 + 4.5 MW)

SGP(Slag Granulation Pump)

circuit

CLARIFIER

TG & DG COOLING BOILER

FUGITIVE DUST SUPPRESSION (RAILWAY YARD & ROAD BETWEEN GH

450 9 72 5

7

11

1505 230

10

239

4

SETTLING TANK-1

SETTLING TANK-2

WASTE WATER RECYCLE POND (MBF #1 & #2)

2 x10 MW CPP

SINTER PLANT

12 8

TG & DG COOLING

BOILER

ETP near CPP

WASTE WATER COLLECTION TANK

WATER SPRINKLING AT SINTER PLANT & ALONG THE ROAD BESIDE YARD

CPP WASTE WATER RECIRCULATION TANK

WATER SPRINKLING AT STOCK YARD, SCREENING PLANT & ROAD BESIDE POWER

3

CPP water reservoir 12

Pellet Plant

Oxygen Plant Foundry

15 15 19 65

0.5 MTPA DI Pipe Plant

ETP

4

Value in m3/hr

Area / Equipment Make up water Waste water

65

43

4

FIG. 2-4 - WATER BALANCE DIAGRAM (PART 2 OF 2)

Induction Furnace 6

17

Casting 10

Annealing Furnace 7

Zinc Coating 3

DI PIPE

PlantCement Lining 12 9

Total 65

ETP near 2x10

MW CPP

CPP

make up

Boiler 10

Misc including

drinking and

firefighting

3

ETP

Coating 7

21

Reuse in

Cement lining

Hydraulics 7


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3 - DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

The proposed expansion project comprises of enhancing

0.5 MTPA to 0.75 MTPA hot metal, 0.3 MTPA to 0.5 MTPA DI Pipe

production and production of 0.1 MTPA castings & fittings along with the

pollution mitigation measures, have been described detailed in the

earlier Chapter. In order to assess the potential environmental impacts

arising out of the proposed expansion project activities at the existing

plant site at Gokulpur of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, the

pre-project environmental settings, that is the prevailing baseline

environmental status in the project site & the surrounding study area

has been ascertained in this chapter. This present chapter elaborates the

prevailing environmental setting of the expansion project site and its

surroundings. The pre-expansion environmental status would provide

the basis to assess the potential impacts arising out of the proposed

project activities within the existing plant premises of TML, Gokulpur,

Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal and its periphery.

3.1 STUDY AREA

For the purpose of environmental impact assessment (EIA),

the study area has been classified into two areas, namely,

i) The project area of 197 acres where the proposed

expansion facilities would be carried out; and

ii) The study area, surrounding the project site, with an aerial coverage of about 10 km from the periphery of the proposed project site.

3.2 AGENDA AND PERIOD OF BASELINE STUDY

In order to determine the pre-project environmental status of

the study area, field monitoring was carried out for generation of primary

baseline data during the period from February to May 2018.

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The monitoring was carried out at the specific locations/

villages within the study area for various physico-chemical, biological &

human components of the environment. The Monitoring Location Map

(Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008) indicates the sampling/monitoring

locations selected as per the ToR granted by MoEFCC vide letter No.

F.No-J-11011/377/2013-1A.II(I) dated 16th January 2018, for the

various environmental components, which are listed below.

Parameters Code Monitoring Locations Direction from site

Distance from site, km

Soil

S1 Agricultural Land at Jamkunda NE 7.9

S2 Forest Land at Gop Khejurdanga N 3.4 S3 Project Site - -

Surface Water

SW1 Upstream of Kasai Nadi near Kankabati Village NW 4.8

SW2 Upstream Kasai Nadi before Railway Bridge N 2.5

SW3 Downstream of Kasai Nadi after Rly. Bridge N 2.2

SW4 Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Shrirampur E 5.8

SW5 Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Juarhati E 8.7

SW6 Pond at Sahachawk S 3.0

SW7 Khalshiulu nala before meeting Kasai NW 5.0

SW8 Nala near Khastaluk meeting Kasai NE 3.6

Ground Water

GW1 Tubewell at Tentuliya Village N 1.5

GW2 Tubewell at Gokulpur Village S 0.25

GW3 Tubewell at Malancha Village S 3.9

GW4 Tubewell at Madipur Village W 6.4

GW5 Tubewell at Inda Village SE 5.7

GW6 Tubewell at Gop Khejurdanga Village N 3.5

GW7 Tubewell at Jamkunda Village NE 7.7

GW8 Tubewell at Gholghariya Village S 10.0

Meteorology MET Malancha Village (Roof top of a house) S 3.9

Ambient Air

A1 Tentuliya Village N 1.5

A2 Gokulpur Village S 0.25

A3 Malancha Village S 3.9

A4 Madipur Village W 6.4

A5 Inda Village SE 5.7

A6 Gop Khejurdanga Village N 3.5

A7 Jamkunda Village NE 7.7

A8 Gholghariya Village S 10.0

Noise

N1 WBIDC Industrial Growth Centre, Nimpura SW 5.0

N2 Tata Metaliks Ltd., Main Gate W Adjacent to

plant boundary

N3 Kharagpur Sub-divisional Hospital, Kharagpur S 6.3

N4 Amba Primary Health Centre, Amba, Samraipur S 0.7

N5 Market Place, Nimpura S 4.4

N6 Golebazar Market, Kharagpur S 4.3

N Kharagpur Priyanath Roy Vidyaniketan S 4.5

N8 Maheshpur Primary Vidyalaya N 0.4

N9 Residential Area, Inda, Kharagpur SE 5.7

N10 Residential Area, Malancha S 4.5


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Parameters Code Monitoring Locations

Direction

from site

Distance from

site, km

Terrestrial Ecology

TE1 Protected Forest near Gurguripal NW 9.1

TE2 Protected Forest near Kuanburi N 7.6

TE3 Protected Forest near Sonakara N 9.1

TE4 Protected Forest near Paschim Pathri S 9.0

TE5 Narendrapur Road Side NE 7.0

TE6 Rupnarayanpur Road Side E 7.0

TE7 Sadatpur Road Side S 3.5

TE8 Shivarampur Road Side W 4.0

Aquatic

Ecology

AE1 Upstream of Kasai Nadi near Kankabati Village NW 4.8

AE2 Upstream Kasai Nadi before Railway Bridge N 2.5

AE3 Downstream of Kasai Nadi after Rly. Bridge N 2.2

AE4 Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Shrirampur E 5.8

AE5 Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Juarhati E 8.7

AE6 Pond at Sahachawk S 3.0

Geo-hydology

WL1 Borewell at Tentuliya Village N 1.5

WL2 Borewell at Gokulpur Village S 0.25

WL3 Borewell at Malancha Village S 3.9

WL4 Dugwell at Malancha Village S 3.9

WL5 Borewell at Tarapur Village W 5.0

WL6 Borewell at Madipur Village W 6.4

WL7 Borewell at Inda Village SE 5.7

WL8 Dugwell at Gop Khejurdanga Village N 3.5

WL9 Borewell at Gop Khejurdanga Village N 3.5

WL10 Borewell at Jamkunda Village NE 7.7

WL11 Borewell at Gholghariya Village S 10.0

WL13 Borewell at Medinipur Village NE 4.7

3.3 PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE STUDY AREA

3.3.1 Geomorphology

Paschim Medinipur can be geo-morphologically divided into

three units namely i) hard rock terrain with extremely rugged topography

& occasionally covered with laterites in the north western part of the

district, ii) laterite covered platform sedimentary areas underlain by

deposits of older alluvium bearing rolling plains and iii) more or less flat

alluvial plain of Recent age in the eastern and south eastern parts.

3.3.2 Topography

The major part of the study area has the rolling and flat

plain topography with substantial part under recent flood plains. The

area presents a gradually sloping topography with dense/scrub forest

cover in the northwest and southern parts. The highest altitude is 90 m

above mean sea level (msl) near Shalika in the southwest and the lowest

altitude is 11 m above msl near Dharma in the northeast. The general


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slope of the land in the study area is towards east/southeast. The

topography of the project site is plain with general elevation ranging from

32 m to 35 m above msl. The topographic features of the study area may

be seen from Survey of India OSM Nos. F45J3 & F45J7 and broad

topographic features are presented in Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0002.

The digital elevation model (DEM) of the study area (10 km

radius) marked in black in the Fig. 3-1 generated from SRTM data (90 m

spatial resolution) shows the elevation varying from 18 m to 90 m above

msl.

FIG. 3-5 - DEM OF STUDY AREA


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3.3.3 Drainage

The study area is drained by the river Kasai and its

tributaries as shown in Fig 3-2. Kasai river flows around 2 km north of

TML plant site in a meandering course mainly NW-SE to E-W and after

traversing through Medinipur town ultimately meets the Hugli river near

Haldia Anchorage in Purba Medinipur district. The drainage in the study

area is of radial to dendritic.

FIG. 3-6 - DRAINAGE MAP OF THE STUDY AREA

There are number of small ponds spread over the entire

surface area. There are no streams or river passing through and no

visible drainage course spread in the existing plant premises.

3.3.4 Seismicity

The project area falls under Seismic Zone-III as per Indian

Standards, IS:1893 (Part-1) 2002.


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3.3.5 Geology

The Paschim Medinipur district is underlain by different

geological formations ranging from hard consolidated rocks of

Pre-Cambrian age to unconsolidated alluvium of Recent age. Quaternary

sediments cover most part of the district, except in the northwestern

part, where older rocks are exposed. The older rocks of the area

belonging to Palaeo-proterozoic age are represented by 1) Singhbhum

Group consisting of mica schist, phyllite, garnet-staurolite schist and

quartzite, 2) Dalma volcanic, consisting of carbon phyllite, volcanic,

pyroclastics, epidiorites and hornblende schist and 3) Younger

Intrusives belonging to Meso-proterozoic age, consisting of Kuilpal

granite and quartz-tourmaline rocks. Cenozoic laterites in the area,

are observed at many places, representing a hard crust at the

top, followed by a layer of nodular lateritic mass that grades down

to an unconsolidated parent material.

The oldest Quarternary deposits exposed in the area

comprise Lalgarh formation of Early Pleistocene age consisting of

fragments of quartz, phyllite, granite pebbles and gravels occasionally

laterised. The Quaternary sediments in the area are mostly of fluviatile

origin and have been deposited by the Subarnarekha, Kasai and

Rupnarayan rivers. The Sijua formation constitutes the sediments of

older alluvium, comprising hard clay and silt. The overlying sediments of

Basudevpur and Panskura formations constitute older flood plain

deposits, consisting of sand, silt & clay of different flood regimes.

The general geological succession of the district is presented

in Table 3-1.


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TABLE 3-1 - GEOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF THE DISTRICT

Age Formations Lithology

Recent Younger Alluvium

Alluvium, pale grayish white silt, sandy clay, sand

Quaternary Pleistocene Older Alluvium

Laterite, brown sandy clay, brown to reddish brown sand, mottled & variegated clays, coarse gritty ferruginous sandstone

Unconformity

Upper Tertiary Mid- Pliocene Fine to medium sand, ferromagnesian sticky grey clay, bluish clay

Unconformity

Pre- Cambrian Phyllites, Mics Schist, Granite, Quartzite, Hornblende Schists, Dolerites etc.

Geology of the study area is dominated by Quaternary

sediments comprising of Sijua and Lalgarh formations in south/

southwest and north/northwest of Kasai River. Some part of the study

area is covered by Recent alluviums comprising Kasai River present day

flood plain deposits, Basudebpur and Panskura formations. Upper

tertiary formations present in only small portion in the northwestern

part of the study area.

The study area comprising of quaternary alluvium underlain

by tertiary sediments and partially with Laterite have tertiary aquifer

existing below 45 to 85 m bgl as reported in CGWB exploratory data.

Hydro-geological map (Source: State Water Investigation Directorate,

West Bengal) based on GSI & CGWB map references, depicting the

general geology and hydro-geological aspects of the specific study area

and district as a whole is shown in Fig. 3-3 on the next page.

3.3.6 Geo-Hydrological Status of the Study Area

The general geo-hydrological study in the area provides

information about the local geology, geomorphic features, drainage

network, aquifer characteristics, yield of water etc. The hydrogeological

condition of the Paschim Medinipur district can be divided into two

broad divisions as i) fissured/fractured formation and ii) porous

formation.


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FIG. 3-7 - MAP SHOWING GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL

ASPECTS OF THE STUDY AREA


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Hydrogeological condition of fissured/fractured

formation: Hard crystalline rocks occurs in the extreme northwestern

part of the district, where ground water occurs under water table

condition in weathered residuum of the hard rocks and the

interconnected fractures, fissures, joints etc. The thickness of the

weathered zone varying from a very thin veneer to a much as

15-20 m. Depth to water level in the zone of weathered and fractured

rocks, vary from 2 m bgl to 13 m bgl during pre-monsoon period. Ground

water in this unit forms limited ground water development scope and is

mainly tapped by dug wells, dug-cum-bore wells and bore wells.

However, the deeper fractures are also potential for ground water

development and are mainly developed by bore well. Ground water

exploration carried out by CGWB in this unit reveals that existence of

fractures within depth of 85 m bgl with the yield of the well ranging from

5 to 7 lps.

Hydrogeological condition of porous formation: The

porous formations are very extensive both laterally and vertically and

can be sub-divided into two categories -

a) Older alluvium and upper Tertiary in the platform area : The upland region in the northwestern, northern and southwestern part of the district is characterized by the occurrence of laterite and lateritic soils at the top underlain by a thick sequence of clay, silt, sand and gravel down to the depth of 250 m bgl. In the shallow phreatic aquifers, ground water occurs under water table condition in this upland tract whose pre-monsoon depth to water level ranges from 4 m to 10 m bgl. The deeper aquifers occur under confined to semi-confined conditions and the piezometric surface in pre-monsoon period ranges from 5 m to 9 m bgl. Auto flowing tube wells in Narayangarh, Logarh, Salboni, Jhargram and Garbeta areas are quite common.


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b) Recent alluvium plains in the eastern part of the district: The block areas of Ghatal, Daspar, Keshpur, Delxa, Pingla, Subang are mainly covered by recent alluvium deposits. Very significant and promising water bearing formations occur in Daspur - Dobra Block within the depth range of 130-164 m. Ground water here occurs both in water table and confined conditions.

Partially laterite covered quaternary alluvium underlain by

tertiary sediments and weathered & fractured rock constitute the main

water bearing formation in the area. Aquifer exists below 75-100 m bgl.

Upper aquifer within 30 m is unconfined aquifer and lower aquifer below

60 m is under confined condition. HDTW tapping granular zone between

30-40 m within depth of 200 m bgl yield 75-150 m2 per hour.

The hydrogeological map of the district showing the study

area has been presented along with geological map in Fig. 3-2.

Water Level (Pre-monsoon, 2016): Water level during April,

2016 as measured by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Year Book of West

Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island, 2016-17) for ground water

monitoring in Paschim Medinipur district indicates the following five

groups based on the range of water levels.

Range of Water levels (m bgl) % of monitored wells

0 - 2 5.6 2 - 5 16.7

5 - 10 29.2 10 - 20 44.4

>20 4.1

As reported the average water level ranges from 1.05 m to

22.12 m bgl.


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Water Level (Post-monsoon, 2016): Water level during

November, 2016 as measured by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Year Book

of West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island, 2016-17) for ground

water monitoring in Paschim Medinipur district indicates the following

five groups based on the range of water levels.


0 - 2 28.4 2 - 5 29.4

5 - 10 16.7 10 - 20 25.5

>20 0 As reported the majority of well shows water level between

0.85 m to 18.37 m bgl.

Water Level (Post-monsoon - Ravi Season - January,

2017): Water level during January, 2017 as measured by CGWB (CGWB

Groundwater Year Book of West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Island,

2016-17) for ground water monitoring in Paschim Medinipur district

indicates the following five groups based on the range of water levels.


0 - 2 7.1 2 - 5 23.2

5 - 10 38.4 10 - 20 29.3

>20 2.0 As reported the average water level ranges from 1.05 m to

24.55 m bgl.

The part of water level map (January,2017) of West Bengal

prepared by CGWB (CGWB Groundwater Year Book of West Bengal and

Andaman & Nicobar Island, 2016-17) showing Paschim Medinipur

district is presented in the Fig. 3-4.


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FIG. 3-8 - PART OF DEPTH TO WATER LEVEL MAP OF WEST BENGAL

SHOWING PASCHIM MEDINIPUR DISTRICT

3.3.7 Water level monitoring

Water level monitoring of 13 wells was conducted in the

study area during the field visit (3rd to 5th February, 2018). Mostly the

ground water is developed by way of dug wells and shallow tube wells

fitted with hand pumps for domestic purpose and shallow to medium

depth/deep tube wells for irrigation and industrial purpose. The depth of

dug wells inventoried varies from 3.90 m to 16.00 m bgl where as depth

of tube wells with hand pumps inventoried mostly varies from

11.80 m to 50.00 m bgl. Exhibit 3-1 showing water level monitoring

work is provided at the end of this chapter and monitored water level

data is presented in the Table 3-2.


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TABLE 3-2 - WATER LEVEL OF THE MONITORED SOURCES IN THE STUDY AREA

Sl No Location Source Latitude Longitude

Elevation (m)

Water level (m)

1 Village Tetuliya BW 22° 24' 12 " N 87° 16' 53" E 47 7.6

2 Village Gokulpur BW 22° 22' 41" N 87° 17' 18" E 41 8.2

3 Village Malancha BW 22° 20' 52" N 87° 16' 25" E 33 18.2

4 Village Malancha DW 22° 20' 56" N 87° 16' 15" E 40 2.5

5 Village Tarapur BW 22° 23' 19" N 87° 14' 04" E 42 36.5

6 Village Madipur BW 22° 23' 49" N 87° 13' 24" E 39 14.8

7 Village Inda BW 22° 21' 20" N 87° 20' 24" E 34 18.2

8 Village Khejurdanga DW 22° 25' 16" N 87° 17' 20" E 49 4.5

9 Village Khejurdanga BW 22° 25' 24" N 87° 17' 23" E 53 4.5

10 Village Jamkunda BW 22° 25' 49" N 87° 21' 08" E 29 21.3

11 Village Ghol Garia BW 22° 17' 14" N 87° 19' 33" E 26 7.6

12 Saranga, Medinipur BW 22° 25' 24" N 87° 19' 04" E 40 19.2

13 Hijli Station Road BW 22° 17' 56" N 87° 21’ 20” E 39 6.7

The analyzed data is graphically represented in Fig. 3-5. The

compiled date shows that water level of the monitored sources varies

from 2.5 m bgl to 36.5 m bgl. However majority of monitored sources in

the study area had water table ranging from 2.50-20.00 m bgl indicating

a broad similarity to available CGWB reported Post Monsoon (Ravi

Season) groundwater level data (1.05 m to 24.55 m bgl) of Jan, 2017.

Water Level & No. of Sources

27%

33%

7%

20%

13%

0-5 m

5-10 m

10-15 m

15-20 m

> 20

FIG. 3-9 - WATER LEVEL OF THE MONITORED SOURCES


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3.3.8 Ground Water Resources

The dynamic groundwater resources in Hectare Meter (ham)

of Kharagpur-1 block of Paschim Medinipur district as evaluated by

CGWB, Eastern Region, Kolkata and SWID, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata

is presented below.

ham

Net Annual Ground Water availability .. 6,041

Existing Gross Ground Water draft for irrigation .. 2,653

Existing Gross Ground Water draft for domestic & industrial water supply .. 382

Existing Gross Ground Water draft for all uses .. 3,035

Stage of groundwater Development .. 50.25%

As can be inferred from the above data, the Kharagpur-I

block of Paschim Medinipur district where the study area lies has stage

of ground water development around 50.25 % which falls under safe

category as per GEC norms. There is no major change in the

groundwater situation of the area as reflected from analysis of

groundwater level monitoring data with respect to the corresponding

data reported by CGWB. Hence, there is further limited scope of ground

water development through suitable ground water abstraction structures

in various hydro-geological settings.

3.4 PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPONENTS

The physico-chemical aspects comprise of air, meteorology,

water, soil and noise. Table 3-3 presents the details of sampling

including the methodology followed for individual components.


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TABLE 3-3 - SAMPLING DETAILS AND METHODOLOGY FOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPONENTS

Environmental

Component

No. of Sampling

Locations

Sampling

Parameters

Total sampling

period

Sampling

frequency Methodology

Meteorology 1 central location

Temperature Wind Speed

Wind direction Rainfall Relative

humidity

1season

(February 2018 to May

2018)

Hourly The meteorology parameters were

recorded using automatic micro-meteorological equipment consisting

of anemometer, wind wane and thermometer. Review of secondary data

collected from IMD for the last 30 years. Rainfall was recorded every day using Rain

Gauge. Humidity was recorded using wet and dry thermometer

and Psychometric charts.

Ambient Air Quality

8 locations PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, CO & O3

1season

(February 2018 to May

2018)

Weekly twice for each location

Gravimetric method for PM2.5 (USEPA 1997a) and PM10 (IS 5182 part-23)

Modified West and Gaeke method for SO2 (IS-5182 part 2) Modified Jacob-

Hochheiser method (IS-5182 part 6) for NOx. NDIR method for CO (IS 5182 part 10).

UV photometry method for O3 (IS 5182 part 9)

Geohydrology-Ground water level

13 locations Total depth & water level

1season (February

2018 to May

2018)

Once during monitoring

season

Using Measuring tape


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TABLE 3-3 (Continued)

Environmental Component

Sampling Locations

Sampling Parameters

Total sampling

period Sampling frequency Methodology

Water Quality 14 locations within the study area

(8 surface water, 8 ground water)

Surface water - pH, TSS,TDS,

BOD,COD, chloride, Cr, Coliform etc

1season (February 2018 to May

2018))

Thrice in the monitoring season

Grab sampling analysis as per APHA methods.

Ground water- As per IS: 10500-2012

1season (February 2018 to May 2018))

Thrice in the monitoring season

Soil Quality 3 Locations

Soil profile, Chemical Constituents

1season (February 2018 to May

2018)

Once during monitoring season

Analysis was carried out as per standard methods

Noise Quality 10 Locations (2 each for

Industrial, Residential & Commercial Zones and 4

for Silence areas)

Leq as per The Noise

Pollution (Regulation And Control) Rules, 2000

1season (February

2018 to May 2018)

Once during study period,

hourly for 24 hrs

24 hours equivalent noise level using

noise level meter

3.4.1 Micro-meteorology

In order to determine the micro-meteorological conditions of

the study area, a temporary continuous weather monitoring station was

installed on the rooftop (around 10 m height) of a building at Malancha,

Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. This weather station was operational

from 3rd February 2018 to 2nd May 2018 and had facilities to record dry

bulb temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and

rainfall. The cloud cover was measured visually. The wind-rose of the

study area is shown in Fig. 3-6 on the next page. The site-specific micro-

meteorological data as recorded during the study period along with the

climatic normals are presented in Table 3-4 on the following page.


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FEBRUARY 2018

MARCH 2018 APRIL 2018

SUMMER 2018

Monitoring Period (February 2018 - May 2018)

FIG. 3-10 - WINDROSE OF THE STUDY AREA


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TABLE 3-4 - SUMMARY OF SITE-SPECIFIC MICRO-METEOROLOGICAL RECORDINGS OF STUDY AREA

Monitoring Site Climatic Normal

Location : Malancha Station : Medinipur

Lat/Long : 22O20′55′′N/87016′14′′E Lat/Long : 22O25′′N/87019′′E

Elevation above msl : 10 M Elevation above msl : 45 M

Summer Monsoon

Post-

monsoon Winter

Parameters M CN M CN M CN M CN

Max. DB Temp. (0C) 44.6 43.5 - 41.0 - 34.5 - 35.0

Avg. DB Temp. (0C) 27.5 31.4 - 29.4 - 27.0 - 22.6 Relative humidity (%) 67.9 52.1 - 79.2 - 73.3 - 51.2

Avg. wind speed, (kmph) 5.7 7.3 - 5.8 - 3.5 - 3.5

Predominant wind

direction S,SSE S,SW - S,SW - S,SW,N - N,NE

Total rainfall (mm)

68.0 162.9 - 841.8 - 424.1 - 36.2

Notes: M - Monitoring Data, CN - Climatic Normals (1951-1980)

Summer: Feb’18 - May’18

3.4.2 Mixing Height

The site-specific mixing height and atmospheric stability

class data were not recorded during the monitoring period February

2018 - May 2018. The data required for prediction of ground level

concentrations (glcs) of likely air emissions from the plant have been

obtained from the CPCB publication on ‘Spatial Distribution o f Hourly

Mixing Depth over Indian Region’ - PROBES/88/2002-03.

3.4.3 Ambient Air Quality (AAQ)

The study area for the proposed project is predominantly

rural in nature where air pollution is primarily attributed due to

industrial & vehicular emissions and other anthropogenic activities. For

the present study, AAQ monitoring has been carried out at 8 different

locations within 10 km of the study area to measure and assess the

prevailing air quality in and around the study area. A sample ambient air

quality monitoring is shown in Exhibit 3-2 at the end of this chapter.


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3.4.4 Basis of Location of AAQ Stations

The selection of the eight AAQ monitoring locations is

principally governed by the windrose pattern of the study area and

representatives of the likely impact areas. In addition, the accessibility

of sites was also taken into consideration. The locations of the AAQ

stations where monitoring was carried out are shown in the Monitoring

Location Map Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008.

3.4.5 Parameters Recorded

The parameters recorded during the data generation for

ambient air quality are PM10 (≤10 micron), PM2.5 (≤2.5 micron), SO2, NOx,

CO and O3. In addition to these parameters, Benzene soluble fractions,

that is, PAH and heavy metals content of the PM10 are also analysed.

3.4.6 Ambient Air Quality as Recorded

The specific station wise recorded ambient air quality (AAQ)

values for the monitoring period (February - May 2018) are presented in

Table 3-5 on the next page.

It may be seen that the average concentration (24 hrs) of

PM10 and PM2.5 are in the range of 89.0-93.2 µg/cu m and

44.9 -53.9 µg/cu m respectively. The higher range of PM10 level is

attributed due to the cumulative contributions of other industries

including TML and vehicular emissions. The SO2 and NOx values are

well within the permissible values for rural/industrial areas as set by

NAAQS (2009). This may also be seen from the bar diagrams presented in

Fig. 3-7 and Fig. 3-8 on the following pages. The CO and O3 values are

either below detection limit (bdl) or much below the values of NAAQS.


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TABLE 3-5 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY IN STUDY AREA

Monitoring Location Map : 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of Monitoring : Twice a week Monitoring Period : Feb′18 - May′18 Standard : NAAQS 2009 (Refer Appendix 3-1)

(Pollutants in µg/m3 (24 hrs), CO in mg/m3)

Stn Code Location Monitored values Max Min Average P98

A1 TENTULIYA

PM10 110.5 52.8 91.7 109.6

PM2.5 59.1 26.5 49.7 58.2

SO2 7.2 5.0 6.1 7.2

NOX 26.5 12.5 22.1 26.5

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

A2 GOKULPUR

PM10 118.2 61.2 92.6 115.0

PM2.5 65.4 28.5 53.9 64.7

SO2 16.8 8.5 14.3 16.7

NOX 40.0 12.5 30.6 39.3

CO (8 hrs) 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7

O3 (8 hrs) 25.0 15.0 19.5 24.3

A3 MALANCHA

PM10 118.6 73.5 93.2 117.5

PM2.5 62.0 38.2 53.3 61.9

SO2 20.0 5.8 14.5 19.3

NOX 42.8 15.0 34.0 42.1

CO (8 hrs) 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.7

O3 (8 hrs) 26.5 12.5 21.0 26.5

A4 MADIPUR

PM10 108.5 56.2 91.3 108.4

PM2.5 58.2 28.5 50.9 58.2

SO2 7.8 5.0 6.7 7.8

NOX 30.0 12.8 22.6 28.4

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

A5 INDA

PM10 106.5 77.6 90.8 106.2

PM2.5 54.5 45.3 49.3 53.9

SO2 7.8 5.0 6.2 7.5

NOX 28.2 18.5 23.4 27.6

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

A6 GOP

KHEJURDANGA

PM10 110.6 80.1 89.0 106.9

PM2.5 55.9 41.5 47.0 54.9

SO2 <4.0 - - -

NOX 20.0 15.0 16.9 20.0

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

A7 JAMKUNDA

PM10 106.5 79.9 90.7 104.7

PM2.5 54.5 46.1 49.7 54.2

SO2 7.2 4.5 5.7 7.0

NOX 28.5 18.5 23.2 28.5

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

A8 GHOLGHARIYA

PM10 110.8 76.5 89.0 108.7

PM2.5 52.3 41.5 44.9 50.5

SO2 <4.0 - - -

NOX 25.0 15.0 18.4 24.3

CO (8 hrs) <0.1 - - -

O3 (8 hrs) <10.0 - - -

Notes: 1. Method of measurement - as per schedule VII of National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS of CPCB)

2. For more details, refer Section-I of Appendix-F


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NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards

FIG. 3-11 - PM10 AND PM2.5 LEVEL IN THE STUDY AREA


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NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards

FIG. 3-12 - SO2 AND NOX LEVEL IN THE STUDY AREA

To assess the chemical characteristics of PM10 collected on

Whatman glass fibre filter paper, the dust samples were analysed for

silica, heavy metals, benzene soluble fraction i.e. presence of

polyaromatic hydrocarbons. The chemical characteristics of PM10 are

presented in Table 3-6. It may be seen from the table that the dust

mainly contains iron & silica. Heavy metals & PAH contents are reported

as below the respective detectable value.


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TABLE 3-6 - PM10 ANALYSIS FOR POLY-AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND HEAVY METALS

Pollutants level Station mcg/cu m ng/cu m mcg/cu m

Code Location PAH Ni As Pb Fe Cr SiO2

A1 Meramandali <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.35 <0.01 40.7

A2 Gokulpur <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.35 <0.01 35.2 A3 Malancha <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.32 <0.01 41.5 A4 Madipur <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.34 <0.01 45.7 A5 Inda <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.42 <0.01 45.2 A6 Gop Khejurdanga <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.35 <0.01 45.3 A7 Jamkunda <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.34 <0.01 44.1 A8 Gholagariya <2.0 <0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.37 <0.01 43.6

Detection Limit : Pb - 0.01 mcg/cu m; Cr - 0.01 mcg/cu m, PAH- 2 mcg/cu m, Ni- 0.02 ng/cu m, As- 0.01 ng/cu m

Note : For more details, please refer Section-II of Appendix-F

3.4.7 Ground Water Quality

The ground water quality was sampled for eight

representative locations of study area as shown in the Monitoring

Location Map Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008. The characteristics of the

ground water quality of the collected samples have been presented in

Tables 3-7 and 3-8 on pages 3-25 and 3-26 respectively. It may be seen

from the tables that the quality of ground water has been found to be

reasonably good for human consumption.

The total hardness (TH) and total dissolved solids (TDS)

content in ground water are found to be in the higher range

66.7 - 252.0 mg/l and 165.0 - 634.6 mg/l respectively at the selected

locations as against the allowable standards of 200 mg/l for TH and

500 mg/l for TDS. Iron content lies within the range of 0.1-3.5 mg/l,

much higher than the allowable limit in Tentuliya village, corroborated

by the feedback of the villagers. Chromium, lead, arsenic, mercury and

other heavy metals are reported to below detection limit (bdl).


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3.4.8 Surface Water Resources

The Kasai River is the only perennial stream in the study

area. In the summer, there is scanty flow in the river. People residing in

the study area do not have to depend much on the river water, as there

is sufficient ground water availability. The rural people living in the

buffer zone draw water generally from the hand lift tube wells. There

are other surface water resources like ponds scattered within the study

area.

3.4.9 Surface Water Quality

As stated earlier, the principal surface stream within the

study area is Kasai River. The Surface Water Quality was monitored at

eight different locations including one pond within the study area is

shown in Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008. Summary of recorded values

(February - May 2018) of the various parameters are presented in Tables

3-9 and 3-10 on pages 3-27 and 3-28 respectively.

The total hardness values of all surface streams as reported

have a range from 81.3 - 173.3 mg/l. The average DO level for all surface

streams is quite good ranging between 5.4 - 5.7 mg/l, indicates that the

water quality of all the reported streams is favourable to promote growth

of aquatic faunas. Total dissolved solids (TDS) ranges from

212.7 - 526.7 mg/l as monitored during the study. Total coliform count

ranges from 670 - 3,860 CFU/100 ml across various surface water

sampling locations. Presence of faecal coliform signifies that the water is

not fit for human consumption without disinfection.


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TABLE 3-7 - CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008

Frequency of monitoring : Once a month

Monitoring Period : Feb’18 – May’18

Standard : IS-10500:2012

GW1 : Tubewell – Tentuliya village

GW2 : Tubewell – Gokulpur village

GW3 : Tubewell – Malancha village

GW4 : Tubewell – Madipur village

Parameters GW1 GW2 GW3 GW4 IS-10500-2012

Physical

Odour odourless odourless odourless odourless Unobjectionable

Colour(Hazen) 1 1 1 1 5

Taste acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable Agreeable Temperature (OC) 20.0 18.7 21.0 19.0 -

Turbidity (NTU) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1.0 1

Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 325.0 413.7 356.3 515.7 500 (max)

Total Suspended Solids (mg/l)

<10 <10 <10 <10 -

Chemical (mg/l)

pH 6.8 6.87 6.9 6.9 6.5-8.5 Alkalinity 94.7 100.0 89.3 173.3 200 (max) Total Hardness 101.3 164.0 129.3 181.3 200 (max) Residual Chlorine <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.2(max)

Nitrate 3.0 4.6 5.3 5.2 45(max) Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 1.0(max) Phenol <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Total Nitrogen 4.8 6.0 7.3 6.8 -

Boron <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.5(max)

Chloride 43.6 32.4 44.4 47.5 250 (max)

Sulphate 35.5 60.3 28.8 34.2 200 (max) Bicarbonate 115.5 123.6 109.0 211.5 -

Cyanide <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Calcium 24.4 40.6 28.9 45.4 75(max) Magnesium 9.92 14.9 13.8 16.3 30(max) Manganese <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.1 (max)

Zinc 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.07 5.0 (max) Aluminium <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 0.03 (max) Iron 3.48 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 (max)

Chromium (VI) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max)

Copper <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max)

Mercury <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max)

Cadmium <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.003(max)

Sodium 43.97 25.3 24.3 41.2 - Arsenic <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max) Lead <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.01 (max)

Bacteriological (CFU/100 ml)

Total Coliform nil nil nil nil nil Faecal Coliform nil nil nil nil nil

Note: For more details, refer Section-III of Appendix-F.


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TABLE 3-8 - CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND WATER QUALITY

Monitoring Location Map : 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008 Frequency of monitoring : Once a month

Monitoring Period : Feb’18 - May’18

Standard : IS-10500:2012

GW5 : Tubewell - Inda village

GW6 : Dugwell - Gop Khejurdanga village GW7 : Dugwell - Jamkunda village

GW8 : Dugwell - Gholghariya village

Parameters GW5 GW6 GW7 GW8 IS-10500-2012

Physical

Odour odourless odourless odourless odourless Unobjectionable

Colour(Hazen) 1 1 1 1 5

Taste acceptable acceptable acceptable acceptable Agreeable Temperature (OC) 19.67 21.2 19.0 19.7 -

Turbidity (NTU) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 1

Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 555.3 236.0 634.6 165.0 500 (max)

Total Suspended Solids (mg/l)

<10 <10 <10 <10 -

Chemical (mg/l) pH 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.5-8.5 Alkalinity 168.0 73.3 246.7 64.0 200 (max)

Total Hardness 229.3 78.7 252.0 66.7 200 (max) Residual Chlorine <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.2(max) Nitrate 3.6 5.4 5.3 3.4 45(max) Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 1.0(max)

Phenol <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max) Total Nitrogen 5.5 7.0 6.8 5.0 -

Boron <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 0.5(max)

Chloride 61.1 19.9 39,2 20.0 250 (max)

Sulphate 36.7 25.2 67.7 18.3 200 (max) Bicarbonate 205.0 89.6 300.9 78.1 - Cyanide <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Calcium 57.7 17.6 58.8 15.0 75(max)

Magnesium 17.3 88.3 23.4 7.0 30(max) Manganese <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.1 (max) Zinc 0.08 0.05 0.1 0.1 5.0 (max) Aluminium <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 <0.006 0.03 (max)

Iron 0.12 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 (max)

Chromium (VI) <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max)

Copper <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 0.05 (max) Mercury <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.001 (max)

Cadmium <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.003(max)

Sodium 35.3 31.1 43.8 26.8 - Arsenic <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 (max) Lead <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 <0.03 0.01 (max)


Total Coliform nil nil nil nil nil Faecal Coliform nil nil nil nil nil

Note: For more details, refer Section-III of Appendix-F.


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TABLE 3-9 - CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY



SW1 : Upstream of Kasai Nadi near Kankabati Village

SW2 : Upstream Kasai Nadi before Railway Bridge

SW3 : Downstream of Kasai Nadi after Railway Bridge

SW4 : Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Shrirampur

Parameters SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4

Physical

Odour (T.O.N) No odour No odour No odour No odour

Temperature (OC) 23.8 24.8 22.0 23.7

Total Suspended Solid (mg/l) 24.3 24.3 30.3 25.3

Total Dissolved Solid (mg/l) 284.7 212.7 321.0 228.7

Chemical (mg/l)

pH 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1

Total Hardness 94.7 90.7 108.0 81.3

Dissolved Oxygen 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.7

BOD , 3 days at 27OC 7.3 8.7 10.0 6.7

COD 29.0 24.1 30.8 29.1

Oil & Grease <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0

Salinity (PP6) Nil Nil Nil Nil

Kjeldahl Nitrogen 3.4 3.8 6.8 4.7

Chloride 16.0 17.3 20.8 25.0

Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1

Sulphates as SO4 26.8 28.7 22.8 28.7

Bi-Carbonate 152.9 97.6 123.6 96.0

Phosphate 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.4

Calcium 23.5 21.9 22.4 17.1

Magnesium 8.6 8.6 12.5 9.3

Sodium 17.3 19.9 20.0 24.9

Manganese <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05

Zinc 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.1

Iron 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.3

Chromium (Total) <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02

Hexavalent Chromium <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1


Total Coliform 1.00 x 103 8.20 x 102 8.03 x 102 7.86 x 102

Fecal Coliform 3.03 x 102 1.9 x 102 2.73 x 102 2.15 x 102

Note: For more details, refer Section-IV of Appendix-F


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TABLE 3-10 - CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY



SW5 : Downstream of Kasai Nadi near Juarhati

SW6 : Pond at Sahachawk SW7 : Khalshiulu nala before meeting Kasai

SW8 : Nala near Khastaluk meeting Kasai

Parameters SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8

Physical

Odour (T.O.N) No odour No odour No Odour No Odour

Temperature (OC) 23.8 23.2 19.5 20.0

Total Suspended Solid (mg/l) 31.0 28.7 32.5 24.3

Total Dissolved Solid (mg/l) 334.7 526.7 233.3 233.3

Chemical (mg/l)

pH 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2

Total Hardness 117.3 173.3 66.7 72.0

Dissolved Oxygen 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.7

BOD , 3 days at 27OC 9.0 8.7 8.3 7.0

COD 34.0 34.0 38.7 25.7

Oil & Grease <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0

Salinity (PP6) Nil Nil Nil Nil Kjeldahl Nitrogen 5.8 5.8 <1.1 <1.1 Chloride 23.1 71.4 Nil Nil Fluoride <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Sulphates as SO4 23.3 30.5 26.7 35.8 Bi-Carbonate 131.8 227.6 <0.1 <0.1 Phosphate 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.7 Calcium 26.7 40.1 18.2 18.5 Magnesium 12.2 17.6 5.1 6.2 Sodium 25.8 59.1 15.8 25.1

Manganese <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05 Zinc 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Iron 0.4 0.1 <0.03 <0.03

Chromium (Total) <0.02 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02

Hexavalent Chromium <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1


Total Coliform 8.66 x 102 9.33 x 102 38.6 x 102 6.7 x 102

Fecal Coliform 2.73 x 102 3.86 x 102 3.4 x 102 1.8 x 102

Note: For more details, refer Section-IV of Appendix-F.


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3.5 SOIL

The soil in the study area is described in two ways, viz. the

baseline soil status and soil quality & characteristics.

3.5.1 Baseline Soil Status

The study area comprises of agricultural land of 30% and

13% of forest land. Thus other classes of land occupy only 57% of the

area. It is necessary to conform that there is no change in the cropping

pattern in the close vicinity of the plant, from the prevalent pattern.

Therefore, it is objective to determine the soil quality in the area &

identify the impact of the project activities on this area and also

predict impacts, which may arise due to the plant expansion. The

information on soil has been collected from various secondary sources

and also through primary soil sampling & analysis.

Representative soil samples were collected from three

different specified locations comprising i) Prime agricultural lands,

ii) Forest lands and iii) Project site, within the study area. Standard

procedures (IS-2720) were followed for the sampling and analysis of

physico–chemical parameters. The locations of soil sampling stations

are presented in Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008.

3.5.2 Soil Quality and Characteristics

The result of soil analysis shows that soil is greyish in colour

having pH value ranging from 6.98 to 7.25. Table 3-11 on the next page

represents the typical characteristics of the soils as sampled (February

2018) during the monitoring period February to May 2018. Soil texture is

sandy loam in all locations and organic carbon ranged from 4.6 to

5.8 gm/kg. Availability of more than sufficient level of nutrients ratio (N,

P & K ratio) in the soil reveals that the agricultural soil has sufficient

fertility level. The average soil is very rich in iron content, as evident

from the results of two soil sampling locations. The result of SAR value


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in the range of 4.29 to 5.89 indicates the presence of quite higher level of

sodium present in the soil of the study area, which may adversely affect

the crop production. However, the heavy metals like lead and chromium

are quite below the acceptable limit in all the sampling locations.

TABLE 3-11 - TYPICAL SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE STUDY AREA Monitoring Location Map : 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008

Monitoring Period : February 2018 Frequency : Once in a monitoring period

Note: For more details, see Section-V of Appendix-F

Key Parameters

Jamkunda Village- Agricultural Soil

(S1)

Khajurdanga Village-Forest Soil

(S2)

Project Site Soil

(S3)

Physical:

Colour Greyish Slightly Redish Greyish

pH (1:2) 7.25 6.98 7.12

Alkanity/Acidity Neutral Neutral Neutral

Soil Texture Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam

Sand (%) 50 65 60

Silt (%) 30 20 30

Clay (%) 20 15 10

Electrical conductivity (dS/m) 3.2 2.6 2.3

Hydraulic conductivity (cm/sec.) 2.5 x 10-3 1.8 x 10-3 1.5 x 10-3

Bulk Density (gm/cc) 1.2 1.5 1.8

Moisture (%) 35 20 25

Porosity (%) 36 32 35

Infiltration rate (cm/hrs) 2.1 2.6 2.3

Chemical:

Available N2 (mg/kg) 950 820 820

Available P2O5 (mg/kg) 1,080 685 982

Available K2O (mg/kg) 1,280 812 985

Chloride (mg/kg) 1,050 1,650 890

Sulphate (mg/kg) 680 482 520

Sodium absorption ratio (SAR) 5.89 4.29 5.49

Available Organic Carbon (gm/kg) 5.8 4.8 4.6

Calcium (mg/kg) 1,650 1,850 1,520

Magnesium (mg/kg) 1,820 1,925 1,680

Iron (mg/kg) 12,580 19,280 1,258

Copper (mg/kg) 9.5 12.5 8.2

Lead (mg/kg) <3.0 <3.0 <3.0

Chromium (mg/kg) <0.20 <0.20 <0.20

Microbial Population (No./ gm) 3.8 x 104 2.6 x 104 3.6 x 104


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3.6 LECHATE ANALYSIS (TCLP) OF SOLID WASTE

Sample of solid waste comprising of MBF slag has been

collected for TCLP test as per USEPA. The test results of the analysis are

shown in Table 3-12. The TCLP analysis Report as carried out by the

monitoring agency is furnished in Appendix F (Section- VI). The results

of TCLP test indicates that the heavy metals reported are found to be

present within the regulatory limit stipulated by USEPA.

TABLE 3-12 - HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN TCLP EXTRACT

Parameters MBF Slag (mg/l)

USEPA Regulated Level (mg/l)

As <0.01 5.0

Cr <0.02 5.0

Pb 0.49 5.0

Cd <0.01 1.0

Hg <0.001 0.2

Se 0.42 1.0

Ba 2.85 100.0

Ag 0.02 5.0

3.7 NOISE

The ambient noise level for one hour interval (Leq) was

recorded at ten different locations, which can be categorically divided

into four locations. In the industrial areas, noise level were recorded to

be about 59 - 66 dB (A) during day time and 46 - 60 dB (A) during night

time as against the Regulatory standard of 75 dB (A) and 70 B (A)

respectively.


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In the commercial areas, like Nimpura market and Golebazar

market areas, noise level are recorded to be around 68 - 71 dB (A)

respectively during day time and 55 - 57 dB (A) respectively during night

time during February 2018. The values obtained for the market places

are slightly higher than the stipulated norms of CPCB.

On the other hand, in the monitored residential areas, the

day time Leq are recorded at around 56 dB (A) and night time Leq around

48 - 53 dB(A) as against the allowable limit of 55 dB(A) and 45 dB(A)

respectively.

The day time Leq for sensitive areas like Kharagpur

Sub-divisional Hospital, Primary Health Centre of Amba, Karagpur

Priyanath Roy Vidyaniketan and Maheshpur Primary Vidyalaya are

recorded to be around 61 dB(A) and 53-55 dB(A) during night time. The

noise levels monitored in both the cases are found to be higher than the

regulatory norms of CPCB.

The noise levels recorded in the study area are presented in

Table 3-13.


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TABLE 3-13 - RECORDED NOISE LEVEL AT THE STUDY AREA

Recorded Values (Leq)

Sampling Station Day Time Night Time

dB (A) dB (A)

Industrial Area

WBIDC Industrial Growth Centre, Nimpura

58.9 46.2

Tata Metaliks Ltd, Main Gate 66.1 60.2

Residential Area

Inda village 55.6 52.5

Malancha village 55.6 48.1

Commercial Area

Market Place, Nimpura 70.7 55.3

Golebazar Market, Kharagpur 68.1 56.8

Sensitive Area

Kharagpur Sub-divisional Hospital 61.1 53.2

Primary Health Centre, Amba 60.2 53.5

Kharagpur Priyanath Roy Vidyaniketan

60.7 53.9

Maheshpur Primary Vidyalaya 60.8 55.2

Note: i) Day time: 6 AM to 10 PM; Night time: 10 PM to 6 AM ii) National Ambient Standard for Noise (CPCB) - Refer Appendix 3-1 iii) For more details, please refer Section-VII of Appendix-F

3.8 LAND USE AND LAND COVER

The term ‘land use’ in this Report encompasses land use and

land cover together. The land use study was undertaken by utilizing

three principal references, namely, (i) Survey of India (SOI) Open Series

Map (OSM) Nos. F45J3 & F45J7 of 1:50,000 scale; (ii) Indian Remote

Sensing Satellite Imageries Resourcesat 2 (IRS-R2) LISS IV multispectral

imagery of March 2018 procured from National Remote Sensing Centre

(NRSC), Hyderabad and (iii) Validation of multispectral imageries by land

(Core & buffer) corroboration. The land use study for 10 km radial area

coverage from the proposed project boundary was conducted by mapping

the area using the latest high resolution satellite imageries with the

application of remote sensing techniques along with GIS for bringing

data from different sources under a common platform. Using the


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multispectral satellite data, the land use & land cover area is mapped to

1: 50,000 scale, which is presented as a thematic map of the study area

(Refer Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0005). Relative distribution of land class

units of the core zone and also the buffer zone study area is depicted in

Fig. 3-9.

In the core zone of area around 197 acres, a total of

4 classes have been mapped and area occupied by each classes has been

tabulated for pre-project & post-project scenario. It is noted that out of

the project area of 197 acres, nearly 33% of the area is already covered

by greenery. A portion of the existing vacant area would be utilised for

the proposed expansion facilities, keeping the area for water bodies

intact. Apart from the area of 33% covered under greenery, 51% area

would occupy the built-up land, 2% water bodies and balance 14% is the

vacant/waste dump area.

In the buffer zone of area around 456 sq km, a total of 8

classes have been categorised and area occupied by each class has been

tabulated. The most dominant land category is agricultural land which

covers around 30% followed by habitation/settlement consisting of 28%,

forest comprising only 13%, industrial area covering 5% and vacant land

including fallow area covering about 19% of the study area. Water bodies

including river & canal, vegetation and other structures including rail &

road are found to be covering 3%, 1% and 1% respectively of the total

buffer zone in the study area.


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Pre-expansion Land Use of Project Site Post-expansion Land Use of Project Site

(197.0 acres) (197.0 acres)

Pre-Project Land Use of the Study Area (456 sq km)

FIG. 3-13 - LANDUSE PATTERN OF THE PROJECT SITE AND STUDY AREA


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3.9 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

In order to ascertain the baseline status of the biological

environment comprising terrestrial and aquatic ecology, field study was

carried out during 19th to 21st February, 2018. During the field survey,

information on floral & faunal component have been gathered through

interaction with Forest Officers and local residents of the study area.

Following text gives the review of the published data and the results of

field sampling as a brief description of ecological status of the study

area.

3.9.1 Objective

The ecological survey was carried out with the following

objectives in terrestrial and aquatic habitats of the study area:

i) To assess the nature and distribution of flora and fauna

in the important habitats

ii) To assess the species diversity in vegetation community and planktonic population in the water bodies

iii) To ascertain their ethno-botanical importance, economic importance, degree of protection schedule provided by the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 & its subsequent amendments and conservation status in IUCN Red List of threatened species of Version 2018-1.

iv) To ascertain the presence of protected areas, migratory routes of fauna, presence of breeding grounds and

sensitive habitats, if any.

v) To review the information gathered from secondary sources and discuss the issues of concern with the relevant authority and stakeholders, if any.

vi) Impact prediction based on primary and secondary data sources to formulate suitable mitigation measures.

vii) Formulation of greenbelt development plan to minimize the impact of air and noise pollution, so that it works as pollutant sinks, parallely generating new habitats of flora and fauna in and around the project site.


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3.9.2 Habitats Description of the Study Area

The study area is mainly plain land covered with agricultural

fields, urban & rural settlement, forest patches and industrial land. The

significant natural habitats in the study area includes Kasai Nadi and

Protected forest in few patches where plantations rising over the years by

the Forest Department, Government of West Bengal. To promote

conservation of forests, eco-park has been developed in Gurguripal,

Gopegarh and Hijli forest area by the State Forest Department. There are

many roadside and avenue tree plantation on which good amount of

large and matured trees have been grown. These areas functions as

green canopy cover which promote faunal habitats of the study area. The

Perennial river Kasai, flows from West to East direction in the study area

which serves as source of water for industries, agriculture as well as

fishing and domestic purpose. The study area drains into the Kasai Nadi

through different nalas and canals.

3.9.3 Climatic Factor for Vegetation

The principal direct climatic factors affecting vegetation

growth are rain fall, soil moisture, humidity, temperature (including soil

temperature), sunlight and wind. The climatic condition of the study area

favours natural regeneration and growth of Sal (Shorea robusta) from its

pre-existing rootstocks.

3.9.4 Locations for Biological Sampling and Monitoring

The selection of terrestrial and aquatic ecological sampling

and monitoring location was based on land use pattern, topography, eco

sensitivity of the habitats, close proximity, upwind & downwind direction

of the project site. The terrestrial ecological survey was carried out at

eight locations covering forested area (Protected Forest-PF) &d non-

forested area (roadside plantations) and aquatic ecological survey was

carried out at water bodies covering six points within the study area.


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The list of sampling locations selected for biological

environmental study is given in Table 3-14 and depicted in monitoring

location map (Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008).

TABLE 3-14 - LIST OF SAMPLING LOCATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

Location Code Name of Location Direction

Distance from

Project (km) Latitude Longitude

Terrestrial Ecology

TE1 P.F near Gurguripal NW 9.1 22O26'28"N 87O12'54"E

TE2 P.F near Kuanburi N 7.6 22O27'25"N 87O16'02"E

TE3 P.F near Sonakara N 9.1 22O28'20"N 87O17'30"E

TE4 P.F near Paschim Pathri S 9.0 22O17'59"N 87O18'20"E

TE5 Narendrapur Road side NE 7.0 22O25'36"N 87O20'43"E

TE6 Rupnarayanpur Road side E 7.0 22O22'36"N 87O21'34"E

TE7 Sadatpur Road side S 3.5 22O21'05"N 87O16'07"E

TE8 Shivarampur Road side W 4.0 22O23'27"N 87O14'45"E

Aquatic Ecology

AE1 Kasai Nadi near Kankaboti Village

NW 4.8 22O24'59"N 87O14'52"E

AE2 Kasai Nadi before Railway Bridge

N 2.5 22O24'40"N 87O17'43"E

AE3 Kasai Nadi after Railway Bridge

N 2.2 22O24'31"N 87O17'49"E

AE4 Kasai Nadi near

Shrirampur

E 5.8 22O24'11"N 87O20'38"E

AE5 Kasai Nadi near Juarhati SE 8.7 22O23'57"N 87O22'26"E

AE6 Pond at Sahachawk S 3.0 22O21'13"N 87O16'41"E

3.10 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR ECOLOGICAL SURVEY

3.10.1 Literature survey

The literatures on flora fauna of the study area were referred

covering research papers and websites of West Bengal forest department

for Kharagpur division, District Paschim Medinipur, Government of West

Bengal and a check list of flora fauna has been prepared for field survey.


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3.10.2 Field survey for terrestrial ecology

The random sampling method for Primary data collection on

flora from the study area were followed for qualitative analysis of

vegetation and listing of observed all vegetation for estimation of floral

inventory. The quadrate method of laying down square sample plots at

selected locations was also followed for quantitative analysis of

vegetation and estimation of species diversity. Quadrate size of 1m x 1m,

5m x 5m, 10m x 10m were taken for herbs, shrubs and trees

respectively. The parameters density, frequency, abundance, species

diversity index, evenness index and richness were derived for

quantitative assessments. The dominant tree, shrubs, herbs, climbers

were enumerated in the forest area as well as non forest area. The

medicinal plants, horticultural crops and agricultural crops grown in the

study area were also listed.

The methodology adopted for faunal survey involves faunal

habitat assessment, opportunistic observation, diurnal bird observation,

identification of call of birds, active search for reptiles and amphibians,

observations of feathers, scats, foot prints and excreta etc. During

survey, line transects and patches were laid at the selected monitoring

stations for identification and noting of birds, butterflies, mammals,

reptiles & amphibians. The identification was made by using standard

field guides.

3.10.3 Field survey for Aquatic ecology

Observations were made for listing of macrophytes including

free floating, submerged, emergent, marshy and riparian vegetations. The

planktonic samples and sediment samples were collected form surface

water bodies up stream & downstream of Kasai River for estimation of

planktonic population & species diversity index. Observations were made


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for listing of semi aquatic birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, mollusks

and insects. The semi aquatic birds were counted, noted and identified

with the help of 10 x 50 Nikon binoculars.

3.10.4 Collection of secondary data

During the field survey, information also gathered during

interaction with the Gurguripal Beat Forest Officials of Midnapore Forest

Division at Gurguripal as well as local residents of the study area to

substantiate the collected primary data.

3.11 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGICAL STATUS (TES)

The study area is covered with agricultural land, patches of

forest land, urban & rural human settlement and industrial

development. The major vegetation present in the study area is the result

of plantation activity carried out by private stakeholders, developers,

local people and forest department. These plantations were

predominantly represented by mono-cultural Sal, Teak, Eucalyptus and

Akashmoni.

3.11.1 Present Status of Natural Vegetation

The protected forests in the study area are scattered in

patches of varying sizes and in between cultivated land and human

habitation. These protected forests are scrub forest at degraded stage.

However, West Bengal State Forest Development Corporation have been

raising plantation over the years in these degraded forest lands. In these

forest areas following two principal vegetation types were recognized

during survey.

i) Scrub forest with fairly dense Sal and open Sal.

ii) Afforested Area with fairly dense Eucalyptus and open Eucalyptus.

Protected forest (P.F.) patches available in the study area are

presented in Table 3-15.


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TABLE 3-15 - FOREST PATCHES WITHIN 10 KM RADIUS OF PROJECT SITE

Sl.

No Name of Forest

Direction

from

project site

Type of

vegetations

recognized

1. P.F. near Gurguripal, Inayalpur,

Bhaduli, Muchibera NW Fairly dense Sal

2. P.F. near Kuanburi, Khayarbani N

Dense mixed

jungle mainly Sal

3. P.F. near Khejurdanga, Gopgarh, Bagdubi, Jamsol

N Fairly dense Eucalyptas

4. P.F. near Gadamaull, Gaighata N

Dense jungle

mainly Sal

5. P.F. near Koradanga, Chandra

Sonakara, N

Open Sal

6. P.F. near Paschim Pathari, Hijli S Open mixed jungle

7. P.F. near Shrikrishna

Colony,Shakpara, S Open Eucalyptas

3.11.2 Vegetations in Forest Area

The forest in this area is predominantly covered with Sal of

coppice origin and the rest is covered with plantation, scrub jungles and

bushes. Sal forest in this region fall under major group-II, dry tropical

forests group-5, tropical dry deciduous forests, sub group-5 (b), Northern

tropical dry deciduous forests (c) (i) dry Sal bearing forests (c) (ii) dry

peninsular Sal forests according to Champion and Seth’s classification of

forests types.

The vegetation in the forest area mainly consists of Sal

(Shorea robusta) and plantation area with Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus

citriodora), Akashmoni (Acacia auriculiformis), Bamboo (Dendrocalamus

strictus) and Cashew (Anacardium occidentale). Among other species the

usual associates of Sal in this region are Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna),

Bahera (Terminalia bellirica), Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), Kusum

(Schleichera oleosa), Mahua (Madhuca longifolia), Piasal (Pterocarpus

marsupium). The understory consists of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), Chotra


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(Lantana camara), Devil weed (Chromolaena odorata) and climbers like

Shora-alu (Dioscorea oppositifolia), Kanta-alu (Dioscorea pentaphylla),

Gulanch (Tinospora cordifolia), Satamuli (Asparagus racemosus),

Telakucha (Coccinia grandis), are found in close association with trees

and shrubs. The scrub jungles and bushes are covered with shrubs like

Bhant (Clerodendrum infortunatum), Bonjui (Clerodendrum inerme),

Chotra (Lantana camara) and Devil Weeds (Chromolaena odorata) along

with trees of Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), Khajur (Phoenix sylvestris) and

Tal (Borassus flabellifer).

A list of floral species in forest area as observed and

information collected during interaction with the forest officials and local

peoples in study area is given in Appendix 3-2.

3.11.3 Vegetations in Non-forest Area

Trees in the non-forest area are mixed tropical deciduous

and semi evergreen in nature. There are many avenue trees present

along the road sides, within the urban plantations, afforested areas and

bunds of agricultural lands in the study area.

The main species are Akashmoni (Acacia auriculiformis),

Babul (Acacia nilotica), Banyan (Ficus benghalensis), Cassia (Cassia

siamea), Ganga imli (Pithecellobium dulce), Gulmohar (Delonix regia),

Kachnar (Bauhinia purpurea), Mahanimb (Ailanthus excelsa), Neem

(Azadirachta indica), Nilgari (Eucalyptus citriodora), Pipal (Ficus

religiosa), Radhachura (Peltophorum pterocarpum), Sajna (Moringa

oleifera), Semal (Bombax ceiba), Siris (Albizia lebbeck). Among these

species Neem (Azadirachta indica), Nilgari (Eucalyptus citriodora) and

Siris (Albizia lebbeck) are the most dominant trees in non forest area.


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The common shrubs distributed within the non-forested

areas like road sides, barren lands, banks of river and canal etc, where

main species represented by Akanda (Calotropis procera), Arandi (Ricinus

communis), Ber (Zizyphus jujuba), Bhant (Clerodendrum infortunatum ),

Dhutra (Datura metel), Ipomoea (Ipomoea carnea), Lal Bheranda

(Jatropha gossypifolia), Lantana (Lantana camara) and Vasaka (Adhatoda

vasica).

The common herbs and grasses are found to be close

association with shrubs are Ban Tulasi (Croton bonplandianum),

Laajvanti (Mimosa pudica), Congress Grass (Parthenium hysterophorus),

Coat Buttons (Tridax procumbens), Katanotey (Amaranthus spinosus),

Kukshim (Vernonia cinerea), Chorkanta (Chrysopogon aciculatus), Nut

grass (Cyperus rotundus) and Doob (Cynodon dactylon) etc. The Bamboo

clumps and Palms species of Tal (Borassus flabellifer),Narial (Cocos

nucifera), Khajur (Phoenix sylvestris) are commonly found in study area.

The thorny bushes of Phanimansha (Opuntia dillenii) and Tesiramonsa

(Euphorbia antiquorum) also found along the road sides.

A list of floral species in non-forest area as observed and

information collected during interaction with the local peoples in study

area is given in Appendix 3-2.

3.11.4 Medicinal Plants in the Study Area

Among the available floral species, forty three of them have

important medicinal value and the list of medicinal plants given in

Appendix 3-3.


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3.11.5 Agricultural Pattern of the Study Area

The main agricultural crop is Rice (Oryza sativa) followed by

Maize (Zea mays) and Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) cultivated in

the study area. The minor crops are wheat (Triticum aestirum), sesame

(Sesamum indicum) and masterd seeds (Brassica nigra).

3.11.6 Horticultural Crops of the Study Area

The important fruit plants available in the study area are

Banana (Musa paradisiaca), Mango (Mangifera indica), Jackfruit

(Artocarpus heterophyllus), Papita (Carica papaya), Guava (Psidium

guajava) and Jamun (Syzygium cumini).

3.12 QUANTITATIVE SURVEY OF TERRESTRIAL FLORA

It is essential to know the numerical distribution of different

species in the community especially in terms of species richness,

evenness index and diversity index. Pictorial evidence of quadrate laying

at protected forest near Gurguripal village is shown in Exhibit 3-3 at the

end of this chapter.

3.12.1 Species Richness, Evenness and Diversity Index in the Study Area

Species diversity was evaluated by using Shannon - Weaver

(1963) diversity index, from the data collected through quadrate method

at selected sites of the study area. The Shannon - Weaver diversity index

(H) is index that is commonly used to characterize species diversity in a

community. The Species Richness, Evenness & Diversity index values

were computed for the selected sites and the results are presented in

Table 3-16.


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TABLE 3-16 - SPECIES RICHNESS, EVENNESS AND DIVERSITY INDEX

Shannon-Weaver Diversity Index of tree species in the

protected forest area and roadside area is appeared to be in the range of

0.82 - 1.15 and 2.10- 3.03, respectively. Hence, Species diversity of flora

is relatively lower level in the protected forest areas than urban & rural

roadside area. Therefore, species diversity, species richness and

evenness in the urban & rural roadsides, homestead lands and urban

plantation areas are relatively higher than the protected forest areas.

3.12.2 Terrestrial Fauna

Mammals: The wild animals like Indian grey mongoose

(Herpestes edwardsii), Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum),

Black rat (Rattus rattus), Monkey (Macaca mulatta) and Langur (Presbytis

entellus) were observed during survey in the study area.

A total of eighteen wild animals (mammals) as observed and

reported during interaction with forest officials and local peoples are

listed in Appendix 3-4. During survey the domestic animals observed in

the study area were including Cow (Bos indicus), Buffalo (Bubalus

indicus), Sheep (Ovis aries), Goat (Capra hircus), Pig (Sus scrofa

domesticus), Dog (Canis familiaris) and Cat (Felis domesticus).

Location

Code Name of the Study Area

Species Richness

(R)

Evenness index

(E)

Shannon-

Weaver diversity index

(H’)

TE1 P.F near Gurguripal 10 0.46 1.06

TE2 P.F near Kuanburi 4 0.59 0.82

TE3 P.F near Sonakara 10 0.47 1.08

TE4 P.F near Paschimpathri 8 0.55 1.15

TE5 Narendrapur Rd. side 23 0.68 2.10

TE6 Rupnarayanpur Rd. side 25 0.83 2.67

TE7 Sadatpur Rd. side 22 0.97 2.95

TE8 Shivarampur Rd. side 23 0.98 3.03


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Reptiles: A total of eight reptile species as observed and

reported during interaction with forest officials and local peoples are

listed in Appendix 3-4. During survey Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

and Dhaman (Ptyas mucosus) were found in the study area.

Avifauna: The avifauna (birds) observed and reported during

interaction with forest officials and local peoples in the study area are

listed in Appendix 3-4. Among them Black Drongo (Dicrurus

macrocercus), Spotted dove (Streptopelia chinensis), Common crow

(Corvus splendens), Common myna (Acridotheres tristis), Pied Myna

(Gracupica contra), White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) and

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) were very common birds.

A list of Terrestrial Fauna (Wild Life) as observed and

information collected during interaction with the forest officials and local

peoples in study area is given in Appendix 3-4, which has been

confirmed from the published records of the divisional forest officer of

the District Paschim Medinipur, Government of West Bengal.

3.13 AQUATIC ECOLOGICAL STATUS (AES)

The Aquatic Ecological survey was conducted at six selected

locations in Kasai Nadi and Pond water, depicted in the Monitoring

Location Map (Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0008).

3.13.1 Aquatic Flora

The aquatic macrophytes observed during survey in the

study area are listed in Appendix 3-5. Among them Azolla pinnata,

Eichhornia crassipes, Spirogyra sp. are free floating algae. Alternanthera

philoxeroides, Justicia americana, Marsilea quadrifolia are the emergent

hydrophytes and semi aquatic plant like Colocasia esculenta, Cyperus

rotundus, Ipomea aquatica, Scirpus grossus, Typha elephantina are the

marshy amphibian. There are also the completely submerged vegetations


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like Ceratophyllum demersum, Elodea canadensis, Hydrilla verticillata,

Potamogeton crispus etc. Among the macrophytes, Typha elephantina,

Ipomoea carnea, Eichhoria crassipes and Colocasia esculenta are

dominant species & widely distributed in the study area.

3.13.2 Planktonic Population

Phytoplankton: A total of ten species have been identified in

water sample collected from Kasai Nadi and Pond in the study area. The

total phytoplankton count was higher in Kasai Nadi than pond indicating

productivity in general higher in the river than pond. The list of

identified phytoplankton in surface water bodies is given in

Appendix 3-6.

Zooplankton: A total of eight species have been identified in

water sample collected from Kasai Nadi and Pond in the study area. It

has been noted that density of zooplankton is higher in the Kasai Nadi

that indicating presence of higher level of organic nutrients than pond

water. The list of identified zooplankton in surface water bodies is given

in Appendix 3-6. Pictorial evidence of Planktonic sampling at Kasai Nadi

is shown in Exhibit 3-4 at the end of this chapter.

Primary productivity of aquatic eco-system: In order to

assess the productivity of aquatic ecosystem prevailing in the study area

Shannon - Weaver Diversity Index (H) of planktonic population was

computed for all the five monitoring locations. The “H” values of

respective water bodies are presented in the following Table 3-17.


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TABLE 3-17 - PLANKTONIC DIVERSITY INDEX OF THE MONITORING LOCATIONS

Location Code Site

Shanon and Weaver Diversity Index (H)

Phytoplankton Zooplankton

AE1 Kasai Nadi near Kankaboti Village 2.20 2.07

AE2 Kasai Nadi before Railway Bridge 2.21 2.02

AE3 Kasai Nadi after Railway Bridge 2.25 2.03

AE4 Kasai Nadi near Shrirampur 2.26 2.07

AE5 Kasai Nadi near Juarhati 2.25 2.05

AE6 Pond at Sahachawk 2.15 1.96

From the Quantitative assessment of phytoplankton and

zooplankton it is seen that diversity index (Shannon-weaver), varies

between 2.15 to 2.26 for phytoplankton and 1.96 to 2.07 for zooplankton

respectively. This indicates presence of moderate level of organic

nutrients and mesotrophic the aquatic ecosystem prevailing in the

surface water bodies.

Aquatic Fauna: The aquatic faunal species which were

observed in and around the water bodies includes benthos, amphibians,

fishes and semi aquatic avifauna.

Benthos: Among the benthic macro-invertebrates the

Mollusca - four species and the Arthropods - three species were

commonly found in the water bodies during survey.

Amphibian: Only four amphibian species were found

available during the study period.

Fish fauna: Total seventeen fish species fairly available in

the water bodies reported during interaction with the fishermen. The

Kasai Nadi is the natural aquatic ecosystem supporting fishes in the

area. The commercial cultivation of fish not reported during interact ion

with local people within the study area. The maximum abundance of

fishes was reported during April to July in the rivers. The fishes reported

in the rivers and the nearby ponds are given in Appendix 3-7.


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Semi Aquatic Birds: The semi aquatic birds observed

during survey in Kasai Nadi and ponds of the study area are listed in

Appendix 3-7. Among them Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), Little

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Teal (Anas crecca) and White Stork

(Ciconia ciconia) were commonly found in the water bodies.

3.14 REVIEW OF PUBLISHED SECONDARY DATA AND RELEVANT STANDARDS FOR CROSS REFERENCING AND INTERPRETATION

Review of literature collected from the published records of

the divisional forest officer of Kharagpur division, District Paschim

Medinipur, Government of West Bengal updated on 26/04/2018 and

related literature available in websites, IUCN Red list, Version 2018-1

and Indian wild Life Protection act, 1972 and its consequent

amendments.

3.14.1 Rare, Endemic and Endangered Plant Species

The International Union for Conservation of Nature &

Natural Resources (IUCN) designated the terms "rare" and 'endangered'

species in the "Red list". Among the recorded flora & fauna, none of

them can be assigned in the status of endemic or none of them assigned

as rare, endangered, threatened or vulnerable category in the IUCN Red

List of Threatened Species, Version 2018-1.

3.14.2 Conservation Status of Sighted Flora and Fauna

Conservation status of the sighted flora fauna has been

checked in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and its consequent

amendments. Among the sighted fauna most of the species are

listed under Schedule- II, III & IV or not listed in any category as per

Wildlife Protection Act (1972) and its consequent amendments. Among

the listed faunal species none of them considered under Schedule-I.


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3.14.3 Eco-sensitive Area

There are 13 per cent of the study area is forest land that

promotes great advantage to the project site, acting as “pollutants

absorber” of the study area. There is no Eco-sensitive area like National

Parks, Wild Life Sanctuaries, Elephant/ Tiger Reserve, Reserve Forest

and Migratory routes in the study area except natural surface water

resources Kasai Nadi that supports the ongoing agriculture, horticulture,

fishing practices and setting up industries throughout the study area.

Therefore, discharges of liquid waste, solid waste and withdrawing of

surface water must be regulated in this area. This is important to

develop greenery in and around the project site and promote awareness

about conservation of the wildlife & forest in the study area.

3.15 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

The baseline conditions related to human environment laid

out in this chapter facilitates analysis of socioeconomic impacts of the

proposed expansion on the local human environment in Chapter 4 and

drafting a social upliftment plan in Chapter 8.

3.15.1 Demographic Profile of the Study Area

The project influence area of 10 km radius from the proposed

plant site, within the district of Paschim Medinipur comprises of

286 villages, 2 Census Towns and 2 Municipalities. List of the villages

and the urban areas in the study area is presented in

Appendix 3-8 and the demographic profile of the study area is tabulated

in Table 3-18.


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TABLE 3-18 - DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE STUDY AREA

Indicators 2001 2011

Total Population 6,31,448 6,98,805*

No. of Households 1,25,392 1,53,929

Sex Ratio 947 972

Child Population (≤ 6 years) 75,103 71,783

Literates (%) 67.71 77.95

Scheduled Castes (%) 12.84 13.78

Scheduled Tribes (%) 8.29 8.60

Total Main Workers (%) 27.32 28.41

Marginal Workers (%) 5.09 7.94

Non-Workers (%) 67.59 63.65

* Projected Population of the year 2018, calculated on the basis

of decadal growth (10.67%) is around 7,51,006.

Source: Census of India 2001 - Primary Census Abstract -

District Paschim Medinipur,West Bengal. Directorate of

Census Operations, West Bengal. 2001.

Census of India 2011 - Primary Census Abstract -

District Paschim Medinipur,West Bengal. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. 2011.

3.15.2 Methodology and Fieldwork

A desk review of the available secondary data related to the

local socioeconomic context was undertaken. The secondary data

sources were Primary Census Abstract (PCA) for the years 2001 & 2011

of the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, applicable OSMs and

the official website of the district and the State Government. On the

basis of the secondary data, villages, census towns and municipalities

within the radial coverage of 10 km (from the periphery of the proposed

project area) were identified. Three zones were demarcated - a) Core Zone

- within 2 km from the periphery of the proposed project site ,

b) Moderate Zone - beyond 2 km and upto 5 km from the periphery of the

proposed project site, and c) Low Zone - beyond 5 km and up to 10 km

from the periphery of the proposed project site. In order to carry out the

socioeconomic baseline survey a questionnaire cum discussion guide was

prepared.


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To collect primary data, fieldwork for a total of five days was

undertaken during 22nd & 23rd March 2018 and 20th-22nd April 2018

respectively. Initially a reconnaissance visit was carried out wherein the

surrounding areas were screened, the identified villages and census

towns along with demarcated zones were validated and the questionnaire

cum discussion guide was pretested. Consequently, Focus Group

Discussions (FGDs) and interviews were conducted. The method of

purposive and snowball sampling guided the survey. Pictorial evidence of

a FGD at Latibpur village is shown in Exhibit 3-5 at the end of this

chapter. Under purposive sampling, the respondents of the focus group

discussions and the individual interviews were intentionally

representative with regard to level of education, gender, age and

occupation. Each respondent participating in the FGDs and interviews

represented a household.

List of areas surveyed during fieldwork along with the

number of participants for FGDs and individual interviews is presented

in Table 3-19. Additionally the map indicating the areas surveyed is



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FIG. 3-14 - MAP INDICATING AREAS SURVEYED DURING SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY


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TABLE 3-19 - LIST OF AREAS SURVEYED

Sl. No. Location Zone*

Rural/Urban FGD(s) Interview(s)

No. of Participants FGD Interview

1. Kenduyapal A Rural 1 0 10 0

2. Tentulia A Rural 0 3 0 3

3. Amba Paschim A Rural 1 0 5 0

4. Malancha B Rural 1 0 12 0

5. Inda (Kharagpur M) C Urban 0 1 0 1

6. Gholgharia C Rural 0 1 0 1

7. Maheshpur A Rural 1 0 4 0

8. Gopkhejur Danga B Rural 1 0 5 0

9. Narendrapur C Rural 0 1 0 3

10. Latibpur A Rural 1 0 11 0

11. Mollachak A Rural 1 0 8 0

12. Krishnanagar A Rural 1 0 5 0

13. Kunjachak B Rural 1 0 9 0

14. Pitambarpur C Rural 1 0 4 0

15. Walipur B Rural 1 0 7 0

16. Keshpal B Rural 1 0 13 0

17. Srikrishnapur (Kharagpur M)

C Urban 1 0 5 0

18. Sadatpur B Rural 1 0 6 0

19. Kaptya B Rural 1 0 5 0

20. Keshabpur C Rural 1 0 4 0

21. Ayma C Rural 1 0 7 0

22. Japhala C Rural 1 0 9 0

Total 18 6 129 8

* Core Zone A .. 0 to 2 km Moderate Zone B .. 2 to 5 km Low Zone C .. 5 to 10 km


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3.15.3 Baseline Assessment of Human Environmental Components

A. Physical Infrastructure

WATER SUPPLY

Baseline

Conditions

- River Kasai is the prominent surface water body in the study area - A ‘Dighi’ (surface water body) located at Sahachak caters to the local

community needs - Use of submersible pumps within households to tap groundwater is a common

trend as mentioned by the respondents of Gholgharia, Maheshpur, Narendrapur, Latibpur, Srikrishnapur, Keshabpur, and Japhala . In this

regard respondents of Pitambarpur emphasize that growing number of agri-mini pumps drawing groundwater is impacting the water level adversely

- Personal ponds within homestead area/in the vicinity of a household, is a

common feature in the study area. Respondents mention that community ponds located in Latibpur and Pitambarpur cannot be used due to poor

condition of the ponds and water quality - Respondents of Sadatpur and Kaptya put forward that illegitimate channeling of

government water supply is impacting the availability - During rainy season drinking water gets contaminated due to overflows in the

village of Gholgharia. Similarly respondents of Walipur mentioned that river water is contaminated as ‘Nala’ water converges in it

- Respondents of Tentuliya, Inda, Mollachak, Krishnanagar and Kunjachak

emphasize on elevated iron content in water - Quality of water is impacted by dust in Kenduyapal and airborne particles of

perceived silica (confirmed as crystalline graphite by TML) in Latibpur

- Respondents of Malancha Rajpura and Keshpal complain of poor quality of drinking water. Locals of Keshpal mentioned the ill maintenance of railway

water reservoir located in their village - Water reservoir is set up in Walipur by Public Health Engineering (PHE). The

locals complain that though constructed on their village land, it does not extend a water pipeline to cater to the local needs. Additionally they mentioned that tubewell water has arsenic content but no red tape was

observed on it during fieldwork - Respondents of Maheshpur, Japhala, Barkola,Gholgharia, Gopkhejur Danga,

Narendrapur,Pitambarpur, Sadatpur, Kaptya, Keshabpur and Ayma mentioned that they have access to potable sweet rock water

SANITATION/DRAINAGE/SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Baseline Conditions

- Out of the surveyed villages Nirmal Bharat Abhiyaan with regard to sanction and construction of household toilets have reached Keshpal, Kunjachak,

Keshabpur,Kenduyapal,Narendrapur, Krishnanagar and Ayma - Similarly initiatives under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan have reached the villages of

Gholgharia , Mollachak, Pitambarpur, Walipur,Narendrapur,Sadatpur and Japhala. Locals of Sadatpur mentioned poor quality of construction materials. Respondents of Gholgharia pointed out that construction of

toilets is in progress for around 35 Schedule Tribe households and respondents of Japhala mentioned that sanctioned number of toilets are awaiting construction

- 3 Community toilets are being built under personal initiative in the village of

Gholgharia

- Respondents of Kunjachak mentioned availability of 3 Toilets , constructed by TML

- The issue of non availability of drainage facilities and stagnant water especially

during the monsoon season was mentioned by the respondents of Kenduyapal , Amba , Narendrapur , Walipur and Keshabpur. Additionally respondents of Malancha,mentioned that the grounds with stagnant water is also used as waste dumping ground

- Locals of Mollachak mentioned that even though drainage system has been constructed, rainwater gets flooded in the area. Respondents of Sadatpur

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- Locals of Krishnanagar, Kunjachak, Japhala, Pitambarpur emphasize on no

drainage facilities in their villages. They are impacted most during the rainy

seasons - Respondents of Gholgharia, Gopkhejur Danga (characterized with natural

drainage systems), Ayma, Inda (municipality built drainage systems) and Latibpur mentioned that they are not impacted by stagnant water

- As against Solid Waste Management Rules, burning of wastes is practiced in the

surveyed villages of Keshabpur, Kaptya, Sadatpur, Keshpal, Kunjachak, Walipur, Japhala, Malancha Rajpura, Inda, Narendrapur , Mollachak ,

Krishnanagar. Additional to burning of wastes, locals of Tentulia dump garbage in drains too

- In Inda, under the municipality services, garbage is collected from roads and

drains - Locals of Latibpur and Pitambarpur bury wastes in soil. Despite having dustbins

in the villages, locals of Ayma too follow the practice. Respondents of Keshabpur mentioned dumping of wastes in potholes

- Locals of Walipur engage in household composting whereas locals of Gopkhejur

Danga are engaged in creating green manure

COOKING FUEL/ELECTRICITY/TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

Baseline Conditions

- The facility of receiving subsidy on a gas connection has reached the surveyed

villages of Malancha, Kunjachak, Pitambarpur and Japhala. The locals of Japhala emphasized that purchase of all subsequent refills is to be borne by the beneficiary household. Since it incurs higher cost than the use of fuel

wood, the beneficiary households are unable to further use the facility of subsidized cooking gas. Locals of Gholgharia and Maheshpur mentioned limited cooking gas connection in their villages

- Use of fuelwood, cowdung as cooking fuel is common in the study area

- In accordance to the respondents, the supply of electricity in the study area is

regular. However locals of Krishnanagar and Keshabpur mention irregular supply and respondents of Sadatpur complained of low voltage and poor

supply of electricity to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in their village - The prominent railway stations in the study area are located in Gokulpur,

Kharagpur , Medinipur and Kalaikunda - Respondents mentioned bus stops are located at Pancharuta, Gopali,

Prembazar, Benapur, Dharma, Rupnarayanpur, Mohanpur and Amtala. Respondents in addition mentioned TML bus stop at Sahachak and Tata Bearing bus stop near Sadatpur. Bus depots are located within municipality

areas of Kharagpur and Medinipur - Respondents mentioned post offices are located at Samraipur, Inda, Benapur

(Pratapur),Mataldanga, Jakpur, Amdai, Barkal, Rahajangal, Harishpur, Nimpur and within municaplity areas of Kharagpur and Medinipur

- The villagers of Kenduyapal and Tentulia mentioned reduced condition of

their approach roads impacting safety and health during daily transport and communication. Dust pollution and deep ditches were observed during

fieldwork. Due to poor approach road condition, detour has to be taken by locals during medical emergencies. The locals of Gholgharia ,Latibpur, Walipur, Japhala and Pitambarpur emphasized on the poor conditions of their approach roads. Additionally the locals of Krishnanagar and Ayma

mentioned that the approach road of their villages are narrow whereas villagers of Keshabpur, Sadatpur and Kaptya emphasized on the poor interior roads of their villages

- Respondents of Amba emphasized that during rains, potholes make children

susceptible to accidents. Locals of Keshpal too are impacted by poor

condition of approach roads during the monsoon season. - Respondents of Mollachak and Maheshpur mentioned the good condition of

roads. Additionally respondents of Kunjachak emphasized upon the better linkages. The locals of Gopkhejur Danga mention that their approach road conditions are fair even during rainy season. Respondents of Sadatpur and Kaptya, though complained about the poor interior roads of their villages,

mentioned that their main approach road has been constructed under Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojna Scheme. This scheme have positively impacted the villages of Mollachak ,Krishnanagar, Pitambarpur and Japhala. The


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respondents of Inda mentioned that conditions of their roads have improved

recently. Though heavy vehicles are major causes of existing potholes, the condition of the roads are better than those of the villages

- During fieldwork, activities related to expansion of NH-6 were observed with

within the study area. Dust pollution has impacted the areas in the vicinity

B. Social Infrastructure

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Baseline

Conditions

- The surveyed villagers indicated the primary schools in the study area are located in Kantapal, Kenduyapal, Tentulia, Malancha, Gholgharia,

Gopkhejur Danga, Narendrapur, Ajabpur, Kunjachak, Rupnarayanpur, Keshpal and Keshabpur. The village of Latibpur has a Madrasa. Private primary schools are located in Inda. A private primary school is also located

in Mollachak. The primary school is located in Maheshpur which is also accessed by the children of Latibpur; primary school located in Raniparna has students from the village of Krishnanagar; and primary school of Amba is accessed by children of Mollachak

- Middle schools (up to class 8) with midday meal provisions are located in Sadatpur, Amba, Narendrapur, Krishnanagar (in the village vicinity) and

Japhala - High schools in the study area are located in Rupnarayanpur, Kholapatna,

Gokulpur, Walipur, Malancha, Balarampur, Rangamatia and in the village vicinity of Pitambarpur. Gokulpur Vidhanchandra Vidya Bhavan is one of the most prominent schools within the study area which is accessed by

students of nearby villages like Amba and also by tribal students of the district. Harishpur High School in Keshabpur, Narayan Vidya Bhavan in the village vicinity of Pitambarpur, Japhala High School in Japhala was mentioned by respondents. They also referred to schools namely Inda Balika

Vidyalay (Govt.ICSE), DAV, Sacred Heart and Saint Agnus, located within Inda

- The issue of school dropouts impacts the villages of Keshpal (SC & ST

students), Srikrishnapur & Latibpur (poor economic conditions of households and early cases of marriage), Gopkhejur Danga (cultural socialization of young females to be involved in housework), Gholgharia

(male dropouts due to alcohol addiction & female dropouts due to early marriage) and Japhala (alcohol addiction). The respondents of Amba emphasized that rates of dropouts are controlled as local students (first generation literates) view the education certificate as an incentive for future

job opportunities in nearby factories - The prominent colleges of the study area are namely Inda College, Medinipur

Government College, Vidya University in Keshpal, Kharagpur Gope College, R.N. Khan Women’s College in Medinipur, Mohanpur Government College, Hijli College and Vidyasagar University

- Government ITI centres are located in the municipality areas of Kharagpur

andMedinipur. Additionally a government centre is functional in Jhargram. Local youth also have access to the ITI centre located in Balasore. In alignment to the demand of ITI centres in the study area, the project proponent has developed a Tata Metaliks Skill Development Centre (TMSDC)

in Medinipur and enrolled local youth to enhance their ‘employability quotient’ in general

- Private Spoken English courses and Computer classes are undertaken in village

of Malancha and municipality areas of Kharagpur(like Inda) and Medinipur within the study area. Initiatives in this regard have been undertaken by schools in Gokulpur and Krishnanagar, though the latter emphasize on the

issue of insufficient teachers. Respondents of Latibpur and Krishnanagar mentioned that the project proponent too have taken up aligned initiatives in their villages and are extending ancillary support to Gokulpur Vidhanchandra Vidya Bhavan. Central Government SV Youth Computer

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- Vocational training facilities are present in villages of Kantapal and Japhala.

Within Gokulpur School, training related to tailoring, automobile and

computer are imparted to dropout students of class 8 and 10 against a nominal fee. Similar initiatives are undertaken in Medinipur school of Krishnanagar. Private tailoring classes are also conducted in municipality areas of Medinipur and Kharagpur. Support in this regard has been

extended by the Project Proponent in the villages of Latibpur and Malancha. Respondents of Malancha mentioned the enrolment of local women in nurse training course, undertaken by TML

HEALTH

Baseline

Conditions

- All the 20 surveyed villages have access to an Aganwadi centre, engaged in

health-care activities for women and children (upto 5 years of age). The activities cover contraceptive counseling and supply, nutrition,

immunization and pre-school activities - Dot workers for TB are actively working in the villages of Mollachak,

Pitambarpur, Walipur, Sadatpur, Ayma and Japhala - Asha Karmis are regularly reaching out to villages of Latibpur, Maheshpur,

Mollachak, Krishnanagar, Tentulia, Malancha, Narendrapur,Kunjachak, Walipur, Keshpal,Sadatpur, Gopkhejur Danga, Keshabpur and Japhala. However locals of Ayma emphasized upon irregular services of Asha Karmis

in their village. Additionally locals of Pitambarpur and Gholgharia mentioned that Asha Karmis rarely visit their villages. However Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is operational in the village of Gholgharia

- Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) workers are working in the villages of Tentulia,

Maheshpur,Mollachak,Basantapur, Walipur, Keshpal, Sadatpur, Keshabpur, Ayma and Barkola

- Primary Health Centres (PHCs) within the study area are operational in

Kenduyapal, Rupnarayanpur, Kunjachak, Chandmari, Sadatpur, Harishpur and Gholgharia. Additionally residents of Maheshpur emphasize that the services provided by the PHC located in their village is good. Similarly villagers of Latibpur and Amba mention that doctors are available and

regularly visit the centres located in their villages. Residents of Ayma mention that their PHC is operational under Urban Health Union. They emphasize that though it offers satisfactory services, the centre refrains from immediate attention. Locals of Basantapur are not satisfied with the

PHC located in their village whereas villagers of Mohanpur point out that their centre is also equipped with an ambulance. Lastly the locals of Walipur emphasized that their PHC is located in Satkui for which they have to travel via NH6, impacting their road safety

- Kharagpur Government Hospital, Medinipur Government Medical College,

Chandmari Hospital, Railway Hospital (Sadar State Hospital Subdivision) in Inda, Hijli Rural Hospital (Block level) in Medinipur, Amba Swasta Kendra, Prem Bazar Hospital and Chandmari Government Hospital are medical institutions, operational in the study area. Additionally Samanto Nursing

home is accessed by the villagers of Japhala,Sadatpur, Ayma and Malancha. Furthermore, there are around eight private nursing homes within the municipality area of Medinipur. A medical institution is also operational at Hosenabad, located around 2Kms away from Hosenabad

- Private Ambulances are operational within the study area. Government ambulances are present in the hospital of Inda and PHC of Mohanpur. In

accordance to the respondents of Sadatpur, Keshabpur and Gholgharia both the ambulance services of 108 (for child delivery) and 102 (other patients) are operational in their villages. Asha ambulance services are active in Latibpur and Matridan ambulance services operate in Narendrapur.

Ambulances are present in the village of Krishnanagar, however they are not operational. Respondents emphasized that TML provides for ambulance services for their workers. The contract owner of buses provided at TML, have self initiated an ambulance service in the village of Maheshpur. Mobile

Health Units (MHUs) are not operational in the study area - The vector borne diseases like dengue and malaria impact the villagers of

Kenduyapal, Tentulia , Amba, Malancha, Inda and Pitambarpur. Respondents of Pitambarpur mention that their villagers suffer from snakebites and are distressed with infestation of mosquitoes


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- Respondents of Mahespur and Latibpur complain about the elevated emission

of perceived silica (confirmed by TML as crystalline graphite) by the project proponent , impacting the physical (air and water) environment as well as the health (the skin, eyes and hair) of the residents. Locals of Maheshpur also mention that their villagers suffer from darkening of palms and regular

coughing - Respondents of Mollachak emphasize that their village is impacted by skin

allergies and eye infections caused due to the black dust emission from nearby factories including TML. Additionally they mentioned that the sound pollution from these factories impact the elderly heart patients of their

village - Skin allergy is prominent among the villages of Mollachak, Krishnanagar and

Keshabpur. The villagers affirm that the emissions from factories in the vicinity are the primary cause of such allergies. Respondent of Inda on the other hand mention that they too suffer from dust allergies but emphasized that it is due to vehicular traffic.

- Respondents of Keshabpur mention that their village women suffer from

anemia. Locals of Amba and Pitambarpur emphasize on the regular distress of villagers caused by diarrhoea and villagers of Mollachak and Keshabpur complain of regular cases of Jaundice

- Tuberculosis (TB) impacts the villagers of the Gholgharia, Gopkhejur Danga

and Japhala

ADDICTION

Baseline

Conditions

- The consumption of tobacco and local alcohol (Hariya) is widespread in the

surveyed villages of Tentulia, Maheshpur,Narendrapur, Sadatpur, Mollachak, Krishnanagar, Keshabpur, Ayma, Kunjachak and Pitambarpur

- Snack shops sell local liquor illegally in the village of Malancha. This village is

impacted by early age addiction, starting from 12 to 15 years of age.

Similarly early age addiction of alcohol has impacted Inda & Japhala and early age addiction of tobacco has impacted Srikrishnapur. Respondents of Gholgharia and Mollachak mention that the addiction is higher among early male teens who along with alcohol intake engage in gambling & loitering and

regularly remain absent from schools. Locals of Gopkhejur Danga mentioned that addiction of Hariya is common among young adults of 15 years and above, as parents are involved in long hours of agricultural labour work and do not have the time to keep a watch on their children

- Respondents of Walipur mentioned that high consumption of alcohol impacts

the economy of their households and is the major cause of domestic violence in their village

- In the village of Keshpal, locals mention that Mahila Samiti has protested

against the high consumption of local alcohol (amongst 15 years and above) and secret supply in local snack shops. Due to the protest and surveillance, the consumption has been controlled; however a local Bhatti operates in the

vicinity. Similarly, the consumption and supply of local alcohol have also been controlled in the village of Amba, by local authorities. Schools of Gokulpur and Keshabpur play an important role to curtail early age addiction through surveillance by teachers. They link provision of midday

meals and school dresses as positive factors to lure children into schools and keep them engaged in beneficial activities

- The residents of Keshpal are of the opinion that the tribal members of their

village are more indulgent in alcohol addiction. Similar opinions linking higher consumption of local alcohol amongst tribal groups also reflected

amongst the respondents of Keshabpur and Japhala. However locals of Ayma correlate elevated consumption of local alcohol with the issue of unemployment


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C. Cultural Infrastructure

LIBRARY/COMMUNITY CENTRE/PLAYGROUND

Baseline

Conditions

- The study area is not equipped with public libraries. However private schools

located in Inda and a high school in Gholgharia has libraries. The library in the middle school in Japhala is currently shutdown

- Community clubs built by group initiatives of the villagers are located in the Latibpur, Kunjachak, Pitambarpur, Keshabpur and Japhala. Additionally

villages of Walipur and Keshpal are equipped with three clubs & a registered club each

- Playgrounds are located within schools or in the vicinity in the villages Tentulia,

Mollachak, Pitambarpur, Walipur and Japhala. Informal playgrounds are in villages of Maheshpur, Amba , Gopkhejur Danga, Gholgharia,Narendrapur,

Sadatpur, Latibpur, Kunjachak and Japhala. The village of Keshpal accesses the railway grounds in the vicinity

- TML have rebuild the playground in the school of Kholapatna and have extended

support towards sports coaching

RECREATION AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Baseline

Conditions

- Annual cultural programmes and community programmes (like blood donation camp in Gholgharia & nearby Narendrapur) in schools and localities, group

meetings in clubs & playgrounds, movie halls & food joints in the municipality pockets (like Inda) of the study area, organization of local ‘Jatras’ (Mollachak) & ‘Qawwalli’ (Sadatpur) and local cricket, football (Kunjachak) & kabbadi (Sadatpur) tournaments are major sources of

recreation in the study area - Fairs, religious functions and rituals of the Hindu, Islamic and tribal groups

(Santhals) are celebrated. Additionally celebrations around harvest is prevalent

MINORITY GROUPS

Baseline

Conditions

- Schedule Tribe (ST) groups present in the study area are Sabar, Bonda,

Santhal,Kora and Lodha - Schedule Caste (SC) groups residing in the study area are Mudi, Oraon, Bauri

Bagdi, Mahar, Nayak, Dolai and Pal

- Other Backward Classes (OBC) inhabiting in the study area is Tantubai - Minority groups namely Islamic households (less than 30%) are present in the

villages of Amba, Narendrapur, Walipur and Japhala. Fifty percent

households of the village of Sadatpur and hundred percent househo lds of the village of Latibpur are Muslim households

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

Baseline

Conditions

- Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Santali are commonly spoken in the study area. The

tribal groups too commonly speak in Bengali. The migrant workers add to the diversity of languages and dialects in the study area

D. Political and Economic Infrastructure

GOVERNANCE

Baseline

Conditions

- The 286 villages in the study area are governed under Panchayat Rule

- The 2 Census Towns in the area though classified as urban units are

administratively rural - The 2 Municipalities are governed under District administration and State

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ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES OPERATING IN THE STUDY AREAS

Baseline

Conditions - Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) is operational in the study area. However the

villagers of Walipur mentioned that their village does not have a PDS centre,

though they fulfill the criteria of having a centre in their village. They currently travel to the village of Satkui (crossing NH6 is impacting their safety) to access their PDS centre along with the villagers of Keshpal . High income groups of Malancha have accessed this scheme violating the rights of

BPL households in their village - Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY) has positively impacted the (Below Poverty Line) BPL

and minority group (especially the tribal community) households of Narendrapur, Latibpur,MollachakKrishnanagar, Kunjachak, Pitambarpur, Walipur, Keshpal, Keshabpur, Ayma and Japhala. However respondents of

Sadatpur and Kaptya highlight on the use of poor construction materials whereas respondents of Malancha mention that high income groups have accessed this scheme violating the rights of BPL households , similar to the PDS scheme

- Government grants towards education, boarding and lodging of SC and SC students were observed in Gokulpur High School

FINANCIAL INSITITUTIONS

Baseline

Conditions

- Bank of India (Maheshpur and Latibpur) ; Bank of Baroda(Tentulia and

Narendrapur) ; SBI (Inda, Narendrapur, Nimpurin Sadatpur; Union Bank (Malancha); Allahabad Bank (Inda, Gopali in Gholgharia); IndusInd Bank

(Inda); UBI (Nimpur in Sadatpur) are prominent financial institutions in the study area. The villagers of Mollachak access the bank of Maheshpur. Similarly locals of Keshpal access the bank in Satkui and locals of Japhala access the banks located in Inda

- Axis Bank ATM located at TML Maheshpur gate is accessed by villagers of

Kunjachak, Krishnanagar, Latibpur, Maheshpur, and Amba - Union Bank ATM at Malancha (also accessed by Ayma); SBI & Allahabad Bank

ATM at Inda (also accessed by Japhala); SBI ATM at Dharma & Inda (also accessed by Japhala) cater to the local population of the study area

- Additionally services of financial institutions namely an Eco bank in Gopkhejur

Danga; a Grahak Seva Kendra in Narendrapur; Vidya Sagar Cooperative Bank at Pitambarpur; a Sahaj Centre (beneficial for pension holder) at Walipur;

and Pitambarpur Samabhay Samiti (a cooperative) in Pitambarpur cater to the study area

- Respondents mentioned that ‘ Mahila Bachat Gats’ are opera tional in the study

area like in the villages of Gopkhejur Danga, Mollachak, Krishnanagar and Pitambarpur

- Multiple Self Help Groups (SHGs) are operational in the villages of Kenduyapal,

Tentulia, Mollachak, Krishnanagar, Kunjachak, Pitambarpur, Walipur,

Keshpal ,Sadatpur, Keshabpur and Ayma. Additionally, respondents of Malancha mentioned that non members are misusing the benefits of the group and the groups are characterized with inequality whereas respondents of Gholgharia highlight the low impact and non functionality of the SHGs in

their village

LIVELIHOOD AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Baseline

Conditions - The study area is characterized by rural (Villages), semi-urban (Census Towns)

and urban areas (Municipalities). The income groups are diverse and the

settlements range from mud houses to mud houses with concrete outer layer (to sustain floods) to complete concrete household structures.

- Livelihood opportunities related to agriculture is primarily in the production of

Paddy followed by Sesame seeds, Mustard seeds and seasonal vegetables - The practice of renting houses to migrants within the study area is prevalent in

Inda, Gopkhejur Danga, Latibpur, Mollachak, Krishnanagar, Pitambarpur

and Japhala. The village of Maheshpur does not allow migrants to reside in their village

- Opportunities of Casual/Contract Wage Labourers is in agricultural fields; in

household industries producing mosquito nets and spices (female labourers of Narendrapur) ; in construction sites; in local factories (female labourers of Gholgharia, tribal labourers of Narendrapur, contract workers of Mollachak,

Sadatpur, Krishnanagar, Kunjachak); and in brick kilns (masons of


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Narendrapur, Amba & Sadatpur, tribal women of Keshpal, female labourers

of Kunjachak and migrants of Keshabpur) - Labour work related to filtering of sands from river banks of Kasai is a common

economic activity in the villages of Kenduyapal, Gopkhejur Danga, Sadatpur and Keshabpur

- Female labourers highlight on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(NREGA) for providing work opportunities in the villages of Tentulia, Krishnanagar and Keshpal. However respondents of Keshpal mentioned that

that this scheme is often misused by middle income households whereas respondents of Gholgharia have mentioned the non acceptance of their job cards in related work environments

- Female respondents mentioned economic engagement in the profession of Nursing (Malancha); private tuitions(Inda); weeding and watering plants in

factories (Mollachak & Sadatpur); and sieving iron from slag (Ayma) - Women in SHGs are engaged in diverse activities like that of Poultry Farms in

Malancha, Organization of Midday Meals in Gopkhejur Danga & Walipur, Tailoring of School Dresses in Walipur and Granting Loans in Narendrapur & Latibpur

- Male respondents mentioned engagement in small scale business (Inda, Sadatpur, Krishnanagar & Gholgharia); Government and Private Jobs in

Medinipur, Kharagpur, Gholgharia, and Jhargram; Insurance companies (Inda); Contract canteen workers (Maheshpur); Transport service (Sadatpur & Latibpur); Shop establishments (Mollachak); and Workers in car factories and also machine operators in other local factories (Pitambarpur)

- The respondents mentioned that the issue of unemployment and

underemployment is present in the study area. They also emphasized that migrants have access to permanent job opportunities and better pay unlike the locals. Locals of Japhala and Keshpal highlighted that the local youth having completed their ITI course remain unemployed

- Young adults in the study area are not employed in factories adhering to the applicable regulations. Respondents of Pitambarpur however mentioned that

the laws were not followed in local factories half a decade back, but the situation is presently controlled. However respondents of Walipur ment ion that though the companies adhere to the regulations, the contractors manipulate by increasing the age of workers in paperwork

- The study area is characterized by young labourers who engage in domestic work

and menial jobs in different households ( Malancha) against food; engage in daily labour work due to poverty and illness of parents (Ayma, Latibpur, Gholgharia) ; engage in filtering sand(Gopkhejur Danga); work as agriculture labourers and grass cutters (Ayma,Japhala, Sadatpur, Gopkhejur Danga);

engage in mason work (Japhala, Kunjachak); work in brick kilns due to poor economic & social condition of their ST & SC households (Keshpal);

MIGRATION PATTERN

Baseline

Conditions

In migration and nature of activity - Migrants working in the study area hail from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,

Odisha, Chandigarh and Jharkhand are engaged in factory and mason work - Immigration trend in the study area has also been observed from nearby regions

like that of Moina & Sabang and from districts of Bankura and Puru lia within the state

- A section of the railway operating zone (residential quarters and office) falls

within the study area. Thus it brings in workers from varied states in the country facilitating diverse mix of multi ethnic communities

Out migration and nature of activity - The emigration trend of the locals for engagement in labour work is primarily

restricted within the district. Respondents highlight the fact that it is a common trend amongst the locals to be apprehensive about fending for

economic opportunities outside the district, bearing the cost of remaining unemployed

- A minority of locals emigrate to the Gujarat, Mumbai, Kerala, Delhi for

contractual labour work ; to Jaipur for opportunities as a goldsmith; and to other states within the country to serve the police & defence forces


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EXHIBIT 3-5 - WATER LEVEL MONITORING AT GOP KHEJURDANGA

EXHIBIT 3-6 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY AT GHOLAGARIYA VILLAGE


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EXHIBIT 3-7 - QUADRATE LAYING AT PF NEAR GURGURIPAL

EXHIBIT 3-8 - PLANKTONIC SAMPLAING AT KASAI NADI


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EXHIBIT 3-9 - FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION AT LATIBPUR


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4 - ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

This Chapter discusses the pros and cons of the proposed

project at its construction & operational stage from the environmental

point of view and considers the mitigation measures to be adopted to

minimise the adverse impacts on the prevailing environment.

4.1 OBJECTIVES OF EIA

The objective of conducting EIA during conceptual stage of

the project is to assess the overall impacts due to the proposed project

activities, identify & predict the probable environmental impacts and

plan suitable mitigation measures for the entire life cycle of the project,

that is, from concept to operation.

4.2 SCOPING OF EIA

In consideration of the proposed project, the Expert

Appraisal Committee of the MoEFCC has firmed up the scoping for the

EIA, as stated in the ToR of EIA given in Appendix 1-1.

4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

In the earlier chapters, the process technology to be adopted

for the proposed expansion has been discussed with reference to

environmental impact potential. The following analysis covers the

impacts on the prevailing environment and the suggested mitigation

measures.

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4.4 SCOPING OF IMPACTS

In consideration to the proposed project and prevailing site

environment, impact on the following aspects of the environment would

be assessed during construction as well as operation phase:

i) Impact due to solid wastes generation ii) Impact on soil quality iii) Impact on surface water resource & quality iv) Impact on ground water resource & quality v) Impact on air environment vi) Impact due to plant noise generation vii) Impact on biological environment, both terrestrial &

aquatic ecology viii) Impact on safety aspects ix) Impact on social environment

The following text discusses each of such impacts and their

mitigation measures.

4.5 IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PERIOD

The construction activities involve site preparation, earth

work, concreting, structural steel work and erection. It is expected that

most of the civil construction materials like steel, cement, sand, stone

chips would come by rail & road from adjoining regions and plant &

machineries by rail/road from different parts of India and by sea from

abroad. The construction period has been considered to be of 22 months

from “Go-Ahead date”.

4.5.1 Impact due to solid waste generation

Solid waste during the construction phase would consist

primarily of Construction & Demolition (C & D) waste like excess

concrete & cement, rejected components & materials, packing & shipping

materials including waste plastics as well as Municipal Solid Waste

(MSW) including kitchen & canteen waste, etc. Proper disposal of the

solid waste as per the provisions laid down in C & D Waste Management


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Rules 2016, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and Plastic Waste

management Rules 2016 would be carried out to avoid adverse impact

due to these wastes.

Mitigation Measures:

i) Proper segregation of the wastes generated would be

carried out as per the regulations.

ii) The recyclable materials would be segregated and sold

to external agencies for secondary use.

iii) Cleaning of site from all sorts of construction wastes

would be done from the respective construction zones.

The construction wastes would be stockpiled in

earmarked area within the plant, recycled wherever

applicable.

iii) The balance material would be cleared from the site by

authorised external agencies for proper disposal as per

prevalent regulations.

iv) MSW produced during construction would be collected

in colour coded bins for segregation and disposed as per

prevalent regulations.

v) Possibility of producing bio-gas from the MSW would be

explored.

4.5.2 Impact on Soil Quality

The proposed expansion plan would come up within the

existing available land within the plant premises of TML. Hence, no

significant impact is envisaged on the soil quality. However, the

excavated top soil would have to be properly managed to ensure gainful

use of available land area and to reduce fugitive dust emission. The

excavated top soil would be kept in an isolated earmarked area with

tarpaulin cover and utilized for landscaping and for filling purpose.

No impact on the soil quality of the study area located

beyond the plant boundary has been envisaged.


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4.5.3 Impact on Water Quality

There would be generation of wastewater including surface

run-off, sanitary and kitchen wastewater during the construction phase,

which if released untreated would have adverse impact.


i) Existing septic tanks would be utilised for sanitary wastewater

ii) The stockpiles would be protected with toe wall of

adequate height along with concrete garland drain & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled discharge of runoffs during monsoon and reuse the collected waste water for construction purpose after primary settling

4.5.4 Impact on Air Quality

Particulate matter would be the predominant pollutant

affecting the air quality during the construction phase. The following

activities would generate considerable amount of dusts & fumes:

i) Excavation for foundations and backfilling activities ii) Concreting work iii) Road making activities iv) Vehicles transportation for sourcing of building material

to site v) Running of DG sets


i) Unloading of construction materials like stone chips & sand and stockpiling of the same at the earmarked site would be provided with water sprinkling to arrest fugitive dust emission. Additionally, wind barrier screen may be provided to reduce the wind speed and consequently, reduce the fugitive dust emission.

ii) Logistics would be designed to maximize transportation

of materials by rail, minimizing movement of trucks. Optimization of the quantity of construction materials stored at site will be administered.


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4.5.5 Impact of Noise Level

The major noise generating source during the construction

phase is vehicular traffic, construction equipments like dozer, scrapers,

concrete mixer, crane, generators pumps, and compressor, rock drills,

pneumatic tools, vibrators, DG sets, etc. Though temporary, exposure to

higher noise levels during construction period may cause various adverse

effects including hearing & other health issues and overall ecological

disturbance.


i) Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like

ear muffs, ear plugs etc.

ii) DG sets would conform to the latest Regulatory norms

and would be provided with integral acoustic enclosure.

4.6 IMPACT DURING OPERATION PHASE

4.6.1 Impact on Land Environment

The proposed expansion project would be set up within the

premises of the existing plant. Hence, the industrial land use of the site

would remain unaltered. Thus, there would be no impact on the land

environment in terms of loss of agricultural land or loss of vegetation.

However, there would be potential negative impact due to leaching of

toxic elements from storage of raw materials and solid waste to soil &

groundwater.

The establishment of the plant has led to appreciation of

land prices. The proposed expansion would further lead to enhancement

of trade and commerce, development of residential buildings, commercial

establishments, generation of employment, etc. In other words, the

project would have beneficial impact on the land valuation, benefitting

private land owners.


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Mitigation Measures: As stated earlier there would be

marginal impact on land environment due to temporary storage of solid

waste. The following measures would be undertaken to mitigate the

same:

i) All raw material stockpiles would be compacted &

hardbound and stored in paved areas to avoid leaching

of toxic materials.

ii) The aim for solid waste management would be

maximum reuse/recycling of the solid wastes through

practicable ventures. The solid wastes management plan

has been discussed separately under 'Impact due to

solid wastes’ in this chapter as well as in Chapter-2,

where it has been proposed how solid wastes dumping

can be avoided to the extent possible. The agreement for

sale of BF Slag is attached as Appendix 4-1.

4.6.2 Impact on Soil Quality

During the operation stage, there would be deposition of the

emitted particulate matter on the soil in the study area. However, this

would not impact the quality of soil. Soil testing would be done once a

year to assess the soil quality of the study area. Additionally Toxicity

Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) analysis would be carried out

once a year within the plant area to assess the leachability of toxic

materials from raw materials & solid wastes.

4.6.3 Impact on Surface Water Resource & Quality

The project does not envisage water withdrawal from surface

water bodies. Moreover, the plant would not discharge any process

effluent outside (Zero Liquid Discharge) as outlined in Chapter 2. Hence

no impact is envisaged on the quality and quantity of surface water.


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4.6.4 Impact on Ground Water Resource and Quality

The total water allocated to TML by SWID (State Water

Investigation Directorate), West Bengal is 254.75 cum/hr, the source of

which is ground water from 23 Nos. borewells. The total estimated

make-up water requirement for the plant post expansion would be

around 246 cu m/hr, which is within the present allocation. Hence no

additional impact on ground water resource is envisaged due to the

proposed expansion.

There may be contamination of ground water due to seepage,

if untreated wastewater is discharged. There may also be impact on

ground water quality due to leaching from the raw materials stockpiles &

solid wastes stored temporarily on the ground.

Mitigation Measures: Rainwater harvesting is practiced

within the existing plant. There are 2 Nos. of natural rain water

harvesting structures of approximate volumes 20,000 cu m & 9,000 cu m

for collection and storage of storm water. Additionally there are 2 Nos.

underground structures for rooftop rainwater harvesting, storage &

utilization capable of handling around 5,400 cu m water annually. This

would lead to a positive impact on ground water resource by optimizing

domestic consumption to some extent. Groundwater recharge is not

practiced due to its prohibition by WBPCB vide Sl NJo. D. 5. in Annexure

to NOC Sl No. NO139510.

The proposed project has been designed on Zero Liquid

Discharge, hence the possibility of any ground water contamination due

to release of plant wastewater is ruled out. Moreover, concrete box drains

would be constructed to prevent any water loss through seepage and

subsequent ground water contamination. For temporary storage of solid

wastes, the storage yard would concreted to avoid leaching through soil


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bed leading to contamination of ground water. Run off from solid wastes

storage site would have surrounding garland drains with catch pits to

collect the rain water to separate out the suspended solids for in-plant

use.

In view of the above mitigation measures, the impact on

ground water quality would be insignificant.

4.6.5 Impact on Air Environment

The proposed set up would emit large amounts of particulate

matter (PM), SO2, NOx, etc from its various units proposed under

expansion, if not controlled. There would be around 35 stacks for this

proposed plant designed to vent off the gas loaded with the pollutants.

Further to the point source emission, there would also be fugitive

emissions from open and closed areas of different shops like raw

material handling & processing area, BF Cast House, pig casting,

foundry, operations in DI pipe plant, etc.

There are numerous adverse environmental implications and

health risks associated with these air pollutants, as discussed below:

Particulate Matter: Exposure to PM poses the several

health risks including decreased lung function, increased respiratory

symptoms, such as aggravated asthma, irritation of the airways,

coughing or difficulty breathing. People with heart or lung diseases,

children, and older adults are prone to be affected by particle pollution

exposure if without any control measure.


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Environmental impacts of particulates include reduced

visibility due to formation of haze, reduced rate of photosynthesis, etc.

Sulphur Dioxide: Short-term exposures to SO2 can harm

the human respiratory system. Children, the elderly, and those who

suffer from asthma are particularly sensitive to effects of SO2.

SO2 emissions that lead to high concentrations of SO2 in the

air generally also lead to the formation of other sulphur oxides

(SOx). SOx can react with other compounds in the atmosphere to form

small particles. These particles contribute to PM pollution, particles may

penetrate deeply into sensitive parts of the lungs and cause additional

health problems.

At high concentrations, gaseous SOx can harm trees and

plants by damaging foliage and decreasing growth. SO2 and other sulfur

oxides can contribute to acid rain which can harm sensitive

ecosystems. Similar to PM, SO2 also leads to reduced visibility and

damage to stone structures.

Oxides of Nitrogen: NOx mainly impacts on respiratory

conditions at higher levels. Long term exposure can decrease lung

function, increase the risk of respiratory conditions and increases the

response to allergens. NOx also contributes to the formation of fine

particles (PM) and ground level ozone, both of which are associated with

adverse health effects and also affects vegetation.

High levels of NOx can have a negative effect on vegetation,

including leaf damage and reduced growth. NOx forms acid rain that

harms sensitive ecosystems such as lakes & forests.


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Graphite flakes from hot metal production may cause skin &

eye irritation and respiratory disorders without adequate control

measure.

4.6.6 Management Measures for Air Pollution

Air pollution mitigation measures form an integral part of

the project. Best practices would be adopted as mentioned in Table 2-5

in Chapter 2. The controlled emission inventories of PM, SO2 and NOX pre

& post expansion are indicated in Table 4-1 as extracted from Stack

Schedule given in Appendix 2-3 & Appendix 2-4 respectively. The stack

schedule includes the existing & proposed stacks.

TABLE 4-1 - ESTIMATED CONTROLLED EMISSION INVENTORIES AT

POST EXPANSION STAGE

Sources Nos.

Estimated controlled

emissions (kg/hr)

PM SO2 NOx

Dust and Fume

Extraction Stacks for

arresting fugitive dusts

27 26.6 - -

Combustion Stacks of

the plant 8 42.2 36.34 180.6

Total 35 68.8 36.34 180.6

The estimated controlled emission inventories at present are

indicated below.

Sources Nos.

Estimated controlled emissions (kg/hr)

PM SO2 NOx

Combustion and Dust extraction

stacks 19 33.14 21.34 88.6


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However, as observed from the monitored baseline data,

ambient dust levels in the study area are in the range 89-93 µg/cu m.

The high ambient dust levels are attributed to the presence of multiple

manufacturing units and other associated anthropogenic activities in the

study area. The level of the pollutants is determined through modelling

to understand the contribution of the existing plant to the ambient air

quality. There would be rise in the level of the pollutants post expansion

as predicted by the air dispersion modelling study.

In order to predict the ground level concentrations (glcs) of

PM, SO2 and NOx respectively, from the above stated controlled emission

figures, the site specific meteorological recordings and the relative

disposition of stacks as shown in Drg. 11454-97A-000-ENV-0006 have

been taken into consideration for air dispersion modelling. The software

used for this predictive modelling is BREEZE AERMOD ISC, US-EPA

approved software.

The glcs for the dispersion of the pollutants from the existing

plant are presented in Fig. 4-1, 4-2 and 4-3 in the following pages. The

glcs determined post expansion have been modelled and shown in

Fig. 4-4, 4-5 and 4-6 in the following pages. The contribution of the plant

at present & post expansion and the incremental contribution due to the

expansion at eight (8) air quality monitoring locations distributed within

2 km, 2-5 km and beyond 5 km of the plant boundary are presented in

Table 4-2.


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TABLE 4-2 - EXISTING CONTRIBUTION OF TML AND PREDICTED AMBIENT AIR QUALITY POST EXPANSION

AAQ Station Pollutant

Present baseline, µg/cu m

Contribution from existing

facilities of TML, µg/cu m

Contribution

of TML post expansion,

µg/cu m

Incremental contribution of TML from

the expansion project, µg/cu m

Projected Ambient

Air Quality, µg/cu m

Tentuliya Village

PM10 91.7 2.7 5.4 2.7 94.4

PM2.5 49.7 1.4 2.7 1.4 51.1

SO2 6.1 1.1 1.9 0.8 6.9

NOx 22.1 6.2 10.7 4.5 26.6

Gokulpur Village

PM10 92.6 5.3 10.6 5.3 97.9

PM2.5 53.9 2.7 5.3 2.6 56.5

SO2 14.3 1.1 1.7 0.5 14.8

NOx 30.6 9.8 14.2 4.4 35.0

Malancha

Village

PM10 93.2 1.4 2.8 1.4 94.6

PM2.5 53.3 0.7 1.4 0.7 54.0

SO2 14.5 0.3 0.6 0.3 14.8

NOx 34.0 2.6 3.5 0.9 34.9

Madipur Village

PM10 91.3 1.4 2.8 1.4 92.7

PM2.5 50.9 0.7 1.4 0.7 51.6

SO2 6.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 6.9

NOx 22.6 1.4 2.2 0.8 23.4

Inda Village

PM10 90.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 91.6

PM2.5 49.3 0.4 0.8 0.4 49.7

SO2 6.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 6.3

NOx 23.4 1.4 2.2 0.8 24.2

Gop

Khejurdanga Village

PM10 89.0 2.7 5.4 2.7 91.7

PM2.5 47.0 1.4 2.7 1.4 48.4

SO2 4.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 4.5

NOx 16.9 5.0 9.1 4.0 20.9

Jamkunda Village

PM10 90.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 90.8

PM2.5 49.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 49.8

SO2 5.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 5.9

NOx 23.2 1.4 2.2 0.8 24.0

Gholghariya Village

PM10 89.0 0.8 1.5 0.8 89.8

PM2.5 44.9 0.4 0.8 0.4 45.3

SO2 4.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 4.2

NOx 18.4 1.4 2.2 0.8 19.2

Note: Please Refer to Appendix 3-1 for NAAQS.

From the above tables, it may be seen that PM10, SO2 and

NOx levels in the ambient air during operation of the plant would rise.

The present baseline with respect to PM10 of the study area is already

high, as elaborated earlier. Post expansion, the predicted PM10

concentration in the ambient air would rise minimally and would remain

within the prescribed standards. SO2 and NOx would also remain well

within the limits as per the latest Notification on National Ambient Air

Quality Standards (NAAQS) by MoEFCC on 16 th November 2009.


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FIG. 4-15 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM10 IN

µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT


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FIG. 4-16 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF SO2 IN µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT


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FIG. 4-17 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF NOX IN µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT


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FIG. 4-18 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM2.5 IN

µG/CUM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE EXISTING PLANT


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FIG. 4-19 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM10 IN

µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF TML


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FIG. 4-20 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF SO2 IN µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF TML


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FIG. 4-21 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF NOX IN µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF TML


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FIG. 4-22 - PREDICTED 24-HOURLY AVERAGE GLC OF PM2.5 IN

µG/CUM POST EXPANSION OF TML


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In addition to the mitigation measures stated in chapter 2,

other management measures would be implemented to further improve

the air quality.

i) Pneumatic or covered truck transportation to the Sinter Plant would be employed for the collected dusts from the bag filters/ESPs of various units.

ii) Plant roads would be black topped & kept dust free by

using industrial vacuum cleaners and water sprinkling at regular intervals.

iii) Installation of tyre washing system at the strategic

locations of the plant to reduce the fugitive dust due to movement of heavy vehicles.

iv) Provision of wind barrier specially around stockpiles to

reduce wind-borne emissions

4.6.7 Projected Vehicular load

The existing vehicular load and the projected load of the

traffic of the plant are as follows:

Sl.

No. Vehicle type

Present

vehicular load* Projected load

1 Bus 40 70

2 Trucks/Trailers 90 130

3 4 Wheeler 45 60

*Includes entry from all the gates

The vehicular traffic load would invariably increase due to

the proposed expansion of the Plant.

It is proposed to ensure that vehicles moving within the

study area shall meet the latest Emission Standards applicable in the

region. Moreover, it is proposed to use mass transportation system, that

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pollution load. Roads and crossings would be suitably planned to avoid

traffic congestion. Heavy trucks would be parked in a separate place

and avoid idle running. Further, major raw materials would come by rail

and transported to the shop area through covered conveyor system to

reduce the emission of particulate dust.

4.7 IMPACT DUE TO NOISE

Expansion activities would add to the noise level generated

by existing units & activities. Elevated noise levels would have

detrimental impact on the health of working personnel in and around the

plant premises. Health effects due to noise include hearing impairment,

hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and sleep disturbance. Beyond

these effects, elevated noise levels can create stress, increase workplace

accident rates, and stimulate aggression and other anti-social

behaviours. Higher noise levels also have traumatizing effect on animals.

Noise attenuation measures have been considered as a part

of plant design as described in Chapter 2. The monitored baseline data

shows that the existing noise level for industrial area are mostly within

the regulatory standards. The integrated noise mitigation measures

would control the generated noise due to the proposed project and there

would be no impact due to the additional generation of noise. Apart from

these measures, the peripheral greenbelt would help in containing the

generated noise within the plant boundary. However, on the finalisation

of expected octave band details of the critical noise prone equipment and

their engineering layout, noise isophone may be generated to implement

further mitigation measures, if required.

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4.8 IMPACT DUE TO SOLID WASTE GENERATION

There would be generation of solid waste in the order of

0.36 MTPA as detailed in Chapter 2. Maximum effort would be taken to

reuse/recycle the generated wastes, including recovery of valuable

products. Land area of around 4.45 acre would be required for temporary

storage of non-hazardous wastes like BF slag & waste foundry sand,

which has been reserved within the plant. Recommendations made for

the steel plants in the CREP guidelines would be conformed for

management of solid wastes.

The solid waste generated, if not properly handled and

reused/recycled, would have negative impact on health & environment.

Direct health risks concern mainly the working personnel who need to be

protected, as far as possible, from contact with hazardous wastes like

used oil, zinc dust, spent resin, used paint containers. The amount of

solid waste generated in the plant would have a detrimental effect on the

land use of the region as it would occupy a significant land area if not

reused/recycled adequately. The generated solid waste would also cause

secondary issues like fugitive emissions if not stored and disposed in a

proper manner. E-waste generated from the plant would contain trace

metals like mercury, lead, cadmium etc. which are toxic in nature and

possess the potential to contaminate soil and ground water.

4.8.1 Management Measures for Solid Waste

The reuse/recycling techniques that have been envisaged for

the proposed project are standard practices which form an integral part

of the process flow. The solid waste re-utilisation techniques have

already been described in detail in Chapter 2. Apart from the proposed

measures, as per the 4R principle, attempt would be made to reduce the

generation of solid waste by use of good quality raw materials and

optimization of process parameters. The hazardous waste would be


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handed over to authorised agency for recycling or disposal and also in

some cases to the Common Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and

Disposal facility located at Haldia, W.B as per the prevalent practice (Ref.

Appendix 4-2). E-waste would be handed over to authorised recyclers as

laid down in E-waste management Rules, 2016.

After adoption of the mentioned waste utilization/disposal

techniques it is envisaged that the impact due to solid waste generation

from the proposed project would be insignificant.

4.9 IMPACT ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

4.9.1 Impact and Mitigation Measures on Terrestrial Ecology

During Construction Phase: The project area

where the proposed expansion of Tata Metaliks Limited (TML) would

come up is vacant land within the existing plant boundary. The impact of

construction activities would be primarily confined to the project site. As

the site area is vacant land with meager vegetation cover, site

development works would not lead to any significant loss of important

taxa. However, site development works would cause removal of top soil,

which may cause soil erosion that could also generate fugitive dust. The

fugitive dust would have negative impact on the surrounding vegetation

due to deposition of dust on pubescent leaves which would lead to

temporary reduction of photosynthesis. This would be confined to the

initial periods of the construction phase, which would be minimized

through water sprinkling and phase wise construction management plan.

Operation Phase: During operation phase pollution from

point source emissions, effluent generation, noise etc. would be

mitigated as described in Chapter 2.


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In addition to the said control measures, more than 33%

green cover of the project area is proposed through greenery development

program with native & fast growing trees and shrubs species. This would

not only improve the micro climatic condition and habitat for avifauna but also

improve aesthetics of the project area. Thus, no significant stress on

terrestrial flora & fauna in the project area as well as study area is

foreseen. There are no Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) flora and

fauna species nor any reserve forests, national parks, wildlife

sanctuaries and migratory corridors of wild animals in the study area.

Moreover, the presence of developed green canopy cover along the

roadsides and other afforested lands also function as pollutant sinks in

the study area. Hence there would be insignificant impact on the

terrestrial ecology of the study area for expansion of this project.

4.9.2 Impact on Aquatic Ecology and Mitigation Measures

During Construction Phase: During construction, runoff

water would be treated by settling and reused in water sprinkling for

fugitive dust suppression and greenbelt development. Therefore there

would be no discharge to surface water bodies. Hence, impact of the

project on aquatic ecology would be insignificant.

During Operation Phase: Considering “Zero Liquid

Discharge”, effluent from the proposed project will be totally re-used after

necessary treatment. Therefore, no impact on the aquatic ecosystem is

envisaged.

4.10 GREENBELT

Out of 197 acres of project area around 65 acres (33%) of

land has already been developed as a green belt and landscaping. During

this expansion project the existing greenery would be further

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area would lead to enhancing vegetation cover and boost aesthetics of

the region. This would act as a natural barrier to noise and air

pollutants. Leaves adsorb pollutants on their surface, especially near the

tree crown thus effectively reducing pollutant concentration in the

ambient air. Often the adsorbed pollutants are incorporated in the

metabolic pathway and the air is purified. Greenbelt development would

also provide suitable habitat for birds and other small animals.

Existing Greenbelt: The green belt 10 - 30 m wide has been

developed all along the periphery of the plant boundary and other vacant

areas in various patches within the plant and along the internal roads.

The greenbelt is shown in the plant general layout (Refer- Dwg. No. 11454-97A-

000-ENV-0004).

List of existing trees and shrubs species are given in

Table 4-3. Selection of the plant species has been conducted to adhere to

the following specific requirements:

i) Availability of seed material and resistance to specific air pollutants.

ii) Tolerance to wide adaptability to eco-physiological

conditions. iii) Fast growing, native and large canopy. iv) Capacity to endure water stress and climatic extremes

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TABLE 4-3 - PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS IN EXISTING GREENBELT

Plant species Characteristics

Tree

Akashmoni (Acacia auriculiformis) Fast growing, Dust tolerant

Siris (Albizia lebbeck ) Fast growing, Dust, SO2 & NOx

tolerant

Neem (Azadirachta indica) Fast growing, Dust, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Rakta kanchan (Bauhinia purpurea) Fast growing, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Amaltas (Cassia fistula) Fast growing , Dust tolerant

Pink Cassia (Cassia javanica) Fast growing, Dust tolerant

Jhau (Casuarina equisetifolia) Fast growing, Dust, SO2 & NOx

tolerant

Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) Dust, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Peepal (Ficus religiosa) Dust, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Bakul (Mimusops elengi) Dust, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Debadaru (Polyalthia longifolia) Dust, SO2 & NOx tolerant

Copperpod (Peltophorum pterocarpum )

Fast growing, Dust tolerant

Arjun (Terminalia arjuna) SO2 tolerant

Paras pipal (Thespesia populnea) Dust tolerant

Shrub

Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)

Dust & SO2 tolerant

Rangan (Ixora arborea) Avenue plant

Kamini (Murraya paniculata) Dust tolerant

Karabi (Nerium oleander) Dust tolerant

4.10.1 Greenbelt Development Programme

By reviewing CPCB (March, 2000), Guidelines for developing

green belts and the survival rate, growth & vigor of planted species in

existing greenbelt, following additional plant species has been chosen for

plantation, to enhance trees and shrubs diversity in proposed greenbelt

development programme are listed in Table 4-4.


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TABLE 4-4 - ADDITIONAL PLANT SPECIES SUGGESTED FOR GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT

Plant species

Stomatal

index

Mode of

Regeneration Characteristics

Trees

Jamun (Syzygium cumini)

20.60 Seeds/

Cutting

Drought registrant,

Dust, SO2 & NOx

tolerant

Kadam (Anthocephalus cadamba)

19.63 Seeds Fast growing, Dust,

SO2 & NOx tolerant

Kath Badam (Terminalia catappa)

20.9 Seeds Fast growing, Dust

tolerant

Kassod/Chakundi (Cassia siamea)

21.2 Seeds Evergreen, Fast

growing, Dust & SO2 tolerant

Mahanimb (Ailanthus excelsa)

13.01 Seeds/

Cutting

Fast growing, Dust,

SO2 & NOx tolerant

Teak (Tectona grandis)

23.48 Seeds Fast growing,

Dust tolerant

Ganga Imli (Pithecellobium dulce)

11.78 Seeds/

Cutting

Evergreen, Fast

growing, Drought

registrant, Dust, SO2 &

NOx tolerant

Shrub

Kolkaphul (Thevetia peruviana)

27.8 Seeds/

Cutting

Evergreen, Fast

growing

Poinciania (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

29.09 Seeds/

Cutting

Evergreen, Fast

growing, Dust & SO2 tolerant

Joba (Hibiscus rosa –sinensis)

23.32 Cutting Evergreen, Fast growing

Source: CPCB (March, 2000), Guidelines for developing green belts

PROBES/75/1999-2000

4.10.2 Implementation Programme of Greenery Development

The plantation program is shown in Table 4-5. Approximately

2000 trees (@1600 No. of trees per hectare) shall be planted and

Rs. 15 Lakhs (Approx.) budgetary allocation consider for strengthening

and maintaining the existing greenbelt.


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TABLE 4-5 - IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME FOR GREENERY DEVELOPMENT

Plan period

Area

(Acre)

No. of

Trees

Plantation

Area Tree Species

Janurary - March,

2019 0.60 390

Near TML

Guest house & Canteen

Akashmoni, Neem, Shisham,

Jhau, Copperpod,Arjuna, Jamun, Kassod, Mahanimb

April - May, 2019

0.33 215 Near ETP

Rakta Kanchan, Jhau,

Amaltas, Shisham, Ganga

imli, Copperpod, Bakul,

Kamini, Poinciania, Karabi

June- September,

2019 1.10 715

Along the PI

boundary wall

side

Siris, Rakta Kanchan, Jhau, Amaltas, Shisham, Paras

pipal, Kadam, Kath Badam

Teak

October - December, 2019

0.60 400 Near Sinter

Plant

Neem, Jhau, Amaltas, Kath Badam, Kadam, Shisham,

Debadaru, Pink Cassia,

Rangan, Kamini, Joba,

Karabi,Bougainvillea,

Kolkaphul, Poinciania

Janurary - March,

2020 0.54 350

Near CPP#3 &

Pump house-2

Akashmoni, Peepal, Neem,

Siris, Shisham, Copperpod, Arjuna, Jamun, Mahanimb,

Kassod, Ganga Imli, Teak

4.11 RAIN WATER HARVESTING (RWH)

The technique of collection and storage of rainwater for

industrial use is now a successful concept, especially as it helps to

preserve/recycle an important natural resource like water. Rain water

harvesting measures at plant site from roof-tops and storm water drains

would be used for storage for further use in various secondary purposes

within the plant. During the monsoon season, surface runoff from the

plant would flow through the drains and get collected in the RWH

structure. The impounded water would conserve fresh water, reduce the

overall water requirement from other sources and also serves as water

source during lean season.


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4.12 IMPACT ON SAFETY

This is an essential aspect of the project to be considered

both during construction period and operational period. If no safety

measures are adopted, the impact on life and property may lead to

significantly adverse.

4.12.1 Mitigation Measures for Safety

The mitigation measures need to be planned and

implemented from the design stage itself. The safety aspects of each

facility at design stage would include safe design of building structures

in consideration to the relevant Indian Standards. Process control

devices with alarm annunciation and tripping facility, adequate fire

protection measures such as fire alarms, smoke detection alarms, fire

hydrants, portable CO monitor etc which already exists, need to be

extended in the expansion plant design. Over and above, the other

essential safety measures like protective guards of the rotary equipment,

electrical installations, protected zone demarcation, etc. would be

included in the design, which already prevails for the existing system as

required by the Factories Act and recommendation of the Chief Inspector

of Factories. The plant safety is separately outlined under Disaster

Management plan in Chapter-7.

4.13 IMPACT ON SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

Socioeconomic impact of a large scale industry in a region

relate to the aspects of environment, economy, employment,

infrastructure and regulatory framework. The following assessment

attempts to put forward the specific potential impacts arising from this

particular project.

The assessment is sub divided into two sections. The first

section delineates diverse perception of the local population on the

aspect of industrialization in the study area. The second section lays


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down a critical evaluation of the current and probable socioeconomic

impacts of the proposed expansion project. The data portrayed in both

sections are sourced from the focus group discussions and

socioeconomic surveys carried out in the study area. With regard to this

proposed expansion, it was observed during fieldwork that impact of the

project proponent on the local population in municipality pockets of the

study areas and in villages within 7 to 10 km periphery of the study

area, was negligible. Village locals of these areas regarded the project

site to be physically distant to generate an impact whereas locals of the

municipality areas generically regarded all impacts of industrial projects

as positive and emphasized that the villages in the vicinity are the units

which can specifically discuss the impacts of the proposed project.

SECTION I: PERCEPTION MAPPING OF LOCAL POPULATION ON INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE STUDY AREA

i) Increase in number of local youth trainees pursuing ITI courses in the region

ii) Factories generate dust (coal dust) & water (factory

discharge) pollution thereby negatively impacting agricultural yield, quality of drinking water, quality of surface water bodies (like Kasai River) and human health (skin allergies)

iii) Locals seek to sell redundant lands (with no regular

agricultural produce due to inadequate water supply) to companies to lead a high quality of life with the received compensation. Locals of Pitambarpur want to sell agricultural lands to factories against suitable compensation

iv) Factories withdraw water from Kasai River, negatively

impacting the local access of water supply v) Villagers of Tentuliya, Mollachak, Kunjachak, Latibpur

and Mahespur positively perceive work opportunities at TML as a source of regular income and economic stabilization of households


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vi) Villagers of Gopkhejur Danga recognized that prior to employment opportunities provided by factories, locals were involved in irregular labour work in agricultural fields and brick kilns. These activities generated irregular wages in contrast to regular factory wages

vii) New factories in the region, as perceived by locals of

Narendrapur may adversely impact the clean physical environment of the villages in the vicinity

viii) Land losers of the study area complain of not being

provided with job opportunities in adherence to the applicable regulations. However with regard to TML, residents of Latibpur & Maheshpur perceive that employment opportunities had been provided to land losers impacted during the initial construction of the existing plant

ix) Skilled workers of the region suffer from

underemployment and thereby work as labourers x) It is a general perception that, factories do not ensure

safety measures for their blue collar workers however locals of Keshpal, Mollachak and Walipur reflect positive perception about the safety measures extended by TML for their workers. Additionally the locals are aware of TML’s provision of ambulance services for their workers

xi) Industries in general offer casual & contractual

employment opportunities to the locals of the region than permanent regular opportunities

xii) The village of Kunjachak positively perceives the

availability of community toilets in their village, constructed by TML. Additionally locals commuters also optimistically perceives their construction of bus stop located at Sahachak in the study area

xiii) With increase in number of students pursuing tertiary

education, local youth lack the physical ability and knowledge in the area of agriculture. This negatively impacts them in future cases of underemployment

xiv) Locals perceive industrialization as a source of

infiltration of migrants equipped with access to better job opportunities with better pay


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xv) Factories in the vicinity have not fulfilled promises made with regard to the peripheral community development in the areas of road construction with regard to approach roads of Tentulia and Kenduyapal, supply of potable water and solid waste management measures

xvi) The female members of Malancha and Amba Paschim villages positively perceived the enrolment of local women in the nurse training course, an initiative undertaken by TML in the study area. Additionally villagers of Kunjachak provided insight on women entrepreneurship measures (training self help groups) carried out by TML in the area of poultry farms and employment of a social worker in TML from their village

xvii) Locals are not employed by the factories of the study area due to fear of union activities and strikes. The recruitment process involves political and social networking

xviii) Villagers of Kenduyapal perceive that dust monitoring equipment are placed by the industries in the region, in such a way that would indicate low concentration of dust pollution

xix) With regard to peripheral development, locals of Kholapatna distinguished TML and mentioned the development of their school playground, extension of support towards sports coaching (also in Kunjachak) and donation of benches made by the project proponent

xx) Local salt processing factories impact the taste of the

groundwater in the region whereas local brick kilns generate heat. The latter units due to local pressure is involved in regular sprinkling of water in the peripheral areas

xxi) The casual labourers are made to work 12 hours a day for meager wages, against government regulations

xxii) Increase in land prices and growth of ‘Pucca’ houses (also in Tentuliya) is positively perceived as a measure of economic development by villagers of Gopkhejur Danga. Additionally villagers of Japhala emphasize that post industrialization in the region, improvement of houses and roads have taken place in their village


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xxiii) Social environment of the study area is being negatively impacted with the rise of local alcohol addiction and substance abuse

xxiv) Locals emphasize that due to lack of education & unity

in villages, incorrect representation and the nexus of factories with political units, villagers often cannot put forward their issues to the authorities of the factories. They furthermore perceive that even if the issues get represented, no feedback or addressal mechanism have been observed

xxv) In order to bring in positive social impact, villagers of

Maheshpur and Amba Paschim perceive that periphery development activities undertaken by TML should be focused and effective

xxvi) Community development activities undertaken by TML

have been positively perceived by the locals in the areas of repairing of schools buildings and walls (Kenduyapal, Tentulia, Kunjachak); student coaching in spoken english & drawing, scholarships and construction of school toilets (Gokulpur High School); supply of school books and stationery (Mahespur Primary School); construction of borewells (Tentulia & Kunjachak); support towards industrial and vocational courses (ITI & Driving courses in Tentulia); installation of light lamps (Krishnanagar); and organization of health camps (Kunjachak)


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SECTION II : EVALUATION OF PROBABLE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS ARISING FROM THE EXPANSION PROJECT

Impact Factors Current Situation

Probable Impacts of

the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures

Employment Opportunities

TML generates employment opportunities in the villages of

Maheshpur Latibpur Tentulia Gokulpur

Kenduyapal Amba Paschim Malancha Rajpura Inda

Gopkhejur Danga Krishnanagar Keshpal Walipur

Kunjachak Sadatpur Kaptya

The current employment opportunities are predominantly contractual in nature

Lack of permanent employment

opportunities

Construction & Operation Phase

During the phase of construction there would be a

requirement of around 1000 casual & contract workers along with 100

permanent workers. Subsequently in the operation phase, approximately 400

personnel would be directly employed with another 500 under indirect

employment In both construction

and operation phases local employable (both men & women) population would be

given preference as per skill, knowledge & experience requirement

Augmentation of vocational and industrial training of

local population (both men & women)

Local underemployment in the villages of Krishnanagar, Tentulia, Mahespur, Latibpur, Malancha

Rajpura, Kunjachak, Tentulia, Kenduyapal, Keshpal, Krishnanagar, Amba Paschim, Mollachak

Continued levels of local underemployment

Absorption of migrant population

in permanent positions due to availability of required skill set and their agreement to work in competitive pay structure

Influx of migrants in

the region due to the proposed expansion

In both construction

and operation phases local employable (both men & women) population would be

given preference as per skill, knowledge & experience requirement

Economic Environment

Low wages are provided to casual workers under the contractors against applicable regulations

Recruitment by contractors of casual employees is based on personal and social networks

In both construction and operation phases, contractors may continue to pay wages

below the applicable regulations and conduct the

recruitment process based on personal networking

Supervision and Monitoring of Contractors by TML will positively impact

the casual workers with regard to wages and fair opportunity


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Impact Factors Current Situation Probable Impacts of the Proposed Project Mitigation Measures

Land prices in Mollachak had increased due to industrialization in the region. However the land

prices have decreased due to pollution of the physical environment

Construction and operation phases may supplement to the

existing levels of pollution

Strict adherence to mitigation measures as mentioned in

Chapter 2 (Pollution Control Measures) Strict adherence to

mitigation measures as mentioned in Chapter 2 & 4 (Waste Water Discharge)

Peripheral economic activities for women villagers and gender disparity in earning is a dominant trend in the study area

The absorption of local female employees during construction and operation phases

may be limited to peripheral support work activities

In both construction and operation phases local employable (both men & women)

population would be given preference as per skill, knowledge & experience

requirement Promotion of Industrial Training &

Skill building of local population (both men & women)

Strengthening of TML’s existing vocational training courses under

income generating activities

Locals of Malancha Rajpura and

Tentulia anticipate acquisition of additional land with regard to the proposed expansion

No additional land is

required for this proposed expansion. Hence the project does not entail aspects of

land acquisition and displacement

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Physical Environment

Elevated emission of particulate matter including visible particles of crystalline graphite and black dust reported in the villages of

Mahespur, Latibpur, Tentulia, Mollachak and Amba Paschim

The prime concern of the villagers of Maheshpur and Latibpur is to

control this emission

Cumulative dust pollution is negatively impacting the

agricultural yield, top layer of surface water body of Mollachak and physical health (skin allergies, throat & eye infections)

of the locals residing in the vicinity

Adverse impact on physical health and environment as described in Chapter 3

under clause 3.15.3 (B)

Strict adherence to mitigation measures as mentioned in Chapter 2 (Pollution

Control Measures)


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Noise pollution from factories impact the elderly heart patients of their village

Adverse impact on physical health and environment as

described in Chapter 3 under clause 3.15.3 (B)

Strict adherence to mitigation measures as mentioned in

Chapter 2 (Noise Pollution Control Measures)

Health & Safety Safety measures extended by TML

for their workers is positively emphasized by villagers of Keshpal, Mollachak and Walipur

Positive impact from

the continued augmentation of safety measures in the expansion project

Continued and

augmented emphasis on the aspect of occupational health and safety as

mentioned in Chapter 10 during Construction and operation phases

Perception of villages related to the proposed

expansion

Villages of Sadatpur and Kaptya welcomes the proposed expansion

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Villages of Maheshpur, Latibpur and Tentulia are aware of the proposed expansion

Vicinity villages of Maheshpur and Latibpur would extend local support

conditional to assurance of local permanent employment under the proposed

expansion

During the phase of construction there would be a requirement of

around 1000 casual & contract workers along with 100 permanent workers.

Subsequently in the operation phase, approximately 400 personnel would be

directly employed with another 500 under indirect employment

In both construction and operation phases local employable

(both men & women) population would be given preference as per skill, knowledge

& experience requirement

Increased number of ITI students

have led to elevated competition for job opportunities negotiated at lesser wages

The local ITI certified students (of Tentulia, Mahespur, Amba Paschim) aspire to be absorbed in TML. However the number of

vacancies are fewer than the number applicants TML operates on the principle of

empowering local candidates through training (under CSR activities) but during employment opportunities the project

Proponent emphasizes on merit

Increased

underemployment of ITI certified students in the region

Village hold TML responsible for their rather than self accountability

Construction &

Operation Stage - Augmentation of Industrial Training (under TML CSR

activities) with special counseling on comprehending strategies to access

diverse employment opportunities within and beyond the region, rather than

being unemployed or fixating on a single opportunity


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and standardized tests. The absorption of the candidate is undertaken on neutral grounds

The local ITI certified students though empowered but not absorbed by TML, reflect apathy

to move out of the region for other opportunities. They continue to reside in the region at the cost of remaining unemployed

Regulatory Framework

The project proponent has strictly adhered to the policies related to Child Labour. They only employ

workers over and above 18 years of age

Though the companies adhere to the aforementioned regulations, the contractors with regard to

contractual employment opportunities, manipulate the age of illegal workers during paperwork

The proposed expansion project would adhere to the

policy related to Prohibition of Child Labour

Strict surveillance measures to be undertaken to

monitor the allied contractors in this regard

The above assessment correlates factors of current

socioeconomic environment with probable impacts by the expansion

project. The evaluation of potential negative impacts of the expansion

project leads to proposition of strong mitigation measures in order to

alleviate the adverse impacts on the economic and social environment of

the study area. The acknowledgment of potential positive impacts affirms

the scope of improvement in the socioeconomic conditions of the study

area.

4.14 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION COST

For implementation of the proposed environmental mitigation

measures, the estimated capital expenditure (CAPEX) would be of

Rs. 49 crore. The relative allocation of the CAPEX is shown in Table 4-6.


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TABLE 4-6 - ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION COST

Rs. in crore

Water Conservation and Wastewater Treatment 12

Air Pollution Control Measure 24.5

Solid Waste management 1

Energy Conservation 6

Greenbelt Development, Rainwater Harvesting, OHS and On-line Monitoring & Environmental Laboratory

5.5

Total 49.0

The annual operation expenses (OPEX) for operation and

maintenance of pollution control measures would be around Rs. 2 crore.

However, these estimates may escalate at the time of project execution.


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5 - ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

The preceding chapters describes the proposed expansion for

production of additional 0.25 MTPA hot metal and 0.2 MTPA DI pipes

along with captive power plant, the pre-project environmental status

along with anticipated impacts with mitigations. The proposed

expansion project of the Plant will be sited within the existing premises

of the plant at Gokulpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. Since, this is

an expansion project to be located within the existing plant boundary,

analysis of alternative sites need not to be carried out. This chapter

briefly discusses the other alternative technologies and the rationale

behind the selection of final process route.

5.1 PROJECT SITE LOCATION

The total area under the ownership of TML within their plant

boundary is about 197 acres, out of which about 180 acres houses the

existing units along with auxiliary & ancillary facilities. The additional

17 acre vacant area within the plant premise would be adequate to site

the new units.

The existing site has the following advantages:

i) Availability of adequate land within the plant premises for installation of additional units

ii) Availability of suitable infrastructure in terms of connectivity, easy accessibility of water & power sources.

iii) Suitability of the land from topographical and

geological considerations.

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iv) Proposed site is away from forests, national park/ sanctuaries, sea coast and ecologically sensitive attributes

Since the project would be sited within the existing Plant

premises, analysis of alternative sites was not taken into consideration.

5.2 PROCESS TECHNOLOGY

The existing plant produces DI pipes and pig iron from hot

metal produced in Blast furnace. Reduction of agglomerated iron bearing

material (Sinter) by carbon (coke) & pulverized coal (PCI coal) produces

high carbon primary metal (Hot metal). Iron making through BF route is

the most versatile, reliable, well-proven and globally most preferred

technology.

The proposed expansion project envisages increase in the

production of hot metal by 0.25 MTPA through augmentation of the

working volume of the existing blast furnaces.

Presently, agglomeration of iron ore fines (dust) with other

fine materials in sinter plants at high temperature produces sinter that

is used in the blast furnace. Recycling of solid wastes like flue dust, lime

dust and sludge, generated in the plant, is one of biggest benefits

achieved through sinter plant. Sintering plants help to reduce solid

waste by recycling of waste products and capturing iron present in the

waste material. Processing sinter helps eliminate raw flux, which is a

binding material used to agglomerate materials, which saves the heating

material, coke, and improves furnace productivity.

In this expansion project, the existing sinter plant would be

augmented to produce additional 6,000 tons per month of sinter.

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Pelletizing produces hardened lumps of 8-16 mm diameter

using very finely ground particles of iron ore fines of size less than

200 mesh and additives like bentonite. The biggest advantage of

pelletization is the use of finer iron ore for its formation. Pellets have

good reducibility because of high porosity (25-30%). Pellets have higher

iron content varying from 62% to 65% depending on the Fe content of

Ore fines. Absence of LOI is another advantage of using pellets. Pellets

have high and uniform mechanical strength and can be transported to

long distances without generation of fines. Further it has got resistance

to disintegration. High mechanical and uniform strength of pellets is

good even under thermal stress in reducing atmosphere.

In the proposed expansion project, a pellet plant of

0.45 MTPA capacity would be installed considering the availability as

well as environmental friendliness in using of iron ore fines.

In the existing plant, 0.3 MTPA DI pipe is manufactured by

centrifugal casting of hot metal. There would also be increase in

production of DI pipes by setting up a 0.2 MTPA DI pipe plant. 0.1 MTPA

of castings & fittings would also be manufactured.

It may be concluded that the expansion is conceived through

augmentation of existing facilities and installation of additional & new

units in line with the existing technology and comprehensive plant

logistics. Other than pelletisation, similar technologies have been

considered for the expansion, as already detailed earlier. Selected both

the process routes are favouable for the proposed project.


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6 - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM

This Chapter describes the environmental monitoring plan

including monitoring schedule, frequency, location, data analysis along

with other necessary details.

6.1 MONITORING SCHEDULE AND PARAMETERS

The environmental monitoring is important in terms

of evaluating the performance of pollution control equipment installed

for the project. The monitoring for various parameters of air, water, soil,

noise etc. are being carried out by an authorized laboratory (NABL/

MoEFCC accredited) as per the prevailing monitoring schedule. During

construction phase for the expansion, monitoring would be continued for

ambient air quality, water quality and noise level etc using the existing

set-up.

To evaluate the effectiveness of environmental pollution

control systems vis-à-vis the environment management drive, regular

monitoring of the important environmental parameters is being done and

would be continued in future to ascertain the following:

i) Pollution control status within the plant area

ii) Effectiveness of pollution control measures

iii) To assess environmental impacts

iv) To monitor & assess the trend of parameters which have been identified as critical

v) Ensure compliances to the conditions of the EC & CTO

vi) Submit periodical compliance reports to the concerned

Regulatory authorities

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The attributes, which require regular monitoring, are as

follows:

i) Meteorology - Meteorological parameters ii) Air quality - Ambient air quality, work zone air quality

& stack emission monitoring ii) Water quality - Ground water, surface & waste water iii) Noise levels - ambient & work zone iv) Soil quality - Characteristics & TCLP Test to assess the

leachability of toxic elements into ground water v) Inventory of solid waste including hazardous waste

The schedule, duration and parameters for monitoring for

the existing and the proposed facilities is as given in Table 6.1.

TABLE 6-1 - MONITORING PARAMETER AND SCHEDULE

Sl. No. Parameter Location Schedule of monitoring

1. Meteorology: Dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction and rainfall

One permanent station with the plant premises. The wind sensor shall be preferably at 10m height above the ground without any surrounding hindrances that may affect the free flow of wind

Online continuous monitoring

2. Air Quality Monitoring Parameters: PM2.5, PM10, SO2 , NOx, CO, NH3 & O3

Two within the plant premises. Four monitoring locations – One each at four directions

around the plant premises including residential & industrial areas.

One 24 hourly sample per day, two days per week or as per the MoEFCC/CPCB/WBPCB guidelines, whichever is most stringent.

Work zone air quality

Two locations near the fugitive dust emitting operations Two more locations near the

dust prone raw material stockpile areas

Monthly once for each location

3 Stack Emission Monitoring: PM, SO2, NOx, CO

At all major stacks. Online continuous monitoring system as per WBPCB’s guidance


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TABLE 6-1 (cont’d) Sl. No. Parameter Location Schedule of monitoring

4 Fugitive dust monitoring

Fugitive dusts at major units like pellet plant, sinter plant, BF, Pig Casting Machine, DI Plant, Foundry & RMHS

Monthly once

5 Water Quality -effluent water, surface and ground as per CPCB standard.

Ground water - One within plant, one on down gradient, one on up gradient of plant and one near solid wastes storage area Surface water - At Kasai River Waste water - ETP outlet

Ground water quality analysis-Bi-monthly once Surface water quality - Monthly once Surface & ground water - in pre & post monsoon ETP - All parameters monthly once and daily monitoring of common parameters

6 Ambient noise level One near plant main gate and at four locations around the plant boundary

Once every three months for each location

Work zone noise level

Four locations at 3 m distance from the noise generating equipment


7 Soil quality

One within plant area and one from outside plant area within the study area

Once in a year for each site

8 TCLP test for solid wastes

One location for BF Slag to ascertain the heavy metals & toxic elements and one location for hazardous waste storage

Monthly once for both locations

9 Inventory of hazardous waste

Within plant Monthly or as directed by WBPCB

6.2 MONITORING METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS

Besides on-line monitoring devices integrated with major

stacks and treated effluent discharge, there is continuous monitoring of

ambient air quality (AAQ) at four different locations outside the plant

area. The pollutants monitored include PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, CO and

O3 as per the MoEFCC Notification No. GSR 826(E) dated 16 th November

2009. The online stack monitoring devices, AAQ stations and effluent

analysis sensors would be directly connected to the central monitoring


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system. These permanent AAQ monitoring locations are suitably

distributed based on maximum coverage by the downwind and exposure

to human settlements. A permanent meteorological station is set up to

record dry bulb temperature, relative humidity (RH), wind speed, wind

direction and rainfall. The wind sensor is preferably at 10 m height

above the ground without any surrounding hindrances that may affect

free flow of wind.

Similarly, in addition to on-line continuous monitoring of

pH, temperature, conductivity, chloride, fluoride, cyanide and iron,

routine monitoring of plant effluent from the ETP is carried out as per

Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring’ (MINARS/27/2007-08) by CPCB

to record TSS, TDS, BOD, COD, oil and grease and toxic heavy metals &

trace elements.

Also, a Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP)

test of the solid wastes generated, especially BF slag is carried out once

in a year. The TCLP test indicate presence of any heavy metals or toxic

trace elements in slag which is leachable and guide in planning

appropriate management measures so as to avert any secondary

pollution in ground water table.

All these monitored data are recorded in a centralised

database for trend analysis, compliance performance and planning for

continual improvement. The Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

department is equipped with computerized supervision and monitoring

system having necessary hardware and software for data acquisition and

support functions. The SHE department prepares, maintain and

routinely update the inventory of ‘E-Waste’ that is generated from

various units within the plant and facilitate & ensure its proper disposal

to ‘E-Waste’ management agency at periodic intervals.


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6.3 REPORTING PROCEDURE

The rationale behind routine monitoring of environmental

parameters is to have a continuous check whether the plant is running

within the design target of emission norms, discharge norms of wastes

release quality and its quantity. If there is any deviation from the design

norms in any production unit, the shift-in-charge and the Head of that

particular malfunctioning production unit would be cautioned and

advised to rectify the operation of anti-pollution equipment/systems. If

faults are not rectified within a reasonable time-frame, the issues need

to be brought to the notice of higher management with a note depicting

the episode, duration, deviation from the design target, its impact on

environment and remedial measures thereof.

6.4 ESTIMATED CAPEX AND OPEX

The on-line emission monitoring system is an integral part of

the plant and equipment. Continuous ambient air quality monitoring

equipment has been procured and installed before commissioning the

plant. The estimated Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) for the proposed

expansion facilities would be about 6 crore, the breakup of which is

provided in Table 6-2. The recurring cost (OPEX) towards operation,

maintenance, chemicals and consumable would be about 1 crore per

year.

TABLE 6-2 - CAPEX OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PARAMETERS

Sl. No. Description

CAPEX, Cr

OPEX, Cr

1. On-line stack monitoring equipment 2 0.5

2. Ambient air quality monitoring equipment 2 0.3

3. Water quality monitoring analyser 0.5 0.1

4. Environmental laboratory 1.5 0.1


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7 - ADDITIONAL STUDIES

This The outlines of the proposed project, the pre-project

environmental status and the impact assessment along with proper

mitigation measures have been duly addressed in the previous Chapters.

This Chapter briefly encompasses the additional aspects that were also

dealt upon while conducting EIA study for the proposed project.

7.1 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT

Environmental risk assessment is a systematic approach for

identification, evaluation, mitigation and control of hazards that could

occur as a result of failures in process, procedures, or equipment.

Increasing industrial accidents, loss of life & property, public scrutiny,

statutory requirements and intense industrial processes, all contribute

to a growing need to ensure that risk management is conducted and

implemented.

Industries have recognized the significance of Safe Working

Environment and are progressively trying to prevent hazardous events,

avoid production & manpower losses and other fallouts associated with

industrial accidents by conducting risk assessment, onsite & off site

management plan and adopting the safety measures. This also assists

industries to enhance employee knowledge of operations, improve

technical procedures, maintain accurate process safety information and

increase overall productivity. This Chapter gives an outline of the

associated environmental and other risks, their assessment and remedial

measures. It also describes an approach for emergency planning to be

adopted by the Plant management.

TATA METALIKS LIMITED Expansion of Hot Metal from 0.5 to 0.75 MTPA, DI Pipe from 0.3 to 0.5 MTPA & 0.1 MTPA Castings & Fittings Environmental Impact Assessment Report 7 - Additional Studies (cont’d)

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7.2 OBJECTIVES

The objectives of environmental risk assessment are

governed by the following, which excludes natural calamities:

a) Identifying the potential hazardous areas so that

adequate safety measures can be adopted to reduce the

likelihood of accidental events. b) Identifying the stakeholders and evaluating their risk

along with proposing adequate control techniques. c) Managing the emergency situation or a disastrous event,

if any, during the plant operation.

7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EVALUATION

From environmental hazards point of view, risk analysis (RA)

acts as a scrutinizing vehicle for establishing the priority in risk

management that concerns human health, loss of productivity and

environmental quality in general. The proposed facility would have

installations, such as, storage and handling of coal, fuel oil, and fuel

gases which would be under the purview of Manufacture, Storage and

Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 2000 and its

amendments thereof.

Raw materials & consumable chemicals, and processing of

the same in various production units, along with relative risk potential

analysis is made on the following three factors using a P/I (Probability/

Impact) analysis methodology:

i) likelihood of occurrence ii) likelihood of detection iii) severity of consequence

Each of these factors is graded and compiled to determine

the risk potential. The factors governing the determination of relative

risk potentials are presented in Table 7-1.


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TABLE 7-1 - DETERMINATION OF RISK POTENTIAL

(A) (B) (C)

Likelihood of Likelihood of Severity of

occurrence detection consequence

Criteria Rank Criteria Rank Criteria Rank

Very High 5 Very High 1 None 2

High 4 High 2 Minor 4

Moderate 3 Moderate 3 Low 6

Low 2 Low 4 Moderate 8

Very Low 1 Very Low 5 High 10

RISK POTENTIAL (RP) = (A + B) x C

Based on the above stated criteria for assessing the risk,

each probable event has been evaluated by addressing several questions

on the probability of event occurrence in view of the in-built design

features, detection response, operational practice and its likely

consequence. A summarised list of environmental risk potential for the

likely events is presented in Table 7-2.

This assessment is based from the past experience in the

operation of similar installations and best practicable designs for the

proposed Project. The present risk potential evaluation is primarily

based on human errors or faulty operation or failure of the control

systems.


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TABLE 7-2 - ENVIRONMENTAL RISK POTENTIAL EVALUATION Rank Sl. Likelihood of Likelihood of Severity of Risk No. Event occurrence detection consequence potential

i) Fuel gas leaks from High (4) Low (4) High (10) 80 the pipe line/valves

ii) Propane storage Moderate (3) Low (4) High (10) 70 and handling

iv) Occurrence of static Very low (1) Very low (5) High (10) 60

electricity/electric spark in the Mill Cellar Room

v) Leakage of acids/ Low (2) Very low (5) Moderate (8) 56 alkalis

vi) Uncontrolled dust High (4) Moderate (3) Moderate (8) 56 emissions/failure of emission control

system

vii) Failure of Gas Moderate (3) High (2) High (10) 50

Cleaning Plant/Fume Extraction System

viii) Wet scrubbers Low (2) Moderate (3) High (10) 50 running dry

ix ) Oil wastes/oil Low (2) High (2) Moderate (8) 32 sludge handling

x) Fire at the coal Very low (1) High (2) High (10) 30 stockyard

xii) Splashing of molten Low (2) Very High (1) High (10) 30 metal and slag

xiii) Release of untreated Low (2) Very high (1) High (10) 30 wastewater

xiv) Handling of Epoxy Low (2) Very high (1) High (10) 30 Resin & bitumen paint

From the Table 7-2, it appears that some events carry risk

potential above 50. These would be considered as hazardous events,

where effective safe-design for operation and maintenance is highly

essential to reduce the risk.

A HAZOP Study for the selected units/areas needs to be

undertaken at the ‘design-freeze’ stage, when P&I diagrams, shop layout

drawings, control logic diagrams, technical specifications etc are made


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ready. For these areas, ‘Fault Tree Analysis’ of the failure of equipment/

valve component or due to human error can be carried out to assess

more realistically the risk involved and draw up final management

measures. It is also suggested to conduct HAZOP Study for the fuel gas

distribution network to incorporate last minute corrections in the design

of the system from fail-safe angle, prior to commissioning.

7.4 ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN

TML has many high consequence scenarios which can create

emergency situation when controls & barriers fail. Availability, readiness

and responsiveness of the on-site emergency plan help to prevent losses

and damages. Emergency plans are tested and rehearsed at

predetermined intervals. The company has deployed on-site emergency

and disaster recovery plan across the organization. Some of the high

consequence potential scenarios identified are given below.

i) Fire and Explosion

ii) Heavy Leakage of Blast Furnace Gas (BFG)

iii) Heavy Spillage of Molten Metal

iv) Heavy spillage of Chemical

VP (O) are designated as Works Main Controller (WMC) in DI

and PI Divisions respectively, who assume overall responsibility for

implementation of emergency planning at the time of crisis on the site.

They are assisted at next level by Works Incident Controller (WIC), which

have been formed in each department to direct site teams and coordinate

with CIC team for deployment and support of external agency, if

required. Site teams are divided into three teams.

i) Response Team .. Headed by area In-Charges whose

responsibility is to report and contain the situation by isolating energy source and stop the required equipment and

process.


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ii) Combat Team .. Headed by Safety officer with representation from Security and admin, whose responsibility is to mobilize and arrange equipment for handling emergency e.g. Firefighting equipment.

iii) Rescue team .. Headed by Medical Officer and security

officer responsible for organizing first

aid facility and identify rescue needs based on head count.

The Emergency Preparedness and response plan system is

shown in Fig 7-1

FIG. 7-23 - EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLAN

SYSTEM

The off-site emergency plan is also an integral part of any

major hazard control system. This particular plan relates to only those

accidental events, which could affect people and the environment outside

the plant boundary. Incidents, which would have very severe

consequences, yet have a small probability of occurrence, would be in

this category.

The implementing authority of the off-site plan is the local

authority and not the plant authority. Plant Head in consultation with

the Safety, Admin & other concerned department will be coordinating


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with the district administration/ local authority for safeguarding nearby

settlements during off-site emergency situation. Probability of such

occurrence is though remote, but still there remains a probability.

The basic structure of the off-site emergency procedure will

cover the following:

i) Identification of local authorities like civil defense,

police, district collectors, their names, addresses and communication links.

ii) Details of availability and location of heavy duty equipment like bull dozers, fire-fighting equipment etc.

iii) Details of specialist agencies, firms and people upon whom it may be necessary to call.

iv) Details of voluntary organisation.

v) Meteorological information.

vi) Humanitarian arrangements like transport, evacuation centres, first aid, ambulance, community kitchen etc.

vii) Public information through media, informing relatives, public address system etc.

The WMC would be in communication with the District

Disaster management Authority (DDMA) regarding pre disaster activities

in alignment with the overall plan developed by the DDMA or the

Collector. TML would adhere to the relevant rules regarding prevention of

disasters, as stipulated by relevant local authorities.

7.5 ACCIDENT STATISTICS

Safety department also record the events of both minor and

major accidents, listing all the details such as place, date & time,

duration, probable cause, extent of damage, personnel affected, man-

hours lost, medical assistance provided etc so as to analyse these data

for drawing up necessary corrective measures.


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7.6 SAFETY INSPECTIONS

Monthly safety inspection is carried out by concerned

officials as well as Safety department. Additionally, Safety Audit is

performed including all aspects of Occupational Health & Safety for all

the areas.

7.7 TESTING OF EMERGENCY PLAN

The plant authority conducts periodic testing the efficacy of

on-site emergency plan by conducting mock drills. One essential

component of this mock drill is to see that whether procedures related to

communication, mobilisation of equipment and overall co-ordination to

face the crisis is in order or not.

7.8 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SIA)

The SIA of the proposed project has been addressed in

Section 4.13 in Chapter 4.

7.9 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT

The proposed site is located within the existing plant

boundary. Hence, the expansion project does not entail any requirement

of additional land outside the existing plant boundary. The aspects of

Land Acquisition, Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Project Affected

People under the applicable regulation - The Right to Fair

Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013 (and its subsequent amendments) , would not be

under the purview of this study.

7.10 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

i) The Draft EIA Report (July 2018) was submitted to West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) for public review and consultation. WBPCB in consultation with the office of District Magistrate (DM), Paschim Medinipur scheduled the Public Hearing (PH)


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on 7th September 2018. The PH schedule was notified in the leading newspaper ‘Times of India’ (English daily, Kolkata edition) and local daily ‘Ei Samay (Bengali daily) on 3rd August 2018 inviting suggestions, views and comments from the local populace residing in the nearby villages of the project area

ii) The report was available in the offices of all local nodal

bodies and was also uploaded in WBPCB website for awareness about the proposed project to all the stakeholders

iii) In adherence to the Serial No. (i) of the specific ToR as

issued by MoEFCC, WBPCB after observing all official procedures conducted the PH on 7th September 2018 at 12.00 Hrs. at meeting hall at Kharagpur 1 BDO Office, Satkui, P.O. Matkatpur, District - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

iv) The PH was inaugurated with the welcome speech

delivered by Shri Samit Dutta, Assistant Environmental Engineer, WBPCB. He briefed the audience about the modalities and significance of the PH, which is a mandatory part of the Public Consultation process under EIA Notification, 2006 and its subsequent amendments. Additionally he communicated that as per the EIA notification, the proposed capacity expansion project falls under Category ‘A’. He explained that the protocol involves preparation of the minutes of this PH and exhibited through unedited video recording. He requested the Project Proponent (PP) to explain before the audience, the details about the proposed expansion project in Bengali language

v) Shri Uttam Kumar Adhikari, WBCS (Exc.) Additional

District Magistrate (LR), Paschim Medinipur presided over the hearing. He welcomed the audience and gave a brief introduction about the proposed expansion project and its probable impact on the environment. Subsequently he requested the PP to explain in details, about the proposed project, emphasizing on the environmental aspects in particular, for discussion in the PH


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vi) Shri Debashis Mishra (Vice President, Operations) of M/s Tata Metaliks Limited expalined the necessity of the proposed expansion and the pollution mitigation measures to be adopted through a Power Point presentation. He pointed out the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), carried out for the proposed project. He also described the locational details of the expansion project along with the requirement of raw materials, water, fuel and logistics. He mentioned the baseline status of air, water & noise quality of the area and indicated that most of the values are within the allowable norms. He further emphasized about the probable environmental impact arising out of the proposed expansion along with the allied proposed mitigation measures to combat the pollution level, some of which have already been undertaken by the PP

vii) In regard to the socioeconomic perspective, Shri

Mishra elaborated on the initiatives being undertaken by the PP through activities under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of the company. He emphasized on the ongoing endeavors carried out by the company including construction & maintenance of drinking water & sanitation facilities, provision of scholarships to underprivileged meritorious students of local communities, development of infrastructural facilities in local Government Primary Schools, provision of medical facilities to the local villagers and so on

viii) Shri Mishra assured the gathering that M/s. Tata

Metaliks Limited (TML) will continue their efforts towards development of the socio-economic condition of the surrounding villages

The proceedings along with list of the panel members and

148 participants is presented in Appendix 7-1 and the issues raised

during PH (along with their corresponding budget and schedule of

implementation) are presented in Table 7-3. The pictorial exhibits of the

PH are presented in Exhibit 7-1 and Exhibit 7-2 at the end of the

chapter.


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TABLE 7-3 - ADDRESSING THE ISSUES RAISED IN PUBLIC HEARING

Sl. No.

Name & Address Issues raised by public

Response of Project Proponent (PP)

Budget (Rs. in Lakh)

Schedule of Implemen-

tation

1. Shri Gurupad Mudi

Village: Krishna-nagar

Gram Panchayat: Kalaikunda

He welcomed the project

PP acknowledged the support

- -

He pointed out that

during the last five years PP has initiated various developmental projects like provision of drinking

water, enhancement of scope for skill training & education and promotion of livestock based

livelihood project for women

PP acknowledged the

appreciation PP emphasized on strengthening of the

ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities

Total CSR

Budget of Rs. 365 Lakh (FY 2018 - 2019)

On-going

2. Shri Dinesh

Mudi Village: Jogai, Paschim

Amba

He welcomed the project PP acknowledged the

support

- -

He mentioned that PP had initiated various developmental activities

in their village such as provision of drinking water, provision of toilets & improvement of

sanitation facilities for women and promotion of livestock based livelihood project

He mentioned about the Under 10 (U10) football training organized by PP He additionally mentioned that

plantation drive is being carried out by PP on each ‘Environment Day’

He appreciates the health check up

initiatives conducted by the PP

Furthermore, he appreciates the operation of the Skill Development

Centre catering to school drop outs

He also added that development of education for both young boys and

girls have also been undertaken by the PP

Shri Mudi stated that being a member of the Kora tribe, he received

the opportunity from the PP to undergo the

PP acknowledged the appreciation

PP emphasized on strengthening of the ongoing CSR activities

Total CSR Budget of Rs. 365 Lakh

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

leadership training

programme in Jamshedpur and Panchgani

3. Shri Madan Roy

Village: Roypara, Maheshpur

He expressed his content about the proposed

expansion project

PP acknowledged the support

- -

He mentioned that PP has initiated various

projects for the community members such as provision of drinking water, provision

of toilets, improvement of school infrastructure and development of drainage systems

Furthermore he mentioned that PP has undertaken initiatives

in the area of adult literacy scheme (in association with

NABARD)


PP emphasized on further strengthening of the

facilities under the purview of the ongoing CSR activities

Total CSR Budget of

Rs. 365 Lakh (FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

He mentioned that PP has undertaken initiatives in the area of

provision of employment opportunities for the unemployed youth


PP additionally emphasized that during the phase of

construction there would be a requirement of around 1000 casual

& contract workers along with 100 permanent workers.

Subsequently in the operation phase, approximately 400 personnel would be

directly employed with another 500 under indirect employment

In both construction and operation phases local

employable (both men & women) population would be given preference as

per skill, knowledge and experience requirement

-

From the date of commissionin

g of construction activities


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

Augmentation of

vocational and industrial training of local population (both men and

women)

CSR Budget of

Rs.127.07 Lakh allocated for Employability

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

Total Corporate Environment

Responsibility (CER) Budget of Rs. 60 Lakh allocated against

development of Education

Escalation of the ongoing

training programme post receipt of

Environmen-tal Clearance (EC)

4. Shri Ujjal Ghosh Village:

Amba

He appreciated the PP for development of the village through project initiatives in the area of

education (for dropout students) and self employment

PP acknowledged the appreciation PP emphasized on

further strengthening of the ongoing CSR activities

CSR Budget of Rs.126 Lakh allocated for Education

CSR Budget of Rs. 10.49 Lakh allocated for

Entrepreneur-ship (FY 2018 - 2019)

On-going

5. Shri Ashok

Mudi Village:

Krishna-nagar

He thanked the PP for

the opportunity he received to attend various leadership camps

in Jamshedpur

PP acknowledged the

appreciation

- -

He acknowledged the support of the PP with regard to advancement of

the villages through development of infrastructure, facility of coaching center in

Kholapatna, provision of drinking water in Mudipara, and football training for boys under

10 years of age


PP emphasized on further strengthening of the

ongoing CSR activities

Total CSR Budget of Rs. 365 Lakh

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

6. Smt. Bulti Patra

Village: Mollachak, Amba

She appreciated the beautician training

course organised by the Skill Development Centre of the PP

Additionally she mentioned that fellow villagers have also undergone the training

and are proud of the earning opportunity (Rs. 5000/- to 7000/- per month)


PP emphasized on further

strengthening of the ongoing CSR activities

CSR Budget of Rs. 127.07 Lakh

allocated for promotion of Employability

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

7. Shri Atul

Kumar Senapati Village:

Samraipur

He welcomed the project

and was proud of the various initiatives taken by the PP

PP acknowledged the

appreciation

- -

He expressed his concerns about the poor condition of the road stretching from his

village to the BDO office He requested the authority of the PP for

development of said road

Necessary collaborative action is to be undertaken in consultation

with/directives ascertained by the Rehabilitation and Periphery

Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC)

Total CER Budget of Rs. 100 Lakh allocated against

infrastructure development

Post consultation with & approval from

RPDAC - Initiate activity for completion

within a period of 15 months

He also requested the concerned authority of

the PP for development of the primary school located in the village of Behrapat

Appropriate need assessment will be

carried out by the PP in the said primary school

Total CER Budget of

Rs. 60 Lakh allocated against development of Education

Post need assessment,

will initiate required activities for phase wise

completion within a period of 36 months

8. Smt. Ahilya Devi

Village: Samraipur

She mentioned that the area nearby her residence have not

received the essential benefits such as those of provision of drinking water and toilet facilities

She requested the authorities of the PP to provide for the same

PP with regard to provision of essential amenities

(CSR FY 2018-2019) have envisaged construction of water projects with

installation of solar systems along with construction of toilets and ladies

bathrooms in the village of Samraipur

CSR Budget of Rs. 88.29 Lakh allocated for

Essential Enablers (FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

Total CER Budget of Rs. 100 Lakh

allocated against provision of drinking water and sanitation

facilities

Escalation of the ongoing activities

post receipt of EC

9. Shri Madhusuda

n Mudi Village: Samraipur

He mentioned that the PP have initiated multiple

new projects in his village


- -

He requested PP to

provide beds in the local primary health care centre

Appropriate need

assessment will be carried out by PP to provide for the same

Total CER

Budget of Rs. 20 Lakh allocated against development of

Health

Provision to

be met (post need assessment) within a

period of 12 months from the date of receipt of EC


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

10. Shri SK.

Murshid Village: Maheshpur

He mentioned that

graphite pollution cannot be eliminated completely He also emphasized that

the emission has reduced significantly over the last few years as PP have undertaken

various pollution control measures

PP has already

implemented various air pollution control measures, comprising of point

source emission control (Bag Filters, ESP, Cast House De-dusting system) and

fugitive emission control systems (dry fog, high pressure fog & sprinkling

systems) During expansion apart from augmenting the

existing systems, new extraction/ de-dusting systems will

be installed for the blast furnace as well as in Ductile Iron Pipe area

Total EMP of Rs.

2450 Lakh (Air Pollution Control Measures)

To be

integrated with equipment procurement

stage for the expansion phase

11. Smt. Shrabanti Doloi

Village: Maheshpur

She mentioned that PP has provided for the development of schools

facilitating enhanced attendance of children


PP emphasized on further strengthening of the ongoing CSR

activities

CSR Budget of Rs. 126 Lakh allocated for

Education CSR Budget of Rs. 88.29 Lakh

allocated for Essential Enablers

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

She emphasized that scarcity of water and issues related to

sanitation have also been addressed by the PP

She requested for

improvement in the condition of the village roads

Necessary

collaborative approach is to be undertaken in consultation

with/directives ascertained by the Rehabilitation and Periphery


Total CER

Budget of Rs. 100 Lakh allocated against infrastructure

development

Post

consultation with & approval from RPDAC -

Initiate activity for completion within a

period of 15 months


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

12. Shri Dipti

Ranjan Ghosh Village:

Tentulia

He mentioned that he

resides at a distance of 2.2 Km from the plant

Noted by the PP - -

He requests the PP for

the development of the primary health centre in the village

As communicated

during public hearing, PP will continue to provide for health services to

the local communities through regular health camps attended by

specialized doctors

CSR Budget of

Rs. 88.29 Lakh allocated for Essential Enablers

(FY 2018 – 2019)

On-going

Appropriate need assessment will be

carried out by the PP in the primary health centre of the village

Total CER Budget of

Rs. 20 Lakh allocated against development of Health

Provision to be met (post

need assessment) within a period of 24

months from the date of receipt of EC

He further requests the PP for the development of the bridge on Kasai

river (connecting Maheshpur and Medinipur)

Necessary collaborative action is to be undertaken

in consultation with/directives ascertained by the RPDAC

Total CER Budget of Rs. 100 Lakh

allocated against infrastructure development

Post consultation with &

approval from RPDAC - Initiate activity for

completion within a period of 15 months

13. Shri Sapan Mudi Village:Rish

a

He requested the PP to provide for street lighting on the road connecting TML to Saha Chowk

As communicated during public hearing, PP had already provided for

lighting arrangement through solar lights. However in some areas batteries and

panels were stolen

Total CER Budget of Rs. 25 Lakh allocated against

installation & maintenance of Solar Lights

Post consultation with District Administra-

tion - Initiate provision of solar street lights within

a period of 15 months

Post need

assessment and development of mitigation measures (in consultation with

District Administration), necessary measures would be undertaken


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

14. Shri Samit

Dutta Assistant Environmen

tal Engineer, WBPCB

He requested the PP to

reduce their dependence on ground water and explore the possibility of using surface water

PP has applied to

SWID (State Water Investigation Directorate) and I&WD (Irrigation &

Waterways Department) for accessing surface water from River

Kasai (Kansabati) This issue has already been

recommended for processing at the State Level Authority

- As per

statutory approval

He also requested the project proponent to take necessary measures for control and management

of storm run-off, especially during the monsoons

To harvest the monsoon run-off, rain water would be collected from

various surface channels within the existing plant premises

PP is already equipped with two water ponds acting

as rain water collection ponds Adequate drainage

networks are connected to the ponds

Enhanced networking will be ensured during the

phase of expansion

Total EMP Rs. 1200 of Lakh (for Water Conservation &

Waste Water Treatment)

Initiation from the date of commence-ment of

construction activities of expansion phase

Rain water harvesting measures must be undertaken

In addition to the existing water ponds, development of

localized rain water harvesting structures would be undertaken to

primarily collect roof top water for storage and further

use

Part of EMP of Rs. 550 Lakh (for Rain Water

Harvesting)

Initiation from the date of commence-

ment of construction activities

Augmentation of the emission control systems for the proposed

expansion should be undertaken

During expansion, apart from augmenting the

existing systems, new extraction/ de-dusting systems will be installed for the

Blast Furnace as well as in Ductile Iron Pipe area

Total EMP of Rs. 2450 Lakh (Air Pollution Control

Measures)

To be integrated with

equipment procurement stage for the expansion

phase


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Schedule of

Implemen-tation

15. Shri Sudip

Sarkar, SDO, Paschim Medinipur

He appreciated the

various CSR initiatives already undertaken by the PP

PP acknowledged the

appreciation

- -

He emphasized on the

need to use surface water and reduce the use of ground water by PP

PP has applied to

SWID (State Water Investigation Directorate) and I&WD (Irrigation &

Waterways Department) for accessing surface water from River

Kasai (Kansabati) This issue has already been

recommended for processing at the State Level Authority

- As per receipt

of statutory approval


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EXHIBIT 7-10 - PUBLIC HEARING IN PROGRESS

EXHIBIT 7-11 - PARTICIPANTS OF PUBLIC HEARING


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8 - PROJECT BENEFITS

The community upliftment activities undertaken by

SADBHAVNA (Trust of Tata Metaliks Limited) in the region, emphasizes

on the five social aspects (5 E’s) of Education, Employment,

Entrepreneurship, Employability and Essential Enablers.

Their policies pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) and Affirmative Action (AA) operate on the following guiding

principles:

i) Impact based CSR activities emphasizing on aspects of

Quality and reach

ii) Partnerships indicating collaboration with NGOs, Government, Group Companies and Academic Institutions

iii) Affirmative Action emphasizing on continual support for upliftment of Scheduled caste (SC) and Scheduled tribe (ST) groups

iv) Volunteerism indicating enriched employee bonding and engagement in CSR activities like coaching activities, drawing & quiz competitions at schools, joy of giving, visits and donations to old age homes, health awareness programs and cleaning drives, within the local region. A total of 6169 Employee Volunteerism (EV) hours have

been devoted in the year of 2017- 2018

v) Organized and Structured Communication carried out with external and internal stakeholders

8.1 AREAS OF OPERATION

The determination of core beneficiaries, needs of the local

SC& ST groups (AA community) and associated planning of CSR & AA

activities was carried out by the Project Proponent through a Needs

Assessment Survey. This survey carried out during the year 2014 - 2015,

emphasized on assessment aspects of Livelihood, Agriculture, Education,


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Drinking Water, Road/Drain, Sanitation and Health in the villages of

Maheshpur, Kunjachak, Amba East, Krishnanagar, Ashapur and

Kusumabagh. Consequently, 36 villages under Kalaikunda Gram

Panchayat, located within 5 km of plant radial coverage were identified

and currently constitute the gamut of the core beneficiaries.

8.2 THE FIVE Es

8.2.1 Essential Enablers

i) To provide essential amenities of health, sanitation (toilet block) and drinking water to the local scheduled caste and tribe communities as shown in Exhibit 8-1.

ii) To engage in proactive promotion of tribal culture and language

iii) To promote community empowerment through youth and women programmes

Financial Year No. of Beneficiaries

2014 -2015 2,400

2015- 2016 2,262

2016- 2017 1,140

2017 - 2018 1,899

EXHIBIT 8-1 - RAMPARA DRINKING WATER PROJECT (2017-18)



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8.2.2 Employability

i) Focused intervention for AA community through

specialized training programmes aimed towards enhancement of employability quotient (at a local and national level), growth of skilled manpower and ensuring a sustainable livelihood

ii) Skill training for creating employment opportunities for local women and youth groups hailing from AA community and BPL households. Tata Metaliks Skill Development Centre (TMSDC) located at Medinipur caters to the aforementioned training programmes and aim to cover an outreach of 1000 youths annually as shown in Exhibit 8-2.

iii) With regards to Skill Development TML, the partnering organizations and their roles are:

a) Science and Technology Entrepreneurs’ Park (STEP) ,

IIT Kharagpur - Provides technical support in promoting tissue cultured banana farming with AA Farmers

b) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (NABARD) - Skill development and Livelihood promotion at village level

c) District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), West

Medinipur - Capacity building of Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Livelihood promotion

d) Ecociate Consultants Pvt. Limited - To train the

Schedule Caste & Tribal vendors and Self Help Group member on entrepreneurship


2014 - 2015 24

2015 - 2016 69

2016 - 2017 639

2017 - 2018 1,421



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EXHIBIT 8-2 - ASSISTANT BEAUTY THERAPIST - BATCH II CLASSES

CONDUCTED AT TMSDC, MEDINIPUR

8.2.3 Education

i) Directed towards quality education for children of Affirmative Action community

ii) Improvement in school infrastructure iii) Improvement of quality education through a holistic

approach at both primary (library program, sports coaching, capacity building of teachers) and secondary

level (scholarships as shown in Exhibit 8-3), career counseling, coaching for specific subjects)

iv) With regard to education, TML Partnering with

organizations on areas of monitoring, evaluation and financial support. The partnering organizations and their roles are:

a) Guardian Education Private Limited, Kolkata -

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b) Siksha- Diksha Coaching Centre - Improvement in the quality of education through supplementary coaching to students of VIII, IX & X from AA communities

c) Prajaak & Sikha - Mitra - Bringing improvement in

the learning level of children in primary schools through libraries

d) Tata Steel CSR - TFA - To develop a pool of young

footballers through regular & professional coaching e) Department of Education, West Bengal Government

- To provide support in implementation of educational activities in Government schools


2014 - 2015 834

2015 - 2016 961

2016 - 2017 2,025

2017 - 2018 4,063

EXHIBIT 8-3 - SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO STUDENTS OF RAJA N. L. KHAN WOMEN’S COLLEGE, MEDINIPUR (2017 -2018)



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8.2.4 Employment

i) In adherence to positive discrimination, the objective is to create job opportunities for AA community members without compromising on the aspects of quality and merit

ii) AA candidates have been included by design during

GET and MT recruitments iii) Sensitizing and encouraging Contractors to employ AA

members

Financial Year No. of AA Employees (Direct Employment)

2014 - 2015 100

2015 - 2016 109

2016 - 2017 125

2017 - 2018 137

Financial Year

No. of AA Employees

(Indirect Employment)

2014 - 2015 686

2015 - 2016 799

2016 - 2017 705

2017 - 2018 775

8.2.5 Entrepreneurship

i) Focuses on livelihood programmes (TML NABARD Livelihood Project) and entrepreneurial training for creating sustainable livelihood for AA households

ii) Training and development of SHG enterprises as shown

in Exhibit 8-4 iii) Training and development of individual entrepreneurs iv) Development and integration of AA vendors into

business


2014 - 2015 50

2015 - 2016 79

2016 - 2017 265

2017 - 2018 208



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EXHIBIT 8-4 - TRAINING OF SHGs (MAA SHARDA, GITANJALI AND DEVI CHAUDHURANI) ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

ROYPARA (2017-2018)

8.3 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

The activities and allied expenditure pertaining to Corporate

Social Responsibility (CSR) and Affirmative Action (AA) along with the

project overview are represented in Tables 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 respectively,

in the following pages.



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TABLE 8-1 - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - EXPENDITURE FOR THE PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEARS

Description (Activities) 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

Amount in (Rs.)

Medical Expenses (Blood Donation Camp, Nutrition Survey & Gynaecological Camp,

HIV/AIDS Awareness Camp and Treatment of Thalassemia Patient)

1,15,184 1,10,055 182,388 260,972

Vocational Training 2,32,388 316,500 488,750 -

ANM training courses at Chittaranjan Institution of Health

- 22,900 76,000 -

Water project at villages of Kunjachak and Maheshpur - 1,276,865 2,197,485 1,943,420

Scholarship to students 94,400 16,000 208,000 361,000

Sadbhavana Training - 189,474 578,931 -

Drivers Training 75,000 - - -

Digital Camera for photograph of CSR

activities - 11,001 - -

Celebration of Employee Volunteering Week (Blood Donation, Sports, Games & Drawing

Competition at schools) - 89,310 77,636 4,050

DG SET provided to blind school at Nimpura 71,751 - - -

Vermicomposting at Kunjachak 74,600 - - -

Educational Expenses at Kunjachak School 21,496 114,125 - 1,625,060

Infrastructural development of school - 432,446 4,488,222 4,549,848

Polythene Sheet Aid during rain - - 229,687 -

Loader cum Excavator Operator Training - 116,637 -

Promotion of Multi Cropping through Cash

Crops - - 63,150 -

Drainage Systems in Village - - 466,161 1,778,620

Toilet Block at Kunjachak Village - - 703,512 -

Repairing of Community building at Rajpara by S.K Enterprise - - 46,000 -

Baseline Survey for Livelihood mapping - - - 1,133,528

Skill Development Centre - - - 7,757,908

Sports Development Programme - - - 548,551

Promotion of Self Help Group - - - 657,377

Livelihood project in collaboration with NABARD - - - 251,533

TOTAL 6,84,819 25,78,676 99,22,559 20,871,867



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TABLE 8-2 - CSR EXPENDITURE (2017-18)

Sl.

No. Activity Project

Location

Budget

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Acutal

Expenditure (Rs. in Lakhs)

Direct/Implementing agency

1 Providing Pre-matriculate

Coaching to children and youth

Kharagpur,

West Bengal

3.50 3.30 Implementing Agency -

Shiksha Diksha

2 Providing scholarship to

meritorious students

Do 6.00 5.40 Direct - Sadbhavna Trust

3 Infrastructure Development of

Primary/ High School


4 Football Coaching to U10 years

boys


5 Learning enhancement through School Library

Do 13.02 13.02 Implementing Agency - New Alipore Praajak

Development Society

6 Project Abhigyan - A school intervention program aimed at

life skill development for rural school students

Do 24.15 25.92 Implementing Agency - Guardian Education

Services Pvt. Ltd

7 Integrated Learning Enhancement Project

Sealdah, Kolkata,West

Bengal

3.00 2.88 Implementing Agency - Guardian Education Services Pvt. Ltd

8 Career Counseling Kharagpur,

West Bengal

1.15 1.15 Implementing Agency -

Guardian Education Services Pvt. Ltd

9 Training of Govt. and Primary

School Teachers


10 Sponsoring Matriculate youth

from AA/BPL category for ITI course

Do 8.18 6.75 Implementing Agency -

Pratap Chandra ITC run by Pratap Chandra Sau

Welfare Trust

11 Training and Empowering villagers on various vocations

Do 11.20 10.79 Implementing Agency - Tata Steel Rural

Development Society

12 Setting up of Skill Development Centre

Do 108.42 108.49 Implementing Agency - Salt Lake Institute of

Engineering and Management

13 Need Assessment and Mid Term Impact Assessment Survey

Do - 11.99 Implementing Agency - Utkarsh and Ecociate

Consultant Pvt. Ltd.

14 Providing Potable Drinking Water


15 Construction of Toilet Blocks Do 30.00 34.67 Direct - Sadbhavna Trust

16 TML NABARD Livelihood Model

Project

Do 10.78 9.98 Implementing Agency - S

G Foundation

17 Training of villagers on

Entrepreneurship

Do 6.00 5.88 Implementing Agency -

Ecociate Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

18 Organize Health Camps

including Blood Donation camps


19 Ambulance Service at Kolkata Kolkata, West Bengal

25.00 8.33 Implementing Agency - Eastern India Healthcare

20 Cleanliness and Awareness

Drives


Total 325.00 324.19



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TABLE 8-3 - CSR PROJECT OVERVIEW

Sl. No.

Name of the Project

Thematic Area Project objective Intervention

No. of

Beneficiaries FY

2017-18

Project Initiated & Project Duration

1 Abhigyan - School Enrichment Program

Education Holistic long term intervention to transform young

minds of the target community with regard to life skills

Gokulpur Bidhanchandra Vidyabhawan

Classes V, VI, VII, IX

Students 1,753

FY 17 One Year

2 Pre-Matriculate

Coaching

Education To provide

supplementary coaching to the students from AA community in English,

Mathematics and Science

Gokulpur

Bidhanchandra Vidyabhawan (Classes VIII, IX,

X)

Students

120

FY 15

Annually

3 Learning

Enhancement through School Library

Education To improve children’s

learning level in primary school through contextual learning (emphasizing on

English, Mathematics and Science) as their academic performance in school is largely

below age and class appropriateness

Maheshpur

Primary School Amba Primary School

(Class 3, 4)

Students

691

FY 17

One Year

4 Integrated

Learning Enhancement Project

Education Project I-LEAP strives

to equip the children and the students with practical academic proficiency and

augment their holistic development

Loreto School

Sealdah, Kolkata

Students

60

FY 18

3 Months Cycle

5 U 10 Football

Coaching

Education To improve children’s

football skill in span of five years and prepare them for admission in professional academies

10 primary

schools

Students

50 (2 batches with 25 trainees

in each)

FY 17

5 Years

6 Sadbhavna fellowship

Education To motivate meritorious students

specially belonging to AA communities

Gokulpur Bidhanchandra

Vidyabhawan & Kharagpur College

Students 138

FY 15 Annually

7 Infrastructure Development in

Schools

Education To increase access to education by improving

amenities / school infrastructure

Kunjuchak, Maheshpur,

Kenduapal, Amba, Narayanpur-Khulapatna,

Ashapur, Katapal

288 Students

FY 15 Annually



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TABLE 8-3 (Cont’d)

Sl. No.

Name of the Project

Thematic Area Project objective Intervention

No. of Benefici

aries FY

2017-18

Project

Initiated & Project Duration

8 Skill Development Centre

Employ-ability

To impart marketable skills to local youth of the community, enabling them to earn

a sustainable livelihood, either through employment or as entrepreneurs

ITI Midnapore Campus

Youth (Aged 18

- 35) 1000

FY 17 3 Months

9 Two years ITI course

Employ-ability

To provide technical education to the youth from economically

marginalized families in nearby villages and making them employable

Pratapchandra ITC

Youth 20 FY 12 Each

Batch of 2

Years

10 Training on Entrepreneurship and Public

Procurement Policy

Entrepreneuurship

To update existing and aspiring AA vendors on new procurement

policies

TML Kharagpur Participants 98

FY 18 1 Day

11 TML - NABARD Livestock based

livelihood project

Entrepre-neurship

To enhance income of 200 households of five

villages by improved practice of goat and poultry bird rearing

Raipara, Kunjuchak,

Mudipara, Ashapur

House-holds

100

FY 17 2 Years

12 Drinking Water Essential Amenities

To improve quality of life in surrounding villages by making provision for potable

drinking water

Raipara, Maheshpur, Kunjuchak, Mudipara,

Ashapur

Commu-nity 862

FY 15 Annually

13 Toilet Blocks Essential Amenities

To improve village sanitation

Raipara, Kunju-chak, Ashapur,

Mudipara

Commu-nity

1,037

FY 16 Annually

14 Health Camps

(Shown in Exhibit 8-5)

Health To provide health care services to the commu-

nities living in the vici-nity of the TML plant

Project villages Commu-nity

1,037

Monthly

15 Ambulance

Service

Health To provide immediate

response to accident victims in Kolkata

Kolkata Commut-

ers 697

FY 18

Annually

16 Empowerment of

community members through participation in Samvaad - A

Tribal Conclave, Initiatives of Change Leadership camp

and various workshops as shown in Exhibit 8-6

Empower

ment

To help the tribal

communities in getting closer to their tradition and language and also to develop their

leadership skills

Project villages Commu-

nity 954

FY 17

Annually



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8.4 SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT PLAN

The issues and concerns raised by the local population

during baseline investigation forms the basis of the social upliftment

plan presented in Table 8-4.

TABLE 8-4 - SOCIAL UPLIFTMENT PLAN

Sl. No. Issues /Needs Location Plan of Action (TML)

1. The locals of Kenduyapal and Tentulia seek support towards repairing of the ‘KHAL

SETU/River Bridge’ (damaged since 2007) on River Kasai. The increased distance commuted by the locals due to the their inaccessibility of the bridge impacts their

mobility (to access schools & hospitals) and road safety, especially during the monsoons

Kenduyapal Tentulia

Financial support towards reconstruction

in collaboration with the administrative bodies of Rehabilitation and Periphery


Absence of drainage facilities is impacting the health (stagnant water facilitating vector borne diseases) and sanitation (contamination of water bodies) quotient of

the villagers, especially during the monsoons Villages of Mollachak, Sadatpur and Keshpal

are equipped with drainage facilities. However they seek support to improve on the existing facilities due to lack of effectiveness (Mollachak) and construction

of drainage facilities in the remaining areas of their villages (Sadatpur & Keshpal)

Tentulia Mollachak Krishnanagar Kunjachak

Pitambarpur Japhala Kenduyapal Amba

Narendrapur Walipur Keshabpur Sadatpur

Keshpal

Financial assistance in construction as well as improvement of existing drainage

systems

Areas impacted with stagnant water due to

absence of drainage facilities in the village is also being treated as a waste dumping ground by the locals

Malancha Financial assistance in

construction as well as improvement of existing drainage systems to curtail

overflows Organization of participatory cleaning

programmes emphasizing on Municipal Solid Waste Management Measures

During rainy season drinking water gets

contaminated due to overflows in the village of Gholgharia. Similarly in Walipur river water is contaminated as ‘Nala’ water

converges in it

Gholgharia

Walipur



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Sl.

No. Issues /Needs Location Plan of Action (TML)

As against Solid Waste Management Rules, burning of wastes is practiced in the

surveyed villages

Keshabpur Kaptya

Sadatpur Keshpal Kunjachak Walipur

Japhala Malancha (Rajpura) Inda Narendrapur

Mollachak Krishnanagar

and Solid Waste Management Rules

Additional to burning of wastes, locals dump garbage in the makeshift drains too

Tentulia

Locals dump wastes in potholes Keshabpur

Locals bury wastes in soil Latibpur Pitambarpur Ayma

Absence of approach roads and poor conditions of existing paths is impacting access into the village as well as mobility of the villagers. They seek support towards

construction of approach roads for their villages to enhance better transport & communication ( to access medical facilities and educational institutions) and to

promote their local business

Pitambarpur Walipur Japhala Keshpal

Gholgharia Latibpur

Financial support towards construction of approach roads and

repair of potholes in collaboration with the allied local administration and

applicable governmental schemes

The villages of Kenduyapal and Tentulia are negatively impacted by reduced condition of

their approach roads. Dust pollution caused by the reduced pathway and its deep ditches impact the safety and health of the locals (especially school children) during daily

transport and communication. Due to poor condition of their approach road, regular detour has to be taken by locals during medical emergencies

Kenduyapal Tentulia

Additionally villages of Krishnanagar and Ayma are negatively impacted by their narrow approach roads whereas villagers of

Keshabpur, Sadatpur and Kaptya are impacted by poor interior roads of their villages

Krishnanagar Ayma Keshabpur

Sadatpur Kaptya

During the monsoon season, potholes make children susceptible to accidents in the

village of Amba. Locals of Keshpal too are impacted by poor condition of approach roads during the monsoon season

Amba Keshpal

Seek support to construct an access road, linking to NH 6

Keshabpur



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Sl.


Low voltage and poor supply of electricity to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in their

village

Sadatpur

Assistance to ensure supply of electricity to

BPL households in collaboration with related local administrative units

Use of fuel wood as cooking fuel is common

Study Area Awareness and promotion programmes

emphasizing on alternate sources of energy

2.

Demand for training and economic opportunities by local women

Malancha

Augmentation of existing Affirmative Action (AA)

programmes on vocational, industrial (with provision of opportunities of

apprenticeship) and soft skill training Augmentation of

existing AA programmes with emphasis on entrepreneurship

Demand for centres teaching Spoken English, Computer and Mathematics for local youth and women

Demand for vocational courses followed by home based work opportunities by local women

Pitambarpur

Young female villagers who undertook vocational courses seek assistance towards

purchase of tailoring machines and marketing of their products

Latibpur

Demand of a centre imparting courses on Spoken English and Computer in their village for women and local youth

Krishnanagar Kunjachak

Demand for Industrial and Vocational Training for local youth

Kunjachak Malancha

Demand for vocational and industrial courses for young adults and women

Walipur Ayma

Demand for training in spoken English course for local youth and adults

Walipur Keshpal

Demand for Apprentice programme in factory for students passing higher secondary education and absorption of these trainees in factories

Srikrishnapur High School

3.

Demand for repair and support for infrastructure in the local school

Tentulia Augmentation of CSR activities in the areas

of social infrastructure in schools and awarding of scholarships for young

adults engaged in economic activities for sustenance at the cost of education

Assistance towards strengthening teaching facilities (para

teachers) in the local schools

Demand for construction of extra classrooms

Demand for development of the playground and support for student athletes

(scholarships with provision of sport specific diet)

Demand for a school library

Gokulpur Vidhanchandra Vidya Bhavan

The study area is not equipped with public libraries and community centres Predominantly village clubs are only

accessed by the male villagers

Study Area



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Sl.


Demand for construction of community clubs

Tentulia Augmentation of

existing AA programmes with regard to guidance programmes

emphasizing on school education(both for guardians & children), motivation & character

building and career orientation (with special focus on female population)

Augmentation of existing AA programmes with

regard to vocational and industrial training for young adults engaged in menial

economic activities for sustenance Financial assistance

for strengthening computer & language facilities and libraries in the school

Financial assistance towards development of public libraries and

community centres and social assistance towards engaging local women in the shared

community spaces Financial assistance to strengthen the social

infrastructure of the existing government schools

Financial Assistance and Social support towards development of school playgrounds and

community clubs Initiation of

participatory community awareness workshops (involving local women and youth

groups as propagators) on consequences and

Seek support to develop secondary and higher secondary education facilities in the village

Krishnanagar Sadatpur Kapyta

Malancha

Support sought to improve the existing quality of school education

Narendrapur

Socially stratified village with low education levels amongst the tribal community. They seek vocational and educational support to

voice their issues and concerns

Keshabpur

The issue is that of school dropouts impacting the villages of Keshpal (SC & ST students) and Srikrishnapur Guidance to be sought for tribal youth

groups (school dropouts) engaging in economic activities for short term gains at the cost of future higher education

Keshpal Srikrishnapur

The issue of female dropouts from schools is predominant in the villages of Gopkhejur Danga (cultural socialization of young

females to be involved in housework), Gholgharia, Malancha Rajpura & Latibpur (due to cases of early marriage)

Gopkhejur Danga Gholgharia Latibpur

Young adults of the village engaged in

domestic work and menial jobs in other households in exchange of food and economic sustenance

Malancha(Rajpura)

Young adults engaged in daily labour work due to illness of parents and/or poor conditions of households

Ayma Latibpur Gholgharia

Young adults engage in the economic activity of filtering sand from river banks

Gopkhejur Danga

Young adults work as agriculture labourers

and grass cutters

Ayma

Japhala Sadatpur Gopkhejur Danga

Young adults engage in mason work Japhala Kunjachak

Young adults work in brick kilns due to poor economic & social condition of their ST & SC households

Keshpal

Demand for teachers is the main need, as the school is negatively impacted by

inadequate number of teachers (Current Number of Teachers 4) (Required Number of Teachers 12)

Demand for financial support towards construction of the school boundary wall

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Sl.


Demand for enhancing educational and sport facilities in the school

Demand for scholarships to access school education for students of economically backward households

Kunjachak prevention of addictions

Demand for development of the playground Demand for a Smart /E classroom with Smart Boards & Visual Aids

Demand for school benches

Srikrishnapur High School

Young adults enrolled in local schools of this village are predominantly engaged in

gambling, loitering, substance abuse, alcohol addiction and school absenteeism. Hence the demand is for youth motivation & guidance programmes

Gholgharia

Demand for youth motivation & guidance programmes

Kunjachak Mollachak

Demand for control of substance abuse & local alcohol (Hariya)addiction amongst

children, young adults and adults, emphasizing on tribal communities The issue of school dropouts (male

students), caused by alcohol addiction has negatively impacted the villages of Gholgharia and Japhala

Gholgharia

Malancha Japhala Kunjachak Shrikrishnapur

Sadatpur Mollachak

Parents are involved in long hours of agricultural labour work and hence do not have the time to keep a watch on their

children with regard to substance abuse and local alcohol addiction

Gopkhejur Danga

High consumption of alcohol impacts the economy of their households and is the

major cause of domestic violence in their village

Walipur Japhala

4. Demand for core medical support services in their villages

Tentulia Kunjachak Pitambarpur Krishnanagar

Sadatpur Kaptya Malancha

Mobilize local people to access the available government health services in the area

Initiation of Mobile Health Unit services (with team of sensitized

professionals) Provide social assistance to

Irregular or rare visits of Asha Karmis in

their villages

Ayma

Pitambarpur Gholgharia



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Sl.


Locals of Basantapur village are dissatisfied with the poor services of their Primary

Health Care unit (PHC) Locals of Walipur do not have a PHC in their village. To access the nearest PHC, sick

members have to negotiate their transport via NH6, negatively impacting their road safety

Basantapur Walipur

strengthen existing governmental medical

services (especially of Asha Karmis & DOT workers) in collaboration with local

administrative units in the areas of training and increased areas of impact

Provide financial and social assistance to strengthen primary

health care units in terms of their services & impact areas and to equip them with

emergency medicines and allied equipments & facilities

Organize regular workshops on hygiene, vector borne diseases,

nutrition and substance abuse Organize training on

first aid and ensure supply of anti venom injections in the PHCs

No Mobile Health Units are operational Study Area

The villages are adversely impacted by vector borne diseases like dengue and

malaria

Kenduyapal Tentulia

Amba Malancha Inda Pitambarpur

The village is impacted by snake bites Pitambarpur

The female members of village are adversely impacted by Anaemia

Keshabpur

The villages due to lack of nutrition and increased alcohol addiction (inadequate

consumption of nutritional food) are witnessing increased cases of Tuberculosis (TB)

Gholgharia Gopkhejur Danga

Japhala

Demand for Ambulance Services

Kunjachak

5. Demand for adequate potable water due to

low groundwater levels in the study area Rampant increase in agri mini pumps &

household submersible pumps in the study area are negatively impacting the ground water levels

Tentulia

Malancha Sadatpur Kaptya

Keshpal Japhala Keshabpur Walipur

Provision of water tankers in the summer season, post

assessment of required number of tankers and their intervals of supply

Augmentation of TML’s CSR activities with regard to provision of

piped water supply, borewells, tubewells and solar water tanks

Financial support to construct tube wells of adequate depth to ensure standard

quality of water supply Investment in local rainwater harvesting

and social forestry programmes Widening and dredging

Availability of poor quality of drinking water Malancha Rajpura Keshpal

A respondent mentioned that a tube well in their village supplies water containing arsenic, but no red tape was observed on it

Walipur

Due to low groundwater levels in the summer season, drinking water facility of the village is negatively impacted. They seek support through provision of water tankers

to cater to their demand of potable water

Kenduyapal

Use of submersible pumps within

households to tap groundwater and use of agri-mini pumps in agricultural fields to draw groundwater is an increasing trend in the study area, impacting the ground water

level adversely

Gholgharia

Maheshpur Narendrapur Latibpur Srikrishnapur

Keshabpur Japhala Pitambarpur



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Demand for construction of tube wells to cater to the need of adequate drinking water

Mollachak

of ponds and renovation of wells

Monitoring effectiveness of drinking water project

(post installation) through community addressal measures

The drinking water project installed by TML is non operational as accountability towards bill payment have not been undertaken by

the villagers. The project proponent made no prior commitments towards bill payment

Latibpur

Drinking water is saline. Hence they demand for availability of drinking water of suitable taste

Pitambarpur

Poor condition of community ponds Latibpur

Pitambarpur

6. Demand for support of specially abled members and senior citizens

Mollachak Kenduyapal

Financial and social assistance to Specially

– Abled members and senior citizens of the study area towards training and/or

development of income generating activities Provision of medical

aids and equipments to Specially – Abled villagers of the study area

7. Seeking support towards formation of a Grameen Bank in the village along with a public centre facilitating documentation

services related to Pan Card and Aadhar Card

Keshabpur Promotion of collaborative work with applicable units of

local administration

This expansion project would facilitate augmentation of the

on-going CSR initiatives in the study area with special focus on members

of the Affirmative Action (AA) community.

The total expenditure towards CER activities for the

proposed project is estimated at Rs. 4 crore (Rupees Four crore only)

i.e. 0.50% of the total Project Cost (Rs. 800 crore) as stipulated in the

MoEFCC Memorandum of F.No. 22-65/2017-IA.III dated 1st May 2018.

Implementation of CER activities would commence from the initiation of

construction activities.

The issues, needs and concerns raised by the local

population during the Public Hearing are collated in Chapter 7 along

with delineated time schedule and budget allocated against Corporate

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The capital investment in the proposed project would be an asset for

the State, leading to regional development and economic benefits to the

Government. The project would impact the socio-economic status of the

region positively by generating direct and indirect employment

opportunities. Furthermore, the allocated budget of CER and CSR for the

following years would serve as a catalyst for overall social and economic

development of the region in the areas of social infrastructure, health

care, education and local entrepreneurship.

EXHIBIT 8-5 - HEALTH CAMP AT MAHESHPUR PRIMARY SCHOOL,

2017



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EXHIBIT 8-6 - WORKSHOP ON NAGCHIKI SCRIPT WITH KORA TRIBE,

AT DIBYOVANI NIKETAN, BELDA, 2017


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9 - ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Environmental cost benefit analysis was not carried out as it

was not recommended in the Terms of Reference (ToRs).


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10 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

This Chapter describes the managerial and supervisory

requirements covering organizational structure for effective

implementation of mitigation measures recommended for the proposed

expansion project. It also covers occupational health care of plant

personnel and workers.

10.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS

Proposed management measures for pollution control and

environmental management in the expansion area are given in

Table 10-1.

TABLE 10-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES

Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures Administrative Authority

Construction Phase

Air quality

Emission of dust due to construction

activities leading to adverse health & environmental

impacts

- Water sprinkling to arrest fugitive dust emission.

- Wind barrier screen provided to reduce the wind speed and consequently, reduce the fugitive

dust emission. - Logistics would be designed to

minimize movement of trucks transporting construction materials

and optimize storage of construction materials at site

Head Projects

Water quality Discharge of construction wastewater including

sanitary and kitchen wastewater causing adverse health & ecological impacts

- Labour hutments would be provided with proper sanitation facilities having soak pits.

- The stockpiles would be protected with toe wall of adequate height along with concrete garland drain & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled

discharge of runoffs during monsoon.

Head Projects


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Discipline Potential impacts Mitigation measures

Administrative

Authority

Noise Increase in noise level due to

construction activities causing health effects

- Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like ear muffs, ear

plugs etc. - Noise prone construction activities

such as piling, drilling, excavation, cutting, etc. would be done during daytime only

- Head Safety & OHS of

concerned agency

- Head Projects

Land Adverse impact on land due to dumping of solid waste C & D

waste, Plastic waste and MSW like construction &

demolition debris, excess concrete & cement, rejected components, packing

& shipping materials and domestic waste.

- Proper segregation of the wastes and use of recyclable materials within the plant/ sell to external

agencies for secondary use - Handling & disposal of wastes by

authorized agencies as per prevalent regulations

Head Projects in consultation with Administration

Ecology Adverse effect on the ecology of the plant

area not envisaged since there would be no removal of vegetation as plant

premises already has built up areas

Strengthening of greenbelt & peripheral plantation

- Head Environment

- In-charge Horticulture

Socio-

Economics

Continued levels of

local underemployment in the villages of

Krishnanagar, Tentulia, Mahespur, Latibpur, Malancha Rajpura, Kunjachak,

Tentulia, Kenduyapal, Keshpal, Krishnanagar, Amba

Paschim, Mollachak

During the phase of construction

there would be a requirement of around 1000 casual & contract workers along with 100 permanent

workers. Subsequently in the operation phase, approximately 400 personnel would be directly employed with another 500 under indirect

employment In both construction and operation phases local employable (both men &

women) population would be given preference as per skill, knowledge and experience requirement

Augmentation of vocational and industrial training of local population (both men & women)

Head -

Operating/ process units in consultation with

Head Admin, CSR

Influx of migrants in the region due to the proposed expansion

In both construction and operation phases local employable (both men & women) population would be given

preference as per skill, knowledge & experience requirement



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Administrative

Authority

Elevated levels of air borne particulates

including visible particles of crystalline graphite and black dust in

the villages of Mahespur, Latibpur, Tentulia, Mollachak and Amba Paschim

Increase in cumulative dust pollution, negatively

impacting the agricultural yield, top layer of surface water body of

Mollachak and physical health (skin allergies, throat & eye infections) of the

locals residing in the vicinity

Strict adherence to mitigation measures as mentioned in Chapter 2

(Pollution Control Measures)

Operation Phase

Land - No impact on the land environment

in terms of loss of agricultural land or loss of vegetation

- Potential negative

impact due to temporary storage of raw materials and solid waste

- All stockpiles would be on top of a concreted area to avoid leaching of

materials during monsoon. - Maximum reuse/recycling of the

solid wastes through practicable ventures.

- Monitoring of ground water quality to detect contamination due to leaching

Head Secondary sales & Waste

Management in consultation with Head Environment

Surface Water Resource

No adverse impact on water resource as water extraction not envisaged

-Plant designed on ZLD, no impact on surface water quality

Ground water During expansion, 104 cum/hr

additional water is needed to cater to the additional water requirement which is

within the allocated limit.

As the unit had already been budgeted and allocated ground water permission

which will cater the expansion requirement, hence unaccounted impact will not be there. However, Rainwater harvesting structure &

water body will be there to supplement groundwater for secondary low end usage.

Head Project in consultation

with Head Environment & Head Civil



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Administrative

Authority

Air Environment

Adverse impacts on health &

environment due to emission of PM, SOx, NOx (discussed in Ch-4)

- Selection & maintenance of APC equipments for fugitive & point

source emissions - Process optimization to control

emission - Interlocking of APC equipments to

shut down plant units in case of APC failure

- Pneumatic or covered conveying of raw material

- Maintenance of Plant roads and use

of industrial vacuum cleaners & water sprinkling at regular intervals.

- Operation & maintenance of tyre

washing system at the strategic locations of the plant

- Heads of process units

- Head Project

- Head

Environment

- Head

Logistics/ Raw Material Handling

- Head Civil

Noise Detrimental impact on the health of working personnel in and around the plant

premises.

- Noise levels for the new equipment and machineries to be fixed at 85 dB(A) Leq within 3 m distance from the noise prone equipment.

- Highly noise prone equipment having Leq above 90 dB(A) would either be housed separately or the attending personnel need to be

housed in a noise-shielded cubicle. - Noise prone rotating/vibrating

equipment provided with vibration dampening anchoring.

- Use of appropriate PPEs

- Head OHS

- Head Projects

Socio-Economics

As mentioned above in the Construction phase

Ecology Insignificant impact on ecology of the study area

No adverse impact on aquatic ecology as plant is based on

‘ZLD’ concept

Strengthening of greenbelt within & outside the plant premises

- VP / Head Project

- In-charge Horticulture



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10.2 ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF EHS DEPARTMENT

TML already has a well-constituted Safety, Health &

Environment (SHE) department under the administrative control of GM

(SHE). The organizational Structure of Department of TML to deal with

the environmental issues and ensure compliance with the stipulations is


The main responsibilities of SHE dept. would cover the

following:

i) Supervising the environmental performance (EP) test of

pollution control equipment/systems

ii) Monitoring the EP of the pollution control equipment/

systems on regular basis

iii) Environmental data generation, compilation and

monthly report preparation

iv) Initiation and implementation of corrective measures

as and when required in coordination with respective

departments

v) Interfacing with the stakeholders on the desired EP of

the plant

vi) Conducting environmental audit and check the legal

compliance

vii) Monitor the statutory compliance w.r.t. Green Belt

development & facilitate the same in coordination with

the Horticulture department

viii) FMO (Factory Medical Officer) under SHE department

is responsible for Occupational health monitoring,

implementation of occupational health care programme

and for maintaining health statistics of the employees



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ix) Safety officers & supervisors of the department are

responsible for safety surveillance and safety audit

xi) Training of operation and maintenance personnel in

EHS by expert EHS personnel for effective

implementation of policy & guidelines are being carried

out by the departmental officials.

10.2.1 Environmental Policy

TML already has framed Environmental Policy as a part of

the integrated policy framework (Environment, Health, safety & quality)

and is committed to preserve the environment in an integral manner. The

environmental policy is presented in Appendix 10-1 and this would be

applicable for the proposed expansion.

Environment department would be responsible for the

compliance of the environmental conditions in adherence to the

Environmental Laws and Regulations. Six monthly compliance report

with respect to the conditions stipulated by MoEFCC is submitted

regularly to the statutory agencies. In case of violation of any statutory

conditions, the same is reported to respective Vice President, Operations

and appropriate corrective as well as preventive actions are taken.



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FIG. 10-1 - ORGANISATION STRUCTURES OF THE EHS DEPARTMENT



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10.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY

Occupational health & safety aspects of the plant are

overseen by GM, SHE and assisted by Factory Medical Officer & Head

Safety of respective divisions.

The nature of health hazard associated with the operation

and maintenance of the plant include hazards related to exposure to

heat, noise, dust, acid & alkali fumes, gas leaks, hazardous wastes etc.

The occupational health care issues look into reducing impacts of dust

emissions, noise etc on employees, and also look into general health and

issues associated with tobacco, alcohol and other intoxications.

The common causes of injury and illness are as follows:

i) Slips, trips and falls on the same level; falls from

height; unguarded machinery; falling objects

ii) Engulfment; working in confined spaces; moving

machinery, on-site transport, forklifts and cranes

iii) Exposure to controlled and uncontrolled energy

sources; exposure to mineral wools and fibres;

inhalable agents (gases, vapours, dusts and fumes)

iv) Skin contact with chemicals, contact with hot metal

v) Fire and explosion; extreme temperatures; radiation

(non-ionizing, ionizing)

vi) Noise and vibration; burns and electric shock

vii) Manual handling and repetitive work; failures due to

automation; poor ergonomics

viii) Lack of OHS training; poor work organization

ix) Inadequate accident prevention and inspection;

inadequate emergency first-aid and rescue facilities;

lack of medical facilities and social protection



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In the construction stage, there would be strict monitoring of

Contractors workers’ health and safety. All the safety and health

measures discussed above would be implemented for the construction

workers including medical screening. Before commencing the work, the

Contractors workers’ would be given awareness training on Safety

procedures by SHE department of TML.

During the construction phase, casual labourers would be

provided with toilet facility (both for male and female workers) and

drinking water. Additionally rest shelters (with proper ventilation and

lighting facilities) at convenient locations, would be constructed and

existing facilities will be used. These facilities related to infrastructure

would also be extended to casual labourers and vehicle operators during

the operation phase.

Health of workers would be evaluated by routine periodical

medical examination. Emergency treatment would be carried out as per

the prevailing practices. The schedule of medical check-up during

operational phase is detailed below:

i) Comprehensive Pre-employment medical check up for

all employees

ii) General check up of all employees once every year.

iii) Executive health check up for employees in 30 to

40 years bracket: once every three years

iv) Executive health check up for employees in above

40 years bracket: once every year

v) Local hospitals and Govt. health monitoring system

would be engaged.

vi) Dispensary facility would be provided to all workers as

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vii) All safety gears and Personal Protective Equipments

(PPE) would be provided to workers and care would be

taken by SHE department that these are used properly.

All safety norms would be followed

Sample reports of pre-employment medical examination and

periodic health check-ups are provided in Appendix 10-2 & 10-3

respectively.

PPEs provide supplementary protection against exposure to

hazardous conditions where the safety of workers cannot be ensured by

other means, such as eliminating the hazard, controlling the risk at

source or minimizing the risk. PPEs provided would comply with the

relevant national standards

While selection of PPE, care will be taken in assuring

correctness & fit for the people who use it, the nature of the hazards the

equipment is intended to protect against, comfort level, and the

consequences of poor performance or equipment failure.

The common PPEs used are as follows:

i) Head- Helmets ii) Face & Eye Protection - Face shields, Goggles iii) Feet – Safety Shoe

iv) Respiratory Protective Equipment – Face mask v) Hearing Protection - Earplugs, Earmuffs vi) Radiation - Jackets, eye goggles vi) Heat – Fire retardant jackets vi) Protection from Falls- fall protection equipment, such

as harnesses and lifelines. Health education program would be conducted that would

include occupational health, cardiac risk reduction, stress management,

ergonomics, early diagnosis & treatment, burn safety & eye care, gas &

heat hazards, occupational lung diseases, physical fitness, nutrition etc.



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The health care surveillance of its employees for the

proposed project would be carried out by audiometric examination &

hearing conservation (especially for the employees exposed to high noise

levels), statutory eye examination, x-ray investigation, blood

examination, lung function test etc. Mandatory special medical check

would be institutionalized for people working at height and enclosed

area. The Medical & Safety Department would play a key role in

maintaining the best safety practices so as to ensure zero accidents.

Routine safety surveillance would be carried out by the

Safety Departments. This would be in accordance with the plant safety

manual for all primary and supporting production facilities. Fire Safety

protection features like fire hydrants, sprinklers, extinguishers etc shall

be routinely checked and mock drills of the same at periodic intervals

would be done to ensure functionality. The hazard potential of hazardous

chemicals and fuels to be used in the plant would be informed to the

concerned Personnel. They should also be made aware of the immediate

first aid measures in the event of an accident. Maintenance work on all

electrical installations shall have prior safety permit from the designated

official of the Department. Safety permits for 'Hot work' and 'Work at

Height' would be mandatory. The plant would have occupational health

care manual and adopt international practice of occupational health care

as required by the Regulations.

For accident prevention, the following measures would be

undertaken:

I. Preventing Fires & Explosions

i) Fires & explosions in furnaces resulting from water coming into contact with molten metal, ignition of volatile materials and fuels.

ii) Operators would be trained in safe systems of work.



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iii) Risk assessments would be carried out to consider the potential dispersal of toxic chemicals from non-furnace processes & combustion products, and the potential impact of an explosion on the surrounding areas.

iv) Regular safety audits would be undertaken to ensure that hazards are clearly identified and

risk-control measures maintained at an optimum level.

II. Preventing Steam Explosion

Molten slag and metal would be prevented from coming into contact with water, which cause a steam explosion. Equipment and piping for furnace gas cleaning would be built in such a way that they can be ventilated and cleaned.

III. Handling Molten Metal or Slag

Burns may occur at many points in the steel-making process: at the front of the furnace during tapping from molten metal or slag; from spills, teeming (pouring) or transporting; and from contact with hot metal as it is being formed into a final product. Tap holes would be checked regularly for damage and build-up of corundum, to prevent molten metal splashes. The likelihood of injury in the handling of molten metal would be assessed at all stages in the process.

The proposed budget for OHS for the Financial year 2018-19

is furnished below:

Sl.

No. Categories

Budget

(In Rs. Lakhs)

1 Safety 108

2 Occupational health 49

Total Budget 157


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11 - SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

1. Project Name and Location

TML proposes to expand the hot metal & ductile iron (DI) pipe

production capacities to 0.75 MTPA & 0.5 MTPA respectively from

the existing capacity of 0.5 MTPA & 0.3 MTPA and also install

0.1 MTPA casting unit (Foundry) in their existing plant premises at

Gokulpur, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.

2. Products and Capacities

The proposed expansion would be achieved through capacity

augmentation of certain units and installation of few new units.

The maximum production of the plant after expansion would be as

follows:

Hot Metal - 0.75 MTPA DI Pipes - 0.5 MTPA Castings & Fittings - 0.1 MTPA Pig Iron - 0.345 MTPA 3. Requirement of land, raw material, water, power, fuel with

source of supply Land .. The total land area for plant around 197 acre,

which is adequate to accommodate the expansion.

Raw Material .. The estimated consumption of principal raw

materials like Iron ore fines, PCI coal, limestone, coke, etc would be around 1.85 MTPA. These raw materials would be mainly sourced indigenously and PCI coal & some quantity of coke would be imported

. Water .. The total make-up water requirement for the

plant post expansion would be around 246 cum/hr, which is within the water allocated (254.75 cum/hr) to TML by SWID (State Water Investigation Directorate), West Bengal.

TATA METALIKS LIMTED Expansion of Hot Metal from 0.5 to 0.75 MTPA, DI Pipe from 0.3 to 0.5 MTPA & 0.1 MTPA Castings & Fittings Environmental Impact Assessment Report

11 - Summary & CONCLUSION (cont’d)

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Power .. The estimated annual electrical energy requirement for the plant after expansion would be 264 Million KWh. The sources would be power produced from captive BF gas based & WHRB based power plant and the Grid. DG sets would cater to emergency power requirement.

Fuel .. The main fuels other than in-plant BF gas & are LPG, HSD & LDO.

4. Process Description and review of pollution potential

The basic process steps for production are: i) Agglomeration of Iron Ore fines by sintering & pelletizing ii) Iron (Hot Metal) making in MBF iii) Casting of Hot Metal in Pig Casting Machine to produce

Pig Iron iv) Mould preparation for DI Pipes and Castings v) DI Pipes production by Centrifugal casting, annealing &

finishing vi) Production of Castings and Fittings in Foundry Shop

Various process operations would generate Particulate Matter (PM),

volatile organic carbons (VOCs), oxides of sulphur and nitrogen

and carbon dioxide to the environment. The emission would be

from the stacks along with fugitive emissions from open & closed

areas.

The process wastewater consisting mainly of cooling tower blow

down of Captive Power Plant, MBF Complex & Pellet plant and

effluent streams from GCP of MBF and ETP of DI Pipe plant would

mostly contain suspended & dissolved solids, oil and grease.

The major non hazardous process solid wastes generated from the

plant would be MBF slag, waste core sand, GCP sludges, flue dusts

waste sand from foundry mould making. Hazardous solid wastes

like used oil, zinc dust, resin hardener & paint drums would also

be produced.



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5. Capital Cost and Estimated time of completion of the Project

The order-of-magnitude capital cost of the plant would be about

Rs 800 crore, which includes Plant and equipment including civil

and structural work, design, engineering and administration

during construction and contingency costs. The estimated time of

completion is envisaged to be 22 months from receiving the EC.

6. Land use of the site

The land use of the plant site located encompassing a total area of

about 197 acre is industrial and consists of built-up areas,

greenery, water reservoir, plant roads and vacant space. A portion

of the existing vacant area would be utilised for housing the

proposed expansion facilities

7. Baseline Environment

The average concentration (24 hrs) of PM10 and PM2.5 are in the

ranges of 89.0-93.2 µg/cu m and 44.9 -53.9 µg/cu m respectively.

The SO2 and NOx values are well within the permissible values for

rural/industrial areas as set by NAAQS (2009). The CO and O3

values are either below detection limit (bdl) or much below the

values of NAAQS.

The total hardness (TH) and total dissolved solids (TDS) content in

ground water are found to be in the higher range

66.7 - 252.0 mg/l and 165.0 - 634.0 mg/l respectively at the

selected locations as against the allowable standards of 200 mg/l

for TH and 500 mg/l for TDS. Iron content lies within the range of

0.1-3.5 mg/l. Chromium, lead, arsenic, mercury and other heavy

metals are reported to be bdl. The levels of TH, DO and TDS at

monitored locations of surface water are reported to be in the

ranges of 81.3 - 173.3 mg/l, 5.4 - 5.7 mg/l and 212.7 - 526.7 mg/l

respectively. Presence of faecal coliform signifies that the water is

not fit for human consumption without disinfection.



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The soil in the study area is slightly greyish in colour and has a

sandy loamy texture. The soil is slightly basic in nature and very

rich in iron content. Availability of more than sufficient level of

nutrients ratio (N, P & K ratio) in the soil reveals that the

agricultural soil has sufficient fertility level. The concentrations of

heavy metals like lead, chromium are bdl.

The major part of the study area has the rolling and flat plain

topography with substantial part under recent flood plains. The

study area is drained by the rivers Kasai and its tributaries. Water

level of majority of monitored sources in the study area ranges

from 2.50-20.00 m bgl indicating a broad similarity to available

CGWB reported Post Monsoon groundwater level data. As

evaluated by CGWB and SWID (Govt. of W.B), Kharagpur-1 where

study area lies has safe stage of ground water development around

50.25 %.

In the study area, the most dominant land category is agricultural

land followed by habitation/settlement, forest, industrial area,

water bodies and vacant land including fallow area. The dominant

species in the forest area are Sal, Eucalyptus, Akashmoni, Bamboo

and Cashew. Neem, Nilgari and Siris are the most dominant trees

in non forest area. The main agricultural crop is rice followed by

sugarcane and maize.

There are no endemic, rare, endangered, threatened or vulnerable

species as per the IUCN Red List of threatened species, Version

2018-1. Among the sighted fauna, most of the species are listed

under Schedule- II, III & IV or unlisted as per Wildlife Protection

Act (1972) and its consequent amendments.



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Socioeconomic survey indicates that quality of air and surface

water (of nearby villages) is negatively impacted by particulate

matter. The high level of particulate matter in the air also impacts

human health. Underemployment amidst local population is

prevalent. Youth addiction of ‘Handiya’ and tobacco is common.

8. Hazard Identification and Safety measures

Major on-site hazard may arise from storage and handling of coal,

fuel gas handling, molten metal and slag handling, acids and alkali

storage & handling and electrical short-circuit. Major off-site

environmental disaster may be due to fire or explosion, the effect

of which may extend beyond the plant boundary.

The management measures focuses on adoption of best safety

practices. Adequate mitigation measures as delineated earlier

would control hazards arising due to air & water pollution.

Electrical safety is ensured by use of adequately rated quick-

response circuit breakers, aided by reliable, selective

digital/microprocessor-based electro-magnetic protective relays,

etc. For fire prevention, besides the yard fire hydrant system,

individual shop is provided with fire and smoke detection alarm

system. Fire detection system is interlocked with automated water

sprinklers. Carbon monoxide detector/alarm has been installed in

BF areas to detect the presence of CO and sound an alarm in case

of CO leakage.



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9. Impact of the Project on air, water, land, flora-fauna and nearby population & mitigation measures


Construction Phase

Air quality

Emission of dust due to construction

activities leading to adverse health & environmental impacts

- Water sprinkling to arrest fugitive dust emission.

- Wind barrier screen is provided to reduce the wind speed and consequently, reduce the fugitive dust emission.

- Logistics would be designed to minimize

movement of trucks transporting construction materials and optimize storage of construction materials at site

Water quality Discharge of construction wastewater including sanitary and kitchen

wastewater causing adverse health & ecological impacts

- Labour hutments would be provided with proper sanitation facilities.

- The stockpiles would be protected with toe wall of adequate height along with

concrete garland drain & catch pits to prevent uncontrolled discharge of runoffs during monsoon.

Noise Increase in noise level due to construction

activities causing health effects

- Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like ear muffs, ear plugs etc.

- Noise prone construction activities such as piling, drilling, excavation, cutting, etc. would be done during daytime only

Land Adverse impact on

land due to dumping of solid waste C & D waste, Plastic waste and MSW like

construction & demolition debris, excess concrete & cement, rejected

components, packing & shipping materials and domestic waste.

- Proper segregation of the wastes and use

of recyclable materials within the plant/ sell to external agencies for secondary use

- Handling & disposal of wastes by authorized agencies as per prevalent regulations

Ecology Adverse effect on the ecology of the plant

area not envisaged since there would be no removal of vegetation as plant

premises already has built up areas

- Strengthening of greenbelt & peripheral plantation



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Socio-Economics

Continued levels of local underemployment in

the villages of Krishnanagar, Tentulia, Mahespur,

Latibpur, Malancha Rajpura, Kunjachak, Tentulia, Kenduyapal,

Keshpal, Krishnanagar, Amba Paschim, Mollachak

During the phase of construction there would be a requirement of around 1000 casual & contract workers along with 100

permanent workers. Subsequently in the operation phase, approximately 400 personnel would be directly employed with

another 500 under indirect employment In both construction and operation phases local employable (both men & women)

population would be given preference as per skill, knowledge and experience requirement

Augmentation of vocational and industrial training of local population (both men & women)

Influx of migrants in the region due to the proposed expansion

In both construction and operation phases local employable (both men & women) population would be given preference as

per skill, knowledge & experience requirement

Elevated levels of air borne particulates

including visible particles of crystalline graphite and black dust in

the villages of Mahespur, Latibpur, Tentulia, Mollachak and Amba Paschim

Increase in cumulative dust

pollution, negatively impacting the agricultural yield, top layer of surface

water body of Mollachak and physical health (skin allergies, throat &

eye infections) of the locals residing in the vicinity

Strict adherence to mitigation measures as mentioned in Chapter 2 (Pollution Control

Measures)

Operation Phase

Land - No impact on the

land environment in terms of loss of agricultural land or loss of vegetation

- Potential negative

impact due to temporary storage

of raw materials and solid waste

- All stockpiles would be on top of a

concreted area to avoid leaching of materials during monsoon.

- Maximum reuse/recycling of the solid wastes through practicable ventures.

- Monitoring of ground water quality &

TCLP test to detect contamination due to leaching



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Surface Water Resource

- No adverse impact on water resource as water extraction

not envisaged - Plant designed on

ZLD, no impact on

surface water quality

Ground water During expansion, 104 cum/hr

additional water is needed to cater to the additional water requirement which is

within the allocated limit.

- As TML has already been allocated ground water permission which will cater

the expansion requirement, hence unaccounted impact will not be there. Moreover, rainwater harvesting structure & water body will be there to supplement

groundwater for secondary low end usage.

Air

Environment

Adverse impacts on

health & environment due to emission of PM, SOx, NOx (discussed in

Ch-4)

- Selection & maintenance of APC

equipments for fugitive & point source emissions

- Process optimization to control emission - Interlocking of APC equipments to shut

down plant units in case of APC failure - Pneumatic or covered conveying of raw

material - Maintenance of Plant roads and use of

industrial vacuum cleaners & water sprinkling at regular intervals.

- Operation & maintenance of tyre washing system at the strategic locations

of the plant

Noise Detrimental impact on the health of

working personnel in and around the plant premises.

- Noise levels for the new equipment and machineries to be fixed at 85 dB(A) Leq

within 3 m distance from the noise prone

equipment. - Highly noise prone equipment having Leq

above 90 dB(A) would either be housed separately or the attending personnel need to be housed in a noise-shielded cubicle.

- Noise prone rotating/vibrating equipment provided with vibration dampening anchoring.

- Use of appropriate PPEs

Socio-Economics

As mentioned above in the Construction phase

Ecology Insignificant impact on ecology of the study area

No adverse impact on aquatic ecology as plant is based on

‘ZLD’ concept

- Strengthening of greenbelt within & outside the plant premises



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For implementation of the proposed environmental mitigation

measures, the estimated capital expenditure (CAPEX) would be of

around Rs. 49 crore. The recurring expenditure for the same would

be about Rs. 2 crore

10. Emergency Preparedness Plan

The on-site emergency plan includes a laid-down procedure and

has been deployed across the organization. VPs (O) are designated

as Works Main Controller (WMC) in DI and PI Divisions

respectively, who assume overall responsibility for implementation

of emergency planning at the time of crisis on the site. They are

assisted at next level by Works Incident Controller (WIC), which

have been formed in each department to direct site teams and

coordinate with CIC team for deployment and support of external

agency, if required. Their most important task is quick assessment

of the event and organising the resources within shortest possible

time so that the event is taken under control immediately.

The implementation of off-site plan is the responsibility of the local

authority. Safety department has a written document on how to

ask for off-site plan implementation in case the consequence of any

event escalates to such an extent that it goes beyond the plant

authority’s jurisdiction.

11. Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER)

The total expenditure towards CER activities for the proposed

project is estimated at Rs. 4 crore (Rupees Four crore only) i.e.

0.50% of the total Project Cost (Rs. 800 crore) as stipulated in the

MoEFCC Memorandum of F.No. 22-65/2017-IA.III dated 1st May

2018. Implementation of CER activities would commence from

initiation of construction activities.



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12. Public Hearing

WBPCB conducted the Public Hearing (PH) on 7th September 2018

at 12.00 hrs. at meeting hall at Kharagpur 1 BDO Office, Satkui,

P.O. Matkatpur, district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal.

Majority of the respondents welcomed the proposed expansion

project and appreciated the ongoing CSR activities in the nearby

local villages, undertaken by TML.

Most of the issues raised by the respondents are focussed on all

round development of the villages in vicinity:

i) Development of road stretching from the village of Samraipur to the BDO Office.

ii) Demanded for provision of drinking water & sanitation

facilities in Samraipur and development of primary school in Behrapat village.

iii) Provision of beds in local primary health care facilities at the

village Samraipur. iv) Though the crystalline graphite pollution cannot be

eliminated completely, yet the emission has been reduced significant due to adoption of various Pollution Control Drives. These issues were emphasised by a respondent of village Maheshpur.

v) Development of Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre along with

development of bridge on Kasai River connecting Maheshpur and Medinipur, as requested by a villager of Tentulia.

vi) Respondents of Risha requested TML to provide for street

lighting on the road connecting TML to Saha Chowk.

Assistant Environmental Engineer of WBPCB and Sub Divisional

Officer (SDO) emphasized on the need to use surface water and

reduce the use of ground water by TML.



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Proactive responses by TML along with detailed budget and

schedule of implementation have been enumerated in Table 7-3 of

Chapter 7.

13. Occupational Health measures

Occupational health & safety aspects of the plant are looked after

by SHE department and assisted by General Manager (GM) SHE. In

the construction stage, there would be strict monitoring of

Contractors workers’ health and safety. Various measures would

be adopted for safety and health of the construction workers

including medical screening. The Contractors workers’ would be

given awareness training on EHS by the Safety Department.

In the operation stage, routine medical check-up would evaluate

the health of workers. Health education program would be

conducted that would include occupational health, maintenance of

noise standards, cardiac risk reduction, stress management,

ergonomics, early diagnosis & treatment, burn safety & eye care,

gas & heat hazards, occupational lung diseases, physical fitness,

nutrition etc. Emergency treatment would be carried out as per the

prevailing practices. All safety gears and Personal Protective

Equipments (PPE) would be provided to workers for regular use. All

safety norms would be followed. Routine safety surveillance would

be carried out by the Safety Departments in accordance with the

plant safety manual. Safety features like fire hydrants, sprinklers,

fire tenders etc shall be routinely checked and mock drills of the

same at periodic intervals would be done to ensure functionality.



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14. Post Project Monitoring Plan

The environmental monitoring for various parameters of air, water,

soil, etc. are being carried out by an authorized laboratory as per

the prevailing monitoring schedule. The monitoring post expansion

plan would be as follows:

Parameter Location Schedule of monitoring

Meteorology: Dry bulb temp, wet bulb temp, relative humidity,

wind speed, wind direction and rainfall

One permanent station with the plant premises. The wind sensor shall be preferably at 10m height above the

ground without any surrounding hindrances that may affect the free flow of wind

Online continuous monitoring

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Parameters:

PM2.5, PM10, SO2 , NOx, CO, NH3 & O3

Eight within the plant premises including one at each of the four directions at the periphery of the plant.

Four other monitoring locations at residential & industrial areas.

As per the MoEFCC/CPCB/WBPCB guidelines, whichever is most

stringent.

Work zone air quality Two locations near the fugitive dust emitting operations

Two more locations near the dust prone

raw material stockpile areas


Stack Emission Monitoring:

PM, SO2, NOx, CO

At all major stacks. Online continuous monitoring system as per WBPCB’s

guidance

Fugitive dust

monitoring

Fugitive dusts at major units like pellet

plant, sinter plant, BF, Pig Casting Machine, DI Plant, Foundry & RMHS

Monthly once

Water Quality -effluents

water quality, surface and ground as per CPCB standard.

Ground water - One within plant, one

on down gradient, one on up gradient of plant and one near solid wastes storage area

Waste water - waste water treatment plant outlet

Ground water quality

analysis-Once per season

ETP - All parameters monthly once and daily monitoring of common parameters

Ambient noise level One near plant main gate and at four locations around the plant boundary

Six monthly for each location

Work zone noise level Four locations at 3 m distance from the

noise generating equipment

Six Monthly once for each

location

Soil quality

One within plant area and one from outside plant area within the study area

Once in a year for each site

TCLP test for solid wastes

One location for BF Slag to ascertain the heavy metals & toxic elements and

one location for hazardous waste storage

Yearly once for both locations

Inventory of hazardous

waste

Within plant Monthly or as directed by

WBPCB


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12 - DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED

TML has appointed M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Ltd,

Consulting Engineers, Kolkata (NABET/QCI accredited Company) to

undertake EIA Study and prepare EIA Report in accordance with the

approved ToR of MoEFCC. The details of the NABET accreditation along

with the expert details are enclosed in Appendix 1-6.

M. N. Dastur & Company (P) Limited was founded in 1955 by

Dr. Minu Nariman Dastur, the pioneer in providing consulting

engineering services in India. The company offers integrated design and

engineering consultancy services, from concept to commissioning, for a

wide range of projects related to metallurgical, mining, chemical, oil &

gas, cement, power, environment, infrastructure and other allied

industries. DASTUR specializes in project planning and appraisal,

economic evaluation, design and detailed engineering, procurement

assistance services, supervision of construction and erection,

environmental engineering and pollution control, energy management

and optimization, human resources development, and management

consultancy. DASTUR has a dedicated team for Project Management

services.

Dastur Business & Technology Consulting (DBTC) a division

of DASTUR, offers specialized and end-to-end expertise to enable clients

meet the needs of a rapidly changing global business and technological

environment.

Over the years, DASTUR has built up a multidisciplinary

team of over 1,200 professionals and technical staff with varied

experience, fully abreast of the ‘state-of-the-art’ technologies, with


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intimate understanding of the latest trends, combining creativity with

initiative. DASTUR provides a unique blend of experience and talent,

catering to the specific requirements of each project.

DASTUR is internationally recognised as one of the largest

independent consulting engineering organisations in the world. DASTUR

is headquartered in Kolkata with offices in Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru,

New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, and Hyderabad. International operations are

based out of Düsseldorf in Germany, Tokyo in Japan, Abu Dhabi in UAE,

Manama in Bahrain and New Jersey in USA.

DASTUR has earned global appreciation for its dedication

and teamwork. Today, DASTUR is synonymous with excellence in

engineering consultancy and business & technology consulting services.

Accreditations:

1. ISO 9001-2008 - Management System certified organization.

2. ISO 27001:2013-Information Security Management System certified organization.

3. Environmental Engg. Dept. accredited under NABET (National Accreditation Board of Education & Training).

4. ISO 14001:2015 & BS OHSAS 18001:2007 - Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety Management System certified organization

5. ISO 17020:2012-Accredited Inspection Body

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