Environmental Clearance

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INDEX

S. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

A. TOR LETTER & TOR COMPLIANCE 1-22

1. ToR LETTER 1-8

2. ToR COMPLIANCE 9-22

B. FINAL EIA / EMP REPORT 23-187

Chapter - I INTRODUCTION 23-26

Chapter - II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 27-48

Chapter - III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 49-94

Chapter - IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 95-131

Chapter - V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE) 132

Chapter - VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 133-136

Chapter - VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 137-166

Chapter - VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 167-168

Chapter - IX ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 169

Chapter - X ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 170-179

Chapter - XI SUMMARY & CONCLUSION 180-186

Chapter - XII DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 187

C. ANNEXURES 188-315

1. CGWA permission status 188

2 List of proposed equipment and machineries 189-197

3. Geology, hydrogeology and rainwater harvesting report 198-226

4. Land documents 227-232

5. Hourly meteorological data 233-274

6. Detailed ambient air quality monitoring table 275-282

7. Inventory of flora and fauna in the study area 283-287

8. Detailed demographic profile of study area 288-296

9. MoU for fly ash utilization 297-298

10. Public hearing proceedings with English translation & Forwarded Letter 299-316

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CONTENT LIST

S.NO. PARTICULAR PAGE NO.

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 23-26

1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 23

1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT 23

1.2.1 IDENTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT 23

1.2.2 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT PROPONENT 24

1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE & LOCATION OF THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY, REGION

25

1.3.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE AND LOCATION OF PROJECT 25

1.3.2 IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY AND REGION 25

1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 26

1.4.1 REGULATORY SCOPING 26

CHAPTER II PROJECT DESCRIPTION 27-48

2.1 TYPE OF THE PROJECT 27

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT 27

2.3 LOCATION (MAPS SHOWING GENERAL LOCATION, SPECIFIC LOCATION, PROJECT BOUNDARY & PROJECT SITE LAYOUT)

27

2.3.1 GENERAL LOCATION MAP 28

2.3.2 SPECIFIC LOCATION MAP 29

2.3.3 PLANT LAYOUT 30

2.3.4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT SITE 32

2.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF THE OPERATION 32

2.4.1 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT 33

2.5 PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION 38

2.6 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION 39

2.6.1 MOLASSES BASED DSTILLERY OPERATION 39

2.6.2 CO-GENERATION POWER PLANT OF 7.0 MW CAPACITY 41

2.6.3 DISTILLERY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SCHEME–RO BASED PROCESS CONDENSATE TREATMENT PLANT

42

2.6.4 MAJOR EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERIES 45

2.7 DESCRIPTION OF MITIGATION MEASURES 46

2.7.1 AIR POLLUTION 46

2.7.2 WATER POLLUTION 46

2.7.3 NOISE POLLUTION 47

2.7.4 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE POLLUTION 47

2.7.5 SOIL POLLUTION 47

2.8 ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RISK OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE

48

CHAPTER III DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 49-94

3.1 INTRODUCTION 49

3.2 STUDY AREA, PERIOD, COMPONENTS AND METHODOLOGY 49

3.2.1 STUDY AREA 49

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3.2.2 PERIOD OF BASELINE DATA COLLECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

52

3.2.3 METHODOLOGY 53

3.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF BASELINE WITH BASE MAPS OF ALL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

54

3.3.1 DETAILS OF LU/LC OF BUFFER ZONE 54

3.3.2 SEISMICITY AND FLOOD HAZARD ZONATION OF THE AREA 56

3.3.3 GEOLOGICAL AND HYDRO-GEOLOGICAL FEATURES 59

3.3.4 CLIMATE AND RAINFALL 60

3.4 METEOROLOGY 60

3.4.1 MIXING HEIGHT 61

3.5 AMBIENT AIR ENVIRONMENT 63

3.5.1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS 65

3.6 NOISE ENVIRONMENT 68

3.6.1 AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL MONITORING RESULTS 70

3.7 WATER ENVIRONMENT 70

3.7.1 SURFACE WATER 71

3.7.2 GROUND WATER QUALITY 72

3.8 SOIL ENVIRONMENT 75

3.8.1 INTERPRETATION OF SOIL ANALYSIS 79

3.9 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 79

3.9.1 INTRODUCTION 79

3.9.2 CROPPING PATTERN OF THE AREA 79

3.9.3 INTERPRETATION OF FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY 80

3.10 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STUDY 81

3.10.1 DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA 82

3.10.2 BASELINE DATA & ANALYSIS OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 84

3.10.3 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS 87

3.10.4 NEED BASED ASSESSMENT OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 91

3.10.5 INFERENCE OF THE STUDIED SURROUNDING AREA 93

3.10.6 RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTION 93

3.10.7 INTERPRETATION OF THE SOCIO ECONOMIC STUDY 93

3.11 CONCLUSION 94

CHAPTER IV ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 95-131

4.1 INTRODUCTION 95

4.2 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED PROJECT 95

4.3 EVALUATION OF IMPACTS 95

4.3.1 INTERACTION MATRIX 97

4.4 ANTICIPATED IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE & PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

101

4.4.1 IMPACT ON TOPOGRAPHY AND LAND USE & MITIGATION MEASURES 101

4.4.2 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY & MITIGATION MEASURES 101

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4.4.3 IMPACT ON NOISE ENVIRONMENT & MITIGATION MEASURES 102

4.4.4 IMPACT ON WATER QUALITY & MITIGATION MEASURES 102

4.4.5 IMPACT ON SOIL & MITIGATION MEASURES 103

4.4.6 IMPACT ON SOCIO- ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 103

4.5 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASE & PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

104

4.5.1 IMPACT ON LAND TOPOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED MITIGATION MEASURES 104

4.5.2 IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY AND SUGGESTED MITIGATION MEASURES 104

4.5.3 IMPACT ON WATER ENVIRONMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 116

4.5.4 IMPACT ON NOISE LEVEL AND MITIGATION MEASURES 117

4.5.5 IMPACT DUE TO SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION AND MITIGATION MEASURES

118

4.5.6 IMPACT ON SOIL ENVIRONMENT 119

4.5.7 IMPACT ON BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT & MITIGATION MEASURES 120

4.5.8 IMPACT ON SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 122

4.5.9 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY 124

4.6 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

126

4.7 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ASPECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

127

4.8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 131

CHAPTER V ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY AND SITE) 132

5.1 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES 132

5.1.1 ALTERNATIVE SITE 132

5.1.2 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY 132

CHAPTER VI ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 133-136

6.1 INTRODUCTION 133

6.2 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES 133

6.2.1 INSTRUMENTS TO BE USED 133

6.3 MONITORING FREQUENCY 134

6.4 MONITORING/ SAMPLING LOCATIONS 134

6.5 DATA ANALYSIS 134

6.6 REPORTING SCHEDULES 135

6.7 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 135

6.8 DETAILED BUDGET 135

CHAPTER VII ADDITIONAL STUDIES 137-166

7.1 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 137

7.2 PUBLIC HEARING 137

7.2.1 PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS 137

7.2.2 OFFICIALS WHO ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING 137

7.2.3 PHOTOGRAPHS OF ADVERTISEMENTS 137

7.2.4 PHOTOGRAPHS OF PUBLIC HEARING 139

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7.2.5 ACTION PLAN FOR THE ISSUES RAISED DURING PUBLIC HEARING 140

7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT 143

7.3.1 IDENTIFICATION OF HAZARDS 143

7.3.2 ASSESSMENT OF RISK ALONG WITH MITIGATION MEASURES 143

7.3.3 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT MATRIX 146

7.3.4 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 148

7.3.5 DETAILS OF PESO CERTIFICATION 155

7.3.6 OFF-SITE EMERGENCY PLANNING 156

7.3.7 STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL MEASURES PERTAINING TO MAN-MADE AND NATURAL DISASTERS (EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD)

159

7.4 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY HAZARDS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT 163

7.4.1 PLAN AND FUND ALLOCATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND SAFETY HAZARDS 163

7.4.2 DETAILS OF OCCUPATIONAL AND SAFETY HAZARDS AND THEIR MITIGATION 163

7.4.3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE 165

7.5 CONCLUSION 166

CHAPTER VIII PROJECT BENEFITS 167-168


8.2 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 167

8.3 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY (CER) 167

8.4 CONCLUSION 168

CHAPTER IX ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 169

9.1 ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS 169

CHAPTER X ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN 170-179


10.2 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES 170

10.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CELL (EMC) 170

10.2.2 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT POLICY 171

10.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 174

10.3.1 AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT 174

10.3.2 NOISE QUALITY MANAGEMENT 174

10.3.3 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT 175

10.3.4 SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 177

10.3.5 ODOUR MANAGEMENT 177

10.3.6 OCCUPATIONAL AND HEALTH SAFETY MANAGEMENT 177

10.3.7 DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 177

10.4 CONCEPT OF WASTE MINIMIZATION, 3R’S (REUSE, RECYCLE & RECOVER TECHNIQUES), ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MEASURES

178

10.4.1 WASTE MINIMIZATION- 3 R’S 178

10.4.2 ENERGY CONSERVATION 178

10.4.3 NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION 179

10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) 179

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10.6 CONCLUSION 179

CHAPTER XI SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 180-186


11.2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT 180

11.3 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT 180

11.3.1 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 180

11.3.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT 181

11.4 MANUFACTURING PROCESS 183

11.5 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT- PRESENTATION OF RESULTS (AIR, NOISE, WATER AND SOIL)

183

11.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME 183

11.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES 184

11.8 PROJECT BENEFITS 184

11.9 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 184

11.10 CONCLUSION 186

CHAPTER XII DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANTS ENGAGED 187

12.1 DISCLOSURE OF CONSULTANT ENGAGED 187

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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

1.1 PROJECT PROPOSAL 23

1.2 STATUS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE

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2.1 AREA BREAK-UP 30

2.2 DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT 32

2.3 OTHER DETAILS OF THE PROJECT 32

2.4 RAW MATERIAL REQUIREMENT, SOURCE AND TRANSPORTATION 33

2.5 LIST OF NEARBY SUGAR MILLS 33

2.6 FUEL REQUIREMENT 34

2.7(A) TOTAL WATER INPUT 34

2.7(B) RECYCLING & UTILIZING STREAM 34

2.8 STEAM REQUIREMENT 36

2.9 PROPSOED BOILER DETAILS 37

2.10 D.G. SET DETAILS 37

2.11 MANPOWER REQUIREMENT 37

2.12 CHARACTERISTICS OF UNTREATED AND TREATED EFFLUENT 44

3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS OF THE STUDY AREA 49

3.2 FREQUENCY AND LOCATION OF PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION OF VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

52

3.3 STANDARDIZED METHODS ADOPTED FOR BASELINE DATA ESTABLISHMENT 53

3.4 LAND USE / LAND COVER DETAILS OF BUFFER ZONE 54

3.5 SEISMIC ZONES IN INDIA 56

3.6 RAINFALL DATA FOR LAST 5 YEARS OF DISTRICT 60

3.7 MICRO-METEOROLOGY AT SITE 60

3.8 MIXING HEIGHT FOR THE PROJECT SITE 61

3.9 LOCATIONS OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS 63

3.10 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS 65

3.11 LOCATIONS OF NOISE MONITORING STATIONS 68

3.12 AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL MONITORING RESULTS 70

3.13 LOCATIONS OF SURFACE WATER SAMPLING STATIONS 71

3.14 SURFACE WATER ANALYSIS 71

3.15 LOCATIONS OF GROUND WATER SAMPLING STATIONS 72

3.16 GROUND WATER ANALYSIS 74

3.17 LOCATIONS OF SOIL SAMPLING STATIONS 75

3.18 SOIL ANALYSIS 77

3.19 STANDARD SOIL CLASSIFICATION 78

3.20 DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 85

3.21 EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 88

3.22 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE SURVEYED VILLAGES 89

3.23 HEALTH FACILITIES IN SURVEYED VILLAGES 89

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3.24 INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES 90

3.25 WATER FACILITIES IN SURVEYED VILLAGES 90

4.1 IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS 95

4.2 SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT 97

4.3 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

97

4.4 LIKELY IMPACTED RESOURCES/RECEPTORS 100

4.5 PROPOSED STACK EMISSION DETAILS 107

4.6 PEAK INCREMENTAL CONCENTRATION FOR DIFFERENT SCENARIOS 107

4.7 TRAFFIC COUNT SURVEY 113

4.8 NO. OF VEHICLES WITH RESPECT TO PCU 114

4.9 INCREASE IN TRAFFIC LOAD DUE TO PROPOSED PROJECT 115

4.10 ACTION PLAN FOR GREENBELT DEVELOPMENT 122

6.1 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES 133

6.2 FREQUENCY FOR POST PROJECT MONITORING 134

6.3 LOCATIONS FOR POST PROJECT MONITORING 134

6.4 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING BUDGET 136

7.1 POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS ON SITE 143

7.2 LOCAL STATUTORY GOVERNMENT BODIES 156

8.1 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR CER 168

11.1 RAW MATERIAL AND CHEMICALS REQUIREMENT 182

11.2 FUEL REQUIREMENT 182

11.3 BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT 182

11.4 POST PROJECT MONITORING 184

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.

2.1 LOCATION MAP OF THE PROJECT SITE 28

2.2 GOOGLE IMAGE SHOWING THE SPECIFIC LOCATION OF THE PROJECT SITE

29

2.3 PLANT LAYOUT 31

2.4 WATER BALANCE FOR 160 KLPD MOLASSES BASED DISTILLERY 35

2.5 MASS BALANCE FOR 160 KLPD MOLASSES BASED DISTILLERY 36

2.6 PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF MOLASSES BASED DISTILLERY 41

2.7 PROCESS FLOW CHART FOR CO-GENERATION POWER PLANT 42

2.8 PROCESS FLOW CHART FOR DISTILLERY EFFLUENT TREATMENT SCHEME 45

3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS OF THE 10 KM RADIUS STUDY AREA 51

3.2 LAND USE / LAND COVER MAP OF THE BUFFER ZONE 55

3.3 SEISMIC ZONES OF INDIA 56

3.4 FLOOD HAZARD ZONATION MAP 57

3.5 DRAINAGE MAP OF THE STUDY AREA 58

3.6 WIND ROSE DIAGRAM 62

3.7 KEY PLAN SHOWING AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS 64

3.8 (A) GRAPH SHOWING PM2.5 CONCENTRATIONS AT DIFFERENT MONITORING STATIONS

66

3.8 (B) GRAPH SHOWING PM10 CONCENTRATIONS AT DIFFERENT MONITORING STATION

66

3.8 (C) GRAPH SHOWING NO2 CONCENTRATIONS AT DIFFERENT MONITORING STATIONS

67

3.8 (D) GRAPH SHOWING SO2 CONCENTRATIONS AT DIFFERENT MONITORING STATIONS

67

3.9 KEY PLAN SHOWING NOISE QUALITY MONITORING LOCATIONS 69

3.10 KEY PLAN SHOWING GROUND WATER AND SURFACE WATER SAMPLING LOCATIONS

73

3.11 KEY PLAN SHOWING SOIL SAMPLING LOCATIONS 76

3.12 ZONE WISE POPULATION OF STUDY AREA 82

3.13 MALE AND FEMALE POPULATION OF STUDY AREA 82

3.14 VULNERABLE GROUPS IN THE STUDY AREA 82

3.15 LITERACY RATE IN THE STUDY AREA 83

3.16 WORKING FORCES IN THE STUDY AREA 84

3.17 POPULATION COMPOSITION OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 86

3.18 VULNERABLE GROUPS IN SURVEYED VILLAGES 86

3.19 LITERACY RATE IN SURVEYED VILLAGES 87

3.20 WORKING FORCES IN SURVEYED VILLAGES 87

3.21 EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF SURVEYED VILLAGES 88

4.1 ISOPLETH SHOWING MAXIMUM PREDICTED GLC OF PM2.5 108

4.2 ISOPLETH SHOWING MAXIMUM PREDICTED GLC OF PM10 109

4.3 ISOPLETH SHOWING MAXIMUM PREDICTED GLC OF SO2 110

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4.4 ISOPLETH SHOWING MAXIMUM PREDICTED GLC OF NO2 111

4.5 TRAFFIC VOLUME COUNT SURVEY 113

7.1 EMERGENCY TEAM 153

7.2 ONSITE DMP - DISASTER CONTROL / MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 153

7.3 VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED DURING EMERGENCY 157

Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW cogeneration power plant At Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh

List of abbreviations

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ABBREVIATIONS DESCRIPTION AAQ Ambient Air Quality

AAQM Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

APHA American Public Health Association AWMA Air & Waste Management Association

BDL Below Detectable Level BGL Below Ground Level

BIS Bureau of Indian Standards BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand

CCR Central Control Centre

CER Corporate Environment Responsibility CGWB Central Ground Water Board

CMT Crisis Management Team CO2 Carbon Dioxide

COD Chemical Oxygen demand

CPCB Central pollution Control Board CPP Captive Power Plant

DFO District Forest Office DMP Disaster Management Plan

DO Dissolved Oxygen

E East EAC Expert Appraisal Committee

EC Environmental clearance ECC Emergency Control Centre

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMC Environmental Management Cell EMP Environmental Management Programme

EMS Environmental Management System ENA Extra Neutral Alcohol

ENE East of North East EPA Environmental Protection Agency

ERDAS Earth Resource Data Analysis System

ERT Emergency Response Team ESC Enterprise Social Commitment

ESE East of South East ESP Electrostatic Precipitator

ETP Effluent Treatment Plant

F.Y. Financial Year FCC False Color Composite

FH Functional Heads FIFO First In First Out

FPS Fine Particulate Sampler

Ft Feet GCP Ground Control Points

GLC’s Ground Level Concentrations



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ABBREVIATIONS DESCRIPTION GOI Government of India GPS Global Positioning System

GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program

GW Ground Water HC Hydrocarbon

HSD High Speed Diesel IMD Indian Meteorological Data

IRP Incident Response Plan IRT Incident Response Team

IS Indian Standard

JM Jharkhand Mahadev JMEPL J.M. EnviroNetPvt. Ltd

KLD Kilo Litre per Day LPH Litre per hour

Ltd. Limited

LOS Level Of Service LULC Land Use Land Cover

Max. Maximum MCR Maximum Continuous Rating

Min. Minimum

MIPL Malbros International Private Limited MoEFCC Ministry of Environment Forest& Climate Change

MoU Memorandum of Understanding MSIHC Manufacture Storage & Import of Hazardous Chemicals

MT Metric Ton

MTPA Metric Tonne Per Annum MW Mega Watt

N North NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards

NE North-East NH National Highway

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide

NTU Nephelometric Turbidity Unit NW North-West

OHS Occupational Health Safety PAS Public address System

PCE’s Pollution control Equipment

PF Protective Forests PM Particular Matter

PPE Personal Protective Equipment ppm Parts Per Million

Pvt. Private

PWL Pumping Water Level RDS Respirable Dust Sampler

RF Reserved Forests RO Reserve Osmosis



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ABBREVIATIONS DESCRIPTION RS Rectified Spirit S South

SC Site Controller

SC Schedule Castes SE South-East

SEAC State Level Expert Appraisal Committee SEIAA State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority

SMC Site Main Controller SO2 Sulphur Dioxide

SOI Survey of India

SPCB State Pollution Control Board SPM Suspended particulate Matter

SSE South of South East SSW South of South West

ST Schedule Tribes

STP Sewage Treatment Plant SW Surface water

SW South-West SWL Static Water Level

TCD Tons of Cane per Day

TDS Total Dissolved Solid ToR Terms of Reference

TPD Tons Per Day TPH Tonnes Per Hour

UP Uttar Pradesh

UPPCB Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board VOC Volatile Organic Carbon

W West WNW West of North West

No.IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA-II(I)Goverment of India

Minister of Enviroment,Forest and Climate Change

Impact Assessment Division

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Indira Paryavaran Bhavan,

Vayu Wing,3rd Floor,Aliganj,

Jor Bagh Road,New Delhi-110003

13 Feb 2019

To,

M/s MALBROS INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD

H-102, B2 METRO TOWERS, VIJAY NAGAR,

New Delhi-452001

Delhi

Tel.No.011-47012635; Email:[email protected]

Sir/Madam,

This has reference to the proposal submitted in the Ministry of Environment, Forest

and Climate Change to prescribe the Terms of Reference (TOR) for undertaking detailed EIA

study for the purpose of obtaining Environmental Clearance in accordance with the provisions of

the EIA Notification, 2006. For this purpose, the proponent had submitted online information in the

prescribed format (Form-1 ) along with a Pre-feasibility Report. The details of the proposal are

given below:

1. Proposal No.: IA/UP/IND2/90871/2019

2. Name of the Proposal:

Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery

along with 7.0 MW cogeneration power plant at

Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar,

District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh by

Malbros International Pvt. Ltd.

3. Category of the Proposal: Industrial Projects - 2

4. Project/Activity applied for: 5(g) Distilleries

5. Date of submission for TOR: 08 Jan 2019

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In this regard, under the provisions of the EIA Notification 2006 as amended, the Standard TOR

for the purpose of preparing environment impact assessment report and environment

management plan for obtaining prior environment clearance is prescribed with public consultation

as follows:

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STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR EIA/EMP REPORT FORPROJECTS/ACTIVITIES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE

5(g): STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTINGENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FORDISTILLERIES AND INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN EIA/EMPREPORT

A. STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE

1) Executive Summary

2) Introduction

i. Details of the EIA Consultant including NABET accreditation

ii. Information about the project proponent

iii. Importance and benefits of the project

3) Project Description

i. Cost of project and time of completion.

ii. Products with capacities for the proposed project.

iii. If expansion project, details of existing products with capacities and whether adequate landis available for expansion, reference of earlier EC if any.

iv. List of raw materials required and their source along with mode of transportation.

v. Other chemicals and materials required with quantities and storage capacities

vi. Details of Emission, effluents, hazardous waste generation and their management.

vii. Requirement of water, power, with source of supply, status of approval, water balance diagram,man-power requirement (regular and contract)

viii. Process description along with major equipments and machineries, process flow sheet(quantative) from raw material to products to be provided

ix. Hazard identification and details of proposed safety systems.

x. Expansion/modernization proposals:

a. Copy of all the Environmental Clearance(s) including Amendments thereto obtained forthe project from MOEF/SEIAA shall be attached as an Annexure. A certified copy of thelatest Monitoring Report of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forestsas per circular dated 30th May, 2012 on the status of compliance of conditions stipulatedin all the existing environmental clearances including Amendments shall be provided. Inaddition, status of compliance of Consent to Operate for the ongoing Iexisting operationof the project from SPCB shall be attached with the EIA-EMP report.

b. In case the existing project has not obtained environmental clearance, reasons for nottaking EC under the provisions of the EIA Notification 1994 and/or EIA Notification

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STANDARD TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) FOR EIA/EMP REPORT FOR PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES REQUIRING ENVIRONMENT CLEARANCE

2006 shall be provided. Copies of Consent to Establish/No Objection Certificate andConsent to Operate (in case of units operating prior to EIA Notification 2006, CTE andCTO of FY 2005-2006) obtained from the SPCB shall be submitted. Further, compliancereport to the conditions of consents from the SPCB shall be submitted.

4) Site Details

i. Location of the project site covering village, Taluka/Tehsil, District and State, Justificationfor selecting the site, whether other sites were considered.

ii. A toposheet of the study area of radius of 10km and site location on 1:50,000/1:25,000 scaleon an A3/A2 sheet. (including all eco-sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive places)

iii. Details w.r.t. option analysis for selection of site

iv. Co-ordinates (lat-long) of all four corners of the site.

v. Google map-Earth downloaded of the project site.

vi. Layout maps indicating existing unit as well as proposed unit indicating storage area, plantarea, greenbelt area, utilities etc. If located within an Industrial area/Estate/Complex, layoutof Industrial Area indicating location of unit within the Industrial area/Estate.

vii. Photographs of the proposed and existing (if applicable) plant site. If existing, showphotographs of plantation/greenbelt, in particular.

viii. Landuse break-up of total land of the project site (identified and acquired), government/private - agricultural, forest, wasteland, water bodies, settlements, etc shall be included. (notrequired for industrial area)

ix. A list of major industries with name and type within study area (10km radius) shall beincorporated. Land use details of the study area

x. Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area shall be included.

xi. Details of Drainage of the project upto 5km radius of study area. If the site is within 1 kmradius of any major river, peak and lean season river discharge as well as flood occurrencefrequency based on peak rainfall data of the past 30 years. Details of Flood Level of theproject site and maximum Flood Level of the river shall also be provided. (mega green fieldprojects)

xii. Status of acquisition of land. If acquisition is not complete, stage of the acquisition processand expected time of complete possession of the land.

xiii. R&R details in respect of land in line with state Government policy

5) Forest and wildlife related issues (if applicable):

i. Permission and approval for the use of forest land (forestry clearance), if any, andrecommendations of the State Forest Department. (if applicable)

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ii. Landuse map based on High resolution satellite imagery (GPS) of the proposed site delineatingthe forestland (in case of projects involving forest land more than 40 ha)

iii. Status of Application submitted for obtaining the stage I forestry clearance along with lateststatus shall be submitted.

iv. The projects to be located within 10 km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves,Migratory Corridors of Wild Animals, the project proponent shall submit the map dulyauthenticated by Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-à-vis the project locationand the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden-thereon

v. Wildlife Conservation Plan duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the StateGovernment for conservation of Schedule I fauna, if any exists in the study area

vi. Copy of application submitted for clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to theStanding Committee of the National Board for Wildlife

6) Environmental Status

i. Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and directionand rainfall.

ii. AAQ data (except monsoon) at 8 locations for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO and otherparameters relevant to the project shall be collected. The monitoring stations shall be basedCPCB guidelines and take into account the pre-dominant wind direction, population zoneand sensitive receptors including reserved forests.

iii. Raw data of all AAQ measurement for 12 weeks of all stations as per frequency given in theNAQQM Notification of Nov. 2009 along with - min., max., average and 98% values foreach of the AAQ parameters from data of all AAQ stations should be provided as an annexureto the EIA Report.

iv. Surface water quality of nearby River (100m upstream and downstream of discharge point)and other surface drains at eight locations as per CPCB/MoEF&CC guidelines.

v. Whether the site falls near to polluted stretch of river identified by the CPCB/MoEF&CC, ifyes give details.

vi. Ground water monitoring at minimum at 8 locations shall be included.

vii. Noise levels monitoring at 8 locations within the study area.

viii. Soil Characteristic as per CPCB guidelines.

ix. Traffic study of the area, type of vehicles, frequency of vehicles for transportation of materials,additional traffic due to proposed project, parking arrangement etc.

x. Detailed description of flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) existing in the study areashall be given with special reference to rare, endemic and endangered species. If Schedule-Ifauna are found within the study area, a Wildlife Conservation Plan shall be prepared andfurnished.

xi. Socio-economic status of the study area.

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7) Impact and Environment Management Plan

i. Assessment of ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based onsite-specific meteorological features. In case the project is located on a hilly terrain, theAQIP Modelling shall be done using inputs of the specific terrain characteristics fordetermining the potential impacts of the project on the AAQ. Cumulative impact of all sourcesof emissions (including transportation) on the AAQ of the area shall be assessed. Details ofthe model used and the input data used for modelling shall also be provided. The air qualitycontours shall be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitationnearby, sensitive receptors, if any.

ii. Water Quality modelling - in case of discharge in water body

iii. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environmentshall be assessed and provided. In this regard, options for transport of raw materials andfinished products and wastes (large quantities) by rail or rail-cum road transport or conveyor-cum-rail transport shall be examined.

iv. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plant operations, extent recycled and reusedfor different purposes shall be included. Complete scheme of effluent treatment. Characteristicsof untreated and treated effluent to meet the prescribed standards of discharge under E(P)Rules.

v. Details of stack emission and action plan for control of emissions to meet standards.

vi. Measures for fugitive emission control

vii. Details of hazardous waste generation and their storage, utilization and management. Copiesof MOU regarding utilization of solid and hazardous waste in cement plant shall also beincluded. EMP shall include the concept of waste-minimization, recycle/reuse/recovertechniques, Energy conservation, and natural resource conservation.

viii. Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 2009. A detailedplan of action shall be provided.

ix. Action plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area i.e. land with not less than1,500 trees per ha. Giving details of species, width of plantation, planning schedule etc. shallbe included. The green belt shall be around the project boundary and a scheme for greeningof the roads used for the project shall also be incorporated.

x. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures at plant site shall be submitted to harvestrainwater from the roof tops and storm water drains to recharge the ground water and also touse for the various activities at the project site to conserve fresh water and reduce the waterrequirement from other sources.

xi. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measuresshall be included.

xii. Action plan for post-project environmental monitoring shall be submitted.

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xiii. Onsite and Offsite Disaster (natural and Man-made) Preparedness and Emergency ManagementPlan including Risk Assessment and damage control. Disaster management plan should belinked with District Disaster Management Plan.

8) Occupational health

i. Plan and fund allocation to ensure the occupational health & safety of all contract and casualworkers

ii. Details of exposure specific health status evaluation of worker. If the workers' health is beingevaluated by pre designed format, chest x rays, Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision testing (Far& Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during pre placement andperiodical examinations give the details of the same. Details regarding last month analyzeddata of above mentioned parameters as per age, sex, duration of exposure and departmentwise.

iii. Details of existing Occupational & Safety Hazards. What are the exposure levels of hazardsand whether they are within Permissible Exposure level (PEL). If these are not within PEL,what measures the company has adopted to keep them within PEL so that health of the workerscan be preserved,

iv. Annual report of heath status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health andSafety.

9) Corporate Environment Policy

i. Does the company have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board ofDirectors? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA report.

ii. Does the Environment Policy prescribe for standard operating process / procedures to bringinto focus any infringement / deviation / violation of the environmental or forest norms /conditions? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA.

iii. What is the hierarchical system or Administrative order of the company to deal with theenvironmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearanceconditions? Details of this system may be given.

iv. Does the company have system of reporting of non compliances / violations of environmentalnorms to the Board of Directors of the company and / or shareholders or stakeholders atlarge? This reporting mechanism shall be detailed in the EIA report

10) Details regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom etc. to be provided to thelabour force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck drivers duringoperation phase.

11) Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC)

i. Adequate funds (at least 2.5 % of the project cost) shall be earmarked towards the EnterpriseSocial Commitment based on Public Hearing issues and item-wise details along with time

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bound action plan shall be included. Socio-economic development activities need to beelaborated upon.

12) Any litigation pending against the project and/or any direction/order passed by any Court of Lawagainst the project, if so, details thereof shall also be included. Has the unit received any noticeunder the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and WaterActs? If so, details thereof and compliance/ATR to the notice(s) and present status of the case.

13) 'A tabular chart with index for point wise compliance of above TOR.

B. SPECIFIC TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EIASTUDIES FORDISTILLERIES

1. List of existing distillery units in the study area along with their capacity and sourcing of rawmaterial.

2. Number of working days of the distillery unit.

3. Details of raw materials such as molasses/grains, their source with availability.

4. Details of the use of steam from the boiler.

5. Surface and Ground water quality around proposed spent wash storage lagoon, and compost yard.

6. Plan to reduce spent wash generation within 6-8 KL/KL of alcohol produced.

7. Proposed effluent treatment system for molasses/grain based distillery (spent wash, spent lees,condensate and utilities) as well as domestic sewage and scheme for achieving zero effluent discharge(ZLD).

8. Proposed action to restrict fresh water consumption within 10 KL/KL of alcohol production.

9. Details about capacity of spent wash holding tank, material used, design consideration. No. ofpeizometers to be proposed around spent wash holding tank.

10. Action plan to control ground water pollution.

11. Details of solid waste management including management of boiler ash, yeast, etc. Details ofincinerated spent wash ash generation and its disposal.

12. Details of bio-composting yard (if applicable).

13. Action plan to control odour pollution.

14. Arrangements for installation of continuous online monitoring system (24x7 monitoring device)

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Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW cogeneration power plant At Village BhatiyuraPrathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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Malbros International Pvt. Ltd. 9 J.M.EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd.

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Point-wise compliance for the ToR points issued by MoEFCC, New Delhi vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II(I) dated

13thFebruary, 2019 for Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based distillery along with 7.0 MW co-generation power plant at

Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh by Malbros International Pvt. Ltd.

ToR Point No.

ToR Point Compliance Reference in EIA/ EMP Report

1. Executive Summary Executive Summary of the project has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter XI, Page No. 180-186

2. Introduction

i. Details of the EIA Consultant including NABET accreditation.

The consultant engaged with this project is JM EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd., who is a NABET accredited environmental consultant having its corporate office in Gurugram (Haryana). Details of the EIA Consultant including NABET accreditation has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter XII, Page no. 187

ii. Information about the project proponent.

Information about the project proponent has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter I, Section 1.2.2, Page no. 24-25

iii. Importance and benefits of the project.

Importance and benefits of this project has been given in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter I, Section 1.3.2. Page no. 25

3. Project Description

i. Cost of project and time of completion.

• Total cost of the project is Rs. 225 Crores. • After obtaining necessary statutory approvals

project will be completed approximately within 3 to 4 years of commencement.

Chapter II, Section 2.5, Page no. 38

ii. Products with capacities for the proposed project.

• Ethanol/Extra Neutral Alcohol/ Rectified Spirit/ Impure alcohol – 160 KLPD

• Power – 7.0 MW

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iii. If expansion project, details of existing products with capacities and whether adequate land is available for expansion, reference of earlier EC if any.

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iv. List of raw materials required and their source along with mode of transportation.

List of raw materials, other chemicals and materials required along with quantities and storage capacities is incorporated in EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter II, Table 2.4, and 2.6, Page no. 33 & 34

v. Other chemicals and materials required with quantities and storage capacities.


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vi.

Details of Emission, effluents, hazardous waste generation and their management.

Particulars Type Source Mitigation measures

Emissions PM, SO2, NOx

Incineration boiler

• ESP will be installed • Stack of adequate height

as per norms • Necessary temperature

profile will be maintained in boiler

CO2 Fermentation Will be collected and sold to authorized vendor

Effluent (Zero effluent discharge)

Spent wash

Distillation Concentrated in MEE and burnt as fuel in incineration boiler completely.

Condensate & other streams

MEE, cooling tower

Treated & recycled.

RO reject RO Will be treated in MEE.

Hazardous waste

Used Oil & grease

Machinery/gear boxes

Burnt completely in incineration boiler or sold to authorized recyclers.

Details of their management are included in this EIA/EMP Report in Chapter IV and X.

vii. Requirement of water, power, with source of supply, status of approval, water balance diagram, man-power requirement (regular and contract)

Particulars Total Requirement Source

Water 1120 KLD Groundwater

Power 4.5 MW 7.0 MW Co-Generation Power Plant

Manpower 200 during operation

Unskilled/ semi- skilled: - local areas; Skilled: - Local & outside areas

*Status of Approval: Application has been submitted to CGWA vide application number 21-4/8290/UP/IND/2019 dated 20th October, 2019. Ground water permission application has been approved from CGWB and forwarded to AO, CGWA NR dated 2nd March, 2020. Copy of the application status is attached as Annexure 1.(Page no. 188).Water/mass balance flowchart has also been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report in Chapter-II, Figure 2.4 & 2.5, Page no. 35-36.

viii. Process description along with major equipment and machineries, process flow sheet (quantitative) from raw material to products to be provided.

Process description along with process flow sheet from raw material to products is incorporated in EIA/EMP report. Major equipment and machineries is also incorporated in EIA/EMP report as Annexure 2.

Chapter II, Section 2.6.1 & 2.6.2, Page No. 39-42

Annexure 2(Page no.

189-197)

ix. Hazard identification and details of proposed safety systems.

Hazard identification and details of proposed safety systems has been incorporated in EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VII, Section 7.3, Page No. 143-162

x. Expansion & Modernization proposals:

a) Copy of all the Not applicable, as this is a proposed project. -


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Environmental Clearance(s) including Amendments thereto obtained for the project from MOEFCC/SEIAA shall be attached as an Annexure. A certified copy of the latest Monitoring Report of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Environment and Forests as per circular dated 30th May, 2012 on the status of compliance of conditions stipulated in all the existing environmental clearances including Amendments shall be provided. In addition, status of compliance of Consent to Operate for the ongoing/ existing operation of the project from SPCB shall be attached with the EIA-EMP report.

b) In case the existing project has not obtained environmental clearance, reasons for not taking EC under the provisions of the EIA Notification 1994 and /or EIA Notification 2006 shall be provided. Copies of Consent to Establish/No Objection Certificate and Consent to Operate (in case of units operating prior to EIA Notification 2006, CTE and CTO of FY 2005 – 2006) obtained from the SPCB shall be submitted. Further, Compliance report to the conditions of consents from the SPCB shall be submitted.


4. Site Details

i. Location of the project site covering village, Taluka/Tehsil, District and State, Justification for selecting the site, whether other sites were considered.

• Location map showing the project site along with Village, Tehsil, District and State has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

• Justification for selecting the site has been incorporated in the EIA/ EMP report.

Chapter II, Figure 2.1, Page no. 28

Chapter V, Section 5.1.1,

Page no. 132

ii. A toposheet of the study area of radius of 10 km and

Map showing project site and 10 km radius study area on Toposheet of 1:50,000 scale on an A3

Chapter III, Figure 3.1, Page no. 51


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site location on 1:50,000/ 1:25,000 scale on an A3/A2 sheet (including all eco-sensitive areas and environmentally sensitive places).

sheet has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

iii. Details w.r.t. option analysis for selection of site

The selection of site for the proposed project has been incorporated in the EIA/ EMP report.

Chapter V, Section 5.1.1, Page no. 132

iv. Co-ordinates (lat-long) of all four corners of the site.

Google Earth downloaded map showing corner co-ordinates of the project site is given in this EIA/EMP Report. Chapter II, Figure 2.2,

Page no. 29 v. Google map-Earth downloaded of the project site.

vi. Layout maps indicating existing unit as well as proposed unit indicating storage area, plant area, greenbelt area, utilities etc. If located within an industrial area/Estate/Complex, layout of Industrial Area indicating location of unit within the Industrial area/Estate.

The plant layout is prepared for total area i.e. 12.328 ha (30.462 acres). Plant Layout showing proposed unit, storage area, greenbelt area, utilities etc. has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. The project site is not located in industrial area/Estate/Complex.

Chapter II, Figure 2.3, Page no. 31

vii. Photographs of the proposed and existing (if applicable) plant site. If existing, show photographs of plantation/ greenbelt, in particular.

Photographs of proposed site have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. Since it is a new project, greenbelt shall be developed as per CPCB norms.

Chapter II, Section 2.3.4, Page no. 32

viii. Land use break-up of total land of the project site (identified and acquired), government / private – agriculture, forest, wasteland, water bodies, settlements, etc. shall be included (not required for industrial area).

The total plant area is 12.328 ha (30.462 acres). Total land has been purchased, registered. Land conversion (agricultural to industrial land) is under process. Land use breakup of the total land of project site is incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter II, Section 2.3.3, Page no. 30-31

ix. A list of major industries with name and type within study area (10 km radius) shall be incorporated. Land use details of the study area.

• Dalmia Chini Mills, Unit- Nigohi(Sugar mill capacity 10000 TCD, 20 MW co-generation power plant and 60 KLPD molasses based distillery) is present in 10 km radius study area at a distance of 9.5 km in SSW direction. Some brick kilns are also present in study area.

• Land use details of the study area have also been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter III, Section 3.3.1, Page no. 54-55

x. Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area shall be included.

Details regarding Geological features and Geo-hydrological status of the study area have been given in Hydro-geological report incorporated as Annexure 3in this EIA/EMP report.

Chapter III, Section 3.3.3, Page No. 59

Annexure 3 (Page no. 198-226)


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xi. Details of Drainage of the project up to 5 km radius of study area. If the site is within 1 km radius of any major river, peak and lean season river discharge as well as flood occurrence frequency based on peak rainfall data of the past 30 years. Details of Flood Level of the project site and maximum Flood Level of the river shall also be provided (mega green field projects).

Drainage details of the project site and 10 km radius study area have been shown on a map and incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. Project site does not fall within 1 km radius of any major River.

Chapter III, Section 3.3.2.2, Page No. 57-58

xii. Status of acquisition of land. If acquisition is not complete, stage of the acquisition process and expected time of complete possession of the land.

Total project area is 12.328 ha (30.462 acres) which is already under the possession of the company. The total plant area is 12.328 ha (30.462 acres). Total land has been purchased, registered and land conversion is under process. Supporting documents are attached as Annexure 4.


xiii. R & R details in respect of land in line with state Government policy.

R & R is not applicable; as all the land required for the proposed project is under the possession of the company.

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5. Forests & Wildlife related issues (if applicable)

i. Permission and approval for the use of forest land (forestry clearance), if any, and recommendations of the State Forest Department (if applicable)

No forest land is involved in the proposed project site; thus, no such permission / approval are required.

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ii. Land use map based on High resolution satellite imagery (GPS) of the proposed site delineating the forestland (in case of projects involving forest land more than 40 ha)

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iii. Status of Application submitted for obtaining the stage I forestry clearance along with latest status shall be submitted.

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iv. The projects to be located within 10 km of the National Parks, Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Migratory Corridors of Wild Animal; the project proponent shall submit the map duly authenticated by

No National Park, Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve, exists within 10 km radius of the project site. Map showing environmental settings of 10 km radius study area is incorporated in EIA/EMP Report.



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Chief Wildlife Warden showing these features vis-a- vis the project location and the recommendations or comments of the Chief Wildlife Warden - thereon.

v. Wildlife Conservation Plan duly authenticated by the Chief Wildlife Warden of the state government for conservation of schedule I fauna, if any exists in the study area.

No Schedule I species was found within 10 km radius study area of the project site.

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vi. Copy of application submitted for clearance under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, to the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife.

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6. Environmental Status

i. Determination of atmospheric inversion level at the project site and site-specific micro-meteorological data using temperature, relative humidity, hourly wind speed and direction and rainfall.

Details regarding atmospheric inversion level incorporated in EIA/EMP Report. Site-specific micro-meteorological data (temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction) were collected during Summer Season (March to May, 2019). Details of the same have been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report. Hourly meteorological data has been enclosed as Annexure 5 along with the EIA/EMP Report. Rainfall data has also been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter III, Table 3.8, Page no. 61




ii. AAQ data (except monsoon) at 8 locations for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, CO and other parameters relevant to the project shall be collected. The monitoring stations shall be based CPCB guidelines and take into account the pre-dominant wind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors including reserved forests.

AAQ monitoring for PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NO2 was carried out at 8 locations during Summer Season (March to May, 2019) within 10 km radius study area. The monitoring stations were selected taking into account the dominant wind direction, population zone and sensitive receptors etc. during the season. Detail of the same has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter III, Section 3.5, Page no. 63-68

iii. Raw data of all AAQ measurement for 12 weeks of all stations as per frequency given in the NAAQM Notification of Nov. 2009 along with- min., max., average and 98% values for each of the AAQ parameters

Raw data of all AAQ measurement of all AAQ stations along with min., max., average and 98 percentile values for each of the AAQ parameters has been enclosed as Annexure 6along with the EIA/EMP Report.



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from data of all AAQ stations should be provided as an annexure to the EIA Report.

iv. Surface water quality of nearby River (100m upstream and downstream) and other surface drains at eight locations as per CPCB/MoEFCC guidelines.

Water quality of surface water bodies present within the 10 km radius of the project site has been analyzed and the details of the same are given in this EIA/EMP Report.


v. Whether the site falls near to polluted stretch of river identified by the CPCB / MoEFCC guidelines.

Project site does not fall near to polluted stretch of river identified by the CPCB/ MoEFCC.

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vi. Ground water monitoring minimum at 8 locations shall be included.

Ground water monitoring was carried out at 8 locations in the study area during Summer Season (March to May, 2019). Details of the same have been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.


vii. Noise levels monitoring at 8 locations within the study area.

Noise level monitoring was carried out 8 locations during Summer Season (March to May, 2019) within 10 km radius of the project site. Details of the same have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.


viii. Soil Characteristics as per CPCB guidelines.

Soil quality sampling was carried out at 6 locations within the study area during Summer Season (March to May, 2019). Details of the same have been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.


ix. Traffic study of the area, type of vehicles, frequency of vehicles for transportation of materials, additional traffic due to proposed project, parking arrangement etc.

Traffic study of the area in respect of existing traffic, type of vehicles, frequency of vehicles for transportation of materials, additional traffic due to proposed project, parking arrangement etc. was conducted and details for the same have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter IV, Section 4.5.2.2, Page no. 112-

116

x. Detailed description of flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) existing in the study area shall be given with special reference to rare, endemic and endangered species. If Schedule-I fauna are found within the study area, a Wildlife Conservation Plan shall be prepared and furnished.

Details of the flora and fauna found within the study area of 10 km radius have been given as Annexure 7 in this EIA / EMP Report. No Schedule- I fauna was found within 10 km radius study area of the project site.


xi. Socio-economic status of the study area.

Details regarding socio-economic status of the study area have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. Detailed demographic profile of villages falling in 10 km radius study area has been prepared based


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on Census of India, 2011 and is incorporated as Annexure 8 .

7. Impact & Environmental Management Plan:

i. Assessment of ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emission based on site-specific meteorological features. In case the project is located on hilly terrain characteristics for determining the potential impacts of the project on the AAQ. Cumulative impact of all sources of emissions (including transportation) on the AAQ of the area shall be assessed. Details of the model used and the input data used for modeling shall also be provided. The air quality contours shall be plotted on a location map showing the location of project site, habitation nearby, sensitive receptors, if any.

The incremental ground level concentration of pollutants from the stack emissions based on site-specific meteorological features has been predicted via computation done through mathematical modeling and incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. The project site is not located on a hilly terrain. The impact of all the sources of emissions on the AAQ of the area was assessed. Details of the same along with details of the model used and the input data used for modeling have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. Isopleths showing air quality contours plotted on location map have also been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.


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Chapter IV, Figure 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 & 4.4, Page no.

108-111

ii. Water Quality modeling- in case, of discharge in water body.

No wastewater will be discharged from the proposed project. Therefore, water quality modeling study is not required.

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iii. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment shall be assessed and provided. In this regard, options for transport of raw materials and finished products and wastes (large quantities) by rail or rail-cum road transport or conveyor-cum-rail transport shall be examined.

There will be no major impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment due to proposed project as proper mitigation measures will be adopted. Major raw material i.e. Molasses will be transported from the nearby sugar mills via road and Bagasse/coal/rice husk will be transported via road. Details regarding impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.


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iv. A note on treatment of wastewater from different plant operations, extent recycled and reused for different purposes shall be included. Complete scheme of effluent treatment. Characteristics of untreated and treated

Treatment of wastewater from different plant operations, extent recycled and reused for different purposes, complete scheme of effluent treatment, characteristics of untreated and treated effluent to meet the prescribed standards of discharge under E (P) Rules is incorporated in EIA/EMP Report.


Chapter II, Section 2.7.2,

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effluent to meet the prescribed standards of discharge under E (P) Rules.

v. Details of stack emission and action plan for control of emissions to meet standards.

The proposed stack emission details have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report. Electrostatic Precipitator will be installed for the control of emissions from stack to maintain pollutant concentration within the prescribed limits.Details of thesame have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter IV, Table 4.6, Page no. 107


Chapter IV, Section 4.5.2(A), Page no. 105

vi. Measures for fugitive emission control.

Measures for control of fugitive emission have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.


Chapter IV, Section 4.5.2(B), Page no. 105-

106

vii. Details of hazardous waste generation, and their storage, utilization and management. Copies of MOU regarding utilization of solid and hazardous waste in cement plant shall also be included. EMP shall include the concept of waste-minimization, recycle/ reuse/ recover techniques, Energy conservation, and natural resource conservation.

Used oil generated from plant machinery/gear boxes as hazardous waste will be burnt in incineration boiler or sold to CPCB authorized recyclers Fly ash generated from the boiler will be supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash) or used in soil amelioration (Biomass ash). MoU with brick manufacturers for fly ash utilization have been attached as Annexure 9 in this EIA/EMP report. Concept of waste - minimization, recycle/ reuse / recover techniques, Energy conservation and natural resource conservation has been included in the EIA/EMP report.


Chapter IV, Section 4.5.5, Page no. 118-119


Chapter X, Section 10.4, Page no. 178-179

viii. Proper utilization of fly ash shall be ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, 2009. A detailed plan of action shall be provided.

Fly ash generated from the boiler will be carried through pneumatic system to be stored in silos and then will be supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash) or used in soil amelioration (Biomass ash).

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ix. Action plan for the greenbelt development plan in 33 % area i.e. land with not less than 1,500 trees per ha. Giving details of species, width of plantation, planning schedule etc. shall be included. The greenbelt shall be around the project boundary and a scheme for greening of the roads used for the project shall also be incorporated.

Out of the total project area of 30.462 acres (12.328 hectares), 10 acres (4.07 Ha i.e. 33% of the total project area) will be developed under greenbelt / plantation. Action plan for greenbelt development along with details of species, width of plantation, etc. has been incorporated in this EIA / EMP Report.

Chapter IV, Section 4.5.7, Page no. 120-122

x. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures at plant site shall be submitted to harvest rainwater from the

Details of the same have been given in rainwater harvesting report incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report as Annexure 3.

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roof tops and storm water drains to recharge the ground water and also to use for the various activities at the project site to conserve fresh water and reduce the water requirement from other sources.

xi. Total capital cost and recurring cost/annum for environmental pollution control measures shall be included.

Cost for Environmental Protection Measures: Capital Cost: Rs. 45.0 Crores Recurring Cost: Rs. 4.5 Crores / annum. Cost breakup of the EMP cost is incorporated in EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter X, Section 10.5, Page no. 179

xii. Action plan for post-project environmental monitoring shall be submitted.

Action plan for post-project environmental monitoring has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VI, Table 6.1, 6.2 & 6.3-, Page no.133-

134

xiii. Onsite and Offsite Disaster (natural and Man-made) Preparedness and Emergency Management Plan including Risk Assessment and damage control. Disaster management plan should be linked with District Disaster Management Plan.

Onsite and Offsite Disaster (natural and man-made) Preparedness and Emergency Management Plan including Risk Assessment and damage control have been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VII, Section 7.3, Page no.143-162

8. Occupational health:

i. Plan and fund allocation to ensure the occupational health & safety of all contract and casual workers.

Rs. 10.0 Lakhs per annum has been allocated to ensure the occupational health and safety of all contract and casual workers. Details have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VII, Section 7.4.1, Page no. 163

ii. Details of exposure specific health status evaluation of worker. If the workers’ health is being evaluated by pre designed format, chest x rays, Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision testing (Far & Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during pre-placement and periodical examinations give the details of the same. Details regarding last month analyzed data of abovementioned parameters as per age, sex, duration of exposure and

This is a proposed project. Details regarding Occupational Health & Safety to be adopted in proposed project have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VII, Section 7.4, Page no. 163-166


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ToR Point No.


department wise.

iii. Details of existing Occupational & Safety Hazards. What are the exposure levels of above mentioned hazards and whether they are within Permissible Exposure level (PEL). If these are not within PEL, what measures the company has adopted to keep them within PEL so that health of the workers can be preserved.


iv. Annual report of health status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health and Safety.


9. Corporate Environment Policy:

i. Does the company have a well laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board of Directors? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA report.

Yes, the company has laid down Environment Policy approved by its Board of Directors. Corporate Environment Policy of the company has been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter X, Section 10.2.2, Page no. 171-173

ii. Does the Environment Policy prescribe for standard operating process / procedures to bring into focus any infringement / deviation / violation of the environmental or forest norms / conditions? If so, it may be detailed in the EIA.

Yes, the Environment Policy prescribes for standard operating process to implement the environmental standards.

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iii. What is the hierarchical system or Administrative order of the company to deal with the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearance conditions? Details of this system may be given.

The hierarchical system or Administrative order of the company to deal with the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearance conditions is given.

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iv. Does the company have system of reporting of non-compliances / violations of environmental norms to the Board of Directors of the company and / or shareholders or stakeholders at large? This reporting mechanism shall

The environmental management system of the company engages right from the senior management to the implementation team on the ground. System of reporting the performance of environmental management system has been incorporated under roles & responsibilities of Corporate Environment Policy.

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be detailed in the EIA report.

10. Details regarding infrastructure facilities such as sanitation, fuel, restroom etc. to be provided to the labor force during construction as well as to the casual workers including truck drivers during operation phase.

During construction & operation phase, adequate infrastructure facilities will be provided to the labor force including truck drivers such as restroom, canteen, sanitation, drinking water, etc.

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11. Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC)

i. Adequate funds (at least 2.5 % of the project cost) shall be earmarked towards the Enterprise Social Commitment based on Public Hearing issues and item-wise details along with time bound action plan shall be included. Socio-economic development activities need to be elaborated upon.

Maximum percentage (3.875 Crores) of the total project cost (Rs. 225 Crores) has been earmarked towards the Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) based on the latest Office Memorandum dated 1st May, 2018. The activities are based on need based assessment and public hearing issues. Details regarding socio-economic development activities to be carried out have also been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter VIII, Section 8.3, Page no. 167-168

12. Any litigation pending against the project and/or any direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project, if so, details thereof shall also be included. Has the unit received any notice under the Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 or relevant Sections of Air and Water Acts? If so, details thereof and compliance/ATR to the notice(s) and present status of the case.

No litigation is pending against the project and/or any direction/order passed by any Court of Law against the project.

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13. A tabular chart with index for point wise compliance of above TORs.

Point-wise compliance of the ToRs has been given in the tabular form.

Page no. 9-22

Specific ToRs for distillery

1. List of existing distillery units in the study area along with their capacity and sourcing of raw material.

60 KLPD Dalmia Chini Mills, NIgohi distillery is present in 10 km radius study area at a distance on 9.5 km in SSW direction.

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2. Number of working days of the distillery unit.

Number of working days of the distillery unit will be 350days/annum.

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3. Details of raw materials such as molasses /grains, their

Raw material i.e. molasses for distillery plant will be sourced from nearby sugar mills.

Chapter II, Table 2.4 & 2.5, Page no. 33


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ToR Point No.


source with availability. List of nearby sugar mills is incorporated in EIA report.

4. Details of the use of steam from the boiler.

Steam from the incineration boiler will be used in distillation, evaporation process and for the production of power. Details regarding the same have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter II, Section 2.4.1.4, Page no. 36

5. Surface and ground water quality around proposed spent wash storage lagoon and compost yard.

This is a proposed project. Water quality has been assessed for the project site. The water quality will be maintained as per CPCB norms.


6. Plan to reduce spent wash generation within 6-8 KL/KL of alcohol produced.

Concentrated spent wash generation will be maintained as per norms. Conc. Spent wash will burnt as fuel in incineration boiler.

Chapter II, Figure 2.4 & 2.5 Page no. 35 & 36

7. Proposed effluent treatment system for molasses/ Grain based distillery (spent wash, spent lees, condensate and utilities) as well as domestic sewage and scheme for achieving zero effluent discharge (ZLD)

The Molasses based distillery will be based on zero effluent discharge. Details regarding treatment of spent wash, spent lees, condensate, utilities and domestic sewage have been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.


8. Proposed action to restrict fresh water consumption within 10 KL/KL of alcohol production.

Fresh water consumption will be restricted within 10 KL/KL of alcohol production. Details regarding the same have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter II, Section 2.4.1.3, Page no. 34-36

9. Details about capacity of spent wash holding tank, material used, design consideration. No. of piezometers to be proposed around spent wash holding tank and composting yard.

The spent wash storage holding tank (RCC lined lagoon) of 7 days capacity will be constructed as per CPCB guidelines. Two piezometers are proposed to be installed.

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10. Action plan to control ground water pollution.

The project will be based on “Zero Effluent Discharge” and effective measures taken to prevent ground water pollution have been incorporated in this EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter X, Section 10.3.3.1, Page no. 175

11. Details of solid waste management including management of boiler ash, yeast, etc. Details of incinerated spent wash ash generation and its disposal.

• Fly ash generated from the boiler will be supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash) or used in soil amelioration (Biomass ash).

• Concentrated spent wash will be incinerated with auxiliary/supporting fuel (Bagasse/Rice Husk/Coal) in the slop fired boiler.

• Very less quantity of sludge will be generated which will be further used as manure.


Chapter IV, Section 4.4.5, Page no.118-119

12. Details of bio composting yard (if applicable).

Not applicable (Incineration boiler will be installed).

13. Action plan to control odor pollution.

Action plan to control odor pollution has been incorporated in the EIA/EMP Report.

Chapter IV, Section 4.5.2(C), Page no. 106

14. Arrangements for Continuous online monitoring system for stack -


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installation of continuous online monitoring system (24x7 monitoring device).

emissions as per CPCB requirements will be installed by the Company.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

1. Details of Public Consultation

Public Hearing for the project has been conducted on 4th October, 2019 at 11.00 AM at project site by State Pollution Control Board. Time bound with budgetary allocation PH action plan is incorporated in EIA/EMP Report. The proceedings of Public hearing have been enclosed as Annexure 10.

Chapter VII, Section 7.2, Page no. 137-142



Chapter-I of Final EIA / EMP Report

Malbros International Pvt. Ltd. 23 J.M. EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd.

CHAPTER-I

INTRODUCTION

1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Terms of Reference issued by Ministry of Environment,

Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II(I) dated 13th February, 2019. The

sole objective of this report is to assess and quantify the Environmental impacts due to the proposed project

and suggest most feasible and influential mitigation measures, thus managing the sustainability of the

environment through a well-designed Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Recognizing the importance

of EMP, the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India had formulated policies

and procedures governing the industrial and other developmental activities to prevent indiscriminate

exploitation of natural resources and to promote integration of environmental concern in developmental

projects. Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) has made prior Environmental

Clearance (EC) for certain developmental projects mandatory through its notification issued on 14th

September, 2006 and its subsequent amendments.

EIA Report contains essential information for:

The proponent to implement the proposal in an environmentally and socially responsible manner;

The responsible authority to make an informed decision on the proposal, including the terms and

conditions that must be attached to an approval or authorization; and

The public to understand the proposal and its likely impacts on people and the environment.

1.2 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECT AND PROJECT PROPONENT

1.2.1 Identification of the Project

A. Project Proposal

Malbros International Private Limited is proposing 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW

Co-Generation Power Plant at Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The company will manufacture Ethanol/Extra Neutral Alcohol/Rectified Spirit/Impure alcohol. For this

proposed distillery project, molasses will be sourced from nearby sugar mills. The proposal for the project is

given in the table below:

Table - 1.1 Project proposal

S. No. Units Capacity Products 1. Molasses based Distillery 160 KLPD Ethanol/Extra Neutral Alcohol/

Rectified Spirit/Impure alcohol 2. Co-Generation Power Plant 7.0 MW Power

B. Screening Category

The proposed project falls in category “A” under Activity 5 (g) [Molasses based Distilleries ≥100 KLPD] as per

EIA Notification, dated 14th September, 2006 & as amended on 13th June 2019.




C. Status of the Proposed Project with respect to Environment Clearance

The chronology of the project activities undertaken so far with respect to the process of getting EC is given in

the table below:

Table: 1.2 Status of the Proposed Project with respect to Environment Clearance

Online application submission on MoEFCC portal 8th January, 2019

Tor Letter issued by the MoEFCC, New Delhi vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II (I)

13th February, 2019

Baseline data collection study period Summer Season (March to May, 2019

Public hearing document submission to Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board for conduction of Public Hearing

31st July, 2019

Public hearing conducted on 4th October, 2019

1.2.2 Introduction of the Project Proponent

Malbros International Private Limited is one among the various group of companies of Oasis Group. Pride of

Indian liquors, ‘The Oasis Group of Companies’ was incepted in the year 1987. Since then the Oasis Group is

growing by leaps and bounds operating in the field of Distilleries and Breweries. The group was founded by

Shri Om Prakash Malhotra. It is his foresight and vision that has promoted the organization to take its

present shape. Its present Chairman and Director, Mr. Deep Malhotra, a second-generation entrepreneur,

carries with him rich experience coupled with sharp commercial acumen. The Group has a team highly

qualified, experienced, trusted persons with a right mix of technocrats, Finance Experts and management

professionals.

The Oasis Group presently operates 5 distilleries across the country with a collective production of

approximately 20 crores litres of Grain Based Extra Neutral Alcohol, making it one of the largest Grain Spirit

producers in the Country.

The Group enjoys a very important position amongst the liquor companies in Punjab by virtue of owning two

‘State-of-the-Art’ Grain Distilleries at Ferozepur and Bhatinda and a bottling unit at Sandhe Hasham-

Ferozepur, further complemented with substantial wholesale and retail outlets which has helped the Group

cover the complete channel of liquor distribution thereby making it a major player in Punjab.

Oasis Group is a significant player amongst the emerging Indian spirits market with their International quality

Grain based spirits, Indian Made Foreign Liquor with consistency of quality, delivery, superior consumer

experience, thereby creating maximum value amongst its connoisseurs.

With the introduction of its Premium Whisky-Blue Patrol, an Imported Vatted Malt Scotch blend this year, the

Oasis Group stands firm with yet another launch of Super Premium Whisky with dynamic Packaging and

blend by next year. The Oasis Group now plans to broaden its brand base by entering into Semi premium &

Premium Segments in Whisky, Brandy and White Spirits.

Presently the Oasis Group operates in approximately 18 states in India, besides Union Territories and is also

exporting to a number of countries. The Oasis Group operates in most of the prominent civil Indian Made

Foreign Liquor markets. Since the Oasis Group is a preferred supplier to the Canteen Stores Department




(CSD) which caters to the Esteemed Indian Armed Forces, the Oasis Group enjoys an absolute PAN India

presence for its IMFL brands. The Oasis Group provides different varieties of whiskey, vodka, rums scotch etc.

The Oasis Group supports old age homes, hospitals etc.

1.3 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF NATURE, SIZE, LOCATION OF THE PROJECT AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE

COUNTRY, REGION

1.3.1 Brief Description of Nature, Size and Location of Project

S. No. Particulars Details

A. Nature of the Project Proposed Molasses based distillery and co-generation power plant

B. Size of the Project Distillery - 160 KLPD & Co-generation Power Plant – 7.0 MW

C. Location details

Village Bhatiyura Prathipur

Tehsil Tilhar

District Shahjahanpur

State Uttar Pradesh

Latitude 28°08'31.18" to 28°08'45.97"N

Longitude 79°52'57.92" to 79°53'19.12"E

Topo sheet No. 53 P/16

1.3.2 IMPORTANCE TO THE COUNTRY & REGION

Advancement in science and technology has created so many products that have enhanced the quality of

human life in every passing year. The human race is largely dependent on industrialization for up gradation

in quality of life. Progress of the nation is judged through its economic growth which is largely dependent on

industrial productivity. In Indian economy (which is agro based) many industries are dependent over

agricultural produce for production of luxury and need based commodities. Alcohol has assumed a very

important place in the Country’s economy. It is a vital raw material for a number of chemicals. It has been a

source of revenue by way of excise duty levied by the State Government on alcohol liquors. It has a potential

as fuel in the form of power alcohol for blending with petrol which is expected to achieve the ratio of 20:80.

The use of alcohol for the purpose of potable liquor is as high as its use for industrial purposes.

According to analysts, the Indian alcoholic beverage industry is expected to witness accelerating growth in

coming years with the consumer base likely to expand amidst rising disposable income. The domestic

alcoholic drinks market is estimated around $13 billion and has been growing at a compounded annual

growth rate in excess of 10% in the past few years. The growth rate is higher than other major Asian markets

like China and South Korea, etc.

In the path of company’s growth and development this project will serve as yet another milestone.

Presently, Govt. of India is pushing ethanol blending program in a big way to achieve blending target of

approximately 10% in near future and progressively increase to 20%. To achieve this target GOI is coming out

with major policy announcement to encourage setting up of Molasses based distilleries.




1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

Scope of this study covers all the points given in the Terms of References (ToR) issued by the MoEFCC, New

Delhi vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II (I) dated 13th February, 2019. This EIA/EMP report includes total

twelve chapters as per Appendix-III of the EIA Notification, 2006.

Scope of the study

Chapter Description

Chapter-1 Introduction

Chapter-2 Project Description

Chapter-3 Description of the Environment

Chapter-4 Anticipated Environmental Impacts and Mitigation Measures

Chapter-5 Analysis of Alternatives (Technology & Site)

Chapter-6 Environmental Monitoring Program

Chapter-7 Additional Studies

Chapter-8 Project Benefits

Chapter-9 Environment Cost Benefit Analysis

Chapter-10 Environmental Management Plan

Chapter-11 Summary & Conclusion

Chapter-12 Disclosure of Consultants Engaged

1.4.1 Regulatory scoping

The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, amended 1991

Environmental (Protection) Rules, 1986 (Amendments in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2002, 2002, 2003, 2004)

EIA Notification dated 14th September,2006, recently amended on 13th June,2019

Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 amended 1987

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 amended 1988

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1975

Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 amended 2000 and 2003 etc.

CPCB guidelines for greenbelt, air & water etc.


Chapter-II of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER - II

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 TYPE OF THE PROJECT

The project mainly consists of installation of all the manufacturing and EMP equipment and necessary

infrastructure development required for operations of distillery unit and co-generation power plant. The

proposed project falls in category “A” under Activity 5 (g) [Molasses based Distilleries ≥ 100 KLPD] as per EIA

Notification, dated 14th September, 2006 & as amended on 13th June 2019.

2.2 NEED FOR THE PROJECT

The Indian Alcohol Industry is mostly dependent on sugar factories for molasses as raw material. The Centre’s

‘Gasohol Program’ of blending 5% ethanol in petrol has given an assured scope for ethanol industry in the

country. Bagasse, molasses and press mud are the by-products of sugar industry. These products once

thought to be waste are now being used as raw material in the production of valuable products such as

alcohol, bio-manure and allied products. The industries based on sugarcane and its allied by-products help

farmers and provide employment to the rural people. The establishment of the plant thus meets the national

interest of economic power and food through sustainable development.

Under the National Ethanol Programme, there is a mandate to blend 10 % ethanol, in petrol in nine sugar

producing states. This programme was started on 1st October 2003. This amounts to a demand of 360 million

litres of ethanol per year. This programme took the back seat in 2004 due to the draught like conditions and

a bad sugar cane crop. With good monsoons in 2004 and onwards, the country is set for a reasonably good

sugar cane crop in the season. Ethanol being one of the most viable additives available, the oil companies

has to use ethanol for blending with petrol. The ethanol programme has already been restarted. Government

of India has already initiated to enhance blending of alcohol with petrol up to 10% from November 2007.

Once this programme is stabilized, by then the demand for ethanol would be more than double.

Moreover it is a vital raw material for a number of chemicals. It has been a source of large amount of revenue

by way of Excise Duty levied by State Government. Ethanol has a potentiality as fuel in the form of “power

alcohol” for blending with petrol in the ratio of 10:90. The demand for alcohol will always be there for

industrial purposes. Further the use of alcohol in automobile fuel will enhance the demand for alcohol. Other

than the above mentioned major requirement, alcohol is also being used in the production of many

downstream chemicals including drugs, polymers, plastic etc.

According to the above data, the company will be contributing by consuming a byproduct of sugar industry

i.e. molasses and also fulfill the increasing demands of ethanol generating Ethanol/ENA/RS/Impure alcohol. A

small area of Uttar Pradesh will be socially and economically uplifted and the company will be utilizing all it’s

by products like fly ash, press mud etc. in the form of manure for the benefits of nearby farmers.

2.3 LOCATION (Maps showing general location, specific location, project boundary & project site layout)

The project site is located in village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh




2.3.1 General Location Map

The map showing location of the project site is given in the figure below.

Figure 2.1: Location Map of the project site




2.3.2 Specific Location Map

The map showing specific location of the project site along with boundary coordinates marked on a Google image is given below:

Figure 2.2: Google image showing the specific location of the project site




2.3.3 Plant Layout

The total plant area is 12.328 ha (30.462 acres). Total land has been purchased, registered and land

conversion is under process. After expansion, about 33% (10 acres or 4.07 Ha) of the total project area will be

covered under greenbelt & plantation.

Area details are given in below table.

2.3.3.1 Site history

As per the information obtained from secondary sources, the proposed site was agricultural land and

industry has purchased, registered the land and land use conversion is under process. The land as seen from

photographs is plain and levelled. The area is categorized as open land which will be converted to industrial

land after installation of distillery.

[Source: Google Earth]

Area details are given in below table:

Table - 2.1 Area break-up

S. No. Particulars Area in Acres

1. Main plant, machinery & utilities 9.20

2. Raw material & product storages 1.94

3. Roads & other 2.13

4. Open area 6.812

5. Admin offices & excise office 0.38

6. Total greenbelt development and plantation 10.0

Total 30.462 acres (12.328 ha)

Layout map indicating the proposed unit indicating storage area, plant area, green belt area, utilities etc. has been

given in Figure below:




Figure 2.3: Plant Layout




2.3.4 Photographs of the proposed project site

The photographs showing the proposed project site are given below. The land is levelled and plain. The

existing vegetation will be a part of greenbelt after installation of distillery.

2.4 SIZE OR MAGNITUDE OF THE OPERATION

Size or magnitude of operation for the proposed project is given below:

Table: 2.2 Details of the proposed project

S. No.

Units Capacity Products

1. Molasses based distillery 160 KLPD Ethanol/Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA)/ Rectified Spirit (RS)/ /Impure Alcohol

2. Co-generation power plant 7.0 MW Power

3. No. of working days 350 days/ annum Source: Pre-feasibility Report




Table 2.3 Other details of the Project

A. Cost Details

1 Total Cost for the Project 225.0 Crores

2 Cost for Environmental Management Plan Capital Cost: 45 Crores

Recurring Cost: 4.5 Crores/ annum Source: Pre-feasibility Report

2.4.1 Requirements for the project

The project requirement such as area, raw material, fuel, water, steam, power, manpower with source of

supply is described in the section below:

2.4.1.1 Raw Material Requirement

Details regarding quantity of raw materials required, their source, storage and mode of transportation for

proposed project are given in the table below:

Table- 2.4 Raw Material Requirement, Source and Transportation

S. No.

Particulars Total Requirement

Storage facility and Capacity

Distance from Project Site

Source & mode of transportation

1 Molasses 730 TPD 3 x 10000 Ton Molasses Tanks

Upto 500 km From nearby sugar mills by road

2 Chemicals

Caustic soda 200 kg/ day Packed in 50 kg Bags & stored in Godown

200-500 km Near-by Markets by road

Nutrients 150 kg/ day

Antifoam Agent

200 kg/ day Packed in Cans & stored in Godowns

Yeast Own Propagation or 50 kg/day (dry yeast) Source: Pre-feasibility Report

2.4.1.1.1 List of nearby Sugar mills for procurement of Molasses

Table 2.5 List of nearby sugar mills

s. No.

Name of Sugar factory Crushing Capacity (In TCD)

Mode of Sugar

Factory

Estimated Molasses Produced

(In MT/annum) 1 Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd, Bareilly 7500 Private 66500 2 DSM Sugar Mill, Meerganj (Bareilly) 5000 Private 41250 3 Kesar Enterprises Ltd, Baheri (Bareilly) 7200 Private 52950 4 Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Semikhera (Bareilly) 7200 Co-operative 0 5 Oswal Overseas Ltd, Sainthal (Bareilly) 3500 Private 12500 6 Bajaj Hindusthan Sugars Ltd, Maqsoodapur (Shahjahanpur) 7000 Private 59450 7 Dalmia Chini Mills, Nigohi (Shahjahanpur) 10000 Private 90000 8 Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Tilhar (Shahjahanpur) 2500 Co-operative 19000 9 Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Powayan (Shahjahanpur) 2125 Co-operative 18750

10 Oudh Sugar Energy Ltd, Rosa (Shahjahanpur) 4200 Private 40500 11 Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Bisalpur (Pilibhit) 2750 Co-operative 20000 12 Bajaj Hindusthan Sugars Ltd, Barkhera (Pilibhit) 7500 Private 55700 13 LH Sugar factory, Pilibhit 11500 Private 103900 14 Kisan Sahakari Chini Mills Ltd, Puranpur (Pilibhit) 2500 Co-operative 16000




2.4.1.2 Fuel Requirement

The fuel required for incineration boiler to generate steam & power is concentrated spent wash, bagasse

/biomass/coal. Details for incineration boiler fuel required, their source, storage and mode of transportation

for proposed project are given in the table below:

Table- 2.6 Fuel Requirement

S. No.

Name of Material Requirement (TPD)

Storage facility and capacity


1 Concentrated spent wash 595 TPD - Own plant through pipelines 2 Bagasse 340-350 TPD Covered Sheds with

storage capacity of 20 days

Nearby Sugar Mills by road or

Coal or 135-140 TPD Through local vendors by road or

Rice Husk Biomass 175-180TPD Open market Note: - The usage of fuel mix will be as per availability & technology.

2.4.1.3 Water Requirement

Total water requirement for the proposed project will be 1120 KLPD (1100 KLPD for distillery and 20 KLPD for

others) which will be sourced from Groundwater.

Application has been submitted to CGWA vide application number 21-4/8290/UP/IND/2019 dated 20th

October, 2019. Ground water permission application has been approved from CGWB and forwarded to AO,

CGWA NR dated 2nd March, 2020. Copy of the application status is attached as Annexure 1. Break-up of the

water requirement is given below:

Table – 2.7 (A) Total water input

S. No. Section Water quantity (KLPD) 1. Process water in fermentation 1100

2. Boiler feed water 280 3. DM water for distillation 200

4. Soft water for vaccum pump & others 100 5. Soft water for CT make up 1300

6. Fermenter washing & floor washing 100

7. Domestic consumption 20 Total water input 3100

Table – 2.7 (B) Recycling & utilizing stream

S. No. Section Water quantity (KLPD) 1. Spent lees from aldehyde 116 2. Spent lees from rectifier & PRC 454 3. Spent lees from MSDH plant 10 4. Vacuum pump sealing / purge 100 5. Process condensate 1100 6. Cooling tower blowdown 100 7. Fermenter washing & floor washing 100

TOTAL RECYCLING /RE-UTILIZATIONS OF WATER PER DAY 1980 Net fresh water requirement 3100-1980=1120 KLPD




Figure 2.4: Water Balance for 160 KLPD Molasses based distillery




Figure 2.5: Mass Balance for 160 KLPD Molasses based distillery

2.4.1.4 Steam Requirement

Steam generated from the boiler will be utilized in the generation of 7.0 MW Power which will be for the

own consumption and steam will be for boiler feed water heating and distillery process. Total steam

requirement for distillery is 55 TPH.

Source: 65 TPH Incineration Boiler.

The steam requirement for different purposes is given below:

Table – 2.8 Steam requirement

S. No. Purpose Steam Required (TPH)

1. Distillation Section 21.5

2. MEE Section 13.5

3. Molecular Sieve Dehydration unit 4.0

4. Steam Coil Air Pre-Heaters 6.0

5. De-aerator 5.0

6. Misc. 5.0

Total 55 TPH




2.4.1.5 Boiler details

A boiler of 65 TPH capacity with ESP as Air Pollution Control Equipment will be installed. Details regarding

proposed boiler are mentioned in the table given below:

Table – 2.9 Proposed boiler details

S. No. Details

1. Type of Fuel Concentrated Spent Wash & Bagasse / Rice husk / coal

2. Capacity of Boiler 65 TPH

3. Stack Height 75 meters

4. Pollution Control Equipment Measure ESP

2.4.1.6 Power requirement

The power requirement is 4.5 MW, which will be sourced from proposed 7.0 MW Co-Generation Power Plant.

The D.G. Sets will be used for emergency backup purpose only. Details are given below.

Table 2.10 D.G Set details

S. No. Details

1. Type of Fuel HSD

2. Capacity 1X 1000 & 1X1500 KVA

3. Stack Height (above roof level) 6 meters

4. Pollution Control Equipment Measures Adequate stack height/ Acoustic

2.4.1.7 Manpower requirement

There will be direct & indirect jobs and business opportunities to the local people such as daily wage labour,

transporters and raw material suppliers. The direct total manpower required during operation phase for the

proposed project will be 200 persons. Indirectly due to visiting drivers/suppliers/others, there will be

generation of self-employment in the tune of 400+ people.

Source: Unskilled/ semi-skilled manpower from local area and skilled from outside/local.

Details regarding manpower requirement is given in the table below.

Table-2.11 Manpower Requirement

Temporary employment during construction 175

Permanent employment during construction 5

Total during construction 180

Temporary employment during operation 120

Permanent employment during operation 80

Total during operation 200

Total manpower required during construction and operation phase 380




2.5 PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR APPROVAL AND IMPLEMENTATION

The project commissioning activities will start after getting Environmental Clearance (EC) from MoEFCC, New Delhi and relevant consents from UPPCB. Tentative

time for commissioning of the project will be within 3 to 4 years.

Activity Months

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Appointment of consultant, basic engineering and issue of tender enquiries and main machinery order placement for units

3

Civil construction

9

Fabrication and mechanical work

11

Electrical and instrumentation erection

3

Refractory works 2

Trial runs and commissioning

2




2.6 TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION

2.6. 1 Molasses Based Distillery Operation

i) Molasses unloading and storage

Molasses from tankers/pipe line will be unloaded at unloading point and transferred in to molasses storage

tank.

ii) Yeast propagation and fermentation:

Yeast activation:

Yeast seed material is prepared in water-cooled yeast Activation Vessel by inoculating sterilized mash with

Active Dry Yeast. Optimum temperature is maintained by cooling water. The contents of the yeast Activation

Vessel are then transferred to Pre- Fermenter.

Fermentation:

The Molasses from storage tank is pumped to Dilutor installed in fermentation section and diluted with

water. The diluted Molasses called wort is fed into pre Fermenter for activation of Yeast. The activated yeast

from the yeast activation vessel is transferred into pre-fermenter.

Once the yeast is activated in Pre-fermenters it will be transferred in to fermenters and diluted molasses is to

be add. The process of fermentation is to convert the fermentable substrate into alcohol. The pH of the wort

is adjusted by the addition of acid. Yeast is available in sufficient quantity to initiate fermentation rapidly and

complete it within cycle time.

Significant heat release takes place during fermentation. This is removed by passing cooling water through

the fermenter PHE’s to maintain an optimum temperature. The recirculating pumps also serve to empty the

fermenters into Beer Well. After the fermenters are emptied, they are cleaned with water and sterilized for

the next batch. The carbon dioxide evolved during the proceed is vented to atmosphere after recovery of

alcohol in a scrubber.

iii) Distillation: (Multi Pressure Distillation with Integrated Evaporation)

Fermented wash from holding tank / beer well is pumped by wash feed pump to the top of degassing

column after preheating the same in beer heater and spent wash heat exchanger. The vapors along with

non-condensable gases from the top of degassing column are rectified in Heads column, to expel the high

volatiles. Technically known as heads. Bottom liquid from bottom of analyzer column where alcohol is

stripped from liquid. The liquid from bottom of analyzer column is completely stripped of alcohol and is

pumped out by thick slop discharge pump through heat exchanger where is preheats the fermented wash

before in enters degassing column. The slop from the analyzer column will be feed in to MEE. The dilute

alcohol vapors from near the top of analyzer column are condenser. Degasser and analyzer operate under

vacuum. The condensate from beer heater and analyzer condenser is collected in Rectifier Feed Tank. The

vapors of stripping alcohol are generated from analyzer column bottom liquid in the analyzer column re-

boiler by using the rectified column top vapors, as discussed subsequently.

Vapors from the top of heads column are condensed in heads column condenser and then in head column

vent condenser. Part of the condensate is returned to column as reflux while a small portion is taken out as

an impure spirit cut. Liquid from bottom of heads column is also taken into Rectifier-feed tank.




Dilute alcohol water mixture from rectifier feed tank is pumped by rectifier feed pump through rectifier feed

pre-heater in to rectifying column. Rectifier and its associated equipment work under pressure so that these

vapors can supply the necessary heat for generating the vapors.

The condensate from analyzer column reboiler is then pumped as Reflux to rectifying column. Rich alcohol

vapors at a concentrating of 95.5 % v/v from top of rectifying column are condensed first in Analyzer reboiler

and then in Reflux vent condenser. The liquid is then collected in Rectifier Reflux Tank. Part of the liquid from

vent condenser may be drawn off as impure spirit. The impure spirit cut will be maintained as little as

possible to maintain aldehyde levels to meet the required limits in Absolute Alcohol.

Liquid from the rectifier reflux tank is pumped bye product pump partly as product and partly as reflux to the

top of the Rectifying column. The necessary rectifying vapors to rectifying column are generated by boiling

the bottom liquid in Rectifier column Re-boiler by using medium pressure steam, some side streams are

drawn from rectifier column as light and heavy fractions of higher alcohols called fusel oils and cooled in

fusel oil coolers. These are mixed with water and allowed to separate out in fusel oil separator. All vents from

condensers are connected to Vent Gas Absorber where the vent gases are scrubbed with water to recover

entrained alcohol. The scrubber water is used for washing the fusel oils in fusel oil separator to recover

alcohol from the fusel oil fractions. The absorber vent is connected to vacuum pump which is used to create

vacuum in the respective columns.

iv) Alcohol bulk storage:

Alcohol is first taken to daily receiver storage tank and is thereafter transferred to Bulk storage Tank after

taking the daily receiver Dip. This is transferred using flameproof pumps. Final dispatch of alcohol is again

carried out using special flameproof pumps.

v) Effluent handling section in the process

a) Evaporation section:

The spent wash coming from Distillation section will be fed in to first calandria of the evaporator section. The

multi effect evaporator (MEE) shall be designed to concentrate the dissolved solids. Suggested treatment

scheme is FF + Finisher Evaporation plant for spent wash Evaporation. The following points will elucidate the

basic working principle:

• Shell & tube type evaporators with highly efficient liquid distributor working on the principal of Falling

Film 7 Forced Evaporation have been used, with Pre-heaters for preheating FEED stream which serves

the purpose of energy conservation.

• Vapors generated in 1st effect VLS (Vapor Liquid Separator) are used as heat source in the 2nd effect

and from 2nd to third and so on.

• The product at the desired concentration of TS is obtained at the outlet from the final effect, shell &

tube type Multi-pass Surface condenser is employed for condensing the shell side vapors.

• The pure and the process condensate are collected in receiving vessels.

• Highly efficient operating pumps will be provided for pumping the required fluid.

• The operation of the plant will be under vacuum and it will be created with the help of water ring

vacuum pump.




• The plant will have high level of automation to get consistent output at required concentration.

• Cooling water from cooling water is used in the surface condensers for condensing the vapors.

b) Incineration boiler along with the turbine generator:

The concentrated spent wash will be mixed with bagasse/biomass/coal and fired into especially designed

incineration boiler to generate high pressure steam and power.

Figure 2.6: Process flow diagram of Molasses based Distillery

2.6.2 Co-generation power plant of 7.0 MW capacity

The unit proposes to set-up incineration boiler and power turbine. Incineration boiler of 65 TPH will be

installed based on Concentrated Spent Wash and Bagasse / Biomass/coal as available fuel options. The

Incineration Boiler will operate mainly to feed steam to Molasses based operations and 7.0 MW power

generations from turbine.

Proposed 7.0 MW Co-Generation power plant consists of a high-pressure water tube steam boiler extraction

cum condensing steam turbine. Fuel in the steam boiler will be burnt with the help of air in the Incineration

boiler furnace. Water will be circulated in the Incineration boiler drum and tubes thus getting heated by the

flame burning in the Incineration boiler furnace. Water comes out of the Incineration boiler drum located at

the top of the Incineration boiler as steam. Flue gases rise in the Incineration boiler furnace and come in

contact with the steam coming out of Incineration boiler drum. Steam after coming in contact with flue gases

gets heated up further thus getting superheated. Super heated steam leaves the incineration boiler in a pipe.

Flue gases after super heating the steam pass through economizer where they pre-heat the incineration

boiler feed water before it enters the incineration boiler drum. After economizer, flue gases pass through air




pre-heaters where they heat the air which is fed to the incineration boiler furnace for burning the fuel. After

air pre heaters flue gases pass through ESP where the dust particles are collected. The dust is collected in

closed system with dense phase technology for final disposal.

High pressure superheated steam from incineration boiler is passed through a steam turbine, which is used

for distillery process operations. While passing through the turbine, the high pressure and temperature

steam rotates the turbine rotor and an electric alternator mounted on the same shaft. Electric power is

generated by the alternator. This electric power generated is consumed in house i.e. for running the distillery

and utilities like incineration boiler’s auxiliaries etc.

Figure 2.7: Process Flow Chart for Co-Generation Power Plant

2.6.3 Distillery Effluent Treatment Scheme –RO based Process condensate Treatment Plant

Quantity of effluent generated (KLPD) ETP capacity (KLPD)

1980 (Cooling tower blow down, spent lees, vacuum pump sealing

water, process condensate and CIP of fermenter)

2150

1) Feed Tank / Buffer Tank

The plant feed and the condensate will be sent to feed tank. The initial pH of the feed will be 3.5. Caustic

soda is added to increase the pH of feed to 9.5

2) Anaerobic digester

Waste water which will be transferred to digester and pH will be 7. Methane gas will be produced as the by-

product which will be stored in The Methane Gas Holder. The pump will draw the feed from the bottom of

the digester with the capacity of 35 m3. The feed rate will be 20-22 m3 and the Capacity of digester will be

4700 ton.

Digester overflow will pass to the next section.




3) De-classifier

It will be open from top and feed enters from bottom. Here the gas i.e. CO2 and NH3 will be removed.

4) Lamella Classifier

It removes the sludge or solid particles and recycle the sludge back to digester. Waste water will be sent for

further treatment.

Mechanism: It consist of vertical lines with small openings to pass it further. Sludge settles and waste water

through small opening passes further. The pump present at the bottom withdraws more feed.

5) Biofilter

Molder will be present at the bottom which helps the sludge and solid particles to settle and clear water

flows through the sparging pipe having holes to the top.

6) Tube Settler Clarifier

Media will be added to filter the waste water from the contaminants and then passed to AT-1 (Aeration tank-

1)

7) Conventional Aeration Tank-1

In this section aeration and agitation will be done. The purpose of aeration is

To provide oxygen to bacteria so that it does not get deactivated.

To increase the chemical oxygen demand, this will further help in aerobic degradation.

Allow the biological matter to settle.

Biological treatment uses micro organisms which will be already present in waste water to degrade the

organic matter.

3 pumps will be present in AT-1:

i. 6 inches – tube settler pump.

ii. 2 inches – recycle from the clarifier

8) Clarifier -1

Sludge separator will be provided to separate waste water from solid particle. Water will be sent further to

AT-2 by gravity and sludge is passed to sludge tank and rest is sent back to AT-1.

pH is 8.2 and COD is 600 mg/l

9) Extended Aeration Tank-2

It withdraws feed from the clarifier-1. Two aerators will be provided for efficient aeration.

10) Clarifier-2

In this clarifier pH is 8.3 and COD level is 40 mg/l.

Water will be passed to Clarifier-3 and sludge back to AT-2. Poly-alum will be added after the sludge

separation which will be metered automatically. It clears the water.

11) Clarifier -3

Clear water from Clarifier-3 will be sent to R.O system by gravity.

COD is 0.1 mg/l




12) Sludge Tank / Bed

There will be 6 sludge tanks. Sludge will be filtered to remove the remaining water and then dried. It can be

further used as fuel.

During filter, 60% of the sand will be used as a filter media and 40% water will be added to increase

efficiency. After filtration the water will be passed to AT-1 and sludge to drier.

13) Multi Grade filter

Effluent will be passed through multi layers of filter media consisting of fine and coarse sand supported by

layers of pebbles and gravels with adequate pore size. This media will capture the small and large suspended

particles and undissolved impurities. The captured particles will be effectively removed by backwashing. The

filtered water will pass at the bottom of the tank from where it will be sent to Activated carbon filter.

14) Activated carbon filtration

Activated carbon filter uses a bed of activated carbon/charcoal that provides a larger surface area, allowing

maximum possible exposure to contaminants with the active sites in the filter media. It works on the basis of

adsorption whereby organic compounds in the water received from MGF are trapped inside the pore

structure of the carbon substrate. They effectively remove chlorine, sediment, volatile organic compounds,

taste and odour.

15) Multi membrane RO system

The reverse osmosis occurs when pressure, greater than the osmotic pressure, is applied to the water

recovered from ACF. Treated water is forced to flow from the concentrated to the diluted side, and solutes

are retained by the membrane. The membranes will allow the selective movement of solvent while rejecting

the solutes, such as salts or low molecular weight organic materials against its osmotic pressure difference. It

will effectively remove almost all the inorganic compounds, contaminant ions and most dissolved non-ions.

The permeate generated from the multi membrane RO system will be passed through the permeate RO

system for further removal of dissolve solid. The system comprises of two pressure vessels containing four

elements each configured in series. As the feed water will flow through the first membrane from feed to

reject end the pure water permeates through the membranes & will be collected in the permeate header.

The concentrated water will be collected in Reject header & then passes through the second pressure vessel.

The permeate generated from the system will be collected on the permeate RO product tank and recycled in

cooling tower whereas the final reject will be used as ash spray.

Table – 2.12 Characteristics of Untreated and treated effluent

S.

No.

Parameters Untreated Effluent Treated effluent

Evaporation process condensate Cooling tower blow down

1. pH 3.5-4 7.2 7.5

2. BOD <2500 mg/l 60 mg/l <30 mg/l

3. COD <4000 mg/l 200 mg/l <100 mg/l




Figure 2.8: Process Flow Chart for Distillery Effluent Treatment Scheme




2.6.4 Major equipment and machineries

Detailed List of major plant equipment & machineries that will be installed is attached as Annexure 2 in this

EIA/EMP report.

2.7 DESCRIPTION OF MITIGATION MEASURES

The Company will implement mitigation measures for different environmental components (air, water, noise,

soil) in order to meet environmental standards. This Chapter will describe in detail the mitigation measures

the Company will follow in order to remain within prescribed limits of suggested pollutants.

2.7.1 Air pollution

• Proposed boiler will be provided with Electrostatic Precipitator to maintain PM emissions below

permissible limits. Boiler will be equipped with stack of suitable height (75 m) for discharge of

pollutants as per CPCB standards.

• CO2 (118 TPD) generated during fermentation process will be collected by scrubbers and sold to

authorized vendors.

• Continuous emission monitoring system will be installed at process stacks to monitor stack emissions.

• Calibration will be done time to time according to equipment supplier specifications.

• D.G. sets emission limits and stack height (6 m) will be as per CPCB guidelines.

• Internal roads will be concreted to control fugitive emissions.

• Adequate greenbelt will be provided to absorb pollutants and attenuate levels of dispersion in

ambient environment.

• Covered facilities will be provided for storage and transportation to prevent dispersion in open

environment.

2.7.2 Water pollution

• The proposed Molasses based distillery will be based on “Zero Effluent Discharge”

• The spent wash will be concentrated in MEE and the concentrated spent wash will be mixed with

auxiliary fuel and burnt in the incinerator boiler.

• RO technology will be installed for proper treatment of effluent so that EPA norms of treated effluent

are complied.

• Process condensate will be neutralized and polished in Condensate Polishing Unit (CPU) and recycled

in process and cooling tower makeup.

• Domestic waste water will be treated in Sewage Treatment Plant.

• Online Monitoring System for water quality monitoring will be installed within the premises.

• The company will practice rainwater harvesting after installation.

Major effluents generated during process and their mitigation plan:

Spent Wash: Spent wash generated from the analyser column during the operation, will be

concentrated in integrated & standalone Multi – Effect Evaporator (MEE) from initial 16% solid to 55%

solid and transferred for complete incineration in a special boiler designed for slop. Hence, the complete

spent wash will be concentrated & incinerated & no spent wash will be discharged.




Process Condensate: Process condensate from MEE will be treated & polished in CPU and recycled to

process and cooling tower makeup.

Spent Lees: Spent lees & PR lees will be completely used in process.

Blow down: Waste water generated from cooling tower blow down, boiler blow down, vacuum pump

and sealing will be recycled in the process itself after proper treatment in CPU.

Domestic sewage- Will be treated in proposed sewage treatment plant and used for greenbelt

development.

2.7.3 Noise pollution

Acoustic enclosure will be provided to DG sets for controlling noise pollution.

Greenbelt will be developed around plant boundary to prevent noise problems outside plant

boundary.

Noise generating equipment like pump, motors, compressors, blower, turbine/engines, power

generator sets/ engines etc. will be mounted on sturdy concrete foundations with proper & suitable

rubber padding to reduce vibrations & thereby noise generation. Pumps, fans, compressor, etc. will be

statically and dynamically balanced.

The major noise producing equipment such as turbine will be provided with sound proof container,

where ever possible. Acoustic enclosure for DG set and similar provision like noise attenuator

wherever suitable/possible.

2.7.4 Solid and hazardous waste pollution

The ash will be used as manure due to rich potash content (biomass ash) or supplied to brick

manufacturers (coal ash).

Spent wash will be concentrated in Multi-effect evaporator and then used as fuel in boiler.

Sludge generated will be used as manure.

Used oil & grease generated from plant machinery/gear boxes as hazardous waste will be burnt

completely in incinerator boiler or sold to authorized vendors.

2.7.5 Soil pollution

No discharge of effluent or solid waste outside or inside plant premises will be done.

Strict disposal rules will be implemented inside and outside plant premises.

Solid and hazardous waste will be handled as per MSIHC rules so no dumping on soil environment.

Greenbelt will be developed and deforestation will be prevented.

No construction waste will be dumped on soil and proper bins will be constructed at designated areas

where dump will be collected and disposed according to their type.

The mitigation measures which will be incorporated by the project proponent for maintaining the prescribed

standards as directed by EPA, 1986, MOEFCC guidelines and CPCB guidelines have been given above. The

Company will implement all the mitigation measures compulsorily after obtaining EC during construction as

well as operation phase.




2.8 ASSESSMENT OF NEW & UNTESTED TECHNOLOGY FOR THE RISK OF TECHNOLOGICAL FAILURE

For this proposed project using different grades of Molasses and Cane Juice Syrup, only proven technologies

will be selected. No new or untested technology will be used. The Process will be based on proven

technologies i.e. HIFERM-Fermentation, Multi Pressure Distillation with integrated/SA Evaporation followed

by Incineration.


Chapter-III of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER–III

DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

3.1 INTRODUCTION

To predict and evaluate the impacts of proposed project on the surrounding area, it is vital to assess the

baseline status of the environmental quality in the vicinity of the project site. An exhaustive attempt has been

made in the current chapter to disclose all possible base line status of environmental quality in the vicinity of

the project, which further serves as the basis for identification, prediction and evaluation of impacts. To

assess the baseline environmental quality of the area, field assessment has been conducted considering

following components of the environment, viz. land, air, meteorology, noise, water, soil, biological and socio-

economic. The baseline monitoring has been conducted during the Summer Season (March to May, 2019) in

the study area covering an area of 10 km radius from the project site.

3.2 STUDY AREA, PERIOD, COMPONENTS AND METHODOLOGY

3.2.1 Study Area

The study area considered is an area of 10 km radius (aerial distance) from the project site, also known as

buffer zone. The area of project site is considered as core zone. The major environmental settings of the

study area are as given in the table below-

Table 3.1 Environmental settings of the study area

S.

No.

Particulars Details

(with approx. aerial distance & direction from project site)

1. Nearest Village Bhatiyura Prathipur (formerly known as Bhitaura Pirthipur)(~1.0

km in SW direction)

2. Nearest Town & City • Town - Nigohi (~4.5 km in SSW direction)

• District Headquarter-Shahjahanpur (~28 km in South direction)

3. Nearest National Highway / State Highway • SH - 29 (~3.0 km in West direction)

• NH - 24 (~25.0 km in SW direction)

4. Nearest Railway station • Nigohi Railway station (~4.5 km in South direction)

• Shahjahanpur Railway station (~28 km in South direction)

5. Nearest Airport • Bareilly Airport (~ 51 km in NW direction)

• Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow (~180 km in SSE

direction)

6. National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries,

Biosphere Reserves, Tiger/ Elephant

Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Reserved

Forests (RF)/ Protected Forests (PF) etc.

within 10 km radius

No National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve, Tiger

Elephant Reserve, Wildlife Corridors, Reserved Forests (RF)

/Protected Forests (PF) etc. falls within 10 km radius of the project

site.




7. Water Body (within 10 km radius) River

• Khandni Nadi (~1.5 km East direction)

• Kaimua Nadi (~1.7 km in SSE direction)

• Katna River (~6.4 km in WNW direction)

• Khanaut River (~9.5 km in ESE direction)

Nala/Distributary / Canal

• Khandni Nala (Adjacent to project site in North direction)

• Kalmua Nala (1.0 km in East Direction)

• Bhatpura Distributary (~1.7 km in East direction)

• Nigohi Branch (Sarda Canal) (~3.0 km in East direction)

• Sakaria Nala (4.0 km in East direction)

• Intgaon Distributary (~5.2 km in WNW direction)

• Kareli Distributary (~6.5 km in East direction)

8. Seismic Zone Seismic Zone - III based on the Vulnerability Atlas of India – 2nd

Edition, BMTPC

Source: Toposheet, site visit & Pre-feasibility report

The environmental settings are shown below on toposheet of study area of 10 km radius and site location on

scale of 1:50000:

Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW cogeneration power plant

At Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh

hapter-III of Final EIA / EMP Report


Source: SOI Toposheet Figure 3.1: Environmental settings of 10 km radius study area





3.2.2 Period of baseline data collection and environmental components

The baseline data used in this report has been collected for Summer Season i.e. March to May, 2019 in

accordance with the guidelines for preparation of EIA studies. Sampling, preservation, transportation &

storage of samples were carried out by J.M. Enviro Lab Pvt. Ltd. under supervision of EC/FAE concerned.

Analysis of samples has been carried out by JM Enviro Lab Pvt. Ltd. The sampling period for various

environmental components is given below.

Table - 3.2 Frequency and location of primary data collection of various environmental components

S. No. Description

1. Meteorology

Meteorological parameters on hourly basis at project site based on ToR requirement.

Parameters: Temperature, Relative humidity, Wind Speed, Wind direction.

2. Air

Ambient air quality monitoring (24 hourly), twice a week.

Parameters: PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, CO.

No. of Locations: 8 locations in core and buffer zone based on ToR requirement.

3. Noise

Noise level monitoring (day and night time), once in a season.


4. Water

Surface water sampling, once in a season.

No. of Locations: 2 water body in buffer zone.

Ground water sampling, once in a season.

No. of Locations: 8 locations in core and buffer zone.

Tested for physical and chemical parameters based on ToR requirement.

5. Soil

Soil sampling, once in a season.


6. Biological Environment

Biodiversity survey, once in a season.

Location: Core and buffer zone based on ToR requirement.

7. Socio-economic Environment

Socio-economic survey, once in a season.

Location: Core and buffer zone based on ToR requirement.

Source : Terms of Reference





3.2.3 Methodology

3.2.3.1 Instruments Used for Environmental Baseline Data Collection

Following instruments were used at the site for environmental baseline data collection work.

1. Respirable Dust Sampler with attachment for gaseous pollutants, Envirotech APM 460

2. Fine Particulate Matter (FPM) Sampler APM 550

3. Sound Level Meter Model Envirotech SLM - 100

4. Digital D.O. Meter Model - 831 E (CPCB Kit)

5. Weather Monitoring Station Model Enviro WM 271

6. Global Positioning System (GPS)

Apart from collecting samples of air, water, noise and soil from respective sampling points given in

proceeding sections, the data on land use, vegetation and agricultural crops were also collected by the field

team through interaction with a large number of local inhabitants of the study area and different

Government departments / agencies like Revenue Department, Tehsil office, District headquarter, the

Department of Forest & Wildlife Preservation etc. The methodology used for various environmental

components is given below:

Table 3.3 Standardized methods adopted for baseline data establishment

S. No.

Environmental Component

Primary data Secondary data Parameters Methodology

1. Land Land use and land cover Ground Truthing Satellite image from NRSC, Hyderabad

2. Meteorology

Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Direction

-- IMD book (Climatological Normals 1981 - 2010)

3. Air PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx and CO

Sampling: CPCB Guidelines/NAAQS/ IS 5182 and Instrument Manual Analysis: CPCB Guidelines / IS 5182

-

4. Noise

Equivalent noise levels in dB (A)

Sampling: IS 9989 Analysis: CPCB Guidelines/IS 9989

--

5. Surface Water

Parameters as per IS 10500 - 2012

Sampling: CPCB Guideline & APHA 22nd edition 2012 Analysis: IS 10500-2012/ IS 3025/APHA 22nd edition 2012

--

6. Ground Water --

7. Soil Parameters as per Indian Agricultural Research Institute Handbook

Sampling: USDA Analysis: As per IS 2720/USDA

-

8. Biological Environment

Flora and fauna Quadrate method/ random sampling

Forest working plan

9. Socio- Economic Environment

Socio- Economic status Household survey through questionnaire, group discussion and random sampling

• Census data, 2011 • Details on socio-economic

developmental activities undertaken by the client

Source: JMEPL lab manual





3.3 ESTABLISHMENT OF BASELINE WITH BASE MAPS OF ALL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

3.3.1 Details of LU/LC of Buffer Zone

Data of Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Multi Spectral Satellite Image has been used for preparation of Land

use/ Land cover thematic map of study area.

Technical details of Data

Satellite Image - RESOURCESAT-2 (L3FMX)

Software Used - Earth Resources Data Analysis System (ERDAS) Imagine 9.2

SOI Toposheets No. - 53P/16

Satellite Data Source - NRSC, Hyderabad

Land Use Pattern of the Buffer Zone (Study area)

The study area mainly comprises of agriculture land (86.33%). The area covered under grazing /community

land constitutes 5.23% of the total area and 3.05% is occupied under human settlement. There are few water

bodies in the area which comprise 2.26% of the study area, which includes river, canal, pond, small water

bodies. 0.12% of the study area is occupied by the industrial area and 0.09% are occupied by brick kilns. The

present land use/ land cover map will help to assess the environmental conditions of the area with time.

Table - 3.4 Land Use / Land Cover Details of Buffer Zone

S. No. Legend Area (in Ha) % Area

1. Agriculture land 28514.29 86.33

2. Human settlement 1006.46 3.05

3. Industries 38.04 0.12

4. Grazing/Community land 1728.65 5.23

5. Waste/Barren land 966.42 2.93

6. Surface water bodies 745.21 2.26

7. Brick kiln 28.89 0.09

8. Total 33027.96 100

Source: LU/LC Map for Buffer Zone





Source: NRSC Figure - 3.2: Land Use / Land Cover Map of the Buffer Zone





3.3.2 SEISMICITY AND FLOOD HAZARD ZONATION OF THE AREA

3.3.2.1 Seismicity of the Area

Bureau of Indian Standards [IS-1893 (Part-1): 2002], has grouped the country into four seismic zones viz.

Zone-II, III, IV and V. Of these, Zone V is the most seismically active region, while zone II is the least. The

Modified Mercalli (MM) intensity scale, which measures the impact of the earthquakes on the surface of the

earth, broadly associated with various zones is as follows:

Table - 3.5 Seismic Zones in India

S. No.

Seismic Zone Risk Intensity on Modified Mercalli (MM) Scale

1. Zone - II Low Risk Zone VI & below

2. Zone - III Moderate Risk Zone VII

3. Zone - IV High Risk Zone VIII

4. Zone - V Very High Risk Zone IX & above Source: IMD & NIDM

Shahjahanpur lies in Zone III based on the Vulnerability Atlas of India – 2nd Edition, BMTPC. The map showing

Shahjahanpur district as Seismic Zone III is given below:

Source: Hazard and vulnerability profile of Uttar Pradesh by Department of Planning, Uttar Pradesh

Figure 3.3: Seismic zones of India

Project site

(Seismic Zone





3.3.2.2 Flood hazard zonation of the area

As per the “Hazard and vulnerability profile of Uttar Pradesh by Department of Planning, Uttar Pradesh” the

project site does not fall under “area liable to flood” but near to flood prone zone. Flood Hazard Zonation

Map showing the project site is given in Figure below.

Source: Hazard and vulnerability profile of Uttar Pradesh by Department of Planning, Uttar Pradesh

Figure - 3.4: Flood Hazard Zonation Map

Interpretation of drainage and flood scenario of the study area

The above map shows that Shahjahanpur district falls near to flood prone area.

Since the area is having a flat topography, there is no local major drainage route developed. This is

significant, as channelization of rain water would require artificial control. On a regional scale the runoff takes

the westward route to Ramganga river which drains the area towards South East. Ramganga river, which

flows NNW-SSE in the western part of the district, forms the principal drainage. Southwestern periphery is

drained by the river Ganga. Other important rivers are Garra, Khannaut, Bahgul, Jokhal and Kathana. River

Garra divides the district into almost equal halves.

Project site (not liable to flood)





Source: SOI Toposheet Figure 3.5: Drainage map of the study area





3.3.3 Geological and hydro-geological features

Soil profile and topography

Alluvial soils may have good drainage as well. The texture of the alluvial materials is uniform and finer. The

area has a thick soil profile.

Topography of the area is such that nearly all of the area is having an absolutely plain topography which

does not allow faster run off and supports moderately good infiltration. But the area being level, there is no

natural drainage route, and the rain water flows away eratically which needs to be channelized.

Geology of the area

Locally the area is underlain by alluvial soils and unconsolidated sediments of the recent time periods. Fine

grained, unstratified sediments characterize the lithology of the area. Geologically the area is covered mostly

with a thick layer of alluvial soil with good vertical permeability. This soil has a low water retention and allows

water to percolate to the sub soil zones, and some movement of water up to the ground water level is

achieved.

Hydrogeology

The ground water occurs under unconfined condition in phreatic zones and under confined condition in

deeper zones. On a regional scale the aquifers in the area can be grouped into 3 Aquifer Groups up to the

reported explored depth of 456m; ground water occurs in fine to medium and coarse sand zones and gravel

in these aquifers.

Depth to water level [Source: Uttar Pradesh GW year book 2015-16]

Shahjahanpur district

May, 2015 (Pre monsoon)- 1.40 to 8.19 m bgl

Nov.,2015 (Post Monsoon) - 1.69 to 7.26 m bgl

Stage of ground water development – 62.28 % as per GW brochure

Details are provided in Annexure 3.

Depth to water level map in pre-monsoon Depth to water level map in post-monsoon

[Source: Uttar Pradesh GW year book 2015-16]





3.3.4 Climate and rainfall

With hot and dry summers, humid monsoon season and dry winters, the district comes under sub-tropical

sub-humid climate zone. The temperature varies from 8.5 to 28.6⁰C in winters and 21.4⁰C to 40.5⁰C in

summers. May is the hottest month of the year and January, the coldest, with mean daily maximum

temperature during the former being 40.5⁰C and that in latter, 21.9⁰C. The mean daily minimum temperatures

during these months are 25.30C and 8.50C respectively. The average annual rainfall in the district is 702.74

mm. The southwest monsoon is active from mid or mid June to September, with maximum rainfall (~87%)

taking place during this period, August being the wettest month. [Source: GW brochure of district

Shahjahanpur]

Table - 3.6 Rainfall data for last 5 years of district

S. No. Year Annual rainfall (mm)

1. 2014 540.6

2. 2015 645.4

3. 2016 721.2

4. 2017 572.4

5. 2018 1034.1 Source: IMD (CRIS)

3.4 Meteorology

Meteorology plays a vital role in determining the transport and diffusion pattern of air pollutants released

into atmosphere. The principal variables include horizontal convective transport (average wind speed and

direction), vertical convective transport (atmospheric stability) and topography of the area. Meteorological

characteristics of an area are very much important in assessing possible environmental impacts and in

preparing environmental management plan.

The nearest IMD station to the project site is located in Shahjahanpur. The Meteorological data i.e.

temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed, and wind direction, recorded for Summer Season (March

to May, 2019) was obtained from this station to study meteorology of the study area.

It was observed that the dominant wind pattern for the study period was from West direction. Wind Rose

Diagram showing the wind pattern during the study period is shown in Figure below.

Summary of the micro-meteorology at site is given in table below. Detailed Hourly Meteorological Data has

been enclosed as Annexure –5 with this EIA / EMP Report.

Table - 3.7 Micro-meteorology at site

Month

Temperature (oC) Relative Humidity (%) Wind Speed (m / sec.)

Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.

March, 2019 9.0 39.0 8 68 0.1 5.1

April, 2019 17.0 45.9 6 59 0.1 4.6

May, 2019 23.0 47.0 15 79 0.1 4.9 Source: Meteorological Station at Site





3.4.1 Mixing height

Mixing Height (MH) is the vertical extent through which the contaminant plume can be mixed. Forecasting of

mixing height is done with the aid of the vertical temperature profile. The MH is a function of stability. In unstable

air the MH is higher and in stable air the MH is lower. With a lower MH, there is a smaller volume of air in which

the pollutant can be dispersed, resulting in higher concentrations in the ambient environment. There is a seasonal

variation of MH. During summer daylight hours, MH can be few thousand feet whereas for winter it can be a few

hundred feet. It varies also in the course of a day. It is lowest at night and increases during the day. As site specific

mixing heights were not available, mixing heights based on IMD publication, “Atlas of Hourly Mixing Height and

Assimilative Capacity of Atmosphere in India”, has been considered to establish the worst case scenario.

Secondary information has been used to determine the mixing height over the study region for the study period

(March to May, 2019) and it varies from 90-2350 meters (IMD).

Table – 3.8

Mixing Height for the project site

Summer season (March to May,2019)

Time (Hours) Mixing height (m) Time (Hours) Mixing height (m) 06:00 90 14:00 2050 07:00 100 15:00 2150 08:00 150 16:00 2350 09:00 350 17:00 2225 10:00 610 18:00 1800 11:00 1100 19:00 1100 12:00 1500 20:00 725 13:00 1800

Source: IMD publication, “Atlas of Hourly Mixing Height and Assimilative Capacity of Atmosphere in India”





Figure - 3.6: Wind Rose Diagram





3.5 Ambient Air Environment

Ambient air quality monitoring is done to determine the general background concentration levels. Samples

were collected in the 10 km study area to observe pollution trends throughout the region. It helps in

providing a data base for evaluation of effects of a project activity in that region. It will be also useful in

ascertaining the quality of air environment in conformity to standards of the ambient air quality during

operation phase of project. Locations are selected on the basis of dominant wind direction and sensitive

places. The same is shown in tabular form and also in key plan given below.

Table - 3.9

Locations of Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations

S. No.

Monitoring Location Distance & Direction from Project site

Selection criterion

SA1 Project site - Core zone

SA2 Village Wazirpur ~ 2 km in West Falls in upwind of dominant wind direction

SA3 Village Balrampur ~ 1.2 km in East Falls in downwind of dominant direction

SA4 Village Sibwapur 4.5 km in East Falls in downwind of dominant direction

SA5 Village Manpur ~1.5 Km in South East Falls in upwind of crosswind direction

SA6 Village Azizpur ~1.8 km North West Falls in downwind of crosswind wind direction

SA7 Town Nigohi ~4.0 km in SSW Densely populated area Near to Railway station

SA8 Village Bhitaura Pirthipur ~1.0 km in SW Nearest village Source: SOI Toposheet





Source: SOI toposheet and Google Earth Figure - 3.7: Key Plan Showing Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Locations





3.5.1 Ambient air quality monitoring results

Table below shows the maximum and minimum concentration of the air pollutants monitored at different

monitoring locations during the study period. All 24 observations of pollutants for each location are detailed

in Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Tables enclosed as Annexure –6 along with this report. Graph depicting

ambient air quality monitoring results along with minimum, maximum, average and NAAQS standard is given

below.

Table - 3.10

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results

Station

Code

Monitoring

Station

PM 2.5

(µg/m3)

PM 10

(µg/m3)

NO2

(µg/m3)

SO2

(µg/m3)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

(mg/m3)

Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min

SA1 Project site 34.8 27.2 78.9 58.4 19.6 13.6 10.2 6.0 0.56 BDL

(DL 0.5)

SA2 Village Wazirpur 38.0 30.3 83.6 69.8 23.4 15.7 14.1 7.9 0.82 0.62

SA3 Village Balrampur 39.84 27.10 82.6 64.5 24.1 12.4 11.0 5.8 BDL (DL

0.5)

BDL

(DL 0.5)

SA4 Village Sibwapur 33.2 26.8 76.3 65.1 21.8 14.3 13.2 6.7 BDL

(DL 0.5)

BDL

(DL 0.5)

SA5 Village Manpur 40.6 31.9 80.7 71.3 22.9 14.5 12.0 6.7 0.85 0.53

SA6 Village Azizpur 38.2 29.7 79.8 67.2 21.1 13.4 13.9 7.0 0.78 0.56

SA7 Town Nigohi 48.9 33.8 89.8 74.5 27.4 20.1 15.9 7.8 0.89 0.62

SA8 Village Bhitaura

Pirthipur

37.5 29.9 85.6 64.8 22.7 15.2 11.7 6.9 BDL

(DL 0.5)

BDL

(DL 0.5)

NAAQS 60 100 80 80 4

Source: Ambient Air Quality Monitoring

NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Schedule-VII, [Rule 3 (3B)], [Part-II-sec.-3(i)] 16.11.2009

BDL - Below Detectable Limit, Detection Limit of CO = 0.5 mg/m3, Detection Limit of VOC = 1 µg/m3





34.838

39.84

33.2

40.638.2

48.9

37.5

27.230.3

27.1 26.8

31.929.7

33.8

29.9

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Project site Village Wazirpur Village Balrampur

Village Sibwapur

Village Manpur Village Azizpur Town Nigohi Village Bhitaura Pirthipur

PM2.

5(µ

g/m

3 )

Sampling Locations

Max. Min. NAAQS

Figure - 3.8 (A): Graph Showing PM2.5 Concentrations atdifferentMonitoring Stations

78.983.6 82.6

76.380.7 79.8

89.885.6

58.4

69.864.5 65.1

71.367.2

74.5

64.8

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Project site Village Wazirpur

Village Balrampur

Village Sibwapur


PM10

(µg/

m3 )

Sampling Locations

Max. Min. NAAQS

Figure - 3.8 (B): Graph Showing PM10 Concentrations at different Monitoring Stations





19.623.4 24.1

21.8 22.921.1

27.4

22.7

13.615.7

12.414.3 14.5 13.4

20.1

15.2

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90


Village Sibwapur


NO

2(µ

g/m

3 )

Sampling Locations

Max. Min. NAAQS

Figure - 3.8 (C): Graph Showing NO2 Concentrations at different Monitoring Stations

10.214.1

1113.2 12

13.915.9

11.7

67.9

5.8 6.7 6.7 7 7.8 6.9

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90


Village Sibwapur


SO2

(µg/

m3 )

Sampling Locations

Max. Min. NAAQS

Figure - 3.8 (D): Graph Showing SO2 Concentrations at different Monitoring Stations





Interpretation

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring reveals that the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 for all the 8 AAQM stations

were found between 58.4 to 89.8 µg/m3 and 26.8 to 48.9 µg/m3 respectively. The concentrations of SO2 and

NO2 were found to be in range of 5.8 to 15.9 µg/m3 and 12.4 to 27.4 µg/m3 respectively. Maximum

concentrations are found in Town Nigohi as it is a developed area and it has prominent vehicular and

commercial activities. It is also near to railway station. Among villages, maximum concentrations are found in

village Balrampur and Village Manpur. Village Balrampur is nearest and falls in downwind of dominant wind

direction. The installation of distillery will result in increase in ambient concentration due to increase in

fugitive emissions during construction phase and it will be confined within plant boundaries. During

operation phase, the movement of men, material and plant operations will result in increase of fugitive

emissions and vehicular emissions and in turn increase in PM, SO2 and NOx concentrations. The

concentrations of air pollutants might increase if proper measures will not be undertaken. Although, this

monitoring reveals that the resultant concentration of the pollutants is well within the prescribed limits of

NAAQS.

3.6 NOISE ENVIRONMENT

Noise often defined as unwanted sound, interferes with speech communication, causes annoyance, distracts

from work, and disturbs sleep, thus deteriorating quality of human environment.

Sampling Locations

Locations / stations selected for noise level monitoring are given in table and figure below. The locations

have been selected which fall within 2 kilometers only as the noise level decreases as we move away from

source. The results are given further based on monitoring results.

Table- 3.11 Locations of Noise Monitoring Stations

S. No.

Monitoring Location Distance & Direction from Project site

SN1 Project site -

SN2 Village Tikmanpur ~1.0 km in WNW

SN3 Village Bhitaura Pirthipur ~1.0 km in SW

SN4 Village Balrampur ~ 1.2 km in East

SN5 Village Khiria ~1.8 km in South

SN6 Village Dhirat ~0.8 km in North

SN7 Village Sanda Khasa ~3.2 km in WSW

SN8 Village Wazirpur ~2.0 km in West Source: SOI Toposheet





Source: SOI Toposheet & Google Earth Figure - 3.9: Key Plan Showing Noise Quality Monitoring Locations





3.6.1 Ambient Noise Level Monitoring Results

Ambient noise levels monitoring results monitored at different locations are given below along with

prescribed standards.

Table - 3.12 Ambient Noise Level Monitoring Results

Locations Day Time (06:00 AM to 10:00 PM)

Prescribed CPCB standards

Night Time (10:00 PM to 06:00 AM)

Prescribed CPCB standards

Leq Day time Leq Night time Project site 51.6 55 42.1 45 Village Tikmanpur 52.7 55 43.5 45 Village Bhitaura Pirthipur

53.4 55 43.8 45

Village Balrampur 52.8 55 42.3 45 Village Khiria 54.1 55 42.8 45 Village Dhirat 52.1 55 42.3 45 Village Sanda Khasa 53.2 55 43.7 45 Village Wazirpur 53.9 55 44.1 45 Source: Ambient Noise Quality Monitoring

Interpretation

Ambient noise levels were measured at 8 locations within the 10 km radius area from the project site. Noise

levels vary from 51.6 to 54.1 Leq dB (A) during day time and 42.1 to 44.1 Leq dB (A) during night time. The

project site shows lowest noise levels, whereas, after installation, this noise level will increase. Average noise

levels are found in all villages due to vehicular and domestic activities. Project site results are comparable to

nearby villages as distillery is yet to be installed and the space is open. During day & night time, the values

are not much varying and some level of noise is always found due to human and vehicular activities. From

the above study, it can be concluded that the resultant noise levels in the study area are within the limits as

prescribed by the noise pollution (regulation and control) rules, 2000. All required measures will be adopted

to minimize the noise level at the plant site.

3.7 WATER ENVIRONMENT

Most water resources are being influenced by human activities. Among these, industrial activities are the

major pressure on water environment. The growing population and industrial demands for development and

welfare or improvement further increases the pressure on these resources. As a result, water resources are

getting contaminated and making the adverse impact on aquatic life. Physical, chemical and biological

factors influencing water quality are so interrelated that a change in any water quality parameter may trigger

other changes in a complete network of interrelated variables. Selected water quality parameters for surface

and ground water resources along with biological indicators within study region have been used for water

environment and assessing the impact on it by proposed project.

As a significant part of predefined framework of the present study water samples were collected from

selected locations. The Reconnaissance survey was undertaken and monitoring locations were finalized based

on:





Presence, Location and uses of major water bodies in the region

Type and Location of Industrial/residential areas, their intake and effluent disposal locations

Likely area that can represent baseline conditions

The water resources in the study area were divided into two categories for getting ideal upshot of baseline

status of water quality of the region. These two major categories as determined are:

Surface water resources including streams, nalas, ponds, river, canals, estuary

Ground Water resources (tube well, open well, springs etc.)

3.7.1 Surface Water

Following surface water bodies are present within 10 km radius of the project site:

Table- 3.13 Locations of Surface water Sampling Stations

S. No. Sampling Stations Distance & Direction from project site During baseline season River

1 Khandni Nadi ~1.5 km East direction Found dry 2 Kaimua Nadi ~1.7 km in SSE direction Found dry 3 Katna River ~6.4 km in WNW direction Found dry 4 Khanaut River ~9.5 km in ESE direction Sample collected

Nala/Distributary / Canal 5 KhandniNala Adjacent to project site in North direction Found dry 6 KalmuaNala 1.0 km in East Direction Found dry 7 Bhatpura Distributary ~1.7 km in East direction Found dry 8 Nigohi Branch (Sarda Canal) ~3.0 km in East direction Sample collected 9 Sakaria Nala 4.0 km in East direction Found dry 10 Intgaon Distributary ~5.2 km in WNW direction Found dry 11 Kareli Distributary ~6.5 km in East direction Found dry

Source: SOI Toposheet

Analysis results are provided below and location map is provided in ground water key plan locations.

Table - 3.14 Surface Water Analysis

S. No. Parameters Unit Khanaut River (Nr. Village- Bhagwantpur)

Nigohi Branch (Sarda Canal)

1. pH (at 25°C) -- 7.53 7.38 2. Colour Hazen Unit BDL (DL 5.0) BDL (DL 5.0) 3. Turbidity NTU 4.3 6.7 4. Odour -- Agreeable Agreeable 5. Total Hardness as CaCO3 mg/l 159.25 122.85 6. Calcium as Ca mg/l 29.18 23.71 7. Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/l 172.90 104.98 8. Chloride as Cl mg/l 4.71 7.07 9. Magnesium as Mg mg/l 21.01 15.48 10. Total Dissolved Solids mg/l 205.0 160.0 11. Sulphate as SO4 mg/l 16.73 29.70 12. Fluoride as F mg/l 0.15 0.11 13. Nitrate as NO3 mg/l 1.12 1.78 14. Iron as Fe mg/l 0.26 0.24 15. Total Suspended Solid mg/l 1.8 2.3 16. Biochemical oxygen demand mg/l 1.80 2.20 17. Chemical oxygen demand mg/l 6.90 7.40





18. Sodium as Na mg/l 6.70 3.80 19. Potassium as K mg/l 0.20 0.70 20. Conductivity µs/cm 306.00 237.00 21. Dissolve Oxygen mg/l 7.20 7.00

Source: Surface water analysis report. By JMEPL Lab

BDL- Below Detectable Limit, DL- Detection Level

Parameters found below detection limit range: Residual free chlorine, cyanide, Aluminium, boron, phenolic

Compounds, anionic detergents, hexa-chromium, zinc, copper, manganese, lead, selenium, arsenic, mercury,

Phosphate, total suspended solid and Nickel.

Interpretation

The colour of water samples were BDL and odour was agreeable. The pH of water samples varied from 7.38

to 7.53 showing good productivity of water. The Dissolved oxygen content varied from 7.00 to 7.20 mg/l

which is good indicating oligotrophic water, favorable for aquatic organisms. This showed that the physical

quality of river water samples was good.

Total dissolved solids (160.0 – 205.0 mg/l) were fair in all the water bodies. The values of BOD (1.8 to 2.2

mg/l) and COD (6.9 to 7.4 mg/l) were also low indicating very marginal pollution of river water samples. This

observation is also supported by low values of chlorides (4.71 to 7.07 mg/l) and sulphates (16.73 to 29.7

mg/l). The total hardness values (122.85 to 159.25 mg/l) indicate hard water however rich in mineral

nutrients. The alkalinity ranged from 104.98 to 172.9 mg/l, showing medium buffering capacity, however rich

in mineral nutrients. The Fluoride concentration (0.11 mg/l to 0.15 mg/l) is below acceptable level and may

create dental problems for consumers. The concentrations of sodium (3.8 to 6.7 mg/l) and potassium (0.2 to

0.7 mg/l) are very low indicating absence of pollution in river water samples. The values of conductivity

ranges from 237.0 to 306.0 µs/cm which is satisfactory due to the presence of ions in the water bodies.

Conclusion:

The river water quality is good and is not polluted due to anthropogenic activity.

3.7.2 Ground Water Quality

The sources of potable water are the tube-wells, dug-wells, hand pumps, pipeline for domestic purpose in

the area. Details of ground water sampling locations and their distance and directions are given in table and

figure below.

Table - 3.15 Locations of ground water sampling stations

S. No.

Sampling Station Distance & direction from Project site

Activity Nearby Sampling Station

1. Project site Core zone - 2. Village Rampur Basantpur 3.5 km in SSE Domestic and agricultural activities 3. Village Khiria 1.8 km in South Domestic and agricultural activities 4. Village Bhadurpur Khurd 2.5 km in North Domestic and agricultural activities 5. Village SandaKhasa ~3.2 km in WSW Domestic and agricultural activities 6. Village Sibwapur 4.5 km in East Domestic and agricultural activities 7. Town Nigohi ~4.0 km in SSW Domestic and agricultural activities 8. Village Bhitaura Pirthipur ~1.0 km in SW Domestic and agricultural activities

Source: SOI toposheet





Source: SOI toposheet Figure - 3.10: Key plan showing ground water and surface water sampling locations





Table - 3.16 Ground Water Analysis

S. No.

Parameters Unit Project Site

Village- Rampur

Basantpur

Village Khiria

Village- Bhadurkhurd

Village Sanda Khasa

Village- Sibwapur

Town Nigohi

Village-Bhitaura Pirthipur

Specification as per IS 10500- 2012

Requirement (Acceptable Limit)

Permissible Limit (Max.)

1. pH (at 25°C) - 7.46 7.53 7.61 7.47 7.35 7.38 7.71 7.38 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation 2. Colour Hazen

Unit BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) BDL

(DL 5.0) 5 15

3. Turbidity NTU BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

BDL (DL 1.0)

1 5

4. Odour - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 5. Taste - Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable Agreeable 6. Total Hardness as

CaCO3 mg/l 222.95 277.55 241.15 236.60 245.70 195.65 336.70 195.65 200 600

7. Calcium as Ca mg/l 41.94 62.00 34.65 54.71 43.77 40.12 67.47 32.83 75 200 8. Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/l 246.08 279.85 275.03 250.90 241.25 193.00 308.80 223.54 200 600 9. Chloride as Cl mg/l 14.71 11.79 7.07 9.43 21.22 16.87 44.79 19.43 250 1000 10. Magnesium as Mg mg/l 28.75 29.85 37.59 24.32 33.17 23.22 40.91 27.64 30 100 11. Total Dissolved

Solids mg/l 278.00 318.0 302.0 294.0 329.0 244.00 427.0 256.00 500 2000

12. Sulphate as SO4 mg/l 6.54 12.28 10.25 13.96 32.97 8.92 29.11 5.98 200 400 13. Fluoride as F mg/l 0.17 0.59 0.29 0.38 0.29 0.29 0.48 0.21 1.0 1.5 14. Nitrate as NO3-N mg/l 0.89 1.34 0.87 1.25 0.68 1.97 2.03 1.02 45 No Relaxation 15. Iron as Fe mg/l 0.23 0.21 0.18 0.24 0.13 0.18 0.33 0.12 1.0 No Relaxation 16. Sodium as Na mg/l 18.4 14.60 23.90 10.20 24.30 8.6 29.60 24.5 -- -- 17. Potassium as K mg/l 1.8 1.60 2.10 1.80 2.10 1.1 1.80 1.2 -- -- 18. Conductivity µs/cm 418.00 476.00 452.00 444.00 493.00 361.00 643.00 382.00 -- --

Source: Water Analysis Report by JMEPL Lab

BDL- Below Detectable Limit, DL- Detection Level

Parameters found below detection limit range: Cyanide, Iron, Aluminums, boron, Phenolic Compounds, Anionic detergents, Hexa Chromium, Chromium, Zinc,

Copper, Manganese, Cadmium, Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, Nickel, Phosphate.





3.7.2.1 Interpretation of ground water analysis

A review of the above mentioned chemical analysis of ground water samples reveals that there a variation in

chemical composition of water samples from nearby villages.

Analysis results of ground water reveal the following: -

pH varies from 7.35 to 7.71.

Total hardness varies from 195.65 to 336.7 mg/l

Total dissolved solids vary from 244 to 427 mg/l.

Chloride varies from 7.07 to 44.79 mg/l.

Fluoride varies from 0.17 to 0.59 mg/l.

All the parameters were found within the range as per drinking water standards IS - 10500:2012 hence, the

ground water of the study area is potable.

3.8 SOIL ENVIRONMENT

The sampling locations were finalized with the following considerations:

To enable information on baseline characteristics and,

To determine the impact of Plant activities on soil characteristics based on different land use after

installation of distillery unit.

Locations are shown in tabular form and on key plan also. The results are provided on table given further.

Table - 3.17 Locations of Soil Sampling Stations

S. No. Sampling Station Distance & Direction from Project site Land use classification

1. Project site Core zone Plantation area

2. Town Nigohi ~4.0 km in SSW School soil

3. Village Adilabad ~6.5 km in WNW River catchment area

4. Village Bhitaura Pirthipur ~1.0 km in SW Human settlement

5. Village Kabirpur ~ 1 km in South Industrial land

6. Village Tikmanpur 1 km in WNW Agricultural soil Source: Toposheet Map





Source: SOI toposheet Figure - 3.11: Key plan showing soil sampling locations





Table - 3.18 Soil analysis

S. No.

Parameters Unit Sampling Locations Project Site (Plantation

area)

Town- Nigohi (School soil)

Village- Adilbad (catchment area of

Katna river)

Village- Bhitaura Pirthipur (Human

settlement)

Village Kabirpur (Industrial area)

Village- Tikmanpur (Agricultural soil)

1. pH (at 25°C) (1:2.5 soil water sus.)

- 7.90 7.45 7.41 8.01 7.61 7.82

2. Conductivity (1:2 soil water sus)

mS/cm 0.81 0.52 0.48 0.64 0.45 0.69

3. Soil Texture - Clay Loam Sandy Loam Sandy Loam Clay Loam Silt Clay Loam Clay Loam 4. Colour - Brownish Black Yellowish Brown Yellowish Brown Brownish Black Yellowish Brown Blackish Brown 5. Water holding capacity % 43.40 29.61 28.47 41.93 39.40 46.20 6. Bulk density gm/cc 1.24 1.43 1.46 1.29 1.35 1.28 7. Chloride mg/kg 59.11 213.04 67.36 48.20 89.12 59.08 8. Calcium mg/kg 4395.17 2845.0 2105.33 3672.60 1304.71 3122.24 9. Sodium mg/kg 28.65 102.96 23.79 71.77 38.47 27.96 10. Potassium kg/hec 305.39 474.77 139.86 218.64 134.79 131.99 11. Organic matter % 1.03 0.70 0.81 0.79 0.74 0.86 12. Magnesium as Mg mg/kg 744.82 559.23 337.45 557.12 359.86 340.04 13. Available Nitrogen as N kg/hec 167.70 140.60 156.7 175.37 168.84 183.47 14. Available Phosphorus kg/hec 55.94 39.53 35.15 36.64 38.11 27.09 15. Zinc as Zn mg/kg 24.71 21.65 27.67 18.37 29.96 17.60 16. Manganese as Mn mg/kg 481.54 507.87 514.24 346.72 389.90 401.23 17. Lead as Pb mg/kg 18.06 17.26 15.99 13.37 18.96 12.60 18. Copper as Cu mg/kg 28.14 31.37 34.62 21.08 22.80 19.14 19. Organic Carbon % 0.60 0.41 0.47 0.46 0.43 0.50 20. SAR Value - 0.11 0.48 0.13 0.29 0.24 0.13 Source: Soil Analysis Report by JMEPL Lab





Table - 3.19 Standard Soil Classification

S. No. Parameters Classification

1. pH <4.5 extremely acidic

4.51 - 5.0 very strong acidic

5.01 - 5.5 strongly acidic

5.51-6.0 moderately acidic

6.1 - 6.5 slightly acidic

6.51 - 7.3 Neutral

7.31-7.8 slightly alkaline

7.81-8.5 moderately alkaline

8.51 – 9.0 strongly alkaline

>9.0 Very strongly alkaline

2. Salinity Electrical Conductivity

(mho/cm)

1 mho/cm = 640 ppm

Up to 1.0 average

1-2 harmful to germination

2-3 harmful to crops

3. Nitrogen (kg/ha) Up to 50 very less

51-100 less

110-150 good

151-300 better

>300 sufficient

4. Phosphorus (kg/ha) Up to 15 very less

15 – 30 less

31-50 medium

51-65 on average sufficient

66-80 sufficient

>80 more than sufficient

5. Potassium (kg/ha) 0-120 very less

120-180 less

180-240 medium

241-300 average

301-360 better

>360 more than sufficient

Source: Indian Agricultural Research Institute Handbook





3.8.1 Interpretation of soil analysis

Samples collected from different land use classifications indicate pH value ranging from 7.41 to 8.01 which

shows that the soil is slightly to moderate alkaline in nature. Organic Matter ranges from 0.7 to 1.03 % in the

soil samples. Total nitrogen ranges from 140.6 to 183.47 kg/ha, indicates that nitrogen is present in better

amount in this soil and Phosphorous is present in the range of 27.09 to 55.94 kg/ha which is less to average

sufficiency in content, whereas the potassium is found to be ranging from 131.99 to 474.77 Kg/ha which is

more than sufficient in soil.

3.9 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

3.9.1 Introduction

The sum of environments where the life forms exists is called the Biosphere, these include a portion of land,

water and air. Biological environment includes the Habitat (Place where the organism lives) and natural

surroundings of all species (living organism species) of the particular area.

Biological study is essential to understand the impact of industrialization and urbanization on existing flora

and fauna of the study area. Studies on various aspects of ecosystem play an important role in identifying

sensitive issues for under taking appropriate action to mitigate the impact, if required.

The biological study was under taken as a part of the EIA/EMP study report to understand the present status

of ecosystem prevailing in the study area, to compare it with past condition with the help of available data, to

predict changes in the biological environment as a result of present activities and to suggest measures for

maintaining its health.

A primary field survey was carried out within 10 km radius impact zone in and around the project area to

study the floral and faunal diversity of the terrestrial and aquatic environment of the study area.

3.9.2 Cropping pattern of the area

Shahjahanpur district is situated in south east of Rohilkhand division. It is a part of Tarai belt of upper

Gangetic region and falls under mid plain zone. The major crops grown in the district are wheat, paddy (rice),

pulses, sugarcane and groundnut. The horticulture crops of the district are mango and guava. Shahjahanpur

district is one of the major paddy producing districts of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the districts in U.P. selected

for development of Agri Export Zone for basmati rice. Prominent pulse crops grown in the district are gram,

pea and arhar. The kharif crops besides paddy are bajra, jowar and maize. Oilseeds viz. mustard and lahi are

also grown in the district.

[Source: https://shahjahanpur.nic.in]

Kharif crops Rabi Crops Name Approx percentage Name Approx percentage Sugarcane 75 % Sugar cane 70 % Rice 20 % Wheat 20 % Guar 2 % Cereals 2 % Vegetables 1 % Guar 2 % Others 2 % Vegetables 2 % Others 4%

Source: State: Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Contingency Plan for District: Shahjahanpur





3.9.3 Interpretation of Flora and fauna study

No Schedule I species was found in the core as well as buffer zone. No endangered or endemic species (as

notified in IUCN Red Data Book) are located within the study area. No migratory birds breed in the study

area. No Tiger Reserve/ Elephant Corridor/ Turtle breeding place is located within 10 km radius of the study

area.

Flora

The present baseline floristic study has been carried out to inventories floral composition in the study area.

Sampling stations were selected from project site and buffer zone of 10 km radial area around the core zone

for carrying out vegetation surveys and an inventory of various floral species. In order to understand the

composition of the vegetation, most of the plant species were identified in the field itself whereas the species

that could not be identified a specimen was collected along with their photographs for identification later

with the help of available published literature and floras of the region.

The vegetation of the district belongs to moist deciduous forest and presents very open form so that the

trees and shrubs are widely spaced. In the present study, a total of 96 trees, 6 exotic tree species, 356 shrubs

and herbs, one bamboo species and 16 grass species have been recorded.

Buffer zone of study area

In the buffer area of the project, many tree species recorded during field survey were Kanju (Holoptelea

integrifolia), Pankar (Ficus sp.), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Shahtoot (Morus alba), Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo),

Imli (Tamarindus indica), Jamun (Syzium cumini), Pipal (Ficus religiosa), Mahuwa (Madhu caindica), Eucalyptus

sp., Khajura (Phoeniz sylvestris) etc. Shrubby vegetation of this zone includes Aak (Calotropis procera), Cassia

tora, Cassia auriculata, Cassia occidentals and Lantana camera. In the herbaceous flora, Parthenium

hysterophorus, Argemone Mexicana, Cannabis sativa, Polugonum sp. and Euphorbia hirta were found

dominated along with grass species such as Cenchrusciliaris, Saccharum spontaneum, Cynodon dactylon,

Panicumantidotale, Desmostachya bipinnate etc. The list of plant species recorded in the study area is given

in Annexure 7.

Fauna

In order to study wild animals, avifauna, herpeto fauna of the project area, a normal systematic transect

sampling was done in different strata. Under this sampling, a 2 km long transect walks were carried out in the

different locations, and the avifauna and animals were recorded. In addition, information was collected by

inquiry with village people and secondary data from the Forest Department. A total of 8 mammal species, 4

rodent species, 28 bird species, one reptile species, 2 lizards’ species, one snake species and 4 species of

fishes were recorded from the study area. The common birds recorded from the study area were common

pigeon (Columba livia), Common myna (Acridotheres tristis), little egret (Egretta Alba), Cattle egret (Bubulcus

ibis), King fisher (Alcedo atthis bengalensis), black drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), House crow (Corvus

splendens), green bee-eater (Upapae pops), rose ringed paarakeet (Apus affinis) etc.





Conclusion

The study area has no reserve or protected forest or national park or sanctuaries. Therefore, the biodiversity

is medium in the study area due to dominance of anthropogenic activity in the study area. No Schedule 1

wild life species or rare and endangered species have been recorded from the study area.

3.10 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

In order to assess and evaluate the likely impacts arising out of new project in socio-economic environment,

it is necessary to gauge the status of the people in the surrounding areas. Socio-economic survey serves as

an effective tool for processing this requirement.

The Socio-Economic environment includes demography structure, population density, literacy level, and

employment levels. The data establish a baseline for the prediction of likely impacts of the proposed activity

on the socio-economic environment. Secondary information pertaining to the study area villages was

collected from government agencies, census data for the year 2011, and statistical abstracts to compile the

socio-economic data.

The study area (buffer zone) was categorized on the basis of the distance of the villages from project site.

The Primary zone relates to 0 to 3 km radius area, secondary zone 3-7 km and outer zone 7-10 km radius

area. The demography of study area is given below:

Background Information of the district

District Shahjahanpur is situated in South East of Rohilkhand Division. Ramganga, Garrah & Gomti are the

main rivers of district. The district has a population density of 685 inhabitants per square kilometre. Its

population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.00%. Agriculture is the main occupation of the

district.

Study Area

Study area (buffer zone) is the area within 10 km radius of the plant site. It covers 201 villages of 10 km

radius study area which falls in Tehsil Tilhar & Shahjahanpur District (Uttar Pradesh).

Comparative demography of State, District and Study area

The socio-economic parameters i.e. population growth, density, literacy etc. are important in determining the

impact of the proposed activity directly or indirectly on the human population of the study area. The

cumulative table showing the demography statistics of the state, district and study area is given below.

S. No. Particular Uttar Pradesh Shahjahanpur Study area 1. Area (sq. Km.) 243,286 4,575 314 2. No. of households 33448035 527501 41888 3. Population 199812341 3006538 239036 4. Sex ratio 912 901 883 5. Schedule caste 41357608 532673 50829 6. Schedule tribe 1134273 508 140 7. Literacy rate (%) 67.68 68.11 59.97 8. Male literacy (%) 77.28 72.48 70.00 9. Female literacy (%) 57.18 63.28 48.43 10. Working population (%) 32.94 29.68 28.98 11. Non-working population (%) 67.06 70.32 71.02

Source: Census, 2011





3.10.1 Description of study area

1. Population composition of study area

Zone wise population is shown in below graph. Male count (53.19%) is greater than female count (46.81%)

and is shown in below graph.

0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

Primary zone (0-3 km)

Secondary zone (3-7 km)

Outer zone (7-10 km)

29698

121450

87888

Popu

latio

n

Zone wise Population of Study Area

53.19%

46.81%

Male & Female Population in Study Area

Male

Female

Figure 3.12: Zone wise population of study area Figure 3.13: Male and Female population of stu

area


2. Vulnerable groups in the study area

There are particular groups who, for various reasons, are weak and vulnerable or have traditionally been

victims of violations and consequently require special protection for the equal and effective enjoyment of

their human rights. Such groups fall into reserve category and the Company has to take special measures to

uplift the social strata. In this section special provisions should be made for them.

In the overview of villages, schedule caste (S.C.) population is 50829 and 140 schedule tribe (ST) population

in the study area.

020000400006000080000

100000120000140000

Totalpopulation

Total SCpopulation

Total STpopulation

Otherpopulation

Primary zone(0-3 km) 29698 7251 29 22418Secondary zone (3-7 km) 121450 25218 111 96121Outer zone (7-10 km) 87888 18360 0 69528

Vulnerable Groups in the Study Area


Figure 3.14:Vulnerable groups in the study area

3. Literacy Rate in the study area

Literacy is traditionally understood as the ability to read, write, and use arithmetic. The modern term's

meaning has been expanded to include the ability to use language, numbers, images, computers, and other

basic means to understand, communicate, gain useful knowledge and use the dominant symbol systems of a

culture. Literacy denotes progress of a nation as a whole. The “multiplier effect” of literacy empowers people,





enables them to participate fully in society and contributes to improve livelihoods. Literacy is also a driver for

sustainable development in that it enables greater participation in the labour market; improved child and

family health and nutrition; reduces poverty and expands life opportunities. Cumulative literacy shows an

average of 59.97% as per Census 2011. The male literacy rate works out to be 70.00% whereas the female

literacy rate, which is an important indicator for social change, is observed to be 48.43% in the study area.

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.0070.0080.00

Literacy Rate Male Literacy Rate

Female Literacy Rate

Primary zone(0-3 km) 58.24 68.23 46.68

Secondary zone (3-7 km) 60.13 69.60 49.23

Outer zone (7-10 km) 61.55 72.17 49.36

Literacy Rate of the Study Area


Figure 3.15: Literacy Rate in the study area

4. Working forces in the study area

The economy of an area is defined by the occupational pattern and income level of the people in the area.

The occupational structure of residents in the study area is studied with reference to work category. The

population is divided occupation wise into three categories, viz., main workers, marginal workers and non-

workers. The workers include cultivators, agricultural labours, those engaged in household industry and other

services. Marginal workers are those workers engaged in some work for a period of less than 180 days during

the reference year. The non-workers include those engaged in unpaid household duties, students, retired

persons, dependents, beggars, vagrants etc. besides institutional inmates or all other non-workers who do

not fall under the above categories.

The study area has less working population according to Census 2011. The working population is 69264 out

of total population of 239036 and non-working population is 169772. The working and non-working

population has no balance and the status of the area needs to be improved on account of economy progress

of the nation.

Working force of the study area

Zones Total population

Total Working population

Total Main Workers

Total marginal Workers

Total Non-Workers

Primary zone (0-3 km) 29698 8854 7633 1221 20844 Secondary zone (3-7 km) 121450 34681 27237 7444 86769

Outer zone (7-10 km) 87888 25729 19609 6120 62159 Grand Total 239036 69264 54479 14785 169772






28.92%

71.08%

Working forces in the Study Area

Working population

Non working population


Figure 3.16: Working forces in the study area

Detailed demographic profile of villages falling in 10 km radius study area has been prepared based on

Census of India, 2011 and is incorporated as Annexure 8.

3.10.2 Baseline data & analysis of surveyed villages

Base line data was collected and analyzed by conducting a survey of the study area. The villages surveyed

were 12 in number. Two formats are provided where one is filled by Sarpanch of the village constituting the

whole village data and the others are filled household wise. There are 8 villages in core zone, 3 villages in

Secondary zone and 1 village in outer zone. Various factors depicting the present situation of villages has

been taken into account and presented graphically with proper details by secondary data (Census, 2011 basic

amenities) and survey formats.





Table: 3.20 Demographic Study of Surveyed Villages

Nam

e of

the

V

illag

e

No.

of

Hou

se

Hol

d

Tota

l Po

pula

tion

Tota

l Mal

e po

pula

tion

Tota

l Fem

ale

popu

lati

on

Sex

rati

o

SC P

opul

atio

n

ST p

opul

atio

n

Lite

racy

Rat

e

Mal

e Li

tera

cy

Rate

Fem

ale

Lite

racy

Ra

te

Tota

l Wor

king

Po

pula

tion

Mai

n W

orki

ng

popu

lati

on

Mar

gina

l W

orki

ng

Popu

lati

on

Non

Wor

king

Po

pula

tion

0-3 km

Babar 94 461 236 225 953 52 0 59.08 67.53 60.43 248 243 5 213

Azizpur 169 908 442 466 1054 760 0 52.82 64.61 42.01 328 328 0 580

Bahadurpur Khurd 241 1070 604 466 772 215 0 56.69 66.07 44.18 304 251 53 766

Dheerath 77 492 255 237 929 37 0 49.48 65.35 32.07 119 119 0 373

Pirthipur 707 4365 2476 1889 763 430 0 53.42 62.07 41.62 1223 1175 48 3142

Khiria 211 1245 657 588 895 25 0 70.50 83.78 56.71 325 300 25 920

Ghanshyampur Khurd 222 1338 692 646 934 254 0 46.45 53.59 38.75 349 196 153 989

Wazeerpur 99 469 256 213 832 25 0 57.76 69.77 43.26 143 95 48 326

Subtotal 1820 10348 5618 4730 892 1798 0 55.78 66.60 44.88 3039 2707 332 7309

3-7 km

Sanda Khas 871 4986 2675 2311 864 781 0 56.21 66.50 44.33 1657 1461 196 3329

Ram Pur 423 2410 1310 1100 840 261 0 61.65 71.80 49.72 604 334 270 1806

Kabirpur Kasganja 677 3706 1938 1768 912 634 0 59.91 69.34 49.51 959 903 56 2747

Subtotal 1971 11102 5923 5179 872 1676 0 59.26 69.21 47.85 3220 2698 522 7882

7-10 km

Baraura 370 2211 1174 1037 883 636 0 60.58 72.82 46.69 606 380 226 1605

Subtotal 370 2211 1174 1037 883 636 0 60.58 72.82 46.69 606 380 226 1605

Grand total 4161 23661 12715 10946 882 4110 0 58.54 69.54 46.47 6865 5785 1080 16796 Source: Census of India, 2011





1) Population distribution

As per analysis of the primary data & secondary data the distribution of population varies from place to

place. In the study area, Male literacy is higher in each village as compared to female literacy rate. The sex

ratio of surveyed villages is 882. Total household population comes out to be 23661. The percentage of male

population is 53.74% and female population is 46.26%.

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Primary zone(0-3 km)

Secondary zone (3-7 km)

Outer zone (7-10 km)

1034811102

2211Popu

latio

n

Zone wise Population of Surveyed Villages

53.74

46.26

Male & Female Population of Surveyed Villages

Male Female


Figure 3.17:Population composition of surveyed villages

2) Vulnerable Group

The surveyed villages have no schedule tribe population. The category falling in unreserved category shows

the major occupancy in the area i.e. 82.63% of the total population and schedule caste counts for 17.37% of

the total population.

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Total population

Total SC population

Total ST population

Other population

Primary zone (0-3 km) 10348 1798 0 8550

Secondary zone (3-7 km) 11102 1676 0 9426

Outer zone (7-10 km) 2211 636 0 1575

Vulnerable Groups in Surveyed Villages


Figure 3.18: Vulnerable Groups in surveyed villages

3) Literacy Level

In the surveyed villages male literacy is greater than female literacy rate. The Company will be making efforts

in order to fill the lacunae and indirectly contribute to the progress of the nation. As per the study, the

literacy rate is .58.54% in the surveyed villages and there is a need of creating awareness to reach the

ultimate goal of 100%. From the survey, it is clear that the literacy rate of female is lower as compared to

male population. Male and female literacy rate of villages vary from place to place. In a nutshell, female

literacy level has to be enhanced to provide a balance in the society and pace towards economic progress of

the area.





0.00

25.00

50.00

75.00

100.00

Literacy Rate

Male Literacy

Rate

Female Literacy

RatePrimary zone (0-3 km) 55.78 66.60 44.88

Secondary zone (3-7 km) 59.26 69.21 47.85

Outer zone (7-10 km) 60.58 72.82 46.69

Literacy Rate in Surveyed Villages


Figure 3.19:Literacy rate in surveyed villages

4) Economic Activities

The total working population and non-working population of surveyed villages is 6865 (29.01%) and

16796(70.99%) respectively in the study area.

29.01%

70.99%

Working forces in Surveyed Villages

Working population

Non working population


Figure 3.20: Working force in surveyed villages

The graphs shown above on the basis of information obtained from surveyed villages, it is easily deduced

that the percentage of total working population is low and dependent population is high. This indicator

shows that the economic conditions in the area are not good. They require livelihood opportunities to

upgrade their economic status and fulfill basic needs. The proposed distillery will provide some direct

employment to the local people and there will also be opportunity for self-employment generation, thus

helping with the unemployment.

3.10.3 Socio-Economic Status

1) Annual income from various source

The Income & Expenditure of an area is defined by the occupational pattern and income level of the people

in the area. The occupational structure of residents in the study area is studied with reference to income

sources. Most of the people involved in agriculture and wage labour. As per surveyed data it is shown that

maximum expenditure goes to food, agriculture, education and transport section.





Table 3.21 Expenditure pattern of Surveyed villages

Source of expenditure Percentage

Food 42.6

Fuel 4.52

Education 8.02

Clothing 10.21

Medicines 5.56

Rent 0.0

Farming 17.13

Poultry and Dairy 0.0

Transportation 5.37

Entertainment 4.65

Smoking and Tobacco consumption 0.0

Alcohol consumption 0.0

Extra 1.94 Source: Socio-economy formats

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

35.00

40.00

45.00 42.60

4.52

8.0210.21

5.56

17.13

5.37 4.651.94

Expe

nditu

re %

Expenditure pattern of surveyed villages

Source: Socio-economy formats

Figure 3.21: Expenditure pattern of surveyed villages

Expenditure Pattern of surveyed villages

The figure above depicts the expenditure pattern of surveyed villages. Most of the villagers spend their

earning in food (42.6%) and farming activities (17.13%). Educational Expenditure can be improved after the

betterment of educational facilities in the area which is required for the improvement of literacy rate of the

villages.

2) Basic Amenities

A better network of physical infrastructure facilities (well-built roads, rail links, irrigation, power and

telecommunication, information technology, market-network and social infrastructure support, viz. health

and education, water and sanitation) is essential for the development of the rural economics.





A review of infrastructure facilities available in the area has been done based on the information from base

line survey of the study area. The data on various aspects are given zone wise and basic amenities available in

the area are described in the subsequent sections.

A) Education

As per the socio-economic survey, most of villages in the secondary and outer zone have schools only up to

primary level and middle level whereas the count decreases for secondary and senior secondary. The

company will make efforts to improve the educational facilities and will continue its efforts in near future

also. The higher educational facilities i.e. Senior Secondary Schools are less in the surveyed villages but there

are nearest facilities available in nearby town and city area where higher education can be opted. The table

below shows educational facilities in the surveyed villages.

Table 3.22

Educational facilities in the surveyed villages

Zones for surveyed villages

No. of villages

Pre-Primary school

Primary School

Middle School

Secondary School

Senior Secondary

School

Govt. Pvt. Govt. Pvt. Govt. Pvt. Govt. Pvt. Govt. Pvt.

0 - 3 Km 8 0 2 9 4 7 4 0 2 0 1

3 - 7 Km 3 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0

7 - 10 Km 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total 12 0 4 12 4 10 4 1 2 0 1 Source: Census of India, 2011

B) Health Facilities

In the surveyed villages, there are no health facilities available in secondary and outer zones. Chronic diseases

like diabetes, arthritis, asthma and water borne diseases were found in surveyed villages. The company

should take necessary steps to establish and develop health facilities in the zones.

Table 3.23

Health Facilities in surveyed villages


No. of villages

Primary Health Centre

Primary Health Sub

Centre

Maternity and Child Welfare

Centre

Hospital Allopathic

Hospital Alternative Medicine

0 - 3 Km 8 NA NA A NA NA 3 - 7 Km 3 NA NA NA NA NA 7 - 10 Km 1 NA NA NA NA NA

Source: Census of India, 2011

C) Other Infrastructure Facilities

Infrastructure of any area reveals the internal and external progress of it. If the infrastructure is not well

developed then people who are residing there have to find certain options outside that place and in turn loss

is incurred in one way or the other. There is a hindrance factor in economy that grows rapidly if proper

measures are not taken. The district has fair availability of good infrastructure facilities but the surveyed

villages in all the zones are lagging behind in such benefits.





Table 3.24

Infrastructure facilities

Zone

No.

of

Vill

ages

Post

Off

ice

Tele

phon

e (la

ndlin

es)&

M

obile

Pho

ne C

over

age

Inte

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Caf

es /

Com

mon

Se

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e Ce

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(CSC

)

Publ

ic B

us S

ervi

ce

Railw

ay S

tati

on

Aut

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Taxi

Sta

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Nat

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Stat

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Maj

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ict

Road

Com

mer

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Ban

k

Coop

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ive

Bank

Publ

ic D

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Syst

em (P

DS)

Sho

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Nut

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Cen

ters

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Com

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Cent

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Use

Po

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Sup

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for

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0-3 km

8 NA A A A NA

A A A NA

NA A NA NA A A NA NA

A A

3-7 km

3 NA A NA A NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

A A A NA A A A NA

A A

7-10 km

1 NA NA NA NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA NA

NA NA A A NA NA

A A

*A: Available *NA: Not available Source: Census of India, 2011

(i) Drinking Water Facility

Village people are availing drinking water facilities generally from the hand pump, open well, tube well and

tap. Tap water is not available in the zones which should be improved.

Table 3.25

Water facilities in surveyed villages


Tap Water

Hand Pump

Tube Wells/Borehole

River/Canal Tank/Pond/Lake Open Drainage

0 - 3 Km NA A A A A A

3 - 7 Km NA A A A A A

7 - 10 Km NA A A NA NA A

*A: Available *NA: Not available


(ii) Transport Facilities

The study area is served by road transport. Most of the villages are not connected by public bus service,

autos or taxis in the secondary and outer zone. The area has average road network having SH-29 (~ 3.0 km in

West direction) and MDR in core and secondary zones. There are no railway stations near the plant site.

(iii) Post and Telegraphs

The study area has a below average level of post services. There are no Post Offices in the study area. The

study area is served by adequate telephone and mobile network excluding the outer zone where no services

are available.





(iv) Electrification in the area

All villages in the study area are electrified. Electricity is available for domestic, commercial, industrial

agricultural and public lighting purposes.

3.10.4 Need based assessment of surveyed villages

A random survey of 12 villages in the study area was conducted i.e. 8 villages in the core zone (0-3 km), 3

villages in the secondary zone (3-7 km) and 3 village in the outer zone (7-10 km) which helped to assess the

basic needs of villagers. It briefed about the socio-economic condition of the villagers, existing infrastructure

facilities, needs of various sections of the community and accordingly formulate the strategies leading to the

development of the area based on the findings of the study. Therefore, village wise detailed need assessment

is done below:

S. No.

Village Needs identified

Primary Zone (0-3 km) 1 Babar Employment Opportunities, Better Educational Facilities, Transportation Development including

Road Networks, Hospitals and Health Centres, minimal power cuts, Banking Facilities 2 Azizpur Employment Opportunities, Educational & Health Facilities, Electrification, Better Transportation

Facilities, Skill Development Programmes for Farmers, Community Halls, Proper Drinking Water Facilities

3 Bahadurpur Khurd

Employment Opportunities, Better Educational Facilities, Better Transportation Facilities including Roads, Drinking Water, Skill Development Programmes for Farmers, Banking Facilities

4 Dheerath Better Educational Facilities, Skill Development Programmes for Farmers, Transportation Development including Road Networks, Employment Opportunities, Banking Facilities

5 Pirthipur Employment Opportunities, Educational & Health Facilities, Drinking Water Facilities including repairing of pipeline system, Better Transportation Facilities, Minimal Power Cuts

6 Khiria Employment Opportunities, Better Educational Facilities, Skill Development Programmes for Farmers, Transportation Development including Road Networks, Drinking Water Facilities

7 Ghanshyampur Khurd

Employment Opportunities, Educational Facilities, Banking Facilities., Hospitals and Health Centres, Development including Road Networks

8 Wazeerpur Employment Opportunities, Educational Facilities, Banking Facilities., Hospitals and Health Centres

Secondary Zone (3-7 km) 9 Sanda Khas Employment Opportunities, Better Educational Facilities, Skill Development Programmes for

Farmers, Drinking Water Facilities, Paved Roads 10 Ram Pur Employment Opportunities, Safe Drinking Water Opportunities, Health Centre, Educational

Facilities 11 Kabirpur

Kasganja Better Educational & Health Facilities, Paved Roads, Employment Opportunities & Safe Drinking Water Facilities, Banking Facilities

Outer Zone (7-10 km) 12 Baraura Educational Facilities, Employment Opportunities, Health Facilities, Banking Facilities, Safe

Drinking Water Opportunities Source: Socio-economy formats

Assessment

By a random survey of some villages in the study area, the following needs of the people which are essential

for life and quality of living have come to light.

i. Lack of Education facilities

ii. Lack of proper drinking water facilities





iii. Lack of Employment opportunities

iv. Absence of Health centres or hospitals

v. Lack of Banking facilities

vi. Lack of Community Centres

Photographs showing basic amenities and socio-economic surveys being done:

Socio-economic surveys being done

Schools in the Study Area





Health center

3.10.5 Inference of the studied surrounding area

The socio-economic condition of the study area assessed on the base of surveyed villages gives clear picture

of its population, average household size, literacy rate, sex ratio etc. Schedule caste population is significantly

more in comparison to schedule tribe. Most part of population is suffering from the lack of job to run their

day to day life and some areas lack the basic facilities. Most of villages have road connectivity and fair bus

facilities. Some private bus operators operate transport service. The infrastructure and amenities available in

the area denotes the economic well-being of the region. The study area as a whole possesses below average

infrastructural facilities. In comparison with the facilities available in other parts of the districts; amenities like

higher education, maternity health, and potable drinking water could be strengthened. The socio-economic

analysis of the study area shows that in terms of education and employment sectors could be improved. With

a high dependency ratio the overall socio-economic status of the target population could improve with

increase in work participation rate. The project would lead to direct and indirect employment opportunities.

The unskilled and semi-skilled categories of labor will be available from the nearby villages and towns.

Further, many of the agricultural laborers will be attracted to take up the steady, round the year employment

at industry site. The installation of this project would provide such opportunities for them. Hence, the long-

term positive impacts on socio-economic conditions of the area are anticipated.

3.10.6 Recommendation and Suggestion

Effort should be made to improve the female literacy rate in the rural areas, which is the most

important need for rural development.

Vocational training could be encouraged amongst the rural people, including women and

unemployed youth, to get training in various activities and generate self-employment or skills for

various job opportunities in the study and nearby areas.

Project proponent could conduct professional skills development programme for business

opportunities for the local people.

Knowledge and Awareness camps could be organized to provide knowledge of Government schemes

and loan or subsidies for self-employment, agriculture and allied activities in the area.

Provide health care, hospitals and ambulance facility in more villages to make the people get easy





access to medical facilities.

Maternity facilities need improvement to avoid going far off places.

On the basis of qualification and skills, local youths shall be employed in the project with employment

generated in the construction and operational phases.

Explore providing awareness of veterinary facilities/treatment in the region.

Provide water treatment plant for good and healthy drinking water.

3.10.7 Interpretation of socio economy study

The socio-economic analysis of the study area for the observed villages give clear picture of its population,

average household size, literacy rate, and sex ratio etc. A part of population is suffering from lack of

permanent job to run their day to day life and get basic facilities.

The infrastructure and amenities available in the area denote the economic wellbeing of the region. The

study area as a whole possesses average infrastructural facilities. The proposed Project will contribute

towards the improvement of the socio-economic status of the surrounding areas.

MIPL is committed to contribute in the development of basic needs of the local area & will do a good

amount of work in order to uplift the social & economic structure of the area. The company will carry out

various activities under the CER in the nearby area like Sustainable Livelihood, Women Empowerment,

Education, Health & safety, Social Infrastructure, Sustainable Development & Social Issues and its

contribution towards social upliftment will be continued in future as well. The above issues will be taken into

consideration and as per their relevance and importance to life and living standards; some of them will be

taken up as the focus areas for upcoming CER activities for which maximum percentage of total project cost

has already been allotted. After the conduction of public hearing also, major issues have been taken up and

the budgetary allocation has been made according to the budget earmarked towards CER activities.

3.11 CONCLUSION

The environment baseline study was conducted in the study area during Summer Season (March to May,

2019). Abiotic factors including air, water and soil were studied for the core & buffer zone. It was found that

most of the parameters were within the limits as per the Indian Standards. In general, there is no major threat

to the quality of the major components of environment. Similarly, the study for the biotic factors was

conducted. Hence, it can be concluded that the present environment status of the study area is good enough

for the proposed project. Adoption of adequate pollution control measures will protect the surrounding

environment.


Chapter-IV of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER - IV

ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

4.1 INTRODUCTION

The impact assessment focuses on the study area within 10 km radius around the project site. The

anticipated environmental impacts of the proposed installation of distillery and co-generation power project

would be due to constructional & operational activities.

These operations can disturb the environment in various ways, such as change in air, noise level, water & soil

quality of that particular area. While for the purpose of development and economic upliftment of people,

there is need for establishment of industries, but these have to be environment friendly. Therefore, it is

essential to assess the impacts of proposed project on different environmental parameters, so that

abatement measures could be planned in advance for eco-friendly operation in the area. Chapter 3 provided

the information on the baseline environmental conditions at the proposed project site for various

parameters, while Chapter 4 provides the various pollution loads and stressors that could impact the

environment and their mitigation measures which will be implemented by the company.

4.2 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED PROJECT

Impacts of any project activity have been divided according to the temporal scale into ‘Impacts during

Construction Phase’ and ‘Impacts during Operation Phase’.

The environmental impacts of the project will be caused due to activities to be carried out during

construction and operation phase. Construction activities spread over pre-construction, machinery

installation and commissioning stages, which ends with the induction of manpower and start-up. During the

operation phase, impacts would be mostly permanent and irreversible in nature.

4.3 EVALUATION OF IMPACTS

The impact of the proposed project would be assessed on the basis of their characteristics i.e. nature, type,

extent, duration, intensity & frequency and its significance.

Characteristics of Impacts

The impact is described in terms of its characteristics such as nature, type etc. Impact characteristics are

given in Table below.

Table - 4.1 Impact Characteristics

Characteristic Classification Description

Nature Positive impact When impact is considered to represent improvement to baseline or introduce a new positive factor/change.

Negative impact When impact is considered to represent adverse change from the baseline or introduce a new undesirable factor/change.

Neutral When there is no impact to represent any change from the baseline and not introducing any new factor/change.

Type Direct impact Resulting from a direct interaction between a project activity and the receiving




Characteristic Classification Description environment / receptors.

Indirect impact Resulting from other activities that happened as a consequence of the project.

Cumulative impact

Impacts that act together with other impacts (including those from concurrent or planned future third-party activities) to affect the same resources and/or receptors as the Project.

Extent Project Area When impact due to the project related activities is restricted within the premises of project area i.e. core zone.

Local When impact due to the project related activities is restricted within the immediate surroundings i.e. up to 3 km radius.

Zonal When impact due to the project related activities is restricted within the study area i.e. up to 10 km radius.

Regional When an impact due to the project activity extends within as well as beyond 10 km radius.

Duration Short - term When the impact is usually temporary or last for a short time or will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.

Long- term When impact would occur during the development of the project and either takes a long time or lasts a long time or cause a permanent change in the affected receptor/resource.

Intensity Low When resulting in slight changes of prevailing baseline conditions and quality of existing physical environment is good. Ecological environment as well as human receptors are not likely to be affected due to the proposed project activity.

Medium When resulting in changes of prevailing baseline conditions which are within the benchmark norms and quality of existing physical environment shows some signs of stress. Ecological environment as well as human receptors could be sensitive to change in quality of prevailing baseline condition, but human receptors retain an ability to adapt to change.

High When resulting in changes of prevailing baseline conditions which are exceeding the benchmark norms and quality of existing physical environment is already under stress. Ecological environment as well as human receptors would be impacted to the larger extent and the ability of human receptors to adapt to changes would be undermined.

Frequency Remote (R) When resulting in remote or one-off chance of an event due to an activity on a receptor/ resource.

Occasional (O) When an impact due to an activity is occurring intermittently from time to time on a receptor/resource.

Periodic (P) When an impact due to an activity is resulting on periodic basis for a week or a month on a resource/receptor.

Continuous (C) When an impact due to an activity is continuously resulting on a resource/receptor.

Significance of Impacts

Impacts are described in terms of ‘significance’. Significance is a function of the magnitude & sensitivity /

importance of the impact.




Classification of impact significance is given in Table below.

Table - 4.2 Significance of Impact

Significance Description

Insignificant Negligible impact or where a resource or receptor (including people) will not be affected in any way by a particular activity, or the predicted effect is deemed to be ‘negligible’ or ‘imperceptible’ or is indistinguishable from natural background variations.

Minor Where an effect will be experienced, but the impact is well within accepted standards/guidelines with or without mitigation.

Moderate Where an effect will be experienced and the impact is within accepted standards/guidelines with mitigation.

Major Impact where an accepted limit or standard may be exceeded or the impact occurs to the highly valued/sensitive resource/receptors.

Irreversible and Irretrievable commitments of environmental components

Determining the irreversible and irretrievable commitment of the resources is one of the major stages of

impact evaluation, which gives an understanding about the potential impacts that are likely to affect future

generations of the area and facilitates for adoption of proper mitigation measure regarding the same.

Table - 4.3 Irreversible and Irretrievable commitments of environmental components

Commitment of resources

Description

Irreversible Irreversible commitment of resources refers to the impact or loss of the resources that cannot be recovered or reversed. Irreversible is a term that describes the loss of future options. It applies primarily to the impacts of use of non-renewable resources or to those factors that are renewable only over long periods of time.

Irretrievable Irretrievable is a term that applies to the loss of production, harvest, or use of natural resources. Irretrievable commitment of resources may be considered as the loss of resources as a result of change (both reversible & irreversible) due to any project activity that cannot be regained or recovered.

4.3.1 INTERACTION MATRIX

The interaction matrix enables a methodical identification of the potential interactions each project activity

may have on the range of resources/receptors within the Area of Influence for the Project. The interaction

matrix for the project activities and likely impacted resources/receptors is presented in Table - 4.4 which

covers potential interactions, regardless of probability of occurrence. The matrix consists of a list of

resources/ receptors that could be affected against a list of project activities.

Entries in the matrix cells are tick marked to indicate whether:

An interaction is not reasonably expected (blank); The interaction is reasonably possible and may lead to

potential impact (tick marked).





S. No.

Project activity Pre- Construction phase Construction phase Operation phase Miscellaneous phase

Likely Impacted Resources/ Receptors

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A. Physical 1. Air Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 2. Odour Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 3. Noise Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 4. Land Use Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 5. Topography Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 6. Geology Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 7. Drainage pattern 8. Surface Water 9. Ground Water Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 10. Soil Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 11 Traffic load Ö Ö B. Biological 1. Flora Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 2. Fauna Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 3. NP/WLS/BR/reserv

es/Forests etc.

C. Social / Socio-Economic

1. Demography Ö 2. Physical

Displacement

3. Land Use (w.r.t. Ö Ö Ö Ö





S. No.

Project activity Pre- Construction phase Construction phase Operation phase Miscellaneous phase

Likely Impacted Resources/ Receptors

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Population influx) 4. Habitation Ö Ö 5. Economy &

Livelihood Ö Ö Ö

6. Social & Cultural Structure

Ö Ö

7. Infrastructure and public services

Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö

8. Public Health Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 9. Agriculture Ö Ö Ö 10. Transport

infrastructure Ö Ö Ö Ö

D. Occupational Health

1. Injury Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 2. Health Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 3. Non-routine risk Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö

Show no interactions is reasonably Show interactions reasonably possible with one of the outcomes may lead to potential impact

Ö





According to the interactions identified between project activities and resource/receptors as described in the

above table, it is evident that the following aspects are likely to have impact due to the distillery project and

therefore, to be considered for Impact Assessment:

Table: 4.4 Likely Impacted Resources / Receptors

S. No. Likely Impacted Resources / Receptors

A. Physical Air

Odour

Noise

Land Use

Topography

Geology

Ground Water

Soil

Traffic load

B. Biological environment Flora

Fauna

C. Socio economic environment

Habitation & Demography

Land use (w.r.t. population influx)

Economy & Livelihood

Social & Cultural Structure

Infrastructure & Public Services

Public Health

Agriculture

Transport Infrastructure

D. Occupation Health & Safety

Injury

Health

Non-Routine Risk Source: Interaction Matrix

The impacts of distillery on various environmental parameters were assessed and are given below:

4.4 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE & PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

During construction phase, the activities related to land de-weeding, leveling of site and construction of

building structures and installation of machineries and equipment will lead to emission of particulate matter

emissions. Construction activities will temporarily alter the environment of the nearby areas due to

movement of heavy machineries and vehicles.

4.4.1 Impact on topography and land use & mitigation measures

The area identified for the distillery unit is almost flat and not much of leveling work is expected. Topography

of the land is generally plain and present land use is agricultural. Total plant area is 12.328 ha (30.462 acres).

The core area constitutes open land majorly and some plantation/vegetation is also found.





The present land use of the proposed project site is open agricultural land which will be converted to

industrial land after installation of distillery. Land use intensity will increase as the area which is an open

agricultural land will be transformed into industrial land and commercialization of the industry will increase.

The change will be permanent and it will be a positive and irreversible change on land use and topography.

There are no human settlements in the project area as the land is already industrial and no R & R is required.

Mitigation measures

All earth work will be completed in such a way so that the soil erosion and carryover of the materials

in other areas are protected.

Excavated soil will be stored properly to avoid the spread of wind-blown dust and shall be reused for

backfilling, landscape development and greenbelt development.

Proper disposal of construction debris will be maintained so that top soil is not contaminated at the

construction place.

The packaging materials which may consist of wooden boxes and jute wrappers will be stored at

suitable place and disposed off suitably.

The sewage of domestic routine will be treated properly and garbage if any shall be utilized to make a

compost to avoid the impact of these pollutants on the land.

4.4.2 Impact on air quality & mitigation measures

The main sources of dust emissions during the construction phase are the movement of equipment at site

leveling, grading, earthwork and foundation works. Exhaust emissions from vehicles and equipment to be

deployed during the construction phase is also likely to result in marginal increase in the levels of SO2, NOx

and CO. The impact will be for short duration. This will be confined within the project boundary and is

expected to be negligible outside the project boundary. The impact will, however, be reversible, marginal and

temporary in nature and mitigation measures will be taken as below.

Mitigation measures

Construction equipment having PUC Certificate will be deployed during the activity to restrict exhaust

emission.

Proper maintenance of vehicles and construction equipment will help in controlling the gaseous

emissions.

Water sprinkling on roads and construction site will prevent fugitive dust.

Proper coverage with tarpaulin of all construction material.

A separate storage area will be demarcated for construction material to confine the dust dispersion.

Temporary barricading structures shall be provided to reduce carryover of particulates away from the

construction area.

Ideal running of machinery and vehicles will be avoided.

Proper PPEs will be provided to workers to avoid accumulation of dust in respiratory tracts and

prevent air borne diseases.





4.4.3 Impact on noise environment & mitigation measures

During construction phase, noise will be generated due to following activities/ processes:

Movement/ operation of transport and construction vehicles/ equipment.

Transportation of equipment, materials and people.

Other important activities involved in construction stage such as excavation, earthmoving,

compaction, concrete mixing, crane operation, steel erection, mechanical/electrical installation.

The noise generated will be high due to construction activities, high noise levels can cause irritation

and gradual hearing loss to construction laborer’s if high levels of noise are continuously present.

Sudden exposure can cause irritation in ear drums and sudden loss in hearing whereas long term

exposure will result in gradual ENT problems. Though the noise generation during construction phase

will be temporary and will be limited to the project site but workers who are directly exposed to it can

have problems related to it.

Mitigation measures

The vehicles used for movement will be taken for preventive maintenance to reduce noise generation.

The construction labors will be provided with adequate personal protective equipment.

Continuous exposure of workers will be avoided by alternating the duties on daily basis.

4.4.4 Impact on water quality & mitigation measures

The water requirement during the construction phase would be approximately 200 KLD which will be easily

sourced from ground water. Water requirement has been cited mainly for preparation & mixing of concrete,

cooling of construction equipment, usage in spray and sprinklers for dust suppression etc. Water will be

stored in RCC tank / overhead and used in civil construction, canteen, besides domestic use by construction

workers. Water is a resource and its depletion can certainly affect the concerned areas. Moreover,

construction debris and domestic waste, if discharged in water bodies nearby can affect the aquatic flora and

fauna to a great extent. If waste water generated during construction activities is discharged on ground, then

it can reach the ground water table by leaching and affect the soil quality as well as ground water quality will

also be compromised.

Mitigation measures

Domestic waste water will be disposed off in soak pit via septic tank.

Storm water drains will be made immediately after starting construction activity.

Construction workers will be brought from nearby villages so that domestic water is saved in many

ways due to temporary requirements only.

The drains will be properly aligned in conformity with the site drainage pattern so that the alteration is

kept to the minimum and flooding or soil erosion does not occur.

Sedimentation pits will be provided at appropriate location to trap the silt laden runoff water and

prevent excessive silt from going outside.





The storm water drains will be diverted to a water reservoir to collect the runoff. This stored water will

be utilized for civil construction purpose.

No discharge of any kind will be done inside or outside plant premises in any water body.

No discharge of waste water generated during construction activity will be done on soil or land area.

Thus, there will not be any discharge from the site which can have any impact on the water quality and no

effluent will be discharged.

4.4.5 Impact on soil & mitigation measures

During construction activity, the impact on soil will be limited to the construction site only. Impact on soil

during construction would be mainly due to the left-out construction material. If construction material will be

disposed off on land then it can modify the soil quality to various extent and top soil will get affected which

will result in loss of fertility. There will be deteriorating soil quality and decrease in vegetation abundance. It

will result in pH, alkalinity, heavy metal content modifications and can affect the vegetation growth of that

area.

Mitigation measures

Construction wastes will be segregated as much as possible at site itself to increase the feasibility of

recycling concrete and masonry as filling material and steel pieces as saleable scrap.

Litter disposal and collection points will be established around the work sites.

Empty packaging materials, drums, glass, tin, paper, plastic, pet bottles, wood, thermocol and other

packaging materials, etc. will be disposed through recyclers.

No dumping on open grounds will be accepted and strict instructions will be given to workers for not

disposing any solid or liquid wastes.

4.4.6 Impact on socio-economic environment

The social impact during the construction stage will be of beneficial nature. More than 200 people will get

employment during the construction stage on daily average basis. Proposed project will result in growth of

the surrounding areas by increased direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region including

ancillary development and supporting infrastructure. In addition to the opportunity of getting employment

in construction work, the local population would also have employment opportunities in related activities like

petty commercial establishments, small contracts and supply of construction materials etc.

Local people will be given preference for employment on the basis of their skill and experience. Further, the

project will also lead to the development of market, trade centers, activities etc.

4.5 ANTICIPATED IMPACTS DURING OPERATION PHASE AND PROPOSED MITIGATION MEASURES

The process involved in the proposed project has varying impacts on the different components of the

environment. All these impacts will be considered for impact assessment and accordingly the mitigation

measures will be adopted. The design basis for all process units will lay special emphasis on measures to

minimize the impact at source itself.





4.5.1 Impact on land topography and suggested mitigation measures

Total project area is 30.462 acres (12.328 hectares) and it has been acquired by the company already. The

conversion of land (agricultural to industrial) is under process. The land use of the project area will be

industrial after installation of distillery.

The commercial value and productivity of the area will change due to installation of molasses based

distillery. The project will give way to development of greenbelt, as such the greenbelt and plantation

percentage of core zone will be modified. There will be a slight increase in the vehicular movement due to

the proposed installation activity which may cover the agriculture land in parking, temporary hutments,

service shops; that would be indirect impact on agriculture land. All changes are temporary and will be

confined to plant site only.

Besides, no adverse impact on the surrounding land is anticipated. It will be ensured that there would be no

effluent discharge from the plant during operation and management will adopt best practice measures for

100% recycling the effluent after treatment in process.

4.5.2 Impact on air quality and suggested mitigation measures

During operation phase, air emissions both gaseous and fugitive will be on account of process emissions

from stacks of boiler unit, fermentation process, D.G. Sets as well as transportation of men and material. The

industrial gases like Sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides if released into the atmosphere result into formation

of acids like sulphuric acid and nitric acids and when rainfall occurs, they affect the environment in

devastating ways. These gases remain in the atmosphere during winters and form a part of smog that

damages the respiratory tract of individuals coming into ambient environment. The gases tend to remain at

ground level due to cold winds which are higher in density and form a layer which can harm human

respiratory system in various ways. Asthma, bronchitis are severe diseases that can be caused from long term

exposure. The company will implement effective measures in order to prevent such gases being released in

the environment and implement following measures:

Impact Evaluation for Ambient Air Quality

Impact evaluation element Change of air quality due to operational phase of project Potential effect/ concern Impact on health of humans and nearby biological/ecological receptors due to line and

point sources of air emissions including fugitive dust emissions. Characteristics of Impacts Nature Positive Negative Neutral

Ö Type Direct Indirect Cumulative

Ö Extent Project Area Local Zonal Regional

Ö Duration Short - term Long- term

Ö Intensity Low Medium High

Ö Frequency Remote (R) Occasional (O) Periodic (P) Continuous (C)

Ö Significance of Impact

Significance Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Ö





A) Stack Emissions

In order to carry out efficient dispersion of gaseous pollutants, desired velocity of emission shall be

ensured through proper functioning of FD/ID fans.

Optimum air-fuel ratio (AFR) in the Co-generation Power Plant shall be ensured throughout the

operation period.

Sampling port & monitoring point and online monitoring system shall be provided at prescribed stack

height.

Proper stack height of D.G. sets shall be maintained.

Sulphur content in coal should not exceed 0.5 %.

ESP will be installed with the specifications as prescribed along with adequate stack height and online

monitoring system.

Carbon dioxide plant is suggested to be installed in order to collect carbon dioxide, liquefy it and sell

to industry.

B) Fugitive emissions

Transportation: Movement of heavy trucks/vehicles on the roads generates substantial quantity of

dust. This is due to the presence of dust over the road, which is carried away by the wind.

Fuel handling-The handling of bagasse/rice husk/coal generates dust that disperses in the ambient

environment and sustains for long hours.

Fly ash handling- The respirable pollutants released from fly ash handling can affect the normal

respiratory behaviors and harm the nearby flora by blocking the stomata pores.

Fly ash remains in environment for long hours, as such inhalation by humans can cause accumulation

inside respiratory systems and can cause inhalation problems. The flora present in the area will get

affected by long term deposition on leaves surfaces and can cause blockage of stomatal pores.

Wilting of leaves of plants primarily exposed to fly ash can be seen. Deposition of ash on soil surface

can reach to ground water and can cause contamination beyond acceptable extents. The dispersion

of fly ash can also cause accumulation in treated waste water and can cause contamination of treated

waste water.

Mitigation measures

Ash quenching will be carried out compulsorily during storage as well as transportation so that

dispersion is hindered to some extent.

Closed loop to collect fly ash has been envisaged.

All the internal roads will be paved to control fugitive emissions.

Covered enclosures will be provided for the raw materials while transportation via trucks/trolleys.

Covered conveyor belts will be there to prevent dispersion of dust at various transfer points.

Vehicles and machineries will be regularly maintained. Proper upkeep and maintenance of vehicles will

be done.

Ash from silo will be transferred in transport vehicles directly with efficient arrangement to prevent

dusting or air borne particulates.





Adequate greenbelt will be developed in the plant area. Greenbelt acts as a surface for settling of dust

particles and thus reduces the concentration of particulate matter in the air.

Engines of idle vehicle machineries/equipment shall be turned off.

Use of low-emission vehicles and wherever feasible, construction equipment powered by electricity

shall be preferred.

The overall quality of the ambient air will be maintained within the limit prescribed by CPCB/SPCB after

the commencement of the operations of proposed project.

C) Odor problems and mitigation measures

Odor is a problem in the distillery plant due to typical odor compounds like alcohol, iso-amyl &iso-

butyl alcohol (fusel oils) & H2S. The odour problems are the prime cause of irritation to people

working in plant site. Though foul odour may not cause direct damage to health, toxic stimulants of

odour may cause ill health or respiratory symptoms. Secondary effects, in some, may be nausea,

insomnia and discomfort. Very strong odour can result in nasal irritation, trigger symptoms in

individuals with breathing problems or asthma. Following mitigation measures will be undertaken to

prevent odour problems:

Odour absorbing greenbelt all around the periphery of the plant will be developed and maintained.

The distillery will be based on well proven environment friendly technology of incineration. Hence,

bio-composting will not be carried out and no odour issues.

Efficient CO2 scrubbing to avoid carryover of alcohol vapours & other fumes

Regular steaming of all fermentation equipment.

Longer storages of any product/by-products will be avoided & use of efficient biocides to control

bacterial contamination.

Regular use of disinfectants in the drains to avoid generation of putrefying micro-organisms.

Uses of leak proof technology like mechanical seal is to be employed in pumping system.

4.5.2.1 Air quality impact prediction through mathematical modelling

The present study assesses the impact on air environment due to the proposed Molasses based distillery

along with Co-generation power plant. This report gives the peak incremental ground level concentrations of

PM10, PM2.5, SO2 & NOx up to a distance of 10 km radius from the project site. The concentrations have

been predicted in all directions based on local climate. Spatial distributions of all the pollutants are also

presented in the form of isopleths.

4.5.2.1.1 Air pollution modeling software

Prediction of impacts on air environment has been carried out employing mathematical model based on a

steady state Gaussian plume dispersion model designed for multiple point sources for short term. In the

present case, AERMOD version 8.1 dispersion model based on steady state Gaussian plume dispersion,

designed for multiple sources and developed by United States Environmental Protection Agency [USEPA] has

been used for simulations from industrial sources. The model uses rural dispersion and regulatory defaults

options as per guidelines on air quality models (PROBES/70/1997-1998). For this study, uniform polar

receptors on flat terrain have been assumed.





4.5.2.1.2 Model input data

a) Meteorological data

Meteorological inputs required are temperature, relative humidity, wind speed & wind direction etc. which

was recorded during summer season (March to May, 2019). Hourly meteorological data has been enclosed as

Annexure -5 with this EIA / EMP Report.

b) Stack emissions

The emission details are given in table below

Table - 4.5 Proposed stack emission details

Stack attached

to.

Fuel used Height from

ground level (m)

Internal Diameter

(Top) (m)

Emission Rate (g/sec)

Exit Velocity (m/sec)

Exhaust Gas

PM SO2 NO2 Temp (˚C)

Density (kg/m3)

Specific

Heat

Volumetric Flow

(Nm3/sec) 65 TPH Concentrated

slop & coal 75 m 2.4 1.041 43.61 47.76 12 180 1.2069 0.262 34.7

4.5.2.1.3 Presentation of results

In the present case, model simulations have been carried using the hourly Triple Joint Frequency data. Short-term

simulations were carried to estimate concentrations at the receptors to obtain an optimum description of

variations in concentrations over the site in 10 km radius covering 16 directions.

The incremental concentrations are estimated for the monitoring period. For each time scale, i.e. for 24 hour the

model computes the highest concentrations observed during the period over all the measurement points.

Existing value has been covered in the background ambient air quality monitoring.

Table - 4.6 Peak incremental concentration for different scenarios

Scenarios Incremental concentration of pollutants (µg/m3) PM2.5 PM10 SO2 NO2

Maximum Background Concentrations (24 Hrs.) 34.8 78.9 10.2 19.6 Predicted Max. GLC (24 Hrs.) 0.13 0.247 1.16 2.36

Total Concentration 34.93 79.147 11.36 21.96 NAAQS - Industrial Limits 60 100 80 80

Thus, prediction of maximum incremental GLCs has been done for the project.

The maximum incremental GLCs due to the project for particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 are 0.13 µg/m3 and

0.247 µg/m3 ; for SO2 & NO2 is 1.16 µg/m3& 2.36 µg/m3 respectively.





Figure 4.1: Isopleth Showing Maximum Predicted GLC of PM2.5





Figure 4.2: Isopleth Showing Maximum Predicted GLC of PM10





Figure 4.3: Isopleth Showing Maximum Predicted GLC of SO2





Figure 4.4: Isopleth Showing Maximum Predicted GLC of NO2





4.5.2.2 Impact due to transportation of raw material & products

The proposed distillery project site is located at Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District

Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The proposed project site is well connected with SH - 29 (~3.0 km in West

direction), NH - 24 (~25.0 km in SW direction). Nearest Railway Station is Nigohi Railway station (~4.5 km in

South direction) and Shahjahanpur Railway station (~28 km in South direction); Nearest airport is Bareilly

Airport (~ 51 km in NW direction) and Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow (~180 km in SSE direction)

from the proposed project site.

Impact Evaluation for Transportation Infrastructure

Impact Evaluation Element

Change in traffic density due to transportation of material by road from trucks to end users after installation of distillery unit

Potential Effect/ Concern Increased load on existing transport infrastructure and air emissions due to transportation of material.


Nature Positive Negative Neutral

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Type Direct Indirect Cumulative

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Extent Project Area Local Zonal Regional

Ö

Duration Short – term Long- term

Ö

Intensity Low Medium High

Ö

Frequency Remote (R) Occasional (O) Periodic (P) Continuous (C)

Ö

Significance of Impact

Significance Insignificant Minor Moderate Major

Ö

4.5.2.2.1 Existing traffic count

Traffic survey has been conducted for 24 hours at SH - 29 (~3.0 km in West direction). The traffic survey

monitoring was performed to predict the future traffic growth and the load on the plant road and

surroundings due to the proposed project. Measurements of Traffic density were made continuously for 24

hours by visual observation and counting of vehicles under six categories, viz., motor cycle/scooter,

passenger car/van/auto rickshaw, tractors, truck, bus, trailer. Total numbers of vehicles per hour under the six

categories were determined. The details of the traffic volume count have been provided in table given below.





Table- 4.7 Traffic Count Survey

S. No.

Time Type of vehicle Motor

cycle/scooter Passenger

car/van/auto rickshaw

Tractors Trucks Bus Trailer Total

1. 6:01 to 7:00 am 55 60 3 15 6 3 142 2. 7:01 to 8:00 am 65 45 5 17 8 1 141 3. 8:01 to 9:00 am 62 50 10 16 5 2 145 4. 9:01 to 10:00 am 75 52 15 22 8 0 172 5. 10:01 to 11:00 am 53 48 13 23 6 1 144 6. 11:00 to 12 noon 65 52 15 27 2 0 161 7. 12:01 to 1:00 pm 75 60 17 22 1 2 177 8. 1:01 to 2:00 pm 81 45 22 25 2 0 175 9. 2:01 to 3:00 pm 73 51 19 22 0 0 165 10. 3:01 to 4:00 pm 69 47 13 27 1 0 157 11. 4:01 to 5:00 pm 85 62 11 32 4 1 195 12. 5:01 to 6:00 pm 93 52 10 26 2 0 183 13. 6:01 to 7:00 pm 81 38 15 17 5 1 157 14. 7:01 to 8:00 pm 63 65 18 21 3 0 170 15. 8:01 to 9:00 pm 38 70 12 25 3 0 148 16. 9:01 to 10:00 pm 69 45 17 29 4 0 164 17. 10:01 to 11:00 pm 47 52 18 27 5 2 151 18. 11:01 to 12:00 pm 35 23 15 26 6 2 107 19. 12:01 to 1:00 am 22 15 13 31 4 3 88 20. 1:01 to 2:00 am 12 5 9 32 3 2 63 21. 2:01 to 3:00 am 5 0 5 35 5 1 51 22. 3:01 to 4:00 am 2 0 2 25 4 1 34 23. 4:01 to 5:00 am 8 10 5 28 7 1 59 24 5:01 to 6:00 am 12 15 6 21 6 2 62

Grand total 1245 962 288 591 100 25 3211

38.8

30.0

9.0

18.4

3.10.8

Traffic count survey(%)

Motor cycle/scooter Passenger car/ van/auto-rickshawTractors TruckBus Trailer

Figure 4.5: Traffic Volume count survey

Table- 4.8





NO. of Vehicles with respect to PCU

S. No.

Vehicle type No. of vehicles per day

Passenger car unit (PCU) factor

Total no. of vehicles (PCU)/day

1. Motor cycle/scooter 1245 0.5 623 2. Passenger car/van/auto rickshaw 962 1 962 3. Tractors 288 1.5 432 4. Truck 591 3 1773 5. Bus 100 3 300 6. Trailer 25 4.5 113 Total 3211 4203 PCU/hr=(PCU/day)/24 4203/24= 175 PCU/hr

EXISTING TRAFFIC SCENARIO & LOS

Road V (Volume in PCU/hr.)

C (Capacity in PCU/hr.)

Existing V/C Ratio

LOS

SH-29 175 625 0.28 B

CAPACITY AS PER IRC: 64-1990

V/C LOS (Level of Service) Performance

0.0 - 0.2 A Excellent

0.2 - 0.4 B Very Good

0.4 - 0.6 C Good / Average / Fair

0.6 - 0.8 D Poor

0.8 - 1.0 E Very Poor

Traffic Analysis

From the study, it was observed that traffic movement in the 10 Km radius of the study area is moderate. At

present, the traffic load calculated is 3211 vehicles per day approximately. The majority of vehicles include

two wheelers followed by passenger cars/Auto-Rickshaws. Heavy vehicles count is comparatively less. The

LOS value is calculated as 0.28 i.e. B and the traffic condition is “Very good”. There will be no major impact of

the transport of raw materials and end products on the surrounding environment due to proposed project as

proper mitigation measures will be adopted. The raw material is easily transported through road transport.

4.5.2.2.2 Additional traffic due to proposed project

The proposed project will have impact on transportation due to movement of construction materials as the

installation of distillery is taking place. Proper arrangements for movement of vehicles and parking have been

proposed in the project site. Parking arrangement will be provided in plant premises after installation also as

very less transportation through road is envisaged for raw material as well as product. The raw material

required for the distillery unit will be molasses and fuel which will be sourced from nearby sugar mills/local

markets by road. Fly ash and alcohol will be primarily transported by road. Details regarding the additional

traffic due to proposed project are given below:





Table 4.9 Increase in traffic load due to proposed project

S. No Name of material to be transported by road

Quantity of material required/produced

Type of vehicle and capacity

No. of trips/day (filled)

Raw material 1. Molasses 730 TPD Trucks/20 ton 37 Others - - 5

Fuel 2. Fuel for boiler-Biomass or

Coal 180 TPD Trucks/20 ton 9

Product 3. Alcohol 160 KLPD Trucks/20 ton 8 Solid waste & manure

4. Fly ash 56 TPD (40% of coal) + 60 TPD (10% of conc. Spent wash) = 116

TPD

Trucks/15 ton 8

Total trips/day 67 trips/day

Total No. of increased trucks / tankers per day= 67

Total No. of increased trucks / tankers per hour= 67/24=2.8 (3 trucks/hr)

Increase in PCU / hr. = 3 x 3 = 9

MODIFIED TRAFFIC SCENARIO AND LOS (LEVEL OF SERVICE)

Road Increased PCU / National Highway

V (Volume in PCU/hr.)

C (Capacity in PCU/hr.) Existing V/C Ratio

LOS

SH - 29 9 x 100% 175 + 9 = 178 625 0.294 B

The LOS value is “Very Good” for State Highway 29; hence, the additional load on the carrying Capacity of the

concern roads is not likely to have any change in the LOS value.

Thus, it can be concluded that the present road network is good enough to bear the minor increased traffic

load. The company will take all appropriate measures to reduce the impact of transportation. The traffic

survey conducted shows that traffic movement in 10 km radius of the study area is about 3211 vehicles per

day approximately. The additional load of 67 trips per day will also be added to the initial count. Proper

mitigation measures will be adopted by the company to minimize traffic flow to the best possible extent

resulting in low level of dust, noise & gaseous emissions.

4.5.2.2.2.1 Anticipated impacts

Increase in traffic density will lead to air pollution.

Movement of vehicles will cause noise pollution.

No direct impact envisaged on the flora and fauna of the area.

Increased traffic may cause accidental incidences and public health problems.

4.5.2.2.2.2 Mitigation measures

Vehicles with larger capacity will be preferred in order to decrease no. of trips.

Trolleys will be preferred as compared to trucks/tractors.





Vehicles with PUC Certificate will be hired.

Regular maintenance of vehicles will be done to ensure smooth running of vehicle.

Vehicles will be covered with a tarpaulin & not over loaded.

Vehicular emissions will be kept under control and regularly monitored.

Un-necessary blowing of horn will be avoided.

Roads will be maintained in good condition to reduce noise due to traffic.

Greenbelt of appropriate quality & width will be maintained

To avoid accidents the speed of vehicles will be low near habitation areas.

4.5.3 Impact on water environment and mitigation measures

The effluents generated during distillery process, if not discharged properly can enter into ground water

through leaching and can harm the biota to a lethal extent as the pollutants will have the tendency to

increase BOD, COD, TSS, TDS of the water body. The discharge will also harm the soil flora and fauna and

result in reduction of fertility of soil.

Impact Evaluation of water pollution

Impact Evaluation Element Change in water quality parameters

Potential Effect/ Concern Impact on aquatic biota and ground water quality due to discharge of spent wash or tertiary treated waste water in nearby drain.



Ö


Ö


Ö

Duration Short - term Long- term

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Ö

Mitigation measures:

The distillery will be based on “ZERO EFFLUENT DISCHARGE”

Spent wash will be treated in MEE and then concentrated spent wash will be mixed with auxiliary fuel

and burnt in the incineration boiler to produce the steam and power. Hence, no spent wash will be

discharges anywhere.





The treatment will be in closed loop and no leakage or spillage will occur.

Process condensate will be treated in state of art Condensate Polishing Unit (CPU)/ RO and recycled in

process and cooling tower makeup.

Domestic waste water will be treated in STP.

Online Monitoring System for water quality monitoring will be installed.

4.5.4 Impact on noise level and mitigation measures

During operation phase, there is likely hood of some increase in noise. The sources of noise are running

equipment viz. exhaust fans, compressors, pumps, motors, etc. It may be due to poor lubrication, worn out

parts, loosened nuts/ bolts, improper foundation and its mountings, flattened springs support etc. The noise

can also be generated due to other ancillary activities and movements of vehicles on roads, highways etc.

The noise level near the machinery will be maintained below 85 dB (A) and the expected noise levels at the

plant boundary will be maintained below 75 dB (A) during day time & 70 dB (A) during night time. Noise

health effects are the physical and psychological health consequences of regular exposure, to consistent

elevated sound levels. Elevated workplace or environmental noise can cause hearing impairment,

hypertension, ischemic heart disease, annoyance, and sleep disturbance. Changes in the immune system and

birth defects have been also attributed to noise exposure.

4.5.4.1 Impact Evaluation of Noise

Ambient Noise Level monitoring results are given in Chapter III. From this it is evident that results are well

within the prescribed norms. Impact evaluation is given in table below.

Impact evaluation for noise

Impact Evaluation Element Change of noise level due to the proposed project of distillery

Potential Effect/ Concern Impact on health of humans and biological factors/receptors due to noise generated due to distillery activities during day and night time and also on occupational health of the workers exposed to noise.

Characteristics of Impacts Nature Positive Negative Neutral

Ö

Type Direct Indirect Cumulative Ö

Extent Project Area Local Zonal Regional Ö

Duration Short - term Long- term Ö


Ö Frequency Remote (R) Occasional (O) Periodic (P) Continuous (C)

Ö

Significance of Impact Significance Insignificant Minor Moderate Major

Ö





Proper noise abatement measures will be taken and persons working just close to machine and machine

operators will be provided with personal protective equipment viz. ear plugs / ear muffs etc. for further

protection. Vibrations due to any other operation are ruled out.

Apart from the above, the following measures will be taken:

Personal Protective Equipment like earplugs and earmuffs will be provided to the workers exposed to

high noise level.

Proper maintenance, oiling and greasing of machines at regular intervals will be done to reduce

generation of noise.

All noise producing equipment will be enclosed in acoustic hoods and in sound proof buildings.

Greenbelt of appropriate width at the plant boundary will be developed to absorb noise and reduce

its intensity to an acceptable extent.

Noise generating equipment like pump, motors, compressors, blower, turbine/engines, power

generator sets/ engines etc. will be mounted on sturdy concrete foundations with proper & suitable

rubber padding to reduce vibrations & thereby noise generation. Pumps, fans, compressor, etc. will be

statically and dynamically balanced.

The major noise producing equipment such as turbine will be provided with sound proof container,

wherever possible. Acoustic enclosure for DG set and similar provision like noise attenuator wherever

suitable/possible.

4.5.5 Impact due to solid and hazardous waste generation and mitigation measures

Solid and hazardous wastes, if not disposed as per the standards can cause soil pollution and harm to flora

and fauna at the regional to local level. As it can result in fugitive emissions in the ambient environment.

Yeast sludge will result in odor problems in the surrounding area. Used oil and grease when disposed of

incorrectly it can harm the land, waterways, underground reservoirs and the marine environment. Oil stored

is also a potential fire hazard.

Impact evaluation of solid and hazardous waste management

Solid waste generated in distillery industry will be fly ash, sludge. These solid wastes, if not disposed properly

can result in odour issues, top soil degradation, harm to soil fauna and flora etc.

Impact Evaluation Element Solid and hazardous waste disposal on open land

Potential Effect/ Concern Odour issues, leaching of harmful chemicals and waste, pollution of ground water, top soil degradation.



Ö


Ö


Ö






Ö


Ö


Ö



Ö

Following mitigation measures will be implemented:

Proper labeling of hazardous waste must be done.

It should be stored in separate designated areas where no biological sensitivity is found.

The ash will be used as manure due to rich potash content / sold to fertilizer manufacturers (Bagasse

based) or supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash).

For proper utilization, Organic manure will be manufactured by mixing sludge with press mud.

Hazardous chemicals shall be stored in tanks, farms, drums, carboys etc.

Flame arrestors should be provided on tank farm and the solvent transfer through pumps.

The company shall also undertake measures to reduce waste generation and reuse recycle to the

possible extent.

Transfer of chemicals or liquid reactants should be automated to avoid spillage.

4.5.6 Impact on soil environment

During operation phase, air pollutants like gaseous and fugitive emissions, if not collected by air pollution

control devices i.e. ESP can result in settling on soil environment and affect the flora and fauna of the area as

well as ground water by leaching through soil.

The effluent from industrial and domestic wastes, if not treated properly and discharged outside plant

premises can result in soil contamination and change in fertility of soil. The soil property will be modified and

if leaching occurs, it will result in contamination to deep extents.

4.5.6.1 Impact evaluation of soil environment

The impact of installation of distillery on soil will be mainly due to accumulation of solid or hazardous waste

or discharge of waste water on soil environment. If fly ash and particulate matter are not controlled and

prevented from depositing on soil, then it can result in drastic changes in soil environment. Soil will be

majorly affected if any kind of waste is discharged without treatment and allowed to decompose on soil.

Greenbelt development will provide a positive effect by preventing soil erosion and improving top soil

quality. The CER activities by company will include training of farmers on agricultural backgrounds in order to

increase productivity of study area and in turn soil fertility. The industrial waste will be treated properly as

described in air and water pollution mitigation measures and utilized within industry itself in order to avoid

soil contamination.





Impact Evaluation Element Change in top soil quality if any solid or liquid waste is dumped on soil environment.

Potential Effect/ Concern Modification of soil on top, increase in soil degradation, decreased fertility of soil, leaching of waste water.



Ö


Ö


Ö


Ö


Ö


Ö



Ö

4.5.7 Impact on biological environment & mitigation measures

There may be an impact on the biological environment of the area due to operation of unit, if proper care

will not be taken. Fugitive emissions due to transportation activity & material handling may degrade the soil

quality of surrounding environment that may affect the biodiversity of surrounding environment. Fugitive

emissions (dust) may impact the terrestrial flora. The settlement of dust on the laminar surface of plants can

impede the efficiency of photo-transduction and thereby, affect the productivity of plants. In some of the

plants, it may also smother the leaf surface blocking stomata, resulting in reduced transpiration. The water

bodies within 10 km radius of the plant site could possibly be impacted by the fugitive emission in terms of

increased turbidity and TS content which ultimately affect the aquatic flora & fauna. Wastewater from the

plant may affect the surrounding biodiversity, if it will be discharged in nearby aquatic and terrestrial

environment.

4.5.7.1 Impact Evaluation on biological resources


Change in the biological resources of the area due to distillery operation and generation of emissions

Potential Effect/ Concern

Loss of habitat, Impact on health of biological receptors due to area and line sources of air emissions including fugitive dust emissions during development & operation activities



Ö






Ö


Ö


Ö


Ö


Ö



Ö

Mitigation measures

Proper mitigation measures will be undertaken as described in earlier sections in order to prevent

pollutants of air/water/solid and hazardous waste from dispersing in the nearby environment.

Proper greenbelt/plantation will be carried out in order to develop pollutant resistant varieties and to

prevent noise levels by absorbance.

Maintenance of greenbelt will be carried out daily and checked for any kind of alteration in plant

growth in order to find out timely any kind of fugitive emissions or leakages within plant premises.

Species tolerant to industrial pollutants shall be developed.

Species that are less prone to hazards will be preferred.

4.5.7.2 Greenbelt development program

Most of the human activities generate pollution of one or other types and of different magnitudes, to which

all the organisms are exposed. Numerous mechanical devices are available for controlling pollution at the

process level itself. It is often stated that zero pollution process is only hypothetical. With more than 99%

efficiency of pollution abatement machinery, some amount of pollution still gets released in the atmosphere.

Green belt is thought to be effective in such scenarios. Where green plants form a surface capable of

absorbing air pollutants and forming sink for pollutants. Leaves with their vast area in a tree crown, sorbs

pollutants on their surface, thus effectively reduce their concentrations in the ambient air. Often, the

absorbed pollutants are incorporated in metabolic stream and thus settle air is purified. Plants grown in such

a way as to function as pollutant sinks are collectively referred to as green belt. Primary pollutants of distillery

industry are sulphur oxides, dust, odor and noise emissions.

Proposed pollutant tolerant species

The rate of pollutant removal is found to increase linearly as the concentration of the pollutant increases over

the range of concentration that are encountered in ambient air and which are low enough not to cause

stomatal closure. Pollutants are absorbed most efficiently by plant foliage near the canopy surface where

diffusion process is high due to favourable light conditions. Following species will be grown that will be

beneficial for the purpose of reducing pollution.





Dust tolerant species:

Citrus lemon (Lemon), Ficus elastica (India Rubber tree), Tectona grandis (Teak), Mangifera indica (Mango),

Ficus benghalensis (Banyan Tree), Anthocephalus kadamba (Kadamba), Bauhinia purpurea (Kanchan).

Sulphur-dioxide tolerant species:

Azadirachta indica (Neem), Opuntia monocantha (Drooping prickly pear), Caesalpinia pulcherima (Peacock

flower), Pithecolobium dulce (Monkey pod), Ficus religiosa (Sacred fig), Alstonia scholaris (Saptapami), Saraca

asoca (Ashoka), Cassia fistula (Amaltas).

Noise absorbing species:

Butea monosperma (Palash), Melia azedarach (Chinaberry), Grevillea pteridifolia (Darwin silky oak),

Tamarindus indica (Tamarind).

Odour control species:

Azadirachta indica (Neem), Millingtonia hortensis (Indian cork tree), Pongamia pinnata (karanj).

Action plan for greenbelt development

Greenbelt development will be undertaken in 33% area of total project site. It will commence during

construction phase only. Native species will be planted in consultation with horticulturist. The plant periphery

will be covered in 10 m width. Action plan for the same is provided below:

Table 4.10 Action plan for greenbelt development

S. No.

Planning schedule

Approx. number of saplings

Area (Ha.)

Width of greenbelt (along the boundary

of the plant)

Fund allocation

1. 1st Year ~2250 1.5 10 m Funds to be allocated for greenbelt development and all miscellaneous

requirement will be 1 Crores as capital cost for 5 years.

2. 2nd Year ~2250 1.5 10 m

3. 3rd Year ~1605 1.07 10 m

Total ~6105 4.07 ha (10 acres)

4.5.8 Impact on socio-economic environment

Project specific potential impacts on socio-economic environment are summarized below and categorized

either as positive / beneficial or negative / adverse impacts.

Positive Impacts:

The proposed project does not involve any displacement of inhabitants and so issues like

resettlement and rehabilitation does not figure.

Demands of community services and commercial development also create additional employment for

the poor strata of society by way of security guard, driver, servant, sweeper, gardener etc.

Improvement in prices of indigenous produce and services benefiting local people such as increase in

land value, house rent rates and labour wages.





Employment

There will be a growth in indirect jobs and business opportunities to the local and surrounding people

such as machine operator, contractors, transporters and raw material suppliers etc. due to the

proposed development in the area. Employment opportunities will also be created by the project

proponent and it will provide a sustainable and safe working environment for workers. So as people

will not migrate outside for employment.

Community skills development

The employees will be benefited from the training programs that are instituted by the company to

enable the community labor force to work in the different areas of operation.

Growth of national income

The establishment of an industry contributes to the economic upliftment of the country indirectly.

Alleviation of poverty

The villagers residing nearby will be employed for the industry and indirectly the industry will be

contributing in eradication of unemployment and in turn poverty for some people in India.

CER & CSR contribution

The company as a part of EC process will invest a definite amount in the welfare of villages nearby

during construction phase and also in CSR activities after commencement of operations.

Adverse social impact

Environmental disadvantages

The project has the potential for triggering environmental impacts through air pollutants from heavy

vehicles, increased dust, creation of breeding grounds for disease vectors, population influx which

might introduce new diseases in the area and inadequate sanitation facilities. Water pollutants may

also increase if proper discharge facilities are not maintained after installation of distillery. The

construction activity could also lead to water logging in mud pockets leading to breeding of mosquito

and related health impacts.

Social disadvantages

Installation of industry typically leads to migration of workers and they have to perform automated

and repetitive tasks on a routine basis. As such factory workers tend to lose their individuality and

have limited job satisfaction. Moreover, rapid urbanization brought on by industrialization typically

leads to general deterioration of workers' quality of life and many other problems for society, such as

crime, stress and psychological disorders. Long working hours usually lead to poor nutrition and

consumption of quick and low-quality foods, resulting in increased incidences of diseases such as

diabetes, heart attack and strokes.

4.5.8.1 Impact Evaluation of Socio-economic Environment


Impact on socio economics due to the proposed project

Potential Effect/ Employment generation, CER activities





Concern



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Mitigation Measures

Mitigating environmental disadvantages:

· An awareness program on health hazards can be implemented to safeguard the employees as well

as the local population’s health. This way, the health issues can be monitored and addressed.

· The company has to be environmentally active so as to implement mitigation measures and

prevent all kind of pollution from reaching the human strata.

· The health of workers will be checked for general illness; first time upon employment and

thereafter at periodic intervals, as per the local laws and regulations.

· The workers will be diagnosed for respiratory functions at periodic intervals and during specific

complaints etc. Health centre and ambulance facility will be provided to the worker.

· Job rotation schemes will be practiced for over-exposed persons.

Managing social disadvantages:

· To cushion the population against impacts of manufacturing unit closure, comprehensive

retrenchment packages that include adequate advance warning to employees and contractors to

allow them to source alternative opportunities should be undertaken.

· Counselling sessions should be undertaken for employees in order to understand their mental well-

being.

4.5.9 Occupational health and safety

The distillery unit uses few potentially hazardous manufacturing processes. Some examples of hazards

associated with the distillery plant are:





Exposure to dust

Noise exposure

Boiler heat exposure

Physical hazards

Others

These mainly impact on those working within the industry, although health hazards can also impact on local

communities. Exposure to chemicals in the workplace can cause acute or long-term detrimental health

effects. Biological agents, including microorganisms and toxins produced by living organisms, can cause

health problems in workers. Influenza is an example of a biohazard which affects a broad population of

workers. Psycho-social hazards are occupational hazards that affect someone's social life or psychological

health. Psycho-social hazards in the workplace include occupational burnout and occupational stress, which

can lead to burnout.

Impact evaluation of occupational health and safety


Impact on occupational health and safety of workers during natural or man-made hazards.

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Physical hazards during construction and operation phase



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Exposure to dust

Exposure to fine particulates is associated with work in most of the dust-generating stages of plant, but most

notably from, raw material handling, internal transfer of materials and transportation etc. Workers with long

term exposure to fine particulate dust are at risk of pneumoconiosis, emphysema, bronchitis, and fibrosis.

Methods to prevent and control exposure to dust include the following:





Control of dust through implementation of good housekeeping and maintenance

Use of air-conditioned, closed cabins

Use of PPE, as appropriate (e.g. masks and respirators) to address residual exposures following

adoption of the above-referenced process and engineering controls.

Noise exposure

Exhaust fans, compressors and motors are the main sources of noise and vibrations in a distillery unit.

Control of noise emissions will include the use of silencers for ID fans, room enclosures for mill

operators, noise barriers, and, if noise cannot be reduced to acceptable levels, personal hearing

protection (ear plugs/muffs).

Physical hazards

Injuries during project operation are typically related to slips, trips, and falls; contact with falling /

moving objects; and lifting / over-exertion.

Other injuries may occur due to contact with, or capture in, moving machinery. Activities related to

maintenance of equipment, fans, coolers, and belt conveyors, represent a significant source of

exposure to physical hazards. Such hazards may include the following:

Falling / impact with objects;

Transportation

Following management measures will be ensured to prevent the physical hazards in the plant:

Any person working on equipment with moving parts personally ensures the equipment is de-

energized, isolated and locked/tagged out.

Any person working from a position with the potential risk for a fall from height will use fall

protection.

Prescribed PPE will be provided to all workers exposed to open processes or systems.

In case of any accident immediate & proper medical care will be provided at the plant site.

4.6 IRREVERSIBLE AND IRRETRIEVABLE COMMITMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

The purpose of this Section is to identify elements of the proposed Project that could result in an irreversible

or irretrievable commitment of environmental components. The discussion includes a description of the

Project’s long-term benefits and how these benefits offset the irretrievable commitment of resources.

Environmental component Irreversible and irretrievable commitment

Water Ground water will be withdrawn for industrial operations and it will be started during construction and after commissioning of operations.

Flora / vegetation The clearing of vegetation will be there due to establishment of industrial foundation in the open area. This would result into direct and indirect loss of habitat. Implementation of mitigation measures would ensure resources are not significantly impacted

Geology and soils The removal of top soil due to drilling and excavation activities will result in change in top soil properties and geology of the area. Moreover, soil erosion will increase which can result in changes to nearby topography, and vegetation





patterns. Therefore, construction activities would result in irreversible and irretrievable commitment of losses to geology and soil resources. Though Project’s effects to top soil are less than significant as discussed above.

Land Use and Planning Irreversible effect to land use will occur due to establishment of industry and land use will be completely changed due to project activity.

Mineral Resources Construction activities will involve use of rocks, sand, gravel, and other minerals to fabricate construction materials such as steel and concrete. The extraction of mineral resources for various end uses and purposes, most of them construction and development-related, are considered to be non-renewable resources that will be precluded from future uses. Therefore, construction activities will result an irreversible and irretrievable commitment of losses to mineral resources. The use of construction materials is not considered a significant impact.

Coal will be used as fuel and being a mineral, it will be put into irreversible and irretrievable use due to continuous boiler activity.

Public Services and Utilities Construction and operation activity would consume fossil fuels, a non-renewable resource to generate energy for vehicles during construction, and to operate pumps for the life of the Project. Though the use of energy is justified.

4.7 ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS , ASPECTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES

The table showing distillery process, factors, aspects and impacts are given below. The respective mitigation

measures are also given below:





S. No.

Project Activity Pollutant Impact Mitigation Remarks, if any

Factor Aspect

1. Transportation of raw material &

Product

Air PM Increase in particulate matter concentration in air environment

· Sprinkling of water · Development of greenbelt/ plantation · Proper concreting of roads · Vehicles should carry valid PUC certificate

Water Nil - - Proper drainage system to be ensured.

Noise Noise generation Increase in noise levels near source generation

· Vehicles should carry valid PUC certificate · Development of greenbelt/ plantation

Occupational Health

- Accidents Proper parking arrangement. -

2. Molasses Storage Water Molasses spillage Contamination of soil & water

· Use only steel tanks · Provide mixing & cooling arrangements

-

3. Fermentation Air CO2 Increase in CO2 concentration in air environment

· Use of CO2 scrubbers · CO2 generated will be collected and sold to

authorized vendors.

-

Water Leakage Contamination of ground water

· Proper drain area around fermentation tanks. · Regular checking of tanks.

-

Noise Noise Generation Increase in noise levels near source generation

· Proper maintenance of pumps will be done. · Pumps will be kept in closed enclosures.

-

Solid waste Yeast Sludge Soil contamination · Dried in sludge drying beds and used as manure.

4. Distillation Column along

with MEE

Water Spent wash (High organic Effluent). Spent lees Effluent, MEE Condensate & other effluents.

Water & soil contamination

· Immediate disposal by incineration of concentrated spent wash

· Spent lees treated in CPU and recycled in process

· MEE condensate is sent to CPU followed by RO and then reused in the process.





S. No.


Factor Aspect

Solid waste Concentrated Spent Wash

Soil & water contamination

Burn in Incineration boiler

Occupational Health

Steam around column

Burn, injuries if collapse Proper PPEs for working zone employees.

5. Incineration boiler Air PM, SO2, NOx Increase in the concentration in air environment

· Installation of ESP for control of PM emissions. · Maintenance of proper stack height for gaseous

emissions. · Installation of continuous online stack

monitoring system.

Water Boiler blow down Contamination of water · Sent to RO for proper treatment.


· Proper maintenance of machines (turbine) should be done

· Acoustic enclosures · Proper PPEs to workers

Solid waste Fly Ash Contamination of soil · The ash will be used as manure due to rich potash content (biomass ash) or supplied to brick manufacturers (coal ash).

Occupational Health

Particulate matter Effect on lungs, eye irritation, respiratory diseases

· Personal protective measures to reduce occupational hazard.

· Proper fly ash management plan.

6. Cooling Tower Water CT blow down Water contamination Treated in CPU and then reused in the process. -


Proper maintenance of machines should be done. Proper PPEs

Occupational Health

No direct impact - Personal protective measures to reduce occupational hazard

7. ETP, CPU Air Odour problems Irritation in nasal area, flies and insects

· Regular cleaning of all tanks. · No longer storages of culture or microbes in the

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S. No.


Factor Aspect problems aeration or anaerobic tanks.

· Proper greenbelt in and around ETP area

Water Leakage Contamination of ground water

· Proper HDPE lining of the tanks. If leakage happens there will be gound water contamination.

Solid waste Primary & Secondary Sludge

Soil contamination Used as manure

Occupational Health

Trip or fall Physical injuries Proper PPEs while visiting the ETP area and for people working in that area.

8. Odour from working zone

areas

Air ETP, Molasses tank, Bacterial growth in interconnecting pipes & unattended drains

Ambient environment is contaminated and irritation to people present near bad odor areas, flies and insects are attracted.

· Proper Housekeeping, · Sludge management in biological ETP units,

Steaming of major pipe lines · Regular use of disinfectants in the drains · Efficient handling, prompt & proper disposal of

sludge. · Adequate development of greenbelt which are

odour absorbant.

9. Alcohol storage Water & soil Leakage or explosion of alcohol tank

Ground water contamination and modification in soil characteristics

· Proper flow meters in tanks · Proper storage in tanks · Regular checking of tanks

Occupational Health

Fire or explosion Physical injuries · Use of extinguishing media surrounding the fire as water, dry chemicals (BC or ABC powder), CO, Sand, dolomite, etc.

· Cool, dry, & ventilated storage and closed containers.

· Grounding of the container and transferring of equipment to eliminate static electric sparks.





4.8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Though every development activity has some negative impact on the environment, but by taking proper

mitigation measures and with the help of environment management systems, such impacts can be checked

to acceptable levels. In this project, use of improved technology, appropriate pollution control equipment,

proper operation and maintenance of greenbelt development (33% of the total plant area) will help in

abating pollution at source and will prevent any significant impact on the environment and human health of

the study area.


Chapter-V of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER-V

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY AND SITE)

5.1 ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES

As per EIA Notification dated 14th Sept., 2006 and its subsequent amendments; the Chapter on “Analysis of

Alternatives (Technology and Site)” is applicable only, if the same is recommended at the Scoping stage.

As per the ToR points issued by MoEFCC, New Delhi vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II(I) dated 13th

February, 2019 for the proposed project, the Analysis of Alternatives of Site is not required.

5.1.1 Alternative Site

No alternate site has been chosen for the project. The site selection for the proposed project by the company

has been taken into consideration keeping in mind following mentioned factors:

Easy availability and procurement of molasses and bagasse as the project site is in the proximity of

many sugar mills

The proposed site falls in the safe groundwater zone.

Nearness to SH-29 (~3.0 km in West direction) and NH-24 (~25.0 km in SW Direction) makes it easier

to transport raw materials & final product to market.

Total land has already been acquired by the company.

There is no National Park, Biosphere Reserves and Tiger Reserves within 10 km radius of study area.

5.1.2 Alternative Technology

The technology to be used for manufacturing of Alcohol and Power-Cogeneration is one of the best and

proven technologies. The whole process will be based on proven technology i.e. Multi-Feed HIFERM-

Fermentation, advanced Multi-Pressure Distillation followed by Multi Effect Evaporation and then

Incineration. Zero-Effluent Discharge Technology is being adopted, as all effluents will either be treated &

recycled or concentrated for Incineration in Boiler. No Effluents will be discharged out of the Project area.

The Distillery will be able to utilize all grades of Molasses feedstock from nearby Sugar Mill and will also be

using Sugarcane Juice Syrup (High Brix Molasses) which is now permissible for production of Ethanol by the

Oil Marketing Companies or others.

The slop fired incineration boiler is best solution to achieve zero liquid discharge with following advantages:

• Steam and power for in house consumption.

• Travelling Grate furnace for wide flexibility of secondary fuels like Bagasse, Rice husk, Coals etc.

• Low maintenance technology with high availability.

• Minimum auxiliary steam & power consumption.

• Fully Automated, Eco – friendly, User – Friendly and energy efficient technology.

Source: http://www.isgec.com/


Chapter-VI of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER - VI

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

6.1 INTRODUCTION

Post-project monitoring is essential to keep check on the environmental status of the area. The Project will

be regularly monitor quality status of the various environmental components. The monitoring will be carried

out on a regular basis as per CPCB norms to:

Know the level of pollution within the plant site and nearby areas

Examine the efficiency of pollution control system adopted at the plant site

To satisfy the statutory and community obligations

6.2 MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES

6.2.1 Instruments to be used

The following instruments will be used for monitoring:

1. Respirable Dust Sampler (RDS)

2. Fine Particulate Matter (FPM) Sampler

3. Stack Monitoring Kit

4. Online continuous monitoring device for stack emissions

5. Sound Level Meter

6. Water Level Indicator

Table 6.1 Measurement methodologies

Attributes Measurement method Test procedure Ambient air environment PM10 & PM2.5 Gravimetric method -

SO2 EPA Modified West & Geake method

Absorption in Potassium Tetra Chloromercurate followed by Colorimetric estimation using P-Rosaniline hydrochloride and Formaldehyde (IS: 5182 Part - II).

NO2 Arsenite modified Jacob & Hochheiser

Absorption in dil. NaOH and then estimated colorimetrically with sulphanilamide and N (I-Nepthyle) Ethylene diamine dihydrochloride and Hydrogen Peroxide (CPCB Method).

Stack monitoring PM Gravimetric method As per CPCB guidelines

SO2 As Per IS-11255-part (2) 1985 (Absorbing Solution of H2O2,

Isopropanol Reagent)

Absorption in H2O2, Isopropanol followed by Colorimetric estimation using Sulphuric acid and Barium Chloride as Per IS-11255 part (2) 1985

NO2 As Per IS-11255-part (7) 2005 with NOx flask assembly.

Absorption of Sample in NOx flask assembly Followed by Colorimetric estimation using Phenol-di-sulphonic acid and other reagent as Per IS-11255 part (7) 2005

Water environment pH, Turbidity, Colour, Odour, Taste, TDS, Total Hardness,

As per IS 10500- Samples for water quality should be collected and analyzed as per: IS: 2488 (Part 1-5) methods for




Calcium hardness, Magnesium hardness, Chloride, Fluoride, Sulphate, Nitrates, Alkalinity, Iron, Copper, Manganese

sampling and testing of Industrial effluents. Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater analysis published by American Public Health Association.

Noise monitoring Noise levels at Day & night time -Leq dB (A)

As per CPCB norms

As per CPCB norms

6.3 MONITORING FREQUENCY

The frequency of monitoring is different for different components. The monitoring frequency will be decided

as per conditions of EC and CTO.

Table - 6.2 Frequency for post project monitoring

S. No. Description Frequency of Monitoring

1 Ambient Air Quality As per EC/CTO condition

2 Stack Monitoring Continuous monitoring

3 Ground water quality As per EC/CTO condition

4 Effluent quality (CPU) Daily (In house laboratory)

5 Noise Level Monitoring As per EC/CTO condition

6 Soil Quality Yearly

7 Medical checkup of employees Yearly

6.4 MONITORING/ SAMPLING LOCATIONS

The location of the monitoring stations will be selected on the basis of prevailing micro-meteorological

conditions of the area and consultation with UPPCB.

Three-four AAQM stations will be selected (including minimum 1 location in upwind side, more sites in

downwind side / impact zone) to assess ambient air quality of the area. Noise level monitoring will be carried

out on plant boundary and in high noise generating area within the plant site. Water and soil monitoring

locations will be decided on the basis of general slope of the area and drainage pattern. Locations for the

post project monitoring are given in table below:

Table - 6.3 Locations for Post Project Monitoring

S. No.

Description Locations of Monitoring

1 Ambient Air Quality 3-4 Location in and around plant site 2 Stack Monitoring Plant Site (Boiler stack) 3 Water Quality In and around the plant site 4 Effluent quality (CPU) ETP outlet 5 Noise Level Monitoring In & around the plant site 6 Soil Quality In & around the plant site 7 Medical checkup of employees Nearby hospitals/dispensary

6.5 DATA ANALYSIS

Monitoring data analysis will be done by MoEFCC approved laboratory as per CPCB guidelines and timely

submitted to concerned authority (specified in Environment Clearance Letter issued by MoEFCC, New Delhi

and Consent issued by UPPCB) on regular basis.




6.6 REPORTING SCHEDULES

Environmental Monitoring Program will be designed considering conditions stipulated in the Environmental

Clearance issued by the MoEFCC, New Delhi and Consent to Operate issued by UPPCB.

Six monthly compliance reports will be submitted to the concerned regulatory authorities. There will be

submission of environmental statement report for each financial year ending 31st March in Form V as is

mandate shall be submitted to the concerned SPCB as prescribed under EPA rules, 1986.

The ESR should also be put on the website of the company along with status of EC compliance and shall also

be sent to respective Regional Offices of MoEFCC.

6.7 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

During an emergency, the main center to look at the scenario is Emergency Control Center (ECC). It will

be having certain hierarchy as per EC conditions which will be well defined and people will be aware of

their responsibilities related to any kind of emergency.

Emergency planning

The complete distillery unit will have a provision of interlocking system where failure of an

equipment or machinery will shutdown the whole process instantly and after rectifying only, the

whole process will be started.

During an emergency, the Emergency Management Staff, including the site controller shall gather

in the ECC.

The ECC shall be equipped with adequate communication systems in the form of telephones and

other equipment in order to respond quickly and inform the whole plant instantly.

The ECC's communication systems will be protected from possible shutdown.

The ECC will have its own emergency lighting arrangement and electric communication system

operation.

There will be automatic fire detectors leading to fire alarms and proper control system.

The hydrant pipeline network will be provided at all danger prone areas.

All emergency valves and switches and emergency handling facilities shall be made easily

accessible.

Detailed description is provided in Chapter VII under the head Emergency Planning and Procedures.

6.8 DETAILED BUDGET

Environmental monitoring budget will be decided by the environmental management cell according to the

requirements of the industry. EMC shall inspect the necessity & availability of the materials, technologies,

services & maintenance works. There will be regular view of records in order to detect any gaps and

appropriate budgetary allocations will be made on the basis of it.




Table 6.4

Environmental monitoring budget

S. No.

Attributes Approximate Capital cost (Crores)

Recurring Cost/annum (Lakhs)

1. Lab instruments 0.20

20 2. Online & other monitoring instruments 0.50 3. Third party investment for monitoring 0.10 4. Others 0.20 Total 1.0 Crores 20 Lakhs


Chapter-VII of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER–VII

ADDITIONAL STUDIES

7.1 ADDITIONAL STUDIES

As per the EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2006, and its subsequent amendments. The Committee

had issued Terms of Reference (ToR) vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II(I) dated 13th February, 2019 for

the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP). The

following additional studies were done in reference to the additional Terms of References;

A) Public Consultation

B) Risk Assessment

7.2 PUBLIC HEARING

For the proposed project, public hearing documents were submitted on 31st July, 2019. Consequently, public

hearing for Proposed 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW cogeneration power plant at

Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh was conducted on 4th October,

2019 at project site.

Details of the Public Hearing Proceedings are appended herewith the Final EIA/EMP Report:

Public Hearing Proceedings

Public Hearing Notice published in Newspaper Amar Ujala, Hindustan and Dainik Jagran,

Shahjahanpur dated 28.08.2019

Photographs of Public Hearing

Action Plan for the issues raised during Public Hearing

7.2.1 Public Hearing Proceedings

Number of persons who participated in public hearing were 109.

Public Hearing Proceedings along with attendance sheet have been enclosed as Annexure – 10 along with

this Final EIA/EMP Report.

7.2.2 Officials who attended the public hearing

1. Mr. Amar Pal Singh (Additional District Magistrate, Shahjahanpur)

2. Mr. Rohit Singh (RO, UPPCB, Bareilly)

7.2.3 Photographs of advertisements

Public Hearing Notice published in Newspaper Amar Ujala, Hindustan and Dainik Jagran, Shahjahanpur dated

28.08.2019.




Amar Ujala dated 28.08.2019 Dainik Jagran, Shahjahanpur dated 28.08.2019




7.2.4 Photographs of Public Hearing




7.2.5 Action plan for the issues raised during public hearing

The people present in the public hearing supported the proposal and had no objection for the project. They were very much encouraging the company’s efforts in

developing the area and the state at large. They asked questions from the environment point of view and wished the company best wishes in their future endeavors. The

action plan along with budgetary allocation is as given below:-

S. No.

Name of the Person Public Comments/Objections /Suggestions in brief

Response of the project proponent Action Plan along with budgetary allocation

1 Shri Vinod Kumar, Village Ghanshyampur, Nigohi, Shahjahanpur.

What employment will the educated people get from the establishment of this industry?

Due to the proposed industry, about 200 people will be provided jobs directly and 400 to 500 people will be engaged indirectly. Candidates of ITI engineering, accounting etc. courses will be given preference for employment of local and nearby areas according to the merit.

The proposed project will generate employment directly as well as indirectly. The total manpower required for the proposed project will be 200 persons in operation phase. 180 persons will be required for construction phase. Indirectly due to visiting drivers/suppliers/others, there will be generation of self-employment in the tune of 400+ people. Preference will be given to local people for un-skilled and semi-skilled categories whereas for skilled manpower, the merit and capability will be considered and outside people will be employed when the local people will not qualify the required criteria.

2 Shri Arun Kumar Shrivastava, Village Nigohi, Shahjahanpur.

Will the illiterate people also get employment due to the establishment of the industry?

It is proposed to provide employment to the residents of the surrounding areas directly or indirectly for various developmental activities, as a gardener for greenbelt development & bottling work inside the plant.

3 Shri Ram Awtar, Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Village Head, Shahjahanpur.

He suggested that the people who have given the land for setting up of the industry will be given employment according to their ability; the people of the surrounding areas should be given priority in employment and special attention should also be given to our gram panchayats.

The suggestion is very good and will be taken into consideration.

4 Shri Jagdish Prasad, Village Bhatpura Mishra, Shahjahanpur.

What will be the cooperation of the industry for the development of our village?

The establishment of the industry, about 1.5 percent of the total project cost; 3.37 crore rupees has been assigned for the development of surrounding areas. It is proposed to be used 100% for the development by the industry.

As per Office Memorandum dated 1st May, 2018 on CER, the company will undertake measures and activities that will raise the socio-economic status of the area along with environment benefits. The activities which will be undertaken are medical




S. No.



facilities, skill development in women, sanitation, safe drinking water facilities, greenbelt/plantation development in nearby villages and scientific support and awareness to farmers. The budget allocated according to this circular will be 3.875 Crores (387.5 Lakhs) i.e. maximum percentage of total project cost (225 Crores) for next 5 years.

5 Shri Lekhraj, Village Milkiya, Shahjahanpur.

What will be done with the polluted water that comes out during the operation of the industry?

Proposed industry will be based on ZLD (Zero Liquid Discharge). The polluted effluent from the industry (spent wash) will be concentrated and used as fuel along with bagasse in the slop fired boiler. So that no polluted water will be generated.

Polluted water from distillery process is called as spent wash. Spent wash generated from distillation process will be concentrated in Multi Effect Evaporator and concentrated spent wash will be burnt as fuel in incineration boiler. No spent wash will be discharged outside. Waste water from the process which is steam condensate will be treated in Condensate Polishing Unit and reused/recycled within the process itself and plant premises. All other effluent streams will also be treated and reused within process. Domestic waste water will be treated in STP. Rs. 33 Crores as capital cost and Rs. 3 Crores as recurring cost per annum has been allocated for air and water pollution management. Rs. 7 Crores has been earmarked for effluent treatment plant installation and annual maintenance cost is Rs. 0.65 Crores. The installation will take place along with other construction activities and capital cost will be invested during construction phase only after obtaining EC.

6 Shri Satyendra Singh, Village Pipraula, Shahjahanpur.

There is a river flowing in the vicinity of our village Pipraula, which is extremely polluted, we are afraid that the dirty water of the proposed industry will go into the river or not?

No effluent will be discharged from the unit and the spent wash generated by the production process will be incinerated in a slop fired boiler after concentrating it in a multi effect evaporator. It has been suggested by the Regional Officer to allot 2x2000 capacity tanks with special strength for storage of molasses in the unit and to be included in the proposed onsite emergency plan to prevent the leakage of molasses in any event.

7 Shri Arun Kumar Shrivastava, Village Nigohi, Shahjahanpur.

Will trees, plants be planted in the surrounding areas by the industry?

33% of the total land acquired for the project i.e. 10 acres will be covered under greenbelt development.

Out of the total project area of 30.462 acres (12.328 hectares), 10 acres/4.07 Ha (i.e. 33% of the total project area) will be developed under greenbelt / plantation within premises. Rs. 1 Crore will be invested and approx.. 6000 trees will be developed.




S. No.



Moreover, the company will be undertaking CER activities and under this will develop greenbelt in nearby villages. A budget of Rs. 37.5 Lakhs has been earmarked for next 5 years for the same.

8 Shri Surendra Kumar Awasthi, Village Nigohi, Shahjahanpur.

In how many days will the industry be ready?

Installation of the industry will require 2 to 3 years. -

9 Shri Shyam Sundar Yadav, Village Nigohi.

Power will be generated by the industry; Will power be supplied in the surrounding areas or not?

Co-generation power plant has been proposed of 7 MW capacity. 4.5 MW will be required for the operation of the industry whereas remaining power will be given to State Grid as per the regulations.

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7.3 RISK ASSESSMENT

To ensure the safety and health of workers in the premises and pursuit sustainable development of the

enterprise, hazard identification and risk assessment are very important parameters to be studied. The hazard

principle, possible occurrence places, and the preventive and emergency treatments have been studied, so

the workers could understand the hazards during operations to ensure their safety and health. Moreover, to

improve the occupational safety and health issues, the safety and hygiene standards of the proposed

distillery should be regularly maintained.

Activities requiring assessment of risk due to occurrence of most probable instances of hazard and accident

are both onsite and off-site.

On-site

Exposure to fugitive dust, noise, and other emissions

Housekeeping practices requiring contact with solid and liquid wastes

Alcohol leakage/ spillage through pipeline during pumping & subsequent fire

Off-site

Exposure to pollutants released from offsite/ storage/related activities

Contamination due to accidental releases or normal release in combination with natural hazard

Deposition of toxic pollutants in vegetation / other sinks and possible sudden releases due to

accidental occurrences.

7.3.1 Identification of Hazards

The following types of hazards are identified at the site.

Table 7.1 Possible hazardous locations on site

S. No. Hazardous Area Likely Accident

1. Boiler Area Explosion

2. Turbine room Explosion

3. Electrical rooms Fire and electrocution

4. Transformer area Fire and electrocution

5. Cable tunnel Fire and electrocution

6. Storage yard (Bagasse/coal/biomass) Sliding, fire

7. Storage tank (alcohol) Fire

8. Stack Uncontrolled air pollution due to failure of ESP

9. Lagoon storage Odor

10. HSD storage area Fire due to spillage

7.3.2 Assessment of Risk along with mitigation measures

Qualitative risk assessment based on categorization of both probability and impact provides greater insight

into the absolute risk severity. The risk impact assessment investigates the potential effect on a project

objective such as schedule, cost, quality, or performance, including both negative effects for threats and

positive effects for opportunities.




7.3.2.1 Description of hazards identified, risk assessment and mitigation measures

Distillery operations (working area)

Activity Associated hazards Health impact Risk rating Proposed control & mitigation measures Working near distillation

column Heat, Fire, Slipping, falling from

stairs Physical injury and

burning High • Use of Personal protective equipment

• Fire-fighting facilities • Provision for immediate availability of First aid • Proper maintenance of all distillation equipment and

periodic checking

7.3.2.2 Boiler operations

Activity Associated hazards Health impact Risk rating Proposed control & mitigation measures Fuel yard Heat & Fire Physical injuries and

burning Medium • Storage should be away from ignition source

• Fire-fighting facility shall be provided • PPEs should be provided • First aid box

Working near boiler Heat Burning High • Use of Personal protective equipment • First aid availability

Noise Hearing impairment Medium • Required Personal protective equipment Boiler maintenance Mechanical hazard Physical injury.

Electrocution Medium • Use of PPEs

• Regular monitoring for leakages • Proper training to workers regarding handling of boiler operations • Provision of first aid boxes

High pressure steam Explosion Severe burning and damage to equipment

High • Use of PPEs • Regular maintenance of boiler • Storage areas for raw materials should be away from boiler • Flammable materials need to be stored away from boiler area • Fire-fighting facility • Provision of first aid boxes

Incomplete combustion of fuel in boiler

Asphyxiation from carbon monoxide

Lethal damage High • Online CO monitors should be provided • Regular checking of work place • Individual alertness

APCD failure Release of PM in ambient air

Air pollution High • Regular monitoring & inspection shall be done. • The plant shall immediately shut down on APCD failure




7.3.2.3 Power room & D.G. Set operation

Activity Associated hazards Health impact Risk rating Proposed control & mitigation measures Working in power room Electrocution Physical injury and lethal damage High • Use of PPEs

• First aid facility • Acoustic enclosures

High noise Gradual hearing loss Medium

Working near DG High noise Hearing impairment Medium • Use of PPEs • Acoustic enclosures

Maintenance operations for DG

Physical hazard and electrocution

Physical injury and burns High • Use of PPEs • Restricted entry of staff • Use of flame proof fittings

HSD storage area Leakage / Fire Severe burns and physical injury High • Storage will be away from ignition source • Regular monitoring to check the leakages and spillages • Firefighting facility will be provided • PPEs will be provided • First aid box

7.3.2.4 Handling and storage of raw material and products

Activity Associated hazards

Health impact Risk rating

Proposed control & mitigation measures

Transportation of raw materials and products

Physical hazards, spillage of material

Injury due to road accidents Medium • Trained drivers to be employed • Proper first aid kits to be provided in all vehicles • MSDS training to be provided for hazardous chemicals • Transport Emergency (TREM) cards to be provided to the

drivers Handling & storage of

molasses Spillage from

tankers Physical injury Less • Proper handling of molasses

• Training to workers involved in handling and storage • Concerned PPEs to be provided to workers • Inspection and regular monitoring of storage area • Provision of level indicators for storage tanks

Handling and storage of fuel

Spillage and leakage,

probability of fire in coal storage

yard

Physical injury Medium • Proper training to workers • Water sprinkling for maintaining temperatures of coal

storage yard • Use of PPEs • Regular monitoring of storage area • Proper system for loading operations

Handling and storage of Spillage and Physical injury High • Proper labeling of harmful chemicals




chemicals leakage of hazardous chemicals

• Immediate First aid provisions • Discarded containers to be stored properly • Training of MSDS to be provided to workers • Proper ventilation to avoid fuming in the storage area

Handling and storage of alcohol

Inhalation, ingestion & fire

• Exposure to over 1000 ppm may cause headache, drowsiness and lassitude, loss of appetite, and inability to concentrate, throat Irritation.

• Ingestion causes depression of central nervous system, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

• Liquid or vapor may cause eye and skin irritation

• Burn injury

High • Avoid all possible sources of ignition like spark or flame. • Use spark/flame proof hand tools • Electrical wiring will be flame proof type • Proper cleaning provisions if any spillage occurs • Proper fire safety systems • Training for proper handling of alcohol. • Provision of level indicators for storage tanks of alcohol • Avoidance of plastics, rubber and coatings in the storage

area.

7.3.3 Hazard identification and Risk Assessment Matrix

Defining scales based on assumptions:

Scale, S1 Scale, S2 Risk classification

Likelihood Level of Consequence

0-5 Low 0-5 Rare 0-5 Low 0-50 Low

6-8 Medium 6-8 More often 6-8 Medium 51-80 Medium

9-10 Severe 9-10 Frequent 9-10 High 81-100 High




Activity/

Services

Hazard/ Associated risk identification Risk assessment Overriding factor

(LC/DC/Any others)

Risk Manageme

nt

Measure required

Hazard Condition Adequacy of measures

Risk Scale S1

Severity S2= L x C

Detectability (D)

Total S1+S2+

D

Risk classificatio

n D/I

R/NR

N/AN/E

Measures Gaps, if any

Likelihood

Consequences

Likelihood (L)

Level of Consequence

(C) Distillery

plant Falling or slippage

from stairs

D NR E Helmets N Physical injury

Injury on head

8 6 8 10 66 Medium - Mandatory use of

helmets, PPEs in the

plant premises.

Boiler Fire & explosion

D NR E Fire extinguishe

rs

N Burning of skin

Major burning and loss

of life

9 2 9 10 37 Low - Fire extinguisher

s for emergency

fire

Power Room

Electric shock/short circuit

D NR E Proper wiring & insulation

N injury Loss of life 7 5 9 10 62 Medium - Facility of onsite fire

extinguishers

Handling of

alcohol &storag

e

Fire & explosion

D NR E Fire extinguishe

rs

N Burning of

property and

persons

Loss of life 9 7 8 10 75 Medium - On site availability

of Fire extinguisher

s

Storage of coal

and biomass

Fire D NR E Water sprinkling

& fire extinguishe

rs

N Burning of life and property

Loss of life 9 7 8 10 75 Medium - Fire extinguishers and water sprinkling

Handling &

storage of

Chemicals

Spillage D R E Proper labelling

and storage

N Burning, rashes on

skin

Major burns on

skin

7 7 8 10 73 Medium - Material safety data

sheet (MSDS) and

proper labelling of materials

Legend: D: Direct, I: Indirect, R: Routine, NR: Non-Routine, N: Normal, AN: Abnormal, E: Emergency




7.3.4 Disaster management plan

A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and

causes human, material, and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s or society’s

ability to cope using its own resources. Though often caused by nature, disasters can have human origins.

(VULNERABILITY+ HAZARD) / CAPACITY = DISASTER.

A disaster occurs when a hazard impacts on vulnerable people. The combination of hazards, vulnerability

and inability to reduce the potential negative consequences of risk results in disaster.

Types of Disaster

• Man-made disaster (On site and Off site)

• Natural Disaster

Description of disasters

A) Man-Made disasters

Probable disasters that can occur On-site are as follows:

• Plant failure

• Rupture or damage of the line, vessel or tank

• Excessive leakage of flammable material

Probable disasters that can occur Off-site are as follows:

• Exposure to pollutants released from offsite/ storage/related activities

• Contamination due to accidental releases or normal release in combination with natural hazard

• Deposition of toxic pollutants in vegetation / other sinks and possible sudden releases due to

accidental occurrences

B) Natural Disasters

• Cyclone

• Earthquake

• Flood

• Fire

7.3.4.1 Emergency preparedness plan for natural and man-made disasters

(A) Electricity hazard

• All electrical equipment is to be provided with proper earthing. Earthed electrode will be

periodically tested and maintained

• Emergency lighting is to be available at all critical locations including the operator's room to carry

out safe shut down of the plant

• Easy accessibility of fire-fighting facilities such as fire water pumps and fire alarm stations will be

considered

• All electrical equipment is to be free from carbon dust, oil deposits, and grease

• Use of approved insulated tools, rubber mats, shockproof gloves and boots, tester, fuse tongs,

discharge rod, safety belt, hand lamp, wooden or insulated ladder and not wearing metal ring and

chain.




• Flame and shock detectors and central fire announcement system for fire safety are to be

provided.

• Temperature sensitive alarm and protective relays to make alert and disconnect equipment

before overheating is to be considered

• Danger from excess current due to overload or short circuit is to be prevented by providing fuses,

circuit breakers, thermal protection

(B) Fuel storage

• Fuel handling unit/Agency will be at minimum 500 meters away from the residential area,

school/colleges, Historical Monuments, Religious Places, Ecological sensitive area as well as

forests area.

• Fuel handling unit will be located at a minimum 500 meters away from the Railway line, Express

ways, National Highways, State Highways and District Roads and from water bodies like River,

Nala, Canal, Pond etc.

• The unit will have adequate water supply through pipe/ surface water before selection of the site.

• Adequate dust suppression measures will be provided to prevent fugitive emission and also risk

of fire. Similar measures will also be adopted for loading/unloading operations.

• Fuel ash will be transported in covered and closed vehicles/conveyors so that there is no chance

of spillage during transportation.

• Fire-fighting measures will be provided to avoid any fire case

• Measures will be taken to control the air pollution during loading/handling of the fuel

(C) Precautionary Measures for Falling material

• Safety helmets to be used to protect workers against falling material

• Barriers like toe boards or mesh guards is to be provided to prevent items from slipping or being

knocked off the edge of a structure

• An exclusion zone will be created beneath areas where work is taking place.

• Danger areas are to be clearly marked with suitable safety signs indicating that access is restricted

to essential personnel wearing hard hats while the work is in progress.

(D) Safety measures for storage & handling of alcohol

Handling and storage of alcohol will be done as per prescribed norms. The alcohol will be directly

fed to the storage area and no manual handling will be involved which reduce the risk of spillage

in the storage area. Following precautionary measures would be taken for safety:

(a) Handling and storage measures

• Keeping away from oxidizers, heat and flames.

• Care will be taken for avoidance of spillage, skin and eye contact

• Well ventilation and use of approved respirator if air contamination is above acceptable level will

be promoted.

• Avoidance of plastics, rubber and coatings in the storage area.

• Cool, dry, & ventilated storage and closed containers.




• Grounding of the container and transferring of equipment to eliminate static electric sparks.

• First aid measures - for skin contact, eye contact, & inhalation.

(b) Fire Fighting Measures

Use of extinguishing media surrounding the fire as water, dry chemicals (BC or ABC powder), CO,

Sand, dolomite, etc.

Foam System for firefighting will be provided to control fire from the alcohol storage tank. The

foam thus produced will suppress fire by separating the fuel from the air (oxygen), and hence

avoiding the fire & explosion to occur in the tank. Foam would blanket the fuel surface

smothering the fire. The fuel will also be cooled by the water content of the foam.

The foam blanket suppresses the release of flammable vapors that can mix with the air.

Special Fire Fighting Procedures; Keeping the fire upwind, shutting down of all possible sources

of ignition, keeping of run-off water out of sewers and water sources. Avoidance of water in

straight hose stream which will scatter and spread fire. Use of spray or fog nozzles will be

promoted, cool containers will be exposed to flames with water from the side until well after the

fire is out.

Hazardous Decomposition Products: gases of Carbon Monoxide (CO) & Carbon Dioxide (CO2).

(c) Accidental release measures

For spill cleanup, shutting off or removal of all possible sources of ignition, absorbance of small

quantities with paper towels and evaporate in safe place like fume hood and burning of these

towels in a safe manner, use of respiratory and/or liquid-contact protection by the clean-up

personnel will be promoted.

7.3.4.2 General Emergency preparedness Plan for all man-made disasters pertaining to distillery

A) Alarm System

A siren will be provided under the control of Security office in the plant premises to give warning. In case of

emergencies, it will be used on the instructions to shift in charge that is positioned round the clock. The

warning signal for emergency will be as follows:

• Emergency Siren: Waxing and waning sound for 3 minutes.

• All clear signal: Continuous siren for one minute

B) Communication

Walkies & Talkies will be located at strategic locations; internal telephone system EPBX with external P&T

telephones will be provided.

C) First Aid

A first aid centre with adequate facilities will be provided. It will be maintained round the clock by a

compounder cum dresser and a doctor. An ambulance will also be provided at site to carry affected people

to hospital.




D) Security

The security requirements of the company premises will be taken care of by CSO assisted by a fire in charge.

The team, apart from the normal security functions will manage the role required during a disaster

management operation as a part of the crisis control team.

E) Safety

The safety wing led by a Safety Manager will meet the requirement of emergencies round the clock. The

required safety appliances will be distributed at different locations of the plant to meet any eventualities.

Poster/placards reflecting safety awareness will be placed at different locations in the plant area.

F) Evacuation Procedure

As the major hazard is only due to fire, which has more or less localized impact no mass evacuation

procedures are required. Evacuation would involve only the people working very close to the fire area.

G) Environment Health and Safety Cell

The project will have full-fledged EHS cell (Environment Health & Safety Cell). Main function of EHS cell

will be to assess the potential risks/hazards to environment, health of employees & society and safety

within the plant. Installation of fire-fighting system, fire alarm, provision of safety/protective equipment

to workers and regular medical check-ups will be taken up. Also, regular monitoring of different

parameters will be carried out to ensure safety of environment and society. Trainings and mock drills

will be carried out in regular intervals for workers to ensure the safety in case of any accident or natural

hazard.

Emergency Control Center

Emergency Control Centre (ECC) is a cell from which emergency operations are directed and

coordinated. This center activates as soon as on-site emergency is declared.

General Description of ECC

The ECC will be located in an area that offers minimal risk being directly exposed to possible accidents.

During an emergency, the Emergency Management Staff, including the site controller shall gather in

the ECC. Therefore, the ECC shall be equipped with adequate communication systems in the form of

telephones and other equipment to allow unhampered organizations and other nearby facility

personnel.

The ECC provides shelter to its occupants against the most common accidents; in addition, the ECC's

communication systems are protected from possible shutdown. The ECC will have its own emergency

lighting arrangement and electric communication system operation.

Only a limited and prearranged number of people are admitted to the ECC, when in use. This

eliminates unnecessary interference and reduces confusion.

The ECC will be always ready for operation and provided with the equipment and supplies necessary

during the emergency such as:

Updated copies of the On-site Disaster Management Plan.

Emergency telephone numbers.

The names, phone number, and address of external agencies, response organizations and

neighbouring facilities.




The adequate number of telephone (more than two).

Emergency lights, clocks, personal protective equipment.

List of fire extinguishers with their type no. and location, capacity, etc.

Safety helmets - list of quantity & location.

Status boards/message board.

Material safety data sheets for chemicals handled at the facility.

Several maps of the facility including drainage system for surrounding area showing:

Areas where hazardous materials are stored.

Plot plans of storage tanks, routes of pipelines, all water permanent lines etc.

The locations where personal protective equipment are stored.

The position of pumping stations and other water sources.

Roads and plant entrances.

Assembly areas & layout of Hydrant lines.

H) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This equipment is used mainly for three reasons; to protect personnel from a hazard while performing

rescue/accident control operations, to do maintenance and repair work under hazardous conditions,

and for escape purposes. The list of Personal Protective Equipment provided at the facility and their

locations shall be available in ECC. Personal protective equipment play a vital role in overcoming major

disastrous situation saving life during onsite emergency.

I) Mock Drill

As per the Industrial Major Accident Hazard Rules,

Mock drills of the on-site emergency plan will be conducted every month.

A detailed report of the mock drill conducted will be made immediately available to all the concerned

authority

Also, Major Fire and Minor Fire mock drills will be conducted once in three months and one month

respectively.

J) Training

On job training to the engineers on various stages of risk analysis and preparedness during emergency to

reflect in the operation of terminal, especially from the safety stand point. The fire team belonging to the fire-

fighting department is to be intensively trained for the use of all equipment and in various fire-fighting

methods for handling different types of fires.

Details of Training facilities for:

Safety Monthly

Fire fighting Monthly

Occupational health & safety Monthly




Figure 7.1: Emergency Team

7.3.4.3 Disaster control management system

Disaster Management group plays an important role in combating emergency in a systematic manner.

Schematic representation for Emergency Control Management system is shown in figure below.

Figure 7.2: Onsite DMP - Disaster Control / Management System




7.3.4.4 Duties and Responsibility of Key Personnel of Environmental Management Cell

Site Main

Controller: -

Site main controller is the main controller who will lead the controlling of the fire incident. He will -

• Call the fire tender.

• Ensure that unwanted persons are safely removed from the affected area

• Direct the fire tender to reach the affected area

• Ensure that have gathered in the demarcated area, called Assembly point.

• Extend medical help for wounded.

• Remove casualties.

Incident

Controller:

In absence of site main controller, he will act as main site controller.

• Inform site main controller about the incident.

• Call the fire tender.

• Ensure that unwanted persons are safely removed from the affected area.

• Direct the fire tender to reach the affected area.

• Ensure that all people have gathered in the demarcated area, called Assembly point.

• Provide Safety Appliance.

• Guide external fire tender to approach the affected area.

• Help in searching for casualties.

• Collect and preserve evidence fire further inquiry.

Distillery

Manager:

In case site controller and incident controller are not in the factory, he will take over the function of

incident controller otherwise he will:

• Mobilize the fire-fighting operation and coordinate with external fire tenders/fire- fighting

equipment.

• Liaison between the incident controller and the maintenance, fire, safety and production and medical

services.

• The maintenance squad should isolate the hazardous area, and plug the leak.

Security

Officer:

• To coordinate fire-fighting operation and replenish the fire-fighting equipment.

• To rescue the injured persons.

• To provide first aid/medical assistance.

• To liaison with ambulance services.

• Remove tank lorry/other vehicles to safe location.

Maintenance

Manager:

• Maintenance squad should plug the leak, isolate the hazardous area and ensure the safety of the

remaining part of the factory.

• Remove the tank lorry and other vehicles form the factory premises.

• Liaison between the incident controller and fire and safety departments.

• The team will mobilize any repair work on an emergency basis.

Accounts

Officer:

• To coordinate the evacuation of the visitors and office staff who have no role in controlling

emergency.




• To rescue the injured persons.

• To provide first-aid/medical assistance to injured workers.

• To liaison with ambulance services.

Personnel

Manager:

• To communicate with the following authorities for the necessary help.

Police Station

Fire Brigade

Local Hospitals

Ambulance Services.

Head Office

• To request the police to control the traffic and maintain law and order.

• To liaison with neighbouring organizations for assistance

Shift In

charge after

office hours:

Establish the emergency control centre

• Mobilize all coordinators assembled at the Emergency Control centre and put the disaster control

plan into action.

• Mobilize the fire- fighting operations.

• Mobilize help from ambulance services and hospitals for medical assistance.

• Mobilize help from the outside agencies for firefighting.

• Inform the police and request to control traffic and maintain law and order.

• Inform site controller, incident controller and appraise the situation.

• Direct the shutting down of plants and their evacuation.

• Give adequate attention to the causalities and send them to hospital.

7.3.4.5 Procedure for Testing & Updating the Plan

Simulated emergency preparedness exercises and mock fire-fighting exercises including mutual aid scheme

resources and in conservation with district emergency authority to be carried out time to time.

Disclosure of Information to Worker & Public Awareness System in Existence & Anticipated

Safety awareness among workers by conserving various training programs and seminars, competition,

slogans etc.

Practical exercise.

Distribution and practices of safety Instructions.

Safety Quiz contests.

Display of Safety Posters & Safety Slogans.

Developing Safety Instructions for every Job and ensuring these instructions/booklets or manuals by the

workers.

7.3.5 Details of PESO certification

The company will be manufacturing ethanol and it has also applied for PESO certification vide application no.

OIN435496 dated 4th January, 2020. The company will also fulfill all conditions related to storage of ethanol

like:




No vessel shall be located within the bonded area of petroleum or other flammable liquid storages.

The above ground vessels to be covered by earth (mound) shall be installed on concrete foundation or

compacted sand.

Above ground vessel for storage of corrosive, flammable or toxic gas in liquefied state shall be provided

with enclosure wall all around the ground. The minimum distance between vessel and enclosure wall

shall be the diameter of the vessel or five meters, whichever is less.

The height of the enclosure wall shall be thirty centimeters on the upper side and gradually increasing to

maximum sixty centimeters on the lower side, at the end of which a shallow sump for collection of the

spilled liquid shall be provided.

The company abides to follow all the PESO terms and conditions for proper functioning and to prevent any

damages due to ethanol storage.

7.3.6 Off-Site Emergency Planning

The off-site emergency plan is an integral part of any hazard control system. It is based on those accidents

identified by the works management, which could affect people and the environment outside the works. Thus,

the off-site plan follows logically from the analysis that took place to provide the basis for the on-site plan and

the two plans therefore complement each other. The roles of the various parties that may be involved in the

implementation of an off-site plan are described below. The responsibility for the off-site plan will be likely to

rest either with the works management or with the local authority. Schematic representation of various

organization involved during emergency is shown below in Figure & Table below shows communication nos.

during offsite emergency.

Table 7.2 Local Statutory Government bodies

S. No. Name of Govt. Agency Contact Nos.

1 District Collector/Magistrate 05842-281540, 05842-222540

2 Sub Divisional Office/Magistrate 05842-242449

4 P.C.B. (Regional Officer) 0581-2585299

5 S.P. 05842-222553

6 C.O. 05842-233109

7 Fire Brigade 05842-223690

8 Police Station 05841-2750003

10 DGFASLI (Director General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes)

0129-2468033

11 Dy. Chief Controller of Explosive 0532-2250329

12 Govt. Hospital (Nearest) 05842-240209

13 Civil Surgeon 05842-240001

Either way, the plan must identify an emergency coordinating officer who would take overall command of the

off-site activities. Consideration of evacuation may include the following factors:

In the case of a major fire but without explosion risk (e.g. an oil storage tank), only houses close to the




fire are likely to need evacuation

If fire is escalating very fast it is necessary to evacuate people nearby as soon as possible

In acute emergency people are advised to stay indoors and shield themselves from the fire.

Figure 7.3: Various organizations involved during emergency

A) Organization

Organizational details of command structure, warning systems, implementation procedures, emergency

control centers include name and appointments of incident controller, site main controller, their deputies and

other key personnel involved during emergency.

B) Communications

Identification of personnel involved, communication center, call signs, network, list of telephone numbers.

C) Special Emergency Equipment

Details of availability and location of heavy lifting gear, specified fire-fighting equipment, fireboats etc.

D) Voluntary Organizations

Details of Voluntary organizations, telephone numbers nearby of hospitals, Emergency helpline, resources

etc. are to be available with chief authorities.

E) Non-governmental Organizations (NGO)

NGO's could provide a valuable source of expertise and information to support emergency response efforts.

Members of NGOs could assist response personnel by performing specified tasks, as planned during the

emergency planning process.

Evacuation of personnel from the affected area

Arrangements at rallying posts and parking yards

Rehabilitation of evacuated persons




F) Chemical information

Details of the hazardous substances (MSDS information) and a summary of the risks associated with them are

to be made available at respective site.

G) Meteorological information

There are arrangements for obtaining details of weather conditions prevailing at or before the time of

accident and weather forecast updates.

H) Humanitarian Arrangements

Transport, evacuation centers, emergency feeding, treatment of injured, first aid, ambulances, temporary

mortuaries.

I) Public Information

Dealing with the media-press office

Informing relatives, etc.

J) Assessment

Collecting information on the causes of the emergency

Reviewing the efficiency and effectiveness of all aspects of the emergency plan.

K) Role of local authority

Local Authorities like Panchayat, Sabha, Samiti, municipalities can help in combating emergency situation after

assessing the impact scenario in rescue phase.

L) Role of police

Police are to assist in controlling of the accident site, organizing evacuation and removing of any

seriously injured people to hospitals.

Co-ordination with the transport authorities, civil defense and home guards

Co-ordination with army, navy, air force and state fire services

Arrange for post mortem of dead bodies

Establish communication centre with easy contact with ECC

M) Role of Fire Brigade

The fire brigade is to be organized to put out fires and provide assistance as required during emergency.

N) Media

The media is to have ready and continuous access to designated officials with relevant information, as

well as to other sources in order to provide essential and accurate information to public throughout

the emergency and to avoid commotion and confusion.

Efforts will be made to check the clarity and reliability of information as it becomes available, and

before it is communicated to public.

Public health authorities will be consulted when issuing statements to the media concerning health

aspects of chemical accidents

Members of the media are to facilitate response efforts by providing means for informing the public

with credible information about accidents involving hazardous substances




O) Role of health care authorities

Hospitals and doctors must be ready to treat all type of injuries to causalities during emergency.

Co-ordinate the activities of Primary Health Centers and Municipal Dispensaries to ensure required

quantities of drugs and equipment

Securing assistance of medical and paramedical personnel from nearby hospitals/institutions

Temporary mortuary and identification of dead bodies.

7.3.7 Structural and Non-structural measures pertaining to man-made and natural disasters (earthquake

and flood)

Various structural and non-structural measures related to industrial hazard, flood and earthquake are given

below:




Structural & non-structural measures for manmade disaster i.e. Industrial (Chemical) hazard, etc. S. No. Task Activities Responsibility Structural Measures 1 Land use planning Planning permission of any factors/industry should consider the land

use planning in view of hazard, risk and vulnerability of the State. Industrial Development Authority, Industries, Labour, Local Authority

2 Adaption of advance technology

Application of Science and technology and engineering inputs to improve infrastructures

Labour Dept., Science and Technology, UP SDMA

3 Techno-legal Regime 1) Review and revision of Acts and Rules 2) Strict implements of acts and Rules

Dept of Housing, Industries Dept., Fire, Electrical Dept.

4 Safety Audit Carry out structural safety inspection/audit Concern Inspectors 5 Capacity Building 1) Establish infrastructure for onsite and offsite warning dissemination.

2) Construction/Strengthening of EOC/ERC at all level. 3) Procurement of all necessary equipment including PPE.

Industrial Installation, DDMA/ Dist. Magistrate, Municipal Commissioner, Revenue Dept., UP SDMA

Non-Structural Measures 1 Planning 1) Prepare an onsite and offsite emergency plan.

2) Conduct mock drills as per the regulations. 3) Update the plan as per the requirement. 4) Monitor similar activities in all the factories/industries

Industrial Development Authority, Local Authority, Dist. Collector, Municipal Commissioner, Revenue Dept., UP SDMA

2 Capacity Building 1) Develop IEC material for Publication & Distribution. 2) Awareness generation to general public and the people residing

near MAH factories. 3) Organize training programmes, seminars and workshops. 4) Ensure the student community is imparted proper education on the

relevant topics by schools/ colleges. 5) Encouragement disaster insurance

Industrial Installation, Industrial Development Authority, Dist. Collector, Municipal Commissioner, Labour Dept., UP SDMI, NGOs

Structural and Non Structural Measures for earthquake mitigation & management Structural Measures 1 Micro-zonation

1) To undertake micro zonation study according to priority area 2) To providing or make available seismic miro-zonation map

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Science & Technology Dept.

Provide vulnerability and risk assessment map. UPSDMA/ Relief Commissioner Organisation 2 Earthquake To develop earthquake resistant design features for the construction of Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation,




Resistance Design for different earthquake

public utility structures. Department of housing/Urban Development/ PWD To develop earthquake resistant design features for the construction of residential structures. To develop earthquake resistant design for incorporating in different types of structures to the line departments

3 Retrofitting of existing structure

Create a database of existing structure in the State. A. Public B. Private

Concern Dept.

Identify the available resources Identifying structures that require retrofitting. Prepare a scheme/programme for retrofitting Identification and removal of unsafe buildings/structure

4 Monitoring of seismic activities

Establish seismological network and round the clock monitoring Dissemination of information and reporting Conduct seismological research

Science & Technology Dept.

Non-Structural Measures 1 Capacity Building

1) Departmental earthquake contingency plan 2) Ensure earthquake related departmental action plan and SOP 3) Include earthquake engineering topics in curriculum 4) Provide professional training about earthquake resistance

construction to engineers and architects 5) Provide training to masons. 6) Encourage soil and material testing in laboratories.

UP SDMI/ UP SDMA, Revenue Dept., State ATI , Labour Dept., Line Dept.

2 Awareness

1) To disseminate earthquake risk to general public residing in earthquake prone zones.

2) Campaign for earthquake safety tips.

UPSDMA, Information Dept.

Structural and Non Structural Measures for flood mitigation & management Structural Measures 1 Construction 1) Improvement of design for irrigation and flood protective

structures 2) Construction of dams, flood protection wall, flood diverting

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., All line Dept.




channels etc. 3) Strengthening/repair of existing roads and bridges and other

critical infrastructure in flood plains 4) Strengthening of dams and canals.

2 Development of catchment area

Development of catchment area of the food plain 1) Forestation 2) Land sloping 3) Small reservoirs /check /dams / ponds etc.

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., Forest & Environment Dept.

3 Flood Proofing Specific building by laws for food plains

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., UDD, Panchayati Raj & Rural Development, Local Bodies

4 Techno-legal regime Enactment and enforcement of laws regulating developmental activities in flood plain

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., UDD, Panchayati Raj & Rural Development, Local Bodies

Forecasting and warning 1) Strengthening and Upgradation of existing Flood forecasting system.

2) Establish infrastructure for flood warning and dissemination

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., CWC, IMD

Non-Structural Measures 1 Capacity Building 1) Departmental flood contingency plan

2) Flood related departmental action plan and SOP 3) Impairing training to the stakeholders involved in flood

mitigation and management.

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., Line Dept.

2 Awareness 1) Disseminate flood risk to general public residing in flood prone zones

2) Campaign for Flood safety tips

Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept., UPSDMA, Information Dept.

3 Review of Rules Review of operational rules for reservoirs Revenue Dept., Relief Commissioner Organisation, Irrigation Dept.

Source: Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Plan 2016-17




7.4 Occupational health & safety hazards and their management

Occupational health and safety will be categorised broadly into two categories:

1. Protection of Health

2. Promotion of Health

Protection of Health

In an industry, the most important factor for proper running of it is the health of employees which has to be

taken care of by following some measures like:

• Proper regular check-up of employees

• Regular training of employees

• 24 hrs First aid and medical availability

• Records maintenance

Promotion of Health

• Training regarding importance of health

• Programs related to health education

• Records maintenance

• Organizing health campaigns

Occupational health centre

The industrial premises will have one occupational health centre for regular check-up of employees and to

deal in case of emergency. The centre will be equipped with all the emergency facilities and a qualified

doctor as well as staff for auxiliary works.

7.4.1 Plan and Fund allocation for Occupational and Safety Hazards

Plan and fund allocation to ensure the occupational health and safety of all contracts and sub-contract

workers is given in table below.

S. No. Description Amount (Rs. In lakhs per annum)

1. Doctor's Retainer Fee (including staff) 4.5

2. Medicine Expenses 2.5

3. Ambulance Expenditure 3.0

Total Amount in (Rs.) 10.0

7.4.2 Details of Occupational and safety hazards and their mitigation

The distillery has following hazardous chemicals that are used in process and can prove harmful if not

handled properly. The medical health checkup will be carried out regularly to find out any previous

symptoms related to any disorder or disease. The industry will be having all the MSDS of hazardous

chemicals and employees will be given proper training pertaining to medical emergencies and situations. The

exposure levels of hazardous chemicals will never be surpassed and in case of leakage or sudden emergency,

proper measures will be taken to avoid emergency situations.




S. No. Hazardous chemical Predicted exposure level (TLV)

Mitigation measures

1. Caustic soda (sodium hydroxide)

2 mg/m3 • Proper PPEs to be provided to workers.

• Handling in accordance with good industrial hygiene and safety practice.

• Avoid contact with water. Direct contact with water may cause an exothermic reaction.

2. Carbon di-oxide 5000 ppm • Carbon dioxide will be collected in scrubbers and sold to vendors.

• Proper monitoring and maintenance of fermentation equipment.

• Proper PPEs to be provided to workers exposed to the zone.

• Regular checking of pipes and bolts for avoiding any fugitive emissions.

3. Ethyl alcohol 1000 ppm • Mechanical seal will be provided in all pumping systems.

• Proper monitoring and maintenance of fermentation equipment.

• Proper PPEs to be provided to workers exposed to the zone.

• Regular checking of pipes and bolts for avoiding any fugitive emissions.

• Proper training to employees to act in case of alcohol leakage.

• Proper fire extinguishers adequate for the fire that can happen in distillery i.e. foam type.

• Proper fire hydrant network will be spread in all the areas prone to fire hazard.

• Fire sensors and alarms.

4. Dust - • Proper dust mask for persons handling biomass and coal.

• Regular water sprinkling to avoid dust dispersion.

• Storage of coal and biomass in covered sheds and continuous water sprinkling.

• Proper greenbelt will be developed in all the areas having the probability of dust explosions.

5. Noise - • Proper PPEs to the workers in high noise zone.

• Regular audiometry check-up.

• Enclosures shall be provided.

Source: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health document




7.4.3 Occupational health surveillance

In distillery plant, the occupational health surveillance of the employee will be done on a regular basis and

record of the same will be maintained as per the Factories Act.

Pre placement and periodical health check-up tests to be undertaken

The check-ups will be dependent on age, sex, duration of exposure and department wise. Following tests will

be done regularly:

• X Rays (Chest)

• Audiometry (Ears)

• Spirometry (Lungs)

• Vision testing (Eyes)

• ECG (Heart)

Frequency of Medical Examination

• Once in a year

Personal Protective Devices and Measures

• Industrial Safety helmets, Crash helmets

• Goggles

• Safety Shoes & Rubber Gumboots

• Aprons

• Ear muffs and Ear Plugs

• Full body Safety harness

• Leather hand gloves, Heat Resistive hand gloves, Chemical hand gloves and Cut resistance hand

gloves

• Safety belt / line man's safety belt

Implementation of OHS standards as per OHSAS/USEPA

The overall objective of the company is to provide a system that is capable of delivering healthy and safe

workplace. Following measures will be adopted for implementation of OHS standards.

• Well-equipped Occupational Health Centre with adequate paramedical staff

• Routine and special investigation related to occupational health

• Health surveillance and maintenance of health record

• Rules and procedure for effective implementation of Safety Health and Environment policy and made

to know all employees

• Round the clock ambulance facility

• Sufficient number of first aid boxes

• Formulation of OHS implementation team/ cell

• Implementation of OHS management program

• Displaying the safety and health policy and instructions at various locations

• Display of safe operating procedure (SOP) at various locations

• Investigation of fatal, serious accidents




• Investigation of reports of occupational diseases

• Monthly safety meeting of all employees & workers to discuss last month accident if any, reason and

corrective measures taken.

• Organize safety training, seminars for safe working and safe vehicle and traffic movement within the

plant premises and regular training for safe driving outside the plant premises

• Ensure use of PPEs according to the job like helmet, safety shoes, goggle, dust mask, ear plug and

hand gloves etc.

• Establishment of Occupational Health Centre for pre and periodic medical examination of workers and

staff to detect any onset of occupational disease and corrective measures

• Display Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for use of every hazardous substance

• Periodic safety audits both internal and external, review and implementation of recommendations.

7.5 CONCLUSION

It is concluded that there will be no major risk involved due to proposed project. Public hearing issues were

not major and proper implementation plan along with time and budget has been given in action plan.

Regarding risk assessment, proper precautionary measures will be taken to minimize risks. Personal

Protective Equipment (PPEs) will help to minimize the health hazards and accidental casualties.


Chapter-VIII of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER – VIII

PROJECT BENEFITS

8.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter is focused on those points which are beneficial to the surrounding area or community in terms

of infrastructural development, social development, employment generation and other tangible benefits due

to upcoming plant activities.

8.2 EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

The plant has positive direct and indirect employment. Manpower is required during construction and

operation phase and also in other activities such as transportation, day to day operations etc. Further,

additional employment opportunities will be generated. A total of 200 persons will be employed directly and

indirectly 400+ persons will be employed.

Preference will be given to the local people for employment based on their qualification and eligibility.

8.3 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT RESPONSIBILITY (CER)

As per circular dated 1st May, 2018 on CER, the company will undertake measures and activities that will raise

the Socio-economic status of the area along with environment benefits attainment. The budget allocated

according to this circular will be 3.875 Crores (387.5 Lakhs) i.e. maximum percentage of total project cost

(225 Crores) which will be utilized solely in environment and humans benefit.

The beneficial aspects of the projects on the socio-economic environment of the area are in the areas of

employment, service, trade, commerce, public utility, literacy, social awareness, health care facilities,

recreation etc.

The company will contribute substantially to the overall economy and social development of the area

through Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) activities.

The operation zone of the CER activities for the proposed project will be extended to the nearby villages of

project site. The company will propose plans to supplement the existing governmental programs among the

local population. Environmental awareness will be created among people by organizing awareness camps.

Developmental activities will be carried out keeping sustainable development in mind. Based on the needs

assessment, the CER program will be customized & implemented while partnering with Government

Agencies, NGOs and Local Panchayats for implementation.

The CER break-up is given in the table below:


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Table -8.1

Proposed budget for CER

Area 1st

Year 2nd

Year 3rd

Year 4th

Year 5th

Year Total

Medical health & welfare facilities

Infrastructure development in hospitals and installation of

required instruments and equipment, provision of facility of

ambulance to hospital.

15 15 15 15 15 75

Maintenance and renovation of existing schools infrastructure

including construction of toilet blocks, repair of classrooms and

boundary wall, distribution of furniture, establishing computer

classes, providing safe drinking water facility, repair of kitchen

and distribution of utensils for mid-day meal and complete

thematic painting of school walls

20 20 20 20 20 100

Creation of skill development centres for women in nearby

villages so that they can get employment in various sectors.

Centres will be related to paramedical services, nursing,

handicraft, stitching, computer education etc.

15 15 15 15 15 75

Scientific support and awareness to farmers to increase yield of

crop and fodder and provide facilities to farmers for water

conservation like micro irrigation facilities etc.

15 15 15 15 15 75

Safe drinking water facilities in nearby villages 5 5 5 5 5 25

Plantation in nearby villages 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 37.5

GRAND TOTAL

77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 77.5 387.5 Lakhs

rand Total Rs. 3.875 Crores (387.5 Lakhs) i.e. maximum percentage of the total project cost as per OM dated 1st May, 2018

8.4 CONCLUSION

Due to the proposed project, there will be improvement in the standard of living viz. better education,

improved health and sanitation facilities, housing and acquisition of consumer durable. This is envisaged as a

major positive benefit which will ultimately lead to the sustainable development of the region.


Chapter-IX of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER-IX

ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

9.1 ENVIRONMENTAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

As per the EIA Notification 2006 & its subsequent amendments, this chapter on the ‘Environmental Cost

Benefit Analysis’ is applicable only if it is recommended at the Scoping stage.

However, as per the ToR points issued by MoEFCC, New Delhi vide letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II (I)

dated 13th February, 2019. Environmental Cost Benefit analysis is not desired for the proposed project and

hence has not been prepared.


Chapter-X of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER–X

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

10.1 INTRODUCTION

Environmental Management Plan consists of the set of mitigation, management, monitoring and institutional

measures to be taken during implementation and operation of a plant to eliminate adverse environmental

impacts or reduce them to acceptable levels. The present environmental management plan addresses the

components of environment affected during the different activities forming part of the processes of existing

environment.

Based on the evaluation of impacts and baseline conditions, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has

been delineated to mitigate the adverse impacts on environment of the area due to the proposed project.

The EMP is herein outlined after taking into account the various Acts, Rules and Regulations/ Standards

concerned with the environmental management.

Aims of EMP

Overall conservation of the environment.

Minimization of waste generation and pollution.

Judicious use of natural resources and water.

Safety, welfare and good health of the work force.

Ensure effective monitoring of all control measures.

Vigilance against probable disasters and accidents.

Monitoring of cumulative and long-time impacts.

10.2 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES

Environmental management plan can be implemented effectively if the company has certain employees

dedicated towards environment and certain policies depicting the various goals towards sustainable

environment. Malbros International Private Limited (Oasis Group) has been indulged towards the same

purpose and the policies as well as people are defined, strictly demarcating their roles towards environment

and growing with the same motto. The EMC role and the policies implemented are given below:

10.2.1 Environmental management cell (EMC)

In order to maintain the environmental quality within the standards, regular monitoring of various

environmental components is necessary. Project will have a full-fledged Environmental Management Cell

(EMC) for environmental monitoring and management. The EMC team will take care of pollution monitoring

aspects and implementation of control measures.

A group of qualified and efficient engineers with technicians will be deputed for maintenance, up keeping

and monitoring of the pollution control equipment, to keep them in working at the best of their efficiencies.

Responsibilities of EMC

The responsibilities of the EMC include the following:




Environmental monitoring of the surrounding area.

Timely Commissioning of pollution control equipment and facilities.

Specification and regulation of maintenance schedules for pollution control equipment.

Ensuring that standards are maintained.

Developing the greenbelt.

Ensuring optimum water usage.

Implementation of the Environmental Management Plan.

Organizing meetings of the Environmental Management Committee and reporting to the

management.

Co-ordination for all statutory requirements like submission of applications / Reports for obtaining

consents, Environmental clearances, authorization etc.

10.2.2 Corporate Environment Policy

Corporate Environment Policy is an important part of the company’s motives and goals. The Company will

set goals and objectives laid by its board of Directors. CEP prescribes for standard operating process/

procedures to bring into focus any infringement/ deviation/ violation of the environmental or forest norms/

conditions. It will also constitute the hierarchical system or Administrative order of the company to deal with

the environmental issues and for ensuring compliance with the environmental clearance conditions. The

company will have system of reporting of non-compliances/ violations of environmental norms of the Board

of Directors of the company and/ or shareholders or stakeholders at large. Company will have its working

based on it concerns towards Environment. CEP is given as below:




10.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

A detailed study for the identification & prediction of anticipated environmental impacts of the project was

carried out and the outcomes of the study are described in Chapter-IV. The major impacts which require

proper administrative management to protect the environment are further considered for formulation of

Environmental Management Plan (EMP).

10.3.1 Air quality management

A) Stack emissions

Monitoring will be conducted at places where dispersion of dust can occur like storage area,

working area, etc.

DG sets emissions should also be maintained within prescribed standards of CPCB guidelines.

Online stack monitoring system will be provided to keep a check on emissions and the data shall

be transmitted to CPCB and SPCB servers.

Regular cleaning, inspection and maintenance of air pollution control equipment will be carried

out.

Workers will be trained regarding emergency actions to be taken during equipment failure.

The whole distillery unit will be provided with facility of inter locking so that any failure of

equipment or APCE will result in instant shut down of the complete process.

The locations of ambient air quality monitoring stations shall be decided in consultation with the

SPCB and it shall be ensured that stations should be installed in the upwind and downwind

direction as well as at places where maximum ground level concentrations are anticipated.

B) Fugitive emissions

Leak detection and repair (LDAR) program will be carried out regularly to check for any kind of

VOCs emissions.

Flow meters will be installed to keep a check on filling of alcohol storage tanks so that over flow

condition does not occur.

Ambient air quality will be regularly monitored online, so as to keep a check on the emissions of

different pollutants.

Proper dust masks will be provided to the labours coming in direct contact of fugitive emissions.

10.3.2 Noise quality management

Workers will be provided with trainings regarding importance of PPEs and fines will be imposed

on workers not following the rules.

Periodic monitoring of noise levels as per post-project monitoring plan shall be done on regular

basis.

Workers close to high noise generating areas will be regularly subjected to audiometry check-up.

Ambient noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept within the standards of EPA, 1986

rules, 1989 viz. 75 dB(A) (Daytime) and 70 dB(A) (Night time).




10.3.3 Water quality management

Following measures will be followed:

Online monitoring System consisting of flow meter and web camera to analyse RO based CPU

effluent will be installed.

It will be ensured that records are maintained for water usage and maximum efforts will be put in

order to minimize fresh water requirement gradually.

Proper maintenance of CPU/RO will be carried out,

Regular monitoring and maintenance of equipment/machineries will be done and records

maintained.

Periodic checking to find out any leakages or areas susceptible to leaching will be undertaken in

order to save the ground water contamination.

Regular cleaning of all equipment and machineries will be done in order to avoid water clogging

areas or any corrosion in the machinery and equipment.

The Company shall harvest rainwater from the rooftops of the buildings to recharge groundwater

and utilize it within plant premises.

10.3.3.1 Action plan to control ground water pollution

The proposed distillery will be based on “Zero Effluent Discharge”. The following measures will be adopted

to prevent groundwater pollution-

During operation phase, spent wash will be treated and used as fuel and will not be discharged

on soil/water.

The spent wash holding tank will be made up of RCC & steel.

Spillage of chemicals/ oils/ alcohol etc. will be avoided as best possible.

Treatment of secondary streams like spent lees, condensates, blow downs, etc. shall be in closed

loop & any discharge outside the distillery shall not be done.

Regular monitoring of ground water will be done in and around spent wash storage lagoon

under environmental monitoring program and parameters will be checked in correlation with

drinking water standards IS 10500-2012.

Regular checking of spent wash storage lagoon will be carried out in order to check for any

leakages or leaching.

In case of accidental spillage, proper measures will be undertaken immediately in order to

prevent the substance from entering into ground water route.

10.3.3.2 Water conservation

The following measures will be adopted to minimize use of ground water-

Maximum recycling and reuse of wastewater after treatment.

Condensate water will be re-used & recycled.

Periodic preventive maintenance of water distribution system.

Optimum use of process cooling water.




Training and awareness on water conservation measures.

Rainwater harvesting will be practised.

Use of high-pressure hoses for equipment clearing to reduce wastewater generation.

10.3.3.3 Details of rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting is a technique of collection and storage of rainwater into natural reservoirs or tanks, or

the infiltration of surface water into subsurface aquifers. Rainwater harvesting will be done at project site as

well as the adopted abandoned ponds to harvest rainwater from the roof tops, roads/paved areas, greenbelt

and open areas and use for various activities at the plant site to conserve fresh water and reduce the water

requirement from other sources. Rain water will be collected through open channel & pipelines and sent to

storage tanks and ponds.

Recharge from the project site

25 recharge pits with vertical shafts will be constructed within plant premises.

Annual availability of rainwater for recharge from project area

Land use Area Run off coefficient

Water available for artificial recharge with average rainfall as 1046.7 mm

Greenbelt area 40468 0.2 8471.571 Open land 29097 0.2 6091.166

Road/paved area 8619 0.85 7668.281 Rooftop area of building/sheds 45082 0.85 40109.23

Total area 123266 62340.25

Recharge through village pond

The rain water from the roof tops of various buildings, as well as the rain water collected in the open areas,

shall be directed towards these shafts, which will percolate down to the ground water and recharge it. 5 such

recharge shafts will be provided in the ponds as per the list provided below:

Sr No

Name of the Village

Block Tehsil District Area in Ha

Depth Capacity of the pond (CuM)

1 Milkiya Nigohi Tilhar Shahjahanpur 0.125 5 6250 2 Khiriya Nigohi Tilhar Shahjahanpur 0.3 5 15000 3 Ghanshyampur Nigohi Tilhar Shahjahanpur 0.789 5 39450 4 Bhatpura Mishr Nigohi Tilhar Shahjahanpur 1.627 5 81350

5 Chaniura Nigohi Tilhar Shahjahanpur 2.913 5 145650 5.754 287700

Total proposed recharge = 62340+287700 = 350040 m3/year. Since the proposed project is located in

the Nigohi Block of Shahjahanapur District of Uttar Pradesh and the assessment block Nigohi being

marked as safe, the groundwater withdrawal by the proposed project will be within the permissible

limits. Details of action plan for rainwater harvesting are provided in Annexure 3.




10.3.4 Solid and hazardous waste management

Maximum re-cycling and utilization of generated solid waste shall be done as per the guidelines.

Unit will prepare Hazardous waste disposal plan, as per applicable statutory conditions under the

Hazardous Wastes Act, 2008 and same will be implemented.

EMC will keep a record of quantity of solid and hazardous waste generated and their proper

disposal.

A separate designated storage area shall be provided with sign boards/labels for storage of

hazardous waste.

The concerned person will prepare a site manual on the total program and activities of

solid/hazardous waste management.

Regular training of employees engaged in solid waste management works.

10.3.5 Odour management

Odour Management Plan outlines the methods by which odorous emissions will systematically be assessed,

reduced and prevented potentially from the distillery unit.

A horticulturist will be employed to develop greenbelt according to CPCB guidelines and

plantation of such trees that are known to prevent odours.

Greenbelt that will absorb pollutants like sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter will

be given preference.

10.3.6 Occupational and health safety management

Training shall be imparted to all employees on safety and health aspects of chemical handling.

Pre employment and routine check-ups to be undertaken regularly.

10.3.7 Disaster Management plan

The Company has made provisions for on-site and off-site disaster management plan:

For On-site disaster management plan, following points will be taken into consideration:

To identify, assess, foresee and work out various kinds of possible hazards, their places, potential

and damaging capacity and area in case of above happenings.

Review, revise, redesign, replace or reconstruct the process, plant, vessels and control measures if

so assessed.

Measures to protect persons and property of processing equipment in case of all kinds of

accidents, emergencies and disasters.

To inform people and surroundings about emergency if it is likely to adversely affect them.

For off-site disaster management plan, following points will be taken into consideration:

The plan will identify an emergency coordinating officer who would take overall command of the

off-site activities.

Proper co-ordination will be there between the company and outside regulatory authorities.

Details are provided in Chapter VII of EIA/EMP Report.




10.4 CONCEPT OF WASTE MINIMIZATION, 3R’S (REUSE, RECYCLE & RECOVER TECHNIQUES), ENERGY AND

NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION MEASURES

The company has always considered environment as important element which can be impacted by the

project activities. They believe in prevention than curing. They believe in concept of conservation & waste

minimization.

10.4.1 Waste Minimization – 3R’s

(A) Reuse:

• Fly ash generated from the boiler will be supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash) or used in soil

amelioration (Biomass ash).

• Sludge will be used a manure.

• Molasses, a by-product of sugar unit will be used as a raw material for distillery.

• Bagasse, a by-product of sugar unit will be used as fuel for the boiler.

(B) Recycle:

• Spent Lees will be treated and recycled to distillation column of distillery

• The process condensate water will be treated in CPU/RO and recycled in the process and within

plant premises.

• Used oil will be given to authorized recyclers.

(C) Recovery:

• Concentrated spent wash recovered from the process will be reused as fuel in the boiler.

• CO2 generated during the fermentation process will be recovered by CO2 Scrubbers and sold to

authorized vendors.

• Water conservation & recirculation system shall be installed for recovery of cooling water.

10.4.2 Energy Conservation

The following measures will be adopted for reduction in specific energy consumption:

Installation of energy efficient lightings. Use of energy saving light fittings.

Installation of LED lighting.

Use of energy efficient electric motors complying IE2 and IE3 Standards.

Use of DCS controls

Use of highly efficient VFD, minimizing idle running of machines.

Optimizing loads and periodic preventive maintenance & lubrication

Prevention of leakages of compressed air

Optimized compressed air pressure.

Periodic energy audits.

Training, awareness and motivational programmes.

Layout is designed for gravitation flow.

Plant is designed for very low steam and power consumption with the use of state of art technology.




10.4.3 Natural resource conservation

Usage of conc. spent wash and bagasse/biomass as main fuel.

Water will be conserved by practising rainwater harvesting and maximum recycling within plant

premises.

10.5 BUDGETARY PROVISION FOR ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP)

The budget for the proposed project and that for the environmental protection measures is given as below:

Capital cost for the proposed project: Rs. 225 Crores

Cost for environmental protection measures:

Capital cost: Rs. 45.0 Crores

Recurring cost: Rs. 4.5 Crores/annum

BREAKUP OF EMP COST S.

No. Description Capital Cost

(Crores) Recurring Cost/annum

(Lakhs) 1 Air and water Pollution

management Incineration Boiler+ TG, ESP +RCC

stack 33.0 300

2 Effluent Treatment Effluent Treatment Plant/ Condensate polishing unit

Sewage treatment plant

7.0 65

3 Environment monitoring Lab instrument 0.2 20 Online monitoring of air and water 0.5

Third party investment for monitoring

0.1

Others 0.2 4 Solid waste management Ash handling & management 2.0 50

Others 0.5 5 Greenbelt & plantation

development Plantation for greenbelt 1.0 10

6 Rain water harvesting Required infrastructure 0.5 5 Total 45 Crores 450 Lakhs

10.6 CONCLUSION

As discussed, it is safe to say that the proposed project is not likely to cause any significant impact on the

ecology of the area, as adequate preventive measures will be adopted to maintain the various pollutants

within permissible limits. Greenbelt development around the area would also be taken up as an effective

pollution mitigation technique, as well as to control the pollutants released from the premises of the

company.


Chapter-XI of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER - XI

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

11.1 INTRODUCTION

Malbros International Private Limited is proposing 160 KLPD Molasses based Distillery along with 7.0 MW of

Co-Generation Power Plant at Village Bhatiyura Prathipur, Tehsil Tilhar, District Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

As per EIA Notification dated 14th September, 2006, and as amended on 13th June 2019; the project falls

under Category “A”, Project or Activity - 5(g) (Molasses based Distillery ≥ 100 KLPD)

Standard ToR Letter was issued by MoEFCC, New Delhi for the preparation of EIA/EMP Report vide their

letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II(I) dated 13th February, 2019.

11.2 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT

Following points show the justification for implementation of the project:

The company will manufacture ethanol, thus contributing in Ethanol Blending Program by GOI.

Easy procurement of raw material and fuel i.e. molasses and bagasse.

Bagasse, molasses and press mud are the by-products of sugar industry. These products once thought

to be waste are now being used as raw material in the production of valuable products such as

alcohol, bio-manure and allied products.

Already built up proper road network will ensure easy transportation of raw material.

The company will install its own co-generation power plant and use spent wash and bagasse as fuel.

Utilization of spent wash as fuel will mitigate major water pollution aspect and generate energy for

captive utilization. It will help to conserve natural resources like electricity, water, fuel like coal etc.

Incorporation of advanced technique i.e. Multi Effect Evaporator and Incineration boiler will be

enabling complete reduction of final effluent.

33% of the total project area i.e. 10 acres will be developed under greenbelt & plantation

The proposed project will generate employment for the local people.

There will not be any kind of major pollution due to the project activity, as the project will be

implemented with environment friendly technology.

Project site lies in the safe zone of water availability.

There is no National Park, Biosphere Reserves and Tiger Reserves within 10 km radius of study area.

No eco-sensitive zone presents in study area.

11.3 DETAILS ABOUT THE PROJECT

11.3.1 Brief description of the project

Particulars Details

A. Nature of the Project Proposed Molasses based distillery and co-generation power plant Size of the Project Distillery - 160 KLPD & Co-generation Power Plant – 7.0 MW

B. Location Details

1. Village Bhatiyura Prathipur 2. Tehsil Tilhar




Particulars Details

3. District Shahjahanpur 4. State Uttar Pradesh

C. Geographical Extent of the Plant Site 1. Latitude 28°08'31.18" to 28°08'45.97"N 2. Longitude 79°52'57.92" to 79°53'19.12"E

3. Topo sheet No. 53 P/16 D. Area Details

1. Plant Area 30.462 acres (12.328 hectares) 2. Greenbelt & Plantation Area ~33% i.e. 10 acres (4.07 Ha) out of the total project area will be covered

under greenbelt & plantation. E. Environmental Setting Details (with approximate aerial distance and direction from the project site) 1. Nearest Village Bhatiyura Prathipur (formerly known as Bhitaura Pirthipur)

(~1.0 km in SW direction)

2. Nearest Town & City Town - Nigohi (~4.5 km in SSW direction) District Headquarter - Shahjahanpur (~28 km in South direction)

3. Nearest National Highway / State Highway

SH - 29 (~3.0 km in West direction) NH - 24 (~25.0 km in SW direction)

4. Nearest Railway station Nigohi Railway station (~4.5 km in South direction) Shahjahanpur Railway station (~28 km in South direction)

5. Nearest Airport Bareilly Airport (~ 51 km in NW direction) Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, Lucknow (~180 km in SSE direction)

6. National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Tiger/ Elephant Reserves, Wildlife Corridors, Reserved Forests (RF)/ Protected Forests (PF) etc. within 10 km radius

No National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve, Tiger Elephant Reserve, Wildlife Corridors, Reserved Forests (RF) /Protected Forests (PF) etc. falls within 10 km radius of the project site.

7. Water Body (within 10 km radius) River · Khandni Nadi (~1.5 km East direction) · Kaimua Nadi (~1.7 km in SSE direction) · Katna River (~6.4 km in WNW direction) · Khanaut River (~9.5 km in ESE direction) Nala/Distributary / Canal · Khandni Nala (Adjacent to project site in North direction) · Kalmua Nala (1.0 km in East Direction) · Bhatpura Distributary (~1.7 km in East direction) · Nigohi Branch (Sarda Canal) (~3.0 km in East direction) · Sakaria Nala (4.0 km in East direction) · Intgaon Distributary (~5.2 km in WNW direction) · Kareli Distributary (~6.5 km in East direction)

8. Seismic Zone Seismic Zone - III on the basis of Vulnerability Atlas of India by BMTPC. F. Cost details

1. Total Cost of the Project Rs. 225.0 Crores 2. Cost for Environmental Protection

Measures Capital Cost: Rs. 45 Crores Recurring Cost: Rs. 4.5 Crores/annum

G. Working Days 350 days/annum

H. Products Ethanol /Extra Neutral Alcohol/Rectified Spirit/Impure Alcohol Source: Pre-feasibility Report




11.3.2 Requirements for the Project

11.3.2.1 Raw Material Requirement

Details regarding quantity of raw materials required, their source and mode of transportation for proposed

project are given in Table below.

Table - 11.1 Raw Material and chemicals requirement

S. No.

Particulars Total Requirement

Storage facility and Capacity Source & mode of transportation

1 Molasses 730 TPD 3 x 10000 Tonne Molasses Tanks

From nearby sugar mills via road

2 Chemicals Caustic soda 200 kg/ day Packed in 50 kg Bags & stored in

Godown Near-by Markets via road

Nutrients 150 kg/ day Antifoam Agent 200 kg/ day Packed in Cans & stored in

Godowns Yeast Own Propagation or 50 kg/day (dry yeast)

Source: Pre-feasibility Report

11.3.2.2 Fuel Requirement

Details regarding quantity of fuel required, their source & mode of transportation for proposed project are

given in Table below.

Table - 11.2 Fuel Requirement

S. No.

Name of Material Requirement (TPD)

Storage facility and capacity


1 Concentrated spent wash

595 - Own plant through pipelines

2 Bagasse 340-350 Covered Sheds with storage capacity of 20 days

Nearby Sugar Mills by road or or

Coal or 135-140 Through local vendors by road or or

Rice Husk Biomass 175-180 Open market Source: Pre-feasibility Report

11.3.2.3 Other Basic Requirements

Other basic requirements for the project are given in Table below.

Table - 11.3 Basic Requirements for the Project

S. No. Particular Requirement Source 1. Water 1120 KLPD Groundwater 2. Power 4.5 MW 7.0 MW Co-Generation Power Plant 3. Manpower (Persons) 200 during operation Unskilled / Semi-Skilled – Local area; Skilled-

local & outside areas 4. Steam 55 TPH Proposed 65 TPH incineration boiler

Source: Pre-feasibility Report




11.4 Manufacturing Process

11.5 DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENT - Presentation of Results (Air, Noise, Water and Soil)

Baseline study of the study area was conducted during Summer Season (March to May, 2019). Ambient Air

Quality Monitoring reveals that the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 for all the 8 AAQM stations were found

between 58.4 to 89.8 mg/m3 and 26.8 to 48.9 mg/m3 respectively. The concentrations of SO2 and NO2 were

found to be in range of 5.8 to 15.9 mg/m3 and 12.4 to 27.4 mg/m3 respectively.

Ambient noise levels were measured at 8 locations within the 10 km radius area from the project site. Noise

levels vary from 51.6 to 54.1 Leq dB (A) during day time and 42.1 to 44.1 Leq dB(A) during night time.

The ground water analysis for all the 8 sampling stations shows that pH varies from 7.35 to 7.71, Total

hardness varies from 195.65 to 336.7 mg/L, Total dissolved solids vary from 244 to 427 mg/L.

Soil monitoring was carried out at 6 locations and the analysis results show that soil is slightly to moderate

alkaline in nature, pH value ranging from 7.41 to 8.01, with organic matter from 0.7 to 1.03%. Soil texture is

clay loam and sandy loam. Total nitrogen ranges from 140.6 to 183.47 kg/hectare, indicates that nitrogen is

in better amount in this soil. Phosphorous is present in the range of 27.09 to 55.94 kg/ha which is less to

average sufficiency in content, whereas the potassium is found to be ranging from 131.99 to 474.77 Kg/ha

which is more than sufficient in soil.

11.6 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

Details of the environmental monitoring schedule / frequency, which will be undertaken for various

environmental components, as per conditions of EC/CTE/CTO are given in Table below.




Table - 11.4 Post Project Monitoring

S. No. Description Frequency of Monitoring

Location of Monitoring

1 Ambient Air Quality As per EC/CTO condition 3-4 Location in and around plant site

2 Stack Monitoring Continuous monitoring Plant Site (Boiler stack)

3 Ground water quality As per EC/CTO condition In and around the plant site

4 Effluent quality (CPU) Daily (In house laboratory) ETP outlet

5 Noise Level Monitoring As per EC/CTO condition In & around the plant site

6 Soil Quality Yearly In & around the plant site

7 Medical checkup of employees

Yearly Nearby hospitals/dispensary

11.7 ADDITIONAL STUDIES

Additional Studies as per ToR Letter no. IA-J-11011/16/2019-IA II (I) dated 13th February, 2019, issued by

MoEFCC, New Delhi is Public Hearing action plan, Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan.

11.8 PROJECT BENEFITS

The distillery project of Malbros International Pvt. Ltd. will result in growth of the surrounding areas by

increasing direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region including ancillary development and

supporting infrastructure. Development of social amenities will be in the form of medical facilities, education

to underprivileged and creation of self-help groups. The state will get revenues in terms of taxes which will

help in the development of country. Business opportunities for local community will be available. Business

opportunities for local community will be available. The company will earmark maximum percentage of the

total project cost (225 Crores) i.e. Rs. 387.5 Lakhs for next 5 years towards Corporate Environment

Responsibility and will undertake social developmental activities in nearby villages. The company will

manufacture ethanol which will contribute to Ethanol Blending Program by GOI. Moreover, no adverse effect

on environment is envisaged as proper mitigation measures will be taken up for the same.

11.9 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

The environment management plan is as given below: -

Particulars Details

Air quality management ESP with 75 meters stack height will be installed with the 65 TPH boiler to control the

particulate matter and gaseous emissions due to combustion of fuel.

CO2 generated during the fermentation process will be collected by utilizing CO2

scrubbers and sold to authorized vendors

Roads within the plant will be concreted to control the fugitive emissions.

Greenbelt around the periphery and within premises will be developed and same will be

maintained.

Online Stack Monitoring system will be installed.

Ambient air quality will be regularly monitored to ensure that ambient air quality




standards and suggested limits are maintained.

Water quality

management

The distillery will be based on “ZERO EFFLUENT DISCHARGE”

Spent Wash: Spent wash generated from the analyzer column during the operation, will

be concentrated in integrated & standalone Multi – Effect Evaporator (MEE) and

transferred for complete incineration in a special boiler designed for slop. Hence, the

complete spent wash will be concentrated & incinerated & no spent wash will be

discharged.

Process condensate will be treated in state of art Condensate Polishing Unit (CPU)/ RO

and recycled in fermentation process and cooling tower makeup.

Online monitoring System consisting of flow meter and web camera to analyse RO

based CPU effluent will be installed.

Domestic waste water will be treated in STP and used in greenbelt development.

Rainwater will be collected and recharged into underground resource through

scientifically designed rainwater harvesting system.

Noise Management Proper maintenance, oiling and greasing of machines at regular intervals will be done to

reduce generation of noise.

Personal Protective Equipment like earplugs and earmuffs will be provided to the

workers exposed to high noise level.

D.G sets will be provided with acoustic to control the noise level within the prescribed

limit.

Greenbelt inside the plant premises and at the plant boundary will be developed.

Regular monitoring of noise level will be carried out.

Solid & Hazardous

Waste Management

Concentrated spent wash will be incinerated with supplementary fuel (Bagasse/ Rice

Husk/ Coal) in the incineration boiler.

Fly ash generated from the boiler will be supplied to brick manufacturers (Coal ash) or

used in soil amelioration (Biomass ash).

Sludge recovered will be used as manure.

Used oil & grease generated from plant machinery/gear boxes as hazardous waste will

be burnt completely in incinerator boiler and sold out to the CPCB authorized recyclers.

Greenbelt development Out of the total plant area of 30.462 acres, 10 acres i.e. 33% will be developed under

greenbelt & plantation.

Native plant species will be planted in consultation with local DFO.

Greenbelt will be developed as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines.

Greenbelt development along the road & plant boundary will attenuate noise level,

arrest dust and improve the environment in surrounding.

Greenbelt & plantation development will begin simultaneously with the initiation of

construction activities of the proposed unit.




Odour management Adequate greenbelt all around the periphery of the plant.

Incineration boiler will be installed to completely burn concentrated spent wash.

CO2 generated during the fermentation process will be collected by utilizing CO2

scrubbers.

Better housekeeping will maintain good hygiene condition by regular steaming of all

fermentation equipment.

Longer storages of any product/by-products will be avoided & use of efficient biocides

to control bacterial contamination.

Regular use of disinfectant in the drains to avoid generation of putrefying micro-

organisms

Occupational health and

safety

Occupational health surveillance program will be taken as a regular exercise for all the

employees and their records will be maintained.

The industrial premises will have one occupational health centre for regular check-up of

employees and to deal in case of emergency. The centre will be equipped with all the

emergency facilities and a qualified doctor as well as staff for auxiliary works.

Proper storage and handling precautions will be taken.

Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) will be encouraged. Proper training

program on use of PPEs, characteristics of the material handled and safety precautions

will be arranged.

Fire safety measures will be incorporated within the factory premises. All the fire

extinguishing media such as water, dry chemicals, CO2, sand, dolomite, foam, etc will be

kept in vital locations.

11.10 CONCLUSION

The proposed project will prove beneficial to the local people as more infrastructure development,

improvement in education and health facilities, roads, availability of drinking water, etc. in near-by villages

will be done. There will be increase in revenue generation to the government by way of royalty, excise and

government taxes etc.

There will be no significant impact on the area, as adequate preventive measures will be adopted to maintain

various pollutants within permissible limits. Regular monitoring of all the components of environment will be

done. Increased social welfare measures will be taken by the company that will bring development in the

near-by villages.

Greenbelt development around the area will also be taken up as an effective pollution mitigation technique,

as well as to control the pollutants released from the premises of Malbros International Pvt. Ltd.


Chapter XII of Final EIA / EMP Report


CHAPTER-XII

DISCLOSURE OF THE CONSULTANTS ENGAGED

The consultant engaged with this project is J.M. EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd. (JMEPL), established in the year 1993. JM—in the

name of company—is Jharkhand Mahadev, derived from the name of ‘Lord Shiva’ temple located at Queens Road, Vaishali

Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

The company’s registered office is at 7-CH-10, Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan and corporate office is at 202-A, ABW

Tower, MG Road, IFFCO Chowk, Sector 25, Gurugram (Haryana).

J.M. EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO-9001: 2015 certified company. The company is accredited by National Accreditation Board

for Education and Training (NABET)-Quality Council of India.

J.M. EnviroNet Pvt. Ltd. is listed at serial no. “93” of the List of Accredited EIA Consultant Organization displayed on

MoEFCC website (http://www.qcin.org/nabet/EIA/documents/Accredited%20consultants.pdf), updated as on 5th December,

2019.

JMEPL is offering Environmental Consultancy Services in various sectors viz. Chemical Industries / Cement Plants / Thermal

Power Plants / Mining Projects/ Coal Washery Project/ Real Estate Projects / Distilleries / Steel Plants/Chemical

Fertilizers/Mineral Beneficiation etc.

In the mining sector, JMEPL is covering mines of minerals viz. Limestone, Bauxite, Chromite, Coal, Zinc, Copper, Gypsum,

Soapstone, Iron and Manganese ore, Clay, Silica Sand, Feldspar, Quartz etc.

JMEPL has a highly qualified team of Subject Experts. As senior executives / Heads of the EIA Division, we have Former

General Managers of the Reputed Cement Companies, Ex-Head EIA Division of big Business Group, STP and ETP Designing

Experts, Senior Mining and Geology Experts with vast experience in their respective fields.

The company’s services are spread over 22 States viz.: Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu,

Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttarakhand.

JMEPL outsources its laboratory services from J.M. EnviroLab Pvt. Ltd., an Environmental Laboratory at Gurgaon (Haryana)

approved under EPA (Environment Protection Act) from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of

India, New Delhi and by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, Government of India

(NABL). This MoEFCC and N«L approved Environmental Laboratory of JM Group is also providing Analytical Laboratory

Services of various elements and environmental parameters.

Annual monitoring as per MoEFCC/CPCB/SPCB guidelines, Risk Assessment and Disaster Management Plan, consultancy

for Rain Water Harvesting Plan, detailed Hydro-geological Study, preparation of Environmental Statement Reports

(Environmental Clearance Compliance Conditions) etc. are amongst the various other consultancy services offered by the

Company.

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