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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
For
“PROPOSED EXPANSION OF BULK DRUG & INTERMEDIATES
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING”
AT
Plot No. 73 D,
KIADB Kolhar Industrial Area,
Kolhar and Nizampur Village,
Bidar Taluk,
Bidar District,
Karnataka
BY
M/s. SRI LAKSHMI CHEMICALS Pvt Ltd.
[Project termed under schedule 5(f),Category ‘B’ Synthetic Organic Chemicals.
Filed Under: Notification No. S.O. 804(E) dated 14th March, 2017.
ToR vide file no. SEIAA 27 IND (VOIL) 2018, dated 05th July, 2018]
EIA Consultant
HUBERT ENVIRO CARE SYSTEMS (P) LTD, CHENNAI
(NABET Accredited vide Certificate No. NABET/EIA/1619/RA0083)
MAY 2019
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. Background of the Project
M/s Sri Lakshmi Chemicals (SLC) was acquired by its management in the year 2010 from
Sree Chemicals. SLC a privately owned and professionally managed enterprise with its
corporate office in Hyderabad, Mr. Samineni Suresh is the owner of SLC. Since
Pharmaceutical products are market desire, SLC proposes the expansion of production
capacity by introducing new products.
II. Management Commitment
The Company is assigning prime importance for environmental protection. The company has
implemented Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) concepts and complied the environmental laws.
The industry has maintained greenery inside the industry & maintained well developed
Green belt. The Environmentally Sensitive Areas within 15km from Project Boundary is
provided in Table-1.
III. Environmental Sensitive Areas
There are no notified ecologically sensitive areas/protected areas within 15km radius of the
project boundary. Environmentally Sensitive Areas within 15km from Project Boundary is
provided in Table-1.
Table-1Environmentally Sensitive Areas within 15km from Project Boundary
S.No Areas Distance & Direction from project boundary
1 Areas protected under
international
conventions, national
or local legislation for
their ecological,
landscape, cultural or
other related value
Bidar fort~7.05 Km (ENE)
Gurudwara Nanak JhiraSahib~5.70 Km, ENE
Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple~9.25 Km ESE
2 Areas which are
important or sensitive
for ecological reasons
– Wetlands,
Watercourses or other
water bodies, coastal
zone, biospheres,
mountains, forests
S.No Description Distance Direction
1. Karanja Reservoir 12.48Km WSW
2. KA - TL State Boundary 12.2Km SE
3. Chitta RF 3.25Km SSE
4. Shahpur RF 9.87Km SE
5. Shamshalapur RF 12.56Km SE
6. Godepalli RF 11.87Km SSE
7. Rajola RF 12.08Km SSE
8. Kalbemal RF 13.32Km SSE
9. Protected Forest 12.62Km SSW
10. Kamthana RF 4.23Km SW
11. Malara Halla 1.79Km WSW
12. Protected Forest 5.3Km W
13. Manjra River 12.58Km NNE
14. Honnikere Extn RF 2.02Km N
15. Honnikere RF 4.50Km NW
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16. Gumtapur RF 9.42Km NW
17. Khanapur RF 6.26Km WNW
18. Kaplapur PF 5.27Km WNW
19. Kosam RF 9.08Km WNW
20. Khanpur RF 9.42Km WNW
21 Fort 7.05Km ENE
22. Defence Airport 0.62Km S
3 Areas used by
protected, important or
sensitive species of
flora or fauna for
breeding, nesting,
foraging, resting, over
wintering, migration
Nil
4 Inland, coastal, marine
or underground waters
Nil
5 State, National
boundaries
Karnataka –Telangana interstate boundary 12.2 Km (SE)
6 Routes or facilities
used by the public for
access to recreation or
other tourist, pilgrim
areas
SH-105, (Bidar to Hummabad)
7 Defence installations Bidar Defence Airport-0.62 Km(S)
8 Densely populated or
built-up area
(Nearest Town, City,
District)
S.No Name of the village Approximate distance Direction
1. Bidar 5.08 Km NE
2. Kohlar Village 1 Km WNW
9 Areas occupied by
sensitive man-made
land uses (hospitals,
schools, places of
worship, community
facilities)
S.No Name of the hospital Approximate
distance Direction
1. District government hospital 6.8km ENE
2. Guru Nanak Hospital 5.9Km E
3 Payari Hospital 7.2Km ENE
4 Vasu Hospital 7.6Km ESE
5 ShreeHospital 7.0Km ENE
Sl.No Name Of The Educational
Institution
Approximate
distance &
Direction
from area
Direction
1 Gyan SudhaPublicSchool 6.81 Km NE
2 Mellenium PublicSchool 4.3 Km E
3 Sai Gnyan PublicSchool 5.6 Km SE
4 Guru Nanak PublicSchool 4.77 Km NE
5 Guru Nanak DAVPublicSchool 4.81 Km NE
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6 Sri. Dattagiri Maharaj PublicSchool 6.52 Km
E
7 Saint Joseph PublicSchool 7.33 Km NE
8 JoyKids PublicSchool 6.3 Km NE
9 N.K.JabshettyAyurvedicMedical
College
5.71 Km SE
10 BidarInstituteofMedical Sciences 5.9 NE
11 BVBCollege- 5.10 SE
12 Government PolytechnicBidar 6.2 NE
13 Sidharth college 6.4 Km NE
14 Vasantha collegeofnursing 6.8Km NE
15 Noor college- 9.0 Km SE
16 UniversityofAgricultural Research 7.2 Km E
17 AIMESCollegeCampus 7.4 Km NE
18
AllamaIqbal Education Society's
Shaheen
PU College-
5.07 Km NE
19 KarnatakaVeterinary,Animal and
Fisheries Sciences University- 3.5 Km SE
20 Akkamahadevi CollegeofNursing 5.4 Km SE
21 SaptagiriITICollege 5.1 Km NE
22 National College 6.5 Km NE
23 VidyaPU College- 6.5 Km NE
24 B.V.BhoomreddyCollege 5.8 Km E
25 GurunanakDev EnggineringCollege 5.9 Km E
26 Govt.ITICollege 5.4 Km NE
27 Sai Gnyan MateManikeshwari
College-
4.72 Km NE
Sl no Name of the religious place
Approximate
Distance
from site
Direction
1 JaraNaraswamyTemple 9.4Km E
2 PapanashamTemple(ShivaTemple) 5.6 NE
3 BhavaniTemple 8.3 NE
4 Guru Nanak (Gurudwara) 6.6 NE
5 EidgahAmlapur – Mosque 4.4 SE
6 Masjid E Ejaz 5.8 SE
7 Al-Farooq Masjid 6.1 SE
8 Jamia masjidamlapur Mosque
6.3 SE
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10 Areas containing
important, high quality
or scarce resources
(ground water
resources, surface
resources, forestry,
agriculture, fisheries,
tourism, minerals)
S.No Name of the village Approximate
distance (Km)
Direction
1. Manjira river 12.58 NNE
2. Karanja reservoier 12.48 WSW
3. Bidar fort 7.05 ENE
11 Areas already
subjected to pollution
or environmental
damage. (those where
existing legal
environmental
standardsare
exceeded)
No recognized polluted area within
15KM distance
12 Areas susceptible to
natural hazard which
could cause the
project to present
environmental
problems
(earthquakes,
subsidence,
landslides, erosion,
flooding or extreme or
adverse climatic
conditions)
This area is generally plain no prone to any natural disasters. The area
understudy falls in Zone-II, according to the Indian Standard Seismic Zoning
Map. Suitable seismic coefficients in horizontal and vertical directions
respectively, have to be adopted while designing the structures.
Note :
Seismic Zone-II : Low risk
Seismic Zone-III : Moderate Risk
Seismic Zone-IV : High Risk
Seismic Zone-V Very high Risk
IV. Product Details
M/S. Sri Lakshmi Chemicals located at plot No 73D, KIADB Kolhar Industrial Area, Kolhar
and Nizampur Village, Bidar Taluk, Bidar District, Karnataka State, proposes expansion of
production capacity by introducing new products.
The products categories are Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (APIs) and Chemical
Intermediates. Presently SLC is manufacturing 1 product namely 5 Cyanophthalide with
production capacity of 36 MTPA. For the present proposal, SLC proposes to revise the
existing product capacity to 96 MTPA and add 7 more new products with capacity of 240
MTPA to a total of 8 products with capacity of 336 MTPA. The existing and proposed
products details are provided in Table 2.
Table-2 Existing and Proposed Products with Capacity
S.
No Products Name
Capacity (MTPA)
Existing Additional Proposed
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Total
1. 5 Cyanophthalide 36 60 96
2. 1-(6-methyl-3-pyridyl)-2-(4-(methylsulfonyl)-
phenyl)ethanone 0 48 48
3. 1, 2,3-tri-o-acetyl-5-deoxy-beta-d-
ribofuranose 0 48 48
4. Fluconazole 0 24 24
5. Gabapentin 0 24 24
6. Pregabalin 0 12 12
7. Theobromine 0 60 60
8. Darunavir intermediate 0 24 24
Total 36 300 336
V. Chronology Matrix of the Project
Existing product does not have EC, but obtained CFE (NO.PCB/246/HPI/2014-15/181 Dt:
15.05.2015) and CFO (No.PCB/HPI/246/CFO Addendum/2015-16/1252.dt.09.10.2015.Valid
upto: 30.06.2017 and is enclosed as Annexure. The Chronology Matrix of the company is
given in Table-3.
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Table-3 Chronology Matrix
Year Products
EC No CFE No CFO No Name MTA
2011 5-Cyanophthalide 36 Not
obtained
NO.PCB/246/HPI/2014-15
/181
dt: 15.05.2015
No.PCB/HPI/246/
CFOAddendum/
2015-16/1252.
dt. 09.10.2015.
Valid: 30.06.2017
2016-
17
S.
No Products Name
Capacity (MTPA)
Existing Additional Proposed
Total
1. 5
Cyanophthalide 36 60 96
2.
1-(6-methyl-3-
pyridyl)-2-(4-
(methylsulfonyl)-
phenyl)ethanone
0 48 48
3.
1, 2,3-tri-o-
acetyl-5-deoxy-
beta-d-
ribofuranose
0 48 48
4. Fluconazole 0 24 24
5. Gabapentin 0 24 24
6. Pregabalin 0 12 12
7. Theobromine 0 60 60
8. Darunavir
intermediate 0 24 24
Total 36 300 336
Proceedings,
No. SEIAA 37 IND 2016
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2017-
2018
S.
No Products Name
Capacity (MTPA)
Existing Additional Proposed
Total
1. 5
Cyanophthalide 36 60 96
2.
1-(6-methyl-3-
pyridyl)-2-(4-
(methylsulfonyl)-
phenyl)ethanone
0 48 48
3.
1, 2,3-tri-o-
acetyl-5-deoxy-
beta-d-
ribofuranose
0 48 48
4. Fluconazole 0 24 24
5. Gabapentin 0 24 24
6. Pregabalin 0 12 12
7. Theobromine 0 60 60
8. Darunavir
intermediate 0 24 24
Total 36 300 336
Proceedings,
Proposal No.
IA/KA/IND2/68004/2017
2018-
2019
S.
No Products Name
Capacity (MTPA)
Existing Additional Proposed
Total
1. 5
Cyanophthalide 36 60 96
2. 1-(6-methyl-3-
pyridyl)-2-(4-0 48 48
Current Proceedings,
No. SEIAA 27 IND
(VOIL) 2018
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(methylsulfonyl)-
phenyl)ethanone
3.
1, 2,3-tri-o-
acetyl-5-deoxy-
beta-d-
ribofuranose
0 48 48
4. Fluconazole 0 24 24
5. Gabapentin 0 24 24
6. Pregabalin 0 12 12
7. Theobromine 0 60 60
8. Darunavir
intermediate 0 24 24
Total 36 300 336
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VI. Categorization of the Project
The Proposed Project termed under Schedule 5(f), Category B, Synthetic Organic Chemicals as
per the EIA Notification 2006 and its subsequent Amendments. Since, M/s. Sri Lakshmi
Chemicals, operating the industry without Environmental Clearance. So, Project falls under
violation category ‘B’ as per Violation notification vide S.O. 804(E) dated 14th March 2017.
M/s Sri Lakshmi Chemicals, applied for Environmental Clearance to SEIAA, Karnataka on
06.08.2016. The proposal was appraised in the 171st SEAC meeting held on 22.09.2016 and
was issued the Terms of Reference (TOR) for preparing Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) Report vide File No. SEIAA 37 IND 2016 dated 18.11.2016.
As per Violation notification vide S.O. 804(E) dated 14th March 2017, Karnataka SEIAA has
directed to apply at EAC, MoEF & CC. The ToR application was submitted to MoEF&CC vide
IA/KA/IND2/68004/2017 dated 09th Sep 2017.
As per MoEF&CC gazette notification no. S.O.804 (E) dated 14th March, 2017 and its
subsequent amended gazette Notification No. S.O. 1030 (E) dated 8th March 2018 and OM F.
No. Z-11013/22/2017-IA. II (M) dated 15th March 2018 & 16th March 2018, MoEF&CC directed
to appraise in SEAC/SEIAA. The same application submitted to Karnataka SEIAA on 12th Apr
2018 vide proposal number SIA/KA/IND2/23408/2018. The Proposal was considered in 199th
Karnataka SEAC meeting held on 2nd June 2018. Based on the information furnished KSEIAA
had issued the Terms of Reference (TOR) for preparing Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA) Report vide File No. SEIAA 27 IND (VIOL) 2018 dated 05.07.2018.
VII. Land Requirement
The total land area is 5056 sq m (1.25 Acres) completely fortified and protected on all four sides
by boundary walls. The land use pattern is provided in the below Table-4.
Table-4 Land Use Break-up Details
S. No Component Area
(Sq.m)
Acre %
1 Ground Coverage (includes
plants, utilities, storage and
ETP)
1303 0.32 25.8
2 Road and pavements 1028 0.25 20.3
3 Greenbelt area 1845 0.45 36.5
4 Vacant Land 880 0.23 17.4
Total 5056 1.25 100
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VIII. Water Requirement
The water requirement for the existing facility is 5 KLD, which is met from private water
suppliers. The additional water requirement due to the expansion will be 19.8 KLD, and thus
the total water requirement will be 24.8 KLD. The total water requirement will be met from
private water suppliers. The water requirement break-up details is given in Table-5.
Table-5 Water Requirement Break-Up Details
Water requirement Existing
(KLD)
Additional
(KLD)
Proposed Total
(KLD)
Domestic 1.8 3.6 5.4
Process 2.4 10 12.4
Scrubber 0.1 0.2 0.3
Lab Plant Wash 0.2 1 1.2
Boiler Feed 0.2 2 2.2
Gardening 0.15 2 2.15
Cooling water make up 0.15 1 1.15
Total 5 19.8 24.8
IX. Wastewater Generation
Existing: - Domestic Sewage is being sent to septic tank followed by soak pit.
Industrial effluents from the plant is being stored in collection tank and is neutralized, and then
sent to MEE (20KLD), Condensate is being recycled to cooling tower and boiler feed through
softener. MEE concentrate is sent to Centrifuge, Salt from Centrifuge is sent to TSDF.
Proposed - Domestic Sewage will be treated in STP and treated Sewage will be used for green
belt within the project site.
Industrial effluents will be segregated into Low TDS and High TDS effluents. Low TDS effluent
will be treated in Biological Effluent Treatment plant and the treated effluent will be used for
utilities.
High TDS effluents will be sent to MEE and salts will be disposed to TSDF.
The proposed treatment system is ZLD, there will be no discharge of effluents on land
environment.
The break up in terms of volumetric contribution (for effluent & sewage) is given in Table-6. The
effluent characteristic is provided in the Table 7.
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Table-6 Details Sewage/Wastewater Treatment and Discharge
Description Existing Additional Proposed Total Treatment
Units Final Disposal point
Domestic
(KLD) 1.5 2.8 4.3 STP
Treated in STP &
treated water will be
used for Green Belt.
Ind. effluent
generation
(KLD)
2.3 10.25 12.55
ZLD
(ETP, MEE
&ATFD)
Treated water
recycled.
Solid will be sent to
TSDF
Characteristics of effluents is provided in the below Table-7.
Table-7 Characteristics of Effluent Generated
S.
No. Parameter Sewage LTDS HTDS
Treated
Sewage
Treated
Effluent
LTDS
Treated
Effluent
HTDS
1 pH 6.5-7.5 6.5-7.5 5.5-9.5 6.5-7.5 6.5-8.5 6.5-7.5
2 TDS 1000-
1200
3000-
5000
15000-
25000
1000-1200 300-500
<500
3 TSS 100-500 100-
200 400-500
<30 <30
<30
4 BOD 300-350 400-
600 2000-3000
<20 <20
<20
5 COD 600-700 1000-
2000
10000-
15000
<150 <100
<150
* All parameters except pH are expressed as mg/l
X. Power Requirement
The power required for the project will be sourced from GESCOM. DG sets will act as the
standby facilities and will be utilized in case of power failures. The details of power requirement
and backup power facilities are given in Table-8.
Table-8 Power and Fuel Requirement
Details Capacity
Source Existing Additional ProposedTotal
Power Requirement
(KVA) 100 300 400 GESCOM
Back-up 200 200 400 DG sets
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(KVA)
Diesel
Requirements
(lit/Month)
Approx.
1000
Approx.
1000
Approx.
2000 HP
Boiler Capacity
(TPH) 2 0 2 -
Boiler Fuel
(Mt/ day) 6 0 6 COAL
Boiler: One coal fired 2 TPH is presently available. No additional boiler is proposed.
XI. Manpower
The manpower requirement including both the technical and non-technical personnel is given in
Table-9.
Table-9 Manpower Requirement
Existing Additional Proposed Total
Permanent 15 0 15
Contractual 35 50 85
Total 50 50 100
XII. Solid Waste
MSW is disposed to Local Municipal bin/ Recyclers, the source of Municipal solid waste in the
industry is from the domestic use. The MSW details are provided in the Table-10.
Table-10 Municipal Solid Waste
Type Kg/day Disposal method
Organic 24 Municipal bin including food waste
Inorganic 26 KSPCB authorized recyclers
Total 50
As per CPCB guidelines: MSW per capita/day =0.5
Total Municipal Solid Waste Generated during the operation phase is 50 Kg/day for total 100
employees of existing (50 nos) and proposed(50 nos).
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XIII. Hazardous waste Management
The hazardous wastes generated from Plant are collected, stored and disposed through
authorized disposal cum recycle facilities as per the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling
and Transboundary Movement) Rules 1989 and subsequent amendment in 2016.
The type of hazardous waste and the quantity generated are detailed in the Table-11.
Table-11 Hazardous Waste Management
Waste
Category
Hazardouswaste
Generated
Quantity Method of handling
Existing Additional ProposedTotal
5.1 Used Oil
(Liters/Annum) 200 400 600
Collected in leak proof
containers and disposed
only to KSPCB
registered authorized re-
processor
28.1 Organic Residue
(MTPA) 0 10 10
Collected in carboys
and stored in Hazardous
waste storage area and
handed over to
KSPCBauthorized
incinerator
28.3 Spent Carbon
(MTPA) 36 60 96
Collected in polythene
bags and stored in
Hazardous waste
storage area. Will be
sent to KSPCB
authorized dealer.
33.1 MS Drums
(MTPA) 2 3 5 Stored in secure
manner and handed
over to KSPCB
authorized recycler 33.1
HDPE Used
Liners
(MTPA)
0.2 0.4 0.6
35.3
MEE Sludge/ETP
Sludge/Chemical
sludge from
clarifier and
evaporator
(MTPA)
0.5 9 9.5
Collected in polythene
bags and stored in
Hazardous waste
storage area. and
handed over to
KSPCBauthorized
TSDF
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XIV. Analysis of Alternative Sites Considered
Since the proposed project is an expansion within the existing plant facility the alternate
sites are not considered.
XV. Project cost
The total capital investment on the project is INR 3.75 Crores, the details of which are
provided in the following Table-12.
Table-12 Capital Investment on the Project
S. No. Cost INR (Crores)
1. Environmental Management Plan
STP & ETP 0.35
2. Others 3.45
TOTAL 3.75
XVI. Baseline Study
Meteorological Environment
The micro-meteorological conditions during the study period for hourly data of wind speed, wind
direction and temperature were recorded at the project site. From the Indian Meteorological
Department (IMD) at Bidar Region (1971-2000), the annually determined wind direction is
mostly South West to North East. From the site specific meteorological data of study
period(Source: www.wunderground.com), the predominant wind was observed NE during the
study period (Oct to Dec 2018). Average Wind Speed is 4.1 m/s, the temperature ranges
between 10 °C – 34 °C and the average temperature is 23.5 °C, while the relative humidity 60.3
% at project site.
Bidar district receives an average rainfall of 827 mm. The normal annual rainfall over the district
ranges from 735 mm to 860 mm (Source: Ground Water Information Booklet, Bidar District,
Karnataka, 2008).
Ambient Air Quality
The ambient air quality has been monitored at 8 locations for 18 parameters including 12
parameters as per NAAQS, 2009 within the study area. The baseline levels of PM10, PM2.5, SO2,
NO2, CO, Pb, O3, NH3, C6H6, C20 H12, As, Ni, VOC, Cl, HCl, HBr, H2S & HF are well within the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Industrial, Commercial and Residential areas at all
monitoring locations during the study period from Oct to Dec 2018.
Noise Environment
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The existing ambient noise levels were monitored using precision noise level meter in and
around the project site at 10 km radius at 8 locations during the study period, day time noise
levels varied between 59 dB(A) to 62 dB (A) and night time noise levels varied from 53 dB (A) to
58 dB (A) in the Industrial area and in Commercial area day time noise level was 57.0 dB(A)
and night time noise level was 55.0 dB(A). In Residential area day time noise level varies from
53.2 dB(A) to 54.7 dB(A) and night time noise level varies from 44.5 dB(A) to 52.0 dB(A). The
field observations during the study period indicate that the ambient noise levels in Residential
area are slightly exceeding the limit prescribed by CPCB.
Water Environment
The prevailing status of water quality at eight sampling locations each for ground and surface
water have been assessed during December 2018.
The standard methods prescribed in IS were followed for sample collection, preservation and
analysis in the laboratory for various physiochemical parameters.
Surface water quality
The values range from 7.21 – 7.81for pH, 122– 784 mg/l for TDS, 58.1–380.3 mg/l for Total
Hardness, 31.67 – 306.83 mg/l for chloride content, 12– 123 mg/l for sulphate content.
Ground Water Quality
The values range from 7.16– 8.1for pH, 216 - 475 mg/l for TDS, 112 -267 mg/l for Total
Hardness, 44.3 – 156 mg/l for chloride content, 25.3– 80 mg/l for sulphate content.
Land Environment
Assessment of soil characteristics is of paramount importance since the vegetation growth,
agricultural practices and production is directly related to the soil fertility and quality. It is
observed that,
The pH of the soil samples ranged from 7.32 – 8.23.
Conductivity of the soil samples ranged from 177-331 μS/cm. As the EC value is
less than 2000 μS/cm, the soil is found to be non-saline in nature
The water holding capacity of the soil samples varied from 18.4 – 35.4 (%).
Nitrogen content ranged from 44 kg/ha to 216kg/ha
Phosphorous ranged from 22 to 126 kg/ha
Potassium content ranges from 55 to 187 kg/ha
Biological Environment
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The species observed in the study area are mostly commercial crops and plantation crops and
breaks were also observed throughout the semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest types.
There is no extinct flora and fauna species found in the study area.
Socio Economic Environment
Bidar district is located in the northern most tip of the State of Karnataka. The total geographical
area of the district is 5,448 sq.km. Bidar district is surrounded by Gulbarga district to the south,
Maharashtra State in the West and North. It is bounded on the East by Telangana. The
population of the district is 1703300 as per 2011 Census. The male population is 870665 and
female population is 832635.The unique feature of the district is that there are many spoken
languages and dialects. As it is close to Maharashtra and Telangana they speak Kannada,
Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Telugu languages.
A socio-economic study was undertaken in assessing aspects which are dealing with social and
cultural conditions, and economic status in the study area. The study provides information such
as demographic structure, population dynamics, infrastructure resources, and the status of
human health and economic attributes like employment, per-capita income, agriculture, trade,
and industrial development in the study area. The study of these characteristic helps in
identification, prediction and evaluation of impacts on socio-economic and parameters of human
interest due to proposed project developments. The parameters are:
Demographic structure
Infrastructure Facility
Economic Status
Health status
Cultural attributes
The district is rural in character as 75 percent of the population lives in rural areas. Agriculture is
the main contributor to the economy of the district. The district has low industrial base. A major
proportion of the area in the district is not under irrigation. The proportion of net area irrigated to
net area sown is only 14.18%. The socio-economic status of the district and study area are
provided in the Chapter 3, Section 3.13.
The project area is in the Kolhar Village, Bidar taluk and at located 17°54'39.71"N and
77°27'23.66"E (Centre Coordinates) comes under Bidar district of Karnataka state. It is located
at a distance of 4.2 Km (NE) from Bidar town.
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Air Environment
Base line data reveals that ambient air quality in the study area for all the parameters are well
within the permissible limits as prescribed by National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The main
sources of emissions will be from the D.G sets, Reactors and Boiler which are facilitated with
stacks of adequate height as an air pollution control measure.
Noise Environment
Baseline line study showed that the noise levels in Residential area are slightly exceeded the
limit prescribed by CPCB. The designed equipment with noise levels not exceeding beyond the
requirements of Occupational Health and Safety Administration Standard will be employed.
Land Use
As the manufacturing facility is located in the designated KIADB industrial area, the proposed
activity does not change the land use classification of the site.
XVII. Environmental Monitoring Program
A monitoring schedule with respect to Ambient Air Quality, Water & Wastewater Quality, Noise
Quality as per Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), shall be maintained.
XVIII. Pollution Control Measures
The emission from boilers and D.G sets will be mitigated by providing adequate stack height.
The D.G set will be provided with adequate stack as per KSPCB/CPCB norms. Boiler is
provided with cyclone separator to control the pollutants and adequate stack height to disperse
the pollutants. Acoustic enclosures are provided to the DG sets to control noise emissions. The
reactors are connected to individual scrubber and stacks.
Municipal Solid Wastes including food waste are disposed to municipal bin. The hazardous
waste will be stored separately in hazardous waste storage and disposed to KSPCB authorized
TSDF sites within the stipulated period of time. Hazardous waste materials will be properly
disposed as per the Hazardous and Other wastes (Management and Transboundary
Movement) Rules 1989 and subsequent amendment in 2016.
The wastewater generated will be mainly sewage and process effluent.
Domestic Sewage will be treated in STP and treated Sewage will be used for green belt within
the project site.
Industrial effluents will be segregated into Low TDS and High TDS effluents. Low TDS effluent
will be treated in Biological Effluent Treatment plant and the treated effluent will be used for
utilities.
High TDS effluents will be sent to MEE and salts will be disposed to TSDF.
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The proposed treatment system is ZLD, there will be no discharge of effluents on land
environment.
XIX. Greenbelt Development
The total land area is 5056 sq m (1.25 Acres) which is completely fortified and protected on all
the four sides by boundary walls. The Greenbelt area is 1845 Sq. mt (0.45 Acres, 36.5 %).
XX. Risk Analysis
Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis including identification, screening of scenarios, and
consequence analysis of the various risk scenarios. Risk Assessment has been done with
respect to the Solvent Storage Tanks and Pipe lines.
The Risk Assessment has been carried out by using the ALOHA software 5.4.5 (Aerial
Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres) which was developed by office of Emergency
management, EPA and Emergency Response Division, NOAA & PHAST Lite 7.11 (Licence
number 1603-120331(S-28502)) developed by DNV GL AS 2014.
The scope of the study mainly involves:
Identifications of Hazards
Consequence modeling
Flash fire
Jet Fire analysis
dispersion of vapour cloud
pool fire
Impact limits identifications and contour mapping of the risk on the layouts.
Mitigating measures for handling and storage to reduce impacts & prevent
incidents.
As per the NFPA rating, the fire hazard is observed in chemicals such as Ethylene
Dichloride (EDC), Toluene, Acetone, Isopropanol, Methanol, Morpholine, N-
Hexane, Tetrahydrofuran (THF) and Ethyl acetate. The health hazard is observed
in Morpholine. For the chemicals such as Chloroform, DMSO, MDC and DMF fire
and health hazards are not observed.
The consequence analysis is performed for pipelines which are connected from
Storage tanks to Process tank.
All the hazards are observed in NorthEast direction due to the wind blowing from
SouthWest.
In case of emergency, onsite emergency plan will be implemented
Risk Control Measures
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Pressure safety valves for storage tanks
Pressure alarm high and pressure alarm low for storage tanks
Level indicators with monitoring from control for storage tanks
Level transmitter, Level gauge and Temperature indicators for the storage tanks
Fire protection arrangements in the form of Fire Hydrants and Monitors for the
storage tanks.
Emergency Handling checklist and procedure
All reactors would be equipped with condenser with appropriate heat transfer area,
which acts as primary condenser. Over and above that, the non-condensable
solvent vapors from the primary condenser are further cooled in the vent
condenser (Sub cooler) which have the circulation of chilled water/ Brine
circulation. This additional measure is taken to enhance solvent recovery. The
distillate/ Condensate from the primary & secondary condensers would be
collected in jacketed vessels which have chilled utility circulation.
XXI. Disaster Management Plan
The salient features of Disaster Management Plan includes
Emergency shutdown procedure
Electrical Power Failure & Key Utility failures
Fire protection system
Emergency safety equipment & Reporting and response to emergency
Emergency Help from nearby industries and tie up with nearby industries
Emergency Control Room - is the focal point in case of an emergency from where
the operations to handle the emergency are directed and coordinated. It will be
equipped with Internal and P & T telephones, Paging system and Emergency siren.
On-Site Emergency Plan
To provide effective planning, communication and to ensure discipline while
mitigating identified emergencies at the earliest utilizing available resources, safety
gadgets and systems.
Synchronized action from all the internal and external agencies at the earliest to
initiate corrective and preventive action.
To minimize the human injury and illness during emergency mitigation, priority is
given to rescue of incident victim/s, rendering them first aid onsite and if required
providing further medical services at the earliest, which is available nearest to our
plant.
To minimize damage to property, general environment or work environment.
To effectively refer and utilize this revised onsite emergency plan while conducting
on site emergency and preparedness response drills and also during real
emergencies.
To identify any deviations during above drills and real situations to ensure any
identified and recorded observations for continual corrective actions and preventive
actions.
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XXII. Benefits of the Proposed Project
The proposed expansion of production capacity will fulfill the market requirement and play a vital
role in the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Chemical Intermediates sectors and thereby
address the market demand and Social benefits.
The products manufactured at these facilities will be exported that will aid in adding revenue to
the nation. The corporate social responsibilities that will be taken up by the proposed project will
improve the well-being of the society and the corporate responsibilities towards the protection of
the environment will help in conserving the ecosystem. It will also provide employment
opportunities to local population.