1 Minutes of the 36th Meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee ...

25. Impact of the transport of the raw materials and end products on the surrounding environmentshould be assessed and provided.26. An action plan to control and monitor secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources as perthe latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. 414(E) dated 30 th May, 2008.27. Presence of aquifer/aquifers within 1 km of the project boundaries and management plan forrecharging the aquifer should be included.28. Source of surface/ground water level, site (GPS), cation, anion (Ion Chromatograph), metaltrace element (as above) chemical analysis for water to be used. If surface water is used fromriver, rainfall, discharge rate, quantity, drainage and distance from project site should also beincluded.29. Ground water analysis with bore well data, litho-logs, drawdown and recovery tests to quantifythe area and volume of aquifer and its management.30. ‘Permission’ for the drawl of water should be obtained. Water balance data must be provided.31. A note on the impact of drawl of water on the nearby River during lean season.32. Action plan for rainwater harvesting measures.33. Surface water quality of nearby River (60 m upstream and downstream) and other surfacedrains at eight locations must be ascertained.34. If the site is within 10 km radius of any major river, Flood Hazard Zonation Mapping is requiredat 1:5000 to 1;10,000 scale indicating the peak and lean river discharge as well as floodoccurrence frequency.35. Pretreatment of raw water, treatment plant for waste water should be described in detail.Design specifications may be included.36. Ground water monitoring minimum at 8 locations and near solid waste dump zone, Geologicalfeatures and Geo-hydrological status of the study area are essential as also. Ecological status(Terrestrial and Aquatic) is vital.37. Action plan for solid/hazardous waste generation, storage, utilization and disposal particularlyslag from all the sources should also be included. Land filling is not allowed.38. End use of solid waste and its composition should be covered. Toxic metal content in thewaste material and its composition should also be incorporated particularly of slag.39. Provision of Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential (TCLP) test for the slag and its end useshould be included.40. Commitment that no Ferro chrome will be manufactured without prior approval of the Ministry.41. Action plan for the green belt development plan in 33 % area should be included.42. Detailed description of the flora and fauna (terrestrial and aquatic) should be given with specialreference to rare, endemic and endangered species.43. Disaster Management Plan including risk assessment and damage control needs to beaddressed and included.44. Occupational health:a) Details of existing Occupational & Safety Hazards. What are the exposure levels of abovementioned hazards and whether they are within Permissible Exposure level (PEL). If theseare not within PEL, what measures the company has adopted to keep them within PEL sothat health of the workers can be preserved,b) Details of exposure specific health status evaluation of worker. If the workers’ health isbeing evaluated by pre designed format, chest x rays, Audiometry, Spirometry, Visiontesting (Far & Near vision, colour vision and any other ocular defect) ECG, during preplacement and periodical examinations give the details of the same. Details regarding lastmonth analyzed data of abovementioned parameters as per age, sex, duration of exposureand department wise.c) Annual report of heath status of workers with special reference to Occupational Health andSafety.d) Plan and fund allocation to ensure the occupational health & safety of all contract and subcontractworkers.45. Public hearing issues raised and commitments made by the project proponent on the sameshould be included separately in EIA/EMP Report in the form of tabular chart.46. At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards the Enterprise SocialCommitment based on locals need and item-wise details along with time bound action planshould be prepared and incorporated.65