MINUTES OF2ND RECONSTITUTED EXPERT APPRAISAL ...

The Committee deliberated upon the issues raised during the Public Hearing /Public Consultation meeting conducted by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board on22 nd February, 2012. The issues raised during public hearing were local employment,rain water harvesting, odour problem etc and have satisfactorily been responded by theproject proponent and incorporated in the final EIA/EMP report.After detailed deliberations, the Committee found the final EIA/EMP reportadequate and satisfactory and suggested to stipulate following specific conditionsalongwith other environmental conditions while considering for accord of environmentalclearance:i) The levels of PM 10 , SO 2 , NO X and VOC should be monitored in ambient air.ii) Fugitive emissions in the work zone environment, product, raw materials storagearea etc. should be regularly monitored. The emissions should conform to thelimits imposed by GPCB.iii) Total fresh water requirement from ground water source should not exceed 20m 3 /day and prior permission should be obtained from the CGWA/SGWA.iv) Industrial effluent generation shall not exceed 40 m 3 /day. Effluent (28 m 3 /day)shall be recirculated in the process. Remaining effluent will be treated in effluenttreatment plant and treated water will be recycled/reused within the factorypremises. ‘Zero’ effluent discharge should be adopted and no effluent will bedischarged outside the premises.v) All the solvent storage tanks should be connected with vent condensers withchilled brine circulation.vi) Green belt should be developed in 33 % of the total plant area.vii) Occupational health surveillance of the workers should be done on a regularbasis and records maintained as per the Factories Act.viii) Occupational health surveillance of the workers should be done on a regularbasis and records maintained as per the Factories Act.ix) All the commitments made to the public during the Public Hearing/PublicConsultation meeting held on 22 nd February, 2012 should be satisfactorilyimplemented and a separate budget for implementing the same should beallocated and information submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Bhopal.x) At least 5 % of the total cost of the project should be earmarked towards thecorporate social responsibility and item-wise details along with time bound actionplan should be prepared and submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Officeat Bhopal. Implementation of such program should be ensured accordingly in atime bound manner.