Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report Proposed

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report

Proposed Project for Manufacturing of Synthetic Organic Chemicals

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INTRODUCTION

M/s. Ascent Pharma is an existing small scale unit located at Survey No. 163/9 & 11

on S.I.D.C. Road in Shapar-Veraval Industrial Area of Village Veraval (Shapar) in

Kotada Sangani Taluka of Rajkot District in Gujarat state. At present the unit is

manufacturing various Inorganic Chemicals with the total production capacity of 50

TPM. Now, considering the market demand, the unit intends to manufacture various

Bulk Drugs & Drugs Intermediates (Synthetic Organic Chemicals) with total production

capacity of 55 TPM within the existing premises by utilizing existing infrastructure

facilities with the addition of new machineries.

The proposed project is covered under Category ‘5(f)-A’ as per new EIA Notification of

Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF), dated 14-Sep-06. Therefore, the unit requires

to obtain Environmental Clearance (EC) from Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF),

New Delhi. The EIA report is prepared based on the TOR issued by the MoEF. The EIA

Study has been carried out by M/s. Envisafe Environment Consultants, Ahmedabad,

Gujarat which is based on one season field data collected from the study area during

December 2013 to February 2014 (Winter Season) and the same data has been used

in assessment of impacts due to the proposed project.

2. PROJECT LOCATION & ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS

a. Project Proponent : M/s. Ascent Pharma

b. Project Location : Survey No. 163/9 & 11, Shapar-Veraval Industrial Area, S.I.D.C. Road, Village: Veraval (Shapar), Taluka: Kotada Sangani, District: Rajkot, Gujarat.

c. Geographical Details : Altitude - 196 m above MSL

Latitude 22° 8' 54.73" N Longitude 70°47' 54.57" E

d. Land use of Plant site : 100% Industrial Land

e. Minimum Distances From Plant Site

a) City : Rajkot : @ 13.33 km North b) Village : Veraval : @ 2.2 km, North East

Shapar : @ 4.0 km, North West c) Railway Station : Ribda : @ 4.2 km South



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d) Highway : National Highway No. 8B @ 1.5 km East

e) Sea Coast : Arabian Sea: @ 179 km West f) Domestic Airport : Rajkot : @ 10.83 km NNE

g) International Airport : Ahmedabad : @ 207 km ENE

h) Sea Port : Kandla: @ 190 km NW

f. Distance from severely polluted area

: Aaji Industrial Area: @ 15 km NNE

g. Places of Interest within 10 Km radius from the Plant Site (if, any):

There is no protected area notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act (1972) & Eco - sensitive area notified under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act – 1986 exists within 10 Km radius areas from the Plant Site.

As per census 2001, Naranka Reserve Forest falls within the study area and unit has obtained No Objection Certificate from the Forest Department, Rajkot for the proposed project.

h. Displacement of population : None

i. Seismic Zone : As per the earthquake sensitivity index, the unit is situated in Zone- III having moderate Damage Risk Zone (MSK- VII).



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Key Infrastructure Map of the Study Area &

Google Image of Existing Plant

ASCENT PHARMA



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3. DETAILS OF PROPOSED PROJECT

Status : Small Scale Unit; Proposed Project for manufacturing of various Bulk Drugs & Drugs Intermediates within the existing premises

Product & Capacity :

Sr. No.

Name of Product Capacity TPM

Existing Proposed Total Products 1 Potassium Nitrate 10.0 Nil 10.0 2 Potassium Sulphate 10.0 Nil 10.0 3 Magnesium Hydroxide 10.0 Nil 10.0 4 Potassium Chloride 10.0 Nil 10.0 5 Potassium Iodide 10.0 Nil 10.0 6 Oxyclozanide Nil 25.0 25.0 7 Glibenclamide Nil 20.0 20.0

8 A. 1,2,4 Triazole

Nil 10.0 10.0 B. 4-Amino -1,2,4 Triazole

Total 50.0 55.0 105.0 By-Product 1 Hydrochloric Acid (30%) Nil 15.5 15.5 2 Sodium Bi-Sulphite Nil 26.0 26.0 3 Phosphorous Acid Aq. Nil 3.3 3.3

Use of Products : The products are widely used in pharmaceutical industries for manufacturing of medicines and drugs.

General Information:

Category As Per EIA Notification 2006

: 5(f)-A

Land Availability : Proposed project will be carried out within the existing premises having an area of 2,292 sqm and no additional land will be required for the proposed project.

Land type & status : Industrial Land

Capital Investment, in Lacs

: Existing: 48.57, Proposed: 36.50 & Total: 85.07

Capital Investment for EMP, in Lacs


Recurring Cost for EMP, in Lacs/Annum


Resources requirements:

Raw materials : After proposed project, about 18 raw materials will be required including 5 solvents. All the raw



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materials are available in the local market.

Source of water supply : Water supply by Veraval (Shapar) Gram Panchayat through tanker OR private water supply through tanker

Fresh Water Requirement, KLD

: Industrial: Existing: 1.7, Proposed: 6.51, Total: 8.21 Domestic : Existing: 0.5, Proposed: 1.5, Total: 2.0 Gardening : Existing: 0.5, Proposed: 0.8, Total: 1.3

Power Source : Pashchim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (PGVCL)

Power Requirement : Existing: 45 KVA, Proposed: 15 KVA, Total: 60 KVA

Fuel Requirement : FO/ LDO (KL/Month): Existing:1.5; Proposed:1.5 ; Total: 3.0

Manpower Requirement, Nos.

: Existing: 11; Proposed: 27 & Total: 38

4. POLLUTION POTENTIAL & CONTROL MEASURES

Water Pollution:

Wastewater Generation, KLD

: Industrial: Existing: Nil, Proposed: 2.10, Total: 2.10 Domestic : Existing: 0.40, Proposed: 1.20, Total: 1.60

Source of Effluent & Management

: Process, Boiler, Cooling, Washing & APCE Out of total industrial effluent generation of 2.10

KLD, 0.40 KLD of condensate water from process will be recovered & reused in cooling make-up and for remaining 1.7 KLD effluent, the unit has proposed to install an effluent treatment plant (ETP) comprising of primary, secondary & tertiary treatment which will be adequate to achieve the discharge norms prescribed by GPCB.

Disposal of Effluent : Treated effluent from ETP only after conforming to the discharge norms will be utilized for greenbelt development.



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Air Pollution:

Flue Gas Emissions

Sr. No.

Stack Attach to

Ht. & Dia. (m)

Type of Fuel

Concentration of Polluants

Air Pollution Control

Measures

1. Steam Boiler

(0.8 TPH) 12.0 &

0.2 Furnace oil

/ LDO

PM ≤ 150 mg/Nm3 SO2 ≤ 100 ppm NOX ≤ 50 ppm

Adequate stack height is provided

Process Gas Emissions

Product Code

Product Expected Pollutants

Pollution Load

(kg/Batch)

Reaction Time (hr)

Rate of Generation

(kg/hr)

1 (a) Oxyclozanide-stage-I (Using Thionyl Chloride-SOCl2)

HCl 46.50 5 to 6 9.0

SO2 40.75 5 to 6 8.0

1 (b) Oxyclozanide-stage-I (Using Phosphorous tri chloride –PCl3)

HCl 23.25 2 to 3 11.0

Sr. No.

Stack attached

To

Height (m)

Dia. (m)

Temp(°C)

Polluant Concentration

mg/NM3

Control Measures

1. Reactors 15 0.04 40 HCl ≤ 20 mg/Nm3 SO2 ≤ 40 mg/Nm3

Water Scrubber followed by Alkali

Scrubber Hazardous Waste:

Source Type of waste

Cat. Quantity per

Annum Physical- Chemical

Form

Method of Disposal

E P T

Process

Inorganic Salt

28.1 Nil 52.0 MT

52.0 MT

Solid Inorganic

Collection, Storage & disposal by land filling at TSDF site.

Distillation Residue

28.1 Nil 14.0 MT

14.0 MT

Semisolid organic

Collection, Storage, Transportation,

Disposal by incineration at

nearby CHWIF OR send for the Co-Processing to the GPCB authorized

agencies

Spent Carbon

28.2 12.4 MT

5.6 MT

18.0 MT

Solid Inorganic

Spent Solvent

28.5 Nil 7400 MT

7400 MT

Liquid & Organic

Collection, Storage & Reuse after



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Source Type of waste

Cat. Quantity per

Annum Physical- Chemical

Form

Method of Disposal

E P T distillation within

process OR Sell to GPCB

authorized recycler

ETP ETP Sludge

34.3 Nil 2.0 MT

2.0 MT

Solid & Inorganic


Disposal by land filling at TSDF site

Raw Material Storage & Handling

Discarded Containers/ Bags

33.3 300 Nos.

700 Nos.

1000 Nos.

Solid-Inorganic

Collection, Storage, Decontamination and Disposal by selling to scrap

vendors / recyclers.

Plant and Machineries

Spent Oil/ Used Oil

5.1 0.05 MT

0.05 MT

0.1 MT

Liquid- Organic


Reuse as lubricant within the premises OR sell to registered Reprocessor/ MoEF approved recyclers

Noise & Vibration:

There will be no other source of noise and vibration from the proposed manufacturing

activity except Plant machineries. The adequate precautions are being taken for

abatement of noise pollutions.

5. BASELINE ENVIRONMENT

The baseline environmental quality of air, water, soil, noise, socioeconomic status and

ecology has been assessed in the winter season (December 2013 to February 2014).

For the EIA study, the area falling within 10 km radial distance from project site has

been selected for preparing the site map along with infrastructure setup and

administrative map, land use/land cover map and socio-economic study whereas the

area falling within 5 km was considered to monitor the base line environment quality.

Baseline study was conducted as per the approved TORs issued by MoEF and

guidelines of MoEF/CPCB.



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5.1 Micro-Meteorology

The site-specific micrometeorological data was collected continuously during the

study period by installing automatic weather station at project site. During the study

period wind was blowing mostly from NNW with average speed of 0.85 m/s and

maximum speed of 7.1 m/s. Average temperature recorded was 20.1°C with

maximum temperature of 34.3°C and minimum of 12.1°C. The average relative

humidity was recorded as 46% and maximum as 83%.

5.2 Ambient Air Quality

The ambient air samples were collected from six locations and analyzed for PM10,

PM2.5, SO2, NOx, HCl, NH3, CO & VOC. All the parameters are well within the NAAQS

except PM10 at three locations including project site. HCl concentration at project site

was also well within the GPCB norms prescribed for industrial area. It was below

detectable limit at other locations. VOC and NH3 concentration (as isobutylene) was

below detectable limit (BDL) at all locations.

5.3 Water Quality

Ground water samples were collected from the five locations and pipe water was

collected from project site once during the study period. TDS was higher than the

permissible limit at Pardi Village. Total Hardness was found higher than the permissible

limit at Pardi, Veraval (Shapar) and Ribda Village. Heavy metals and other parameters

except specified above were well within the permissible limit at all locations and water

collected from all the location is fit for the drinking purposes except the ground water of

Pardi Village.

5.4 Background Noise Level

The monitored noise levels have been compared with the standards prescribed by

MoEF which indicates that Noise levels at project site were found well within the limit for

day & night time. Noise levels at all the residential locations were found higher than the

limit for day time and for night time noise levels were well within the limit. Due to

vehicular movement during day as well as night time, noise levels on Shapar-Veraval

Junction at NH-8A were observed higher than the limit.



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5.5 Soil Quality

Water Holding Capacity of soil samples were in range of 32% (Veraval (Shapar)

Village) to 40% (Gundasara Village). The texture of soil is observed mainly Sandy Clay

Loam in the study area. The concentration of available Nitrogen, Phosphorous and

Potassium were in the range of 0.3 to 1.2 gm/Kg, 0.04 to 0.1 gm/Kg and 0.5 to 1.0

gm/Kg respectively, which signifies that the soil of the area is fertile. The organic matter

in the soil ranged from 1.2 to 3.9 mg/Kg.

5.6 Land Use Pattern

Classification of land use/land cover was derived using GIS software from satellite

image. About 68.96% of the study area is covered under agricultural land. There is

3.55% land acquired for the industrial purposes in the study area. 0.96 % area is water

body consists of lake/pond and river. Also, there is no protected area notified under the

Wild Life (Protection) Act (1972) & Eco - sensitive area notified under Section 3 of the

Environment (Protection) Act-1986 exists within 10 Km radius areas from the Plant Site.

As per census 2001, Naranka Reserve Forest falls within the study area and unit has

obtained No Objection Certificate from the Forest Department, Rajkot for the proposed

project.

5.7 Socio-Economic Study

As per the 2011 census, the study area of 10 km from the project site comprises of total

four Talukas of Rajkot District namely Rajkot, Kotada Sangani, Gondal and Lodhika.

There are 41 villages falling within the study area having total population of around

1,06,313 indicating that the area is sparsely populated with scattered settlements.

Overall literacy rate in the study area is 68.6%, which show that literacy rate in the

study area is comparatively high. The overall employment ratio for the 41 villages in the

study area is 44.0%, which shows that employment ratio is low. Thus, the proposed

project will help to improve the economical status in the study area by providing more

employment opportunities. The area is well developed in terms of education,

communication, health services and banking facilities.

5.8 Biological Environment

More than 60% of land in the study area is agricultural land utilizing for general crops

like Groundnut, Jeeru, Kapaas, Dangar, Jowar, Ghanv, Makai etc. It is observed during

site visit that all species encountered are quite common and found everywhere. No



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endangered and rare species were observed. Also, there are no zoological parks or

sanctuaries in the study area.

6. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS & MITIGATION MEASURES

6.1 Impacts During Construction Phase & Its Mitigation Measures

During Construction Phase of proposed project, the fugitive dust emission due to civil

work and vehicular movement is not expected to spread too far as water spraying will

be carried out to suppress the dust emission at the site and as well as on road. The

increase in noise levels due to the movement of vehicles will be taken care of by

regulating the movement of vehicles and the impact on the human beings will be taken

care of by providing the working people with ear plugs / ear muffs. As the proposed

project will be carried out within existing premises, there will not be any significant

impact on the ecology of the study area.

6.2 Impact During Operation Phase & Mitigation Measures

a) Air Environment

After the proposed project, the major sources of air pollution will be flue gas emissions

and process gas emissions. Flue gas emissions will be from stack attached to existing

steam boiler which will be utilized for proposed project also. In existing unit, there is no

emission from the process. For the proposed process gas emission, adequate

scrubbing system will be provided.

The maximum 24-hourly average ground level concentration for pollutants due to

proposed project calculated using mathematical model (ISCST3) for PM10, SO2, NOx

and HCl is very negligible even for the worst case scenario.

There will be the fugitive dust emissions due to the manufacturing activities, raw

materials handling, loading and unloading of raw materials and finished goods,

conveying and feeding point, vehicular movements, etc. Adequate measures will be

taken to control the fugitive emissions. Hence, there will not be any significant impact

on air environment due to proposed project.

b) Water Environment

Additional water requirement of 8.81 KLD will be met through water supply by Veraval

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water from Private water supplier through tankers in case of non-availability of main

source. After proposed project also, this will be kept as stand by source.

As per Guidelines issued by Central Ground Water Authority, Ministry of Water

Resources, New Delhi, dated 15/11/2012, the unit falls under White Zone (Safe) and do

not covered under the list of critical areas published by CGWA. Also the water

requirement of the plant is 11.51 KL/Day which falls within the limit of 100 KLD as per

CGWA; therefore the unit does not require obtaining permission from CGWA for the

use/abstraction of ground water.

After the proposed project, 1.6 KLD domestic wastewater will be discharged to soak pit

through septic tank same as current practice. Presently there is no effluent generation

from industrial activities and unit maintains the zero effluent discharge. The total

industrial wastewater generation after proposed project will be 2.10 KLD which includes

wastewater generation from process, APCM, boiler, cooling and washing activities. 0.40

KLD of condensate water from process will be recovered & reused in cooling make-up.

The unit has proposed to install their own effluent treatment plant (ETP) comprising of

primary, secondary & tertiary treatment for remaining 1.7 KLD effluent which will be

adequate to achieve the discharge norms prescribed by GPCB. Treated effluent will be

used for gardening and plantation within the premises. Thus, there will not be any

impact on water environment.

c) Land Environment

As the proposed project will be carried out within the existing premises, there will not be

any change in land use pattern, forest cover or vegetation in surrounding area. As far

as effluent disposal is concerned, treated effluent from ETP only after conforming to the

discharge norms will be utilized for greenbelt development. Regular maintenance of

pumps and flange connections in the pipelines will be carried out and proper care will

be taken while loading, unloading and transfer of materials to avoid any soil/land

contamination. The hazardous waste generated will be stored and handle as per the

Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules,

2008. Hence, there will not be any impact on land /soil environment.

d) Noise

During operational phase the impact on noise environment will be due to manufacturing

activities, utilities and transportation activities (transportation of raw materials and



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finished products). The noise pollution management will be taken up by selecting low

noise generating equipment, Isolating the noise generating equipments and working

area and by administrative & safety measures, providing noise level monitoring,

remedial measures, providing noise safety appliances to the working personnel.

e) Green belt development

Unit has already developed green belt in 340 m2 within the premises and this will be

increased up to 760 m2 (33.16% of total area) after the proposed project which will not

only improve the soil conditioning but will also prevent soil erosion and the landscape &

give slight beneficial impact on the land usage. Greenbelt will minimize the level of

possible air pollutants and will also minimize noise pollution.

7. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN

The environmental management plan is proposed with respect to the all proposed

activities considering affected environmental attributes and impact zone which is

summarized here under:

Sr. No.

Activity Management Plan

1. Manufacturing activities and operations of utilities

Ensure provision of Environmental Management system (EMS) as proposed / committed for environmental pollution control. Ensure the efficient operations of provided EMS. Ensure proper treatment and reuse of treated effluent for

greenbelt development. Regular monitoring w.r.t EMS, ambient air quality, work area,

noise, water quality as per the monitoring program. Review the monitoring reports and take corrective measures

as required. Ensure the submission of monitoring reports to the concerned

authority as per the norms. Ensure compliance of stipulated conditions by concerned

authorities. Ensure optimum use of resources. Regular monitoring of water consumption. Maintain proper record of resources utilization. Ensure the close manufacturing systems in order to minimize

fugitive emissions. Ensure the regular maintenance of reactors and other process

equipments. Ensure regular usage of proper PPE's by workers in the plant. Ensure the collection, storage, handling, transportation &

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Sr. No.

Activity Management Plan

Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 1989 as Amended in 2008. Proper and timely oiling, lubrication, preventive maintenance of

all plant machinery & equipments. Explore the technology for cleaner production, waste

minimization, treatment/ reuse / recycle / co-incineration of wastes.

2. Storage & handling of hazardous chemicals and hazardous waste

Ensure the storage and handling of all the chemicals in a proper manner to avoid any spillages and also to prevent runoff contamination in monsoon. Ensure collection & treatment of spillages, if any ensure good

housekeeping to maintain clean and orderly working environment. Provide training to the persons handling chemicals &

hazardous wastes. Ensure the provision of designated hazardous waste storage

area with proper roofing and leachate collection. Ensure the disposal of hazardous wastes at approved TSDF

with manifest only. Ensure availability of MSDS of all the Hazardous materials to

the on-site emergency team. 3. Domestic

activities Regular monitoring of water consumption and ensure optimum

use of water. Ensure proper discharge of sewage to soak pit through septic

tank. 4. Green belt

development Maintain existing green belt by regular watering, soil

enrichment work (applying manure) weeding and provide proper protection. Ensure the further development of greenbelt as proposed.

5. CSR activities Give preference to local people for the recruitment. Ensure to carry out CSR activities as proposed.

6. Transportation of hazardous chemicals and hazardous waste

Vehicles must be PUC certified. Ensure vehicular movement only during day time. Ensure the transportation only by covered vehicles. Ensure availability of manifest/TREM card with driver during

the transportation of Hazardous Waste / hazardous chemicals. Ensure regular maintenance and optimum use of the vehicles. Educate driver about the characteristics of wastes/ chemicals

and immediate actions in case of any spillage or accident. Ensure availability of MSDS of all the Hazardous materials to

the Off-site Emergency team.



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8. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME

From the monitoring point of view, the important components are air, water, soil, noise

and occupational health & safety. Regular monitoring will be carried out after the

proposed project as per the monitoring program. Unit will establish a small scale

laboratory at ETP area for regular wastewater monitoring. Untreated and treated

wastewater of ETP will be daily analysed with respect to pH, TDS and COD. Flow

meters will be provided at the outlet of ETP for regular monitoring of wastewater

quantity. Unit has already made necessary tie-up with nearby hospitals for the medical

assistance in case of any emergency. Unit will establish a well organized Environmental

Management Cell (EMC) which will perform all the environmental management

activities.

Unit will also prepare EHS policy to adhere with standard operating process in order to

comply with the statue and bring into focus any infringement of any norms and

directives with regards to the Environment, Health & Safety and to take further

corrective actions. Voluntary reporting of environmental performance with reference to

EMP will be undertaken. Plant In-charge will co-ordinate all monitoring programs at site

and data generated will be submitted regularly to the statutory agencies. Frequency of

reporting shall be as per the requirement of GPCB and MoEF.

9. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES (TECHNOLOGY & SITE)

The proposed project will be carried out within the existing premises and existing

infrastructure facilities will also be utilized with the addition of new machinery for the

proposed project. Thus, no alternative for the site was considered due to the availability

of infrastructure, land, water sources, fuel transportation, power etc.

For the proposed products i.e. various Bulk Drugs & Drugs Intermediates (Synthetic

Organic Chemical), unit will adopt latest and best technology available so far in the

market. Moreover, the unit is very concerns and conscious about the product quality

and equally about the environmental protection and resource conservation; and hence

they put their efforts for replacing/upgrading their existing plant and machineries from

time to time with the best available technology.



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10. RISK AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT

The unit is very much aware of their obligation to protect all persons at work and others

in the neighborhood that may be affected by an unfortunate and unforeseen incidence

occurring at the works. Unit has provided all the adequate safety measures in the

existing plant. After proposed project also, any hazard either to employees or others

arising from activities at the plant site shall as far as possible, be handled by the

personnel of the company and prevented from spreading any further. In the case of

eventuality the on-site and off-site emergency plan proposed by the unit will be

adequate and may be able to control the situation. After the proposed project all the

required safety measures will be taken and unit will also carry out safety audit through

authorized agency/organization.

11. PROJECT BENEFITS

Unit has contributed reasonably as part of their CSR and carried out various activities in

nearby villages. Unit is spending annually about Rs. 25,000 for such activities. In

addition to this employment opportunity for 27 persons and for many other skilled-

unskilled labors during construction and other ancillary activities during operation will be

generated after the proposed project. Unit has planned to carry out various activities for

the upliftment of poor people, welfare of women & labors, education of poor students as

part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the nearby villages and therefore unit

will make additional provision of Rs. 25,000. Therefore, after proposed project, unit will

spent at least Rs. 50,000 every year towards CSR activities.

12. CONCLUSION

It can be concluded on a positive note that after the implementation of the mitigation

measures and environmental management plans, the proposed project activities during

the construction and operation phase would have manageable & largely have reversible

impacts on the environment and on balance the project would be beneficial to

surrounding communities and the region.

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