RATHNA CEMENT

PRE-FEASIBILITY REPORT

ON

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

OF

THE PROPOSED STANDALONE CEMENT GRINDING PLANT

AT

Survey No. 313/2B5, 313/2B6, 315/3A, 316/1B2,

316/1C1, 316/1C2, 316/1F1 & 316/1A1

Arugavoor Village, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu State.

May 2016

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CONTENTS

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

2.0 INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND INFORMATION 3

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS 4

4.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 7

5.0 RAW WATER REQUIREMENT 9

6.0 ENERGY CONSUMPTION 9

7.0 WASTE & WASTE MANAGEMENT 9

8.0 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT 11

9.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE & COST ESTIMATION 12

10.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL 12

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 1.0 INDEX MAP 6

Fig. 2.0 FMB SKETCH 7

Fig. 3.0 MANUFACTURING PROCESS 9

Fig. 4.0 WATER BALANCE 11

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1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Rathna cement proposes a Standalone cement grinding plant at an area of 2.092 ha at

Arugavoor Village, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District. Tamil Nadu.

Project Location

Survey No. 313/2B5, 313/2B6, 315/3A, 316/1B2, 316/1C1, 316/1C2, 316/1F1 &

316/1A1 at Arugavoor Village, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu State.

The geographical location the project site are

Point Coordinates

A 12042.279’ N

79030.464’ E

B 12042.224’ N

79030.621’ E

C 12042.137’ N

79030.621’ E

D 12042.255’ N

79030.464’ E

Project Proponent

M/s. Rathna Cement

Land Requirement

The area under the ownership is 2.092 ha

S.No Particulars Area

(%) Hectare Acres

1 Plant area 0.483 4829.4 23.09

2 Parking area 0.024 242.0 1.16

3 Greenbelt 1.000 10000.0 47.80

4 Weigh bridge 0.020 200.0 0.96

5 Road & Vacant area 0.565 5648.6 27.00

Total 2.092 20920.0 100.00

Production Capacity

The production capacity of the standalone cement grinding plant will be 500 TPD. The

production capacity will be implemented in three phases.

Phase I : 100 TPD

Phase II : 200 TPD

Phase III : 200 TPD

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Raw Material requirement

The main raw material requirement and mode of transportation for cement grinding

plant are clinker, gypsum and fly ash. The main raw material requirements are

Raw material

requirement

Quantity

(TPD) Location

Distance from

plant (km) Transportation mode

Clinker 180 Kamalapuram 271 Closed trucks by road

Gypsum 15 Chennai 115 Closed trucks by road Fly ash 105 Chennai 115 Closed trucks by road

Water requirement

The total water required for the proposed project is 5.0 KLD. The fresh water will be

sourced from Borewells. As it is a dry process, water will be consumed only for domestic and cooling operations

Waste water Generation

The sewage generated from proposed project of 0.8 KLD will be treated in proposed

Septic tank and soak pit.

Solid Waste Generated

No waste is generated either in the plant or in pollution control facilities. Dust collected

from air pollution control equipment will be 100% recycled in process and there no solid

waste generation in cement grinding plant. Municipal solid waste generation of about

0.40 MT/day will be collected, segregated into biodegradable solid waste (0.24 MT/day)

and non-biodegradable (0.16 MT/day) and handed over to civic bodies.

Man Power

About 40 employees will be employed in the SEZ.

Project Cost

The total project cost for proposed project is 300 Lakhs.

Pollution Control Cost

The total pollution control cost is 31.0 Lakhs.

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2.0 INTRODUCTION / BACKGROUND INFORMATION

ABOUT PROJECT PROPONENT

Rathna Cement

THE PROPOSED PROJECT

Survey No. 313/2B5, 313/2B6, 315/3A, 316/1B2, 316/1C1, 316/1C2, 316/1F1 &

316/1A1 at Arugavoor Village, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu State.

NEED FOR THE PROJECT

The proposed project is a standalone cement grinding unit. The proposed plant is to be

developed in 2.092 ha area in keeping with the need to produce cement to meet the

market demand.

WORK FORCE

There will be direct employment for 25 people and indirect employment opportunities for

50 people. Hence, there will be positive impacts on economic and social status of the

local people.

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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS

The environmental setting of the project location is given below.

Sr.

No. Particulars Details

1 Site-coordinates Point Latitude Longitude

A 12o42.279 N 79o30.464 E

B 12o42.224 N 79o30.621 E

C 12o42.137 N 79o30.621 E

D 12o42.255 N 79o30.464 E

2 Elevation 115 m AMSL

3 Climatic conditions (IMD,

Vellore)

Annual Max. Temp: 350C

Annual Min. Temp: 140C

Annual Total Rainfall: 5.0-mm

5 Land use Industrial land

6 Nearest highway SH–5, Arcot-Tindivanam Road (1.8 km, East)

7 Nearest railway station Kancheepuram R.S. (26.4 km, NE)

8 Nearest airport Vellore Airport (53 km, SSE)

9 Nearest habitations Sengathankundil (0.5, WNW)

Pappanthangal (1.1 km, NE)

10 Densely populated area Cheyyar (5.5 km, SE)

11 Interstate Boundary Not applicable

11 Inland water bodies Cheyyar River (3.5 km, South)

12 Ecologically sensitive zones

like Wild Life Sanctuaries,

National Parks and

biospheres

Nil within 10 km radius

13 Defense establishments None within 10 km radius

14 Socio-economic factors No Resettlement and Rehabilitation issues

15 Seismicity zone Zone-III as per IS: 1893 (Part-1) 2002

16 Nearest sea Port Kochi, Kerala

17 Reserve forests Moranam Reserve Forest (3.8 km, NW)

Nambedu Reserve Forest (13.0 km, SW)

18 Historical / archaeological

places

Nil within 10 km radius

19 Bird migratory routes Nil within 10 km radius

20 Nearby Industries -

The geographical location of the project site is as shown in Fig.1.0 – Index Map

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Fig. 1.Index Map

Project Site

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Fig. 2.0 FMB Sketch

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Process Description

The proposed cement grinding plant of 0.15 MTPA capacity will be produce

Portland pozolona cement by using clinker, fly ash and gypsum. The project

emphasizes on start of art technology with environmental friendly plant concept.

The process selected for the grinding system is the art high pressure roller press

with single chamber ball mill technology.

Clinker stock pile

Clinker from stock pile will be fed into cement mill by conveyer belt

Mill feeding hoppers

Provided with 3 hoppers each one for clinker, fly ash and gypsum. Weight feeders

are installed in outlet of all the hoppers and the same is discharging to belt

conveyer which feeds raw materials into cement mill

Cement Mill

The clinker, fly ash and gypsum is ground in the cement mill to produce cement

Cement Silo

The packaging plant will be located separately. The proposed silo will be a flat

bottom with two outlets feeding into the junction box. The junction box will have

two outlets to feed bucket elevator

Packaging plant

The separated cement is transferred via air slides and elevated by bucket

elevators to feed the storage silos. The cement is then packed in electronic rotary

packers in dust free environment and is loaded to trucks by mechanical loaders.

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Fig. 3.0 Manufacturing Process

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5.0 WATER REQUIREMENT

The one time water required for the proposed standalone cement grinding plant is

5.0 KLD. The water will be sourced from borewells.

Sr. No Description Requirement in KLD

1 Domestic 1.0

2 Dust suppression 1.5

3 Greenbelt 2.5

Total 5.0

6.0 ENERGY CONSUMPTION

The power required for the proposed cement grinding plant is 112 KW which will

be sourced from TANGEDCO. During power failure, DG set of 125 KVA is used as

a back-up facility.

7.0 WASTE & WASTE MANAGEMENT

7.1 Air Pollution

2 stacks for ball mills & DG sets will be provided with stack height of adequate

height above for wider dispersion of pollutants

7.2 WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT

Sr.

No Description

Raw water

requirement in

KLD

Wastewater

generation in

KLD

Treatment

1 Domestic 1.0 0.8 Septic tank &

soak pit

2 Dust suppression 1.5 - -

3 Greenbelt 2.5 - -

Total 5.0 0.8

The process is a dry process. The wastewater generated from toilets will be

treated in septic tank with soak pit.

7.3 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Non-hazardous waste

The solid wastes such as dust generated from process shall be collected from the

air pollution control measures shall be 100% recycled & reused within the

process. Domestic solid waste generated in the plant shall be duly collected,

segregated and given to civic bodies

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All values are in KLD

Fig. 4.0 Water Balance

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The quantity of waste generated is as follows

Sr.

No

Description of solid waste Quantity Treatment &

disposal

Hazardous wastes

1 Waste oil 10 L/annum Given to authorized

recyclers

Non-hazardous wastes

2 Domestic waste

i) Biodegradable

ii) Non-biodegradable

0.40 MT/day

0.27 MT/day

0.18 MT/day

Given to civic bodies

Hazardous waste

The used oils of quantity 10L/annum shall be given to authorized recyclers

8.0 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT

The proposed project site is away from settlements hence there are no R & R

issues.

9.0 PROJECT COST ESTIMATION

The construction of proposed standalone cement grinding plant will be carried out

after obtaining EC. The total project cost will be Rs.300 lakhs, which is inclusive

of pollution control activities.

10.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL

There will be direct employment for 25 people and indirect employment

opportunities for 50 hence, there will be positive impacts on economic and social

status of the local people.