Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.

Half yearly Environment Compliance Report in respect of stipulated conditions

while issuing Environmental Clearance

For submission to

Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB)

RashtriyaIspat Nigam Limited - Visakhapatnam Steel Plant(RINL-VSP) is the

country’s first shore based integrated steel plant. The company is 100% owned

by GoI. The plant is a 6.3 Million ton Integrated Steel Plant and is a market

leader in long products.

First Integrated Steel Plant to be certified for Quality, Health & Safety,

Environment & Energy– ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001 & ISO 50001

First Steel plant in India to be certified for CMMI Level 3 for Information

Technology

Period:

Oct’16

To

March’17

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PART-A

Brief Overview of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant:

2. Technological facilities of Expansion units

Product New Major Unit Facilities

Hot Metal

Blast Furnace - 3 1 X 3800 Cu.M furnace with water cooled hearth bottom to produce 2.5Mtpa of Hot metal with a state- of- art technology with profilometer, copper staves, pulverized coal injection, top gas recovery turbine etc.

Sinter Plant - 3 1X400 Sq.M sinter machine with circular cooler, multi slit burners etc. to produce 3.61 Mtpa of sinter.

Raw Material Handling System

Material preparation and handling system through extensive conveyor system (Total 45km length)

Liquid Steel

Steel Melt Shop(SMS) Converter Shop

2 x 150 Cu.MConverters to produce 2.8Mtpa with facilities like combined blowing, for better yield and quality, Secondary fume extraction system for cleaner environment etc.

SMS – continuous casting Machine

3 x 6 strand square billet casters with auto mould technology, electromagnetic stirring for cleaner steel.

SMS – LH & RH

Secondary metallurgy facilities like 2 nos. of Ladle Furnace, one RH unit for producing Special steel grades.

Finished Steel

Wire Rod Mill - 2 6 lakh tonne per annum capacity high speed mill (105-110 m/s).

Special Bar Mill 7.5 lakh tonne per annum capacity mill for customized sizes with low tolerance

Structural Mill 7 lakh tonne per annum capacity with high speed roughing stands to produce 75-175 mm structurals.

1. Main facilities of the plant (Not Exhaustive) S. No Department Facilities & technological features Capacity

1 Coke oven 4 coke oven batteries of 67 ovens each, of height 7m, with 100% dry quenching

2.261 Mt of blast furnace coke (3 battery capacity)

2 Sinter plant 2 sinter machines with 312 Sq.m grate area 5.256 Mt of gross sinter

3 Blast Furnace 2 nos. 3200 Cu.m blast furnaces with bell less top equipment and cast house slag granulation

3.4 Mt of hot metal

4 Steel Melting Shop

3 nos. 133 Cu.m LD converter with 6 nos. of 4 strand bloom casters

3.0 Mt Liquid Steel 2.82Mt Cast bloom/yr

5 Light and Medium Merchant Mill

7 stand continuous Billet Mill and 2 strand continuous Bar Mill with “Tempcore” technology for Rebar rolling

1.857 Mt billets 0.710 Mt Bar products

6 Wire Rod Mill 4 strand continuous mill with “Stelmor” cooling 0.850 Mt Wire rods

7 Medium Merchant & Structural Mill

20 stand continuous mill 0.850 Mt Medium structural products

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Principal products & services The principal products of VSP include steel products comprises of re-bars, wire rods,

rounds, structurals, blooms and billets, and pig iron. Also, the company markets by-

products such as Ammonium Sulphate, Benzol products, slag etc.

3. Environmental friendly technology installed

Aspect Benefit

Waste heat Utilization at Coke Dry Cooling plant Generation of Power (2X7.5MW) through BPTS

Waste gas utilization (CO, BF & LD gas) Used as fuel

Utilization of pressure Energy of BF gas Generation of power (2X12MW) through GETS

Dry fog dust suppression at RMHP, SP Reduced dust

Evaporative cooling systems at LMMM & MMSM Generation of process steam

Waste heat utilization in COB-IV 14MW power generation

Waste heat recovery at Sinter Plant 20.6 MW power generation

TRT at BF-3 14 MW power generation

New Power Plant 2 X 60 MW power generation from waste gases

Waste water recovery system 3 Plants with capacity to recover 1000 m3/hr of waste water

Rain water harvesting system 2 systems with potential to recover 54 lakh cum of rain water annually.

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PART-B

COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY

THEDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE TO VSP

AS PER DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT LETTER NO. 11011/1/87-IA DATED

4.1.1988.

Condition: I. a) ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) MUST BE PREPARED WHICH AMONG OTHERS, SHOULD CONTAIN RESULTS OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING TO BE DONE IN THE PROJECT AREA. Status: Environment management plan which contains results of air and water quality monitoring along with the otherdetails ispreparedand submitted. Besides, air & water quality is being monitored regularly & results submitted vide Half yearly reports to

1. The Addl. Chief Conservator of Forests Ministry of Environment & Forests Regional Office Southzone, 4th floor E&F wings Kendriyasadan, 17th Main Road Koramangala, Bangaluru

2. Scientist ‘D’, GOI, MoEF Regional office Southzone 1st& 2nd floor HEPC Bldg no. 34 Cathedral garden road Chennai-600034

3. Scientist (B) Central Pollution Control Board PariveshBhavan East Arjun Nagar New Delhi-110032

4. Environmental Engineer Regional Office Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board Madhavadhara VUDA Colony Visakhapatnam - 530018

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View of Kondakarla Lake

Condition: b) CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF AIR ANDWATER QUALITY MUST BE INITIATEDIMMEDIATELY. WATER TO BE MONITOREDMUST INCLUDE BOTH MARINE AND INLANDWATERS. Status: Monitoring of air & water quality including marine water is being done regularly. Results of Ambient air, effluents, stack emissions, fugitive emissions from coke oven batteries, etc are enclosed at Annexure I to IV respectively.

Condition: c) MINIMUM THREE AMBIENT AIR MONITORING STATIONS MUST BE INSTALLED. Status: 3 nos (three) of continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations within the plant premises and 4th station at Pedagantyada residential area (down wind direction of the plant) have been installed and all are working. Hourly data is being posted to APPCB website. Work for posting of ambient air, stack and effluent minute wise data to Central Pollution control board is in progress. Data from 20 stacks and two ambient air stations are proposed to upload in the first phase and expected to be completed by May 2017. Condition: d) AN AIR MONITORING STATION IN THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK IN THE NORTH EAST MUST BE INSTALLED. Status: An ambient air monitoring station (Repairable dust sampler) is installed in the zoo park and monitoring being done regularly.

Condition: e. TWO MONITORING STATIONS - ONE FOR AIR AND OTHER FOR WATER MUST BE SET UP AT KONDAKARLA LAKE TOWARDS THE SOUTH OF VISAKHAPATNAM. Status:Monitoring of Air quality (Ref. Annexure-I) and Water Quality (Refer Annexure-V) at Kondakarla Lake towards South of VSP is being carried out regularly.

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Tanks & Pump house at RMHP for Recycling MBC water

Condition:

II. THE PROJECT AUTHORITIES (VSP) MUST CONSIDER USING LOW SULPHUR GAS/OIL. IF SUCH USE IS NOT POSSIBLE, APPROPRIATE FLUE GAS DESULPHURISATION DEVICES MUST BE INSTALLED AT THE RELEVANT UNIT Status: VSP is using low sulphur fuels and composition of these fuels has been submitted earlier. The power plant of VSP is using Talcher coal which has sulphur content of 0.17%. The Calcining& Refractory Material Plant of VSP is using coal tar fuel (A by-product of Coke oven & Coal Chemical Dept.) with sulphur content of less than 0.5%. Condition: III. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST RECYCLEEFFLUENTS TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE.IN ANY CASE, THE TREATED EFFLUENTSMUST BE USED FOR IRRIGATION OF AFFORESTED AREA. Status:Township sewage water is being used as makeup water in Rolling mills & SMS after treatment in Ultra-filtration plant since Dec’2005. In addition to the above 3 Waste water recycling scheme are implemented at VSP. The quantities of waste water recovered &treated for reuse is given below:

In addition to the above treated effluent from MBC (Mechanical, Biological & Chemical treatment

plant), that treats contaminated water generated during Coke making and also is being used for spraying on Boiler coal stock piles to prevent fugitive dust emissions &self ignition of coal in RMHP (Raw Material Handling Plant). Condition: IV. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST DIVERT THE STORM WATER TOWARDS THE SOUTH SIDE AWAY

FROM THE CREEK (WHICH IS ON THE NORTHEN SIDE).

Status:

This condition was dropped by MoEF vide letter no. J-11014/75/90-1A .II(i) Dated 20.07.2000

Oct’16-March’17 Year 16-17

341.62 MG 748.38 MG

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Condition: V. VSP AUTHORITIES MUST RELOCATE SLUDGE/DEBRIS DUMP, THE ASH POND, THE LABOR AND STAFF COLONY SHOWN IN THE SOUTH WEST CORNER AWAY FROM THE SEA SHORE. REVISED PLAN IN THIS REGARD MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THIS MINISTRY FOR APPROVAL. Status:New slag dump yard area has already been constructed away from sea-shore as per the advice of Prof. Dave and Department of Environment. Revised plan wassubmitted vide letter no. 869/DE dt.30.7.88. Condition: VI. PRESENT AND FUTURE LINKAGE FOR COAL MUST BE ESTABLISHED AND REPORTED TO THE

MINISTRY. Status: The coal linkage for VSP is as follows. 1. Steam coal is from collieries of Talcher&Ib Valley of M/s Mahanadi Coal Fields 2. Coking coal is imported from Australia, New Zealand and USA etc., through Gangavaram Port

limited. 3. Medium coking coal is from washeries -Rajarappa, Swang and Kathara of M/s Central Coal

fields. Condition: VII. a) VSP AUTHORITIES MUST PROVIDE A GREEN BELT OF 3600 HECTARES. b) ABOVE GREEN BELT WILL INCLUDE 500 M WIDE GREEN BELT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE ACQUIRED LAND. c) OUT OF THE TOTAL GREEN BELT, 1970 HECTARES MUST BE DECLARED AS RESERVE

FOREST UNDER THE CONTROL OF VSP AND GOVERNED BY THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT

1980, THE BALANCE 1630 HECTARES MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE

EXCEPTING FOR FURTHER XPANSION OF THE PLANT.

d) 2809 HECTARES OF SALT LANDS MUST BE AFFORESTED WITH APPROPRIATE FLORAL SPECIES. THIS AREA WILL BE REGARDED AS PERMANENT RESERVE FOREST UNDER THE CONTROL OF VSP AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) ACT, 1980. Status:

1. 1970 Ha (4866 acres) is being maintained as green belt. It also includes 700 acres at K Kotapadu.

2. Out of 1630 Ha earmarked for afforestation, 880 has been used for expansion of the Plant.

3. Balance 750 Ha is maintained as afforestation area. During 2016-17, afforestation status (including Green Visakha) is given below:

Oct’16-March’17 2016-17

11520 Nos 23722 Nos

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Upgraded Mechanical Biological & Chemical Treatment Plant at Coke Ovens

PART-C

COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT (DOEN) WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE TO

VISAKHAPATANAM STEEL PLANT

According to environmental clearance given to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant's revised cost

estimate vide letter No: 11011/75/90-IA - II section, dated 3.5.1993 the present status of

conditions are as follows:

Condition:

1. THE EFFICIENCY/PERFORMANCE OF 2 DEDUSTING SYSTEMS WILL BE AUGMENTED TO

COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS BY DEC'93.

Status: The DE Systems are augmented and are working satisfactorily since December, 1993 after

effecting necessary modifications.

Condition:

2. LIQUID EFFLUENTS FOR AMMONICAL NITROGEN AND PHENOLS WILL BE TREATED TO MEET THE STANDARDS BY DEC'93. Status MBC which has been upgraded at a cost of Rs. 55 Cr. has been completely stabilised. All parameters such as Amm.N2, phenols, O&G, COD etc of the

effluent are within norms.

Condition: 5. WATER CONSUMPTION SHOULDBEBROUGHT DOWN FROM 39.05 cum/ tonne of liquid steel

(tLS) to 20 cum/tLS. ACTION TAKEN AND THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE SHOULD BE INDICATED BY VSP WITHIN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS.

Status: Has been compiled with.

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Continuous Effluent Monitoring System at

MBC outlet pH & flow

PART-D

FROM 4 TO 6.5 MTPA AS PER MoEF EC No. J-11011/196/2005 – IA II

(i) DATED 11.08.2005

A. SPECIFIC CONDITION

Condition:

I. GASEOUS EMISSIONS SHALL CONFIRM TO THE LOAD/MASS BASED STANDARDS

AND NOT TO EXCEED THE LIMITS PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD.

Status:

1. Load based emission is given only for Coke oven batteries by Andhra Pradesh Pollution

Control Board.CO in Batteries is being monitored & is within the norm of 3 Kg/tonne of

coke produced.

2. Air Pollution Control equipment are being upgraded to meet the SPM norm of 50 mg/Nm3.

3. LowNOx burners to reduce NOx load are being used.

Condition:

II. ADOPT CLOSED LOOP RE-CIRCULATING SYSTEMS Status: All the re-circulating water systems existing at VSP are closed loop only.The same are being adopted in all expansion units.

RECYCLE DIRECT CONTAMINATING COOLING GRANULATION & DUST SUPPRESSION

Already in practice. The same is being adopted in expansion units.

THE WASTE WATER FROM GAS CLEANING PLANTS, MILLS, POWER PLANT & CT BLOW DOWNS SHALL BE TREATED IN WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

Already in practice. The same is being adopted in expansion units.

THE COKE OVEN EFFLUENT SHALL NOT EXCEED 2880 CUM/DAY (120 CUM/HR)

The Coke oven effluent is about 2000 cum/day only and is being monitored using Continuous Effluent monitoring System.

New BFGas based Power Plant

COMPLIANCE REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONDITIONS LAID DOWN BY THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS WHILE ACCORDING CLEARANCE FOR EXPANSION OF RINL / VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

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THE SURPLUS WASTE WATER SHALL BE STORED IN THE HOLDING POND FOR USE IN THE LEAN PERIOD

In addition to the above Waste Water Recycling scheme is implemented incurring a cost of Rs 110 cr. The purpose of this scheme is to capture waste water at three outlets, treat and then reuse in the plant. Details of this scheme are given below:

THE OVER FLOW FROM POND SHALL BE DISCHARGED THROUGH MARINE OUTFALL INTO SEA Marine pipeline to discharge the surplus effluents is provided as per details given below:

Description Capacity (m3/hr) Facilities Use

Marine discharge pipe line

300-450 Collecting tank & Pumping system

To pump out water from MBC, rejects from RO plant to marine environment only if they are not used for spraying in Raw Material Handling Plant

THE DISCHARGE POINT SHALL BE DECIDED IN CONSULTATION WITH NIO NIO has already conducted the studies and suggested the route for marine outfall and is implemented as per their recommendations.

Location of the Waste Water

Recycling System

Cap. of treatment system

(cum/hr)

Type of treatment Reuse plan

Balacheruvu 300-350

Physical treatment such as

settling/clarification, Oil separation etc.

Treated water is used in the expansion area for fire fighting, dust suppression, gardening,

toilet flushing etc.

Appikonda 500 Reverse Osmosis Treated water is used as make up in Power plant TPP System

and in soft water network

Gangavaram/Coke ovens

80 Reverse Osmosis Treated water is used in

COCCP recirculation system

BF-3 80 Reverse Osmosis Treated water is used in soft

water network

Marine Discharge Facility

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Dry Fog System

MARINE ECOLOGICAL STUDY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF WASTE WATER ON MARINE ECOLOGY Study titled “Monitoring of chemical & biological parameters in the marine environment off Appikonda and toxicological studies of the treated effluent of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant” is done by National Institute of Oceanography in the year 2010,wherein it was mentioned that there is no impact of waste water on marine ecology.

THE SEWAGE WATER AFTER TREATMENT SHALL BE USED IN MILLS / SMS FOR COOLINGPURPOSE Already township sewage is being recycled in SMS & Mills after ultra filtration. Sewage from plant shall also be recycled after commissioning of the RO plant at Coke Ovens.

Condition:

III. PROVIDE CONTROL MEASURES FOR CHECKING FUGITIVE EMISSIONS. PROVIDE DUST

EXTRACTION / SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS IN RAW MATERIAL HANDLING & WATER SPRINKLING

SYSTEM AT THE STOCK YARDS

Status: Pollution control measures are extensively planned and implemented in existing plant and expansion areas.

PROVIDE DRY FOGGING SYSTEM IN CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT, MATERIAL TRANSFER POINTS ETC.

Dry Fog dust suppression systems are provided in all expansion units .These systems are implemented in 40 areas covering 250 locations.

WORKZONE AIR QUALITY SHALL BEMONITORED & RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED 131 Work zone air quality locations (53 in existing plant and 34 in expansion area and 44 locations at RMHP, Sinter plant and Blast furnace where dry-fog dust suppression systems are installed)are regularly monitored and data is recorded systematically as per EMS records. The same shall be continued.

Dry fog system

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Coke Oven Battery

CHFE system provided at BF1,2, & 3

Condition:

IV. COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS NOTIFIED VIDE GSR.631 (E) DATED 31ST OCT 1997 TO CONTROL FUGITIVE EMISSIONS FROM BATTERIES Status: Fugitive emissions PLD, PLO, PLL, and charging emissions from coke oven batteries are monitored regularly and are below the norms except charging emissions. Reports are enclosed at Annexure-IV. Condition:

V. PARTICULATE EMISSIONS SHOULD BE <50 mg/Nm3 Status:All pollution control equipment is designed for particulate matter emissions to less than 50 mg/Nm3. Existing ESP’s will be upgraded to < 50 mg/Nm3 during capital repairs. Up gradation of Burden handling system and ESP of cast house fume extraction system BF-1 is completed. Up gradation of Burden Handling System (BHS) & Cast House of Exhaust System (CHES) of BF2 are under progress. Plan for up gradation of all ESP’s of stage 1 is as given below:

**-The work “Revamping of one boiler in TPP” awarded to M/s BHEL on nomination basis at a cost of Rs. 35.2 Cr and is expected to be completed by Jun 2018 and remaining 4 ESPs by Mar 2019.

PROVIDE CAST HOUSE FUME EXTRACTION SYSTEM WITH ESP/BAG FILTER

The existing two blast furnace cast houses and BF-3 (Expn.) are already provided with Cast House Fume Extraction system having ESPs.

SNo Project Description Target Completion date Present status

1 Revamping of SHDE systems for BF-2 June 2017 Work in progress.

2 Revamping of CHFE systems for BF-2 June 2017 Work in progress.

3 Revamping and Upgradation of

Electrostatic Precipitators of Air

cleaning plant and Gas cleaning plant of

Sinter Plant

SP-1 :ACP-1 & GCP-1 by

Sep’17

SP-2 : ACP-2 & GCP by

Sep'17

Work in

Progress.

4

Upgradation of ESPs of TPP

Jun 2017 for One Boiler

followed by 2nd boiler

Revamping of **

ESP's of 2 Boilers

is taken up. BHEL

to execute at a

cost of 68 Crores.

Mar 2019 for remaining

Boilers.

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Sinter machine 3 Furnace provided with low NOx

burner& Circular cooler

Circular Cooler

INSTALL LOW-NOX BURNERS TO CONTROL NOX EMISSIONS Low Nox burners are provided in expansion areas of SP2, Mills & Power plant and all necessary measures are taken to reduce NOx emissions. These measures are also being adopted for the existing sinter machines 1 & 2 during their revamping project.

Condition:

VI. ENHANCE EFFORTS TO RE-USE OF SOLID WASTES AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY (BF & LD SLAG, FLYASH, REFRACTORY BRICKS, MILL SCALES ETC.) Status: Being done. Utilisation details are given at Annexure-VII

ALL HAZARDOUS WASTES SHALL BE CHARGED INTO COKE OVEN BATTERIES All hazardous wastes like tar sludge, Benzol muck, acid tar, MBC sludge etc. are charged in to batteries along with charge coal since 1999. The same shall be continued.

SPENT OIL SHALL BE SOLD TO AUTHORIZED REPROCESSORS Being sold to authorised reprocessors only. Condition:

VII. DEVELOP GREEN BELT IN BALANCE 34 HA. SELECTION OF SPECIES SHALL BE AS PER CPCB GUIDE LINES Status: The balance area of 34 Hectares in green belt will be taken up after the land dispute is resolved by the State government.

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OHS & RC Building

Condition:

VIII. UNDERTAKE RAIN WATER HARVESTING

MEASURES

Status: Complied. 9 masonry check dams, 1 Earthen check dam, 94 Percolation pits and 18 recharging, wells have been constructed so far. Building constructed in expansion arealso provided with rain water harvesting measures. 2 major Rain water harvesting schemes are implemented. These Rain water harvesting projects have a potential to capture 54 lakh m3 water annually. Condition:

IX. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF WORKERS SHOULD BE DONE ON REGULAR BASIS AND RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED Status: A fully fledged OHS&RC is functioning since 1992, doing man maintenance programs, toxicological studies, noise surveys, hygiene surveys etc. Records are maintained as per OHSAS: 18001. Condition:

X. CREP RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED Status: All points are being complied with. B. GENERAL CONDITIONS Condition:

i. ADHERE TO STIPULATIONS MADE BY APPCB AND APSG Status:Being followed. Condition:

ii. NO FURTHER EXPANSION OR MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL

Status:Noted and shall be followed. Condition:

iii. AT LEAST 4 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DOWNWARD DIRECTION

Rain Water Harvesting scheme implemented at VSP

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Silencer placed at the Oxygen vent

for controlling Noise pollution

Status:3 CAAQM stations have been established within plant premises and fourth station is installed at pedagantyada village in the downwind direction of plant. All stations are working and hourly data of stations are being uploaded to APPCB.

DATA ON AMBIENT AIR, STACK EMISSIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO APPCB, CPCB, MOEF ONCE IN EVERY SIX MONTHS

Status: Half yearly report being submitted regularly.Last report submitted vide Ref. No. VSP/WK/EnMD/86 dt.28.06.16 Condition: iv. THE WASTE WATER SHALL BE PROPERLY COLLECTED AND TREATED SO AS TO

CONFORM TO NORMS AND SHOULD BE UTILIZED FOR MAKE UP OR PLANTATION Status:

Separate treatment facilities are provided to collect the waste water and effluents and recycle them as make-up after treatment. Refer point ii of special conditions above. Condition:

v. PROVIDE NOISE CONTROL MEASURES TO LIMIT NOISE LEVELS WITHIN 85 db(A) ON ALL SOURCES

Status: Adequate noise control measures are provided. The areas where measures are required for control of noise pollution, necessary action is being taken.

THE AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS 75 DBA (DAY TIME) & 70 DBA (NIGHT TIME)

Noise limits are within norms (Annexure-VI).

UNDERTAKE SOCIO-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES IN

THE SURROUNDING VILLAGES

Being done

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Condition:

vi. COMPLY ALL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REPORTS OF EIA-1994 & EMP. Status:Complied. Condition:

vii. PROVIDE REQUISITE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT CONDITIONS STIPULATED BY MOEF, STATE GOVT.

Status:Already VSP has spent over Rs 468 cr for pollution control measures. Also Rs1283 cr. expenditure is earmarked for pollution control measures in the expansion units. In addition to the above VSP is incurring over Rs337 cr. yearly towards Environment management. Since 2004, VSP spent Rs. 292.34Cr on Up grading Environmental projects, 463.37 Cr on providing energy facilities & presently Rs. 279.96 Cr environmental projects are under implementation. Condition:

viii. A SIX-MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO MOEF, REGIONAL OFFICE, BANGALORE

Status:Being done. Last report submitted vides Ref. No. VSP/WK/EnMD/86 dt. 28.06.16

Condition:

ix. INFORM THE PUBLIC THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN ACCORDED BY MOEF. ADVERTISE THIS IN TWO NEWS PAPERS WITH IN 7 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF CLEARANCE

Status:Complied Condition: x. INFORM THE DATE OF FINANCIAL CLOSURE, FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AND DATE OF COMMENCING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT WORK TO MOEF Status: Not applicable as finances for the expansion are met mostly from internal resources. Final approval of the project by GOI is on 28.10.2005. Work started from Jan’2006. The 6.3 mtpa expansion has been progressively completed by April 2015..

END

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Annexure-I

After expansion of coal yards, CCCD station is measuring work-zone air quaity instead of ambient air quality. The station is

under shifting to represent ambient air quality.

LOCATION Parameter NORM Oct'16 NOV'16 DEC'16 JAN'17 Feb'17 March'17

PM10 100 64.00 100.80 73.14 84.58 UM UM

PM2.5 60 53.43 82.70 84.76 55.92 56.47 29.36SO2 80 12.08 13.60 16.50 11.70 16.61 15.88

NOX 80 13.64 21.00 UM 0.80 15.58 UM

PM10 100 67.97 95.79 88.43 86.17 89.58 52.55

PM 2.5 60 38.41 62.96 56.85 56.65 51.61 41.03SO2 80 12.06 13.52 13.93 15.81 33.46 39.82

NOX 80 22.88 19.94 16.03 16.90 16.20 20.46

PM10 100 211.73 277.32 259.78 235.98 200.86 187.30

PM 2.5 60 UM 72.10 UM UM 62.39 37.18SO2 80 14.41 20.20 UM 12.80 30.15 10.46

NOX 80 15.64 26.88 UM UM 24.50 UM

CO 2000 2.41 3.14 2.50 2.79 2.85 2.94

4. TOWNSHIP PM10 100 55.00 97.00 64.40 85.30 95.40 89.50

SO2 80 11.68 12.50 11.60 14.20 21.70 10.45

NOX 80 13.46 13.30 13.20 19.30 27.50 13.10

5. KONDAKARLA PM10 100 58.00 102.00 148.50 80.90 103.30 69.30

SO2 80 12.46 16.20 11.40 11.00 10.60 10.80

NOX 80 16.20 14.80 14.20 13.40 11.80 12.40

6. PEDAGANTYADA PM10 100 103.42 77.37 55.25 33.60 91.44 164.96SO2 80 10.53 5.13 8.41 20.51 10.61 11.49

NOX 80 14.94 54.88 24.00 23.02 21.34 15.56

CO 2000 0.95 0.79 0.95 2.31 4.08 9.35

7. ZOO PARK PM10 100 45.60 30.00 119.00 84.80 90.74 112.00SO2 80 11.50 13.80 11.80 9.90 11.20 11.45

NOX 80 14.02 19.20 14.60 10.40 18.40 19.45

Note: 1) Data from Maingate, BC gate , CCCD and Pedagantyada are from

Continous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations.

2) Township , kondakarla and Zoo Park monitored using respirable dust sampler. 3. UM = Under Maintenance

VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

AMBIENT AIR QUALITY - Unit : Microgram /cum.

1. BC GATE

2. MAIN GATE

3. CCCD

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Annexure-II

EFFLUENT QUALITY Unit: mg/l

Parameter Norm Oct'16 Nov'16 DEC'16 Jan'17 Feb'17 Mar'17

Outlet-1 TRADE EFFLUENTS FROM TPP

Daily discharge (Kilo litres) 4800 3681.9 3599.0 3484.8 3360.0 3360.0 3360.0

pH 6.0-9.0 6.30 6.85 8.40 6.40 6.50 6.70

TSS 100 66.00 47.00 82.00 44.00 32.00 28.00

OIL & GREASE 10 BDL BDL BDL 4.00 4.00 4.00

Phenols 1.0 0.17 BDL BDL 0.16 0.44 BDL

Ammonical Nitrogen 50.0 BDL BDL 14.00 2.10 0.70 7.30

Free Chlorine 0.5 BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL BDL

IRON 1.0 0.04 0.72 0.71 0.80 0.83 0.94

COPPER 1.0 BDL 0.03 0.03 0.11 0.03 0.02

Outlet-2 EFFLUENTS FROM EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT

Daily discharge (Kilo litres) <9600 4407.6 2866.0 2382.2 3303.4 2370.8 2847.0

pH 6.0-9.0 7.10 6.90 6.90 6.90 7.10 6.40

TSS 100 105.04 87.88 87.88 83.60 86.39 88.91

OIL & GREASE 10 5.34 7.55 7.55 5.25 5.19 5.19

PHENOL 01 0.23 0.38 0.38 0.29 0.41 0.30

COD 250 163.32 192.19 192.19 169.76 210.26 225.11

BOD 30 5.20 5.26 5.72 6.60 5.80 4.20

Cyanide 0.2 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.11 0.11 0.14

AMMONICAL N2 50 3.31 7.36 7.36 5.66 12.38 37.01

Outlet-3 EFFLUENT FROM TOWNSHIP SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

Daily discharge (Kilo litres) No Norm 1588.3 2478.8 2704.4 2477.1 2505.1 2155.0

pH No Norm 8.14 8.00 7.83 7.58 7.75 7.52

TSS No Norm 19.50 15.00 12.20 14.00 12.50 13.60

BOD No Norm 4.50 5.86 8.50 8.80 8.45 6.20

BDL - Below detectable limit

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT Annexure-III

Environment Management Department

Stack emissions (mg/Nm3)

Sl.No. STACK PARAMETER NORM Oct'16 Nov'16 Dec'16 Jan'17 Feb'17 March'17

1 BF : BHS 1 PM 50 28.3 20.7 22.2 24.2 23.1 26.8

Flow (Nm3/hr) 2225000 1715485 1758674 1698535.4 1714567 1721537 1713529

2 BF :BHS 2 * PM 50 C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair

Flow (Nm3/hr) 2225000 " " " " " "

3 BF : CHES 1 * PM 50 22.8 23.1 29.5 26.3 30.25 35.54

Flow (Nm3/hr) 972000 823651.5 827158 815344.6 816759 817982 845694

4 BF : CHES 2 * PM 50 C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair C/Repair

Flow (Nm3/hr) 972000 " " " " " "

5 SP : ACP * PM 50 103.52 90.88 92.76 128.98 79.43 79.53

Flow (Nm3/hr) 2622000 2204665 2227852 2196486 2188465 2017561 2015348

6 SP : GCP * PM 50 21.74 22.84 20.46 19.86 20.43 18.77

Flow (Nm3/hr) 3600000 2684261.5 2712765 2684575 2678542 2501257 2201534

7 LMMM : WBF PM 50 28.23 21.85 20.02 21.68 20.77 19.85

Flow (Nm3/hr) 196248 177243 178985 172654 176274 178521 174256

8 LMMM : RHF PM 50 17.67 11.9 14.26 9.96 10.97 9.62

Flow (Nm3/hr) 7893 7425 7389 7245 7120 7154 7259

9 WRM PM 50 21.4 23.5 22.4 21.5 13.49 18.5

Flow (Nm3/hr) 120709 114594 116256 112585 114268 113854 112357

10 MMSM PM 50 14.24 15.97 20 15.45 12.9 14.5

Flow (Nm3/hr) 141576 132954 131562 129654 131785 132574 134291

11 TPP : BOILER 1 # PM 50 52.16 67.25 49.4 55.86 87.21 156.65

Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 407564 401564 399856 401258 402561 399657

12 TPP : BOILER 2 # PM 50 128.33 142.97 132.2 128.38 103.14 104.73

Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 391657 401264 386541 390264 398457 391261

13 TPP : BOILER 3 # PM 50 201.35 32.62 55.6 158.2 199.8 S/down

Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 401576 404246 401298 406357 402657 "

14 TPP : BOILER 4 # PM 50 S/down 48.5 85.38 115.12 173.43 104.73

Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 " 406243 401564 406125 401985 400135

15 TPP : BOILER 5 # PM 50 47.11 91.23 130.88 120.45 130.36 124.14

Flow (Nm3/hr) 500000 409342 405284 401684 402657 401268 402351

16 CRMP : FK 1&2 @ PM 50 169.5 93.38 148.95 145.2 45.6 198.61

Flow (Nm3/hr) 416000 274657 271265 245615 260125 281564 271357

17 CRMP : FK 3&4 @ PM 50 170.03 161.28 84.32 129.52 44.03 44.31

Flow (Nm3/hr) 416000 271354 268295 256841 267156 154784 245361

18 CRMP : FK 5 @ PM 50 50 22.49 31.56 45.26 41.67 38.66

Flow (Nm3/hr) 208000 140265 187902 164357 145684 152647 165739

19 SMS : CVS PM 50 19.38 21.33 18.76 20.94 22.28 22.11

Flow (Nm3/hr) 590000 335479 329846 331581 332157 330953 334641

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VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT Annexure-III- contd..

Environment Management Department

Stack emissions (mg/Nm3)

Sl.No. STACK PARAMETER NORM Oct'16 Nov'16 Dec'16 Jan'17 Feb'17 March'17

20 BATTERY-1 PM 50 21.63 20.38 25.38 27.35 22.98 30.37

SO2 800 189.5 191.8 185.65 187.24 186.1 181.5

NOX 500 82.4 79.5 74.6 81.4 79.5 80.2

Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 191286 195461 195267 192547 190264 190005

21 BATTERY-2 PM 50 38.32 36.63 36.21 35.08 44.08 36.54

SO2 800 187.5 188.1 179.5 185 183.5 181.5

NOX 500 91.5 85.2 88.2 75.2 71.5 81.2

Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 185347 189684 188264 191246 192428 191234

22 BATTERY-3 PM 50 37.18 28.7 28.36 29.27 32.65 32.78

SO2 800 167.5 186.4 176.52 179.6 182.5 175.2

NOX 500 82.5 86.5 75.2 81.2 81.2 80.5

Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 189234 185647 189643 190256 189257 190264

23 BATTERY-4 PM 50 30.43 28.63 22.02 22.13 27.09 16.19

SO2 800 191.5 192.5 194.5 193.2 194.2 192.45

NOX 500 79.5 82.3 81 75.2 77.8 79.5

Flow (Nm3/hr) 216090 192564 189574 185647 188951 190876 189249

24 SP-3 Waste Gas PM 50 23.9 31.06 37.21 40.25 22.37 29.2

Flow (Nm3/hr) 1181530 1067594 1082651 1078456 1067535 1146725 1135891

25 SP-3 de-dusting PM 50 42.4 38.08 54.69 49.5 37.28 17.59

Flow (Nm3/hr) 732000 695842 699824 689156 675165 691251 695214

26 BF-3 CH de-dusting PM 50 22.4 21.5 60.95 42.5 41.32 38.95

Flow (Nm3/hr) 1340000 1107519 1119853 1065742 1042624 1135642 1026351

27 BF-3 SH dedusting PM 50 15.61 16.91 16.08 13.95 12.71 21.26

Flow (Nm3/hr) 470000 412594 408975 409652 415267 401398 410237

28 SMS-2 MH dedusting PM 50 16.36 18.67 19.33 21.92 12.23 29

Flow (Nm3/hr) 207500 190235 191564 186357 185753 186954 185643

29 SMS-2 Se control System PM 50 19.75 14.12 14.91 17.79 18.57 18.91

Flow (Nm3/hr) 1630000 1326542 1336548 1312567 132564 1332684 1351564

30 SMS-2 LFRH-1 PM 50 15.78 24.21 19.13 17.61 11.78 15.66

Flow (Nm3/hr) 106900 102486 101259 103246 103984 102658 103156

31 SMS-2 LFRH-2 PM 50 23.16 30.39 22.45 25.2 23.5 18.96

Flow (Nm3/hr) 106900 102581 103561 101357 102651 101988 100246

35 TPP: Boiler-6 PM 50 72.45 83.71 88.69 S/down 46.86 62.42

Flow (Nm3/hr) 587880 504156 505649 507168 " 499684 495986

* Modernisations is in progress.

* Upgradation of ESP's is in progress @ Rs.143.8 Cr

#- TPP modernisation is in progress

@- CRMP bag filters are under replacement

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Annexure-IV

- The door cleaning mechanism is being studied for improving the efficiancy and results are

expected to be below norm in near future.

# - New technology will be adopted during rebuilding of Batteies.

Fugitive emissions from CO Batteries (%)

Oct'16 Nov'16 DEC'16 Jan'17 Feb'17 Mar'17

Batt.-1 6.64 4.48 4.64 4.83 4.72 4.86

Batt.-2 4.10 4.04 4.14 4.20 4.06 4.08

Batt.-3 5.97 5.80 5.80 5.79 5.84 5.83

Batt.-4 15.30 19.26 18.72 17.92 18.87 18.61

Batt.-1 4.05 2.54 2.64 2.74 2.72 2.82

Batt.-2 2.61 2.43 2.45 2.41 2.47 2.49

Batt.-3 2.43 1.83 1.90 1.96 1.91 1.95

Batt.-4 0.75 1.74 1.74 1.72 1.65 1.59

Batt.-1 0.84 0.94 0.90 0.91 0.99 0.96

Batt.-2 0.87 0.88 0.97 0.77 0.97 0.93

Batt.-3 0.87 0.93 1.00 0.98 0.99 0.98

Batt.-4 0.78 0.91 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.88

Batt.-1 118 124 120 121 121 129

Batt.-2 119 119 119 127 120 124

Batt.-3 123 119 121 121 119 126

Batt.-4126 119 119 121 119 129

Note :- # High values due to non-availability of Technology, Such as HPLA & Screw feeders

Percentage

Leaking Lids

(PLL) Norm=1

%

Percentage

Leaking Doors

(PLD) Norm

= 10 %

Percentage

Leaking Offtakes

(PLO) Norm=4

%

Charging #

emmission

Norm=75

seconds per

charge

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Annexure-V

KONDAKARLA LAKE WATER ANALYSIS Unit: mg/l

Parameter 22-10-16 18-11-16 20-12-16 23-01-17 27-02-17 18-03-17

pH 7.36 7.70 7.93 7.70 7.41 7.48

Turbidity (NTU) 9.2 6.17 7.54 2 4.2 4.6

Conductivity 557 610 675 740 998 1027

Total dissoloved solids 334 320 378 459 619 627

Total hardness as CaCO3 72 108 112 92 96 120

Ca. hardness as CaCO3 52 76 80 80 68 72

Mg. Hardness as CaCO3 20 32 32 12 28 48

Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 40 20 20 28 40 32

P-Alkalinity as CaCO3 NIL nil NIL nil nil Nil

M-Alkalinity as CaCO3 40 20 20 28 40 32

Chlorides 108 112 104 116 124 156

Sulphates 42 38 46 38 42 28

Fluoride 1.00 0.88 0.95 0.60 1.00 0.94

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Annexure-VI

VISAKHAPATNAM STEEL PLANT

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

AMBIENT SOUND LEVELS

Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night Day Night

Norm 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0 75.0 70.0

MIN. 40.6 35.9 49.4 42.5 47.7 36.9 47.8 35.9 52 35 60.5 35.1 38.6 33.4

MAX. 48.5 40.1 56.2 42.5 54.6 43.5 54.2 39.3 59.8 40.4 65.4 37.4 65.4 50.1

MIN. 48 46.5 56.2 48.9 55.7 45.9 55.7 46.2 58.4 46.2 57.4 44.3 47.2 44.3

MAX. 56.8 48.7 63.4 49.3 61.4 58.3 61.3 49.8 64.8 49 63.8 49.4 68.5 58.3

MIN. 59.7 56.8 57.3 50.3 60.3 58.3 59.6 56.5 60.5 56.2 60.7 58 54.9 50.3

MAX. 69.7 60.7 63.8 61.5 66.9 62.5 65.8 60.5 66.5 60.2 69.1 61.5 71.2 66.9

Note: Day time - 6 AM to 10 PM

Night time - 10 PM to 6 AM

2016-17Oct'16 Nov'16 DEC'16 Jan'17 Feb'17 March'17

MAIN GATE1

BC GATE

CCCD

2

3

LOCATION

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Annexure-VII

Solid waste

2016-17

Sludge from Water Treatment Plants

Generation 358805

Recycled 349033

Sold 0

Stack 9772

Percentage Utilization 97.28

Dust from ESP's, DE Systems

Generation 207061

Recycled 157195

Sold 68290

Stack # -18424

Percentage Utilization 108.90

Lime Fines Dust

Generation 122814

Recycled 99736

Sold 23078

Stack 0

Percentage Utilization 100.00

BF SLAG

Generation 1434882

Recycled 31650

Sold 1188967

Stack 214265

Percentage Utilization 85.07

LD SLAG

Generation 527820

Recycled 83245

Sold 13803

Stack 430772

Percentage Utilization 18.39

TOTAL Generation 2651382

Recycled 720859

Sold 1294138

Stack 636385

Percentage Utilization 76.00

# Utilised from Previous quantity.