CHHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD

Paryavas Bhawan, Sector - 19

Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, District - Raipur (C.G.)
E-mail - [email protected]
No. 8383/TS/CECB/2023 Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Dated 28 / 02 / 2023
To,
M/s API Ispat & Powertech Private Limited
Near Industrial Growth Centre, Phase-II,
Siltara,
District – Raipur (C.G.) 493 111

Sub: - Renewal of the consent of the Board under section 25 of the Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

Ref: - 1. Clubbing consent of the Board under section 25 of the Water (Prevention
and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 issued vide letter no.
4146/TS/CECB/2017 Raipur, dated: 30/10/2017 and under section 21 of
the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 issued vide letter
no. 4146/TS/CECB/2017 Raipur, dated: 30/10/2017 for Sponge Iron Plant
(2x350 TPD) - 2,10,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum, Waste Heat Recovery
Based Captive Power Plant (08 MW + 10 MW) - 18 Megawatt, Fluidized
Bed Boiler Based Captive Power Plant - 07 Megawatt, M.S. Ingots/Billets
(2 x 12 MT Induction Furnace Unit - I and Unit - II) - 86,400 Metric Tonnes
Per Annum and Rolling Mill - 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum.

2. Amendment in Consent of the Board for Wire Drawing Mill - 1,45,250

Metric Tonnes Per Annum under section 25 of the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 issued vide letter no. 6951/TS/CECB/2018
Raipur, dated: 08/03/2018 and under section 21 of the Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 issued vide letter no. 6953/TS/CECB/2018
Raipur, dated: 08/03/2018.

3. Amendment in consent of the Board issued under section 25 of the Water

(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide letter no.
8186/TS/CECB/2019 Atal Nagar, dated: 08/03/2019 for Coal Gasifier
Plant of capacity 1x8,500 Nm3/hr (8,500 Nm3/hr) to use producer gas as a
fuel in Rolling Mill – 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum.

4. Amendment in consent of the Board issued under section 25 of the Water

(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide letter no.
9504/TS/CECB/2020 Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, dated: 22/01/2020 for New
Induction Furnace (3 x 15 tonne each) - 1,62,000 Metric Tonnes Per
Annum and Hot Charged Rolling Mill – 2,00,000 Metric Tonnes Per
Annum.

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 5. Renewal of consent issued under section 25 of the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the Air (Prevention
and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide letter no. 105336/TS/CECB/2021
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, dated: 27/02/2021 for Sponge Iron Plant (2x350
TPD) - 2,10,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum, Waste Heat Recovery Based
Captive Power Plant (08 MW + 10 MW) - 18 Megawatt, Fluidized Bed
Boiler Based Captive Power Plant - 07 Megawatt, M.S. Ingots/Billets (2 x
12 MT Induction Furnace Unit - I and Unit - II) - 86,400 Tonnes Per
Annum, New Induction Furnace (3 x 15 tonne each) - 1,62,000 Metric
Tonnes Per Annum, Rolling Mill - 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum, Hot
Charged Rolling Mill – 2,00,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum, Wire Drawing
Mill - 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum and Coal Gasifier Plant - 8,500
Nm3/hr.
6. Amendment in consent of the Board issued under section 25 of the Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide letter no.
682/TS/CECB/2021 Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, dated: 29/05/2021 for
expansion in existing Waste Heat Recovery Based Power Plant of
capacity - 08 Megawatt to 10 Megawatt.
7. Amendment in consent of the Board issued under section 25 of the Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for Induction Furnace
(2x15 tonnes with production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/ blooms 72,000
Metric Tonnes Per Year) capacity in addition to existing Induction Furnace
{(2x12 tonnes) + (3x15 tonnes) with production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/
blooms 1,65,600 Metric Tonnes Per Year} to achieve total production of
2,37,600 Metric Tonnes Per Year vide letter no. 9510/TS/CECB/2022
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, dated: 24/03/2022.
8. Your online application dated: 01/02/2023 (online application no.
11916002).

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With reference to your above application, consents under section 25 of the

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under section 21 of the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 are hereby renewed for a period of
one year i.e. from 01/03/2023 to 29/02/2024, subject to the fulfillment of the terms
and conditions incorporated in the water consent letter no. 4146/TS/CECB/2017
Raipur, dated: 30/10/2017 and air consent letter no. 4148/TS/CECB/2017 Raipur,
dated: 30/10/2017, subsequent amended in consent, renewal of consent, letter
issued by the Board and additional conditions mentioned below.

These renewal of consents is valid for products & production capacity of:-
S. Name of Product Production Capacity
No.
01 Sponge Iron Plant 2,10,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum
(2x350 TPD) (Two Lakhs Ten Thousand Metric Tonnes
Per Annum)
02 Waste Heat Recovery Based 20 Megawatt
Captive Power Plant (Twenty Megawatt)
(10 MW + 10 MW)
03 Fluidized Bed Boiler Based 07 Megawatt
Captive Power Plant (Seven Megawatt)
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 04 Induction Furnace {(2x12 2,37,600 Metric Tonnes Per Year
tonnes) + (5x15 tonnes) with (Two Lakhs Thirty Seven Thousand Six
production capacity MS Ingots/ Hundred Metric Tonnes Per Annum)
Billets/ Blooms}
05 Rolling Mill 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes per Annum
(One Lakh Forty Five Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Metric Tonnes per Annum)
06 Hot Charged Rolling Mill 2,00,000 Metric Tonnes Per Annum
(Two Lakhs Metric Tonnes Per Annum)
07 Wire Drawing Mill 1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum
(One Lakh Forty Five Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Metric Tonnes Per Annum)
08 Coal Gasifier Plant 8,500 Nm3/hr
(1x8,500 Nm3/hr to use (Eight Thousand Five Hundred Nm3/hr)
producer gas as a fuel in
Rolling Mill – 1,45,250 Metric
Tonnes Per Annum)

Additional Conditions

A. Water consent as per the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)

Act, 1974
1. Industry shall comply the conditions mentioned in the amendment in
consent issued vide letter no. 9510/TS/CECB/2022 Nava Raipur Atal
Nagar, dated: 24/03/2022 for Induction Furnace (2x15 tonnes with
production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/ blooms 72,000 Metric Tonnes Per
Year) capacity in addition to existing Induction Furnace {(2x12 tonnes) +
(3x15 tonnes) with production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/ blooms 1,65,600
Metric Tonnes Per Year} to achieve total production of 2,37,600 Metric
Tonnes Per Year.

2. Industry shall use only electrically operated machinery for wire drawing
mill-1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum.

3. Industry shall operate and maintain the effluent treatment system

effectively and regularly. Industry shall ensure treated effluent quality
within the standards prescribed by Board published in Gazette Notification
dated 25.03.88. Industry shall not discharge any treated / untreated
effluent in to the river or any surface water bodies. No effluent shall be
discharged outside of the factory premises in any circumstances; hence
zero discharge condition shall be maintained at all the time. Chhattisgarh
Environment Conservation Board may further stipulate stringent limit
depending upon environmental conditions.

4. Industry shall ensure compliance of effluent standards as prescribed by

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
for Power Plant and Sponge Iron Plant.

5. Industry shall only use treated effluent for preparation of lime /

neutralization slurry / other slurry for use in ETP. No fresh water shall be
utilized for such purposes. Industry shall use treated effluent for make-up
of cooling water / process water as maximum as possible.

6. Industry shall utilize water supplied from CG Ispat Bhumi Limited as per
proposal submitted. No ground water withdrawal shall be allowed without
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 permission of CGWA. Industry shall use harvested rainwater in the
process as maximum as possible.

7. Industry shall ensure regular running of continuous monitoring of effluent

quality / quantity as per CPCB guidelines for relevant parameters (like pH,
Flow, Temperature, TOC/COD etc.) and shall be connected to CECB /
CPCB server. Industry shall also install flow meter. Industry shall submit
monitoring report of effluent regularly. Calibration and validation of data
shall be carried out of all CWQMS and industry shall ensure availability of
real time data in CECB / CPCB server.

8. Industry shall establish adequate vehicle wheel wash system at entry and
exit point(s) of plant to control wheel generated muck / dust.

9. Char/dolochar generated from sponge iron process shall be utilized for the
various beneficial uses. All raw materials, coal, finished products, solid
wastes such as; dolochar, coal fines, iron ore fines, slag, sludge, mill
scale, end cuttings and dust collected in air pollution control devices etc.
shall be stored temporarily above ground level with pucca platform in
covered area for small period. Industry shall provide proper, safe and
scientific arrangement for handling, storage and disposal of all solid
wastes such as; dolochar, coal fines, iron ore fines, slag, sludge, mill
scale, end cuttings and dust collected in air pollution control devices etc.
Slag generated from induction furnaces shall be utilized for road
construction as well as filling low-lying areas. End cutting from rolling mill
shall be used as raw material in own induction furnaces for steel making.
Mill scales shall be used internally or sold to sinter plant / ferro alloys /
casting units. Oily sludge shall be sold to authorized recyclers / re-
processors. Industry shall take effective steps for safe & scientific storage
and disposal of solid wastes such as sinder and tar. Ash (sinder)
generated from coal gasifer shall be used in brick manufacturing / land
filling etc.

10. Industry shall adopt dry ash extraction and dry ash disposal system. Ash
generated from plant shall not be stored on land in open areas in any
circumstances. Ash generated shall be stored in closed silos only. Ash
generated shall be collected in dry form in storage silos as temporary
storage and it shall be utilized 100% for other beneficial uses such as brick
making, road construction, cement making, filling in low-lying areas and
abandoned mines etc. If at any point of time all the storage silos
completely filled with ash, then in that case industry shall shut down the
plant till such time the ash disposed to other beneficial uses. Industry shall
ensure transportation of fly ash/bottom ash for back filling / beneficial uses
by covered vehicles to prevent emission during transportation.

11. Industry shall obtain letter of authorization under Hazardous and Other
Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (as
amended up to date) and comply with rule. Industry shall dispose its
hazardous wastes through co-processing, pre-processing to the extent
possible prior its disposal to incineration/ landfill as per provisions of
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2016. Industry shall strictly comply with all the
measures specified in guidelines for spent solvent management, spent
acid management, and other guidelines / directions published from time to
time by CECB / CPCB / MoEF&CC. Industry shall ensure transportation of
Hazardous Wastes through GPS mounted vehicles.
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 12. Industry shall ensure transportation of raw materials, fuel, dust generating
products by properly covered vehicles. Industry shall also ensure use of
mechanically covered vehicles for transportation of raw materials, fuel,
dust generating products on or before 12/07/2023.

13. All internal roads shall be maintained pucca. Industry shall adopt good
housing keeping practice. Vehicle movement areas / roads within
premises shall be maintained pucca from drain to drain to avoid dusting.

14. Industry shall use fly ash brick, fly ash block and fly ash based products in
the construction/repairing activities.

15. Industry shall enhance the capacity of rainwater harvesting systems to

increase the ground water recharge.

16. Industry shall submit performance test report pollution control equipments
conducted by IoR (IIT/NIT etc.) every year.

17. Industry shall submit report of compliance of the conditions of

EC/CTE/CTO every year to the Board prepared by third party.

18. Wide green belt of broad leaf local species shall be developed along the
plant premises. As far as possible maximum area of open spaces shall be
utilized for plantation purposes. Green belt / plantation shall be developed
within the plant premises in at-least 40 % area of total plant area.
Development of green belt / plantation outside project premises in
adjacent areas such as avenue plantation, plantation in vacant areas,
social forestry, etc. shall also be ensured.

19. Industry shall submit Environment Statement to this Board as per provision
of Environment (Protection) amendment Rule, 1993 for the previous year
ending 31st March on or before 30th September every year.

20. This renewal of consent is being issued under the "Scheme of Auto-
Renewal of Consent" of the Board issued vide office order no. 5937 dated
29/01/2018 as per self certificate submitted by authorized signatory Mr. Dr.
Sunil Kushwaha, Head-EHS (Corporate), M/s API Ispat & Powertech
Private Limited, Near Industrial Growth Centre, Phase-II, Siltara, District –
Raipur (C.G.) (C.G.).

21. Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board reserves the rights to

revoke the consent / renewal of consent at any time for any violation/non-
compliance.

B. Air Consent as per the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1981
1. Industry shall comply the conditions mentioned in the amendment in
consent issued vide letter no. 9510/TS/CECB/2022 Nava Raipur Atal
Nagar, dated: 24/03/2022 for Induction Furnace (2x15 tonnes with
production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/ blooms 72,000 Metric Tonnes Per
Year) capacity in addition to existing Induction Furnace {(2x12 tonnes) +
(3x15 tonnes) with production capacity MS Ingots/ billets/ blooms 1,65,600
Metric Tonnes Per Year} to achieve total production of 2,37,600 Metric
Tonnes Per Year.

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 2. Industry shall use only electrically operated machinery for wire drawing
mill-1,45,250 Metric Tonnes Per Annum.
3. Industry shall operate and maintain the existing pollution control systems
regularly and effectively to achieve particulate matter emission from
sponge iron plant, WHRB, FBC, wire drawing mill, coal gasifier plant less
than 50 mg/Nm3 all the time. Industry shall ensure that after operation of
induction furnace and rolling mill pollution load shall not exceed the
existing load for which consent has been granted. Industry shall ensure
the emission of particulate matter less than 30 mg/Nm3 from the stacks of
induction furnaces and rolling mill(s) in all circumstances. Industry shall
operate and maintain the existing pollution control systems effectively and
regularly. Effective steps shall be taken to control fugitive emission inside
the factory premises. Industry shall ensure the fugitive dust emission
within standards prescribed by Ministry of Environment & Forest,
Government of India published in Gazette Notification GSR 414(E) dated:
30/05/2008. Industry shall maintain the ambient air quality within the
factory premises within prescribed limits. Chhattisgarh Environment
Conservation Board may further stipulate stringent particulate matter
emission limit depending upon environmental conditions.
4. Industry shall ensure compliance of emission standards as prescribed by
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
for Power Plant and Sponge Iron Plant.
5. Industry shall provide appropriate dust suppression (including chemical
and dry fog type dust suppression) / dust extraction system at all fugitive
dust emission sources such as raw material handling, product and wastes
handling section, conveying system, transfer points/junction points, stock
house etc. All conveyor belt, all transfer points, all junction points etc. shall
be completely closed to avoid fugitive emission. All transfer points /
junction points shall be fitted with dust suppression system followed by
bag filter. Industry shall also install water sprinkler system for dust
suppression at all vulnerable points / areas to control fugitive dust
emission.
6. Industry shall adhere to sector specific guidelines / SOP published by
CPCB from time to time for effective fugitive emission control. Industry
shall maintain fugitive dust emissions to the minimum level in the areas of
road transportation routs of raw materials and wastes to ensure Ambient
Air Quality within latest prescribed standard. Black
topping/asphalting/concreting and maintenance with requisite water
sprinkling arrangements shall be ensured.
7. Industry shall ensure regular running of Continuous Emission Monitoring
System - CEMS (as per CPCB guidelines for relevant parameters) in all
the stack(s) includes and install one CAAQMS within plant premises within
six months and shall be connected with CECB/CPCB server. Calibration
and validation of data shall be carried out of all CEMS / CAAQMS and
industry shall ensure availability of real time data in CECB / CPCB server.
8. Industry shall establish adequate vehicle wheel wash system at entry and
exit point(s) of plant to control wheel generated muck / dust.
9. Char/dolochar generated from sponge iron process shall be utilized for the
various beneficial uses. All raw materials, coal, finished products, solid
wastes such as; dolochar, coal fines, iron ore fines, slag, sludge, mill
scale, end cuttings and dust collected in air pollution control devices etc.
shall be stored temporarily above ground level with pucca platform in
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 covered area for small period. Industry shall provide proper, safe and
scientific arrangement for handling, storage and disposal of all solid
wastes such as; dolochar, coal fines, iron ore fines, slag, sludge, mill
scale, end cuttings and dust collected in air pollution control devices etc.
Slag generated from induction furnaces shall be utilized for road
construction as well as filling low-lying areas. End cutting from rolling mill
shall be used as raw material in own induction furnaces for steel making.
Mill scales shall be used internally or sold to sinter plant / ferro alloys /
casting units. Oily sludge shall be sold to authorized recyclers / re-
processors. Industry shall take effective steps for safe & scientific storage
and disposal of solid wastes such as sinder and tar. Ash (sinder)
generated from coal gasifer shall be used in brick manufacturing / land
filling etc.
10. Industry shall obtain letter of authorization under Hazardous and Other
Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (as
amended up to date) and comply with rule. Industry shall dispose its
hazardous wastes through co-processing, pre-processing to the extent
possible prior its disposal to incineration/ landfill as per provisions of
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2016. Industry shall strictly comply with all the
measures specified in guidelines for spent solvent management, spent
acid management, and other guidelines / directions published from time to
time by CECB / CPCB / MoEF&CC. Industry shall ensure transportation of
Hazardous Wastes through GPS mounted vehicles.
11. Industry shall adopt dry ash extraction and dry ash disposal system. Ash
generated from plant shall not be stored on land in open areas in any
circumstances. Ash generated shall be stored in closed silos only. Ash
generated shall be collected in dry form in storage silos as temporary
storage and it shall be utilized 100% for other beneficial uses such as brick
making, road construction, cement making, filling in low-lying areas and
abandoned mines etc. If at any point of time all the storage silos
completely filled with ash, then in that case industry shall shut down the
plant till such time the ash disposed to other beneficial uses. Industry shall
ensure transportation of fly ash/bottom ash for back filling / beneficial uses
by covered vehicles to prevent emission during transportation.
12. Industry shall ensure transportation of raw materials, fuel, dust generating
products by properly covered vehicles. Industry shall also ensure use of
mechanically covered vehicles for transportation of raw materials, fuel,
dust generating products on or before 12/07/2023.
13. All internal roads shall be maintained pucca. Industry shall adopt good
housing keeping practice. Vehicle movement areas / roads within
premises shall be maintained pucca from drain to drain to avoid dusting.
14. Industry shall use fly ash brick, fly ash blocks or fly ash based products in
their construction / repairing activities.
22. Industry shall submit performance test report pollution control equipments
conducted by IoR (IIT/NIT etc.) every year.
15. Industry shall submit report of compliance of the conditions of
EC/CTE/CTO every year to the Board prepared by third party.
16. Wide green belt of broad leaf local species shall be developed along the
plant premises. As far as possible maximum area of open spaces shall be
utilized for plantation purposes. Green belt / plantation shall be developed
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 within the plant premises in at-least 40 % area of total plant area.
Development of green belt / plantation outside project premises in
adjacent areas such as avenue plantation, plantation in vacant areas,
social forestry, etc. shall also be ensured.
17. Industry shall submit Environment Statement to this Board as per provision
of Environment (Protection) amendment Rule, 1993 for the previous year
ending 31st March on or before 30th September every year.
18. This renewal of consent is being issued under the "Scheme of Auto-
Renewal of Consent" of the Board issued vide office order no. 5937 dated
29/01/2018 as per self certificate submitted by authorized signatory Mr. Dr.
Sunil Kushwaha, Head-EHS (Corporate), M/s API Ispat & Powertech
Private Limited, Near Industrial Growth Centre, Phase-II, Siltara, District –
Raipur (C.G.) (C.G.).
19. Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board reserves the rights to
revoke the consent / renewal of consent at any time for any violation/non-
compliance.
Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter.
For & on behalf of
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board

Member Secretary
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar,
District - Raipur (C.G.)

Endt. No. 8384/TS/CECB/2023 Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, Dated 28 / 02 / 2023

Copy to: -
Regional Officer, Regional Office, Chhattisgarh Environment
Conservation Board, Raipur (C.G.). Please ensure compliance of
condition(s) and take action as per law, if any condition/conditions are
violated by the industry.

Sd/-
Member Secretary
Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board
Nava Raipur Atal Nagar,
District - Raipur (C.G.)

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed by :R P Tiwari

MS

Date: 2023.02.28 18:27:47 IST

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