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UPDATED FORM – I

For

Extension & Amendment in Environmental Clearance

(EC issued by MoEF vide No. F. No.

J-11011/193/2007-I A II (I) dated 17/09/2007 & 27/03/2012)

Submitted to MoEF, New Delhi

by

NSL KRISHNAVENI SUGARS LIMITED At

Ramakrishnapur & Pullareddykunta Villages, Kothakota Mandal,

Mahaboobnagar District, Telangana State

NSL Krishnaveni Sugars Ltd.

Updated Form I Extension & Amendment in EC

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APPENDIX I

(See paragraph – 6)

FORM 1

S.No.

(I) BASIC INFORMATION 1. Name of the project NSL Krishnaveni Sugars Ltd 2. S. No. in the schedule 5 (j), 1(d) & 5 (g) 3. Proposed capacity/area/length/tonnage to be handled/command area/lease area/number

of wel ls to be dri l led S.No. DETAILS E.C.

ACCORDED STATUS OF

IMPLEMENTATION YET TO BE

IMPLEMENTED 1 Sugar

plant 7500 TCD 3500 TCD sugar plant has

been insta l led and is in operation

4000 TCD

2 Co-generation power plant

40 MW 28 MW cogeneration power plant has been implemented

and is in operation

12 MW

3 Dis tillery plant

120 KLD with 25

TPH boi ler + 3 MW

60 KLD dis ti l lery (Molasses/Grain) with 25 TPH incineration boi ler with 3

MW power plant has been installed and is in operation

60 KLD

4. New/Expans ion/Modernization Present proposal is validity extension of EC and amendment in EC

5. Exis ting capaci ty/Area etc. NA 6. Category of project i .e. ‘A’ or ‘B’ A 7. Does i t attract the general condition? If

yes , please speci fy No

8. Does i t attract the speci fic condition? If yes , please speci fy

No

9. Location Plot/Survey/Khasra No. 43 to 46, 73 to74, 77 to 80, 82 to 85,

Vi l lage Ramakrishnapur & Pullareddykunta Mandal Kothakota District Mahaboobnagar

State Telangana

10. Nearest ra ilway s tation/airport along with dis tance in kms.

Shri ram nagar railway station at a distance of 5.3 Kms. Vijayawada airport at a distance of 120 Kms.

11. Nearest Town, ci ty, District Headquarters a long with distance in kms

Nandigama town at a distance of 7.4 Km Mahaboobnagar district headquarters at distance of 50 Kms

12. Vi l lage Panchayats , Zi l la Parishad, Municipa l corporation, Local body (complete posta l addresses with

Ramakrishnapur



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telephone no.s to be given) 13. Name of the applicant NSL Krishnaveni Sugars Limited 14. Registered Address NSL Icon, 8-2-684/2/A, Road No.12, Banjara

Hills, Hyderabad-500034 15. Address for correspondence:

Name Muralidhar Chowdary Des ignation(owner/partner/CEO) Vice President

Address NSL Icon, 8-2-684/2/A, Road No.12,Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-500034

Pin code 500034 E-Mai l [email protected]

Telephone No. 040-30514444 Fax No. 040-23327919

16.

Details of Alternative s i tes examined, i f any. Location these sites should be shown on a topo sheet

Not applicable as Present proposal is validity extension of EC and amendment in EC

17. Interl inked Projects No 18. Whether separate appl ication of

interlinked project has been submitted? No

19. If yes , date of submiss ion Not applicable 20. If no, reason Not applicable

21. Whether the proposal involves approval/clearance under; i f yes, details of the same and their s tatus to be given.

(a) The Forest (conservation)Act,1980 (b) The Wi ldlife (protection)Act,1972 (c) The C.R.Z Noti fication, 1991?

Not applicable

22.

Whether there i s any a government order/policy relevant/relating to the s i te?

No

23. Forest land involved(hectares) Not applicable

24. Whether there is any l i tigation pending against the project and/or land in which the project i s propose to be set up? (a)Name of the court (b)Case No. (c) Orders/directions of the court, i f any and i ts relevance with the proposed project.

Not applicable



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II. ACTIVITY 1. Construction, operation or decommissioning of the Project involving actions, which will cause physical changes in the locality (topography, land use, changes in water bodies, etc.)

S.No.

Information/Checklist confirmation

Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

1.1 Permanent or temporary change in land use, land cover or topography including increase in intensi ty of land use (with respect to loca l land use plan)

No Present proposal is validity extension of EC and amendment in EC, hence there will be no change in the land use.

1.2 Clearance of exis ting land, vegetation and bui ldings?

No Existing land is more or less flat without many undulations without any vegetation and buildings. Hence no clearance of vegetation and demolition of buildings will be required.

1.3 Creation of new land uses?

No Not applicable

1.4 Pre-construction investigations e.g. bore houses , soi l testing?

No No investigations have been carried out for soil and water

1.5 Construction works?

No No construction work will be taken-up without obtaining the Prior Environmental clearance.

1.6 Demol i tion works?

No Not applicable

1.7 Temporary s ites used for construction works or hous ing of construction workers?

No Not applicable

1.8 Above ground bui ldings , s tructures or earthworks including l inear structures , cut and fi l l or excavations

Yes Few structures in the proposed plant will be above the ground. However excavations will be involved for foundations. The excess cutting will be used as landfill within the premises.

1.9 Underground works i ncluding mining or tunnel ing?

No Not applicable

1.10 Reclamation works?

No No reclamation works are essential / proposed.

1.11 Dredging?

No No dredging activity will be involved.

1.12 Offshore s tructures? No No offshore structures are envisaged in the proposed project.

1.13 Production and manufacturing processes?

Yes Sugar will be produced from sugar cane. The bagasse that is generated from the sugar plant will be utilized



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in the Boiler of cogeneration power plant. Manufacturing of RS/ENA/ Ethanol in the proposed Distillery by using Molasses/Grains.

1.14 Faci lities for s torage of goods or materia ls?

Yes All the raw materials & products and other materials will be stored as per the guidelines.

1.15 Faci li ties for treatment or disposal of sol id waste or l iquid effluents?

Yes Sugar plant Effluent from sugar plant will be in treated in ETP to comply with the TSPCB standards for onland for irrigation. Co-Generation Power Neutralisation tank will be proposed to neutralize the DM plant regeneration water & boiler blowdown. The neutralized effluent will be mixed with Cooling tower blowdown and used for greenbelt development within the plant premises. Distillery With Molasses: Spent wash from molasses based distillery will sent biomethanisation concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE) followed by Bio-composting, or Spent wash from molasses based distillery will concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE) incineration in incinerator boiler (25 TPH) . With Grains: Spent wash will be fed to decanter to separate the solids, which is known as wet cake (DWGS). The remaining liquid is called as thin slops which will have 6 % solids and will be concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (after recycling 30% to process) to concentrate the solids to 30% and then it will again be mixed with the previously separated wet cake and then dried in DDGS Dryer to dry the product to 10% moisture and 90 %



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solids which is known as DDGS and will be sold as cattle feed.

1.16 Faci lities for long term housing of operational workers?

Yes A housing colony is already there and same used for future.

1.17 New road, ra il or sea traffic during construction or operation?

No There will be a slight increase in traffic volume during construction of the remaining units due to transportation of construction materials. During operation of the plant the raw material for sugar plant (or) Sugar cane will be transported by tractors & trucks. The raw material for power generation & distillery plants will be bi-products from the sugar plant in the same premises. Hence there will not be much of additional road traffic due to the proposed plant. There will not be any impact on sea/air traffic due to the proposed plant. The raw material for grain based distillery will be transported by trucks.

1.18 New road, ra i l , a i r waterborne or other transport infrastructure including new or a l tered routes and s tations, ports, airports etc?

No Not applicable

1.19 Closure or divers ion of exis ting transport routes or infrastructure leading to changes in traffic movements?

No

Not applicable

1.20 New or diverted transmiss ion l ines or pipel ines?

No Not applicable

1.21 Impoundment, damming, culverting, rea lignment or other changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aqui fers?

No No culverting, realignment are envisaged. There will not be any changes to the hydrology of watercourses or aquifers.

1.22 Stream cross ings? No No stream crossing is involved 1.23 Abstraction or transfers of water form ground

or surface waters? No Surface water will be transfer to

rainwater harvesting structure. 1.24 Changes in water bodies or the land surface

affecting dra inage or run-off? No No changes in water bodies and

land surface are anticipated as the site is more or less flat without many undulations.

1.25 Transport of personnel or materia ls for construction, operation or decommiss ioning?

Yes Vehicles will be provided for transport of personnel during construction & operation of the remaining units. Construction materials will be transported in



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contractors vehicles. 1.26 Long-term dismantling or decommiss ioning or

restoration works? No No such works are envisaged

1.27 Ongoing activity during decommissioning which could have an impact on the environment?

No No such works are envisaged

1.28 Influx of people to the area either temporari ly or permanently?

Yes Only employees will work there.

1.29 Introduction of a l ien species? No No such activity is envisaged

1.30 Loss of native species or genetic divers i ty?

No Not applicable

1.31 Any other actions?

No Nil

2. Use of Natural resources for construction or operation of the Project (such as land, water, materials or energy, especially any resources which are non-renewable or in short supply):

S.No. Information/checklist confirmation Yes/No Details thereof (with approximate quantities /rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

2.1 Land especially undeveloped or agricultural land (ha)

Yes The total land acquired for the project is 300 acres. Total land is in possession of management. The land is converted for industrial purpose.

2.2 Water (expected source & competing users ) unit: KLD

Yes Water required for the plant is being taken from Okachetty vagu situated at a distance of 4.0 Kms. from the site. A dedicated pipeline was already laid to transport the water from the vagu to the site.

Total net water requirement for the plant will be 6500 KLD. Permission from State Irrigation department to draw 6500 KLD of water was obtained.

2.3 Minera ls (MT) No No minerals will be used. 2.4 Construction material – s tone, aggregates, sand

/ soi l (expected source – MT)

Yes All the construction material are locally available

2.5 Forests and timber (source – MT) No Nil 2.6 Energy including electrici ty and fuels (source,

competing users) Unit: fuel (MT), energy (MW) No Not applicable

2.7 Any other natural resources (use appropriate s tandard units )

No Not applicable



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3. Use, storage, transport, handling or production of substances or materials, which could be harmful to human health or the environment or raise concerns about actual or perceived risks to human health.

S.No.


Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

3.1 Use of substances or materia ls , whi ch are hazardous (as per MSIHC rules) to human health or the environment (flora , fauna, and water suppl ies )

Yes Waste Lube Oil will be stored in HDPE drums and will be given to TSPCB approved vendors. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on environment.

3.2 Changes in occurrence of disease or affect disease vectors (e.g. insect or water borne diseases)

No Not Applicable

3.3 Affect the wel fare of people e.g. by changing l iving conditions?

No Not Applicable as the proposed remaining unit will create employment opportunities in the area and thereby a substantial improvement in the socio-economic status.

3.4 Vulnerable groups of people who could be affected by the project e.g. hospita l patients , chi ldren, the elderly etc.,

No There is no hospital with 1 km. radius from the plant

3.5 Any other causes No Not Applicable

4. Production of solid wastes during construction or operation or decommissioning (MT/month)

S.No.


Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities / rates, wherever possible) with source of information data

4.1 Spoi l , overburden or mine wastes Yes The dug soil during excavation will be used for filling of low lying areas.

4.2 Municipal waste (domestic and or commercia l wastes)

Yes Domestic wastes & Commercial wastes will be disposed off as per norms.

4.3 Hazardous wastes (as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules )

Yes Waste Lube Oil will be stored in HDPE drums and will be given to TSPCB approved vendors. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on environment.

4.4 Other industria l process wastes No Not applicable 4.5 Surplus product No Not Applicable

4.6 Sewage s ludge or other s ludge from effluent Yes Sludge from neutralization tank will



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treatment be given to TSPCB approved vendors.

4.7 Construction or demol i tion wastes Yes Construction wastes will be disposed off in the following manner Scrap & other steel waste will be sold to Authorized TSPCB vendors.

4.8 Redundant machinery or equipment No No redundant machinery will be kept in the premises.

4.9 Contaminated soi l s or other materia ls No No contamination of soils or no contaminated materials will be kept in the plant.

4.10 Agricul tura l wastes

Yes Agricultural waste such as bagasse will be used as fuel in the boiler.

4.11 Other sol id wastes

Yes Sugar Plant Bagasse : 2200 TPD Filter cake : 300 TPD Disposal: Bagasse is using as fuel in the cogeneration boiler. Filter cake will be used in Bio-composting. Power Plant Ash generation will as following With Bagasse : 44 TPD (or) With Imported coal : 44 TPD Storage : Ash storing in silo only. Disposal : Ash generated, when bagasse & cotton stalks are used, is used as manure. Ash generated when coal is used as fuel will be given to brick manufacturers/cement plants.

5. Release of pollutants or any hazardous, toxic or noxious substances to air (Kg/hr)

S.No.


Yes/No


5.1 Emissions from combustion of fossil fuels from stationary or mobi le sources

Yes The emission from the Boilers are SPM, SO2 and Nox.



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2 nos. of State-of-the-art ESP were provided to Boilers to bring down the particulate emission to less than 100 mg/Nm3 to comply with CREP recommendations. Adequate stack height was provided for effective dispersion of emissions into the atmosphere from boilers.

5.2 Emiss ions from production processes No Not applicable 5.3 Emissions from materia ls handl ing including

s torage or transport Yes Bagasse will be wetted in the

storage areas to prevent fly-off. Main fuel for the co-gen power plant will be bagasse, which will be obtained from the sugar plant located in the same premises. Other fuels will be transported in covered vehicles. Dust suppression system will be implemented

5.4 Emissions from construction activities including plant and equipment

Yes Some dust emissions will be generated during construction. Dust curtains will be provided all round the area to prevent the dust emissions.

5.5 Dust or odours from handl ing of materia ls including construction materia ls , sewage and waste

No Not applicable

5.6 Emiss ions from incineration of waste No Not applicable 5.7 Emissions from burning of waste in open a i r

(e.g. s lash materia ls , construction debris ) No All such wastes will be disposed

along with municipal solid waste. 5.8 Emiss ions from any other sources

No Nil



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6. Generation of Noise and Vibration, and Emissions of Light and Heat:

S.No.


Yes/No

Details thereof (with approximate quantities/rates, wherever possible) with source of information data with source of information data

6.1 From operation of equipment e.g. engines , venti lation plant, crushers

Yes Steam turbines, generators, etc. will be of internationally reputed make which will be manufactured as per MOEF/OSHA/other International standards. Ambient noise levels will be in accordance with MOEF notification dated 14-02-2000 i.e. noise levels will be < 75 dBA during daytime and < 70 dBA during nighttime.

6.2 From industria l or s imi lar processes

Yes Turbines will have noise enclosures to comply with the norms.

6.3 From construction or demol i tion Yes Construction equipment will cause some noise. Ear plugs will be provided to construction workers who work near the noise generating equipment.

6.4 From blasting or pi l ing No No such operations are involved. 6.5 From construction or operational traffic

Yes Vehicles used by construction staff

are minimal. The noise levels will be in accordance with MOEF notification dated 14-02-2000.

6.6 From l ighting or cool ing systems No Not applicable 6.7 From any other sources No Not applicable

7. Risks of contamination of land or water from releases of pollutants into the ground or into sewers, surface waters, groundwater, coastal waters or the sea:

S.No.


Yes/No


7.1 From handling, s torage, use or spi l lage of hazardous materia ls

No Waste lube oil will be stored in covered HDPE drums. Hence there will not be any spillage. All HWM rules and regulations notified by the Ministry of Environment & Forests will be followed.

7.2 From discharge of sewage or other effluents to water or the land (expected mode and place of discharge)

No Effluent from sugar plant will be treated in ETP to comply with TSPCB standards for onland for irrigation and used for onland for irrigation.



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Effluent from co-ge power plant will be treated in neutralization tanks and will be used for onland for irrigation. Distillery With Molasses: Spent wash from molasses based distillery will sent biomethanisation concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE) followed by Bio-composting, or Spent wash from molasses based distillery will concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (MEE) incineration in incinerator boiler (25 TPH). With Grains: Spent wash will be fed to decanter to separate the solids, which is known as wet cake (DWGS). The remaining liquid is called as thin slops which will have 6 % solids and will be concentrated in Multiple Effect Evaporators (after recycling 30% to process) to concentrate the solids to 30% and then it will again be mixed with the previously separated wet cake and then dried in DDGS Dryer to dry the product to 10% moisture and 90 % solids which is known as DDGS and will be sold as cattle feed. Sanitary waste water will be treated in septic tank followed by soak pit. Hence there will not be any adverse impact on environment due to the discharge of effluent.

7.3 By deposition of pollutants emitted to air into the land or into water

No State-of-the-art ESPs was installed to boilers bring down the SPM to < 100 mg/Nm3. Treated effluent will be used for onland for irrigation after ensuring the compliance with TSPCB standards. Ash will be stored in silo and ash will be used as manure/given to brick manufacturers/cement plants. Bagasse is using as fuel in the Co-generation power plant. Filter cake



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will be used in bio composting. Hence there will not be any deposition of pollutants into the air/land/water.

7.4 From any other sources No Not applicable

7.5 Is there a ri sk of long term bui ld up of pol lutants in the environment from these sources?

No Not applicable

8. Risk of accidents during construction or operation of the Project, which could affect human

health or the environment

S.No.


Yes/No


8.1 From explosions , spi l lages , fi res etc from storage, handl ing, use or production of hazardous substances

Yes Rectified spirit/ENA/Ethanol will be stored as per guidelines. Waste oil will be stored in covered HDPE drums and will be given to TSPCB approved vendors. Hence there will not be any spillage, explosion due to handling and usage of hazardous chemicals.

8.2 From any other causes No Not applicable 8.3 Could the project be affected by natura l

disasters caus ing environmental damage (e.g. floods , earthquakes , lands l ides , cloudburst etc)?

No Based on the pat history, the chances of floods and earthquakes in this area are very remote.

9. Factors which should be considered (such as consequential development) which could lead

to environmental effects or the potential for cumulative impacts with other existing or planned activities in the locality

S.No.


Yes/No


9.1 Lead to development of supporting uti l i ties anci l lary development or development s timulated by the project which could have impact on the environment e.g.: Supporting infrastructure (roads , power

supply, waste or waste water treatment, etc.)

hous ing development extractive industries

supply industries other

No

Nil



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9.2 Lead to after-use of the s i te, which could have an impact on the environment

No Not applicable

9.3 Set a precedent for later developments Yes With the improvement in the socio-economic status of the people in the area later developments are expected.

9.4 Have cumulative effects due to proximity to other exis ting or planned projects with s imi lar effects

No No other industries exist within 10 km. radius of the site.

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY

S.No.

Areas

Name / Identity

Aerial distance (within 15 km.) Proposed project location

boundary 1 Areas protected under international

conventions, national or local legislation for their ecological, landscape, cultural or other related va lue

No Nil

2 Areas which are important or sens i tive for ecological reasons - Wetlands, watercourses or other water bodies , coasta l zone, biospheres , mountains , forests

Yes Okkachetu Vagu – 3.0 Kms.

3 Areas used by protected, important or sens i tive species of flora or fauna for breeding, nesting, foraging, resting, over wintering, migration

No Nil

4 Inland, coasta l , marine or underground waters

Yes Ground Water available at the site

5 State, National boundaries No Nil 6 Routes or faci l i ties used by the publ ic for

access to recreation or other tourist, pi lgrim areas

NH # 7 2.6 Kms

7 Defence insta l lations No Nil 8 Densely populated or bui l t-up area No Nil.

9 Areas occupied by sensitive man-made land uses (hospitals, schools, places of worship, community facilities)

Thanda 0.7 Kms.

10 Areas containing important, high qual i ty or scarce resources (ground water resources, surface resources, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, tourism, minerals)

Kunta 0.5 Kms.

11 Areas a l ready subjected to pol lution or environmental damage. (those where existing legal environmental standards are exceeded)

--- Nil

12 Areas susceptible to natura l hazard whi ch ---



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could cause the project to present environmental problems (earthquakes, subsidence, landslides, erosion, flooding or extreme or adverse climatic conditions)

Based on the historical data, the site is not likely to prone to

earthquakes, floods, etc.

(IV) PROPOSED TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR EIA STUDIES

NOT APPLICABLE

We request the Honorable Ministry to kindly extend the validity of the Environmental

Clearance and amendment to environmental clearance order issued earlier vide order F.

No. J-11011/193/2007-I A II (I) dated 17/09/2007 & 27/03/2012

“I hereby given undertaking that the data and information given in the application and enclosures

are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I am aware that i f any part of the data and

information submitted is found to be false or misleading at any s tage, the project wi l l be rejected

and clearance give, i f any to the project wi l l be revoked at our ri sk and cost.

Date: 21-09-2015

Place: Mahaboobnagar

MURALIDHAR CHOWDARY VICE PRESIDENT

M/s. NSL KRISHAVENI SUGARS LIMITED

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