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Proposed Expansion of Manufacturing Kraft Paper (From 35 TPD to 185 TPD) from Agro-Based Residues Raw Material & waste paper by installation

of new Unit - II (150 TPD)

At 4.5 K.M. Stone, Ramnagar Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand

Pre - feasibility Report

M/s. Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited 1

PRE - FEASIBILITY REPORT

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

M/s. Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited is proposing Expansion of Kraft paper production

capacity from 35 to 185 TPD from Agro-Based Residues Raw Material & waste paper by installation

of new Unit - II (150 TPD) at 4.5 K.M. Stone, Ramnagar Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh

Nagar, Uttarakhand.

Table - 1

Salient Features of the Project

S. NO. PARTICULARS DETAILS

A. Nature & Size of the Project

Particulars Existing Capacity

Proposed Expansion

Capacity

(New Line - II)

Total Capacity

after Expansion

Kraft Paper

35 TPD

(By 20 TPD Agro-

Based Residues

Raw Material & 15

TPD Waste paper)

150 TPD

(By 100 TPD Agro-

Based Residues Raw

Material & 50 TPD

Waste paper)

185 TPD

(By 120 TPD

Agro-Based

Residues Raw

Material & 65

TPD Waste

paper)

B. Category of the Project As per EIA Notification dated 14th Sept., 2006, as amended from time to time;

this project falls in Category ‘A’, Project activity S. No. 5(i) (3) [Pulp

manufacturing and Pulp & Paper manufacturing industry].

C. Location Details

Village Kharmasi

Tehsil Kashipur

District Udham Singh Nagar

State Uttrakhand

Latitude 290 14’ 22.69’’ N

Longitude 780 59’ 11.00’’ E

D. Area Details

Total Plant Area

o Existing plant area: 10.134 ha

o No additional land is required for the proposed expansion, as the same will

be done within the existing plant premises.

Greenbelt / Plantation Area (ha)

3.3 ha i.e. 33% of the total plant area has already been developed under

greenbelt / plantation.

E. Environmental Setting Details (with approximate aerial distance & direction from plant site)






1. Nearest City Kashipur (~ 4 km in SW direction)

2. Nearest National Highway /

State Highway

NH-121 (adjacent to the plant boundary)

NH-74 (~ 4.0 km in SSW direction)

3. Nearest Railway station Kashipur Railway Station (~ 4.2 km in SW direction)

4. Nearest Airport Dehradun (~ 150 km in NW direction)

5. National Parks, Wild Life

Sanctuaries, Biosphere

Reserves, Tiger/ Elephant

Reserves, Wildlife Corridors etc.

within 10 km radius

o No National Park, Wild Life Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve, Tiger / Elephant

Reserve, Wildlife Corridors etc. falls within 10 km radius of the plant site.

6 Reserved Forests (RF) /

Protected Forests (PF) etc.

within 10 Km. radius

RF/PF (~ 8.0 km in NW direction from the plant site)

7 River / Water Body (within 10 km

radius)

o Nala (adjacent to the plant boundary)

o Dhela River (~ 3.0 km in NW direction)

o Kosi River (~ 8.5 km in ESE direction)

o Bhogpur Dam (~ 8.3 km in NNW direction)

F. Cost Details

Total Cost of the Expansion

Project

Rs. 34.83 Crores

Cost for Environment

Management Plan

o Capital Cost - Rs. 5.0 Crores.

o Recurring Cost - Rs. 0.5 Crores / annum.

G. Basic Requirements for the

project Existing Additional for proposed expansion

Total after proposed

expansion

Water Requirement (KLD) 950 3750 4700

Source: Ground Water

Power Requirement (KW) 1600 2000 3600

Source: State Electricity Board & D.G Set (for emergency).

Man Power Requirement 100 196 296

Source: Local Area

2.0 INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

(i) Identification of Project and Project Proponent

‘M/s Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Ltd.’ is a closely held Public Limited Company having following

people on its Board of Directors:-

- Sh. Dhanpal Singh Jain

- Sh. Vikas Jain






- Sh. Suresh Chand Jain

Sh. Vikas Jain is the key person and CEO of the project who is an experienced entrepreneur, and is

successfully running the Unit-I of the company, which is also manufacturing the ‘Kraft Paper’, from

Agro products. The proposed project is related to Paper & Board Industry which falls under Thrust

Area Industry. The main product of the project is ‘Kraft Paper’ with the installed capacity of 150

ton/day or 48000 TPA (considering 320 working days in a year). The proposed project is being

setup at Ramnagar Road, Kashipur, District U. S. Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand, adjacent to

the existing Unit-I of the company.

The company is performing well since its incorporation. The capacity utilization is near 100%, and

sometimes more than that. Utilizing the available resources to their maximum potential is the

formula used by the promoters. Considering the huge potential in the paper industry, smooth

availability of the raw material and in order to utilize the available resources to their maximum

potential, the promoters have decided to go for setting up of a new unit, which will be ‘Agro

based cum Waste Paper based’ unit. The proposed installed capacity of the new unit is 150TPD.

The promoters enjoy considerable goodwill in the market due to the quality product they

manufacture. The ‘Kraft Paper’ of the company is of superior quality and selling the product of

‘Vishvakarma Papers’ is not a difficult task. Since the company is famous for its quality, selling the

increased output will not be a tough job. It is this increased demand that has made promoters to

think of and now to materialize their plan of expansion.

(ii) Brief description of nature of the project



of new Unit – II (150 TPD) at 4.5 K.M. Stone, Ramnagar Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh

Nagar, Uttarakhand.

As per EIA Notification dated 14th Sept., 2006, as amended from time to time; this project falls in

Category ‘A’, Project activity S. No. 5(i) (3) [Pulp manufacturing and Pulp & Paper manufacturing

industry].

(iii) Need for the project and its importance to the country and or region

The paper industry has an important social role to play for the country. Use of paper is considered

as an index of cultural growth. The paper industry is also contributing towards fulfilment of

various requirements of the industry as a whole like information dissemination, publicity etc.

which in turn stimulate industrial growth of the country. The paper industry has, thus, a catalytic

role to play not only for the overall growth of the industry but also for the living standards of the

people.

The primary products sector include manufacturing pulps from wood and other cellulose fibres,






and from rags; the manufacture of paper and paperboard; and the manufacture of paper and

paperboard into converted products, such as paper coated off the paper machine, paper bags,

paper boxes, and envelopes and other commodity grades of wood pulp, printing and writing

papers, sanitary tissue, industrial-type papers, containerboard, and boxboard.

(iv) Demand- Supply Gap & Imports vs. Indigenous production

In the last few years, India‟s paper industry has grown by 6 per cent annually. In the coming years,

this growth rate will go up to 10 per cent because of huge spurt in demand for writing and printing

paper. The domestic demand for paper is set to far surpass supply, with the growing emphasis on

education and alternative uses of paper. The demand for upstream market of paper products, like,

tissue paper, tea bags, filter paper, light weight online coated paper, medical grade coated paper,

etc., is growing up. These developments are expected to give fillip to the industry. Improvement

of key ports, roads and railways and communication facilities will help the entire industrial sector

including pulp & paper.

India‟s paper industry is worth Rs 225 billion. It accounts for about 1.6 per cent of the world‟s

production of paper and paperboard. In India, the demand for paper is set to far surpass supply

and is expected to reach the level of 110 lakh tones by 2015. It is said that if the gross domestic

product (GDP) grows at 10 per cent, paper demand will grow at 8 per cent. The per capita

consumption of paper in India is barely 8 kg. Paper consumption is poised for a big leap forward in

sync with the economic growth.

About 38 per cent of the total demand comes from culture paper (creamwave), while 58 per cent

arises out of the industrial paper sector. The rest 4 per cent comes from speciality paper including

coated paper, tissues, posters, one-time carbon (OTC), cheques, drafts, etc.

The country’s paper industry, with an existing production capacity of 90 lakh tones, requires an

additional $2 billion of investment to meet the rising demand. The share of wood as raw materials

has declined from 84 per cent to 36 per cent since 1970.On the other hand, the share of agro and

waste paper has increased from 9 and 7 to 29 and 35 per cent, respectively.

Of course, the share of recycled paper would go up in the future. With the increase in awareness

of people towards safeguarding of our environment, the agro based units are not that popular.

Paper is a recyclable material and it could be recycled to form new paper. Even the poorest quality

waste is capable of being recycled into paper board.

The proposed unit is to manufacture ‘Kraft Paper’ from the waste paper, baggase & wheat straw.

(v) Import vs. Indigenous Production / Export Possibility

India’s paper industry is facing shortage of raw material (including bagasse and agri-residues) due

to their use for cogeneration. Since 1970, the share of wood as a raw material has declined from

84% to 36%. On the other hand, the share of agro and waste paper has increased from 9 and 7% to






29 and 35%, respectively. The availability of raw materials has become a contentious issue for both

wood-based and agro-based paper manufacturers. The industry is also badly hit by the

government’s policy of not using wood from forests for commercial use. The government also

does not allow industrial plantation on degraded forestlands. In comparison, other countries are

better placed than the Indian industry because of difference in the cost of production.

The up-gradation/ modification is also required in paper industries to adopt environment friendly

and cost effective process resulting improvement in process parameters, reduction in utilities and

chemicals consumption. The government is drawing up a new scheme for technological

upgradation and modernization of paper mills. The industry has demanded a Rs. 6 billion package

for revival of paper mills under the scheme. The scheme would enable mills to modernize

themselves in terms of their usage of water, waste management and technology.

(vi) Export Possibility

The Paper cycle has been on a global uptrend since early 2003. However, progressive custom duty

cuts and an appreciating rupee kept domestic price increases under check. With the rupee

starting to depreciate since the beginning of the year, domestic prices have also started firming

up in line with international trend. The prices are expected to sustain at high levels for a year at

least, as capacity utilization, has peaked and proposed expansions will not keep pace with

demand growth in the short term.

International pulp prices increased sharply in 2004 on account of increased demand from US and

China resulting in an increase of about 5% on an average in the domestic paper prices in India.

While, internationally pulp (soft wood) prices have increased by 7% in the last year. The pulp

prices for domestic manufacturers are expected to decline with the international trend. However,

due to buoyant demand for paper, the paper prices are likely to remain firm.

The demand for paper is influenced by various macro-economic factors like national economic

growth, industrial production, promotional expenditure, population growth and the Governments

allocation for the educational sector. Domestic demand for paper is expected to grow at a CAGR

of 6-7%. India’s paper demand is expected to touch 8 million TPA by 2010. A leading global paper

industry consultant projects a shortage of about 0.70 million TPA by 2010.

(vii) Domestic / Export Markets

The Kraft Paper has wide market especially in the areas of packaging & packing. The company

follows an aggressive marketing strategy, and has captured a sizeable share in the market. It is the

promoters‟ vision to exploit the potential that they have decided to go for expansion. Company

sells its product in the state of Uttarakhand, U.P. (Kanpur, Banaras, Lucknow, Aligarh, Gorakhpur,

Allahabad, Agra, Faizabad, Meerut, Muzzafarnagar & Moradabad etc.), Delhi, Bombay, Chennai,

Jaipur, Calcutta, Bhuweneshwar, Ranchi & Patna etc.

The major use of „Kraft Paper‟ is in the manufacture of packaging items, especially „Corrugated






Boxes‟. This „Corrugated Boxes‟ are used for packing items like Refrigerator, Television,

Computer and other various electrical, non-electrical, electronic & non-electronic items. Thus the

use of „Kraft Paper‟ is indirect as a finished product. It is mainly used as raw material in the

manufacture of other products.

With the increased consumer culture, and increased consumption of these items, the demand for

packaging has increased manifolds. With this increase in the demand of packaging items, the

demand of kraft paper has also increased.

Packaging plays an important role in selling an item these days. The better the packing, the better

the durability, safety and security of the product. This mandates the quality of kraft paper, which

the promoters are planning to execute.

(viii) Employment Generation (Direct and Indirect) due to the project

Direct and indirect employment will be generated due to the project. During construction phase,

employment opportunity to approximately 350 persons is estimated.

The total manpower requirement for the proposed expansion project will be 196 persons

(inclusive of on roll employees and on contract employees).

Unskilled/ semi skilled manpower can be sourced from the local area and skilled manpower shall

have to be sourced from outside Uttarakhand state.

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

(i) Type of Project including interlinked and independent projects, if any.

There are no interlinked projects related to this expansion project.

(ii) Location (map showing general location, specific location, and project boundary & project site

layout) with coordinates






Figure - 1: Location Map

Proposed Expansion of Manufacturing Kraft Paper (From 35 TPD to 185 TPD) from Agro-Based Residues Raw Material & waste paper by installation of new Unit - II (150 TPD)




(iii) Key Plan

Figure - 2: Key Plan






(iv) Details of alternative sites consideration and basis of selecting the proposed site, particularly the

environmental considerations gone into should be highlighted.

Since the proposed expansion will be done within the existing Paper plant premises and no

additional land will be required; therefore, no alternative site has been considered.

(v) Size or magnitude of operation



of new Unit - II (150 TPD) at 4.5 K.M. Stone, Ramnagar Road, Kashipur, District Udham Singh

Nagar, Uttarakhand.

As per EIA Notification dated 14th Sept., 2006, as amended from time to time; this project falls in

Category ‘A’, Project activity S. No. 5(i) (3) [Pulp manufacturing and Pulp & Paper manufacturing

industry].

The process includes basic raw material requirement, sizing of equipment, utilities & services,

infrastructure facilities & sources of waste generation, their quantity, treatment & safe disposal of

the waste.

(vi) Project Description with Process Details

Project Description

Particulars Existing Capacity

Proposed Expansion

Capacity

(New Line - II)

Total Capacity after

Expansion

Kraft Paper

35 TPD

(By 20 TPD Agro-

Based Residues Raw

Material & 15 TPD

Waste paper)

150 TPD

(By 100 TPD Agro-Based

Residues Raw Material & 50

TPD Waste paper)

185 TPD

(By 120 TPD Agro-

Based Residues Raw

Material & 65 TPD

Waste paper)

Process Description

Proposed 150 TPD Agro Based Kraft Paper plant Manufacturing Process

70-75% Bagasse will be utilized as a main raw material in addition of 25-30% waste paper for

manufacturing of proposed 150 TPD Kraft Paper. For the raw material of Bagasse Depither/wet

washing system will be installed to remove the unwanted material. A Continuous digester cold

blow system will be installed on a latest technology for pulping of agro based raw material. This

will save energy and better for air pollution control. Screw Press will also be used for better black

liquor recovery which will be sent in chemical recovery. A proper pulp washing arrangement will

be provided to minimize water pollution. In waste paper Street, waste paper will be processed

through Hicon pulper, Poacher Chest & HD cleaner etc. Followed by turbo separator, turbo chest

to finally at mixing chest. Agro Based Street pulp will be refined properly and sent it to mixing






chest after given proper treatment. From mixing chest Agropulp & waste Paper (combined) pump

will be taken at machine chest through TDR stage. Further, at centicleaner & pressure screen pulp

will be cleaned properly before entering to Head Box. In the machine a good quality of Kraft Paper

will be manufactured and taken at rewinder to finishing house. At finishing house paper will be

ready to dispatch as per required size & quality etc.






Process Flow Chart






Plant Layout

The features of the plant layout are as follows:

� The major utilities and service facilities are centrally located;

� Sufficient space is and will be provided around equipment for ease of operation and

maintenance.

� Dispatch and inward movement of materials from customers/suppliers segregated from in

plant traffic & employee movement in plant; and

� Safety requirements have been kept in mind while locating the workshops and vehicular

movement inside the Paper Unit.

(vii) Raw material required along with estimated quantity, likely source, marketing area of final

products, mode of transport of raw material and finished product.

(a) Raw Material Requirement

The basic raw materials for the project are wheat straw, bagasse and Indian waste paper, which

are easily available from the nearby areas. The other raw materials required are Caustic Soda,

Fortified Rosin and Alum. The details regarding quantity of raw material and their source for

proposed expansion are shown in below Table

Raw Material Requirement, Source and Transportation

S. No.

Raw Material

Quantity (TPD) Source Mode of Transport Existing

Capacity

35 TPD

Proposed Expansion Capacity 150 TPD

(New Line - II)

Total Capacity after Expansion

185 TPD

(A) Raw material consumption

1. Wheat Straw

20 85.7 105.7 Local Suppliers Trucks

2. Bagasse 26.6 114 140.6 Local Suppliers Trucks

3. Indian Waste Paper

20 85.7 105.7 Local Suppliers Trucks

(B) Chemical consumption

4. Caustic Soda

5 21 26 Chemical Manufacturers

Tankers

5. Alum 2 8.5 10.5 Chemical Manufacturers

Tankers






(b) Fuel Requirement

The details regarding quantity of fuel for Boiler and their source for project are shown in below Table

Name Of Raw Material

Proposed Quantity (MTPA)

Source Of Materials

Approx. Distance

(Km) & Mode Of Transportation

Existing

10 TPH Boiler

Proposed 20 TPH Boiler

Total Capacity after

Expansion

30 TPH Boiler

Rice Husk 65 TPD 125 TPD 190 TPD Nearby Area Within 100 km

by Truck

(c) Marketing Area and Mode of transportation of Final Product

The Kraft Paper has wide market especially in the areas of packaging & packing. The company follows

an aggressive marketing strategy, and has captured a sizeable share in the market. It is the promoters‟

vision to exploit the potential that they have decided to go for expansion. Company sells its product in

the state of Uttarakhand, U.P. (Kanpur, Banaras, Lucknow, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Agra,

Faizabad, Meerut, Muzzafarnagar & Moradabad etc.), Delhi, Bombay, Chennai, Jaipur, Calcutta,

Bhuweneshwar, Ranchi & Patna etc. Final product will be transported by road.

(viii) Resources optimization/ recycling and reuse envisaged in the project, if any, should be

briefly outlined.

M/s Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited has proposed best possible techniques of waste prevention

& management. For treatment of liquid effluents, an ETP is set up in the plant to treat 900 m3/day of

effluent. After capacity enhancement, the amount of liquid waste generated will be 3100 m3/day

which will also be treated in the ETP and ETP has been upgraded to treat the effluent effectively upto

4000 m3/day.

The solid waste will be

� In form of ETP sludge which mainly constitutes of cellulosic fibres which is collected on

polythene lined RCC platform inside the premises.

� In form of boiler ash which is collected directly in trolleys and shifted for filling the low lying

area. The boiler ash is also taken by nearby farmers on request of use in fields as manure.

� The generated traces of lime sludge from calcium hypochlorite preparation plant, is being

mixed with cement and mortar for repairing of building/plaster work.

(ix) Availability of water it’s source, energy /power requirement and source should be given.

(a) Water Requirement and Source

Existing water requirement is 950 KLD and additional 3750 KLD is required for proposed

expansion project. Total water requirement after proposed expansion project will be 4700 KLD.

Source of Water: Ground Water.






Water Break-Up

Particular Existing Additional Total Source

Water in KLPD : Breakup Of Water Requirement:

Wet washing system 0 900 900

Ground Water

Pulp Mill 250 1000 1250

Paper machine 500 1500 2000

DM Plant/ Boiler/ Cooling Tower 75 150 225

Evaporators 75 100 175

Miscellaneous 50 100 150

Total 950 KLPD 3750 KLPD 4700 KLPD

(b) Power Requirement and Source

Existing power requirement is 1600 KW and additional 2000 KW is required for proposed

expansion project. Total power requirement after proposed expansion project will be 3600 KW,

which will be sourced from State Electricity Board & D.G Set (for emergency).

(x) Quantity of waste to be generated (liquid and solid) and scheme for their management/disposal

Wastewater Treatment

The waste water from the pulp mill is collected in equalization tank, and it is pumped to hill

screens where coarse materials are removed. Then, the effluent is pumped to Sedi Cell Unit based

on D.A.F. (Dissolved Air Floatation) technology; the air is mixed with effluent along with anionic

coagulants & flocculants having opposite charge of the waste water. Due to reverse charge, the

fibers started floating on the surface and are collected by scum collector rotating continuously on

top of the tank. The so collected fibers are pumped back to the process for use in paper making

and the clear effluent is fed to primary clarifier.

The primary clarifier is fed with cationic polymers to settle the floating fines. The fine suspended

particles settled at bottom are collected in a sludge tank and pumped back to the paper

manufacturing section where it is mixed with waste paper pulp.

The effluent from the primary clarifier overflow is conveyed to aeration tank. The aeration tank is

diffused aeration based and the tubular diffusers are placed in the aeration tank at bottom. The air

is diffused through twin-lobe type root blowers that create a positive pressure in the system and

the air, in the form of fine bubbles, started diffusing the oxygen while travelling from bottom to

tank top. Before, bubbles reaches top surface, it diffused almost 95% of the oxygen to the water

which is helpful in maintaining the required D.O. level in the aeration tank. Also, the aeration tank

is supplied with the N & P nutrients for bacteria. Together with nutrients, food and oxygen, the

bacteria start degrading the complex organic compounds and thus COD and BOD reduction

happens in the waste water.






After the aeration system, the effluent is passed through the secondary clarifier, where the

settled MLSS is circulated, partially, back to the aeration tank.. The clear effluent is then further

pumped into sand filter to remove finer suspended solids.

The secondary & primary sludge are collected in a sludge tank and pumped into sludge press. The

sludge press dewatered the sludge from 0.8% consistency to 20% consistency. This sludge is sold to

card board manufacturers for making the packing material.

CHEMICAL RECOVERY PLANT

The chemical recovery plant is based on non-conventional recovery of sodium carbonate

(commonly called Soda Ash) from the generated black liquor from the pulping process.

The black liquor is transferred in dia 6” MS pipeline to the WBL storage tank of CCRP and than

feed into the CCRP evaporators.

The process description of CCRP is as follows –

1. Multiple Effect Evaporators

Evaporation is done in long tube multiple effect evaporators (6 – effect). The low pressure steam

(3–3.5 kg/cm2) is used from turbine exhaust as heating media in 1st – effect and weak black liquor

feeding in 5th effect. Black liquor and vapors flow in the system in counter – current as shown in

the flow diagram except 6th effect where vapours and liquor flow in the same direction. The

liquor produced is called semi–concentrated black liquor and collected in separate tanks. Vapors

from last body (6th effect) are condensed in a surface condenser where 680 mm of Hg vacuum is

created with the help of a vacuum pump.

Foul condensate and clear condensate of live steam are used in pulp mill for unbleached pulp

washing and in boiler house for steam generation respectively. Each set of evaporation plant is






capable to concentrate black liquor from 9% to 24% at evaporation rate of 75 TPH and steam

economy 4.2: 1.

2. Cope Land Fluidized Bed Reactor (F.B.R.)

The combustion of Semi–Concentrated Black Liquor (SCBL) is completed in a reactor. Fluidized

Bed Reactor is more suitable for agro–based black liquor, have low calorific value and higher

viscosity.

The SCBL is further concentrated from 25% dry solids to 45% in a direct contact Ventury Scrubber

by hot flue gasses coming from fluidized bed reactor (F.B.R.). Fluidized bed reactor operates at

lower temperature, i.e., 680 – 700 deg. C and produce pellets of sodium carbonate on continuous

basis.

The FBR consists of a chamber with the wind box at the bottom which contains the orifice plate

and the air nozzles. The orifice plate in the wind box ensures uniform distribution of fluidizing air.

The bed can be divided into lower bed and upper bed levels which can be distinguished by bed

material density and temperature. The temperature of the lower bed is higher than that of the

upper bed. The temperature profile of the reactor is wind box – 80 deg. C, lower bed – 680 deg. C

– 700 deg .C, upper bed – 675 deg. C, and free board - 620 deg. C.

The upper zone of the reactor is known as the free board. To keep the temperature of the free

board below the melting point of soda ash, water is sprayed into the free board from the reactor

top. Partially dried and charred materials move downwards the fluidized bed zone. The bed

materials are kept in suspension by the fluidized air. The bed temperature is maintained at 680 –

700 deg. C. Pellets of soda ash are taken out through the side discharge nozzles of the bed at a

predetermined rate so that the bed level is more or less maintained. The rate of discharge of

pellets is controlled by the rate of black liquor solids firing at the top of the FBR.






Process flow chart for Chemical recovery Plant

4.0 SITE ANALYSIS

(i) Connectivity

The site is well connected to NH-121. Nearest city to the plant site is Kashipur (~4 km). Nearest

Airport Dehradun is approx. 150 km from the plant site. The site is well connected with

communication facilities like telephone, fax, wireless and as such, no constraints are envisaged in

this aspect as the Tehsil and District headquarters are near to the site.

(ii) Land from Land use and Land ownership

This is an existing project and expansion will be within the existing area.

(iii) Topography

The topography of the area is almost flat.

(iv) Existing land use pattern (agriculture, non-agriculture, forest, water bodies (including area

under CRZ)), shortest distances from the periphery of the project to periphery of the forests,

national park, wild life sanctuary, eco sensitive areas, water bodies (distance from the HFL of the

river), CRZ. In case of notified industrial area, a copy of the Gazette notification should be given

Environmental Settings of the Area

S. NO. PARTICULARS DETAILS

1. Nearest City Kashipur (~ 4 km in SW direction from the plant site)

2. Nearest National Highway NH-121 (adjacent to the plant boundary)

NH-74 (~ 4.0 km in SSW direction)






3. Nearest Railway station Kashipur Railway Station (~ 4.2 km in SW direction from the

plant site)

4. Nearest Airport Dehradun (~ 150 km in NW direction from the plant site)

5. National Parks, Wild Life Sanctuaries,

Biosphere Reserves, Tiger/ Elephant

Reserves, Wildlife Corridors etc.

within 10 km radius

No National Park, Wild Life Sanctuary, Biosphere Reserve,

Tiger / Elephant Reserve, Wildlife Corridors etc. falls within

10 km radius of the plant site.

6. Reserved Forests (RF) / Protected

Forests (PF) etc. within 10 Km. radius

o RF/PF (~ 8.0 km in NW direction from the plant site)

7. River / Water Body (within 10 km

radius)

o Nala (adjacent to the plant boundary)

o Dhela River (~ 3.0 km in NW direction)

o Kosi River (~ 8.5 km in ESE direction)

o Bhogpur Dam (~ 8.3 km in NNW direction)

8. Inter-state Boundary Uttarakhand - Uttar Pradesh Inter State Boundary (~ 7.5 km

in SE direction)

9. Soil Type Silty Loam Soil

10. Seismic Zone Zone - IV as per IS: 1893 (Part-I) : 2002

(v) Existing Infrastructure

Proposed project is an expansion project. A 35 TPD Paper manufacturing unit already exists.

(vi) Soil classification

Udham Singh Nagar district may be broadly divided into two physiographic units from north to

south viz., Bhabar and Tarai respectively. Since the area is located in the Himalayan foothills, a

very thick column of alluvium is deposited, which further is classified into two distinct divisions:

(A) The piedmont fan deposits known as Bhabar

(B) The Tarai Alluvium

These zones spread in northeast – southwest direction all along the foothills of the Siwalik

formation having a maximum width of less than 30 km. The general gradient towards south

varies from 9 to 17 m/km. The slope gradually decreases towards south in the Tarai region and

becomes almost flat close to the boundary between Tarai and Central Ganga plains, which exists

few km south of the southern boundary of the study area. The geomorphology of an area plays a

very significant role in the groundwater movement and occurrence, pictorially represented in Fig.

3 and corresponding legend for groundwater prospects tabulated in Table 3.

The soil types are controlled by the topography and rock types. Based on the National bureau of

soil Survey and Land Use Planning (ICAR) Nagpur, the soils of the district Udham Singh Nagar can

be classified into Udifluventic Ustochrepts, Typic Ustipsamments, Udic Ustochrepts, Udic

Haplusstolls, Typic Ustochrepts as determined by their diagnostic properties. The Bhabar soils lay






at the northern extremity of Khatima and Bazpur blocks, part of the alluvial fan deposits. Soils

are shallow with sandy to loamy texture, poorly sorted, comprising mainly of gravel, sand, silt,

clay with pebbles etc.

The Tarai soils run all along the northern extremity of the district, form continuous fringe with

the Bhabar Zone. Bhabar formation is found in extreme northern parts of the Khatima and

Bazpur blocks, boundary demarcated by the contact of Tarai and Bhabar. The Tarai belt is 8–25

km in width, and the general slope is <1% towards south. Soil is calcareous, moderately productive

and suitable for extensive cultivation of high yielding variety of crops like rice and sugar cane.

Soils typify marshy and swampy environment.

(vii) Climatic data from secondary sources

The climate varies from Sub-tropical and sub-humid with three distinct seasons i.e. summer,

monsoon (rainy season) and winter. The rainy season starts from the month of middle June to

September end, and followed by the winter season, which starts from the end of October and

goes up to February. The winter rains are generally experienced in late December or early January,

which brings down the temperature and that’s how December and January are the coldest

months in the district. The summer season starts from March and it goes up to June. The hottest

months of the year are May and June. The maximum temperature in the district goes up to 42ºC

during the summers and the minimum temperature is between 1 and 4ºC, further north of the

district, the temperature comes down to 0.4ºC in winter season.

Rainfall, spatially, is highly variable depending upon the altitude. The intensity of the rainfall

increases from South to North and the amount of rainfall decreases in generally from West to

East. About 90% of the rainfall received during the monsoon period, and the remaining 10% of the

rainfall in non-monsoon period. The average annual rainfall is 1296.85 mm.

(viii) Social Infrastructure available

There are primary schools, dispensaries, small hospitals, places of worship in nearby area of the

project site.

5.0 PLANNING BRIEF

(i) Planning Concept (type of industries, facilities, transportation etc.) Town and country Planning/

Development authority classification.

The existing industry is Paper industry. Transportation of raw material and final product is being /

will be done via existing road and rail network and cement concrete road has been developed

within the existing plant premises.

(ii) Population Projection

Temporary influx of people will be there as the managerial and supervisory staff will generally be

outsider.

(iii) Land use planning (breakup along with green belt etc)

Total Plant area is 10.13 Ha. Proposed Expansion Project will be set up in the existing plant






premises. No additional land will be required. About 33 % of the total project area is being

covered under green belt & plantation in order to reduce dust & noise pollution levels & to

increase aesthetic beauty of the area.

(iv) Assessment of infrastructure demand (Physical & Social)

Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited has assessed the demand of infrastructure (Physical &

Social) in nearby area of the plant site and development activities are being undertaken under

corporate social responsibilities program for rural development initiatives for the upliftment of

the nearby communities from time to time.

(v) Amenities/Facilities

Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited has constructed dispensary, canteen etc for the permanent

and contract employees.

Vishvakarma Paper & Boards Limited will develop the Amenities/Facilities in nearby area of the

plant site as per requirement of local people of the nearby area under corporate social

responsibilities programme.

6.0 PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE

(i) Industrial Area (Processing Area)

No additional infrastructure will be required for the proposed expansion project as the proposed

project will be set up in the existing plant premises.

(ii) Residential area (Non Processing area)

Residential colony is not proposed for this project. The local labor will be preferred to provide

employment opportunities.

(iii) Green Belt

Greenbelt is developed in 33% of the total area of the proposed project.

(iv) Social Infrastructure

Proposed project will result in growth of the surrounding areas by increased direct and indirect

employment opportunities in the region including ancillary development and supporting

infrastructure.

(v) Connectivity

The site is well connected with communication facilities like telephone, fax, and wireless as such,

no constraints are envisaged in this aspect as the Tehsil and District headquarters are near to the

site.

(vi) Drinking Water

10 m3/ day water will be required for drinking purpose and other use in township after proposed

expansion project which will be sourced from Ground Water.

(vii) Sewage Treatment System






The sewerage water is being treated in the septic tank followed by treatment in the activated

sludge process.

(viii) Industrial Waste management

Effluent will be treated in upgraded ETP based on Activated sludge process and chemical

treatment. The treated effluent will be reused maximum for processes, plantation/ for land

irrigation and balance will be discharge in drain.

(ix) Solid Waste Management

The solid waste will be

� In form of ETP sludge which mainly constitutes of cellulosic fibers which is collected on

polythene lined RCC platform inside the premises.

� In form of boiler ash which is collected directly in trolleys and shifted for filling the low

lying area. The boiler ash is also taken by nearby farmers on request of use in fields as

manure.

(x) Power requirement and source

Existing power requirement is 1600 KW and additional 2000 KW is required for proposed

expansion project. Total power requirement after proposed expansion project will be 3600 KW,

which will be sourced from State Electricity Board & D.G Set (for emergency).

7.0 REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT (R & R) PLAN

(i) Policy to be adopted (Central/State) in respect of the project affected persons including home

oustees, land oustees and landless labourers (a brief outline to be given).

Proposed Expansion will be done within the existing plant premises. No additional land is required

for proposed expansion project. Therefore there will not be displacement of people and hence

Rehabilitation & Resettlement is not applicable.

8.0 PROJECT SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES

(i) Likely date of start of construction and likely date of completion (time schedule for the project

to be given).

The project will start only after obtaining Environmental Clearance and other statutory

permissions. Project will be completed in 3 to 4 years period after getting all the regulatory

approvals.

(ii) Estimated project cost along with analysis in term of economic viability of the project.

� Total cost of the Project: Rs. 34.83 Crores

� Cost for Environment Protection Measues:

� Capital Cost: Rs. 5.0 Crores

� Recurring Cost/annum: Rs. 0.5 Crores.






9.0 ANALYSIS OF PROPOSAL (final recommendations)

(i) Financial and social benefits with special emphasis on the benefit to the local people including

tribal population, if any, in the area.

Proposed project will result in growth of the surrounding areas by increasing direct and indirect

employment opportunities in the region including ancillary development and supporting

infrastructure. Special emphasis on Financial and Social benefits will be given to the local people in

the area.

Development of social amenities will be in the form of medical facilities, education to

underprivileged and creation of self help groups.

Uttarakhand state will get revenues in terms of taxes and local people will get direct & indirect

employment. Business opportunities for local community will be available like transport of Paper

to market, fly ash transport from Boiler, maintenance & house-keeping contract work etc.

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