State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Uttar PradeshDirectorate of Environment, u.P.Vineet Khand-I, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226010Phone: 91-522-2300 541, Fax: 91-522-2300 543E-mail: doeuplko@Yahoo.comWebsite: www.seiaaup.com

To,Inder Jeet Singh,Chief General Manager,MIs Star Paper Mills Ltd,B.D. Bajoria Road,Saharanpur, U.P.

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Sub: Environmental Clearance for Captive Cogeneration Power Plant of capacity:36 MW(18 MW X 2)within existing premise, B.D. Bajoria Road, Saharanpur, U.P., M/s Star Paper Mills Ltd.

Ref. No ~.~ ./Parya/SEIAA/4395/2019

Dear Sir,Please refer to your application/letters 13-07-2018, 20-07-2018, 04-10-2018, 04-12-2018 & 20-

12-2019 addressed to the Chairman/Secretary, State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority(SEIAA)and Director, Directorate of Environment Govt. of UP on the subject as above. The State LevelExpert Appraisal Committee considered the matter in its meetings held on dated 06-02-2020 and SEIAAin its meeting dated 06-03-2020 & 21-05-2020.

A presentation was made by the project proponent along with their consultant M/sEnvironmental & Technical Research Centre. The proponent, through the documents submitted and thepresentation made, informed the committee that:-

1- The environmental clearance is sought for Captive Cogeneration Power Plant of capacity:36MW(18 MW X 2) within existing premise, B.D. Bajoria Road, Saharanpur, U.P., M/s Star PaperMills Ltd.

2- Terms of reference in the matter were issued by SEIAA, U.P. vide letter no.742/Parya/SEAC/4395/2018 dated 09/03/2019.

3- Public Hearing was conducted on 16/08/2019. Final EIA report submitted by the projectproponent on 20/12/2019.

4- Salient features of the project:-Sr Particulars DetailsNo1. Nature and Size of Project Establishment of Captive Co gen Power Plant of capacity: 36

MW (18 MW X 02) within existing premises of paper unit.2. Category of the Project As per EIA Notification dated 14thSep., 2006 as amended from

time to time; 1 (d).3. Locations Details #

Village / Town SaharanpurTehsil SaharanpurDistrict SaharanpurState Uttar PradeshLatitude 29°56'10.89/1 NLongitude n034'13.511l

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I Project will be install within existing premises of paper.Greenbelt / Plantation Area -33% of the project area has been provided as green belt.Environmental Setting Details (with approximate aerial distance & direction from plant site)5.

Nearest Town & CityNearest National HighwayState Highway

Nearest Village Dabki Janardar - 0.82 Km in north direction,Sekhpur Kadeem - 1.28 km in south east direction,Panjora -1.66 km in south west direction.

Saha ra npu r - 0.5 Km_i_n_w_e_s-,t'~ --1

/ NH - 73, New Delhi to Dehradun(3.68 km in north direction)

I Major Road: Saharanpur - DeobandI (0.1 km in south west)

1-1 -N-e-a-re-s-t-R-a-il-w-a-y-s-ta-t-io-n--;----ISaharanpur Railway Station (4.0 km in NW direction)

i I Tapri Roiiwcl'( Station (2.62 km in south east direction) _ __I "I-""r~c+ '),'rpr>rt I Inll" '-r-"'" :\i~~O··t u·,,,,;,~..,,.Iun 1- c:r:: 'Jr: I'rn if I'-Ie,.I;r"c+-i ....n'-I ~;;:cc:~lr.: ;~ ~kS, Rese~ve-di ;;6·~~ti~~i~:2.'I:·~-;;~~~~iI~; ~i;~' sain~tU:~~~.JB~~~~~~;; ~~;er'~~, J - 1I Forests lRF)/ Protected Forests I Tiger; Elephant Reserve, Wildlife Corridors Protected Forests: (PF), Wildlife Sanctuaries, i (PF) etc. falls within 10 km radius of the plant site. II Biosphere Reserves, Tiger/ ii Elephant Reserves, Wildlife II Corridors etc. within 10 km iL~~ius i

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' River i Water Body (within 10 j River: Dhamola (1.35 km in W direction)km radius) ! --------------------------1

6. Cost Detailsr TotaJ-P-r-oJ-'e-ct-Co-s-t- ~=-J1Q?24~OLakhsr Cost for Environment Management Plan I Capital Cost: Rs 1250.0 Lakh or 12.5 Crores

_____L. I Rec~_c~ingcaS!: RS_128.0 Lakhs /Annum7. i Basic Requirements for the project .

Hndustrial (Fresh Water) 1680.0 ~LD _I Domestic (Fresh Water) , 20.0 KLD . _

Total Fresh Water: 1700.0 K:.D (,~ 1.96 KL/MW/Day)

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220.0 TPH

requirement i~------------_r------------------------------------------~Source of Fresh Water I Ground water

- -----------------------------------------~Power Requirement 2200 KWH 1~------. ~.-------~------------------------------------------------Man Power Requirement Total number of persons required will be 60 out of which, 32

persons shall be on contract basis.Product Details

a Power I 36 MW ( 18MW X 02)9. Fuel and Its Quantity

1100 % Coal , 1000.0 TPD1.0

2.0 70 % Coal + 30 % Agro 780 TPD Coal + 740 TPD Agro FuelI fuel

3.0 ! 70 % Coal + 30 % Lignite ! 780 TPD Coal + 600 TPD Lignite10. Steam requirement

5- Land use details:Sr No LU/LC Class Area in (km2) Area in (Hectares) % Area

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8 Agriculture 179.5

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Total Area 314 31402 100.0

Crop Land6 Scrub land 8.7 870 2.7707 Plantation 0.785 78.5 0.250

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6- Water requirement details:

1 Industrial Water RequirementSourceSL Particulars Proposed KLDGround Water through Tube-well1680.0

2 Domestic water requirement 20.0Grand Total 1700.0 ( @ 1.94 KL/MW/Hr)

Treatment Industrial: Industrial effluent will be treated in ETP comprises ofBar Screen, O&G Skimmers, Equalisation Tank, Chemical MixingFollowed by Tube SettlerDomestic : Domestic effluent will be disposed thorugh SepticTank and Soak pit.

7- Waste generation details:DOMESTIC SOLID WASTECategory Type of Waste Color of Bins Disposal Method Total Waste

(Kg/day)Bio Degradable Organic Waste Green Vermi-composting 15.0

site within theproject site

Non-Biodegrada ble Recyclable Waste White Authorized Recycler 6.0Non-Biodegradable Inert Waste Black Nearby Landfill Site 12.0

Total 33.0 Kg/dayIndustrial WasteName of Solid Proposed Establishment Management PlanwasteFly Ash 400 MT/Day Ash will be supplied to the Cement

Industry.Hazardous Waste Generation and ManagementSolid waste Quantity Method of disposal

1500 Liters / Annum The used oil will be Sold to the vendors authorised byI Used Oii i UPP(B for the treatment of the same. I

8- The project proposal falls under category-5(j) of EIA Notification, 2006 (as amended).Based on the recommendations of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee Meeting (SEAC)

held on 06-02-2020 the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) in its Meeting held06-03-2020 & 21-05-2020 and decided to grant the Environmental Clearance for proposed project alongwith subject to the effective implementation of the following general & specific conditions:-

I. Statutory compliance:I. The project proponent shall obtain forest clearance under the provisions of Forest

(Conservation) Act, 1986, in case of the diversion of forest land for non-forestpurpose involved in the project.

II. The project proponent shall obtain clearance from the National Board for Wildlife, ifapplicable.

III. The project proponent shall prepare a Site-Speciflc Conservation Plan & WildlifeManagement Plan and approved,":~'~¥;;-;Jf=. Chief Wildlife Warden. Therecommendations of the appro,,:¢~~~~;Srte~/l: .~ Conservation Plan / WildlifeManagement Plan shall be jmple.tM~nted"rrr. ,ultation with the State Forest

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Department. The implementation report shall be furnished along with the six -monthly compliance report. (in case of the presence of schedule-l species in thestudy area).

IV. The project proponent shall obtain Consent to Establish / Operate under theprovisions of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981' and the Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 from the concerned State pollutionControl Board/ Committee.

V. The project proponent shall obtain authorization under the Hazardous and otherWaste Management Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time.

VI. The Company shall strictly comply with the rules and guidelines under Manufacture,Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 1989 as amended timeto time. All transportation of Hazardous Chemicals shall be as per the Motor VehicleAct (MVAl, 1989

II. Air quality monitoring and preservation:I. The project proponent shall install 24x7 continuous emission monitoring system at

process stacks to monitor stack emission with respect to standards prescribed inEnvironment (Protection) Rules 1986 and connected to SPCB and CPCB onlineservers and calibrate these system from time to time according to equipmentsupplier specification through labs recognized under Environment (Protection) Act,1986 or NABL accredited laboratories.

II. The project proponent shall install system carryout to Ambient Air Qualitymonitoring for common/criterion parameters relevant to the main pollutantsreleased (e.g. PM10 and PM2.s in reference to PM emission, and 502 and NOx inreference to 502 and NOx emissions) within and outside the plant area at least atfour locations (one within and three outside the plant area at an angle of 12 0°each), covering upwind and downwind direct ions. (case to case basis small plants:Manual; Large plants: Continuous).

III. The project proponent shall submit monthly summary report of continuous stackemission and air quality monitoring and results of manual stack monitoring andmanual monitoring of air quality /fugitive emissions to Regional Office ofMoEF&CC, Zonal office of CPCBand Regional Office of SPCBalong with six- monthlymonitoring report.

IV. Appropriate Air Pollution Control (APC) system shall be provided for all the dustgenerating points including fugitive dust from all vulnerable sources, so as to complyprescribed stack emission and fugitive emission standards.

v. The National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry videG.S.R.No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 shall be complied with.

VI. Sulphur content should not exceed 0.5% in the coal for use in coal fired boilers tocontrol particulate emissions within permissible limits (as applicable). The gaseousemissions shall be dispersed through stack of adequate height as per CPCB/SPCBguidelines.

VII. The DG sets shall be equipped with suitable •. pollution control devices and theadequate stack height so that the emissions are in conformity with the extantregulations and the guidelines in this regard.

VIII. Storage of raw materials, coal etc shall be either stored in silos or in covered areas toprevent dust pollution and other fugitive emissions.

III. Water quality monitoring and preservationI. For online continuous monit-6ciJiti~t-;&fDeffluen't,the unit shall install web camera

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within the premises (applicable in case of the projects achieving ZLD) andconnected to SPCBand CPCBonline servers.

II. Zero Liquid Discharge shall be ensured and no waste/treated water shall bedischarged outside the premises (applicable in case of the projects achieving theZLD).

III. Process effluent /any wastewater shall not be allowed to mix with storm water. Thestorm water from the premises shall be collected and discharged through a separateconveyance system.

IV. The effluent discharge shall conform to the standards prescribed under theEnvironment (Protection) Rules, 1986/ or as specified by the State Pollution ControlBoard while granting Consent under the Air/Water Act, whichever is more stringent.

V. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed the proposed quantity or as specifiedby the Committee. Prior permission shall be obtained from the concerned regulatoryauthority/CGWA in this regard.

V!. Industrial/trade effluent shall be segregated into High COD/TDS and Low COD/TDSeffluent streams. High TDS/COD shall be passed through stripper followed by MEEand ATFD (agitated thin film drier). Low TDS effluent stream shall be treated in ETPand then passed through ROsystem.

VII. The Company shall harvest rainwater from the roof tops of the buildings andstorm water drains to recharge the ground water and utilize the same for differentindustrial operations within the plant.

IV. Noise monitoring and preventionI. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG set for controlling the noise pollution.

II. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept well within thestandards by providing noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers,enclosures etc. on a" sources of noise generation.

III. The ambient noise levels should conform to the standards prescribed underE(P}A Rules, 1986 viz. 75 dB(A} during day time and 70 dB(A} during night time

V. Energy Conservation measuresI. The energy sources for lighting purposes shall preferably be LEDbased.

VI. Waste managementI. Hazardous chemicals shall be stored in tanks, tank farms, drums, carboys etc. Flame

arresters shall be provided on tank farm and the solvent transfer through pumps.II. Process organic residue and spent carbon, if any, shall be sent to cement industries.

ETPsludge, process inorganic & evaporation salt shall be disposed off to the TSDF.III. The company shall undertake waste minimization measures as below :-

a. Metering and control of quantities of active ingredients to minimize waste.b. Reuseof by-products from the processas raw rrraterialsor as raw material substitutes

in other processes.c. Useof automated fillingto minimize spillage.d. Useof CloseFeedsystem into batch reactors.e. Venting equipment through vapour recovery system.f. Useof high pressure hosesfor equipment clearing to reduce wastewater generation

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VII. Green Be t ,/<,,:{i;";i~r;cu·.<I. Green belt shall be developed in ,iiI1i~~~r,~';r'eq:U~l'ct'o33% of the plant area with a native

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the entire periphery of the plant.

VIII. Safety, Public hearing and Human health issues ,I. Emergency preparedness plan based on the Hazard identification and Risk

Assessment (HIRA) and Disaster Management Plan shall be implemented.II. The PP shall provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as per the norms of

Factory Act.III. Training shall be imparted to all employees on safety and health aspects of chemicals

handling. Pre-employment and routine periodical medical examinations for allemployees shall be undertaken on regular basis. Training to all employees onhandling of chemicals shall be imparted.

IV. Provision shall be made for the housing of construction labour within the site with allnecessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobileSTP,safe drinking water, medical health care, creche etc. The housing may be in theform of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project.

V. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be done on a regular basis andrecords maintained as per the Factories Act.

VI. There shall be adequate space inside the plant premises earmarked for parking ofvehicles for raw materials and finished products, and no parking to be allowedoutside on public places

IX. Corporate Environment ResponsibilityI. The project proponent shall comply with the provisions contained in this Ministry's

OM vide F.No. 22-65/2017-IA.11I dated 1st May 2018, as applicable, regardingCorporate Environment Responsibility.

II. The company shall have a well laid down environmental policy duly approve by theBoard of Directors. The environmental policy should prescribe for standardoperating procedures to have proper checks and balances and to bring into focusany infringements /deviation/violation of the environmental/forest /wildlife norms/ conditions. The company shall have defined system of reporting infringements /deviation/ violation of the environmental/ forest / wildlife norms I conditions and /or shareholders / stake holders. The copy of the board resolution in this regard shallbe submitted to the MoEF&CC as a part of six-monthly report.

III. A separate Environmental Cell both at the project and company head quarterlevel, with qualified personnel shall be set up under the control of senior Executive, who will directly to the head of the organization.

IV. Action plan for implementing EMP and environmental conditions along withresponsibility matrix of the company shall be prepared and shall be duly approvedby competent authority. The year wise funds earmarked for environmentalprotection measures shall be kept in separate account and not to be diverted for anyother purpose. Year wise progress of implementation of action plan shall bereported to the Ministry/Regional Office along with the Six Monthly ComplianceReport.

V. Self environmental audit shall be conducted annually. Every three years third partyenvironmental audit shall be carried out.

X. MiscellaneousI. If the proposed project is sltuated.in.notified area of ground water extraction where

creation of new wells for ,gf,o;(\j.ii'xfEw£.te-r extraction is not allowed, requirement of;/ : .,;~;~~.>:.•/./- --.::;-~~~":';~'rc '"\,:,_ __~

fresh water shall be met frg¥',:!!-~;:ta-~ter sources other than ground water.

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II. Directions/suggestions given during public hearing and commitment made by theproject proponent should be strictly complied.The Online Emission/ effluent Monitoring system shall be installed and data shall becommunicated online to UPPCB/MOEF&CC.The project proponent shall make public the environmental clearance granted fortheir project along with the environmental conditions and safeguards at their cost byprominently advertising it at least in two local newspapers of the District or State, ofwhich one shall be in the vernacular language within seven days and in addition thisshall also be displayed in the project proponent's website permanently.The copies of the environmental clearance shall be submitted by the projectproponents to the Heads of local bodies, Panchayats and Municipal Bodies inaddition to the relevant offices of the Government who in turn has to display thesame for 30 days from the date of receipt.The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulatedenvironment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on theirwebsite and update the same on half-yearly basis.The project proponent shall monitor the criteria pollutants level namely; PMlO,

502, NOx (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters,indicated for the projects and display the same at a convenient location fordisclosure to the public and put on the website of the company.The project proponent shall submit six-monthly reports on the status of thecompliance of the stipulated environmental conditions on the website of theministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change at environment clearanceporta I.The project proponent shall submit the environmental statementfinancial year in Form-V to the concerned State Pollution Controlprescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986,subsequently and put on the website of the company.The project proponent shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Minis try, thedate of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concernedauthorities , commencing the land development work and start of productionoperation by the project.The project authorities must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the StatePollution Control Board and the State Government.The project proponent shall abide by all the commitments and recommendationsmade in the EIA/EMP report, commitment made during Public Hearing and also thatduring their presentation to the Expert Appraisal Committee.No further expansion or modifications in the plant shall be carried out without priorapproval of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).Concealing factual data or submission of false /fabricated data may result inrevocation of this environmental clearance and attract action under the provisionsof Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.The Ministry may revoke or suspend the clearance, if implementation of any of theabove conditions is not satisfactory.The Ministry reserves the right to stipulate additional conditions if found necessary.The Company in a time bound manner shall implement these conditions.The Regional Office of this Ministry shall monitor compliance of the stipulatedconditions. The project authorities should extend full cooperation to the officer (s) ofthe Regional Office by furnishingth~;;:,f;eq.l,Jisite data / information/monitoringreports. ~,,'y:>\'J;;::'::.~;~:",~~<\The above conditions shall be eni'pr~under the provisions of the Water

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(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control ofPollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Hazardous and Othervvastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and the PublicLiability Insurance Act, 1991 along with their amendments and Rules and any otherorders passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India / High Courts and any otherCourt of Law relating to the subject matter.

xx. Any appeal against this EC shall lie with the National Green Tribunal) if preferred,within a period of 30 days as prescribed under Section 16 of the National GreenTribunal Act, 2010.

Concealing factual data and information or submission of false/fabricated data and failure tocomply with any of the conditions stipulated in the Prior Environmental Clearance attract action underthe provision of Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986.

This Environmental Clearance is subject to ownership of the site by the project proponents inconfirmation with approved Master Plan for Saharanpur. In case of violation; it would not be effectiveand would automatically be stand cancelled.

The project proponent has to ensure that the proposed site in not a part of any no-development zone as required/prescribed/indentified under law. In case of the violation this permissionshall automatically deemed to be cancelled. Also, in the event of any dispute on ownership or land useof the proposed site, this Clearance shall automatically deemed to be cancelled.

The project proponent has to mandatorily submit the compliance of specific conditions no- 1, 3,4 & 5 given in E.e. letter within 3 months, falling which the Clearance shall automatically deemed to becancelled.

Further project proponent has to submit the regular 6 monthly compliance report regardinggeneral & specific conditions as specified in the E.e. letter and comply the provision of EIA notification2006 (as Amended).

These stipulations would be enforced among others under the provisions of Water (Preventionand Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, theEnvironment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Public Liability (Insurance) Act, 1991 and EIA Notification, 2006

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No /Parya/SEAC/4395/2019 Dated: As aboveCopy with enclosure for Information and necessary action to:

1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.2. Advisor, IA Division, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Govt. of India, Indira

Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi.3. Additional Director, Regional Office, Ministry of Environment & Forests, (Central Region),

Kendriya Bhawan, 5th Floor, Sector-H, Aliganj, Lucknow.4. District Magistrate Saharanpur. •.5. The Member Secretary, U.P. Pollution Control Board, TC-12V, Paryavaran Bhawan, Vibhuti Khand,

Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. ,t

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