BMM Ispat Ltd.

,
Six monthly Compliance Report for the period
from “April-2021 to September-2021” on the
Environmental Clearance dated
18th May 2010
Project: 2 MTPA Steel Plant

Danapura Village,
Hospet Taluk,
Bellary District, PIN-583222,
Karnataka
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Compliance Report to EC Conditions imposed by MoEF&CC Government of India to M/s BMM
Ispat Ltd., for the Integrated Steel Plant (2 MTPA), Cement Plant (1.4 MTPA) and Captive
Power Plant (230 MW) at village Danapura, Taluk Hospet, District Bellary, Karnataka State.

Ref: 1.EC issued by MoEF vide Letter no: F. No. J-11011/ 236/2008- IA II( I) Dated 18th May
2010.
2. Extension of validity of EC issued MoEF &CC vide Letter no: F. No. J-11011/ 236/2008- IA
II( I) dated 17th May 2017.

Reporting Period: April 2021 to Sept 2021

Status of manufacturing units during Reporting period

BMMIL ISP
Capacity
Capacity Capacity to Unit Operation
Manufacturing Units already
granted be Executed Status
Implemented
Iron ore beneficiation
1 3.4 1.30 2.1 Working
plant
2 Palletisation Plant 1.20 1.20 Completed Working
3 DRI Plant 0.7 0.70 Completed Working
Unit to be
4 Coke ovens 0.8 - 0.8
Executed
Unit to be
5 Sinter plant 2.5 - 2.50
Executed
Unit to be
6 Blast furnace 1.7 - 1.70
Executed
EAF & BOF steel Unit to be
7 2.3 1.1 1.20
making Executed
Continuous casting
machines
8 Not in Operation
Slab Caster 1.10 - -
Billet caster 1.10 1.10 1.10
Rolling Mills
9 Hot strip mill 0.85 1.15 Not in Operation
1.00
Structural / wire rods
1.00
10 Oxygen Plant 2x500 1x500 1x500 Not in Operation
Unit to be
11 Calcining kilns 1080 - 1080
Executed
Unit to be
11 Cement Plant 1.4 - 1.40
Executed
140 20 Not in Operation
12 Power Plant 230
70 Working

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i) All the recommendations of the Based on ‘No Objection certificate’ granted by
Southern Western Railway, Hubli, South Western Railway, Hubli, for the
Karnataka mentioned in the ‘No establishment of proposed 2 MTPA Integrated
Objection’ for the construction of Steel Plant, vide its letter no.
proposed steel plant vide letter no. H/W.280/II/NOC/DRG dated January 28th,
H/W.280/II/NOC/DRG dated 28th 2008; the Company has planned no industrial
January, 2008 shall be strictly activity 30m from the Rail way boundary.
implemented and report submitted to
the Ministry and its regional office at
Bangalore.
iii) Efforts shall be made to reduce RSPM The industry has implemented the following
levels in the ambient air and a time measures to mitigate the Fugitive emission.
bound action plan shall be submitted.
Wagon Tripler System for unloading Coal is
established. While unloading Coal from wagons
dry Fog system will be automatically activated.
Thus Fugitive emission is controlled.
Coal is conveyed through closed conveyer
system via Screening, where Dry Fog system has
been installed at two locations
Iron ore and Pellets are stored in barricaded
Stock Yard of height 6 Mtrs.

Internal Roads are concreted for distance of

22.9 Km. The construction of new RCC road for
a length of 2.6 km is completed. Road
Concreting in other areas is in progress.

Concreted roads are swept regularly to remove

dust using sweeping machines.

Water sprinkling is carried out regularly by

systematic manner on unpaved internal roads
and outside roads.

Around 3,49,031 saplings were planted since

from the inception along Avenues and along
periphery of the plant as Afforestation
measures. From April-2021 to September-2021
about 7051 tree saplings have been planted.

On line ambient air quality monitoring (a) Ambient Air Quality Monitoring is being
and continuous stack monitoring carried out regularly at six stations and analysis
facilities for all the stacks shall be reports are uploaded in Company’s website–
provided and sufficient air pollution www.bmm.in/compliance.html. Reports are
control devices viz. Electrostatic submitted to Regional office, KSPCB, Ballari,
precipitator (ESP), gas cleaning plant, every month.

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dust capture, ventury scrubber, bag (b) Two Continuous Ambient Air Quality
filters etc. shall be provided to keep monitoring (CAAQM) stations are installed. One
the emission levels below 50 mg/Nm3 is on western boundary and another is on
by installing energy efficient northern boundary, in consultation and
technology. instruction of KSPCB. This equipment monitor
Ambient Air quality continuously and the data
captured is recorded electronically and
monthly extract is being submitted to KSPCB,
Regional Office, Bellary, every month.

(c) Continuous Stack monitoring facility has

been provided for the chimneys of the
following units

Sl.No Manufacturing Chimney

Facility attached to
1 2X500 TPD DRI ESP outlet
Plant(Kiln 1&2)
2 2X500 TPD DRI ESP outlet
Plant(Kiln 3&4)
3 25 MW ESP outlet
4 1X70 MW CPP ESP outlet
5 Pellet Plant - 1 Kiln exhaust
6 Pellet Plant -2 Kiln exhaust
7 2X70MW CPP ESP outlet
8 SMS FES DE
system
At no time, the emission level shall go Emission level meets the prescribed Standards,
beyond the prescribed standards. Interlocking facilities is provided.
Interlocking facilities shall be provided
so that process can be automatically The Industry has replaced with new opacity
stopped in case emission level exceeds monitors The State Pollution control Board has
the limit. stipulated 100 mg/NM3 in consent order for the
Chimney attached Sponge Iron units as per
MoEF&CC notification GSR 414(E) dated May
2008.
The PM emission from Dedusting Chimney
attached DRI plant is less than 50 mg/NM3.
Inter locking arrangement is provided.
iv) Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) shall be Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) have been
provided to sponge iron plants, iron ore provided to sponge iron plants, iron ore
pelletising plant, sinter plant and power pelletising plant and Power plants and dust
plant to clean process gas and emissions are within the stipulated limit.
discharged through stacks to control
dust emissions within 50mg/Nm3.

Dust extraction system at coal crushing 20 nos. of Bag Filters are provided for
unit, material transfer points etc. and 4X500TPD DRI plants, and the emission
dust extraction system with bag filters controlled is within 50mg/Nm3.
shall be provided to DR plant, BF plant
and coke plant to control dust emissions

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within 50mg/Nm3. Blast Furnace, Sinter Plant and Coke oven
plants are yet to be commissioned.

Dust catcher and ventury scrubbers Dust catcher and ventury scrubbers and bag
shall provided to steel melting shop to filters have been provided to the SMS. PM level
clean BOF gas and Bag filters shall be in the EAF & FES bag filter is being maintained
provided to clean EAF gases within below 50mg/Nm3
50mg/Nm3.

Energy recovery from top blast furnace Blast Furnace is in design stage, the condition
(BF) gas shall be done to reduce green will be complied after construction.
house gases.

Dust Extraction system shall be 3 Nos. of Dust Extraction systems are provided
provided to the Iron ore beneficiation to the beneficiation plants wherever necessary
plant to collect the dust in ore handling with stack. The dust collected in the DE system
points and then cleaned in wet is being recycled in the process and the
scrubbers. The clean air shall be let out chimney emission in within the CPCB
into the atmosphere through stack. The guidelines.
dust collected in bag filters and ESP
shall be recycled in the process. All the
stacks shall have adequate height as per
CPCB guidelines.
v) Hot gases from DRI kiln shall be passed The hot gas from DRI kiln is being passed
through Dust settling Chamber (DSC) to through Dust settling Chamber (DSC) to remove
remove coarse solids and After Burning coarse solids and After Burning Chamber (ABC)
Chamber (ABC) to burn CO completely to burn CO completely and used in Waste Heat
and used in waste heat recovery boiler Recovery Boiler (WHRB). The gas then cleaned
(WHRB). The gas then shall be cleaned in ESP before leaving out into the atmosphere
in ESP before leaving out into the through ID fan and stack.
atmosphere through ID fan and stack.
vi) An action plan shall be prepared and In order to control SO2 emission from the
submitted to the Ministry’s regional Captive Power Plant, the Company is using
office at Bangalore for the control of coal, having low sulphur content in it.
SO2 emissions from the captive power
plant The Company has installed CFBC technology
boilers. In this CFBC Technology, SO2 formation
can be greatly minimized due to addition of
Dolochar / limestone/dolomite.

The Company has provided Chimney of required

height based on the CPCB norms, for wider
dispersion of flue gases.

The Company is monitoring AAQ at 6 monitoring

Stations in the core as well as buffer area. As
could be seen from the monitoring reports,
the SO2 levels in the core and buffer area are
well within the NAAQ standards. Abstract of
monthly monitoring report from April-2021 to
September-2021 is enclosed as Annexure- I

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AAQ monitoring Reports are also displayed on

Company’s web site -
http://www.bmm.in/complaince.html

vii) All the standards prescribed for the

coke oven plant shall be followed as per Coke oven plant is in the design stage.
the latest guidelines. Proposer and full These points will be complied.
utilization of coke oven gases in power
plant using heat recovery steam
generators shall be ensured and no flue
gases shall be discharged into the air.
viii) Only dry quenching method in the coke Coke oven plant is in the design stage.
oven shall be adopted and water These points will be complied.
requirement shall be reduced
accordingly
ix) The National Ambient Air Quality NAAQ Emission standards are followed
Emission Standards issued by the
Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated
16th November, 2009 shall be followed.
x) Gaseous emission levels including Noted
secondary fugitive emissions from all
the sources shall be controlled within Gaseous emission levels including secondary
the latest permissible limits issued by fugitive emissions from all the sources are
the Ministry and regularly monitored. controlled within the latest permissible limits
Guidelines/Code of practice issued by and regularly monitored.
the CPCB shall be followed. New
standards for the sponge iron plant
issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R 414 (E)
dated 30th May, 2008 shall be followed.
xi) Vehicular pollution due to The main raw materials for the Steel Plant are
transportation of raw material and Coal and Iron ore. They are transported to the
finished product shall be controlled. plant site by Rail way wagons & unloaded in
wagon tippler.

Proper arrangements shall also be made Wagon Tippler System for unloading of Coal is
to control dust emissions during loading established. While unloading coal from wagons
and unloading of the raw material and dry fog system will be automatically actuated.
finished product. Thus fugitive emission is controlled.
Coal is conveyed through closed conveyer
system via Screening , where Dry Fog system
has been installed at two locations

All the raw materials including fly ash Iron ore and Pellets are stored in Barricaded
shall be transported in the closed Stock Yard of height 6 Meters. Internal Roads
containers only and shall not be are concreted for distance of 22.9 Kms. Fly ash
overloaded. is being transported to Cement plant by closed
Containers

Vehicular emissions shall be regularly Vehicles having Emission Certificate from

monitored competent Authority are only allowed to enter

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premises.
xii) In-plant control measures like tarring of Roads are concreted. Developed extensive
roads, green belt and good green belt & maintained good housekeeping.
housekeeping shall be done to control
fugitive emissions from all the
vulnerable sources.

Fume extracting system with bag filters Fume extracting system with bag filters
shall be provided to control fugitive provided to control fugitive emissions from
emissions from steel melting shop (SMS) steel melting shop (SMS) and treated gases let
and treated gases shall be let out into out into the atmosphere through a stack.
the atmosphere through a stack.

Dust suppression system shall be Dust Suppression system i.e. Dry Fog systems
provided in unloading areas. At the are installed at Wagon Tippler area, Coal
material transfer points, discharge discharge in to conveyer belt, screening area.
points, raw material storage and Internal Roads are concreted for distance of
conveyor area shall be completely 22.9 Kms completed. The construction of new
covered. RCC road for a length of 2.6 km is in completed
All the internal roads shall be asphalted & Road Concreting in other Areas is in progress.
to control fugitive dust emissions.
Water spraying shall be done to prevent Water sprinkling is carried out regularly in
the dust emissions due to vehicular systematic manner on unpaved internal roads
movement. Monitoring of fugitive and outside roads.
emissions in the work zone environment Concreted roads are swept regularly to avoid
shall be carried out regularly as per the regeneration fugitive dust using sweeping
CPCB guidelines and reports submitted machines.
to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Unauthorized vehicles entry to Plant premises
Bangalore, KSPCB and CPCB. is restricted. Vehicles having Emission
Certificate are only allowed to enter premises.

Around 3,49,031 saplings are planted along

Avenues and along periphery of the plant
towards Afforestation measures. From April-
2021 to September-2021 about 7051 tree
saplings have been planted.

Monitoring of Fugitive emission is being carried

out regularly.
xiii) Total water requirement from Noted
Tungabhadra dam shall not exceed
95.3 MLD due to adoption of dry
quenching in the coke oven plant and
air cooled condensers although
‘permission ‘ from the State Govt. is
obtained for 100 MLD vide letter no.
CI/312/SPI/2008 dated 21st October,
2008.

As proposed, no ground water shall be For 2 MTPA Steel plant no Ground water is used
used.

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Air cooled condensers and closed circuit Air Cooled Condensers are provided at
cooling system shall be provided to 2 x 70 MW Thermal Power Plant
further reduce water condensers and 1 x 70 MW Thermal Power Plant
closed circuit cooling system shall be
provided to further reduce water Water conservation plan is implemented; waste
consumption and water requirement water generated from the DM Plant is
shall be further reduced accordingly neutralized and used in cooling rotary kilns.
and shall inform to the Ministry and its
Regional Office at Bangalore.

The cooling water from palletizing Cooling water from the units is recycled after
plant, DR plant, sinter plant, BF plant, treatment. No discharge of treated waste
steel making units and rolling mills will water.
be recycled/ reused for gas /
equipment cooling.

Thickeners shall be provided to recover Settling tanks provided to recover clear water
clear water from the tailings of the from tailings.
beneficiation plant. Settling tanks and
thickeners shall be provided to recover
clear water from tailings, continuous
casting machines shop, rolling mills and
reduce fresh water requirement.

The effluent from power plant such as The effluent from power plant such as boiler
boiler blow down, DM plant blow down, DM plant regeneration wastewater
regeneration wastewater shall be is neutralized in a neutralization tank. This
neutralized in the neutralization tank water is used as for ash conditioning, dust
and treated effluent shall be used for suppression, green belt development and kiln
ash conditioning, dust suppression, cooling in sponge iron plant.
green belt development and other plant
related activities within the plant
premises.

Sanitary waste generated from all 2 No. of STPs are commissioned. Treated waste
sections of the steel plant shall be water being utilized for green belt.
collected in a closed drain from
tailings, continuous casting machines
shop, rolling mills to reduce fresh water
requirement and treated water will be
utilized for green belt development.
xiv) Efforts shall be made to make use of 3 No. of storm water collection ponds are
rain water harvested. If needed, developed wherein rain water is collected and
capacity of the reservoir shall be reused for process. The harvested water is also
enhanced to meet the maximum water used for green belt and dust suppression
requirement. Only balance water activity.
requirement shall be met from other
sources
xv) All the wastewater from the different The wastewater from the different plants are
plants shall be treated in effluent treated in effluent treatment plant, monitored,
treatment plant. recycled and reused for activities like ash

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conditioning, dust suppression, green belt
All the treated wastewater shall be development and other related activities within
monitored for pH, BOD,COD, oil & the plant premises.
grease, cyanide, phenolic compounds, The waste water is analyzed for the parameters
Chromium+6 etc. besides other relevant as per the CFO and is being submitted to
parameters. KSPCB.
xvi) “Zero’ effluent discharge shall be Zero effluent discharge principle adopted and
strictly followed and no wastewater no wastewater is discharged outside the
shall be discharged outside the premises.
premises.
xvii) The water consumption shall not At present water consumption is less than
exceed 16m3/Ton of Steel as per 16m3/Ton of Steel.
prescribed standard.
xviii) Regular monitoring of influent and The treated waste water is reused in the
effluent surface, sub-surface and process. Zero discharge norms adopted.
ground water shall be ensured and Surface and sub-surface water quality
treated wastewater shall meet the monitoring is being done for the present from
norms prescribed by the State Pollution the following monitoring Stations
Control Board or described under the
E(P) Act whichever are more stringent. Monitoring Surface Sub
Stations water surface
Quality Water
quality
Kempuhalla 1- Upstream
nallah 1- down -
stream
Danayakanakere 1- Upstream
nallah 1- down -
stream
TB Dam 1 -
Danapura village - 1
Hanumanahalli - 1
Galemmanagudi - 1
Mariyammanhalli - 1
Leachate study for the effluent Leachate study has been conducted for fly ash
generated and analysis shall also be & slags. Reports already furnished to the
regularly carried out and report Regional office, MoEF&CC.
submitted to the Ministry’s Regional
Office at Bangalore, KSPCB and CPCB.
xix) Coal and coke fines shall be recycled Coal dust collected in the DE system is being
and reused in the process. Flue dust recycled in DRI plant. It is being injected to
from ESPs, sinter BF return, mill scale & ABC chamber through dense vessel conveying
muck shall be collected and recycled in system, where complete combustion is being
the sinter plant. Scrap shall be reused. taken place & 200t/day extra steam is
generated in the WHRB. There by optimum
utilization of non renewable resources.

Coke breeze shall be recycled to coke Coke oven plant is yet to be executed.
oven.

All the bag filter dust, raw meal dust, The fly ash generated is being sold to cement

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coal dust, clinker dust and cement dust manufacturers.
from pollution control devices of the
cement plant shall be recycled and
reused in the process and used for
cement manufacturing.

Spent oil and batteries shall be sold to Spent oil and used batteries are sold/disposed
authorized recyclers/ re-processors to KSPCB authorized recyclers/ re-processors.
only.
xx) All the char from DRI plant shall be Char generated from the DRI plants are being
utilized in AFBC boiler of power plant used in AFBC boilers
and no char shall be disposed off
anywhere else.

AFBC boiler shall be installed AFBC boiler installed along with DRI units and
simultaneously along with the DRI plant char is utilized.
to ensure full utilization of char from
the beginning.

All the blast furnace (BF) slag shall be

granulated. BF slag and dust from ESP, Blast Furnace unit is under design stage. The
bag filters etc. shall be provided to condition will be Complied.
cement manufacturers for further
utilization.

SMS slag shall also be properly utilized. Presently plant is under Shutdown

Tailings from the beneficiation plant The tailings are stored properly in the tailing
shall be disposed of properly in the ponds and dried tailings or partially moist
tailing dam only. tailings are reused in the plant.

All the other solid waste including Solid wastes generated from various processing
broken refractory mass shall be units are properly disposed as indicated in
properly disposed off in environment- Annexure II
friendly manner.
xxi) All the slag shall be used for land filling Sample of slag from IF, has been tested in Lab
inside the plant or used as building for Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential
materials only after passing through (TCLP). And the results are within the
Toxic Chemical Leachability Potential permissible limit.
(TCLP) test. The report already furnished to Regional office,
MoEF&CC.

Toxic slag shall be disposed in secured

land fill as per CPCB guidelines.

Otherwise, hazardous substances shall

be recovered from the slag and output
waste and be disposed in secured
landfill as per CPCB guidelines.
xxii) Proper housekeeping shall be ensured Good housekeeping is practiced.
and all the raw material including Raw materials are received and stored at

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scrap, coal etc. shall be stored at designated places.
designated places. Scraps are stored at designated place
xxiii) Proper handling, storage, utilization Proper handling, Storage, utilization and
and disposal of all the solid waste shall disposal of all the solid waste are ensured. The
be ensured and regular report regarding Quantity of Solid waste generated and its
toxic metal content in the waste utilization is furnished in the Annexure II.
material and its composition; end used
of solid/hazardous waste shall be
submitted to the Ministry’s Regional
Office at Bangalore, KSPCB and CPCB.

xxiv) A time bound action plan shall be 1]. The issue of reduction Solid waste
submitted to reduce solid waste, its generation, its utilization and disposal has been
proper utilization and disposal. carefully considered and enumerated while
preparing EIA document in consultation with
the Process consultant. The quantity has been
assessed based on mass balance / material
balance and technology. The Process consultant
based on his wide knowledge and practical
experience on the subject has planned to
utilize the solid waste generated back in the
process. The quantity of Solid waste generated
and its utilization is furnished in the Annexure
II.

2] With regard to Toxic metal content in the

IF slag the leachate from the slag samples were
analyzed for toxic metal content and other
parameters, from the laboratory recognized
by MoEF&CC. Analysis reports furnished to the
Regional office, MoEF.

3]. Hazardous waste.

Authorization under the Hazardous & other
Waste (Management & Transboundary
Movement) Rule 2016 has been obtained from
KSPCB and disposed accordingly.

xxv) Proper utilization of fly ash shall be

ensured as per Fly Ash Notification, The fly ash from captive power plant is being
1999 and subsequent amendment in sold to cement plants & Brick Manufacturing
2003 and 2010. units namely,
All the fly ash from the captive power
plant shall be used maximum in making
Pozollona Portland Cement (PPC) in the
proposed cement plant.

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Dalmia cement (Bharat) ltd.
The ramco cements limited.
J k cements works –Muddapur.
Penna cement industries ltd.
Rain cements limited
Shrinidhi chemicals & minerals pvt ltd.
Kushal enterprises.
Kushal traders.
Lucky enterprises.
Mangal traders.
Masha Allah traders.
Shri laxmi minerals.
SR enterprises.
Sree rajeswari goods transport. (REGD)
Sri Kottureswara traders.
Sri Sainath enterprises.
Suresh enterprises pvt ltd., Hubli.
xxvi) A Risk and Disaster Management Plan Risk and Disaster Management plan along with
along with the mitigation measures shall mitigation measures have been studied in
be prepared and a copy submitted to detail and provided in the EIA document.
the Ministry’s Regional Office at A copy of the Disaster Management Plan was
Bangalore, KSPCB and CPCB within 3 already submitted to the ministry’s regional
months of issue of environment office.
clearance letter.
xxvii) As proposed, green belt shall be Greenbelt development work is in progress.
developed in 472 ha (33%) out of total Total land acquired is 1413 ha
1429 ha in and all around the plant Around 3,49,031 saplings are planted along
boundary and wherever space is Avenues and along periphery of the plant as
available to mitigate the effects of air Afforestation measures. From April-2021 to
emission as per CPCB guidelines in September-2021 about 7051 saplings have been
consultation with local DFO. planted. Plantation in 356 ha has been carried
out till Sept 2021. This works out to 25.19%.
Plantation in remaining area is in progress
xxviii) Prior permission from the State Forest Ecology and Environmental Study of
Department shall be taken regarding Kempuhalla Stream [in the stretch covering
likely impact of the expansion of the upstream, Factory premises & downstream till
proposed steel plant on the reserve its confluence with Back waters of TB
forests. Measures shall be taken to reservoir] has been carried out by Dr. T.
prevent the impact of particulate Balakrishna, Functional Area Expert in the Field
emission/fugitive emissions, if any from of Bio diversity..
the proposed plant on the surrounding
reserve forests viz., RF (4km), According to the study no endangered and
Nandibanda RF (4km) and Sandur endemic species [Flora & Fauna] recorded in
RF(4km) located within 10km radius the study area and its surroundings.
project. Further, Conservation Plan for
the Conservation of wild fauna in
consultation with the State Forest
Department shall be prepared and
implemented.

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xxix) All the recommendations made in the The recommendations made in the Charter on
Charter on Corporate Responsibility for Corporate Responsibility for Environment
Environment Protection (CREP) for the Protection (CREP) for the steel plants are being
steel plants shall be implemented. implemented.

xxx) All the commitments made to the public The major points raised in the PH meeting have
during the Public Hearing/Public been compiled/ the same are covered under
Consultation meeting held on 17th Sep, CSR schemes. The details are already
2009 shall be satisfactorily implemented submitted to the ministry in its regional office.
as a separate budget for implementing Please refer Annexure-III & IV
the same shall be allocated and
information submitted to the Ministry’s
Regional Office at Bangalore.
xxxi) At least 5% of the total cost of the Subsequent to grant of EC vide ref cited above,
project i.e., Rs. 310.00 core shall be The GOI has amended the Company Act 2013,
earmarked to which the corporate incorporating that an industry every year is
social responsibility and item-wise required spend at least 2% of the average net
details along with time bound action profit of the Company pertaining three
plan shall be prepared and submitted immediate preceding years.
to the Ministry’s Regional Office at
Bangalore. Implementation of such Details of amount spent on CSR activities are
programs shall be ensured accordingly shown in Annexure IV.
in a time bound manner.

xxxii) Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy has
for the project effected population been formed by the Management and the same
including tribals as per the policy of the is described in the EIA and EMP report in
State Govt. in consultation with the Chapter -6 page 29-36.
State Govt. of Karnataka shall be
implemented. Compensation paid in any As of now there is no rehabilitation.
case shall not be less than the norms
prescribed under the National
Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy,
2007.
xxxiii) The company shall provide housing for During construction period, the company had
construction labour within the site with provided housing for construction labour within
all necessary infrastructure and the site with all necessary infrastructure.
facilities such as fuel for cooking,
mobile toilets, mobile STP, safe
drinking water, medical health care,
crèche etc. The housing may be in the
form of temporary structures to be
removed after the completion of the
project.

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i) The project authorities shall strictly adhere
to the stipulations made by the Karnataka Stipulations made by KSPCB are being
Pollution Control Board (KPCB) and the followed.
State Government.
ii No further expansion or modifications in Noted.
the plant shall be carried out without prior No further expansion or modifications in
approval of the Ministry of Environment and the plant will be carried out without prior
Forests. approval of Ministry of Environment and
Forests.
iii The gaseous emissions from various process
units shall conform to the load/mass based Noted the condition and ensure that the
standards notified by this Ministry on 19th gaseous emissions will conform to the
May, 1993 and standards prescribed from standards.
time to time.

The State Board may specify more stringent Noted

standards for the relevant parameters
keeping in view the nature of the industry
and its size and location.

On-line continuous monitoring system shall Already installed and are in operation.
be installed in stacks to monitor SPM and
interlocking facilities shall be provided so
that process can be automatically stopped
in case emission level exceeds the limit.
iv At least four ambient air quality monitoring AAQM stations, in consultation with KSPCB
stations shall be established in the are established at the following villages.
downward direction as well as where PM10, PM2.5, SO2 and NOx, are being
maximum ground level concentration of monitored regularly.
SPM, SO2 and NOx are anticipated in
consultation with the KPCB. Danapura Village
Gunda Tanda Village
Hanumanahalli Village
Mariyammanahalli Village
Gunda village
Galemmanagudi village

Data on ambient air quality and stack Reports being submitted to the Regional
emission shall be regularly submitted to this Office at Bangalore & KSPCB regularly.
Ministry including its Regional Office at
Bangalore/KPCB and CPCB once in six
months.

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v Industrial wastewater shall be properly Integrated Steel Plant is being established
collected and treated so as to conform to in phases. Based on CFO conditions,
the standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) stipulated by KSPCB, Industrial wastewaters
dated 19th May, 1993 and 31st December, are collected, treated and reused /
1993 or as amended form time to time. The recycled in the process/ dust suppression /
treated wastewater shall be utilized for gardening.
plantation purpose.
Zero discharge norms as per CFO conditions
are complied.
vi The overall noise levels in and around the Precautionary measures for control of Noise
plant area shall be kept well within the are taken by providing acoustic enclosures
standards (85 dBA) by providing noise for noise generating machines. Steps taken
control measures including acoustic hoods, to see overall noise levels in and around the
silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of plant area are kept within the standards.
noise generation.
The ambient noise levels shall conform to
the standards prescribed under EPA Rules,
1989 viz. 75 dBA (day time) and 70 dBA
(night time).
vii The company shall develop surface water Three rain water harvesting ponds along a
harvesting structures to harvest the rain natural stream are developed. Rain water is
water for utilization in the lean season used for green belt development and dust
besides recharging the ground water table. suppression.
viii All the measures regarding occupational Annual medical checkups to all employees
health surveillance of the workers shall be for occupational related health are
undertaken and regular medical conducted.
examination of all the employees shall be Minor disease / illness are treated at the
ensured as per the Factories Act and Occupational Health Centre established in
records maintained. the Factory for all employees. Three MBBS
doctors are providing medical service at the
Centre. Further medical treatment is
extended to all employees through cashless
med claim policy and ESIC facility.

ix The project proponent shall also comply The Company has taken environmental and
with all the environmental protection social measures as per the EIA/EMP report.
measures and safeguards recommended in
the EIA/EMP report. Further, the company
must undertake socio-economic
development activities in the surrounding
villages like community development
programs, educational programs, drinking
water supply and health care etc.
x As proposed, Rs 412.00 Crores and 42.25 Out of Rs 412.0 crore; till date Rs. 179.78
Crores shall be earmarked towards capital crore have been invested on pollution
cost and recurring expenditure/annum for control equipments, like ESP, Bag filters,
environment pollution control measures and chimneys, Scrubbers, STP’s, etc.,
shall be used to implement the conditions
stipulated by the Ministry of Environment Further investment will be made, upon the
and Forest as well as the State new units’ construction.
Government. An implementation schedule
for all the conditions stipulated herein shall Necessary fund provisions are made in the

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be submitted to the Regional Office of this budget for environment measures.
Ministry at Bangalore. The funds so
provided shall not be diverted for any other
purpose.
xi A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by
the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Complied
Parishad/Municipal Corporation, Urban
Local Body and the local NGO, if any, from
whom suggestions/representations, if any,
were received while processing the
proposal. The clearance letter shall also be
put on the web site of the company the by
proponent.
xii The project proponent shall upload the
status of compliance of the stipulated EC letter, Environmental compliance and
environment clearance conditions, monthly Environmental Monitoring report is
including results of monitored data on their being uploaded to BMM website
website and shall update the same periodically. It can be seen from the
periodically. website link provided below.
It shall simultaneously ne sent to the http://www.bmm.in/complaince.html
Regional Office of the MoEF, the respective
Zonal Office of CPCB and the KPCB. We have installed display board near the
main gate.
The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM,
RSPM, SO2, NOx, (ambient levels as well as
stack emissions) or critical sectoral
parameters, indicated for the projects shall
be monitored and displayed at a convenient
location near the main gate of the company
in the public domain.
xiii The project proponent shall also submit six Six monthly reports are being submitted
monthly reports on the status of the Regional Office of MoEF&CC, Bengaluru,
compliance of the stipulated environmental and concerned offices regularly.
conditions including results of monitored
data (both in hard copies as well as by e-
mail) to the Regional Office of MoEF, the
respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the
KPCB. The Regional Office of this
Ministry/CPCB/KPCB shall monitor the
stipulated conditions.
xiv The environmental statement for each Environmental Statements in Form V are
financial year ending 31st March in Form-V is submitted to KSPCB regularly every year.
mandated to be submitted by the project
proponent to the concerned State Pollution Latest Environmental statement was
Control Board as prescribed under the submitted on 29.09.2021,
Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as
amended subsequently, shall also be put on
the website of the company along with the
status of compliance of environmental
conditions and shall also be sent to the
respective Regional Offices of the MoEF by
e-mail.

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xv The Regional Office of this Ministry at
Bangalore/CPCB/KPCB shall monitor the
stipulated conditions.
Six monthly compliance reports are
A six monthly compliance report and the regularly submitted to the Regional office.
monitored data along with statistical
interpretation shall be submitted to them
regularly.
xvi The Project Proponent shall inform the Complied
public that the project has been accorded
environmental clearance by the Ministry
and copies of the clearance letter are
available with the KPCB and may also be
seen at Website of the Ministry of
Environment and Forest at
http:/envfor.nic.in.

This shall be advertised within seven days Advertised in two Local news papers
from the date of issue of the clearance 1. Indian Express, dated 28th May 2010
letter, at least in two local newspapers that 2. Kannada Prabha, dated 28th May2010
are widely circulated in the region of which
one shall be in the vernacular language of
the locality concerned and a copy of the
same should be forwarded to the Regional
office at Bangalore.
xvii Project authorities shall inform the Complied.
Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the
date of financial closure and final approval
of the project by the concerned authorities
and the date of commencing the land
development work.

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Annexure -I

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 Annexure-II

Table: Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste generation and its proper utilization and disposal
Sl. Nature of solid waste Quantity Method of disposal Time required to
No. generated implement
1 Beneficiation plant 1100 Stored in Tailing dam Implemented
tailings t/day
2 Pellet plant ESP dust, un 50 t/day As this solid waste contains 35- Implemented
burnt pellet, coal ash. 40% of Fe, the entire waste is
being reused in beneficiation
plant for recovery of iron ore.
3 0.7 MTPA DRI plant
a. Dust from De-dusting 120 t/day Coal dust collected in bag filters Implemented
System (bag filters) are stored in a silo’s conveyed
through pneumatic operated
dense vessel conveying system.
Then this dust is injected to ABC
chamber in DRI kiln for further
combustion and energy recovery.
This process increases
temperature in exhaust fumes
then produces more steam in
WHRB’s.
b. Char &dolochar (un burnt 360 t/day Entire char &dolochar is used in Implemented
coal) from Product power plant.
Separation
c. Fly ash from ESP of DRI 450 t/day This fly ash is used partially for Work on sinter
plant. brick making in our own brick plant yet to be
plant. Remaining is being used executed.
for land fill. In future it will be
used in sinter plant for making
sinter, after execution of sinter
plant.
4 Fly ash from Captive 90 t/day Daily 80 tons of the fly ash is Implemented
power plant being sold to cement plants for
cement making. It is being
transported in closed containers.
5 ton/day of fly ash is using for
brick making inside the plant.
Also 5% of fly ash is being used
in all our construction as a
replacement to cement.
Remaining part of fly ash is
being used as land fill for
leveling the areas inside the
construction site.

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Hazardous waste:
Sl. Nature of hazardous Quantity Method of disposal Time required to
No. Waste generated implement
1 Used oil 8.4KL Sold to authorized recyclers Implemented
2 Waste or Residue 4.68MT Sold to authorized recyclers Implemented
containing oil

General waste:
Sl. Nature of waste Quantity Method of disposal Time required to
No. generated implement
1 Oiled and greased cotton 200kg/month Solid waste quantity Incinerator will be
waste generated at present is installed when all the
2 Bags from bag filters 250 kg/month insufficient to install a units are executed and
2 Domestic paper & 500 kg/month full-fledged incinerator. put to operation.
Garbage Hence it is being
incinerated in rotary
kilns.

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 Annexure-III

Action Plan /Compliances on major issues raised in PH

Points raised Action Plan / Compliance

Education:
o 2.0 Acres of land worth of Rs 10.0 lakhs has been donated for School
construction in Danapura Village.
o BMMIL also providedfull-fledged school building with all amenities at an
expenditure of 30 lakhs.
o Distribution of note books are being done every year during May /June
Month for all the Government schools of surrounding villages.
o Scholarship for poor students are being provided to help their higher
education.

Socio-economic
issues CSR:
o 16 nos. of Bore wells are drilled at various locations of the villages for their
drinking water needs.

o 6nos. of RO treatment plants are proposed to install in 6 villages to provide

potable water.

o RO Drinking water is being supplied through Tankers for villagers during

summer season.

o RO water is being catered to publics through “Aravattige’s” in three location

at nearby villages.

Green belt BMMIL was been planted 4500 saplings of different species in Hospete Railway
development Station Quarters &Gunda railway stations under CSR activity in the month of Aug-
Sept - 2016.

Distributed 3500 saplings to surrounding villagers, schools & Green Army NGO on
Occation of World Environmental Day June-2019.

BMMIL was been distributed 3310 saplings surrounding villagers, schools & Green
Army NGO as a part of Greenbelt development program in September 2021

Around 3, 49,031saplings are planted along Avenues and along periphery of the
plant as Afforestation measures. From April-2021 to September-
2021about7051tree saplings have been planted. A Nursery is developed inside the
plant and Plantation work is taken upon continuous basis.

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Health aspects Health:
of villagers
• BMM Ispat Ltd., has opened a community health centre in the Name of
BMM Founder ‘Sri UdaychandSinghi’ on 28.3.2012 at Hanumanahali
Village. This village is at a distance of 1.5km from the plant.
• This medical facility is being utilized by the surrounding 6 villages.
• Full time MBBS doctors, with staff nurses, etc are appointed by the
Company.
• Doctor consultation with all medicines is provided at free of charge.
• Dressing, minor stitch services are also provided free of charge.
• ECG, X-ray, blood analysis facilities will be provided shortly, procurement
under progress.
• Ambulance with mobile hospital to cater the medical services at door step is
also proposed to provide, implementation is under progress.
• Till date 3000 members have been treated for various medical
problems/ailments/illness.
• BMMIL has set up a foundation called ANURAG-“REHABILITATION
PROGRAMME FOR A DISABLED CHILD" way back in 2008 in association
with Sanjeevini Hospital, Bellary, and Karnataka to provide free treatment
for club foot disease in children. The foundation has conducted operations
and successfully cured till date around 300 kids.
• BMM Ispat Ltd organized one day free medical checkup camp for the
surrounding villages on 20.07.2013 at Govt. High School Ground,
Mariyammanahalli village as a part of CSR activity.
• BMM Ispat Ltd organized one day free medical checkup camp for the
surrounding villages on 02.05.2015 at Ganeshmal Jain Higher Primary
School, Mariyammanahalli village as a part of CSR activity.

Budget Rs 3 Croresfor next ten years.

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 Annexure-IV
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

Implementation of CSR Activity

The industry will adopt Danapura village. Improve roads, water supply, sanitation, tree plantation, etc.

Rural Development

BMMIL has constructed 700 houses at Kudloor&Mottur Villages in SiraguppaTaluk of Ballari District in
Karnataka for the people who lost their house in the floods in the year 2009. As committed and promised,
all 700 houses are completely built and handed over to the Government. The Deputy Commissioner, Bellary
recently conducted a program and has started distributing the houses for the homeless.

Environment

BMMIL has roped in “Bangalore Biotechnology Center” to handle bamboo cultivation, which releases
maximum oxygen. Plantation of Bamboo saplings in 10 acres of land near to our plant in the limits of
Danapura and Nagalapura has been taken up on trial basis. Based on the success of this trial plantation. It
has planted 50,000 bamboo saplings. Around 5,00,000 saplings of different species has been planted in the
7000 acres of land which BMMIL intends to raise forest in a Phased manner over the period of 10 years.

BMMIL has planted 4500 saplings of different species in in Hosapete Railway Station Quarters &Gunda
railway stationsunder CSR activity in the month of Aug-Sept 2016.

Distributed 3500 saplings to surrounding villagers, schools & Green Army NGO On occation of World
Environmental Day June-2019.

Distributed 3310 saplings to surrounding villagers, schools & Green Army NGO as a part of Greenbelt
development program in September 2021

Drinking water

• In phase one activity, it has decided to provide potable water to 6 villages:

• 16 Nos. of Bore wells are being drilled at various locations of the villages for their drinking water
needs.

• 6 Nos. of RO treatment plants are proposed to install in 6 villages to provide potable water.

• Drinking water is being supplied through Tankers for villagers during summer season

Education

• 2.0 Acres of land has been purchased and donated for School construction in Danapura Village
spending Rs 5.0 lakh.

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 • Entire school is being constructed by BMMIL to Danapura Village, A Foundation lying programme
for school building is held on 11.2.2013. The School building construction activities are started
with all facilities with an estimated of Rs. 20 lakhs.

• Distribution of note books will be done every year during May/June Month for all the Government
schools of surrounding villages.

• Scholarship for poor students will be provided to help their higher education.

Sports

• BMMIL had sponsored refreshments at the All India Volleyball Tournament for under 14 years at
sports complex for players who have participated from 14 states across India.

Health

BMMIL has set up a health center in the name Sri. UdaichandSinghi, Community Health Center at
Hanumanahalli to provide medical facilities to 23 villages in and around Danapur Village. The Centre has a
full time qualified doctor and medical staff and is equipped with all facilities.

BMMIL has set up a foundation called ANURAG-“REHABILITATION PROGRAMME FOR A

DISABLED CHILD" way back in 2008 in association with Sanjeevini Hospital, Bellary, Karnataka to
provide free treatment for club foot disease in children. The foundation has conducted operations and
successfully cured till date around 300 kids.

An initiative has also been taken to provide nearby 5 villages with pure and safe drinking water.

Community health Centre:

• BMM Ispat Ltd., has opened a community health centre in the Name of BMM Founder ‘Sri
UdaychandSinghi’ on 28.3.2012 at Hanumanahali Village. This village is at a distance of 1.5km
from the plant.

• This medical facility is being utilized by the surrounding 22 backward villages of the State

• Full time MBBS doctors, with staff nurses, etc are appointed by the Company.

• Doctor consultation with all medicines will be provided at free of charge.

• Dressing, minor stitch services are also provided free of charge.

• ECG, X-ray, blood analysis facilities will be provided shortly, procurement under progress.

• Ambulance with mobile hospital to cater the medical services at door step is also proposed to
provide, implementation is under progress.

• At an average of daily 40 members have been treated for various medical problems/ailments/illness.

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 CSR EXPENDITURE ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ARE ATTACHED IN THE TABLE AS DETAILED BELOW
BMM ispat limited was spent Rs. 48,669,213 in various corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes during 2012
to March 2021
From April-2021 to September -2021 Expenditure on various CSR activities
Nature of
Sl. No. Particulars Amount (Rs.)
Expenditure
1 Health & Nutrition Community Health Center at Hanumanahalli 347,513
2 Health & Nutrition Free ambulance services 867,583
3 Health & Nutrition Megha Free Health checkup and awareness camps 25,500
4 Health & Nutrition Upgradation of Govt Health Centers- PHCs and Sub Centres 960,000
Improving
5 Note Books distribution to school children 75,000
education
Improving
6 Coaching/ guest teachers engaging for children at Govt school 68,500
education
Soil and Water conservation, Desilting of ponds, irrigation
7 Water support, lift irrigation, water channels, Water guides, and water 110,000
catchment updating systems and easy flow the water.

Green Belt development-at Hospitals, police station and schools,

Up grading the parks at Govthighschool, Barrication, arrangment
8 Environment 350,337
of water supply, upgrading the park at Police station, Primary
Health Center and sub-centers
Rural development
9 Community development, Construction of Community Hall etc. 26,000
projects
Improving the standard of living condition of villagers,
Recreational activities/programs, Construction of Community
Rural development halls, strengthning the village panchyats, Fullfulling basic needs of
10 239,863
projects the community and Cultural & traditional activities, Support to
Mass marriages, Villages fairs/jatra, traditional celebrations and
Cultural folk arts, Rural/villages sports,etc

Support to the existing tailoring training, Tailoring training center

11 Skill Enhancement 38,500
at Nagalapur and Danapur village Panchayaths .
Organise and local sports and cultural evnts in association with
12 Livelihood 186,000
Rotary Clubs
Total 3,294,795
Grand Total from 2012 to September-2021 51,964,008

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