Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Environment Protection Measures
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 1994

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## Environment Protection Measures

## 1994.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minster of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Industrial  units  like Central  Coalfield  Limited  (CCL),  Damodar  Valley Corporation (DVC), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and steel manufacturing companies in Giridih, Jharkhand have reviewed the compliance of the safety and environment protection measures being undertaken in their plants/units in the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  cases  of  irregularities  in  the  compliance  of  environment  protection measures by these companies with the nexus of officials have come to light; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) &  (b)  As  per  the  available  information,  five  Environmental  Clearances  have  been granted  to  three  steel  manufacturing  companies  in  Giridih  District,  Jharkhand.  The details of these ECs are at Annexure. During the period of last three years, half yearly compliance report is available for following companies:
- i. Integrated Steel Plant of M/s Shivam Iron & Steel Company Ltd- for the period of December 2017.
- ii. Integrated  steel  Plant  of  M/s  Atibir  Industries  Company  Ltd  -  for  the period of March 2016, March 2017, and December 2018.
- (c)& (d) The industries have been also monitored by the Ministry's Regional Office (RO), Ranchi  and  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  to  review  the  status  of environmental compliance. Non-compliances  have  been observed during these inspections. Accordingly, the details of action taken are as given below:
- i. M/s  Shivam  Iron  &  Steel  Company  Ltd.-On  the  basis  of  RO  report,  the proposal has been considered under the Violation Category and State Pollution Control Board has been directed to initiate the credible action under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
- ii. M/s Atibir Industries Company Ltd.- On the basis of RO report, the corrective action plan on non-compliances has been initiated.
- iii. M/s Saluja Steel and Power Pvt. Ltd.- CPCB had issued the Closure Direction on 07.05.2018, which was revoked on 15.01.2019 after report of compliance.

## List of Steel Manufacturing companies granted Environmental Clearance (EC) DistrictGiridih, Jharkhand

|   Sl.No. | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                            | Company                               |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | Expansion of existing DRI 60,000tpa to 180,000tpa, &manufacturing 138,700 steel billets in SMS, rolling into 100,000tpa TMT Rods and adding 15 MWPower generation from waste heat recovery from DRI ki  | SALUJA STEELAND POWER PRIVATE LIMITED |
|        2 | Expansion cum modification of M/s Shivam Iron and Steel Co Ltd Integrated steel plant from its existing 0.07 MTPA billets, 0.0048 MTPA sections &0.027 MTPA Ferro alloy plant to 0.054 MTPA TMT bars, 0 | SHIVAM IRON& STEEL CO.LTD.            |
|        3 | Integrated Steel Plant                                                                                                                                                                                  | ATIBIR INDUSTRIES CO LIMITED          |
|        4 | Regularization of EC violation for Shivam Iron& Steel Co Ltd, Giridih, Jharkhand                                                                                                                        | SHIVAM IRON& STEEL CO.LTD.            |
|        5 | Expansion of Existing Sponge Iron plant by addition of 1x15 MVASubmerged Arc Furnace for production of 35,640 TPA (max.) Ferro Alloys and 20 MWCaptive Power Plant for M/s Atibir Industries Co. Ltd.   | ATIBIR INDUSTRIES CO LIMITED          |