Case Study: Environment Impact assessment report of Resin Manufacturing unit

Research Paper

Case Study: Environment Impact assessment report of Resin Manufacturing unit.

Mitul Jain, Assi. Prof. Kalpana Saini ^*

Department of Environment Engineering, Swarrnim University, Gandhinagar, INDIA

Keywords:

Environment Impact Assessment

Resin

Environment clearance

Risk Assessment

Environment Clearance

Effluent Treatment

Urea

Formaldehyde

This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study Report is prepared for M/s. ABC Limited which is the existing unit located at Village: Ajapar, Taluka: Anjar, Kutch, Gujarat - 370110.

M/s. ABC Limited has an existing unit involved in the manufacturing of plywood with a capacity of 1250 m³/ month. The proposed expansion for manufacturing of different types of Resin such as Urea Formaldehyde, Melamine Urea Formaldehyde, and Phenol-Formaldehyde with the capacity of 100 MT/ month, 50 MT/ month, and 50 MT/ Month respectively [i.e. Plywood: 1250 m³/month existing and Resin: 200 MT/month proposed] at their existing land.

The proposal by M/s. ABC Limited need prior Environment Clearance because it falls under project activity 5(f), Category B1 as per EIA Notification 2006 and its amendment dated 25 June 2014 as the site is located outside the notified industrial estate,

1. Water consumption is less than 25 m³/day;
2. Fuel consumption less than 25 TPD;
3. Materials and storage quantity do not cover in the category of MAH units as per the Management, Storage, and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is to provide information on the potential positive and negative environmental and social impact of the project.

EIA also helps to identify externalities associated with the project related to environmental and social issues, quantify them and internalize the cost of such externalities in the project cost during the design stage itself. This would help the project proponent to make informed economic decisions during the design as well as operation stage.