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7.1 PUBLIC CONSULTATION

As per EIA notification 14th

September 2006 and ToR issued by Expert Appraisal Committee

(EAC) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), New Delhi Letter

No. J-11011/225/2015-IA II (I) dated 28th

December 2015, Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Sahakari

Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. (SCSSSKL), Kagal, has conducted public hearing on 08.11.2016 for

expansion of sugar factory from 4,950 TCD to 7,000 TCD (increase by 2,050 TCD) co-gen

plant from 12.5 MW to 28 MW (increase by 15.5 MW) and distillery from 45 KLPD to 60

KLPD (increase by 15 KLPD).

7.1.1 Details of Public Hearing

Date of Public

Hearing : 08.11.2016

Place of Hearing : Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.

(SCSSSKL), Tal.: Kagal, Dist.: Kolhapur, State: Maharashtra.

Advertisement given : 07.10.2016

News Paper : ‘Dainik Pudhari (Marathi), Times of India (English)

Copies of news enclosed at Appendix R

Members Present :

1 Mr. Sanjay Shinde

Additional District Magistrate, Kolhapur

Chairman

2 Mrs. Indira Gaikwad

Sub Regional Officer, MPCB, Kolhapur

Convener

3 Mr. N. H. Shivangi

Regional Officer, MPCB, Kolhapur

Member

7.1.2 Minutes of Public Hearing

Sr.

No.

Issues Raised Response Given /

Received

Action Plan

1. Mr. Rangrao Toraskar,

Nagaon, Dist.: Kolhapur

asked that how the treated

effluent will be used?

Technical consultant

replied that the distillery

project will not generate

any wastewater because

compost is produced

from spentwash and

spentlees which is treated

in proposed distillery

CPU. The treated

wastewater generated

from the sugar factory is

used for irrigation

purpose and this practice

will be continued in

future also. After

treatment, BOD and

COD parameters of

wastewater will remain

Details on treatment and

disposal of effluent is

presented at Chapter - 2,

Section 2.7.1, Table 2.26

and Table 2.27.

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below the prescribed

standards.

2. Mr. Sunil Magdum, Tal.:

Kagal, Dist.: Kolhapur

asked which pollution

control equipments will

be provided to the boiler

of the distillery during

expansion?

Company Consultant answered that

a 40 TPH bolier will be

installed in proposed

expansion. Biogas will

be used as fuel for the

same. E.S.P. will be

provided in case if it is

decided to run the plant

on bagasse and a

chimney of sufficient

height will be provided

to control emission of

SO2.

Details of APC provided

to proposed boiler is

presented at chapter-2,

Table 2.33

3. Mr. Laxman Patil, village

Kinavade, Tal: Kagal,

Dist: Kolhapur asked

about which development

programs will be

undertaken in future?

Technical consultant

replied that the

management undertakes

programs like supply

plant seeds, drip

irrigation systems etc. In

addition to that, tree

plantation, rain water

harvesting etc. will be

done.

Detailed proposed CSR

plan is enclosed at chapter

6, section 6.3.8.3, Table

6.3.

4. Mr. Pandurang, Waghdale,

resident of Village

Bhogale, Tal: Kagal, Dist:

Kolhapur asked that which

by- products will be

manufactured in distillery?

Tehnical consultant

replied that Rectified

Spirt will be the main

product. Extra Neutral

Alcohol will also be

produced. This product

fetches relatively more

rates than Rectified Spirit

can. Presently, 15%

ENA is allowed for

blending in petrol, which

is beneficial to the

factory.

Products manufactured in

existing as well as under

proposed expansion

distillery are enclosed at

chapter 2, section 2.6.1,

table 2.9

5. Mr. Vilas Biranje, a

resident of Kagal,

Kolhapur questioned

about the storage capacity

of alcohol? What steps

have you taken for storage

of alcohol?

Company consultant

replied that alochol will

be stored in M.S. tanks

which are installed above

ground. These tanks

have storage capacity of

15 day or 30 day

production. Every

distillery use storage

tanks of different

Alcohol storage details

have been provided at

chapter – 2, Table 2.22.

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capacities.

6. Mr. Tukaram Magadum, a

resident of Pimpalgaon

asked that how are you

going to treat the

wastewater generated in

the industry?

Company consultant

replied that the distillery

project will not generate

any wastewater because

compost is produced

from spentwash and

spent lesse is processed

in CPU. The sugar

factory wastewater being

major effluent can be

treated by adopting

different types of

technologies. Our sugar

factory wastewater is

treated by aerobic

method and after

removing organic matter,

the treated wastewater is

used on land for

agricultural purposes.

We ourselves as well as

Maharashtra Pollution

Control Board monitor it.

7. Mr. Narayan Kulkarni, a

resident of Dindnerli

asked about What will be

the additional production

quantity of alcohol after

expansion of distillery?

The technical consultant

replied that presently,

alchol production is 45

KLPD. After expansion,

it will be 60 KLPD.

Capacity of distillery after

expansion is given at

chapter 2 section 2.6.1,

table 2.9

8. Mr. Uttam Patil, from

Bachani asked about How

may working days of

proposed distillery will be

there?

The technical consultant

replied that the proposed

distillery will work for

about 240 days. It will

not work during

monsoon

The working plan of

distillery as well as sugar

factory and co-gen plant

is presented at chapter -2,

section 2.5, table – 2.5

9. Mr. Pradip Patil, resident

from Pimpalgaon Bk.

asked that is the

wastewater tested

regularly.

Dr. Ghugare answered

that every month

Maharashtra Pollution

Control Board carries out

inspection of the industry

and ETP etc. In addition

to that, there is online

monitoring system due to

which M.P.C. Board gets

information at any time.

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10. Mr. Ranjeet Patil, resident

from Kagal asked that

After expansion, how

much electricity will be

generated in the co-

generation plant.

The technical consultant

replied that presently

electricity generation is

12.5 MW/Hr, after

expansion it will be 28

MW/Hr.

Electricity generation

distribution details are

given in table 2.21,

section 2.6.4, chapter 2

11. Mr. Pandit Patil, resident

from Siddhanerli asked

that will industry provide

water for trees during

summer when there is

scarcity of water.

The technical consultant

replied that we will

provide water to trees

during summer.

Tree plantation and

maintaince programe will

be undertaken by

SCSSSKL under

proposed CSR plan.

Details of the same are

appended at Appendix –

M.

12. Mr. Dhondiram Patil,

resident from Kerli raised

the question that What

will be the adverse effects

of the dust eminating from

the chimney, wastewater

as well as other pollutants

on the health of the public

residing nearby areas of

the proposed project.

Technical consultant

replied that due to use of

biogas as the main fuel

for boiler, negligent

amount of particulate

matter will be emitted

from the chimney.

Secondly, proper

management of

wastewater will be done

and hence, there will be

no effect on health of the

public residing nearby

areas of the factory.

Details on water pollution

aspects presented at

chapter 2 section 2.7.1.

Also, wrt air pollution

information presented at

section 2.7.2 for details on

AAQM monitoring results

given at chapter 3 table

3.10.

Appreciations by Resident

13. Shri Sagar Shankar

Kondigre, resident of

Kagal, Dist: Kolhapur

Appreciate about

SCSSSKL as they have

achieved success from the

efforts made through the

sugar factory for increase

in the production of

sugarcane crop. Timely

crushing of sugarcane is

beneficial for both the

farmers and the factory

and hence, it is necessary

to increase cane crushing

capacity of the factory.

They have not faced any

pollution problem due to

this factory since our

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birth. I have no complaint

about the factory.

14. Shri Avinash Magdum,

resident of Kasaba

Sangaon, Tal: Kagal, Dist:

Kolhapur. –

After expansion, special

efforts should be made to

increase the production of

sugar cane. Sugarcane

plant give highest oxygen,

and hence, increased

production of sugarcane

crop will also increase

emission of oxygen. This

will help to maintain

ecological balance. And

hence, after expansion,

the environmental quality

will improve rather than

degradation.

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15. The chairman said that the

environmental consultant

of the factory

management presented

information regarding air,

water, noise pollution etc.

But information regarding

land/soil pollution was not

given. The information

regarding quality of soil

within the radius of 10

Km area of the factory

and impact of the

expansion on this quality

was not found in the

presentation which could

have been presented in

EIA report. However, if

not mentioned, then it

should be incorporated.

Study w.r.t.

characteristics of soil

within the radius of 10

Km circle around the

industrial area have been

carried out during

monitoring period of

Dec 2015 – Jan 2016 –

Feb 2016.

Refer chapter 3, section

3.4, page 62. The same

was also incorporated in

public hearing

presentation slide no.29.

Impacts of soil pollution

have been studied and

presented at chapter 4,

section 4.3.6

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