MONITORING OF BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS
Of
KOIRA IRON MINE Area of the mine: 90.143 Ha
Koira,Nuagaon,Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages Koira Taluk, Sundergarh District, Odisha
SIX MONTHLY REPORT (APRIL 2017– SEPTEMBER 2017)
OF
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD. AN ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 & OHSAS 18001:2007 CERITIFIED MINES
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. (EMIL), a company of Aditya Birla Group is operating Koira Iron Mine spreading over an area of 90.143 ha falls under the jurisdiction of Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages of Koira Taluk, Sundergarh District, Odisha. Essel Mining & Industries Ltd. (EMIL) as part of statutory requirement is monitoring various environmental parameters in an around the Koira Iron Mines on continuous basis. EMIL has retained M/s B S Envi-Tech Pvt Ltd. to carry out the Environmental monitoring in and around the Mine. This report presents the Half Yearly Environmental monitoring data for the period April 2017 – September 2017.
1.1 LOCATION OF THE MINE
The Koira Iron Mine is located near Koira, Nuagaon, Kadodihi & Harischandrapur villages, Koira Tehsil, Sundergarh district in Odisha.
Fig – 1 shows the Location Map of the mine. The mine falls in the Survey of India Toposheet No 73 G/1 between latitude 21°53'42.5832" to 21°54'27.6120" N and longitude 85°13'07.7355" to 85°14'04.0802" E. The adjacent lease area of Koira Iron Mine is M/s. S. D. Sharma & M/s OMM Pvt. Ltd and is covered in the Survey of India toposheet 73 G/1. The average altitude is about 590 m above MSL. The mining lease is bounded by the leasehold area of M/s O.M.M Ltd. and M/s S.D.Sharma on the North. The following is immediate vicinity of the mine in all the four directions
North : The ML of M/s. S. D. Sharma lies on the northern fringes of lease.
East: To the east of the mining lease site the village of Koira is located. A small unnamed Nalla runs beside east of the mining lease site from South to North direction.
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Fig – 2 shows the Key plan of the mining lease. The mining lease falls within the Singhbhum – Keonjhar-Koira range of hills roughly aligned from North South and the area is extremely rich in mineral resources, especially iron ore and manganese. The mining lease is located 1 km west of Koira Village and Roxy railway siding is located 28 km in the South-West direction whereas, the nearest Railway station on Barbil –Tatanagar branch of S.E Railway Line at 35 km. The district town of Sundergarh is located 190 km to the North – West direction accessible by National Highway 215 and 23 and State Highway No. 10. NH-215 runs about half a Km away from the mine lease area. The nearest railway station is located at the town of Barbil, which is 35 km away and is connected to the metropolis of Kolkata by a South-Eastern railway line. The site is well connected by metal road with steel cities Jamshedpur (185 km), Rourkela (100 km) and district town Sundergarh (190 km). The forests in the immediate vicinity of mining lease are distributed in the Khajurdihi Reserve Forest to the South, the Toda and Sarkunda Reserve Forest to the west and south-west, the Karo Reserve Forest to the north and the Mendharmaruni Reserve Forest the north east. A patch of dense mixed Sal jungle extends to about 1.5 km to the south-east of the mining lease covering the Bhabani and the Kalmanga Pahars (hills).The area falls within the watershed of the Karo nala, which flows within 1 km to the North –west of the mining lease site. Fig – 3 shows the 10 km radius (study area) around the mining lease area.
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2.0 SCOPE AND MONITORING LOCATIONS
The schedule, duration and parameters which are monitored are given below.
2.1 Air Monitoring: Air quality levels were monitored and carried out for significant parameters like, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX & CO as per the methods prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board. Frequency of sampling and methodology adopted is detailed below
2.1.1 Duration period & Frequency of Sampling
Duration period & frequency of sampling adopted was mentioned below. Details of the same are given below: Period : April 2017– September 2017 Duration : 2 days in a Week for 4 weeks only. The existing Ambient Air Quality status (AAQ) has been monitored for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX & CO. Pre-calibrated Respirable dust samplers have been used for the monitoring of the existing AAQ status.
Methodologies adopted for sampling and analysis were, as per the approved Methods of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) & Indian Standard (IS)
5182. The locations of ambient air quality monitoring stations in and around the mines are given in Fig-4 and Table -2.1
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Table-2.1 Monitoring locations of Ambient Air Quality
Code Location Name Distance w.r.t. Mine [Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
GPS POINTS RL (m)
Core Zone A-1 Mines Office premises --- --- 21o 53' 49.3'' N
850 13' 20.9'' E 582
A-2 Active Mining Area --- --- 21o 53' 54.4'' N 850 13' 42.8'' E
581
A-3 MCP Upwind --- --- 21o 54' 10.6'' N 850 13' 51.2'' E
611
A-4 MCP Downwind --- --- 21o 54' 09.1'' N 850 13' 54.5'' E
602
A-5 MSP Upwind --- --- 21o 53' 53.9'' N 850 13' 27.7'' E
593
A-6 MSP Down wind --- --- 21o 53' 53.0'' N 850 13' 31.5'' E
589
Buffer Zone A-7 Koira Village 0.7 E 21o 54' 23.3'' N
850 15' 15.5'' E 598
A-8 Orahari village 0.2 S 21o 54' 36.0'' N 850 13' 48.9'' E
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A-9 Nuagaon Village 0.3 S 21o 54' 19.8'' N 850 13' 12.7'' E
582
A-10 kadodiha Village 1.6 SE 21o 53' 38.8'' N 850 14' 20.5'' E
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2.2 Ground Water Quality Monitoring:
Eight water samples were collected from various locations around the mines. Out of eight water samples three samples were collected from core zone and five samples were collected from buffer zone. Samples were collected for assessment of the existing Physico-Chemical and bacteriological quality. The location of water quality monitoring stations in and around the mines is given in Fig-5 & Table – 2.2.
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Monitoring locations of Ground Water Quality Location Name Distance
w.r.t. Mine[Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
GPS POINTS RL (m)
Dug well near old mines office
--- --- 21o 54' 08.3'' N 0850 14' 00.7'' E
563
Piezometer near quarry No-06
--- --- 21o 53' 57.5'' N 0850 13' 49.4'' E
569
Piezometer near SIM(P)L Crusher
--- --- 21o 53' 45.6'' N 0850 13' 23.0" E
570
Dug well in Koira Village
0.7 E 21o 54' 22.8'' N 0850 15' 15.6'' E
599
Dug well in Orahari village
0.2 S 21o 54' 35.4'' N 0850 13' 46.1'' E
581
Dug well in Nuagaon Village
0.3 S 21o 54' 12.7'' N 0850 13' 10.6'' E
570
Piezometer in kadodihi village
1.6 SE 21o 53' 40.5'' N 0850 14' 21.4'' E
576
Piezometer in Koira village
0.7 E 21o 54' 15.8'' N 0850 14' 09.3'' E
558
2.3 Ground Water Level Monitoring:
Ground water Level Monitoring had been carried out at seven locations. Out of these Seven locations two locations has been monitored in core zone and the remaining five in the buffer zones. The locations of Ground water level monitoring stations in and around the mines is given in Fig-6 & Table – 2.3.
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Table-2.3 Monitoring locations of Ground Water Level
Code Location Name Distance w.r.t. Mine [Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
GPS POINTS RL (m)
Core Zone GWL-1 Piezometer near
quarry No-06 --- --- 21o 53' 57.5'' N
0850 13' 49.4'' E 569
GWL-2 Piezometer in SIM(P)L Crusher
21o 53' 45.6'' N 0850 13' 23.0" E
570
GWL-3 Dug well near old mines office
--- --- 21o 54' 08.3'' N 0850 14' 00.7'' E
563
Buffer Zone GWL-4 Piezometer in
Koira Village 0.7 E 21o 54' 15.8'' N
0850 14' 09.3'' E 558
GWL-5 Dug well in Orahari village
0.2 S 21o 54' 35.4'' N 0850 13' 46.1'' E
581
GWL-6 Dug well in Nuagaon Village
0.3 S 21o 54' 12.7'' N 0850 13' 10.6'' E
570
GWL-7 Dug well in Kadodiha Village
1.6 SW 21o 53' 40.5'' N 0850 14' 21.4'' E
576
GWL-8 Dug well in Koira Village
0.7 E 21o 54' 22.8'' N 0850 15' 15.6'' E
599
2.4 Surface Water Quality Monitoring:
Seven Surface water Samples were collected for assessment of the existing Physico-Chemical and bacteriological quality. The location of surface water quality monitoring stations in and around the mines is given in Table – 2.4.
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Table-2.4
Monitoring locations of Surface water Quality Code Location Name Distance
w.r.t. Mine[Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
GPS POINTS RL (m)
SW-1 Koira Nala Up stream --- --- 21o 54' 09.1'' N 850 14' 05.9'' E
570
SW-2 Koira Nala Down Stream --- --- 21o 54' 18.4'' N 850 14' 05.9'' E
570
SW-3 Karo Nala Up Stream --- --- 21o 54' 03.9'' N 850 12' 45.0'' E
570
SW-4 Karo Nala Down Stream --- --- 21o 54' 56.7'' N 850 13' 20.2'' E
564
SW-5 Kurahari Nala Upstream --- --- 21o 50' 28.2'' N 850 09' 34.9'' E
514
SW-6 Kurahari Nala Downstream --- --- 21o 49' 19.2'' N 850 09' 14.1'' E
458
SW-7 STP Outlet water- EMIL Colony
-- -- 21o 53' 38.8'' N 850 14' 20.3'' E
590
SW-8 STP Outlet water- EMIL Office
-- -- 21o 53' 49.1'' N 850 13' 20.5'' E
582
SW-9 ETP Inlet Water -- -- -- -- SW-10 ETP Outlet Water -- -- -- --
2.5 Drinking Water Quality Monitoring:
Three Drinking water samples were collected from various locations around the mines. Samples were collected for assessment of the existing Physico-Chemical and bacteriological quality. The location of drinking water quality monitoring stations in and around the mines is given in Table – 2.5.
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Table-2.5
Monitoring locations of Drinking water Quality Code Location Name Distance
w.r.t. Mine [Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
GPS POINTS RL (m)
DWQ-1 Tap water in office area
--- --- --- ---
DWQ-2 Tap water in EMIL Resiential area
--- --- 21o 53' 36.9'' N 850 14' 23.7'' E
591
DWQ-3 Borewell near Weigh Bridge-2
--- --- 21o 53' 53.7'' N 850 13' 31.4'' E
587
2.6 Water Quantity and Flow Rate Monitoring:
In order to measure the flow rate of the river water Quantity and Flow rate monitoring had been done at the following locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in Table – 2.6.
Water flow rate monitoring Locations Code Location Name Direction
w.r.t. Mine Distance
w.r.t. Mine [Km]
GPS POINTS RL (m)
1 Koira Nala Up stream --- --- 21o 54' 09.1'' N 850 14' 05.9'' E
570
2 Koira Nala Down Stream
--- --- 21o 54' 18.4'' N 850 14' 05.9'' E
570
3 Karo Nala Up Stream --- --- 21o 54' 03.9'' N 850 12' 45.0'' E
570
4 Karo Nala Down Stream
--- --- 21o 54' 56.7'' N 850 13' 20.2'' E
564
5 Kurahari Nala Upstream
--- --- 21o 50' 28.2'' N 850 09' 34.9'' E
514
6 Kurahari Nala Downstream
--- --- 21o 49' 19.2'' N 850 09' 14.1'' E
458
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2.7 Fugitive Dust Monitoring:
In order to measure the fugitive emissions within the mine, Fugitive Dust Monitoring had been done at the following locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in Table – 2.7.
Table – 2.7. Fugitive Dust Monitoring Locations
Code Location Name Direction w.r.t. Mine
Distance w.r.t. Mine
[Km]
GPS POINTS RL (m)
1 MCP --- --- 21o 54' 07.5'' N 850 13' 52.2'' E
607
2 Mines Face/ Bench --- --- 21o 54' 07.2'' N 850 13' 42.9'' E
621
3 Active Waste Dump --- --- 21o 53' 48.8'' N 850 13' 27.7'' E
587
4 Mines Haulage Road
--- --- 21o 53' 54.4'' N 850 13' 42.8'' E
581
5 MSP/Loading /Unloading Point at stock yard
--- --- 21o 53' 51.5'' N 850 13' 30.9'' E
592
2.8 Noise Monitoring:
Noise Monitoring had been done at the following locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in FIG – 7 & Table – 2.8.
Table – 2.8. Noise Monitoring Locations
Code Location Name Distance w.r.t.
Mine[Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
N-1 MCP --- --- N-2 MSP --- --- N-3 Mines Office Area --- --- N-4 Drilling Operation --- --- N-5 Excavator --- --- N-6 Dozer --- ---
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N-7 Dumper --- --- N-8 Loader --- --- N-9 DG Set --- --- N-10 Kadodiha Village 1.6 SW N-11 Nuagaon Vilage 0.3 S N-12 Orahari Village 0.2 S N-13 Koira Village 0.7 E
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2.9 SOIL QUALITY MONITORING
Soil Monitoring had been done at the following locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in FIG - 8 & Table – 2.9.
Table – 2.9.
Soil Monitoring Locations Code Location Name Distance
w.r.t. Mine [Km]
Direction w.r.t. Mine
S1 Active Waste Dump --- ---
S2 Afforestated Waste Dump
--- ---
S3 Agricultural Land Adjacent to Koira village
0.7 E
S4 Agricultural Land Adjacent to Kadodihi Village
1.6 SW
S5 Agricultural Land Adjacent to Harichandanpur Village
--- ---
2.10 FREE SILICA ANALYSIS
Free Silica Analysis had carried out at the four locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in Table – 2.10
Table-2.10.
Free silica Monitoring Locations
Code Location Name Direction w.r.t. Mine
Distance w.r.t. Mine
[Km] FS-1 Inside Active Mining Pit --- --- FS-2 Near MCP --- --- FS-3 Near Mines Office --- --- FS-4 Near MSP --- ---
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2.11 STACK MONITORING
Stack Monitoring had been carried out at two locations and the SPM, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon Monoxide, hydrocarbon levels were measured from the respected locations. The location of the sampling stations is shown in
Table – 2.11. Table – 2.11.
Stack Monitoring Locations S.No Location Name Direction
w.r.t. Mine
Distance w.r.t. Mine [Km]
GPS POINTS RL (m)
1 D G Set Near Crusher Plant-1010kVA
--- --- 21o 54' 07.1'' N 850 13' 52.4'' E
607
2 D G Set in Residential Colony-380kVA
--- --- 21o 53' 38.4'' N 850 14' 20.4''E
590
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MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
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AAQ MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
MINES OFFICE AREA ACTIVE MINING AREA
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GROUND WATER LEVEL MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
PIEZOMETER IN KOIRA VILLAGE
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GROUND WATER QUALITY MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
PEIZOMETER IN KOIRA VILLAGE DUG WELL AT ORAHARI VILLAGE
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WATER QUANTITY & FLOW RATE MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
KARO NALA UP STREAM
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KARO NALA DOWN STREAM
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STACK MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
DG SET NEAR CRUSHER PLANT
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FUGITIVE DUST MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
ACTIVE WASTE DUMP
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MCP DOZER
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SOIL QUALITY MONITORING PHOTOGRAPHS
AFFORESTATED WASTE DUMP
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GROUND VIBRATION STUDY PHOTOGRAPHS
MINES OFFICE AREA
BLASTING LOCATION
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3.0 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA 3.1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY OBSERVATIONS
Summary of the ambient air quality (AAQ) at each location is given in following table
SUMMARY OF THE AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
CORE ZONE
LOCATION CONCENTRATION, [µg/M3]
PM10 PM 2.5 SO2 NOx CO[mg/m3] Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
National AAQ Standard For Industrial Area
100 60 80 80 2
Mines Office Area 79 40 37 13 10.5 6.6 11.8 7.2 0.64 0.22 Active Mining Area 78 42 29 12 11.4 7.1 12.2 8.3 0.65 0.18 MCP Upwind 76 40 35 12 11.6 7.4 12.4 8.4 0.56 0.25 MCP Down wind 85 44 39 13 11.3 7.1 12.4 8.1 0.65 0.18 MSP upwind 81 40 35 12 11.6 6.5 12.5 7.2 0.56 0.24 MSP Down wind 79 46 35 12 11.1 6.1 12.2 7.1 0.65 0.21
BUFFER ZONE National AAQ Standard For Residential Area
100 60 80 80 2
Koira Village 77 42 39 15 11.8 6.2 12.7 7.2 0.56 0.25 Kadodiha Village 76 39 34 12 11.0 6.5 12.1 7.3 0.58 0.18 Orahari Village 76 35 36 12 11.6 6.1 12.5 7.1 0.46 0.13 Nuagaon VIllage 76 35 36 11 12.3 6.1 13.6 7.3 0.69 0.15 From the above table it is observed that the Maximum concentration of Respirable Particulate Matter (PM10) is in the range of 35µg/m3 - 85µg/m3 and Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) is in the range of 11µg/m3 - 39µg/m3. The PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations were found to be well within the limits of NAAQS. The Maximum concentration of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrous Oxide (NOx) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) are well within the limits of NAAQS. The details of Ambient Air Quality are presented in Annexure-I.
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3.2 WATER QUALITY OBSERVATIONS Summary of the Water Quality (WQ) at each location is given in following table
SUMMARY OF GROUND WATER QUALITY DATA
S.No. Parameters Piezometer in SMI(P)L Crusher
Dug well in Office Area
IS 10500 2012 [DRINKING WATER
STANDARD] ACCEPTABLE
LIMITS Permissible
Limits 1 pH 6.68-6.75 6.69-6.74 6.5-8.5 No
Relaxation 2 Total Dissolved
Solids, mg/l 80-130 25-84 500 2000
3 Total Hardness as CaCO3 mg/l
33-47 18-26 200 600
4 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l
9.5-20 4.4-17 250 1000
5 Fluoride as F, mg/l
0.12-0.33 0.10-0.20 1.0 1.5
6 Sulphates as SO4, mg/l
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S.No. Parameters Piezometer
in Koira village
Dug well in Koira village
Dug well in Nuagon village
IS 10500 2012 [DRINKING WATER STANDARD]
ACCEPTABLE LIMITS
Permissible Limits
1 pH 6.74-6.85 6.79-6.80 6.56-6.68 6.5-8.5 No Relaxation 2 Total Dissolved
Solids, mg/l 50-108 125-210 45-93 500 2000
3 Total Hardness as CaCO3 mg/l
23-40 47-79 16-26 200 600
4 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l
8.4-16 20-42 5.9-18 250 1000
5 Fluoride as F, mg/l
0.12-0.27 0.24-0.34 0.27-0.56 1.0 1.5
6 Sulphates as SO4, mg/l
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SUMMARY OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY
S.No. Parameters KOIRANALA
UP STREAM
KOIRANALA DOWN
SRTEAM
Surface Water Standards GSR422E
1 pH 6.05-6.74 6.12-6.73 5.5-9.0
2 Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l
65-140 82-190 2100
3 BOD, mg/l 4-8 6-10 30
4 COD, mg/l 16-40 26-42 250
5 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l
10-29 16-31 1000
6
Fluoride as F, mg/l
0.25-0.42
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S.No. Parameters
STP OUTLET WATER-
EMIL COLONY
STP OUTLET WATER
EMIL OFFICE Surface Water
Standards GSR422E
1 pH 6.50-6.93 6.23-6.78 5.5-9.0 2 Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l 256-372
176-324 2100
3 BOD, mg/l 19-26 15-28 30
4 COD, mg/l 65-112 58-116 250
5 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l 46-52 22-37 1000
6
Fluoride as F, mg/l 0.30-0.53
0.10-0.45 2.0
7 Sulphide as S2-mg/l 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.4 2.0
S.No. Parameters ETP
OUTLET WATER
ETP INLET WATER
Surface Water Standards GSR422E
1 pH 6.23-6.69 6.17-6.63 5.5-9.0 2 Total Dissolved Solids, mg/l 49-109
80-126 2100
3 BOD, mg/l 5-10 13-20 30
4 COD, mg/l 24-42 45-84 250
5 Chlorides as Cl, mg/l
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WATER LEVEL BELOW GROUND LEVEL (M) Code Location Name Summer season Monsoon season Core Zone GWL-1 Piezometer near quarry No-06 10.54 8.44 GWL-2 Piezometer in SIM(P)L Crusher 10.15 8.09 Buffer Zone GWL-3 Piezometer Koira Village 4.60 3.48 GWL-4 Dug well in Orahari village 8.11 6.50 GWL-5 Dug well in Nuagaon Village 9.05 7.28 GWL-6 Dug well in Kadodiha Village 11.92 9.39 GWL-7 Dug well in Koira Village 15.13 12.54 GWL-8 Dug well near office 12.09 9.95
3.4 WATER QUANTITY AND FLOW RATE MONITORING
Water flow rate Monitoring had been done at 6 locations and the results are enclosed as Annexure-VI.
3.5 FUGITIVE DUST MONITORING The summary of the Fugitive Dust Emissions is given below. The detailed report is enclosed as Annexure-VII.
Code Location Name PM
MAX MIN 1 MCP 502 179 2 Mines Face/Bench 473 170 3 Active Waste Dump 443 157 4 Mines Haulage Road 502 181 5 MSP/Loading/Unloading Point
at stock yard 515 173
3.6 NOISE MONITORING
Noise Monitoring had been conducted at various locations in and around the mines and the results are enclosed as Annexure-VIII.
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3.7 SOIL MONITORING
Quality of the soil in the study area is summarized below. The following are the highlights of the analysis report and data for the soil quality is given in Annexure-IX
Summary of soil quality in the study area S.No Parameters Core zone Buffer Zone
1 pH 5.11-6.20 5.12-6.75 2 Phosphorous as P2O5 ,
mg/Kg 15-30 25-26
3 Sand, % 50-55 30-42 4 Silt, % 15-30 30-45 5 Clay, % 22-35 25-28
3.8 FREE SILICA ANALYSIS
Free Silica Monitoring had been done at various locations in the mines and the results are enclosed as Annexure-X.
3.9 STACK GAS ANALYSIS
The outlet concentrations of Particulate Matter, Oxides of Nitrogen, Hydro Carbons and Carbon Monoxide are well within the limits of National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The details of Stack Sampling Analysis report is enclosed as Annexure-XI.
3.10 Ground vibration Report
Ground vibration monitoring report is enclosed as Annexure- XII
ANNEXURE-I
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HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017
PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: MINES OFFICE AREA
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
06/04/2017 59 28 10.3 11.3 0.49
2 07/04/2017 70 31 9.8 10.9 0.46
3 13/04/2017 76 29 9.7 10.6 0.39
4 14/04/2017 79 24 8.9 9.9 0.41
5 20/04/2017 65 18 9.4 10.3 0.55
6 21/04/2017 71 26 9.1 10.2 0.40
7 27/04/2017 69 22 10.4 11.4 0.58
8 28/04/2017 63 17 10.5 11.5 0.42
9
MAY
05/05/2017 60 30 7.3 8.2 0.50 10 06/05/2017 72 34 8.6 9.7
0.48
11 12/05/2017 78 36 7.1 8.5 0.41
12 13/05/2017 75 32 6.6 7.3 0.38
13 19/05/2017 68 22 7.4 8.1 0.56
14 20/05/2017 69 26 8.2 9.5 0.42
15 26/05/2017 71 31 6.8 7.2 0.60
16 27/05/2017 65 20 7.5 8.3 0.47
17
JUNE
05/06/2017 66 33 8.1 8.8 0.56
18 06/06/2017 79 30 7.9 9.4 0.44
19 12/06/2017 74 31 7.4 8.3 0.47
20 13/06/2017 71 36 6.9 7.5 0.40
21 19/06/2017 76 26 7.8 8.6 0.51
22 20/06/2017 64 29 8.0 9.7 0.46
23 26/06/2017 77 37 7.0 7.9 0.64
24 27/06/2017 68 23 7.6 8.7 0.55
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
05/07/2017 56 18 8.6 10.1 0.25
26 06/07/2017 49 23 9.1 10.8 0.49
27 12/07/2017 43 19 10.4 11.3 0.34
28 13/07/2017 51 21 8.7 10.8 0.33
29 19/07/2017 47 17 9.9 11.2 0.39
30 20/07/2017 53 23 8.3 11.1 0.22
31 26/07/2017 57 28 9.2 10.2 0.28
32 27/07/2017 52 22 9.3 10.9 0.36
33
AUGUST
04/08/2017 50 16 9.2 10.5 0.45
34 05/08/2017 55 18 10.4 11.7 0.50
35 11/08/2017 48 15 10.1 11.4 0.37
36 12/08/2017 58 20 9.7 11.0 0.44
37
18/08/2017 47 15 9.9 11.6 0.41
38 19/08/2017 54 17 10.5 11.8 0.52
39 25/08/2017 42 14 9.1 10.5 0.39
40 26/08/2017 49 15 8.9 10.1 0.42
41
SEPTEMBER
06/09/2017 54 18 9.0 10.8 0.40
42 07/09/2017 52 20 10.1 11.6 0.48
43 13/09/2017 44 13 9.9 11.4 0.36
44 14/09/2017 55 18 9.8 10.9 0.42
45 20/09/2017 43 14 9.6 11.0 0.39
46 21/09/2017 51 16 10.0 11.3 0.50
47 27/09/2017 40 13 8.9 10.5 0.38
48 28/09/2017 50 17 8.2 10.4 0.44
Maximum Value 79 37 10.5 11.8 0.64
Minimum Value 40 13 6.6 7.2 0.22
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APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: KOIRA VILLAGE
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
06/04/2017 54 22 9.2 10.2 0.44
2 07/04/2017 61 24 8.6 9.5 0.40
3 13/04/2017 59 23 10.3 11.4 0.55
4 14/04/2017 63 26 11.2 12.1 0.29
5 20/04/2017 69 27 10.3 11.2 0.31
6 21/04/2017 71 29 11.8 12.7 0.39
7 27/04/2017 73 30 9.9 10.9 0.56
8 28/04/2017 67 25 9.2 10.3 0.50
9
MAY
05/05/2017 56 23 8.2 9.4 0.44
10 06/05/2017 63 26 7.6 8.6 0.40
11 12/05/2017 60 24 6.3 7.2 0.55
12 13/05/2017 68 22 8.7 9.6 0.29
13 19/05/2017 70 30 7.1 8.2 0.31
14 20/05/2017 72 31 8.3 9.1 0.39
15 26/05/2017 75 33 6.2 7.7 0.56
16 27/05/2017 69 28 7.7 8.9 0.50
17
JUNE
05/06/2017 61 29 8.8 9.9 0.49
18 06/06/2017 67 24 7.9 8.4 0.46
19 12/06/2017 59 28 6.7 7.6 0.51
20 13/06/2017 71 26 8.9 9.3 0.25
21 19/06/2017 75 32 7.6 8.6 0.37
22 20/06/2017 77 36 8.8 9.5 0.32
23 26/06/2017 73 39 6.7 8.2 0.54
24 27/06/2017 66 25 8.0 8.5 0.56
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
05/07/2017 62 21 10.4 12.0 0.43
26 06/07/2017 49 16 10.7 12.3 0.29
27 12/07/2017 56 19 10.0 12.1 0.34
28 13/07/2017 61 21 9.1 10.5 0.51
29 19/07/2017 59 23 10.2 11.8 0.35
30 20/07/2017 42 15 9.3 11.2 0.42
31 26/07/2017 45 18 9.0 10.9 0.33
32 27/07/2017 53 24 10.8 12.5 0.48
33
AUGUST
04/08/2017 55 19 9.6 10.9 0.51
34 05/08/2017 48 17 10.2 11.5 0.46
35 11/08/2017 59 20 9.9 11.0 0.54
36 12/08/2017 51 18 10.7 11.9 0.40
37
18/08/2017 56 19 10.9 12.2 0.49
38 19/08/2017 45 16 10.5 11.8 0.38
39 25/08/2017 49 17 9.8 11.0 0.41
40 26/08/2017 50 18 10.1 11.4 0.43
41
SEPTEMBER
06/09/2017 58 20 9.9 11.0 0.48
42 07/09/2017 46 16 10.0 11.6 0.41
43 13/09/2017 60 22 9.6 10.9 0.52
44 14/09/2017 52 17 10.4 11.5 0.42
45 20/09/2017 53 20 10.5 12.0 0.45
46 21/09/2017 42 17 10.9 11.4 0.36
47 27/09/2017 45 19 9.5 11.9 0.39
48 28/09/2017 52 21 9.9 10.8 0.40
Maximum Value 77 39 11.8 12.7 0.56
Minimum Value 42 15 6.2 7.2 0.25
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: ORAHARI VILLAGE
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
06/04/2017 67 26 10.7 11.6 0.22
2 07/04/2017 65 25 11.2 12.3 0.19
3 13/04/2017 71 30 10.9 11.9 0.15
4 14/04/2017 69 27 11.4 12.5 0.13
5 20/04/2017 74 31 11.6 12.4 0.41
6 21/04/2017 61 22 10.5 11.3 0.23
7 27/04/2017 59 19 11.1 12.1 0.18
8 28/04/2017 72 29 10.6 11.5 0.43
9
MAY
05/05/2017 69 25 7.2 8.3 0.18
10 06/05/2017 64 22 8.5 9.5 0.21
11 12/05/2017 72 31 6.1 7.7 0.19
12 13/05/2017 70 29 7.3 8.5 0.16
13 19/05/2017 76 33 6.9 7.1 0.42
14 20/05/2017 63 26 7.4 8.2 0.15
15 26/05/2017 65 24 8.6 9.4 0.19
16 27/05/2017 68 21 7.1 8.8 0.45
17
JUNE
05/06/2017 73 29 7.9 8.8 0.23
18 06/06/2017 69 26 8.1 9.9 0.26
19 12/06/2017 76 33 6.6 7.4 0.20
20 13/06/2017 69 36 7.5 8.4 0.19
21 19/06/2017 71 28 7.0 7.7 0.46
22 20/06/2017 66 30 7.8 8.6 0.17
23 26/06/2017 61 27 8.1 9.7 0.24
24 27/06/2017 72 25 7.6 8.6 0.40
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
05/07/2017 44 19 8.1 10.0 0.31
26 06/07/2017 36 15 9.7 11.5 0.20
27 12/07/2017 41 16 10.1 11.6 0.38
28 13/07/2017 46 14 10.0 11.8 0.35
29 19/07/2017 45 13 9.4 10.4 0.34
30 20/07/2017 38 16 10.3 11.8 0.19
31 26/07/2017 43 18 9.7 11.1 0.46
32 27/07/2017 49 20 10.1 11.8 0.31
33
AUGUST
04/08/2017 39 13 7.5 8.9 0.24
34 05/08/2017 43 14 7.9 9.1 0.30
35 11/08/2017 40 13 6.9 8.2 0.27
36 12/08/2017 46 16 8.0 9.5 0.19
37
18/08/2017 35 12 7.1 8.6 0.22
38 19/08/2017 41 14 7.3 8.8 0.34
39 25/08/2017 38 13 8.2 9.6 0.26
40 26/08/2017 44 15 7.7 9.0 0.29
41
SEPTEMBER
06/09/2017 36 12 7.7 8.6 0.21
42 07/09/2017 44 15 7.4 8.9 0.28
43 13/09/2017 42 13 7.0 8.0 0.25
44 14/09/2017 44 17 8.2 9.1 0.20
45 20/09/2017 37 14 7.4 8.8 0.21
46 21/09/2017 42 13 7.6 8.4 0.30
47 27/09/2017 40 15 8.0 9.5 0.24
48 28/09/2017 42 17 7.8 8.9 0.32
Maximum Value 76 36 11.6 12.5 0.46
Minimum Value 35 12 6.1 7.1 0.13
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE
LOCATION: KADODIHA VILLAGE
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
06/04/2017 61 19 10.3 11.2 0.18
2 07/04/2017 55 25 10.7 11.6 0.44
3 13/04/2017 58 24 9.1 10.1 0.29
4 14/04/2017 71 29 8.9 9.8 0.49
5 20/04/2017 68 17 10.1 11.3 0.51
6 21/04/2017 57 14 8.7 9.6 0.39
7 27/04/2017 63 16 10.6 11.5 0.52
8 28/04/2017 60 15 9.9 11.1 0.43
9
MAY
05/05/2017 63 28 7.2 8.5 0.20
10 06/05/2017 58 26 7.6 8.2 0.46
11 12/05/2017 56 27 8.3 9.4 0.32
12 13/05/2017 72 31 8.8 9.6 0.56
13 19/05/2017 70 29 6.5 7.3 0.58
14 20/05/2017 59 26 7.3 8.1 0.35
15 26/05/2017 62 25 6.8 7.7 0.54
16 27/05/2017 59 23 7.9 8.9 0.47
17
JUNE
05/06/2017 69 32 7.9 8.9 0.26
18 06/06/2017 64 30 7.1 8.6 0.51
19 12/06/2017 59 26 8.9 9.7 0.38
20 13/06/2017 76 29 8.4 9.1 0.51
21 19/06/2017 73 23 7.1 7.5 0.56
22 20/06/2017 62 34 7.6 8.6 0.38
23 26/06/2017 67 23 6.5 8.0 0.51
24 27/06/2017 55 28 8.1 8.6 0.44
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
05/07/2017 45 15 8.8 10.2 0.32
26 06/07/2017 53 21 8.2 10.0 0.45
27 12/07/2017 56 20 9.3 10.7 0.43
28 13/07/2017 63 23 9.2 10.9 0.49
29 19/07/2017 49 19 9.4 11.0 0.45
30 20/07/2017 51 24 10.6 12.0 0.26
31 26/07/2017 54 23 9.0 10.3 0.38
32 27/07/2017 48 17 8.7 10.0 0.33
33
AUGUST
04/08/2017 45 16 9.5 10.8 0.42
34 05/08/2017 49 17 10.2 11.4 0.47
35 11/08/2017 54 19 10.5 11.9 0.39
36 12/08/2017 57 20 11.0 12.1 0.46
37
18/08/2017 51 17 9.9 11.3 0.44
38 19/08/2017 42 15 10.7 11.9 0.41
39 25/08/2017 40 14 10.1 11.5 0.48
40 26/08/2017 47 16 10.3 11.8 0.40
41
SEPTEMBER
06/09/2017 42 13 9.0 10.4 0.39
42 07/09/2017 45 14 9.8 11.0 0.46
43 13/09/2017 50 16 10.0 11.2 0.36
44 14/09/2017 52 18 10.9 12.0 0.42
45 20/09/2017 49 19 9.8 10.7 0.40
46 21/09/2017 39 13 10.4 11.6 0.38
47 27/09/2017 42 12 9.8 10.9 0.44
48 28/09/2017 44 15 10.0 11.1 0.35
Maximum Value 76 34 11.0 12.1 0.58
Minimum Value 39 12 6.5 7.3 0.18
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE
LOCATION: ACTIVE MINING AREA
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
03/04/2017 62 24 9.9 10.8 0.21
2 04/04/2017 70 28 10.3 11.2 0.45
3 10/04/2017 74 29 11.1 12.1 0.32
4 11/04/2017 71 26 10.6 11.5 0.61
5 17/04/2017 68 21 9.7 10.6 0.51
6 18/04/2017 67 19 10.2 11.1 0.25
7 24/04/2017 69 22 11.4 12.2 0.18
8 25/04/2017 72 25 9.1 10.3 0.36
9
MAY
02/05/2017 70 24 7.6 8.3 0.25
10 03/05/2017 76 29 8.3 9.5 0.46
11 09/05/2017 72 25 9.1 10.1 0.33
12 10/05/2017 68 20 7.1 8.6 0.62
13 16/05/2017 71 23 9.5 10.3 0.52
14 17/05/2017 69 21 8.2 9.6 0.23
15 23/05/2017 65 19 9.7 10.5 0.20
16 24/05/2017 61 17 8.2 9.4 0.39
17
JUNE
02/06/2017 72 28 8.1 8.7 0.28
18 03/06/2017 78 26 8.6 10.1 0.49
19 09/06/2017 70 29 9.7 9.7 0.31
20 10/06/2017 69 27 7.5 9.0 0.65
21 16/06/2017 73 25 9.1 10.7 0.54
22 17/06/2017 71 23 8.6 9.9 0.26
23 23/06/2017 67 21 9.2 10.2 0.23
24 24/06/2017 65 19 8.8 9.6 0.41
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
03/07/2017 49 20 8.9 10.5 0.32
26 04/07/2017 56 19 9.2 10.9 0.45
27 10/07/2017 50 15 7.5 9.6 0.39
28 11/07/2017 44 20 9.1 10.7 0.45
29 17/07/2017 61 15 8.5 10.3 0.21
30 18/07/2017 56 17 9.0 11.2 0.26
31 24/07/2017 48 21 8.6 10.4 0.38
32 25/07/2017 43 14 9.4 10.1 0.49
33
AUGUST
02/08/2017 47 14 8.8 10.0 0.36
34 03/08/2017 50 15 9.2 10.5 0.42
35 09/08/2017 45 13 8.5 9.9 0.28
36 10/08/2017 49 16 9.6 10.8 0.31
37
16/08/2017 52 15 9.0 10.3 0.25
38 17/08/2017 43 13 8.3 9.8 0.40
39 23/08/2017 48 14 8.4 10.0 0.32
40 24/08/2017 44 13 9.5 10.9 0.37
41
SEPTEMBER
04/09/2017 48 16 8.6 9.9 0.35
42 05/09/2017 52 14 9.0 9.8 0.44
43 11/09/2017 46 12 8.2 10.0 0.30
44 12/09/2017 51 18 9.8 10.6 0.28
45 18/09/2017 54 16 11.0 11.9 0.26
46 19/09/2017 45 14 8.6 10.2 0.44
47 25/09/2017 50 16 8.1 9.6 0.36
48 26/09/2017 42 15 9.9 11.0 0.32
Maximum Value 78 29 11.4 12.2 0.65
Minimum Value 42 12 7.1 8.3 0.18
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE
LOCATION: MCP UPWIND
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
03/04/2017 65 24 10.3 11.2 0.50 2 04/04/2017 69 26 10.1 11.3
0.41
3 10/04/2017 75 31 11.0 11.2 0.38
4 11/04/2017 71 28 9.7 10.8 0.26
5 17/04/2017 66 25 9.9 10.7 0.44
6 18/04/2017 68 27 11.6 12.4 0.54
7 24/04/2017 70 21 11.1 12.3 0.42
8 25/04/2017 59 22 10.9 11.9 0.29
9
MAY
02/05/2017 67 26 8.6 9.5 0.48 10 03/05/2017 70 24 8.3 9.6
0.42
11 09/05/2017 76 32 7.2 8.4 0.36
12 10/05/2017 72 30 9.7 10.2 0.27
13 16/05/2017 68 27 8.4 9.5 0.29
14 17/05/2017 65 26 8.7 9.1 0.56
15 23/05/2017 71 23 9.2 10.5 0.45
16 24/05/2017 60 24 8.1 9.4 0.31
17
JUNE
02/06/2017 71 29 9.1 10.1 0.46
18 03/06/2017 76 21 8.8 9.4 0.44
19 09/06/2017 69 35 7.9 8.9 0.39
20 10/06/2017 75 33 9.9 10.4 0.31
21 16/06/2017 71 29 8.6 9.7 0.26
22 17/06/2017 67 23 9.3 9.3 0.54
23 23/06/2017 75 26 9.6 10.2 0.48
24 24/06/2017 64 28 8.5 9.9 0.29
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
03/07/2017 50 20 9.1 10.5 0.32
26 04/07/2017 48 17 8.7 10.2 0.28
27 10/07/2017 62 24 9.5 11.3 0.45
28 11/07/2017 60 23 10.0 11.2 0.36
29 17/07/2017 56 18 9.6 10.1 0.41
30 18/07/2017 57 19 8.9 10.6 0.29
31 24/07/2017 51 18 10.4 12.4 0.53
32 25/07/2017 46 15 8.3 10.0 0.51
33
AUGUST
02/08/2017 42 13 8.3 9.7 0.45
34 03/08/2017 45 14 8.5 9.9 0.39
35 09/08/2017 51 15 9.0 10.2 0.41
36 10/08/2017 49 14 8.8 10.1 0.32
37
16/08/2017 54 17 8.6 9.8 0.40
38 17/08/2017 40 12 9.4 10.7 0.29
39 23/08/2017 46 14 9.1 10.4 0.25
40 24/08/2017 48 15 8.9 10.2 0.31
41
SEPTEMBER
04/09/2017 44 15 8.6 9.9 0.47
42 05/09/2017 48 16 8.2 9.1 0.36
43 11/09/2017 49 14 8.9 9.8 0.42
44 12/09/2017 50 13 8.2 9.6 0.28
45 18/09/2017 56 19 8.8 9.0 0.44
46 19/09/2017 44 14 9.2 10.5 0.26
47 25/09/2017 48 16 8.9 10.2 0.30
48 26/09/2017 50 18 9.2 10.8 0.36
Maximum Value 76 35 11.6 12.4 0.56
Minimum Value 40 12 7.2 8.4 0.25
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: Nuagaon Village
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
06/04/2017 60 36 9.6 12.3 0.45
2 07/04/2017 66 32 9.6 12.4 0.19
3 13/04/2017 70 19 8.6 12.5 0.46
4 14/04/2017 63 22 9.9 10.5 0.15
5 20/04/2017 70 19 12.3 13.6 0.48
6 21/04/2017 67 16 10.3 12.2 0.69
7 27/04/2017 70 32 9.6 13.1 0.56
8 28/04/2017 69 21 10.1 12.9 0.53
9
MAY
05/05/2017 62 28 6.1 7.6 0.46
10 06/05/2017 68 35 7.3 8.3 0.23
11 12/05/2017 71 29 6.8 7.9 0.48
12 13/05/2017 65 24 7.2 8.4 0.19
13 19/05/2017 69 26 6.9 7.3 0.36
14 20/05/2017 66 29 7.6 8.5 0.65
15 26/05/2017 72 33 7.1 8.7 0.68
16 27/05/2017 70 30 6.4 7.4 0.64
17
JUNE
05/06/2017 69 32 6.9 7.9 0.51
18 06/06/2017 65 31 7.6 8.6 0.26
19 12/06/2017 76 26 6.4 7.4 0.44
20 13/06/2017 69 29 7.6 8.8 0.23
21 19/06/2017 71 24 6.5 7.6 0.39
22 20/06/2017 64 36 7.9 8.9 0.61
23 26/06/2017 76 30 7.3 8.3 0.65
24 27/06/2017 72 27 6.8 7.6 0.67
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
05/07/2017 42 15 10.6 11.2 0.25
26 06/07/2017 39 12 9.3 10.8 0.23
27 12/07/2017 45 14 8.9 10.4 0.35
28 13/07/2017 48 16 9.7 10.9 0.28
29 19/07/2017 43 17 9.2 10.8 0.39
30 20/07/2017 35 11 9.9 11.9 0.18
31 26/07/2017 39 15 9.4 10.8 0.22
32 27/07/2017 41 18 8.8 10.2 0.32
33
AUGUST
04/08/2017 40 13 7.6 8.9 0.22
34 05/08/2017 37 12 8.0 9.5 0.19
35 11/08/2017 41 14 7.9 9.1 0.27
36 12/08/2017 44 15 8.2 9.6 0.30
37
18/08/2017 38 13 8.5 10.0 0.25
38 19/08/2017 42 14 7.3 8.8 0.33
39 25/08/2017 39 14 7.9 9.0 0.26
40 26/08/2017 46 16 8.1 9.4 0.20
41
SEPTEMBER
06/09/2017 38 12 7.4 8.7 0.20
42 07/09/2017 35 14 7.6 8.5 0.22
43 13/09/2017 40 13 8.0 9.2 0.28
44 14/09/2017 42 16 8.4 9.5 0.31
45 20/09/2017 36 12 8.2 9.4 0.28
46 21/09/2017 44 16 7.6 8.4 0.31
47 27/09/2017 40 13 8.0 9.2 0.28
48 28/09/2017 44 15 7.9 9.0 0.24
Maximum Value 76 36 12.3 13.6 0.69
Minimum Value 35 11 6.1 7.3 0.15
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED
HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017
PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: MCP down wind
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
03/04/2017 61 26 10.6 11.5 0.24 2 04/04/2017 65 25 10.5 11.6
0.41
3 10/04/2017 76 31 10.3 11.3 0.18
4 11/04/2017 77 28 10.4 11.4 0.44
5 17/04/2017 80 32 11.2 12.2 0.39
6 18/04/2017 72 24 9.2 10.1 0.57
7 24/04/2017 73 27 11.3 12.4 0.38
8 25/04/2017 66 23 9.9 10.9 0.36
9
MAY
02/05/2017 65 28 8.2 9.4 0.26 10 03/05/2017 70 30 7.5 8.6
0.45
11 09/05/2017 79 35 8.6 9.2 0.20
12 10/05/2017 75 33 8.3 9.6 0.46
13 16/05/2017 83 39 8.7 9.4 0.42
14 17/05/2017 76 28 7.9 8.1 0.59
15 23/05/2017 75 26 7.1 8.7 0.35
16 24/05/2017 64 24 8.6 9.3 0.40
17
JUNE
02/06/2017 71 31 8.9 9.7 0.29
18 03/06/2017 66 34 7.8 8.9 0.40
19 09/06/2017 75 29 8.1 9.6 0.26
20 10/06/2017 79 36 8.6 9.9 0.41
21 16/06/2017 85 33 9.1 9.7 0.45
22 17/06/2017 73 26 8.3 8.6 0.55
23 23/06/2017 77 28 7.6 9.1 0.39
24 24/06/2017 69 30 8.8 9.5 0.44
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
03/07/2017 56 20 8.4 10.1 0.21
26 04/07/2017 49 16 9.5 10.5 0.26
27 10/07/2017 65 23 8.3 9.8 0.45
28 11/07/2017 63 20 9.5 11.2 0.39
29 17/07/2017 57 21 7.8 9.8 0.19
30 18/07/2017 59 19 9.1 10.2 0.23
31 24/07/2017 54 19 8.5 10.6 0.65
32 25/07/2017 49 17 9.4 10.9 0.25
33
AUGUST
02/08/2017 48 14 9.0 10.4 0.41
34 03/08/2017 52 16 8.2 9.5 0.52
35 09/08/2017 57 20 8.8 10.2 0.46
36 10/08/2017 53 16 9.3 10.5 0.37
37
16/08/2017 59 21 8.5 9.9 0.40
38 17/08/2017 46 13 8.1 9.5 0.28
39 23/08/2017 50 15 9.9 11.0 0.44
40 24/08/2017 54 17 10.2 11.4 0.49
41
SEPTEMBER
04/09/2017 44 13 8.6 9.5 0.40
42 05/09/2017 50 17 7.9 9.0 0.49
43 11/09/2017 59 18 8.2 10.0 0.48
44 12/09/2017 55 15 10.1 11.0 0.31
45 18/09/2017 60 19 8.4 10.1 0.38
46 19/09/2017 46 16 8.6 9.2 0.26
47 25/09/2017 52 14 10.2 11.3 0.48
48 26/09/2017 56 15 10.4 11.8 0.45
Maximum Value 85 39 11.3 12.4 0.65
Minimum Value 44 13 7.1 8.1 0.18
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED
HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017
PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: MSP Upwind
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
03/04/2017 66 23 10.2 11.2 0.43 2 04/04/2017 59 24 10.6 11.5
0.51
3 10/04/2017 71 29 9.4 10.2 0.39
4 11/04/2017 74 26 9.2 10.3 0.46
5 17/04/2017 76 25 8.9 9.9 0.40
6 18/04/2017 58 17 10.1 11.1 0.51
7 24/04/2017 61 21 11.6 12.5 0.55
8 25/04/2017 64 19 11.1 12.2 0.41
9
MAY
02/05/2017 68 25 6.5 7.2 0.46 10 03/05/2017 60 26 7.2 8.3
0.53
11 09/05/2017 73 30 6.8 7.5 0.40
12 10/05/2017 77 31 8.3 9.1 0.42
13 16/05/2017 75 33 7.1 8.8 0.39
14 17/05/2017 59 21 6.9 7.3 0.52
15 23/05/2017 63 25 8.2 9.5 0.56
16 24/05/2017 66 28 7.3 8.1 0.42
17
JUNE
02/06/2017 71 29 7.1 7.6 0.49 18 03/06/2017 66 24 7.8 8.7
0.50
19 09/06/2017 77 33 7.0 7.8 0.44
20 10/06/2017 81 29 8.6 9.6 0.46
21 16/06/2017 79 35 7.5 8.4 0.41
22 17/06/2017 62 26 6.6 7.6 0.54
23 23/06/2017 66 28 8.5 9.8 0.52
24 24/06/2017 70 31 7.6 8.6 0.47
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
25
JULY
03/07/2017 56 20 10.1 11.6 0.41
26 04/07/2017 48 19 9.8 11.0 0.45
27 10/07/2017 52 21 10.5 11.1 0.36
28 11/07/2017 46 15 9.6 10.8 0.49
29 17/07/2017 53 21 10.2 11.5 0.32
30 18/07/2017 42 17 10.6 11.1 0.38
31 24/07/2017 46 18 10.3 10.9 0.40
32 25/07/2017 51 21 10.0 11.2 0.31
33
AUGUST
02/08/2017 40 13 8.4 9.9 0.25
34 03/08/2017 43 14 7.6 9.0 0.31
35 09/08/2017 45 14 7.9 9.2 0.40
36 10/08/2017 41 13 8.2 9.5 0.29
37
16/08/2017 47 15 8.8 10.0 0.45
38 17/08/2017 49 16 9.0 10.2 0.48
39 23/08/2017 44 15 8.5 9.9 0.24
40 24/08/2017 46 15 8.1 9.5 0.30
41
SEPTEMBER
04/09/2017 44 12 8.6 10.1 0.26
42 05/09/2017 45 15 7.4 8.8 0.29
43 11/09/2017 41 13 7.6 9.0 0.38
44 12/09/2017 43 16 8.3 9.6 0.30
45 18/09/2017 48 14 8.1 10.1 0.42
46 19/09/2017 52 18 9.2 10.6 0.38
47 25/09/2017 46 13 8.1 9.5 0.28
48 26/09/2017 49 17 7.9 8.8 0.31
Maximum Value 81 35 11.6 12.5 0.56
Minimum Value 40 12 6.5 7.2 0.24
ESSEL MINING AND INDUSTRIES LIMITED HALF-YEARLY AAQ MONITORING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD
APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2017 PROJECT: KOIRA IRON MINE LOCATION: MSP down wind
S.NO MONTH DATE PM10 PM2.5 SO2 NOX CO
1
APRIL
03/04/2017 71 31 9.1 10.1 0.36 2 04/04/2017 75 33 10.5 11.4
0.41
3 10/04/2017 68 29 9.4 10.5 0.50
4 11/04/2017 65 26 10.5 11.4 0.39
5 17/04/2017 74 25 11.1 12.2 0.44
6 18/04/2017 76 27 9.9 10.9 0.40
7 24/04/2017 70 30 8.8 9.9 0.61
8 25/04/2017 72 28 9.2 10.3 0.51
9
MAY
02/05/2017 69 28 6.2 7.3 0.40 10 03/05/2017 72 31 7.5 8.5
0.38
11 09/05/2017 70 29 6.4 7.1 0.52
12 10/05/2017 68 26 8.3 9.2 0.40
13 16/05/2017 76 33 6.1 7.3 0.46
14 17/05/2017 71 30 8.2 9.1 0.39
15 23/05/2017 65 25 7.4 8.4 0.62