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Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 31.1 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................... 31.2 OBJECTIVE ............................................................................................ 3

1.3 METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................... 41.4 THE EIA TEAM ....................................................................................... 51.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS ...................................................................... 5

2.0 LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS ...................................................... 62.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 62.2 POLICY ................................................................................................. 62.3 BANGLADESH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT 1995 ANDENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION RULES 1997 ............................................... 82.4 OTHER SECTORAL POLICIES/LEGISLATION OF RELEVANCE ................... 112.5 COMPLIANCE WITH DOE/ EIA GUIDELINES ........................................... 14

2.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS .......................................... 142.6.1 Obtaining Environmental Clearance ................................................. 142.6.2 Environmental Quality Standards .................................................. 16

3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................... 233.1 PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT ..................................................... 233.2 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................ 253.3 MANUFACTURING PROCESS ................................................................. 263.4 LIST OF MACHINERIES ........................................................................ 283.5 RAW MATERIALS ................................................................................. 283.6 UTILITIES ........................................................................................... 28

4.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ............................................... 30

4.1 Physical Condition ................................................................................ 304.2 WATER QUALITY ................................................................................. 33

4.2.1 Surface Water ............................................................................... 334.2.2 Ground Water ................................................................................ 33

4.3 AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................... 364.4 CLIMATE CONDITION .......................................................................... 364.6 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................ 384.7 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................... 39

5.0 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS............................................... 40

5.1 THE AIM OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ........................................ 405.2 IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL IMPACTS ...................................................... 405.3 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ....................................................................... 41

6.0 EVALUATION OF IMPACTS .................................................................... 436.1GENERAL CONSIDERATION ................................................................... 436.2 ADVERSE IMPACTS .............................................................................. 43

6.2.1 Impact due to project location ........................................................ 436.2.2Impact during Operation Stage ....................................................... 43

6.3 SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 45


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7.0 ANALYSIS & DESCRIPTION OF THE MITIGATION MEASURES .................... 467.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 467.2 MITIGATION MEASURE OF PROJECT IMPACTS ...................................... 46

7.2.1 Measures due to Project Location ................................................... 467.2.2 Measures during Operation Stage ................................................... 47

8.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN ........................................................ 538.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATION .................................................................. 538.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ............................................. 538.3 MITIGATION/BENIFICIAL ENHANCENENT MEASURES ............................ 538.4 MONITORING REQUIREMENT & MONITORING INDICATORS .................. 558.5 COST OF TREATMENT PLANT .............................................................. 558.6 Implementation Schedule .................................................................... 56

9.0 CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................... 589.1 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................... 589.2 RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 59

10.0 LIST OF REFERENCES ............................................................................ 60

Annexure

ETP design and specification


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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) REPORT

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUNDPaperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigiddifferentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker(usually over 0.25 mm, 0.0098 in or 10 points) than paper. Paperboard can besingle or multi-ply. Paperboard can be easily cut and formed, is lightweight, andbecause it is strong, is used in packaging. Another end-use would be graphicprinting, such as book and magazine covers or postcards. Sometimes it is referredto as cardboard, which is a generic, lay term used to refer to any heavy paperpulp based board. Paperboard is also used infine arts for creating sculptures.

In 1817, the first paperboard carton was produced in England. Folding cartons

first emerged around the 1860s and were shipped flat to save space, ready to beset up by customers when they were required. 1879 saw the development ofmechanical die cutting and creasing of blanks. In 1911 the firstkraft sulphate millwas built in Florida and in 1915 the gable top milk carton was patented and in1935 the firstdairy plant was observed using them.

Pulp and paper sector in Bangladesh is used to get less importance in comparisonwith that of other sectors related to socioeconomic development of the country.But recently, almost hundred paper & paperboard mills are erected and most ofthose are in operation and producing varieties of papers & paperboard.

The technology of Paperboard industry is simple & labor intensive & investmentper worker is very low. As such, Bangladesh is in a favorable position where suchindustry could be flourished. So, it is observed that there is an excellentopportunity for the establishment of Paper &Paperboard industry in the country.M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. is such an industry that is set up forPaperboard. The project is located at Birampur, Madhabdi, Narsingdi. Main usesof this paperboard are shoe box, Sweet cartoon, rope holderetc.

1.2

OBJECTIVE

The overall objective of this EIA report is to identify major environmental impactsresulting from the implementation of the project and to recommend mitigationmeasures to avoid or reduce adverse environmental impacts and to enhancepositive impacts.

The specific objectives include:

(i) to assess the existing environmental conditions of the project site and its

adjacent areas in order to establish a baseline framework against which potential
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environmental impacts due to the implementation of the project would becompared.

(ii) to identify and assess environmental impacts resulting from the project duringits development or construction phase.

(iii) to identify, pre-determine and assess environmental impacts resulting fromthe project during its operational phase.

(iv) to develop an well balanced environmental management plan withrecommendations for mitigating adverse impacts and enhancing positive impactsand outlining environmental monitoring requirements both during constructionand operational phase of the project.

(v) to identify issues that may require further studies.

1.3 METHODOLOGY

The EIA study has been conducted & the present report is prepared on the basisof information provided by M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.

During this process, the following steps were followed:

Collection of information relating to the study from M/S RSS Textile &Paper Mills . ;

Detailed understanding of the scope of the assignment and activitiesinvolved on the surrounding environment;

Engaged resource personnel / field staff available for assignments,mobilization and necessary orientations;

Collection of data on environmental, social, health and natural resourcecomponent parameters of the project area;

Collection and review of reports and references. This included relevantDepartment of Environment (DoE) EIA Guidelines for Industries,Environmental Policies, Strategies and Acts.

Met and gathered information from various government agencies ofconcern.

Undertook field visits and field surveys to various sites which representedthe project's geographical coverage, ecosystems andcommunities including potential environmental, biological and socialproblems;

Conducted a representative survey using a prepared questionnaire coveringa wide cross-section of people in the study area to acquire field-level dataon the existing environmental, biological, health and socio-economicimpacts of the project;

Collected samples (water) from predetermined points and areas within thestudy area and analyzed the relevant parameters;

Performed critical analysis of the data and information;


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Identified sources of environmental and biodiversity degradationand social disturbances of significance;

Identified environmental, biological, social and health impacts andevaluated their significance and consequences;

Presented an outline of an Environmental Management Plan (EMP)for future mitigation measures of environmental, biological, socialand health issues; and Prepared the EIA Report.

1.4 THE EIA TEAM

The EIA study was carried out by a team of consultants from the Green FutureEnvironment Consultants Limited in which the team leader was Mr. KamrulHasan and other members were Mr. Mahmud Al Hasan, Mr. Shafiqul Islam.

Among the first three consultants, first member is a SUST graduate in Civil &Environmental Engineering and the second members are graduates in Chemical

Engineering & Polymer Science from SUST and last member is a graduate in CivilEngineering from RUET.

1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS

This report presents an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposedIndustry. The EIA includes environmental reconnaissance of the project area,identification of potential impacts and corresponding mitigating measures,identification of significant environmental issues and recommendations for furtherstudies in order to address these issues. It provides a brief description of the

project activities to be carried out and identifies major environmental impactsresulting from these activities, both during development phase and after projectimplementation. An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) has been providedthat suggests specific measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts and toenhance beneficial impacts. Important environmental issues that need furtherstudies have been identified also.


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2.0 LEGAL AND POLICY CONSIDERATIONS

2.1 INTRODUCTION

In any country, development projects are governed directly or indirectly bysome type of legal and/or institutional requirements. Assessment of policy,strategy and regulatory issues are extremely important for any projectproponent or developer before they physically execute a Program or Plan.The proponent has to be well aware of these requirements and comply withthe provisions as applicable and necessary. The following sections review therelevant National legislative, regulatory and policy requirements along with someinternational ones. Not all of thelegislation is directly relevant to the presentProgram, but some may indirectly apply. The following section provides alist of relevant legislation identified for compliance in obtainingenvironmental clearance.

2.2 POLICY

Bangladesh National Environmental Policy 1992

Environment Policy 1992 provides the broader framework of sustainabledevelopment in the country. It is also states that all major undertakings, whichwill have bearing on environment including setting up of an industrialestablishment must undertake IEE/EIA before they initiate the project.

Environment Policy delineates Department of Environment as the approvingagency for all such IEE/EIAs to be undertaken in the country.

Bangladesh National Environmental Policy 1992 was approved in May, 1992, andsets out the basic framework for environmental action, together with a set ofbroad sectoral action guidelines. Key elements of the policy are (as objectives,section-2).

Maintenance of the ecological balance and overall progress anddevelopment of the country through protection and improvement of theenvironment.

Protection of the county against natural disasters. Identification and regulation of all types of activities which pollute and

degrade the environment.

Ensuring sustainable utilization of all natural resources.

Active association with all environment-related international initiatives.


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Environmental policy requires the following specifics with respect to the Industry(section 3.2).

To adopt corrective measures in phase in industries that causespollution.

To conduct Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for all new publicand private industries.

To ban the establishment of any industry that produces goods thatcause environmental pollution, development and/or introduction ofenvironmentally sound substitutes.

To ensure sustainable use of raw materials in industries and preventtheir wastage.

Section 5 Institutional arrangement requires:

5.4 Department of Environment will review and approved all environmentalImpact Assessments.

National Environmental Management Plan (NEMAP) 1995

The National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP) is a wide rangingand multifaceted plan, which builds on and extends the statements, set out in the

National Environmental Policy. NEMAP was developed to address issues andmanagement requirements for a period between 1995 and 2005 and sets out theframework within which the recommendations of the National ConservationStrategy are to be implemented.

NEMAP has the broad objectives of: Identification of key environmental issues affectingBangladesh; Identification of actions necessary to halt or reduce the rateof environmental degradation; Improvement of the natural and built environment; Conservation of habitats and biodiversity; Promotion of sustainable development; and Improvement in the quality of life of the people.

One of the key issues in NEMAP regarding the energy sector has been that"energy conservation awareness is generally low throughout the country". NEMAPdid not recognize mineral resources as an important sector and there is noseparate discussion on this.


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Industrial Policy 1999

The National Industrial Policy, 1999 aims to ensure a high rate of investment bythe public and private sectors, a strong productive sector, direct foreigninvestment, development of labor intensive industries, introduction of new

appropriate technology, women's participation, development of small and cottageindustries, entrepreneurship development, high growth of export, infrastructuredevelopment and environmentally sound industrial development.

WTO guidelines have been proposed to be followed in the Industry Policy.Following the guidelines, may result in conflicts with intellectual property rights.Guidelines for mitigating such possible conflicts are absent in the policydocument. No specific guidelines are given for sustainable extraction andutilization of raw materials for different industries. One of the 17 objectives of thepolicy (Section 2.12; Chapter II) is "To ensure a process of industrialization which

is environmentally sound and consistent with the resource endowment of thecountry". However, none of the 24 strategies of the policy relate to theenvironment.

2.3 BANGLADESH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION ACT 1995 ANDENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION RULES 1997

Environment Conservation Act 1995 (ECA95) is currently the main legislation

document relating to environment protection in Bangladesh. Under the Act, noindustrial unit or project shall be established or adopted without obtainingenvironment clearance, in the manner prescribed by the Rules.

Environment Conservation Rules 1997 has provided categorization of industriesand project and identified types of Environment assessments needed againstrespective category of industries or projects. According to the category providedin Environment Conservation 1997, the proposed industry falls under Redcategory for which IEE is the requirement, at the environmental document.

The Environment Conservation Act 1995

This Act of 1995 is officially the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995,established for environment conservation, environmental standard developmentpollution control and abatement, although it is known by the shortened titleabove. It has repealed the Environment Pollution Control Ordinance 1977.

The Environmental Conservation Act, 1995 (ECA1995) is currently the mainlegislative framework document relating to environmental protection inBangladesh, which repealed the earlier environment pollution control ordinance of1997 and has been promulgated in 1995.

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- Conservation and improvement, and- Control and mitigation of pollution of environment.

The main strategies of the act can be summarized as-

- Declaration of ecologically critical areas, and restriction, on theoperation and process which can be carried or can not be initiated inthe ecologically critical area.

- Regulation in respect of vehicles emitting smoke harmful for theenvironment.

- Environmental clearance.- Regulation of the industries and other development activities-discharge

permit.- Promulgation of standards for quality of air, water, noise and soil for

different areas for different purposes.- Promulgation of standard limit for discharging and emitting waste.- Formulation and declaration of environmental guidelines.

The first set of rules to implement the provisions of the Act has been promulgatedin 1997. The Department of Environment (DoE) is implementing the Act. DoE isheaded by a Director General (DG). The power of DG, as given in the Act, may beoutlined as follows:

- Identification of different types and causes of environmentaldegradation and pollution.

- Instigating the investigation and research into information regardingenvironment conservation, development and pollution.

- Power to close down the activities considered harmful to human life orthe environment. The operator does have the right to appeal andprocedures are in place for this. However, if the incident is consideredan emergency, there is no opportunity for appeal.

- Power to declare an area affected by pollution as an ecologically criticalarea. DoE governs the type of works or process, which can take in suchan area.

- Similar to an aforementioned clause, if any part of environment ispolluted/damaged by operations, the Director General can request orforce the operator to make rectifying arrangements;

- Operators must inform the Director General of any pollution incident ornear miss;

In the event of an accidental (pollution) event, the Director General may takecontrol of an operation and the respective operator is bound to help. The operatoris responsible for costs incurred (and possibly) compensation;

- Before new project can go ahead as stipulated under the rules, theymust obtain an Environmental Clearance from the Director General. Anappeal procedure does exist for these promoters who fail to obtain

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- Failure to comply with any part of this Act may result in punishment bya maximum of 5 years imprisonment or a maximum fine of Tk. 100,000or both.

Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (Amendment 2000)

This Act focuses on: (1) ascertaining responsibility for Compensation in cases ofdamage to ecosystems, (2) increased provision of punitive measures both forfines and imprisonment and (3) fixing authority on cognisance of offences.

Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (Amendment 2002)This Act elaborates on: (1) restriction on polluting automobiles, (2) restriction onthe sale, production of environmentally harmful items like polythene bags, (3)assistance from law enforcement agencies for environmental actions,! (4) breakup of punitive measures and (5) authority to try environmental cases.

Environment Conservation Rules 1997

These are the first set of rules, promulgated under the Environment Conservationact 1995. Among other things, these rules set (I) the National EnvironmentalQuality Standards for ambient air, various types of water, industrial effluent,emission, noise, vehicular exhaust etc. (ii) requirement for and procedures toobtain environment clearance (iii) requirement for IEE/EIA according to categoriesof industrial and other development interventions.

The proposed plant falls presently under Red category of Environmental

Conservation Rules, 1997 under item 60 garments and sweater manufacturing(page-3119 of the Bangladesh Gazette of 27 August 1997).

According to the rules, any project/development intervention of the Red category,is to obtain environmental clearance in two steps-first to obtain site/locationclearance (based on the application along with necessary papers, including theInitial Environmental Examination, IEE which will contain the scope of work of theproposed EIA, if required, and then to obtain Environmental clearance (bysubmitting the application along with necessary papers). The department maytake up to sixty days to issue the site clearance (from the date of receiving theapplication), sixty days to approve the EIA and thirty more days to issue theEnvironmental Clearance, provided everything goes well.

This may be quite a lengthy process if DOE uses the full extent of the time limits.The rules however provide the Director General a discretionary authority to grant

Environmental Clearance to an applicant exempting the requirement ofsite/location clearance, provided he considers it appropriate. (Section7 (4), 2ndparagraph, page 3105 of the Bangladesh Gazette of 27 August 1997).


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2.4 OTHER SECTORAL POLICIES/LEGISLATION OF RELEVANCE

Any industry in the country is also required to comply with the industrial andexport/import policy of the country. The industry is also required to comply withthe Factories and Establishment Act and to undertake the license from concernedlicensing authority.

The Boilers Act 1923

This requires that, no owner of boiler shall use the boiler or permit it to be used,unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this act. The Actmentions, among other things, that, the authorizing certificate ceases to be inforce when any accident occurs to the boiler, when any structural alternation ismade.

The punishment is Taka ten thousand and may be extendable to taka twothousand per day for the period of violation. The boiler user can not use the boilernot rest without the certificate, but also at a higher pressure than allowed. Theboiler owner is to inform the inspector within twenty four hours in case of anyaccident.

The penal code 1860 (Chapter XIV of offences affective the Public health, safety,convenience, decency and morals).

Article 277: Failing Water or public Spring or Reservoir-

Whoever voluntarily corrupts or fouls the water of any public spring or reservoir,so as to render it less fit for the purpose for which it is ordinarily used, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a term which it is ordinaryused, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term whichmay extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred takaor with both.

Article 278: Making Atmosphere Noxious to Health-

Whoever voluntarily vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxiousto the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in theneighborhood or passing along public way, shall be punished with fine which mayextend to five hundred taka.

Article 284: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Poisonous Substance-

Whoever does, with any poisonous substance, any act in a manner so rash ornegligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt injury to anyperson, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any poisonoussubstance in his possession as is sufficient to guard against probable danger tohuman life from such poisonous substance, shall be punished with imprisonment


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of either description for term which may extend to sic months, or with fine, whichmay extend to one thousand taka, or with both.

Article 285: NegligentConduct with Respect to Fire or Combustible Matter-

Whoever does, with fire or any combustible matter, any act so rashly ornegligently as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury toany other person, or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with anyfire or any combustible matter in his possession as is sufficient to guard againstprobable danger to human life from such fire or combustible matter, shall bepunished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend tosix months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.

Article 286: Negligent Conduct with Respect to Explosive Substance-

Whoever does, with fire or any explosive, any act so rashly or negligently as toendanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person,or knowingly or negligently omits to take such order with any explosive substancein his possession as is sufficient to guard against any probable danger to humanlife from that substance, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descriptionfor a term which may extend to one thousand taka, or with both.

The Factory Act 1965

This is an act to repeal and with certain amendments, re-enact the Factories Act,1934.

This Act requires section 12(I) that every factory shall be kept clean and freefrom effluvia arising from any drain privy or other nuisance and in particularaccumulation of dirt and refuse shall be remove daily. Section 13(I) specify that,

effective arrangement shall be made in every factory for the disposal of wastesand effluent due to the manufacturing process carried ion therein.

Further section 14(I) mentions that, effective and suitable provision shall be madein every factory for securing and maintaining every work-room-

a) Adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air, andb) Such temperature as will secure to worker therein reasonable conditions

of comfort and prevent injury to health, and in particular-i) The walls and roofs shall be of such materials and so designed that

such temperature shall not be exceeded but kept as low a practicable;ii) Where the nature of the work carried on in the factory involves, or is

likely to involve, the production of excessively high temperature, suchadequate measures as are practicable, shall be taken to protect theworkers therefore by separating the process which produces such

temperature from the work-room by insulting the hot parts or by othereffective means.


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Section 15.1 of the Act stipulates,i) In every factory in which, by reason of the manufacturing process

carried on, there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of sucha nature and to such and extent as is likely to be injurious or offensives

to the workers employed therein, effective measures shall be taken toprevent its accumulation in any work-room and its inhalation byworkers, and if any exhaust appliance is necessary for this purpose, itshall be applied as near as possible to the point of origin of the dust,fume or other impurity, and such point shall be enclosed so far aspossible.

ii) In any factory no stationary internal combustion engine shall beoperated unless the exhaust is conducted into open air, and no internalcombustion engine shall be operated in any room unless effectivemeasures have been taken to prevent such accumulation of fumes

there from as are likely to be injurious to the workers employed in thework-room.

Further, section 17 asks for workspace requirement.

1) No work room in any factory shall be overcrowded to an extentinjurious to the health of the workers employed there in.

2) Without prejudice to the generally of the provision of sub-section(1) there shall be provided for every worker employed in a work

room

a) At least three hundred fifty cubic feet to space in thecase of a factory in existence on the date of thecommencement of this Act; and

b) At least five hundred cubic feet of space in the caseof a factory built after the commencement of this

Act.

In every factory-

i) Sufficient latrines and urinals of prescribed types shall be providedconveniently situated and accessible to workers at all times while they are in thefactory

In every factory the following shall be securely fenced by the safeguards ofsubstantial construction which shall be kept in position while the parts ofmachinery required to be fenced are in motion or in use, namely-

a) Every moving part of a prime mover, and every fly wheelconnected to a prime mover;

b) The head face and tailrace of every water wheel and waterturbine;

c) Any part of a stock bar which projects beyond the head stock ofa lathe; and


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d) Unless they are in such position or of such construction as to beas safe to every person employed in the factory as they would beif they were securely fenced-

i. Every part of an electric generator. a motor or rotary converter;

ii. Every part of transmission machinery; andiii. Every dangerous part of any machinery.

Where in any factory any manufacturing process produces dust, gas, fume orvapor of such character and to such extent as to be likely to explode on ignition,all practicable measures shall be taken to prevent any such explosion by-

a) Effective enclosure or the plant or machinery used in the process;b) Removal or prevention of the accumulation of such dust, gas, fume

or vapor;

c) Exclusion or effective enclose of all possible sources of ignition.2.5 COMPLIANCE WITH DOE/ EIA GUIDELINES

As DoE has its own EIA guidelines for industries, it is expected that the proposedindustry will comply and meet up all the requirements as stated on suchguidelines.

2.6 COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. is required to comply with the requirements asstipulated in the Acts and Rules mentioned in the earlier sub-sections. Theenvironmental study, EIA, of the proposed Program has been carried out inconformity with the requirements of the DoE and M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. is committed to the protection of the environmentand as such will conduct its operations in compliance with local, national andinternational legislation as applicable. M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. will endeavorto ensure the protection of human, social, biological health and the environment.

2.6.1 Obtaining Environmental Clearance

The environmental study called EIA of the proposed project has been carried outin conformity with the requirements of DoE under the ECR.97.

For most proponents planning in industrial project in Bangladesh it is currentlymandatory under section 12 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1995 and thesubsequent environment conservation rules 1997, to obtain an environmentalclearance from the Department of Environment.


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The first step for the project proponent is to complete an application form, whichmay be obtained from appropriate DoE divisional office. The application form witha covering letter is then addressed to Director/Deputy Director of the respectivedivisional office of the Department of Environment as prescribed in the Form-3 ofthe Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997. The application should include,

feasibility study report of the project, EIA, NOC of local authority, mitigation planof minimizing the impact of environmental pollution and a Treasury Chalan ofTaka 1500 to 500,000 (depending on the amount of investment by the projectproponent). DoE authority reserves the right to request additional information andsupporting documents for the proposed plant.

As per the Environment Conservation Rules, 1997 the DoE divisional issuesenvironmental site clearance with in 60 workdays or the refusal letter withappropriate reason for such refusal. The clearance issued is valid for one-yearperiod, which requires being renewed 30 days prior to the expiry date.

Section-9 of the Environmental Conservation Rules, 1997 ensures the right of theaggrieved to appeal against the notice order or decision to the appellateauthority. The appeal should be made to the appellate authority with the clear

justification and the attested copy of the specific notice order/decision orrespective DoE office against which the appeal is to be made. Moreoverprescribed fee is to be paid vide treasury chalan and the relevant papers for theappeal is required to be placed.

It is understood that there are provisions currently being attempted within the

DoE to implementation a new environmental clearance procedure which willrequire that only some major industries conduct a comprehensive of fullEnvironmental Impact Assessment.

The focus of the environment conservation rules in terms of environmentalclearance and EIA lies with the classification of industries and certain project intothree groups green, orange and red based on their pollution or Environmentdamage potential.

Green List Industries fall into two categories. Category A industries are required tosubmit general information, a feasibility report, a process flow diagram andschematic diagrams of waste treatment facilities along with their application forobtaining DoE environmental clearance. Red categories industries are required tosubmit an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) report; along with thereapplication and the information and papers specified for Category A industries.

Red list Industries are those which may cause significant adverse environmentalimpacts and are therefore required to submit an EIA report. It should be notedthat they might obtain in initial site clearance on the basis of an IEE report, andsubsequently submit an EIA report for obtaining environmental clearance alongwith other necessary papers, like the feasibility study report, no objection from

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Figure-1 and Figure-2 show respectively the present environmental/technicalclearance procedure for industrial projects in Bangladesh and steps involved inEnvironment clearance.

The present project under consideration falls under Red category under the rules

and the relevant environmental clearance procedure as has been mentionedbefore.

2.6.2 Environmental Quality Standards

At present there are environmental standards in operation in Bangladesh alsoPromulgated under the Environment Conservation Rules 1997. There arestandards prescribed for varying water sources, ambient air, noise, odor,industrial effluent and emission discharges, vehicular emission etc.

The Bangladesh standards intend to impose restrictions on the volume andconcentrations of waste water/solid waste/gaseous emission etc. discharged intothe environment. In addition a number of surrogate pollution parameters likeBiochemical oxygen demand, or chemical oxygen demand; Total suspended solidsetc. are specified in terms of concentration and/or total allowable qualitydischarged in case of waste water/solid. Additionally specific parametersdepending on the manufacturing process in specified such as phenol, cyanide,copper, zinc, chromium etc. Air emission quality standards refer mostly toconcentration of mass emission of various types of particulates, sulfur dioxides,

and oxides of nitrogen and in some cases volatile organic compounds and othersubstances.

Bangladesh standards in general are less stringent compared to the developedcountries. This is in view to promote and encourage industrialization in thecountry. The Bangladesh standards are not for any specific period of time. Therein no provision for partial compliance too.


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Figure 1:Present Environmental Site / Technical Clearance Procedurefor Projects in Bangladesh

ProjectProponent

GasConnection

Bank Loans

ConsiderationsDoE, GOB

ApprovalObtained

Commencement

of Construction

Commencement ofOperation

Green ListProjects

Orange ListProjects

Red ListProjects

ProcessDetails+ PCP

IEE

SiteClearance

TechnicalClearance

Note :EMP : Environmental Management PlanIEE : Initial Environmental ExaminationPCP : Pollution Control Plan

A B

IEE+EMP EIA

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Figure 2: Steps Involved in Environmental Clearance

The standards, which are commonly known as environmental quality standards(EQS), are legally binding. There is a separate schedule on industry specificstandards, other than the general industrial emission and effluent standards. Thisschedule covers a wide range of industries- fertilizer, tannery, integrated textile,food, paper & board, cement etc. However there are no separate set of standardsof the garments sector. In the present case, the general standards for boileremission, noise, sewage,effluent, ambient air as prescribed in the EQS willapply.

The present industry under consideration is to comply with these standards duringits operation.

APPLICATION TO

DoE

GREEN ORANGE A ORANGE B RED

The application shouldenclose:

1. General information;2. Description of raw

materials & finished,products.

3. An NOC.

The application shouldenclose:

1. General information;2. Description of raw

materials & finished,products.

3. An NOC.4. Process flow Diagram,

layout plan, effluentdisposal system etc.

The application shouldenclose:1. Feasibility Study Report

(for, proposedindustry/project);

2. I n i t i a lE n v i r o n m e n t a lExamination (IEE) (forproposed industry/project)

3. Environmental ManagemenPlan (EMP) Report (for

existing industry/project;4.An NOC5. Pollution minimization pla6. Outline or relocation plan

etc.

Obtaining Environmental

Clearance

Such a clearance will besubject to renewal after

eachone-year period

Obtaining Site Clearance

Applying for

EnvironmentalClearance

The application shouldenclose:1. Feasibility Study Report(for, proposedindustry/project);2 . I n i t i a lE n v i r o n m e n t a lExamination (IEE) (for proposedindustry/project);3.Environmental ManagementPlan (EMP) Report (for existing

industry/project;4.An NOC5.Pollution minimization plan;6.Outline or relocation planetc.

Obtaining EnvironmentalClearance


eachthree-year period

Obtaining Site Clearance

Obtaining Site ClearanceApplying for

Environmental

Clearance

Applying for

EnvironmentalClearance


Clearance


Clearance

Such a clearance will besubject to renewal after each

one-year period


eachone-year period


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Table 1: Bangladesh Standards for Ambient Air Quality

Air Pollution Standards Avg. Time

1 2 3Carbon Monoxide(CO)

10mg/m3(9 ppm) 8 hr

40mg/m3(35 ppm) 1 hr

Lead (Pb) 0.5g/m3 yearly

Oxides of Nitrogen(NOx)

100g/m3(0.053ppm) yearly

Suspended ParticulateMatters (SPM)

200g/m38 hr

PM10 50g/m3 yearly

150g/m3 24 hr

PM2.5 15g/m3

yearly65g/m3 24 hr

OzoneSulfur Dioxide (S02)

235g/m3(0.12ppm) 1 hr

157g/m3(0.08ppm) 8 hr

80g/m3(0.03ppm) yearly

365g/m3(0.14ppm) 24 hr

Source : Schedule-2, Bangladesh Environment Conservation Rule (Amendment2005), Bangladesh Gazette, 19 July 2005) (Own authentic translation fromoriginal Bengali).

Note : 1. Sensitive area includes national monuments, health resorts,hospitals, archaeological sites, educational institutions and other governmentdesignated areas (if any).

2. Any industrial unit located not in a designated industrial area willnot discharge such pollutants, which may contribute to exceed theambient air quality above in the surrounding areas of category 'Ga'and 'Gha'.3. Suspended particulate matters mean airborne particles of diameterof 10 micron or less.

Table 2: Bangladesh Standards for Noise

Sl. No. Area CategoryStandards Values(all values in dBA)

Day Night

Ka Silent zone 45 30

Kha Residential area 50 40

Ga

Mixed area(basically

residential andtogether used forcommercial and

60 50


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industrialpurposes)

Gha Commercial area 70 60

Umma

Industrial area 75 70

Source : Schedule, 4, Rule-12, Environment Conservation Rules, 1997. (Page3127, Bangladesh Gazette, 28 August 1997). Own authentic translation fromoriginal BengaliNote : 1. Daytime is reckoned as the time between 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

2. Night time is reckoned as the time between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.3.Silent zones are areas up to a radius of 100 meter around hospitals,

educational institutions or special establishments declared or to be declared assuch by the Government. Use of vehicular horn, other signals and loudspeakers isprohibited in silent zones.

Table 3: Bangladesh Standards for Odor

Parameters Unit Values

Acetaldehyde PPM 0.5-5Ammonia PPM 1-5

Hydrogen Sulfide PPM 0.02-0.2Meth l Disulfide PPM 0.009-0.1

Meth l Merca tan PPM 0.02-0.2Meth l Sulfide PPM 0.01-0.2

St rene PPM 0.4-2.0

Trimeth lamine PPM 0.005-0.07

Source : Schedule8, Rule-12, Environment Conservation Rules, 1997.(Page 3130, Bangladesh Gazette, 28 August 1997). Own authentic translationfrom original Bengali

Note : 1. Regulatory standards at emission/discharge outlets (apply tothose outlets which are higher than 5 meters)

Q = 0.108 x He2 cmWhere Qgas emission rate (Nm3/hour)

Heeffective height of the outlet (m)Cmabove mentioned standard (ppm)

2. Where there is a range given for a parameter, the lower value willbe used for warning and the higher value for initiation of legal procedure or

punitive measures.


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Table 4: Bangladesh Standards for Sewage Discharge

Parameters Unit Values

BOD m /I 40Nitrate m /I 250

Phosphate mg/I 35Sus ended Solids SS m /I 100

Tem erature C 30Coliforms number/

100ml

1000

Source : Schedule- 9, Rule-13, Environment Conservation Rules, 1997. (Page-3131 of the Bangladesh Gazette of 28 August 1997) (Own authentic translationfrom original Bengali).

Note : 1. These standards are applicable for discharge into surface andinland water bodies.

2. Chlorination is to be done before final discharge.

Table 5: Bangladesh Standards for Industrial and Project Effluent

SI.No.

Parameters Unit

Discharge To

InlandSurfaceWater

Public Sewer toSecondary Treatment

Plant

Irrigabl

Land

1 Ammonical nitrogen (as elementary

N

mg/I 50 75 75

2 Ammonia (as free ammonia) mg/I 5 5 15

3 Arsenic (as As) mg/I 0.2 0.05 0.2

4 BOD5at 20C mg/I 50 250 100

5 Boron mg/I 2 2 2

6 Cadmium (as Cd) mg/I 0.05 0.5 0.5

7 Chloride mg/I 600 600 600

8 Chromium (as total Cr) mg/I 0.5 1.0 1.0

9 COD mg/I 200 400 400

10 Chromium (as hexavalent Cr) mg/I 0.1 1.0 1.0

11 Copper (as Cu) mg/I 0.5 3.0 3.0

12 Dissolved oxygen (DO) mg/I 4.5-8 4.5-8 4.5-8

13 Electro-conductivity (EC) pmhoms/c

1200 1200 120014 Total dissolved solids mg/I 2100 2100 2100

15 Flouride (as F) mg/I 2 15 10

16 Sulfide (as S) mg/I 1 2 2

17 Iron (as Fe) mg/I 2 2 2

18 Total kjeldahl nitrogen (as N) mg/I 100 100 100

19 Lead (as Pb) mg/I 0.1 1 0.1

20 Manganese (as Mn) mg/I 5 5 5

21 Mercury (as Hg) mg/I 0.01 0.01 0.01

22 Nickel (as Ni) mg/I 1.0 2.0 1.0

23 Nitrate (as elementary N) mg/I 10.0 Not yet set 10

24 Oil and grease mg/I 10 20 1025 Phenolic compounds (as C6HSOH) mg/I 1.0 5 1


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26 Dissolved phosphorus (as P) mg/I 8 8 15

27 Radioactive substance (To be specified by Bangladesh Atomic Energy

28 PH 6-9 6-9 6-9

29 Selenium (as Se) mg/I 0.05 0.05 0.05

30 Zinc (as Zn) Mg/I 5 10 10

31 Total dissolved solids Mg/I 2100 2100 2100

32 TemperatureC (summer)

0

40

45

40

45

40

45

33 Suspended solids Mg/I 150 500 200

34 Cyanide Mg/I 0.1 2.0 0.2

Source: Schedule -10, Rulo-13, Environment Conservation Rules, 1997 (Page3132 - 3134 of the Bangladesh Gazette of 28 August 1997) (Own authentictranslation from original Bengali).

Note: - These standards will be applicable for all industries other than thosewhich are specified under 'industrial sector specific standards'.

- These standards will have to be complied from the moment of trialproduction in case of industries and from the moment of the very beginning incase of projects.

- These standards will have to be met at any point of time and anysampling. In case of need for ambient environment condition, these standardsmay be made stringent.

-Inland surface water will include drains, ponds, tanks, water bodies,ditches, canals, rivers, streams and estuaries.-Public sewer means leading to full fledged joint treatment facility

comprising primary and secondary treatment.-Land for irrigation means organized irrigation of selected crops on

adequate land determined on the basis of quantum and characteristics of wastewater.

-If any discharge is made into public sewer or on land which does notmeet the respective definitions in notes 5 and 6 above, then the inland surfacewater standards will apply.


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3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

3.1 PRESENT STATUS OF THE PROJECT

The proponent has taken the Site Clearance Certificate from the Department of

Environment (DoE). The proponent is now in the process of taking approval forEnvironmental Clearance from DOE and appointed consultant for the project. Thebasic data of the project has been shown in the Table 6.

Table 6: Basic Information on M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.

1. a. Name of the project: M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.

b. Project Proponent: Md. Jakir Hossain (Proprietor)

2. a. Project Location: Birampur, Madhabdi, Narsingdi.

b. Office Address: Birampur, Madhabdi, Narsingdi.

3. Project value: 90,00,000 B.D.T.4. a. No. of Employees:

b. Employees Engaged inEnvironmental Management:

50 person

2 person

5. a. Total area of land:b. Land Occupied by the

Project :

1304 m2

825 m2

6. Type of Industry: Medium

7. Date of starting: December , 2013

8. a. Present use of land:

b. Land use by surroundings

Industrial Activities with proper buffer zones

Industrial Activities, Vacant Lands9. Manufacturing Process:

(in short)First the collected waste paper will be take intothe hydropulper machine for slushing of wastepaper, broke, in loose and then will be VibrationScreens. Vibration Screens are used forscreening of all fibers containing impurities. Afterthat Refiner process start. Refining of wastepaper is the mechanical treatment andmodification of fibers so that they can be formedinto paper board of the desired properties. Afterrefiner it goes to mould by machine chest thenpress section, dryer, calendar and finally cuttingMachine.

10. Raw Materials (Name,Amount & Source) (Daily):

Waste Paper, 3000 kg (Local)

11. Final Product (Name &Amount) (Daily) :

Board Paper 2500 kg

12. By-product (if any): No

13. a. Daily WaterRequirements:

b. Source:

126,000 liter/dayOwn deep tube well

14. Power Requirements: 400 kW


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15. Gas Requirements: 200 m3(day), Titas

16. Solid Sludge Produced(Name & Amount):

Packing Materials, Cutting Waste Paper, Wastagepieces from other sources, Dried Sludge

17. Possible Air PollutantsEscaped:

Flue gas through stack

18. a. Possible Amount ofWastewater:

b. Final outlet ofWastewater:

Industrial wastewater-3.5 m3/hour & sanitarywastewater 4m3/day.

Industrial wastewater will be treated by ETPafter that water will be drain to oldBrahmaputra river by own drain which is only 10m from factory. Sanitary water will be drain byseptic tank & soak pit.

19. a. Drainage arrangementbetween the project and the

final outlet of the Wastewater:b. Ownership of the Drain:

RCC underground pipe drainage, final outlet intoold Brahmaputra River from the ETP.

Own

20. Solid Waste Management: Will be stored in a safety & planned manner forland filling & the rest will be sold.

21. a. Mode of WastewaterTreatment:

b. Proposed WastewaterTreatment Plant:

i. Treatment Capacityof the ETP:

ii. Amount of land fixedfor the ETP:

iii. Units of theWastewaterTreatment:

Physical and Biological treatment.

5 m3/hr

90m2

Bar Screen, Equalization Tank, Grit Chamber, pHCorrection Tank, Aeration Tank, SecondaryClarifier with Scum Remover, Secondary SludgeWastage.

22. Management of AirPollution:

Through stack at a height of 60 feet and exhaustfan.

23. Management of

Occupational Health Hazard:

Workers are provided with safety cloths, medical

facilities and PPE (Personal ProtectiveEquipment).

24. Disaster ManagementPlan:

There should be facilities of fire fighting systemand safety management system.

25. Environmental Monitoring: Environmental Monitoring requires set ofindicators that could be conveniently measured,assessed and evaluated periodically to observethe trends of change in base line environmentalquality. A list of possible parameters to betasted.


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3.2 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. is located at Birampur, Madhabdi, Narsingdi. This

covers an area of 1304 m2. At northern side there are vacant land and southern

side there is Chodwery Bari Road. At the eastern side there is Old Brahmaputra

river and at the western side there are RSS Textile, Manir Taxtile.

The project is 1.37 km from Madhubdi Bus Stand. Old Bharamaputra River is

beside the project.


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3.3 MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The manufacturing process of M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. has been shown bythe process flow diagram in fig. 3.


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Fig 3: Process Flow Diagram

Refiner

Collect Waste Pa er

Hydropulper

Vibrating Screen

Machine Chest

Mould Machine

Press Section

Dr er

Calendar Machine

Pop Reel

Cutting Machine


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3.4 LIST OF MACHINERIES

Machineries Quantity

Hydropulper 1 nosVibrating Screen 1 nos

Refiner 1 nos

Mechanical Chest 1 nos

Repair Box 1 nos

Cutting Machine 1 nos

Dryer 1 nos

3.5

RAW MATERIALS

Raw materials SourceQuantity(Daily)

Waste Paper Local 3 ton

3.6 UTILITIES

Power

The maximum demand will be around 400kW. The power will be available fromREB and own Generator.

Gas

The annual consumption of natural gas for the project will be about 200 m3 /dayfrom Titas.

Water

The daily requirement of water has been estimated at about 126,000 liter, whichwill be available from Project own source. The Project will have its own Deep tubewell with pump & motor for ensuring smooth operation.


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MASS BALANCE OF WATER

Input/day Use Amount

Different

Sectors ofThe RawMaterials

To ETP(Present)

To ETP

(In futurewith

increasedvolume)

To

NormalDrainage

126 m3 Industrial 120 m3

Hydropulper 24 m3 30 m3 -

Screen15 m3 20 m3 -

ChestMachine 25 m3 40 m3 -

Mould

Machine 20 m3

30 m3

Domestic

uses6 m3 Domestic

uses4 m3

Total 84 m3120 m3

(Baseline Datafor ETP Design)

4 m3


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4.0 EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Mainly there are two principal objectives in examining & defining the existingenvironment:

To recognize potential environmental impacts of the project & enablemitigation measures to be identified.

To provide a base line against which environmental conditions in the futureproject may be measured & to document conditions which were eitherexisting or developing before the introduction of the project & not due tothe project.

The area of the land is considered adequate for the proposed plant. The projectsite will enjoy all infrastructure facilities like electricity, telecommunication, gasetc.

4.1 Physical Condition: Land form & Classification

M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. project site is located at Birampur, Madhabdi,Narsingdi. The area enjoys all the infrastructure facilities like water, electricity,NG, telecommunication etc. Some of the notable features of the surroundings are:

There are no monuments or features of historic interest on and around theproject site;

No features of scientific interest around the project site are found; There is no development of scenic or recreation facility on and around the

project site.

The general Physiography of Bangladesh is shown in Figure 4.3. And the projectsite has been marked on it. Most of the area of Bangladesh is a vast, low-lyingalluvial plain, sloping gently to the south and southeast. The project has aunique topography.


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4.2 WATER QUALITY4.2.1 Surface Water

Water found in various water bodies that reside on the surface, is called surfacewater. The surrounding area of the existing site remains dry in summer andwinter seasons. Water for the project will be taken from proponents own deeptube well.

Old Bharamaputra River is the only surface water body within the projectpremise.

In order to assess the quality of the surface water, water fromOld Bharamaputra River was collected and analyzed in our Laboratory. Figure 4.8shows the location of lake water sampling points:

Water quality (limited parameters) of Old Bharamaputra River

SlNo

Parameter Result

(DOE) Bangladesh Standard for Inland Surface Water

pHBODmg/l

DOmg/l

TotalColiform

number/100ml

01 pH 9.93Source of drinking water forsupply only after disinfecting:

6.5-8 2 6 50

02 TDS 1402mg/l Water usable for recreationalactivity : 6.5-8 3 5 200

03 DO1.8mg/l

Source of drinking water forsupply after conventionaltreatment :

6.5-8 6 6 5000

04 BOD564

mg/lWater usable by fisheries: 6.5-8 6 5

-

05 COD185mg/l

Water usable by variousprocess and cooling industries

6.5-8 6 6 50

Source: GFECL Lab (water collected on 26.03. 2013 and analysis reporting date03.04.2013)

4.2.2 Ground WaterAs other parts of the country, this area also receives sufficient amount of rainfalland there is a good availability of ground water that is being used by pumps fordrinking and domestic purposes. M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. will use suppliedwater from its own of Deep Tube Well without any treatment & is striving toreduce the water consumption. It has its own septic tank. Moreover, thesurrounding condition favors the recharge of underground water aquifer as aresult water table in this area would not lower significantly & there is no specific

complaint in this area about non-availability of ground waterGround Water quality (limited parameters) ofM/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.


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SlNo

Parameter Result

(DOE) Bangladesh Standard for Inland Surface Water

pHBODmg/l

DOmg/l

TotalColiformnumber/

100ml

01 pH 9.93Source of drinking water forsupply only after disinfecting:

6.5-8 2 6 50

02 TDS1402mg/l

Water usable for recreationalactivity :

6.5-8 3 5 200

03 DO1.8mg/l

Source of drinking water forsupply after conventionaltreatment :

6.5-8 6 6 5000

04 BOD564

mg/lWater usable by fisheries: 6.5-8 6 5

-

05 COD185mg/l

Water usable by variousprocess and cooling industries

6.5-8 6 6 50

Source: GFECL Lab (water collected on 26.03. 2013 and analysis reporting date03.04.2013)


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4.3 AIR QUALITY

Up-to-date air quality data around the project site are not available, as there is noprovision for monitoring air quality in the area. But during site visit it wasobserved that the apparent ambient air quality of the area is fairly good.

4.4 CLIMATE CONDITION

Bangladesh experiences tropical climate as it is located at the central part withinthe Asiatic monsoon region. The climatic data for Dhaka is shown in Table 7.

Table 7: Climatic data of Dhaka

Source: Meteorological DepartmentThe table shows significant rainfall in the Dhaka area, especially during themonths of June to August. Since construction of paved container yard wouldsignificantly increase the runoff volume and discharge at the project site, highrainfall in the Dhaka area is of particular concern with regard to the storm waterdrainage of the project area.

MonthTemperature (0c) Rainfall (mm)

Humidity(%)

MeanWindSpeed

(knots)

Average Daily LowestRecorded

HighestRecorded

AverageMonthly

Avg. no. ofdays with

1 mm

Min Max

Jan 12 27 7 32 7 1 72 2.8

Feb 14 29 9 33 25 2 71 3.8

Mar 18 31 12 37 70 3 74 5.8

Apr 22 32 15 38 157 7 78 9.0

May 24 31 17 37 272 14 80 8.1

Jun 24 32 20 36 541 19 85 9.9

Jul 25 30 19 34 600 21 86 10.0

Aug 25 31 21 35 521 19 85 9.2

Sep 24 31 22 34 331 12 84 6.2

Oct 22 30 18 34 192 6 82 3.3

Nov 19 28 13 33 59 2 78 2.2

Dec 15 27 9 32 18 1 75 6.1


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4.6 BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

Like other parts of Bangladesh, domestic animals and a few common birds areseen around the project site. There are no wildlife, natural forest, fishery

resources, and endangered species present in and around the plant site.


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4.7 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT

Historically, the country has been endowed with a rich diversity of terrestrial and

aquatic flora and fauna. The area is also heavily populated with the intensity ofpopulation, some of the highest on the earth. This has brought about vastpressures on the ecosystem with the consequent loss of habitat for the biota andleading to species extinction or endangering their survival.

Since no long-term ecological survey was carried out at this stage of study, so nocomplete list of terrestrial fauna is available. But a number of avian species wereobserved during field visit in this area including crow, eagle, shalik, sparrow, etc.In addition to the avian species, the habitats are likely to contain verity of reptile,mammals and invertebrates. No wild animals inhabit and endangered species arepresent in this area.

The project is expected not to have any negative effect on the terrestrial flora, asthe activities associated with the project are essentially same as what the areahas experienced over the past few years.


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5.0 IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS

5.1 THE AIM OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTThe aim of the environmental assessment has been to identify, analyze aridassess the potential impacts of the project on the environment and then toensure:

Firstly, that the design of the project incorporates practical and cost-effectivemeasures to avoid or minimize potential environmental impacts; and

Secondly, that the predicted environmental impacts are suitably mitigated orcompensated for and detailed in an Environmental Management Plan.

5.2 IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL IMPACTS

Besides the generic sources and based on experience learned from other similarprojects, the following measures have been employed to ensure that acomprehensive identification, analysis and evaluation of likely impacts has beenconducted.

Overlaying project components on maps of existing conditions from the outsetto identify the potential impact areas and issues;

Reviewing secondary data sources covering relevant aspects to the projectincluding the physical, biological and socio-cultural environment;

Consulting With local environmental experts;Identification of potential impacts due to the plant location and operation of theproposed Paperboard industry has been done by using checklist. Checklists arecomprehensive lists of environmental effects and impacts indicator designed tostimulate the analyst to think broadly about possible consequence ofcontemplated active (Munn, 1997). Table-8 represents the checklists developedfor the industry.

In this checklist, actions, which may affect at the various stages of the projectactivities, are listed and the degrees of Significant Environmental Impacts (SEIs)are shown. The terms not significant, small, moderate and major are used inchecklist to classify the magnitude if SEIs. As can be observed from the checklists,there are no major activities which have the potential of creating major negativeSEIs. However, the plant would have positive impacts in terms of employment ofpersonnel.

These environmental impacts are assessed under the following headings:

Impacts from liquid discharge; Impacts from solid wastes;


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Air Quality Impacts; Occupational health impacts; Socio-Economic Impacts; Cultural and Historical Site Impacts; Noise and Vibration Impacts; Land and Soils Impacts; Surface water Impacts; Groundwater Impacts; Flora and fauna Impacts

5.3 ASSESSMENT CRITERIAAll development activities impose some disturbance to different aspects of theenvironment because of physical impacts on natural systems or due to

interference with human activities and human systems. Often such impacts areslight or transitory and have an effect which may be regarded as minor and/orinsignificant. This EIA Report has sought to predict the occurrence and potentialsignificance of environmental impacts associated with the proposed compositeindustry appraisal to suggest measures by which they may be avoided, reduced,remedied or compensated for. Criteria used for identifying the significance ofimpacts have included the following:

Is there strict compliance with relevant laws or regulations?(Where no national standards are available, whether appropriateinternational standards applied.) Could any relevant environmental standards or guidelines bebreached? Could any government policies or plans be adverselyaffected? Could public Socio-economic conditions in regards to health,land-use or amenity be affected? Could there be long term or permanent damage to ecologicalsystems or natural and archeological assets of international,national, regional or local value? Is the issue of concern to officials, non-governmentorganizations (NGOs) or members of the public? Could the rights of people and their ability to enjoy theircustomary way of life be affected?


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Table 8: Checklist ofM/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills.

Project Phase Action AffectingEnvironmental

Resources and values

SEIs without mitigation measures Type

None Minor Medium Major Adverse Beneficia

PlantLocation

Land value depreciation X

Loss of and displacementfrom homestead land

X

Loss of and displacementfrom agricultural land

X

Damage to Nearbyoperation

X

Drainage System X

Change in Landscaping X

Encroachment intoprecious ecological

X

ConstructionStage

Run off erosion X

Worker accident X

Sanitation Diseaseshazard

X

Noise/Vibration hazard X

Traffic congestion XBlockage of wildlifepassage

X

Employment X X

OperationStage

Pollution from liquiddischarge

X X

Pollution from solid waste X

Sewage X

Occupational Healthhazard

X

Odor hazard X

Traffic congestion X

Noise hazard X

Employment X X


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6.0 EVALUATION OF IMPACTS

6.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATION

The impacts, which are likely to be occurred in the different phases of theproject, are identified in section 5.2. In this section, evaluation of these impactswas done mentioning their origin.

6.2 ADVERSE IMPACTS

6.2.1 Impact due to project location

a) Loss of and Displacement from Agricultural land

Impact Origin

The project has been set up in fallow land l, which will result in no loss ofagricultural land as well as agricultural product of the country.

b) Disruption of Earth Surface

Impact Origin

Establishment of the project hasnt disrupted the natural surface of earth & thuswill not obstruct the natural drainage system of the area.

c) Inadequacy of Buffer Zone

Impact Origin

Buffer Zones are spaces, which provide natural environmental protection fromdamage by external events. These spaces, in between any development projects,are usually remaining vegetated which can provide windbreaks, erosion control,sediment traps, sound insulation and visual screening. Such vegetation land is

available surrounding the project plant but within the project area is not soavailable. This is obviously not possible from Bangladesh point of view (as adensely populated country) that industries will keep a certain space from anotherinstallation as a buffer zone. However, industries should try to keep a certainopen space within the factory premises which can be developed as a buffer strip.

6.2.2 Impact during Operation Stage


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(A) Impact Due To Liquid Discharge

Impact Origin

M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. consumes 126 m3 of water per day. A portion is

used for drinking purpose in the plant. Water is also used for sanitary purposeand in dyeing basins. Sanitary waste is handled in septic tank and soak pit.

Total amount of liquid effluent from M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. would bearound 88 m3 per day. Discharge from industrial purpose is 84 m3 per day(3.5m3 per hr)and discharge from domestic purpose is 4 m3 per day.

Untreatedwastes have adverse effects on agricultural land in the following ways:

The suspended and colloidal matter may clog the pores of the soil by formingan impervious mat;

The high alkalinity may be harmful to crops and high salinity of the wasteswill impair their growth;

The soil loses its water holding capacity and as a cumulative effect, the soilwill lose its productivity.

On the other hand, untreated effluent if discharged into streams causes rapiddepletion of the dissolved oxygen of the receiving streams. The condition is

aggravated due to the settlement of Suspended Solids (SS) and subsequentdecomposition of the deposited sludge in an anaerobic condition.

(B) Due to Solid WasteThe project is not generating significant amount of solid waste. The solid wasteslike empty chemical bags/containers, dried sludge from the sedimentationsystem and other solid wastes may pollute the ground water if not properlydisposed off.

(C) Effects on Air QualityThe project uses a power generator and one boiler for the generation of steam.So, hot exhaust gas being produced during electricity production by generatorand from boiler may create thermal pollution if not properly dispersed.

(D) Socio-economic impacts

The most significant positive impact of the plant is the reduction of gap betweendemands and supplies of knit fabrics in the country and thereby earns foreigncurrency by exporting the goods to international market. The other important


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positive impact of the plant is the employment of personnel for the operation ofthe plant. The project envisages employing about a total of 120 skilled andunskilled personnel during its operational phase. Apart from these two positiveimpacts other beneficial impacts include benefit to local transport business, localeconomy because of employment, community development etc. Moreover, the

social community will face no problem during the operation stage or by any otheractivities of the project, as the locality lies behind the project site & there is alarge open area in front of the site.

6.3 SUMMARYThe findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment indicate that the proposedindustrial project activities if properly implemented, do not present anysignificant and long term adverse impact on the environment. The potential

short-term impacts are largely minor in nature and can be mitigated.

Any impact that does occur will be amenable to ongoing implementation ofremediation / mitigation measures. Long-term impacts will be minor.


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7.0 ANALYSIS & DESCRIPTION OF THE MITIGATIONMEASURES

7.1 INTRODUCTIONThe major objective of impact mitigation is to plan and design theproposed project to minimize negative impacts relating toenvironmental, biological and social issues while maximizing benefitsfrom the project. As part of the goals and objectives of impactassessment, it is necessary to identify mitigation measures to avoid,minimize or improve those negative impacts likely to occur. There aresome likely negative impacts relating to environmental and socio-economic aspects from the project. Presented in this Chapter areaspects that are minimized or avoided by changing project design. Inaddition, there are specifically targeted measures that can be performed

to balance losses from negative impacts. At sub section, status of residualimpact is mentioned where necessary.

7.2 MITIGATION MEASURE OF PROJECT IMPACTS7.2.1 Measures due to Project Locationa) Loss of and Displacement from Agricultural land

Mitigation Measures

For economic development, Bangladesh has no option other then going forindustrialization. To do so, some portion of land would have to be converted toindustrial land. But attention should be given so that conversion of such land useshould take place in comparatively less fertile area. The present land forproposed plant is no so fertile and hence ultimate loss in economic value due toloss in agricultural products will be overcome by industrial production in nearfuture. Moreover, the land was purchased long before by compensating actualland value, so it is expected that by this time, the displaced land owner must findhimself adopted in new income generation activities.

b) Disruption of Earth Surface

Mitigation measures

Since, the land development has been done efficiently, so no more mitigationmeasures need to be adopted.


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c) Inadequacy of Buffer Zone

Mitigating Measure

A green belt has been developed by planting trees of various species in all possible

open spaces within factory premises. Trees take carbon-di-oxide and dischargeoxygen for their photosynthesis, which helps to clean the air. Some trees alsoabsorb the toxic gases and particulate. In addition, the wood, fruit and fuel valuesare considerable. It also maintains the ecological balance and improves scenicbeauty.

Residual Impact

Provided that the mitigation measure indicated above is fully implemented, residualimpact to be very low.

7.2.2 Measures during Operation Stage

A) For Liquid Discharge

Mitigating Measure

It is well known that the disposal of liquid waste is the major problem associatedwith the dyeing and printing plant. It has been estimated that total amount ofliquid effluent from M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. would be around 88 m3 perday. Discharge from industrial purpose is 84 m3 per day(3.5 m3 per hr)and

discharge from domestic purpose is 4 m3 per day.

WASTE WATER OVERVIEW

1. Production Capacity of the Plant: 2.5 ton/day

2. Water Consumption: 126 m3/day ,Industrial use-120 m3/day,Household use-6 m3/day

3. Possible Amount of Waste Water:Industrial-84 m3/day (3.5 m3/hr)Household use-4 m3/day

4. Disposal Method of Industrial Waste Water :Industrial wastewater will betreated by ETP after that water will be drain to old Brahmaputra river byown drain which is only 10 m from factory.Sanitary water will be drain by septic tank & soak pit.


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5. ETP Capacity: 120 m3/day (5 m3/hr)

6. Septic tank Capacity: 90 person

EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT (ETP)

It is well known that the disposal of liquid waste is the major problem inBangladesh which is associated with health & safety issues of our daily life. Paper &Pulp making is one of the profits making business in our country because of itdemand all over Bangladesh and to the countries abroad. But consequently thismills or industry is producing large volume of wastewater contains high COD andBOD. It has been estimated that total amount of liquid effluent from M/SRSSTextile & Paper Mills would be around 3.5 m3/hr. The Characteristics of the

effluent from M/SRSS Textile & Paper Millshas assumed as pH6-10, BOD350-450 mg/l, COD 900-1000 mg/l, SS- 300-400 mg/l whereas the Bangladeshstandard of corresponding parameters for discharging into surface water body are6.0 - 9.0,


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partially returned to the inlet of the aeration tank for maintaining the desired MLSSlevel. The excess sludge is treated through a Sludge Drying Bed. A nutrient dosingis provided for maintaining the desired F: M (Food: Microorganism) ratio thebiological treatment area.

Advanced Treatment:The outlet from the secondary clarifier is then passing through Anthracite Filter. ATthis stage the Suspended particle, COD, BOD, Odor and Color decrease atreasonable condition.

Sludge Treatment:The under flow from the clarifier having a sludge consistency of around 1- 1.5% ispumped into the Sludge Drying Bed for dewatering. The dewatered sludge is thendisposed off suitably while the concentrate is taken back to the equalization tank.The biological sludge will be recalculated continuously and the excess biological

sludge which needs to be treated will be taken for sludge treatment, throughDrying Bed.

Quantity of Effluent (to be treated in ETP): 84 m3/day (3.5 m3/hr)

Treatment Plant Capacity: 120 m3/day (5 m3/hr)

Operation Hours: 24 Hrs/Day

INLET & OUTLET CHARACTERISTICS

Parameters Inlet OutletpH 6-10 7-7.5

BOD, mg/l 350-450


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MLSS: 3000 mg/lYieldY: 0.6Recycle: 2.27 m3/hr

Air Required: 115 m3/hrRetention Time: 36 hr

MCRT: 30 DaysSecondary Clarifier with Scum Remover SOR: 0.9 m3/m2/hr, HRT: 2.9 hr

Dual Media Filter Filtration Rate: 15 m3/m2/hr

Secondary Sludge Wastage 1.04 m3/day

Sludge Drying Bed Size: (2 2 1.5 ) , Qty: 4 Nos

Chemical Cost 2.5 Tk/m3

Power Consumption 10 KWH

Nitrogen dosing as Urea or DAP 25 g/m3 (BOD:N= 100:5)

Phosphorous Dosing as Phosphoric Acidor DAP

5 g/m3 (BOD:P = 100:1)

Residual Impact

It is clear from above study that paperboard waste needs proper treatment beforedischarging into the environment and accordingly, the project proponent has beenadopted necessary treatment options suitable to their needs meeting the nationalstandards and at the same time which is cost effective, easy to maintenance andoperation. Adoption of measures set out above are not expected to provide totalmitigation, because there is nothing in the world which works with 100 percent

efficiency and similarly the treatment plant in M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. willnot. So, in this case, after adopting proper treatment methods to maintain nationalstandard, M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. will discharged some residual pollutants,which can affect the environment in the long run. On the other hand, if otherindustries located in the area, discharge their effluent meeting the nationalrequirement as M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. the cumulative residual pollutantscreates an adverse situation in the receiving water bodies. So, this situation can beovercome by determining the exact level of treatment, which is required tomaintain the normal water quality of the receiving body.

B) For Solid Waste

Mitigating Measure

As mentioned earlier, M/S RSS Textile & Paper Mills. will not generate significantamount of solid waste. The solid wastes like empty chemical bags/containers,dried sludge from the sedimentation system and other solid wastes will be storedin a safety & planned manner for land filling & the rest will be sold.


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C) For Air Pollution

Mitigating Measure

The emissions of the plant are from the Boiler and Emergency generator. So, hot

exhaust gas being produced from boiler and during electricity production bygenerator. The purity of NG is very high and it does not contain sulfur to createany pollution hazard. However, to prevent escape of unburned fuel and for highthermal efficiency, the NG/diesel should be burnt with optimum quantity of excessair. Flue gases of Boiler should be safely exhausted from the plant area throughstack which has been constructed at a level of 50 feet from the ground level.D) For Noise Pollution

Mitigating Measure

The most sophisticated machinerys has been installed in M/S RSS Textile & PaperMills.which will not produce significant noise in its operation. It is suggested thatthe proponent should create a green belt around the factory building, which wouldreduce the noise level.

E) Disaster Management Plan

Mitigating Measure

There is no environmental problem in normal plant operation when allenvironmental protection equipment works according to design specification.

Disaster would occur if the environmental protection equipment fails to work atnormal condition. So, appropriate management plan should have to be taken bythe project proponent to prevent any un-wanted disaster in the plant. In thisregard there has all provision to stop the process immediately during any processfailure.

The project authority must take appropriate disaster management plan to protectthe properties from water logging/flood, cyclone etc. In this regard all constructionworks has been made at higher level taking maximum flood level in consideration.Moreover, the plant has been designed with utmost care for all plant processes sothat risks of injuries, accident, and leakage of gases, any process failure and othernatural disaster could be minimized.

F) Other Safety Provisions

Mitigating Measure


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Beyond the above measures, the project also has full provision for fire fightingequipments in each floor and first aid medical services.

G) Afforestation Plan

Mitigating Measure

Above all, the project proponent is encouraged to plant various types of trees i.e.,large and small, along the boundary and inside the factory area at a distance ofabout 3 m apart for making the environment Eco-friendly. Trees generally help insupplying oxygen and absorb heat in day period, which might improve the overallenvironment of the project and its surrounding areas.


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8.0 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

8.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATION

To control a project, Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is concerned withthe implementation of the measures necessary to minimize or offset adverseimpacts and to enhance beneficial impacts. Unless the mitigation and benefitenhancement measures, identified in IEE or EIA can not be achieved. All themeasures are said to be successful when they comply with the EnvironmentalQuality Standard (EQS) of Bangladesh. Thus the objectives of EMP for thepresent project would be:

Mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate negative impacts; Enhancement measures to maximize positive impacts; Monitoring requirement and indicators.

8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Identification and summary of all potentially significant adverse environmentalimpacts from the companys manufacturing activities; List of specific measures tobe undertaken to mitigate environmental impacts; Description and technicaldetails for each mitigation measure, including the type of impact to which itrelates and the conditions under which the measure is required, as well asequipment descriptions and operating procedures; Institutional arr

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