PANAJI
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has deferred a decision pertaining to the proposed expansion of the Sponge Iron Unit at Pissurlem, Sattari.
During its recent meeting, the EAC deferred the decision for grant of environmental clearance for the project expansion stating that a site inspection needs to be undertaken to understand the ecological and environmental sensitivity of the project.
The site inspection, to be undertaken by the EAC sub-committee, will also looking into the complexity of the project, size of the project and the various other issues including health hazard.
“In view of this, nod for expansion of Sponge Iron Unit into Integrated Steel Plant of M/s Ambey Metallic Private Limited located at Plot No. 68-75, 143-160, 133-139 & 142; Pissurlem Industrial Estate, Pissurlem Village, Sattari, North was deferred,” EAC stated.
In yet another decision, the EAC has granted its nod for the enhancement of Iron Ore Wet Beneficiation Plant from 0.64 Million TPA (0.914 Million TPA Throughput) to 0. 674 Million TPA (1.0 Million TPA Throughput) through modernization, at Santona, Sanguem by M/s Greater Ferromet (Division of Sociedade De Fomento Industrial Private Limited). The company has already acquired an area of around 15.77 ha.
While recommending the project for environmental clearance, EAC has asked the company to prepare environment impact assessment and environment management plan reports and include environmental safeguard measures to be adopted to minimise the impact of the project activities on sensitive areas such as School, Reserved Forest etc. within the study area of the project site.
