Tamilnadu Pollution Control BoardNo.76, Mount Salai,Guindy, Chennai-600032

PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS OF MIS ANABOND TANTALUM

PRIVATE LIMITED' AT ELICHUR VILLAGE, SRIPERUMBUDUR TALUK,

KANCHEEPURAMDISTRICT, TAMILNADU

As per the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government

of India, New Delhi vide its Notification No.S.O. 1533 dated

September 14, 2006, Public Hearing was fixed for the following

project covered under Categorey -A of the Schedule at 3 (a)

M/s Anabond Tantalum Pvt Ltd SF. No

130,131,150/1,150/3,151/1,128,134,135,129,132,133, 153,155/1 B,

156/1, 143/2A2, 144/1 B,144/2B, 145/1B1, 155/3, 157/2,146/2C, 146/1

145/ lA, 145/1C, 144/2A, 145/2, 145/3,146/3,146/4,147 /2A, 147/2B,

144/1A, 143/2A, 143/2Al, 144/1Cl, 148/1A, 148/1 B,149/2,of Elichur

Village, Sriperumbudur Taluk, Kancheepuram District, has proposed

to set up a primary metallurgical processing unit to manufacture

Tantalum metal powder 100 MT/Annum, Tantalum pentoxide /K2

salt-50MT/Annum and Niobium Pentoxide - 30 MT/Annum using

Tantalite ore as raw material as mentioned in their request

application received.

A copy of the draft Environmental Impact Assessment report

and the Executive Summary of the Project was sent to the following

authorities and offices to make available the draft EIA report and

the Executive Summary for the perusal to the public during normal

office hours, till the Public Hearing is over

1. Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, Paryavaran

Bhawan, G.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi -110003

2. Office of the District Collector, Kancheepuram District.

3. Office of the District Panchayat, Kancheepuram District.

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4. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Regional office

(Southern Zone), Kendriya Sadan, 4th Floor, E & F Wing, 17th

Main Road, II Block, Koramal)gala, Bangalore-5~?034.5. Office of thE;! Secretary to Government Environment and

Forests Department, Chennai -9.

6. Office of the Chairman, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board, 76

Mount Salai,Guindy, Chennai-600 032.

7. Office of the District Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu

Pollution Control Board, Sriperumbudur Division, No-593/3,

Bazaar Street, Balaji Complex, Padappai- 601301.

8. District Industries Centre (DIC), Kancheepuram.

9. Office of the Kundrathur Panchayat union, Padappai,

Kancheepuram District.

10.0ffice of the Village Panchayat, Elichur village, Sriperumbudur

Taluk, Kancheepuram District.

The Public Hearing was scheduled on 05.02.2009at 3.00

PM, at the Community Hall of Wallajabad Town Panchayat,

Wallajabad, Kancheepuram District. An advertisement in English

was published in the daily" The New India Express" dated

03.01.2009 as well as in "Daily Dinamani" dated 03.01.2009 in

Tamil intimating the public regarding the public hearing of the

project Mis Anabond Tantalum Pvt Ltd on 05.02.2009 at 3.00

PM, at the Community Hall of Wallajabad Town Panchayat,

Wallajabad, Kancheepuram District.

Suggestions, views, comments and objections of the public

regarding Environmental issues were invited within 30 days from

the date of advertisement in the news paper. All concerned

persons having stakes in the environmental aspects were

requested to participate in the public hearing and also to send

their response in writing to the concerned regulatory authorities.

They were requested to send their comments to the District

Environmental Engineer, Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board,

Sriperumbudur Division, NO-593/3, Bazaar ""-Street, Balaji,

Complex, Padappai, Kancheepuram District.

Additional District Magistrate & District Revenue officer of

Kancheepuram District presided over the Public Hearing process.

Dr. P. Rajasekar, representative of the Member Secretary,Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board and District Environmental

Engineer, Sriperumbudur Division, Kancheepuram District,

explained about the background of the Environmental Clearance

required by the project proponent and opportunity was provided

to the people residing in and around the project site as per theaforesaid Notification.

With the consent of Chairperson, representative of Mis

Anabond Tantalum Pvt Ltd was asked to make a presentation

about the proposed project and draft EIA report prepared.

Mr. Ganesan, Chilworth Technology Pvt Ltd, Environmental

Consultant made a presentation on behalf of Anabond Tantalum

Pvt Ltd about the proposal.

Issues raised by the participants and response given by the

representative of the. applicant during the Public Hearing are asunder

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Mr.Palani , Konganancheri

Whether the unit has proposed to provide employment to the.local public?

The Proponent has replied that we will be providing

employment opportunities to the local eligible persons and

also proposed to employ to those who are partially qualified

by imparting training and providing suitable employment.

Mr. Pramasivam, Konganancheri

The unit has provided employment to the local persons in the

existing unit functioning nearby and whether it will be adoptedin the new unit.?

The Proponent has replied that as said earlier employment

opportunities will be provided to the eligible local persons.

Mr. Sundararajan, Konganancheri

Due to implementation of the project, will there any impact

to the publicand the environment.?

The Proponent has replied that they have engaged Mis

Chilworth Safety and Risk Management (P) Limited, a UK

based company as their consultant to perform Risk Analysis

and Environmental Impact Assessment study and assured to

implement their recommendations and Environment

Management plan to prevent and to save the environment.

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Mr. Sundararajan, Konganancheri

Whether the unit will support /benefit to the local village,school?

The Proponent has replied that as we support schools located

near to our existing plants ie IIlalur unit by providing salaries

to the Teachers through PTA(Parent Teachers Association)

and by appointing Teachers to provide tuition to the weak

students. In the same way, we will provide support to thelocal school.

Mr.JEGANATHAN, Konganancheri

As there is no pollution from the existing unit, Whether there

will be any pollution problems from the new unit.?

The Proponent has replied that as stated earlier we assure

that there will not be any pollution problems as that of the

existing unit.

Mr.Arunkumar, Konganancheri

Whether there will be any mixing of effluent/solid waste from

the unit to the nearby water sources.

The unit representative replied that there will not any

discharge of waste water from the unit and the proposed unit

will be a Zero discharge plant.The solid waste will be handled

scientifically and the radio active waste will be handed over to

M/s Indian Rare Earth as per the directions of AERB(Atomic

Energy Regulatory Board.)

Finally the meeting came to an end with the thanks from Tamilnadu

pollution Control Board.

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A statement showing the participants attended during the public

hearing is enclosed as Annexure-A.

No written suggestion has been received from the public.

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