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Impact on
Biodiversity (EN7)
The Company conducted Regional Environmental
Impact Assessment Studies for Jamshedpur
Region in 1993-95 and later commissioned the
National Environmental Engineering Institute
(NEERI) to conduct a study on Carrying
Capacity of the Region in the year 2000.
Environmental Impact Assessments have been
undertaken for all the units of Tata Steel.
A recent example is the EIA report for a 6.8
MTPA Growth Plan at Jamshedpur. The reports
indicate that there is no major impact on
bio-diversity associated with the
organization’s activities and/or products
and services in terrestrial or fresh water
environments.
IUCN
Red
List species within operational areas (EN28)
Noamundi & Joda mining lease areas have the
following species from Schedule-I&II of the
Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
Schedule-1 – Sloth Bear
Schedule-2 – Indian Python
(Note-There is some stray incidents of
elephants passing by)
Data on IUCN Red list species has not been
collected
Our
activities in or around protected or
sensitive areas (EN29)
No unit of Tata Steel is currently operating
or planning to operate in Protected and
Sensitive Areas. There are no national
parks/wild life sanctuaries/CRZ/other
sensitive areas notified areas within 10 kms
of any current or proposed sites barring the
Dalma Sanctuary, which is about 10 kms from
the Steel Works in Jamshedpur.
EMISSIONS,
EFFLUENTS & WASTES
Greenhouse Gases & Climate Change (EN8)
A considerable reduction in the effective
CO2 emission rate is evident when the credit
for slag granulation (as per IISI
guidelines; CO2 emitted for equivalent
amount of clinker used in cement making as
replaced by granulated slag) is taken into
account. The Fig.5.15 indicates the trends
in specific CO2 emission from Steel Works.
Absolute quantity of CO2 emissions for the
last 3 years are indicated in Table 5.11.
CO2 emissions calculations are based on GHG
protocol guidelines. |
