INOX Air Products Ltd has proposed to start a 200 TPD air separation unit and a
250 N cubic m/hr hydrogen plant at Kahrani Industrial Area in Rajasthan\'s Alwar
district.

In its letter to the Ministry of Environment and Forest for environmental
clearance to its proposal, the company said 60,800 cubic m/day of nitrogen and
6,000 cubic m/day of hydrogen will be produced in phase I of the project while
during phase II of the project, 84,000 cubic m/day of oxygen, 124,800 cubic m/day of nitrogen and 2,800 cubic m/day of argon will be produced.

The total estimated cost of the project is Rs 105 crore. of this, Rs 10 lakh is
for recurring cost for environmental protection annually while Rs 3 lakh is for
development and maintenance of greenbelt.

The total plot area is 10951 sq m of which 3692 sq m is for greenbelt development.

The company said there are no defence installation, biosphere reserve, national
park or wildlife sanctuary and ecologically-sensitive area within 10 km radius of
the project site.

According to the company, attempts shall be made to minimise the effluent
generation, solid wastes, air emissions and noise etc.

AAQ monitoring was carried out last year to establish the air quality of the study
area. Five air monitoring were identified for the purpose. All the parameters were
observed within norms except PM10. The PM10 in the study area is contributed
mainly by vehicular emissions, suspended dust from paved roads and open areas as
well as from nearby industrial activities.

According to the company, there will be no adverse effect on water environment due to the project.

The company said it will provide personal protective equipment like hand gloves,
gumboot, goggles, helmet, clothing etc to the employees according to requirement.
It will adopt all hazard identification measures to ensure safety and providing
all medical facilities to its employees.

It said occupational health surveillance programmes will be undertaken as a
regular exercise for all employees.

There will not be any major potential for negative impact on the environment due
to the proposed project.

On the contrary, there will be positive impact on the socio-economic environment
since the proposed project will generate some permanent and secondary employment and it will increase direct and indirect employment opportunities, the company
said.