Patel Pesticides (India) Pvt Ltd has requested clearance from the Environment and Forests Ministry?s for its pesticide manufacturing unit at Nandesari in Gujarat?s Vadodara district.

The company has already approached the ministry which in turn sought some additional information.

Patel Pesticides has provided the details of manufacturing process including process flow charts and bromine and hydrogen bromide balance.

The company wants to manufacture 100 MTPM of PROFENOFOS. The by-products will be hydrogen bromide (72.33 MTPM) and TMABr (45 MTPM).

The projected cost of the proposed unit is Rs 3.5 crore and the total plot area is 2,531 sq m of which greenbelt will be developed on an area of 850 sq m.

The company also gave details of hazard parameters of the project and the safety measures it will take to ensure prevention of hazards and occupational health.

The unit is located in the GIDC Industrial Estate in Nandesari which has all environmental infrastructures like common incinerator and common effluent treatment plant.

Because of the project, there will not be any major potential for negative impact on the environment, the company said.

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, it said.

The increasing industrial activity will also boost up the commercial and economic status of the locality, it said.

The company will concentrate on maintaining the green belt area, water pollution control, environmental monitoring and occupational health among other things.

The company has already informed the ministry that there are no historical places, archaeological sites, wildlife sanctuaries or national parks within a 10 km radius from the project site.