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 9.    Briefly describe the waste management practices adopted in your establishments. Describe the strategy adopted by your   Leadership Indicators
 company to reduce usage of hazardous and toxic chemicals in your products and processes and the practices adopted to   1.    Provide break-up of the total energy consumed (in Joules or multiples) from renewable and non-renewable sources, in the
 manage such wastes.  following format:

     The Company ensures responsible waste management practices involving recycling of plastic waste as per applicable EPR PWM,   Parameter (Energy Consumed in TJ)  FY 2022-23  FY 2021-22
 recycling and reuse of waste oil in the CRS dryer, fly ash utilisation, removal and replacement of asbestos with iron sheets and   From renewable sources
 ensuring safe disposal through Authorised licensed vendors and safe disposal of waste across locations. Moreover, the waste   Total electricity consumption (A)  22  25
 generated within the plant gets consumed in our Cement plant as input material and hence producing the value-added product   Total fuel consumption (B)  355  298
 out of waste.   Energy consumption through other sources (C)                                 0.1          0.1
                 Total energy consumed from renewable sources (A+B+C)                         378          323
     Spent acids are sent for recycling to authorised end user to make useful products. Aqueous/Organic waste is sent to the authorised   Total electricity consumption (D)  526  490
 common incinerator system. As per our policy, we have discontinued production of the highly toxic red triangle products as per   Total fuel consumption (E)  47,163  52,275
 the Insecticides Act. Thus, the product portfolio and waste generated remains relatively less toxic.
                 Energy consumption through other sources (F)                                   0            0
                 Total energy consumed from non-renewable sources (D+E+F)                  47,689       52,765
     Non-toxic wastewater from process, canteen, amenities, cooling towers, boiler blow-down, etc. is treated in Effluent Treatment
 Plant (ETP). ETP is equipped with primary, secondary, tertiary treatment followed by an Reverse Osmosis (RO) system. Tertiary   Note: Indicate if any independent assessment/evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency? (Y/N) If yes,
 treated effluent is either recycled through RO or discharged to the common effluent system. The Aqueous effluent generated   name of the external agency.
 from processes having low COD and high TDS is fed to the Multiple Effect Evaporator and condensate of the evaporator is      Yes, assured by EY
 sent for treatment in the Effluent treatment plant or recycled/reused. The sludge generated from the evaporator/ETP is sent   2.   Provide the following details related to water discharged:
 to an authorised secured landfill site. High calorific and high TDS value hazardous waste is sent for processing to authorised
 co-processors and further to cement industry.  Parameter                              FY 2022-23    FY 2021-22
                 Water discharge by destination and level of treatment (in kilolitres)
 10.   If the entity has operations/offices in/around ecologically sensitive areas (such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries,   (i)   To Surface water
 biosphere reserves, wetlands, biodiversity hotspots, forests, coastal regulation zones etc.) where environmental approvals      -   No treatment  1,02,45,886  78,73,008
 / clearances are required, please specify details in the following format:
                     -    With treatment – tertiary                                      54,09,799    54,94,810
 S.    Location of   Types of operation  Whether the conditions of environmental approval / clearance are   (ii)  To Groundwater
 No.  operations / offices  being complied with? (Y/N) If no, the reasons thereof and corrective      -   No treatment  0  0
 action taken, if any.     -   With treatment                                                  0             0
  1.  Mithapur    Manufacturing  Yes
                 (iii)  To Seawater
 11.   Details of environmental impact assessments of projects undertaken by the entity based on applicable laws, in the current      -   No treatment  0  0
 financial year:     -   With treatment – as per norms                                  6,88,43,019  6,46,13,044
                 (iv)  Sent to third-parties
 Name and brief details of   EIA Notification    Whether conducted   Results   Relevant web link
 the project  No. and Date  by independent   communicated      -   No treatment           1,36,338     1,25,333
 external agency   in public domain      -   With treatment – tertiary                    3,82,221     3,37,859
 (Yes / No)  (Yes / No)  (v)  Others
 Not Applicable      -   No treatment                                                          0             0
                     -   With treatment                                                        0             0
 12.   Is the entity compliant with the applicable environmental law/ regulations/ guidelines in India; such as the Water (Prevention   Total water discharged (in kilolitres)  8,50,17,868  7,84,44,054
 and Control of Pollution) Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Environment Protection Act and rules thereunder   Note: Indicate if any independent assessment/evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency? (Y/N) If yes,
 (Y/N). If not, provide details of all such non-compliances, in the following format:
                name of the external agency.
 S   Specify the law / regulation  Provide the details of   Any fines / penalties / action taken   Corrective action      Yes, reasonably assured by EY
 No.  the non-compliance  by regulatory agencies such as   taken, if any   3.   Water withdrawal, consumption and discharge in areas of water stress (in kilolitres):
 Pollution Control Board or by courts
                For each facility / plant located in areas of water stress, provide the following information:
 Not Applicable
                (i)   Name of the area*
                      Mithapur, Ankleshwar & Dahej in Gujarat , Akola & Lote in Maharashtra , Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu , Mambattu in Andhra Pradesh
                        *Source: World Resources Institute  




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