The major environmental attributes in the study area of 10 Km radius (from the project site is carried out as an essential step in REIA study as a base line status. This will form the basis of impact prediction on these environmental set up on establishment of the project. Primary data were collected based on observation and measurements made during the field survey carried out in the month of Oct. 2003 to December 2003(Post monsoon). Major thrust area including ambient air quality, water quality, noise and flora and fauna of the region and demography of the people were considered. Besides primary data the secondary data were collected from governments.

The term 'Environment' is defined under Section 2 (a) of Environment Protection Act- 1986 to include water, air, land and inter-relationship between water, air, land and human begins, other living creatures, plants micro-organisms and property.

These dimensions can broadly be grouped into physical, social, aesthetic and economic environment includes air, water, land, aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna, infrastructure, public services, etc. Social environment includes demography, community facilities and services, community characteristics, employment centers, commercial facilities servicing the area, etc. Aesthetic environment includes existence of historical monuments, archaeological or architectural sites at and in the vicinity of industrial activity, scenic areas, vistas and natural landscape, architectural character of present buildings etc. Economic Environmental covers employment/ unemployment levels, sources and levels of income, economic base of the area, land values, land ownership etc. 

It is necessary to examine environmental scenario before starting any industrial- activity in order to determine the assimilative capacity of the environmental dimensions stated above.                                                     
           
As, all the environmental dimensions may not be significantly affected by a particular industrial activity; it is necessary to identify the pertinent dimensions for studying in detail, in order to analyse the impact of the industrial activity on them.

For the present EIA study, the physical dimensions of the environment such as site location and surroundings, topography, geography, air quality, micrometeorology, noise levels, water quality, land use pattern and soil quality, terrestrial flora and fauna and all the other dimensions are considered. These environmental parameters are studied to establish an existing environmental scenario of an area covering 10-km radius, which is considered as an impact area. Refer Annexure - B for study area.