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Unit 12: Facility Location

The impacts on these specific elements should be within the parameters of the environmental Notes
laws that protect environs of the site.
In addition, the topography, soil mixture and drainage must be suited to the type of building
required. The soil must be capable of providing it with a proper foundation. It should not be a
low-lying area. Ingress of excess water during monsoons should not disturb operations. Land
improvements or piling and concrete rafting to provide protection and the required strength to
the foundations always prove expensive. Even when the price of land is low, it may not prove to
be economical to build on such sites.
In India we have laws to protect the air, water, and ground. Both air and water are impacted by
the wastes that are produced and the manner in which wastes are disposed of. Will the plant be
situated in a smoke-free zone? Can water and oil be discharged directly or must it be transported
from the plant? What local agencies are available to provide solutions?
Recently there were news reports that oil seepage from an oil storage depot of Indian Oil
Corporation in Bihar, had found its way into the water table. Water supply in the area has
become unfit for human consumption. This raises questions of various threats to the environment
from factory operations.

The legal requirements of the Government of India and the types of impacts that need to be
controlled to meet environmental and local laws include the following:
1. Air pollution 2. Water pollution

3. Waste treatment 4. Solid waste disposal
5. Hazardous chemicals 6. Disposal of sludge
7. Noise 8. Dust
9. Radiation 10. Toxic chemicals

11. Industrial accidents 12. Chemical or fuel spills
13. Soil contamination 14. Water supply
15. Disease vectors 16. Smog
17. Acid precipitation 18. Ozone depletion

19. Global warming 20. Loss of biodiversity
21. Animal deaths 22. Visual impact
23. Landscaping
For example, considering the example of the Sahara Mall, KT Ravindran, an urban-planning
expert at Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture, says that the daily exodus of shoppers
from Delhi to Gurgaon’s malls is already creating excruciating delays on the roads. But that’s
only the start of the trouble; because the electricity supply is unreliable in Gurgaon, malls will
have to run their own diesel-powered generators, which cause significant pollution. And because
the water supply is also limited, many of the malls have to dig wells and suck up groundwater,
thus lowering the water level in the region.

In the Sahara Mall, the main source of power is the grid of HSEB. As Gurgaon is a power-cut
prone area, an Auto Voltage Regulator (AVR) has been installed to ensure automatic regulation
of voltage and 100 per cent standby power generated through four in-house continuous rating
generators. The DG sets are installed in specially designed rooms to control noise.
Water requirements are supplemented by the use of two bore wells. The raw water is stored in
soft water tank after curing through softening plant. Water is filtered and chlorinated and stored

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