THE PROPOSED LIME PLANT IN SENIOR CHIEF CHIWALA'S AREA IN MASAITI DISTRICT BY HANDYMAN'S PARADISE Handyman’s Paradise Limited submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) for construction of a lime plant with a production capacity of 100 tonnes per day of lime. The proposed project will comprise open pit mining of the limestone, hauling the mined limestone using dump trucks, crushing and calcination. Calcination shall be done using a vertical kiln. The kiln shall have three sections namely the pre-heating section, calcination section and cooling section. At the calcination stage, limestone (CaCO3) shall be converted into lime (CaO) with carbon dioxide (CO2) as a by-product. After cooling, the lime shall be stockpiled in readiness for dispatch. The proposed project shall be located in Chief Chiwala’s area in Masaiti District near Zambezi Portland Cement. Although the site location is in Masaiti District, it is about 12 Kilometres from the Ndola – Kapirimposhi road and about 20 kilometres southeast of the Ndola Central Business District. The main negative impacts anticipated from the proposed project shall be land degradation as a resulting of mining activities and air pollution from processing activities. In accordance with provisions of the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act Number 12 of 1990, read together with the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations (SI No. 28 of 1997), ECZ is now calling for comments regarding the proposed project. Copies of the EIS are available for public scrutiny between 09:00 hrs and 16:00 hrs during working days at the following places: Ndola City Council - at the Civic Centre; Masaiti District Council; and ECZ Offices in Ndola and Lusaka. Click here to download the Electronic Copy. Written comments may be sent to the undersigned not later than 24th May, 2010. This notice also serves to inform the general public that a public meeting for the proposed project shall be held on Friday, 4th June 2010 at 14:00 hrs at Chiwala High School. Therefore, ECZ is inviting all interested and affected parties to attend this important meeting. The Manager – Inspectorate Environmental Council of Zambia Corner of Church and Suez Road P.O Box 35131, Lusaka E-mail      : jsakala@necz.org.zm Tel         : 0211 254059 Fax         : 0211 254164 The Manager – Northern Region Environmental Council of Zambia Jacaranda Road P.O Box 71302, Ndola E-mail : pzulu@necz.org.zm Tel      : 0212 621048 Fax     : 0212 610246