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19651217

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Date Created:

2022-08-19 13:58:48.178

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It is submitted that the rice sheller was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide No. R14BARCTOW1761648 dated 31/08/2014 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. R14BARCTOA1761607 dated 31/08/2014, both valid upto 30/06/2019, for manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice (Without Dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material, with certain conditions mentioned therein.                Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for production of Sorted Raw Rice (with Dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material, the rice sheller has submitted compliance report of the conditions of the consent earlier granted to it under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.                The industry has deposited Rs. 26100/- (Rs. 15300/- as Water Consent fee + Rs. 10800/- as Penalty) through online vide UTR No. 613322510 dated 16/08/2022 under Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 28400/- (Rs. 15300/- as Air Consent fee + Rs. 10800/- as Penalty + Rs. 1800/- as NOC regularization fee + Rs. 500/- as Application form fee) deposited through online vide UTR No. 599422792 dated 16/08/2022 under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The fee deposited by the rice sheller is adequate upto 30/09/2023 against the value of fixed assets Rs. 71.95 lacs as per CA certificate dated 28/07/2022, which is adequate .                The Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated 15/10/2013 has notified siting guidelines for new/existing rice sheller unit, which is reproduced as under for any expansion/modernization in the existing rice sheller unit. “All the rice mills / saila plants located outside the Municipal limits of towns and cities and in the designated areas within the cities established with NOC of Punjab Pollution Control Board will be allowed to expand / modernize within their existing premises, if pollution load of existing unit has been effectively taken care of by the industry and no specific approval of District Town Planner will be required.”                                         The industry has submitted certificate issued by Executive Officer, MC, Barnala, District Sangrur vide no. 345/B dated 09/08/2022, which states that the industry i.e. M/s Mani Mahesh Rice Mills, Naiwala Road, Barnala is located outside the MC limit of Barnala. To verify the compliance of consent conditions earlier granted to the industry & the code of practice, the industry was visited by undersigned on 18/08/2022 and it was observed as under : - 1. The industry was not in operation during visit. 2. The industry has covered all the processing sheds. 3. The industry has provided brick paved road from main gate of the industry to the rice room/husk area for the movements of vehicles. 4. The industry has provided separate Cyclone Separator as APCD along with stack of adequate height to control the process emission from shelling section as well as Dryer. along with stacks of adequate height to control the process emission dryer section as well as selling section. The industry has submitted completion certificate regarding installation cyclone separator as APCD with Dryer Section from M/s Lal Engineering Corporation, Barnala. 5. The industry has provided brick wall of 10 feet height in front of the discharge point of rice husk area and the length of aforesaid brick wall is 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge point. The industry has provided jalli of 5 feet height above the brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area. 6. The industry has not submitted air emission sampling reports. 7. The industry has no source of trade effluent generation and the industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent to be generated from toilets / washrooms. It has also made plantation along boundary wall to utilize treated domestic effluent after septic tank. 8. There is no increase in the building of the rice sheller. So, there is no need to obtain the revised building plan on the part of rice sheller.                Thus, the site of Rice Sheller is suitable for the installation of Dryer The industry is complying with the code of practice notified by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated. 15/10/2013. The competency for grant of consents to the rice shellers with dryer lies with the Environmental Engineer of the Regional Office.                Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate (CTO) under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 both may be granted up to 30/09/2023 for the production of Sorted Raw Rice (with Dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by processing of paddy @ 3.0 TPH, subject to the suitable conditions as per policy of the Board.

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RO AEE Simarpreet Singh