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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">It is submitted that the railway station has submitted reply the show cause notice issued to it, in tabular form, which is reproduced as under:-</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Sr. No.</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Observation in SCN</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Reply Submitted by Railway Station</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US">Comments of Regional Office</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The railway station is discharging its untreated domestic effluent of railway station, toilets section, 100 residential quarters into MC sewer. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Though the Abohar railway station facility and railway quarters are owned by the Indian Railways, the CTO application under consideration is specifically for the Abohar railway station facility and do not include the residential quarters. The Municipal Corporation, Abohar has accorded NOC/permission for discharging the wastewater (sewage) generated by the Railway Station. A copy of the NOC issued by the Executive Engineer (O&M), Municipal Corporation, Abohar is attached herewith. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">CTO has already been granted by the Board for discharge of domestic effluent into MC Sewer.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The railway authorities are disposing off municipal solid waste through private contractor on the dump site of MC Abohar. The railway authorities have not provided on-site treatment facility for treatment of wet waste. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Solid waste generated at Abohar Railway Station is collected into separate dustbins placed at station premises. Dustbins are emptied at main segregated garbage point and waste is further segregated here into plastic waste and non-plastic waste. These segregated garbage wastes are handed over to the local Municipal Corporation for further processing of the waste. The Abohar Railway Station has permission from the Municipal Corporation, Abohar for disposal/dumping of the solid waste generated by the Railway Station on the dumping site of the Municipal Corporation Abohar. A copy of authority and receipt of the payment made to MC Abohar for dumping the solid waste of the railway station is attached herewith. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">As per the Provisions of SWM rules 2016, dump sites are not meant for disposal of Solid Waste. The segregated dry <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>waste is required to be further managed at the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and wet waste is required to be managed in compost pits. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The railway authorities have not provided plastic crushing machine at the station. The railway authorities informed that plastic waste is also disposed off mixed in solid waste.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">For collection of the solid wastes generated by the users of the railway station, two types of dustbins have been provided- at all relevant locations at the platforms as well as other passengers interface area for biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste for the purpose of segregation of the solid waste at source. The solid waste is once again subjected to manual segregation at the main garbage bin and sent to MC dumping site in segregated state for final processing. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">The Railway Station authorities is required to provide inhouse arrangement for management of Plastic waste or required to be managed at MRF centre of MC alongwith other dry waste.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that short term CTO for a period of six months may be granted subject to suitable conditions and following additional conditions:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The Railway Station is required to provide inhouse arrangements i.e. compost pits for treatment of wet waste, within 1 month.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The Railway Station authorities shall either provide inhouse arrangement for management of Plastic waste or to be managed at MRF centre of MC alongwith other dry waste, within 15 days.</span></p> |
