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<p style="text-align: justify;">It is submitted that the subject cited industry is a member of 50 MLD CETP. The tentative shares allotment of the member units was submitted by PDA vide its letter dated 22.07.2022, which was under consideration of the Board. The Competent Authority of the Board has directed to take interim actions as per e-noting no. 19582356. The application is being processed in light of directions given in the above said e-noting.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry is small scale red category dyeing unit and was granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 valid upto 14.09.2022 and the Air Act, 1981, valid upto 01.01.2023 for production of dyed knitted fabric /yarn @ 4510 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 415 KLD into sewer after ETP & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into sewer alongwith one boiler of capacity 06 TPH & DG set of 125 KVA with conditions mentioned therein. The electric connection of the industry was restored temporarily upto 14.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, the electric connection of the industry was disconnected as the industry has laid down separate illegal pipe lines into the MC sewer for bypassing of effluent. Thereafter, a team visited the industry and recommended that the industry should not be allowed to operate / permanent restoration till it provide necessary pollution control arrangements and complete recovery system for cooling water and steam condensate.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has joined CETP and applied for varied ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 and renewal of consent to operate under the Air Act, 1981 for production of dyed knitted fabric /yarn @ 4510 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 415 KLD & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD alongwith one boiler of capacity 06 TPH & DG set of 125 KVA. The industry has already deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.11.2023 (Water) & 31.12.2023 (Air).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by the officer of the Board on 17.10.2022 & by AEE on 03.11.2022 and it was observed as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was in operation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 07 soft flow machines (5 of 300 Kg each, 1 of 500 Kg & 1 of 600 Kg) having 17 chambers. The industry has also installed one winch machine of capacity 300 Kg for washing process. The winch machine has already sealed by Regional Office.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The study on effluent generation has been done by the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNE) and as per report it has total effluent generation as 480 KLD from its total 21 chamber of soft flow & one winch machine of capacity 300 Kg. The industry at site presently has installed only 17 chambers of soft flow. However, the industry has granted 415 KLD shares on 22.07.2022 of CETP, hence the discharge of the industry is 65 KLD more than the share allotted to it. Hence around 14% machinery of the industry was required to be sealed i.e. one winch machine of capacity 300 Kg, which was sealed during visit on 17.10.2022 as per directions of the Competent Authority of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The industry is connected with the conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana for discharge its effluent. The industry has provided the flow meter at its final outlet leading to CETP. The industry was also advised to provide the flow meter at inlet water supply.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The industry has installed one boiler of capacity 06 TPH with cyclone as APCD in which rice husk was being used as fuel and adequate stack has been provided.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The industry has also installed one DG sets of capacity 125 KVA with canopy and adequate height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. Further, some units have made the complaint regarding in judicial allotment of the shares by the PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana, which is under process at Board and at Govt. Level.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The CETP 50 MLD has been in continuous operation since February, 2022. Presently, the industry is discharging its effluent into CETP 50 MLD through dedicated conveyance system.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV), Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana vide its letter dated 22.07.2022 had submitted the letter regarding intimidation of the tentative share of the CETP, 50 MLD, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana amongst the dyeing members of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. As per the list, the industry has been temporarily allotted shares of 415 KLD. These shares are temporary/tentative and their finalization is under the consideration of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV), Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana vide its email dated 04.08.2022 has submitted the latest report conducted by the Guru Nanak Dev Engg College (GNE), regarding effluent discharge quantity of dyeing units of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. This study was done by the GNE on entire existing dyeing machinery (Sealed and un-sealed) installed inside the dyeing units, by physically inspecting the site of each unit. As per the GNE report 2022, the industry has installed machinery for discharge of 480 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The shares allotment is under consideration of the Board and to regulate the quantum of effluent reaching the CETP, the Competent Authority of the Board had decided to temporarily restrict the quantum of effluent discharged from the industries, to the lesser quantum out of GNE report 2022 and tentative shares intimated by PDA vide its letter dated 22.07.2022. As such, the quantum of effluent discharge from the industry is temporarily required to be restricted to 415 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, following directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 were issued to the industry to operate only at 86.5 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022 and 13.5 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be sealed. Further if any new machinery installed by industry after GNE report 2022 be sealed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> Keeping in view of tentative allotment of shares by PDA. It is recommended that :-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A. Directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be issued to the PSPCL authority to restore electricity connection of the industry for permanently.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">B. Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted for one year with special condition that the industry shall got analysed its stack emission samples of boiler within 01 month.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">C. Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry temporarily for 3 months for discharge of 415 KLD (414.5 KLD trade and 0.5 KLD domestic) into CETP 50 MLD as an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industries and the efficiency of the CETP subject to suitable conditions and with special conditions that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The consent is an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industry and the efficiency of the CETP.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The consent is based on tentative intimidation of the shares by PDA dated 22.7.2022 and GNE report of 2022, as such, it is a temporary arrangement, it will not convey any right to the industry to tentative shares intimated by SPV vide letter dated 22.7.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The member industry shall install effluent measuring devices at the outlet of the industry leading to conveyance system of CETP within the validity of consent for verification of the discharges.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The industry shall ensure that no new machinery is installed without prior permission of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The consent is an interim measure in-accordance to tentative shares intimated by PDA to the Board vide its letter dated 22.07.2022. These shares are temporarily considered and their finalization is under the consideration of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The member units and PDA shall ensure that total effluent intake into the CETP, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana from the existing units will never be exceed 40 MLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. The industry as well as M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV), Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana will comply with the undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. The PDA shall ensure the working of Inlet and outlet online flow-meters at CETP and shall also provide standby flow meters for the same to ensure their regular working at CETP site.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">9. The online flow meters at the inlet water source of all member units shall be installed within 4 months. The online connectivity of these flow meters of all units shall be ensured so as to check the discharge allowed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">10. The member industry and M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana shall provide online meters at the outlet of all the dyeing units and to check, update / calibrate this online system so as to provide the regular and exact data of effluent discharge by individual units and in consonance to the effluent received at CETP within 1 week. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">11. The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana shall ensure that no overflow of effluent will takes place from the conveyance system at any time and if such things happen, immediately the concerned industries discharging effluent in that line will be closed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">12. All member units shall have only one outlet jointly for domestic and trade effluent for discharge into the conveyance system of CETP, 50 MLD Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. There shall be no bypass from any dyeing unit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">13. M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana or individual industry shall not to execute any trading/ transfer of CETP's shares without prior permission of the Competent Authority of the Board. The PDA or the individual industry will be responsible for any loss due to trading of shares.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">14. The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana and individual member unit shall be liable to pay Environmental Compensation for any lapse in undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">15. It is made clear that in case of failure of commitment made by PDA vide its undertaking dated 22.09.2022, the Board shall be constraint to take strict action in accordance to law, on SPV as well as individual members without any further notice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">16. The PDA is again directed to ensure that it achieves the prescribed standards at the outlet of CETP within one month, failing which the Board shall be constrained to order the closure of all the member industries attached with the CETP.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> Competency : Hon'ble Chairman of the Board</p> |
