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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It is intimated that the industry was earlier granted consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/SAS/2022/19040933 dated 22/06/2022 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no CTOA/Renewal/SAS/2022/19040928 dated 22/06/2022 both having validity upto 31/12/2022 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">for operating a stone crusher cum screening & washing unit for </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Crushing & Washing Of Stone Aggregates Only </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">@ </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">9000 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">CFT/day</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">, subject to certain condition as mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Now, the industry has applied for renewal consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with same production capacity. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has submitted CA certificate mentioning its cost of fixed assets of Rs. 32.09 lakh as on 31/03/2022. </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry had earlier deposited consent fee of Rs.<br />14,500/- vide online UTR no. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">N327211722990075 dated 23/11/2021 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">15,000</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">/- (Rs. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">14,500</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">/- under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Rs. 500/- as application form fees vide online UTR. No. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">N327211723020745 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">dated 23/11/2021, which was adequate upto 30/09/2023 under both Acts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has now deposited Rs. 11,600/- vide online R. no. 862640604 dated 14/11/2022 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. 11,600/- vide online R. no. 907461767 dated 14/11/2022 under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30/09/2027 under both the Acts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has submitted compliance report consent to operate earlier granted to it under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">It is appropriate to mention here that a letter address to the Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala has been written by Department of Water Resources (Mines & Geology), Punjab vide no. 521/ Mining/E-371585 dated 21.10.2022 submitted by the proprietor regarding legal source of raw material in which mentioned that:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">“Please refer to the subject cited above and letter mentioned under reference, vide which you were requested that before issuing “Consent to Establish/Consent to Operate” to the crushers, the information regarding its legal source of raw material must be taken fram concerned Mining Officers of Department of Water Resources. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It is hereby intimated that the Government of Punjab vide notification no. 5217/crusher Policy Dated16.08.2022 has implemented new Crusher Policy 2022 i.e., Punjab Crusher Policy 2022.Vide the above mentioned crusher policy, new regulations pertaining to operations of crushers in the state have been introduced which are mentioned as below: </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">a)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></em></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The crusher owners shall file monthly returns with in a period of 2 months, so that same may be reviewed by the department on monthly basis. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">b)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></em></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Weighbridges shall be installed in the premises of stone crusher and the weighment slip for processed material shall be issued in Form ‘Q’, this will keep the account of input and output of material used and processed by the crusher. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">c)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span></em></strong><!--[endif]--><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Further, to emit the scope of any illegal stocking of material, all the suppliers and dealers in the state shall be registered on the online portal of department. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It has come to the notice of the Department that the crushers in the state are procuring raw material from different sources. Hence, limiting crusher owners to define the source of raw material would create un-necessary hurdles and paper work. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Moreover, the source of material cannot be fixed for any crusher as they are free to source legal material at best competitive rates and the source of materials may change accordingly. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">In view of the above, it is hereby submitted that, vide new crusher policy the department has introduced numerous regulations that have reduced the scope of any kind of illegal activity and source of material is already being verified through returns being filed by the crush owners. And, in case any misleading information is provided by any crusher owner, action would be taken by the department as per rules. </span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Therefore, asking crusher owners to submit the information pertaining to “Legal Source of Raw Material” would be beduplicity of efforts.</span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">So, you are requested to issue the necessary instruction to officer sunder your office in this regard.”</span></em></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%; margin: 12.0pt -27.0pt 12.0pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry was visited by the AEE of this office on 15/11/2022 and following observations were noted as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry is engaged in business of crushing & washing of river bed materials.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry was not in operation due to non-availability of raw material.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has installed 01 no. jaw machine 01 no. rottapactor machine, 01 vibrating machine, 05 screw driving machine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has provided rubber flapper at the end of the conveyer belt.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has provided 03 tanks for sedimentation of silt and further provided pump to utilization of decanting water for washing purpose after settling in the tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has provided water sprinkler on the ramp as well as end of conveyor belt to suppress the dust emission arising from the vehicle movement etc.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has installed one D.G set of capacity 200 KVA & further the representative of the unit has confirmed that they have taken on rent.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry has provided shed on the processing area i.e. jaw machine, vibrating machine and rottapactor machine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in -27.0pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">The industry is complying with Code of practice framed by the Board for such type of unit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%; margin: 12.0pt -27.0pt .0001pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">In view of the above, it is recommended that consent to operate under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be renewed upto 30/09/2027, subject to suitable conditions as per earlier consents granted by the Board.</span></p>
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