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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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 submitted that the industry was earlier granted consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/SAS/2018/8341832 dated 13/09/2018 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/SAS/2018/8341794 dated 13/09/2018 both having validity upto 30/09/2022, subject to certain conditions as mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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;">Now, the industry has submitted its CA certificate mentioning the cost of the fixed assets of Rs. 32.90 lakh dated 31.03.2022. The industry has earlier, the industry has deposited consent fee of Rs. 6000/- each under both the Acts vide R. No. 100/4645 dated 31.08.2017 and the industry had deposited consent fee of Rs. 7200/- each under both the Acts vide R. No. 53/4617 dated 28.08.2018. As such, the consent fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30.09.2025, under both the Acts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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. 15,000/- vide online R. no. 265534142 dated 04/11/2022 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. 14,500/- vide online R. no. 468303532 dated 04/11/2022 under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The consent fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30/09/2029, under both the Acts.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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;">Further, as per circular no. CEE (HQ)/F.No./957/2016/59 dated 02/02/2016, the case for renewal of NOC/Consent to operate for Orange & Green category industries is to be processed based on self-certification submitted by the industry to the effect that it is complying with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, as such, the Brick kiln unit covers under orange category.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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 02 no. jaw machine, 02 vibrating machine, 03 screw driving machine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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 125 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-justify: inter-ideograph; 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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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="margin-right: -27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; 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;">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 granted upto 30/09/2027, subject to suitable conditions as per earlier consents granted by the Board.</span></p>
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