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<p style="text-align: justify;">The agenda note and report / recommendations of AEE/EE, RO, may kindly be perused.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry is a small scale orange category hot mix plant and was granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the provisions of Water Act, 1974, valid upto 30.09.2022 and Air Act, 1981, valid upto 30.09.2023 for manufacturing of premix @ 90 TPH and RMC @ 60 m3/h subject to the conditions mentioned therein.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The HMP was found emitting thick smoke during visit to the area on 04.10.2021. To verify the same, the hot mix plant was visited by officer of the Board and it was observed as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The hot mix plant was in operation, however the representative of the HMP immediately stopped its plant on arrival of the visiting officer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The hot mix plant has installed Gravity Settling Chamber followed by wet scrubber as APCD with asphalt drum. The HMP has provided water re-circulation system with wet scrubber. The water recirculation tanks were found choked and thick sludge removed from water re-circulation system was found placed in open near the ETP area in large quantity.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The metalled road provided by the hot mix plant in movement area was found covered with dust and raw material storage / handling was also not proper.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was violating the provisions of Air Act, 1981 and is not complying with the code of practice prescribed for such type of units vide Board’s notification dated 26.04.1999.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, the HMP was given personal hearing before Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana on 18.11.2021 and it was decided as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The hot mix plant shall operate and maintain its air pollution control device (APCD) regularly and efficiently, so as to achieve the stack emission standards, consistently as prescribed by the Board/ MoEF&CC and as amended from time to time.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The hot mix plant shall ensure that no black smoke is emitted from its stack under any circumstances.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The hot mix plant shall comply with the code of practice as prescribed for such type of units in true letter and spirit at all the times. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana shall verify the contentions of the reply and compliances made by the hot mix plant. He shall carry out stack emission sampling of the hot mix plant and submit the report/ recommendations, within 20 days.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->Further action in the matter will be taken after receipt of report from Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thereafter, the HMP was visited by AEE of RO on 29.12.2021 alongwith scientific staff to collect stack emission samples, however, HMP was not in operation and its premises was found locked. Thereafter, during visit to the Humbran Noorpur area, the HMP was found not in operation. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has applied for Varied ‘Consents to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 for production of Curve Stone, Bridge, Paver & Tiles @ 5000 no./day in addition to the existing production of premix @ 90 TPH and RMC @ 60 m3/h. The industry has deposited consent fees, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027 under both acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by AEE of RO on 15.11.2022 and it was observed as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The industry was not in operation. However, presence of raw material indicated that it will also operate in upcoming days.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one no. hot mix plant and has provided Gravity Dust Settling Chamber followed by Water Scrubber as APCD with asphalt drum of hot mix plant. Stack of adequate height along with sampling platfarm provided after APCD. Water re-circulation tanks provided with wet scrubber were cleaned and proper re-circulation system is provided. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one no. DG set of capacity @125KVA, equipped with canopy along with adequate stack height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->There is no generation of trade effluent and only domestic effluent is generated from the premises. The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of its domestic effluent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The industry has provided plantation for discharge of its domestic effluent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->The industry has now stabilized its movement area to suppress dust emissions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As such, the industry is now complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, decisions of personal hearing dated 18.11.2021 and code of practice prescribed for such type of units vide Board’s notification dated 26.04.1999.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Keeping in view of the above, it is recommended that varied ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2027 for Curve Stone, Bridge, Paver & Tiles @ 5000 no./day, premix @ 90 TPH and RMC @ 60 m3/h with suitable conditions and special conditions that:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->a. <!--[endif]-->The industry shall get analyzed its air emission samples from Board’s lab within this period, failing to achieve the prescribed standards the Board shall reserve the right to revoke the consent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->b. <!--[endif]-->The industry shall comply with the code of practice prescribed for such type of units vide Board’s notification dated 26.04.1999.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : SEE, ZO-2, Ludhiana</p> |
