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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is submitted that the subject cited rice sheller unit and was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 for operation of unit to produce raw rice @ 1 TPH vide no. </span>CTOW/Renewal/MOG/2019/11483084 <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">& </span>CTOA/Renewal/MOG/2019/11482951 <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">dated 11.10.2019, both valid upto 30.09.2022, respectively.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 as the industry has installed new dryer in its existing premises to produce raw rice with dryer @ 1 TPH through OCMMS along with requisite documents. The details of the case as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; line-height: 135%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry has submitted copy of letter issued by Assistant Town Planner, Moga vide no. 1170 dated 15.11.2022, regarding suitability of site for installation of dryer within the existing premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; line-height: 135%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry has submitted latest CA certificate dated 08.10.2022, stating value of fixed assets of Rs. 32.76 lakhs (including plant & machinery of Rs. 15.48 lakhs) as on 31.03.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; line-height: 135%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry has deposited consent fee of Rs. 11000/- vide UTR / Ref. No. SBIN122265875094 dated 22.09.2022 under the Water Act, 1974 & Rs. 11000/- vide UTR / Ref. No. SBIN122265874863 dated 22.09.2022 under the Air Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 30.09.2025 as per Board's order dated 29.10.2018. The industry has also deposited NOC regularization fee of Rs. 1800/- vide UTR / Ref. No. SBIN122265872957 dated 22.09.2022, which is adequate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; line-height: 135%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry has submitted copy of completion certificate from M/s Er. Rajnish Kumar Singla, Gobind Colony, Barnala regarding installation of dryer in its existing premises of the industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; line-height: 135%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry has submitted compliance report of the previous consent conditions granted under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: 0in; line-height: 135%;"><span style="font-size: 5.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 135%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 135%;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 135%;">The industry was visited by the undersigned (AEE) on 04.11.2022 and it was observed as under: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry is a rice sheller unit and was in operation during visit. </em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry has installed 01 no. shelling line and 01 no. dryer in its premises.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry has installed cyclone as APCD rice sheller unit to contain the process emissions and the same was found in line / operationable conditions with dust emitting points connected to the APCD. Also, the industry has provided stack of adequate height with the APCD and provision to facilitate emission sampling.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 45.0pt .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The industry has provided room type enclosure with roof of size 60'x30'x15' for discharge / storage of rice husk in compliance to code of practice prescribed by Govt. vide notification dt. 15.10.2013.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry has provided brick paving at movement area of vehicles, within its premises.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent with provision to discharge onto land for irrigation.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry has planted trees along its boundary wall</em><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The industry is complying with the conditions of consents granted under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 as well as code of practice prescribed by the Govt. vide order dt. 15.10.2013.</em></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 5.0pt;">Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate applied by the industry under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 may be granted <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">for operation of unit to produce raw rice with dryer @ 1 TPH </span>for a period upto 30.09.2025 / upto adequacy of fee with suitable conditions along with special conditions that:</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: -.5in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">i.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry will get its stack emissions samples analyzed from Board's lab within 2 months, positively.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: -.5in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry will discharge only treated domestic effluent onto land for plantation / green belt.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: -.5in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry shall not increase its production capacity without the prior written permission/NOC of the Board</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: -.5in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry shall comply with the code of practice notified by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide order dated 15.10.2013 as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">i)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the recommendations of Director of Factories.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">ii)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The industry should plant thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen trees all along the boundary wall of the rice sheller/ Saila plant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">iii)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All dust emitting points should be properly hooded and dust extracted to a common point. At this exhaust point, dust coming here will be passed through a dust control system and air will be emitted through a stack of height 3 meters above roof of the building.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">iv)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The management and handling of rice husk in the rice shelling units/ Saila plants should be done as under:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">(a) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All the rice shelling units/ Saila plants shall provide paved/brick roads/cement concrete roads / metalled roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;">(b) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(i) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The industry shall provide proper rice husk storage facilities inside the factory premises and the height of brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area should be at least 10' high or 3.5' higher than the discharge point of the rice husk pipe (whichever is more) and the length of aforesaid brick wall should be at least 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge pipe.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(ii) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The industry shall provide a layer of wind screen of mild steel or some other similar material of at least 5' height above the brick wall. The wind screen system should have a porosity of ~30% to lower the wind velocities, thus reducing the amount of airborne particulate from storage, handling and loading/unloading areas of rice husk.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(iii)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The minimum diameter at the outlet of discharge pipe of rice husk be kept as 15'', which can be maintained by extending the existing discharge pipe with the help of a conical shaped pipe of at least 3'length.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-align: justify;">(iv) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Wherever, height of rice husk is 3' or more, the industry shall cover the heap of husk with HDPE warp knitted fabric completely, except the area near the discharge pipe. The HDPE warp knitted fabric be made of 100% virgin high density polymer of at least 70 gm/m2 weight having 40-45 hole/inch2 to prevent wind blowing of stored husk.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent: -.5in; margin: 0in 5.65pt .0001pt 1.5in;">(c) <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>During transportation of rice husk through vehicles, it shall be covered from all sides with tarpaulin to prevent blowing of husk by winds.</p> |
