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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;">It is intimated that the industry is red category dyeing unit andwas granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981, both valid upto 08.08.2022 each for dyeing & finishing of polyester fabrics @ 9250 Kgs/day & Dyeing of garments @1000 kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 160 KLD into sewerafter ETP & domestic effluent @ 2.5 KLD into sewer alongwith one boiler of 05 TPH with multi cyclone separator along with adequate stack height & one DG set of capacity 82 KVA with canopy with conditions mentioned therein.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has applied for varied ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act 1974 and under the Air Act, 1981 for Dyeing And Finishing for all Type of Fabrics(Polyester /Pc/Cotton) @ 10 Ton/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 537 KLD & domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD alongwith one boiler of 05 TPH with multi cyclone separator along with adequate stack height & one DG set of capacity 82 KVA. The industry has deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.04.2026 under both acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Thereafter, the industry was visited by officer of RO on 10.11.2022 during visit to the area and it was observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was not in operation, during visit due to power cut in the area.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 10 soft flow machines (soft flow of 300 kg x 5, 450 Kg x 4, 600 kg x 1) having 24 chambers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. 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;">4. The industry has installed one boiler of capacity 05 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;">5. The industry has submitted stack emission sample report of its boiler and as per analysis report, concentration of parameters is within the prescribed limits of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The industry has also installed one DG sets of capacity 82 KVA with canopy and adequate height.</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 199 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 199 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 were issued to the industry that the industry to operate only at 41.5 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022 and 58.5 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be sealed. Further if any new machinery installed by industry after GNE report 2022 be sealed. In compliance of above directions, 02 soft flow of 300 kg, two soft flow of 450 Kg and one soft flow of 600 Kg was sealed during visit on 19.10.2022. The said machinery was also found sealed during visit on 10.11.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has purchased additional 200 KLD shares from M/s Shree Balaji Processors, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana vide PDA letter dated 17.10.2022 & 140 KLD shares from M/s Sukartik Clothing Co., Rahon Road, Ludhiana vide PDA letter dated 03.04.2021 submitted by the industry through OCMMS with the application. However, the Secretary (Sh. Vivek Jindal) PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana PDA vide its letter dated 17.10.2022 (through which letter it has been given additional 200 KLD shares from M/s Shree Balaji Processors) has informed that now the industry has allowed to discharge effluent equivalent to 399 KLD. But it is pertinent to mentioned here that share of 140 KLD taken by the industry from M/s Sukartik Clothing Company, Rahon Road, Ludhiana has not considered/ counted by the PDA. Further, present CTO has been applied by the industry for the discharge of trade & domestic effluent @ 539 KLD and requested for de-sealing of its entire dyeing machinery.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, as per the direction has been issued by the Competent Authority vide no. 27541 dated 22.12.2020 to the SPV, Tajpur Road, that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">a) No new entity (existing or proposed unit) shall be allocated any shares by managing committee of SPV without the prior approval of the Chairman of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">b) Trading of shares by the member units of the SPV is not allowed. In case, any industry dis-continue its water polluting process, it may surrender its earlier allotted shares to the SPV. Further allotment of these shares shall be made by the managing committee with prior approval of the Chairman of the Board. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Further, the Board has also directed the SPV that the SPV or individual industry shall not to execute any trading/ transfer of CETP's shares without prior permission of the Competent Authority of the Board vide letter no. 6369 dated 17.10.2022.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">However, in this case the SPV has allotted the share without prior approval of the Competent Authority of the Board and trading of shares after 22.07.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In view of above, it is recommended that show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be issued to the industry with an opportunity of personal hearing before the Chairman of the Board, please.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : Hon'ble Chairman of the Board</p>
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