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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The hotel was granted Consent to Establish under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Ext/SAS/2020/14196024 dated 18.11.2020 for establishment of a Hotel consisting of 24 double rooms, a restaurant having 30 seats, conference hall having capacity of 100 people and two party halls having capacity of 200 persons and for generation of domestic effluent @ 32 KLD into MC sewer after 40 KLD based on MBBR technology, which was valid till 21.09.2022 with certain condition as mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The promoter company has proposed that fresh water shall be consumed as per detail below at the time of obtaining NOC:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">•<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">24 rooms @ 2 persons/day = 48 persons. 48 persons @ 150 lpcd = 7200 ltrs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">•<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">Restaurant 30 seats @ 70 lpcd = 2100 ltrs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">•<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">Conference hall having seating capacity of 100 persons @ 45 lpcd = 4500 ltrs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">•<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">Two no. party halls for 200 persons @ 70 lpcd 200x70x2 = 28000 ltrs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">Hence total water consumption of 41.8 KLD at full occupancy and proposed wastewater generation @ 33 KLD.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">Now, the project proponent has applied fresh partial Consent to Operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for operating a Hotel with 07 Rooms and 02 party halls and conference hall along with requisite documents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The project proponent ha submitted CA Certificate with the value of fixed assets of Rs. 2.15 crore on 17.10.2022. The project proponent has deposited Rs. 65,880/- vide UTR no. KARBN22299050947 dated 26.10.2022 under Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 66,380/- vide UTR no. KARBN22299050868 dated 26.10.2022 under Air Act, 1981. The industry has not deposited NOC regularization fees amounting to Rs. 1,100/-.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The promoter company has submitted the letter obtained from Department of Town and Country Planning Punjab through Chief Town Planner Punjab, Chandigarh vide Memo no. 3404 CT(PB)/5P-432-M dated 12.06.2019 wherein the plot no. 350 measuring in an area of 3533.06 sq. yards in falling at Industrial, Phase-IX, SAS Nagar has been converted for hotel purpose (under conversion policy dated 08.09.2016) subject to terms and conditions as mentioned in the said letter as per notification issued by the Government of Punjab, Department of Housing & Urban Development vide no. 17/17/01-5hg2/836008/1 dated 08/09/2016, Therefore, the site is suitable for establishment of a hotel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">On scrutinizing the application of project proponent following observations were observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">1)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The industry in the application form has applied for hotel of 7 rooms, 2 party hall and a conference hall however in the water calculations it has mentioned 24 KLD waste-water generation which is the value which the industry has proposed from hotel of 24 rooms, 2 party hall, restaurant and a conference hall. It is requested to resubmit the water calculation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">2)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The industry has not submitted building plans duly approved by the competent authority in compliance of special condition of NOC and in compliance of condition no. 3 of conversion of industrial plot granted by DTP.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">3)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The industry has not submitted completion certificate of ETP installed and dimensional drawing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">4)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The industry has not mentioned proposal of in-situ management of bio-degradable solid waste generated from the hotel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">5)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">The industry has not submitted NOC regularization fee of Rs 1100/- for increase in assets of Rs 10 Lacs</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">No reply received till date from the industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The industry was visited by undersigned on 24.11.2022 and contacted Sh. Jagdeep Singh, Son of Prop. (98144-36672). During visit it was observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The project proponent has provided one no. party hall, kitchen and 4 rooms (out of these 4 rooms interior work of 2 rooms is pending and 2 are complete in all respects) at ground floor. At first floor, the project proponent has provided one no. party hall, and 3 rooms. The representative informed that the rooms will be used as changing rooms for the relative of the parties during any function and further kitchen provided by the project proponent is not permanently used as no staff has been kept by the project proponent for its operation and its only during marriage function that cater from outside is arranged by the party. Hence the rooms cannot be treated as hotel rooms. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The project proponent has provided oil & grease trap for the treatment of waste-water generated from washing of utensils. The size of oil & grease trap consisting of 3 chambers is 4ft*1.5ft*1.5 ft each. The waste-water generated from toilets/washrooms is disposed into MC sewer directly further leading to GMADA sewer. The project proponent has not installed STP.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The project proponent has installed DG set of capacity 82.5 KVA without canopy and inadequate stack height and a DG set of 140KVA with canopy and adequate stack height. The project proponent was advised to disconnect the DG set of 82.5 KVA immediately.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The project proponent has not made arrangement for in-situ management of bio-degradable solid waste within its premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">In the kitchen the project proponent has provided ducting arrangement but with stack of inadequate height.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif'; background: white;">The project proponent is getting fresh water supply from MC and is using bore water through 1 no. borewell for plantation. The reading of water meter provided over MC supply was 03678.8 m3. As per last water bill checked the reading of water meter was 3285 KL on 30.09.2022 and accordingly 7.1 KLD fresh water has been consumed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px; font-family: Cambria, 'serif';">In view of above, it is recommended that show cause notice for refusal of Consent to Operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, may be issued to the project proponent as it has failed to give reply to the clarification till date.<br style="break-before: page;" clear="all" /></span></p>
<p><strong>*Competency - Senior Environmental Engineer.</strong></p> |