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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The residential colony was granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH3/2019/9364225 & CTOA/Renewal/LDH3/2019/9364378, valid upto 31.03.2022 with conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">Thereafter, a complaint was received through e-mail from the residents of the colony regarding untreated domestic water discharged into rain water harvesting pits through flexible pipes and onto land for stagnation in the area reserved for school. The complainants had complained about poor handling of Municipal Solid Waste and discharge of untreated/partially treated domestic water into parks of the residential colony resulting in foul smell in the residential colony. The complainants had also complained about partially treated water supplied for re-use into flushing purpose. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">Accordingly, the residential colony was visited by officer of the Board on 17.09.2021 and the colony was found violating the provisions of the </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Water Act, 1974. The project proponent was given an opportunity of personal hearing before the Chairman of the Board on 12.01.2022, wherein, it was decided as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -25.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 25.5pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">i.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Consent to Operate granted to the project proponent under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be revoked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -25.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 25.5pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The project proponent shall maintain and operate its sewage treatment plant regularly & efficiently, so as to achieve the effluent standards, consistently as prescribed by the Board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -25.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 25.5pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The project proponent shall discharge its treated domestic effluent only as per mode of disposal in the consent granted and also comply with the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2016.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -25.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 25.5pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The project proponent shall not discharge any kind of its wastewater into rainwater harvesting pits under any circumstances and shall discharge only roof top rainwater into the same.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-text-indent-alt: -25.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 25.5pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">v.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Environmental Engineer, Regional Office – 3, Ludhiana shall calculate the Environmental Compensation on the project proponent for no. of days in violations as per above and get it approved from the EC verification committee and send the report, within 15 days. A separate order for imposition of Environmental Compensation will be passed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">In compliance of the decision no. 1 of the personal hearing, ‘Consent to Operate’ granted under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to the residential colony was revoked vide Board’s letter no. 608 dated 24.01.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Thereafter, the project proponent applied for obtaining 'Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 on 17.02.2022. The residential colony was visited by officer of the Board on 02.03.2022 in the presence of Er. S.K. Gupta, Member of SEIAA, Punjab and it was observed that the residential colony is not complying with the provisions of MSW Rules, 2016, Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and various conditions of the Environmental Clearance. Accordingly, the project proponent was again given an opportunity of personal hearing before Chairman of the Board on 07.07.2022, wherein it was decided as under:- </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>i.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The project proponent shall submit copy of agreements made with the farmers for disposal of treated domestic effluent onto land for irrigation, in the office of Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana, within 07 days. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The project proponent shall furnish a bank guarantee amounting to Rs. 10 Lac in the office of Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana, within 07 days as an assurance to comply with the provisions of Water Act, 1974, Air Act, 1981 and MSW Rules, 2016 and conditions of Environmental Clearance granted under the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The project proponent shall comply with the provisions of MSW Rules, 2016 at all the times. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The project proponent shall comply with the conditions of Environmental Clearance granted to it under the EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 in true letter and spirit. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>v.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 be renewed for one year, subject to same conditions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in; mso-text-indent-alt: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span>vi.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana shall visit the project, verify the compliances made and send the report, within 15 days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The Project Proponent was also granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 vide no CTOW/Renewal/LDH3/2022/18019165 dated 24.06.2022 valid upto 30.09.2022 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH3/2022/18019167 dated 22.07.2022, both valid upto 21.07.2023. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">Thereafter, again a complaint was received in the Board on 02.08.2022 against the residential colony regarding stagnation of treated water from STP in the land reserved for school. Accordingly, the residential colony was visited by AEE of this office on 03.08.2022 and it was observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The STP provided by the residential colony for treatment of domestic waste water was in operation (one module of 610 KLD only). The residential colony was in process of starting the second module of capacity 610 KLD and work related to mechanical fittings was going on. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony is maintaining the record regarding operation of STP. However, sludge filter press was not in operation. Moreover, sludge settling in the STP was not proper. Effluent samples from outlet to STP were collected during visit and sent to Zonal Lab, Ludhiana for analysis of the same. Also, the analysis report of effluent sampling carried out on 03.08.2022 has been received and as per the report, the concentration of parameters is pH = 7.06, TSS = 19 mg/l, TDS=39419 mg/l, COD=46 mg/l, BOD=1419 mg/l & O&G= BDL, which is within the prescribed limits of the Board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony was discharging its treated water partially onto land for stagnation in the land reserved for school and partially into the parks developed within the residential colony. Wild growth was observed in the land reserved for school and this wild growth has overcome the tree saplings earlier planted by the residential colony. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony has still not developed 04 acres land reserved for plantation and the same land is even not made the part of residential colony. The residential colony has provided pipeline for discharge of treated water into the land of Malhi Farms located adjacent to the residential colony, however no record regarding amount of water discharged in this land has been maintained. Moreover, paddy crop was standing in 20 acre field and no plantation has been provided in this land, thus the residential colony has no alternative disposal during no demand period. During visit, also treated water was not discharged into the above said land as fields were already irrigated with rainwater. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony failed to produce any latest copy of agreement made with farmers for disposal of treated domestic effluent. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The project proponent has engaged private firm namely M/s Reddonatura India Private Limited, Bangalore for door to door collection and segregation of municipal solid waste. The project proponent has provided bio-composter for processing of de-gradable solid waste. However, the residential colony failed to produce any agreement regarding final disposal of inert / non-biodegradable municipal solid waste. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The project proponent was not complying with the provisions of MSW Rules, 2016, Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and conditions of the Environmental Clearance and decisions of the personal hearing dated 07.07.2022. The matter was pursued by the Competent Authority of the Board and it was decided that </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: 0in list 99.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">i.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Consents to operate granted to the project proponent both under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be revoked.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: 0in list 99.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">ii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">GLADA authorities may be directed not to grant completion certificate to the colonizer till it makes adequate arrangements for control of environmental pollution to the satisfaction of PPCB.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: 0in list 99.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iii.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Suitable amount of EC may be imposed for its failure to provide adequate disposal arrangements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: 0in list 99.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">iv.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">RO may be requested to file prosecution case against the project proponent and its directors for violation of conditions of environmental clearance and provisions of Water Act, 1974.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; mso-text-indent-alt: -13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: 0in list 99.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">v.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The project proponent may be given one more opportunity of personal hearing to stress upon it to comply with conditions of environmental clearance, operate STP properly and make adequate disposal arrangements at the earliest.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Accordingly, Consents to Operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 were revoked Board’s letter nos. 5982 & 5984 respectively, both dated 23.09.2022. The Chief Administrator, Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority, Ludhiana was also directed vide Board’s letter no. 5987 dated 23.09.2022 as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 49.6pt .0001pt 49.5pt;"><em><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">“GLADA Authorities may be directed not to grant completion certificate to the colonizer till it makes adequate arrangements for control of environmental pollution to the satisfaction of PPCB.”</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">In compliance to the decision no. 4 of the Competent Authority and in light of Board’s office order no. 213 dated 15.04.2021 regarding formation of oversight committee for de-criminalization of Environmental laws, the matter was moved through E-noting No. 20102161 dated 04.10.2022, which is pending with the Board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Now, the project proponent applied for renewal of ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 on 17.02.2022. The Project Proponent has deposited consent fee of Rs. 1,44,000/- vide UTR No. N327222216816965 dated 23.11.2022 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 1,44,000/- vide UTR No. N327222216826521 dated 23.11.2022 under the Air Act, 1981, which is adequate for period upto <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">30.09.2024 under Water Act, 1974 and upto 30.06.2025 under Air Act, 1981</span>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The residential colony was visited by AEE of this office on 25.11.2022 and it was observed as under:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The STP provided by the residential colony for treatment of domestic waste water was in operation (one module of 610 KLD only). The residential colony is in process of starting the second module of capacity 610 KLD and work related to mechanical fittings has been completed. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony is maintaining the record regarding operation of STP. However, sludge filter press was not in operation. Moreover, sludge settling in the STP was not proper.</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony was discharging its treated water partially onto land for stagnation in the land reserved for school and partially into the parks developed within the residential colony. Wild growth was observed in the land reserved for school and this wild growth has overcome the tree saplings earlier planted by the residential colony. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony has still not developed 04 acres land reserved for plantation and the same land is even not made the part of residential colony. The residential colony has provided pipeline for discharge of treated water into the land of Malhi Farms located adjacent to the residential colony, however no record regarding amount of water discharged in this land has been maintained. Moreover, no crop is standing in 20 acre field and no plantation has been provided in this land, thus the residential colony has no alternative disposal during ongoing no demand period. During visit also treated water was not discharged into the above said land as no crop has grown in these fields. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The residential colony failed to produce any latest copy of agreement made with farmers for disposal of treated domestic effluent. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The project proponent has engaged private firm namely M/s Reddonatura India Private Limited, Bangalore for door to door collection and segregation of municipal solid waste. The project proponent has provided bio-composter for processing of de-gradable solid waste. However, the residential colony failed to produce any agreement regarding final disposal of inert / non-biodegradable municipal solid waste. </span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo6; tab-stops: 0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho';">The project proponent has installed 03 no. DG sets of capacities 380 KVA, 380 KVA and 250 KVA and all are equipped with canopies and stacks of adequate height</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 56.7pt; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Thus, the project proponent is violating the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and condition no. iii, vi, viii of the part IV i.e. Conditions for Operation Phase and Entire Life of the Environmental Clearance obtained by it from the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Punjab under EIA notification dated 14.09.2006 vide no: SEIAA/2016/3650 dated 23.11.2016.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 56.7pt; line-height: 150%; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Keeping the above in view, it is recommended that:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo5; background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Application of the colony for obtaining ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be refused.</span></p> |
