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<p style="text-align: justify;">It is submitted that the subject cited industry is a member of 50 MLD CETP. The tentative shares allotment of the member units was submitted by PDA vide its letter dated 22.07.2022, which was under consideration of the Board. The Competent Authority of the Board has directed to take interim actions as per e-noting no. 19582356. The application is being processed in light of directions given in the above said e-noting.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry is small scale red category dyeing unit and was granted consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, valid upto 08.09.2022 & 30.06.2025 respectively for Dyeing of acrylic Yarn on job basis @ 3000 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 240 KLD into sewer after ETP & domestic effluent @ 3.0 KLD into sewer after septic tank alongwith one boiler of 08 TPH & one DG set of 180 KVA subject to conditions mentioned therein.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 for Dyeing of acrylic Yarn on job basis @ 4.320 MTPD with discharge of trade effluent @ 517 KLD & domestic effluent @ 3 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD along with request to de-seal its machinery. The industry had already deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 31.03.2023 (Water) 31.10.2023 (Air).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by AEE of RO on 15.11.2022 and it was observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was not in operation, during visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 22 cabinet dyeing machines (06X90kgs, 16X60kgs) for dyeing of polyester yarn.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The industry has installed one boiler of capacity 08 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;">4. The industry has also installed one DG sets of capacity 180 KVA with canopy and adequate height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. Further, some units have made the complaint regarding in judicial allotment of the shares by the PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana, which is under process at Board and at Govt. Level.</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 520 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 672 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 520 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, following directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 were issued to the industry to operate only at 77.4 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022 and 22.6 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be sealed. Further if any new machinery installed by industry after GNE report 2022 be sealed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In compliance of above said directions, 02 cabinet machine of 120 Kg and 02 cabinet machine of 60 kg, which was sealed on 18.10.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Keeping in view of tentative allotment of shares by PDA. It is recommended that :-</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">A. Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be considered for grant upto 31.10.2023 with special condition that the industry shall got analyze its stack emission samples of boiler within 01 month.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">B. Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry temporarily for 3 months for discharge of 520 KLD (517 KLD trade and 3.0 KLD domestic) into CETP 50 MLD as an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industries and the efficiency of the CETP subject to suitable conditions and with special conditions that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The consent is an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industry and the efficiency of the CETP.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The consent is based on tentative intimidation of the shares by PDA dated 22.7.2022 and GNE report of 2022, as such, it is a temporary arrangement, it will not convey any right to the industry to tentative shares intimated by SPV vide letter dated 22.7.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The member industry shall install effluent measuring devices at the outlet of the industry leading to conveyance system of CETP within the validity of consent for verification of the discharges.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The industry shall ensure that no new machinery is installed without prior permission of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The consent is an interim measure in-accordance to tentative shares intimated by PDA to the Board vide its letter dated 22.07.2022. These shares are temporarily considered and their finalization is under the consideration of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The member units and PDA shall ensure that total effluent intake into the CETP, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana from the existing units will never be exceed 40 MLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. The industry as well as M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV), Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana will comply with the undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. The PDA shall ensure the working of Inlet and outlet online flow-meters at CETP and shall also provide standby flow meters for the same to ensure their regular working at CETP site.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">9. The online flow meters at the inlet water source of all member units shall be installed within 4 months. The online connectivity of these flow meters of all units shall be ensured so as to check the discharge allowed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">10. The member industry and M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana shall provide online meters at the outlet of all the dyeing units and to check, update / calibrate this online system so as to provide the regular and exact data of effluent discharge by individual units and in consonance to the effluent received at CETP within 1 week. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">11. The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana shall ensure that no overflow of effluent will takes place from the conveyance system at any time and if such things happen, immediately the concerned industries discharging effluent in that line will be closed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">12. All member units shall have only one outlet jointly for domestic and trade effluent for discharge into the conveyance system of CETP, 50 MLD Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. There shall be no bypass from any dyeing unit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">13. M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana or individual industry shall not to execute any trading/ transfer of CETP's shares without prior permission of the Competent Authority of the Board. The PDA or the individual industry will be responsible for any loss due to trading of shares.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">14. The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana and individual member unit shall be liable to pay Environmental Compensation for any lapse in undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">15. It is made clear that in case of failure of commitment made by PDA vide its undertaking dated 22.09.2022, the Board shall be constraint to take strict action in accordance to law, on SPV as well as individual members without any further notice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">16. The PDA is again directed to ensure that it achieves the prescribed standards at the outlet of CETP within one month, failing which the Board shall be constrained to order the closure of all the member industries attached with the CETP.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"> Competency : SEE, ZO-2, Ludhiana</p> |
