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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> The industry is a small scale orange category stone crusher and was granted consent under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 both valid upto 30.09.2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thereafter, the consent granted under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were revoked/cancelled as the mining sites were <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>suspended by the Govt. of Punjab& FIR was been lodged against the stone crusher for indulging in illegal mining. Further, directions u/s 33-A of Water Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air Act, 1981 were issued to PSPCL Authorities to disconnect the supply of electricity. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, the stone crusher has applied for Consent under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 alongwith restoration of electric connection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stone crusher was visited by <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AEE on 25.11.2022 and observed that the stone crusher was not in operation and lying closed due to disconnecting of the electric connection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and PSPCL Authorities disconnected the electric connection vide TDCO no. 23 dated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.09.2022. The industry has submitted the copy of Registration certificate issued by Mining Department, which is valid upto 16.11.2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Regional Office has approved consent under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 for 06-months. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">In view of above, if approved, the electric connection of the industry may be restored temporarily for six months with usual conditions. (Competency Chairman of the Board)</span></p> |