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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;">The industry is small scale orange category unit and it is engaged in the process of plastic granules. Now the industry has applied for fresh consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 for production of plastic granules @ 1.5 TPD by using Solid Plastic Waste i.e. Tub, Bucket, Chair etc @ 1.7 TPD as raw material. The industry has deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027 under both Acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The details of manufacturing process are Raw material, cutting of solid plastic in grinder machine, Mixing of solid waste plastic in mixture machine, Melting of solid plastic in main machine with heat and pressure, Cooling of melted solid plastic to prepare it for cutting process, Cutting of solid plastic, Final packing and Dispatch.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry has submitted copy of Rent Deed as the proof of date of commissioning of the industry, as per which the industry has taken the said plot on lease on 01.03.2022. The industry is located in designated Industrial Area i.e. Phase-6, Focal Point, Ludhiana.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The applicant is repeatedly applying for consent to operate of the Board under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 without attending to observations of RO and has not given any proposal for installation of APCD. The applicant claims that there is no need to install APCD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, the industry was visited by the AEE of RO on 12.12.2022 and it was observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was in operation during the visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry is using waste plastic of all kinds such as Tub, Bucket, Chair, Plastic carry bags/packing material etc for manufacturing of plastic granules.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The plastic waste is stored beyond the capacity and open to sky. The premises of the unit are generating foul smell from the unscientific storage and from the melting operation of the unit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The industry has installed one cutter, 02 mixtures, one grinder.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The industry has also installed one extruder without any arrangements to control the process emissions generated from extruder before discharge into atmosphere.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The industry has also not obtained registration under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. There is no source of trade effluent. Domestic effluent is discharged into sewer & cooling water is re-circulated through cooling tower.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. The industry has not installed any boiler, furnace and DG set in the premises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">9. The industry has submitted approved building plan from Sh. Rajnish Kumar Singla competent person recognized by Director of Factories, Punjab.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In view of above, it is recommended that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry for 30.09.2027 with usual conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be issued to the industry to reply within 7 day, please.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : SEE, ZO-2, Ludhiana</p>
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