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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 a small scale orange category and was granted consent to operate under Air Act, 1981, valid upto 30/09/2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Air Act, 1981. The industry has deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To verify the facts, the industry was visited by AEE of RO on 20.10.2022 and it was observed as under :-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The hot mix plant was in operation during visit and has installed hot mix plant, 01 no. bitumen heater and 01 no. D.G. Set of 100 KVA with canopy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The hot mix plant has provided dust collector followed by wet scrubber with re-circulation system as APCD to contain the emissions from the rotary drum, which was found in line. During visit air emission sample has been collected from port-hole on stack after APCD and as per analysis result the concentration of particulate matter are found to be 139mg/Nm3 which are within the prescribed limit. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The HMP has provided adequate stack height after APCD with sample collection facilities.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The hot mix plant installed 01 bitumen heater and adequate stack height have been provided with these heaters.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The hot mix plant has stabilized the movement area within its premises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The hot mix plant has provided canopy with D.G. Set with the adequate stack height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. The hot mix plant has provided septic tank with provisions to discharge of domestic effluent after treatment for onto land for plantation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">8. The hot mix plant has provided adequate plantation along with boundary in the premises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In view of the above, it is recommended that the consent to operate under Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2027 with the suitable condition as per policy of the Board.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : SEE, ZO-2, Ludhiana</p> |
