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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">It is submitted that the industry is small scale orange category washing unit. It was granted consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH4/2021/12846470 dated 14/01/2021, upto 30/06/2025 and under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH4/2022/18599472 dated 13/06/2022, upto 12/12/2022 for production Knitted Hosiery @ 2400 Numbers/Day, Sweater @ 1200 Numbers/Day, Thermal @ 1200 Numbers/Day and for discharge of trade effluent @ 05 KLD into sewer after treatment through ETP and domestic effluent 0.5 KLD into sewer with certain conditions and with special condition that the industry will get its effluent sample analyzed from Boards Lab within one month alongwith temporary restoration of electric connection for six months i.e. 12.12.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Now the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 through OCMMS on 08.12.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has already deposited consent fee Rs. 37,000/- vide UTR. No. AXSK201600001187 dated 08.06.2020, Rs. 5,600/-vide UTR. No. 781482481 dated 03.07.2020 under the Water Act, 1974, which is adequate up to 30.06.2025 against the gross value of fixed assets Rs. 93,37,845/- and plant & machinery Rs. 83,29,927/- as on 31.10.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Accordingly, the industry was visited by AEE of this office on 15.12.2022 and it was observed as under: -</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry was not in operation during the visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed one washing machine, one tumbler, 02 pressing machines in the premises of the industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has also installed knitting machines, cutting machines for dry process. </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The representative of the industry informed that the unit is not engaged in washing at site since Feb, 2021. Therefore, the ETP is not operated as such; the waste water sample could not be collected. </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed Water mater at the final outlet of the ETP and reading was noted to be 989.5 KL. </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry is discharging its domestic effluent into PSIEC sewer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed one baby boiler (diesel fired) with adequate stack height.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed one DG set of capacity 125 KVA with canopy alongwith stack of adequate height. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Keeping the above in view, it is recommended:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted for short terms i.e. six months with suitable conditions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The electric connection of the industry may be temporarily restored for six months.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be issued for sealing of the washing machine, so as to ensure that the industry is not generating any trade effluent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The competency to decide the application lies with Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-II, Ludhiana.</span></strong></p> |
