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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">It is submitted that the industry was granted consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide letter no. CTOW/Fresh/MLK/2022/18979308 dated 27/07/2022 valid upto 31/12/2022 and consent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide letter no. CTOA/Fresh/MLK/2022/18975314 dated 01/07/2022 valid upto 31/12/2022, for the production of Circles @ 500 Kgs/day by using Aluminum Scrap @ 550 Kgs/day as raw material under red category.</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Now, the industry has applied for renewal consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 alongwith requisite documents and consent fee.</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The industry has deposited Rs. 36,000/- Vide UTR/Ref. No. 000119897663 dated 28/01/2022 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 36,000/- Vide UTR/Ref. No. 000119891247 dated 28/01/2022 under Air Act, 1981 which is adequate upto 31/12/2026.</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The industry has also submitted compliance report of consent conditions earlier granted to it under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The industry was granted consent to operate with a special condition which is mentioned below:-</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">''The industry shall made an agreement with CETP (Electroplating), Ludhiana for lifting of trade effluent within 3 months and submit the same at Regional Office, Sangrur.''</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">In compliance to the above condition, the industry has submitted a request letter w.r.t. the special condition which is reproduced as under:-</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">"We, M/s JD Metal Company Village Jhoondan, Moolabadha, Salempur Road, Tehsil Malerkotla, Sangrur, Punjab have installed ETP at our site. We are operating this ETP in Zero discharge manner. There has already been a significant investment in installing the treatment plant. We request you to allow us to operate the ETP at our site and grant as Consent to Operate.''</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The industry has been visited by the AEE on 27/12/2022 and it was observed as under:- </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The site of the industry in the revenue estate of Village Jhunda, Mollabadha Road, Amargarh, District Malerkotla. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The industry as well as APCD were in operation and engaged in the manufacturing of Aluminum Circles. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The industry has installed 02 no. pit furnaces of capacity 200 Kg/heat each equipped with common cyclone followed by wet scrubber as APCD and stack of adequate height above ground level. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The industry has also installed one no. annealing furnace of capacity 300 Kg/heat, which was equipped with cyclone followed by wet scrubber as APCD and stack of adequate height above ground level. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The industry is generating trade effluent from anodizing process and same was found being treated in ETP installed by the industry consisting of <span style="color: black;">Flocculator</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Clarifier</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Sand Filter</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Activated Carbon Filter </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Sludge Tank </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Evaporator</span><span lang="EN-US">. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The domestic effluent generated by the industry is being discharged onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.85pt .0001pt 32.15pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The industry has not installed any DG set within its premises. </span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">No complaint is pending against the industry. From above, it is clear that the industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 54.95pt; border: none; mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow: yes; margin: 0in 4.8pt .0001pt 5.4pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">In view of the above, it is therefore, recommended that renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 31/12/2026 for the production of Circles @ 500 Kgs/day by using Aluminum Scrap @ 550 Kgs/day as raw material, under red category subject to the suitable conditions as per the policy of the Board.</span></p> |
