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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Discussed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">As per PPCB Head Office letter no. 18555-77 dated 17.08.2021, it was decided that fortified rice units to be established in the existing premises of rice mills will follow expansion clause as prescribed vide Govt. notification dated 15.10.2013, which is reproduced as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Raavi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All the Rice mills/ Saila Plants located outside the Municipal limits of towns and cities and in the designated areas within the cities established with NOC of Punjab Pollution Control Board will be allowed to expand / modernize within their existing premises If pollution load of existing unit has been effectively taken care of by the Industry and no specific approval of District Town Planner will be required."</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The industry has submitted letter no. 2015DTP(L)M2A dated 30/07/2018, which is reproduced as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Raavi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"</span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਉਪਰੋਕਤ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਬੰਧ ਵਿਚ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਆਪ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤੇ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਆਪ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਸਾਈਟ ਨਗਰ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਖੰਨਾ ਦੀ ਹੱਦ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਾਈਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਾਈਸ ਸ਼ੈਲਰ ਅਤੇ ਡਰਾਇਰ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2002 </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਤੋਂ ਚੱਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਆਪ ਦੀ ਸਾਈਟ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਤ ਮਾਸਟਰ ਪਲੈਨ ਖੰਨਾ (</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2010-31) </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਦੀਆਂ ਤਜਵੀਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ੀ ਜੋਨ (ਆਰ.ਡੀ-</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2) </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਸਾਈਟ ਨਾਲ ਕਵਾਰਮਿੰਗ ਜੋਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ। ਸਫੋਟ ਦਰ ਰਾਈਸ ਸ਼ੈਲਰ ਅਤੇ ਡਰਾਇਰ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਮਾਸਟਰ ਪਲੇਨ ਖੰਨਾ ਦੀ ਨੋਟੀਫਿਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਦਾ ਚਲਦਾ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਸੀ.ਐਲ.ਯੂ ਦੇ ਜਰੂਰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">, </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਸਾਈਟ ਵਿਚ ਰਾਈਸ ਸ਼ੈਲਚ ਅਤੇ ਡਰਾਇਰ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਰਿਜਨਲ ਐਂਡ ਟਾਊਨ ਪਲੈਨਿੰਗ ਐਂਡ ਡਿਵੈਲਪਮੈਂਟ ਐਕਟ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">1995 (</span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਤਰਤੀਮ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2006 </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਅਤੇ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2016) </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਦੀ ਧਾਰਾ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">79 </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਅਧੀਨ ਮਾਸਟਰ ਪਲੇਨ ਖੰਨਾ ਦੀ ਨੋਟੀਫਿਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਮਿਤੀ ਤੇ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">15 </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਸਾਲ ਤੱਕ (ਭਾਵ ਨਵੰਬਰ </span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">2026 </span></em><em><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Raavi','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ਤੱਕ) ਸਮਰਥ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਨਾਲ ਚਾਲੂ ਰੱਖਣ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਇਸ ਦਫਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਕੋਈ ਇਤਰਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਪੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਈਟ ਵਿਚ ਬਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਤਵਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਣਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਨਾ ਸਮਝਿਆ ਜਾਵੇ।</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Raavi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">"</span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Further, the industry under consideration was established in year 2002 after obtaining NOC of the Board vide no. LDH/RO-II/NOC-15 dated 13/08/2002 for the manufacture of rice @ 16 TPD in dry rice sheller (without drier furnace). It is further intimated that the site of the industry is situated outside the MC limits of Khanna. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Therefore, the site is suitable for expansion of rice sheller. It is worth mentioning here that, the industry is located in the non- designated area (Residential Zone) as per notified Master Plan of Khanna. Therefore, the industry can operate its unit only up to year November, 2026 (15 years after the Master Plan is notified).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">It is further informed that this office has already obtained legal opinion from the Senior Law Officer of the Board in the similar case of the rice sheller named M/s Shiv Shanker Rice & Gen Mills, Village Kotla Dadheri, Fatehgarh Sahib, which is situated in the same residential zone. In the said case, as the rice sheller had established with prior NOC/CTE from the Board and is situated outside MC limits. Moreover, State Govt. has allowed the operation of industrial units for 15 years from the date of notification of the Master Plan in non-designated area. Therefore, it was granted NOC for expansion for installation of Paddy pre-cleaner and Paddy drier of capacity 32 MT. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The industry under consideration was established in year 2002 after obtaining NOC of the Board vide no. LDH/RO-II/NOC-15 dated 13/08/2002 for the manufacture of rice @ 16 TPD in dry rice sheller (without drier furnace). And, the subject cited rice sheller is situated outside MC limits of Khanna. Further, vide PPCB Head Office letter no. 18555-77 dated 17.08.2021, it was decided that fortified rice units to be established in the existing premises of rice mills will fall in the same category i.e. 2094 (Orange).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Even, stand alone units engaged in manufacturing of fortified rice falls under Green category code 3074. From which, it is clear that there is no increase in any pollution load.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; margin: 12.0pt -.9pt 10.0pt 0in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Keeping above in view, if approved, the consent to operate applied under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1984 may be granted <strong>upto 30/09/2026</strong> for processing of Paddy @ 25 TPD to produce Rice @ 16 TPD <strong>(With drier)</strong> and <strong>Fortified rice @ 75 MTD </strong>with conditions proposed earlier.</span></p> |
