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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 Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981, both valid upto 21.02.2023 for the production of knitted fabric @ 1.0 T/day and labour job for printing on t-shirts @ 200 numbers/day with the disposal of trade effluent @ 100 Ltr/day evaporation through electric heaters and domestic effluent @ 0.8 KLD into sewer. Further the directions u/s 33-A of Water Act, 1974 were issued to the PSPCL authorities to restore the electric connection of the unit temporarily upto 21.02.2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> Now, the industry has applied for renewal consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. The industry has deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027 under both Acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> The industry was visited by officer of RO on 16.01.2023 and observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was in operation during visit and the same was engaged in the knitting of fabric and printing of t-shirts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 10 knitting machines, 06 rotary printing and table printing in 14 lines.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The industry has constructed 03 no. tanks having sizes 5’x4.5’x5’ each for collection and evaporation of trade effluent being generated from the washing of screens. The industry has provided 03 no. electric heaters (02 of cap. 09 KW and 01 of capacity 6 KW) for evaporation of the effluent @ 100 ltrs/day, which are sufficient to evaporate the effluent in about 12 hours. During the visit evaporation system was in operation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The domestic effluent is being discharged into sewer after septic tank.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The industry has installed one DG set of capacity @ 82.5 KVA equipped with canopy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. Now, the industry has submitted copy of area classification certificate obtained from DTP, Ludhiana vide no. 3008/DTP(L)/M2A dated 26.11.2018 mentioning that the site of the industry falls in Industrial mix zone as per Master Plan Ludhiana (2007-2031).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. The industry has been visited 04 times by officer of the Board on 24.01.2019, 19.08.2019, 01.07.2022 and 16.01.2023 after issuing direction for disconnection of electric connection vide Board’s letter dated 6598 dated 21.12.2018. Hence the electric connection can be restored permanently as per protocol prescribed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> In view of the above, it is recommended that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Direction u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be issued to the PSPCL Authorities to restore the electric connection of the unit permanently. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2027 with usual conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : Hon'ble Chairman of the Board.</p>
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