| File Note: |
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Detailed inspection-cum-agenda note generated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">It is submitted that earlier the industry was granted renewal consent to operate under green category under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/SAS/2018/8060364 dated 22.08.2018 which was valid upto 31.12.2022 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/SAS/2018/8060272 dated 22.08.2018 which was valid upto 31.12.2022 for Energy meter @ 9,00,000 Number/Year by using Poly Carbonate @ 1.0 MTD, Components for Assembling of Energy Meters @ 9,00,000 Number/Year as a raw material subject to certain terms and conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thereafter, the industry was granted consent to establish (NOC) for expansion from pollution angle under green category under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Expansion/SAS/2020/12081507 dated 22.01.2020 which was valid upto 22.01.2022 for Energy meter @ 41,00,000 Number/Year by using Poly Carbonate @ 55 MT/Year, Components for Assembling of Energy Meters @ 41,00,000 Number/Year as a raw material subject to certain terms and conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under green category under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for Energy meter @ 50,00,000 Number/Year by using Poly Carbonate @ 67 MT/Year, Components for Assembling of Energy Meters @ 50,00,000 Number/Year as a raw material alongwith requisite documents which may kindly be perused.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Earlier fee deposited by the industry was adequate upto 30.09.2024 against the total cost of the industry Rs. 1663.07 lacs (2013 fee structure). Now, the industry 103300/- vide UTR No. 000705801247 dated 03.11.2022 under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. 90000/- vide UTR No. 000705801957 dated 03.11.2022 under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The industry has submitted compliance report of the previous granted consent to operate under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as consent to establish (NOC) for expansion from pollution angle under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The industry has submitted site plan approved by Er. Jasvir Singh, Competent Person approved under Factories Act.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The site of the industry was visited by AEE of this office on 18.01.2023. During the visit, it was observed as under:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry is engaged in the process of manufacturing of energy meter and was in operation.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 12 no. plastic moulding machine for manufacturing outer casing of energy meter.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 02 no. machine for surface mounting chip on Printed circuit Board (PCB).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 01 no. soldering machine using flux.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 04 no. line for assembling and 04 no. packing of energy meter.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 02 no. energy meter testing panel.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 03 no. DG set, all equipped with canopy.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has not provided Environment Data Board at the entrance.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry is not maintaining any record regarding the consumption of fresh water for domestic purpose as well as in cooling towers and injection moulding machines and generation & disposal of effluent. The industry has not filled the detail in the application.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 02 grinding machines for the manufacturing of plastic chips, which is further used for the manufacturing of plastic granules, i.e. the industry is engaged in processing of plastic waste, which is covered under orange category. No APCD installed with 1 no. grinding machine and other grinding machine provided with APCD however, the same found disconnected.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry needs to obtain authorization under Hazardous & Other Waste (Management & Tran boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and needs to provide proper storage & disposal of hazardous waste.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 45.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">12.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The industry is not complying with the various terms and conditions of the consents granted by the Board under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In view of the above, it is recommended that the consent to operate under the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be refused please.</span></p> |
