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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-line-height-alt: 11.3pt; background: white; margin: 8.2pt 17.1pt .0001pt 0cm;">The industry is small scale orange category unit engaged in manufacturing of Valves and cocks. The industry has applied for fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-line-height-alt: 11.3pt; background: white; margin: 8.2pt 17.1pt .0001pt 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As per agenda note, the industry has installed one induction furnace of capacity 0.500 TPH with bag filter house as APCD. During visit, pouring process was going on and lot of smoke was observed in the processing shed. The industry has submitted letter regarding air pollution control device (APCD) modification mentioning that they have received feasibility report for modification of APCD and the process of modification will take 03 months to complete.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; mso-line-height-alt: 11.3pt; background: white; margin: 8.2pt 17.1pt .0001pt 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further, in the feasibility report issued by PSCST, in which it was mentioned that, during the visit to the unit, it has been observed that the industry has installed canopy hood with Mechanical Shaker Bag Filter to control the suspended particulate emissions. The specifications like number of bags, bag size, duct size, ID fan etc, of existing APCD were checked to evaluate its adequacy. The bag filter was found to be in-adequate (49 bags each of 125 mm dia. and 1500 mm length) for filtration of requisite flue gas flow rate. Council has suggested to upgrade the existing Mechanical Shaker Bag Filter. The industry has also installed one shot blasting machine with bag filter house as APCD. The industry has submitted CLU from Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar vide letter no. 156/CLU/MTP dated 02.05.2016 to change of land use from residential to industrial purpose. The industry has submitted approved building plan from competent person under Factory Act.</p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; mso-line-height-alt: 11.3pt; background: white; margin: 2.5pt 14.8pt .0001pt 0cm;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry for 06 months with usual conditions and special condition that the industry shall submit completion certificate from PSCST regarding up-gradation of APCD with induction furnace as per feasibility report submitted by PSCST within 03-months. (Competency SEE)</span></p> |
