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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;">R/sir, as per the Govt. order no. 10/48/2019-STE (S)/1491442/1 dated 28.05.2019, the Environment Compensation is calculated on the basis of following points: -</span></p>
<p style="text-align: start; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;">'The brick kiln which are continuing to operate and are in the process of conversion to induced draft technology with zig zag settling/yet to start the process of such conversion are required to pay environmental compensation on the basis of 'polluter pays principle' to the Punjab Pollution Control Board with effect from 01.02.2019 till the adoptio of induced draft technology with zig zag settling as under:</span></p>
<p style="text-align: start; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;">(i) Rs. 25000 per month for kiln of capacity equal to or more than 30000 bricks per day.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: start; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;">(ii) Rs. 20000 per month for kiln of capacity equal less than 30000 bricks per day.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: start; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: start; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI'; color: black;">In this case, the brick kiln is having capacity to manufacture the Bricks/Tiles @20000 nos./day and as per the certified copy of coal register submitted by the industry, it had operated its unit for the period of March 2019 (6 days), April 2019 & May 2019 only. Accordingly, the industry has deposited the requisite environment compensation amounting to Rs. 44,000/- ( 20000 x 2 months + 20000/30 x 6 days) as environment compensation for the period for which the brick kiln is actually operated (without converting to the induced draught technology) i.e. 2 months and 6 days, in compliance of the decisions taken by the Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board during the meeting held on 28.1.2020 with the Punjab Brick Kiln Association regarding compliance of Govt. orders dated 28.05.2019. Which is adequate.</span></p> |
