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<p style="text-align: justify;">It is submitted that the subject cited industry is a member of 50 MLD CETP. The tentative shares allotment of the member units was submitted by PDA vide its letter dated 22.07.2022, which was under consideration of the Board. The Competent Authority of the Board has directed to take interim actions as per e-noting no. 19582356. The application is being processed in light of directions given in the above said e-noting.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> The industry is small scale red category dyeing unit. The industry was granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974, valid upto 30.06.2025 for dyeing of polyester clothes @ 1500 kg/day for discharge of trade effluent @ 200 KLD into sewer after through ETP & domestic effluent @ 1 KLD with conditions mentioned therein.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The CETP 50 MLD has been in continuous operation since February, 2022. Presently, the industry is discharging its effluent into CETP 50 MLD through dedicated conveyance system.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A complaint had been received against the dyeing industries located at Tajpur Road, Ludhiana on 20.05.2022 and 21.05.2022 regarding stagnation of untreated effluent in different area at Tajpur Road. A lot of hue and cry is being caused among the general public due to stagnation of untreated effluent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The matter was considered by the Competent Authority of the Board and it was decided to issue following directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">"That the industry to operate only at 50% of the consented production capacity, till the dedicated conveyance line leading to CETP, 50 MLD is cleared and no stagnation occurs in the area. 50 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be sealed."</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">50 % of dyeing machinery of the industry was sealed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana vide its letter dated 22.07.2022 had submitted the letter regarding intimidation of the tentative share of the CETP, 50 MLD, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana amongst the dyeing members of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. As per the list, the industry has been temporarily allotted shares of 261 KLD. These shares are temporary/tentative and their finalization is under the consideration of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana vide its email dated 04.08.2022 has submitted the latest report conducted by the Guru Nanak DevEngg College (GNE), regarding effluent discharge quantity of dyeing units of Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. This study was done by the GNE on entire existing dyeing machinery (Sealed and un-sealed) installed inside the dyeing units, by physically inspecting the site of each unit. As per the GNE report 2022, the industry has installed machinery for discharge of 280 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The shares allotment is under consideration of the Board and to regulate the quantum of effluent reaching the CETP, the Competent Authority of the Board had decided to temporarily restrict the quantum of effluent discharged from the industries, to the lesser quantum out of GNE report 2022 and tentative shares intimated by PDA vide its letter dated 22.07.2022. As such, the quantum of effluent discharge from the industry is temporarily required to be restricted to 261 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 issued to the industry that the industry to operate only at 93 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022. As the 50% dyeing machinery of the industry is already sealed, accordingly 43 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be de-sealed. Further, if any new machinery has been installed by industry after GNE report 2022 be sealed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In compliance of above said directions, all the dyeing machinery of the industry with 5% margin was de-sealed on 17.10.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has applied for varied Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 for dyeing of polyester cloth @ 9000 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 260 KLD & domestic effluent @ 1 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD. The industry had already deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.06.2025.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by AEE of RO on 16.01.2023 and observed as under:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was in operation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 06 soft flow machines of capacity 300 Kg each & 01 soft flow of 150 Kgs having total 14 chambers in its premises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The industry has removed its 02 winch machines of 200 Kgs each from its premises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. Earlier, the 50% machinery of the industry (i.e. 03 soft flow of 300 Kg each & 01 winch machine of 200 Kg) was sealed as per decided by the Competent Authority of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. The study on effluent generation has been done by the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College (GNE) and as per report it has total effluent generation as 280 KLD from its total 14 chambers of soft flow machines. However, the industry has granted 261 KLD shares on 22.07.2022 of CETP, hence the discharge of the industry is 19 KLD more than the share allotted to it. As the industry had removed its 02 winch machines also there is no dyeing machinery of single mouth inside the unit, therefore all the dyeing machinery of the industry with 5% margin was de-sealed on 17.10.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The industry is connected with the conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana for discharge its effluent. The industry has provided the flow meter at its final outlet leading to CETP. The industry was also advised to provide the flow meter at inlet water supply.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. Further, some units have made the complaint regarding in judicial allotment of the shares by the PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana, which is under process at Board and at Govt. Level.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry falls in Industrial Zone as per Master Plan, Ludhiana vide DTP letter no. 4112 dated 28.12.2012.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In view of above, it is recommended that:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->A. <!--[endif]-->Consent to operate Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry temporarily for 3 months for discharge of effluent @ 261 KLD (TE @ 260 KLD & DE @ 1 KLD) into CETP 50 MLD as an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industries and the efficiency of the CETP subject to suitable conditions and with special conditions that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The consent is an interim arrangements so as to check the discharges from Members industry and the efficiency of the CETP.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The consent is based on tentative intimidation of the shares by PDA dated 22.7.2022 and GNE report of 2022, as such, it is a temporary arrangement, it will not convey any right to the industry to tentative shares intimated by SPV vide letter dated 22.7.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The member industry shall install effluent measuring devices at the outlet of the industry leading to conveyance system of CETP within the validity of consent for verification of the discharges.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->The industry shall ensure that no new machinery is installed without prior permission of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The consent is an interim measure in-accordance to tentative shares intimated by PDA to the Board vide its letter dated 22.07.2022. These shares are temporarily considered and their finalization is under the consideration of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->The member units and PDA shall ensure that total effluent intake into the CETP, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana from the existing units will never be exceed 40 MLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->The industry as well as M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV), Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana will comply with the undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->The PDA shall ensure the working of Inlet and outlet online flow-meters at CETP and shall also provide standby flow meters for the same to ensure their regular working at CETP site.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->The online flow meters at the inlet water source of all member units shall be installed within 4 months. The online connectivity of these flow meters of all units shall be ensured so as to check the discharge allowed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->The member industry and M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana shall provide online meters at the outlet of all the dyeing units and to check, update / calibrate this online system so as to provide the regular and exact data of effluent discharge by individual units and in consonance to the effluent received at CETP within 1 week. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->11. <!--[endif]-->The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana shall ensure that no overflow of effluent will takes place from the conveyance system at any time and if such things happen, immediately the concerned industries discharging effluent in that line will be closed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->12. <!--[endif]-->All member units shall have only one outlet jointly for domestic and trade effluent for discharge into the conveyance system of CETP, 50 MLD Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. There shall be no bypass from any dyeing unit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->13. <!--[endif]-->M/s Punjab Dyer Association (SPV),Tajpur Road Module, Ludhiana or individual industry shall not to execute any trading/ transfer of CETP's shares without prior permission of the Competent Authority of the Board. The PDA or the individual industry will be responsible for any loss due to trading of shares.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->14. <!--[endif]-->The PDA, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana and individual member unit shall be liable to pay Environmental Compensation for any lapse in undertaking submitted by SPV dated 22.09.2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->15. <!--[endif]-->It is made clear that in case of failure of commitment made by PDA vide its undertaking dated 22.09.2022, the Board shall be constraint to take strict action in accordance to law, on SPV as well as individual members without any further notice.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->16. <!--[endif]-->The PDA is again directed to ensure that it achieves the prescribed standards at the outlet of CETP within one month, failing which the Board shall be constrained to order the closure of all the member industries attached with the CETP.</p>
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