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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 was granted consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, both valid upto 11.05.2022 for washing of cloth @ 500 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 100 KLD into sewer after ETP & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into sewer along with one boiler of capacity @ 02 TPH along with cyclone as APCD & one DG set of capacity 62 KVA with conditions mentioned therein.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The directions u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 & u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 also issued to PSPCL authorities to restore electric connection of the industry temporarily for six months i.e. 11.05.2022.</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;">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 200 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 Dev Engg 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 230 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 200 KLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Accordingly, directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 were issued to the industry that the industry to operate only at 87 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022 and 13 % of dyeing machinery of the industry be sealed. Further if any new machinery installed by industry after GNE report 2022 be sealed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 for washing of cloth @ 500 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 100 KLD & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 5 MLD alongwith one boiler of capacity @ 02 TPH along with cyclone as APCD & one DG set of capacity 62 KVA. The industry has deposited consents fee, which is adequate upto 30.06.2024 under both acts. The industry has also deposited NOC regularization fee.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by officers of RO on 31.01.2023 and it was observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The industry was in operation, during visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed 02 soft flow machines of 300 Kg each having total 04 chambers & 01 winch machine of 150 Kgs in its premises. However, in GNE report it had mentioned that unit has 10 chambers of soft flow & one winch machine. The representative in this regard clarified that during GNE visit industry had also give the detail of proposed 6 chambers of soft flow to be installed by the industry. Hence, at present unit has only 04 chambers of soft flow and one winch machines. The winch machine is already sealed by the Board, hence effluent generation from the unit as per GNE calculations will be 4 X 20 KLD = 80 KLD. The industry has granted 200 KLD shares on 22.07.2022 of CETP, hence the discharge of the industry is within the share allotted to it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->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;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one no. boiler of 03 TPH capacity. Twin Cyclone has been provided as APCD along with stack of adequate height. The industry was using wood as fuel.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The industry has made agreement for disposal of fuel ash in low lying area.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one DG set of capacity 62 KVA, which is equipped with canopy</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->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 has submitted a new bank guarantee of Rs. 50,000/- vide no. 34570ILG000123 dated 05.01.2023 valid upto 24.01.2024 in lieu of old expiry bank guarantee. The industry has requested to return the same stating that earlier the industry had ETP but now it has joined CETP and industry has also requested to restore their electric connection permanently.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As per record file it has been found that earlier a complaint was received regarding burning of textile residue / waste by the industry. To verify the same, the industry was visited by the officer of RO on 16.08.2018 and observed that no burning of textile waste/ residue was going on at site. However the residue of the past burning of textile waste / residue was observed at site. During visit, effluent samples of the industry were collected from the final outlet of ETP. As per the analysis report, various parameters were found beyond the prescribed limits of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry has now joined the CETP and during last three visit to the industry i.e. on 09.09.2021, 17.10.2022 & 31.01.2023 it was found using only authorized fuel in its boiler.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As per the Common land use certificate issued by the DTP vide letter no. 1313-DTP(L)/I-16 dated 13.04.2011. Right side of the Tajpur Road falls in the Residential Zone and left side to the falls in the Industrial Zone. This unit falls on left side of Tajpur Road in Mahavir Jain Colony and there are industrial establishment adjoining to this unit. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Till the finalization of the allotment of the shares of CETP 50 MLD, it is recommended that:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->A) <!--[endif]-->Directions u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 may be issued to the PSPCL Authorities for permanent restoration of the electricity connection of the industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->B) <!--[endif]-->The Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50,000/- submitted by the industry be returned.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->C) <!--[endif]-->Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted for one year (as recommended in e-noting no. 21071130 dated 04.02.2023 yet to be approved) with usual conditions & special condition that the industry got analyzed it stack emission samples within 01 month.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->D) <!--[endif]-->Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry temporarily for one year (as recommended in e-noting no. 21071130 dated 04.02.2023 yet to be approved) for discharge of trade effluent @ 100 and domestic effluent @ 0.5 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>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency :</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Consent : SEE</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Directions : Hon'ble Chairman</p> |
