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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;">It is intimated that the industry is a small scale red category dyeing unit and was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act 1981, both valid upto 21.01.2023 for Dyeing of Polyester Yarn @ 1000 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 75 KLD into sewer after ETP & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into sewer along with one boiler of capacity @ 02 TPH, baby boiler of capacity 600 Kgs & 01 DG set of capacity 60 KVA with conditions mention 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;">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 150 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 236.4 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 150 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 63.5 % of the machinery as per GNE report -2022 and 36.5 % 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;">In compliance of above said directions, one garment washing machine, one cabinet of 120 Kg & one cabinet of 60 kg were sealed on 17.10.2022 by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 for Dyeing of Polyester Yarn @ 2000 Kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 149 KLD & domestic effluent @ 1.0 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD. The industry has already deposited consents fee, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027 under both acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by the AEE of RO on 02.02.2023 and it was observed as under:-</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 06 cabinet dyeing machines (120 Kgs X 2, 60 Kgs X 4) & 03 nos. garment washing machines of capacity 100 Kgs each. As per the directions of the Competent Authority of the Board, 1 garment washing machine, 1 cabinet of 120 Kg & 01 cabinet of 60 kg were sealed on 17.10.2022, due to excess discharge of effluent as shares allotted to it. The seals were found intact with earlier sealed machinery during visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->At site there are also 03 old soft flow machines, but same are not in use and without connections. No effluent/ raw material of these machines was seen at site. Conditions indicate that it is not in use from long time. The representative informed that it is lying for sale.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->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 236.4 KLD from 06 cabinet dyeing machines (120 Kgs X 2, 60 Kgs X 4) & 03 nos. garment washing machines of capacity 100 Kgs each. However, the industry has granted 150 KLD shares on 22.07.2022 of CETP, hence the discharge of the industry was 86.4 KLD more than the share allotted to it. Hence, 1 garment washing machine, 1 cabinet of 120 Kg & 01 cabinet of 60 kg sealed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[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]-->6. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one boiler of 02 TPH capacity and cyclone separator has been provided as APCD along with stack of adequate height. Boiler was not in operation during visit, as only garment washing was in operation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->7. <!--[endif]-->The industry has also installed one baby boiler of capacity 600 Kg/h with adequate stack.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->8. <!--[endif]-->The industry was using wood/ agro waste as fuel in the furnace of boiler.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->9. <!--[endif]-->The industry has submitted stack emission sample report of the boiler carried out on 04.07.2022 and as per analysis report, the parameter of SPM is within the prescribed limits of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->10. <!--[endif]-->The industry has installed one no DG set of capacity 60 KVA with canopy and stack of adequate height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->11. <!--[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;">As per the Common land use certificate issued by the DTP vide letter no. 1313-DTP(L)/I-16 dated 13.04.2011 (copy enclosed). 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 main Tajpur Road left side on Buddha Nallah.</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]-->Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted for one year with usual conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->B. <!--[endif]-->Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted for one year (In light of e-noting no. 21071130 yet to be approved) for the discharge of trade effluent @ 149 KLD & domestic effluent @ 1.0 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD 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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