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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 6pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">It is submitted that the industry was granted ‘Consent to Establish’ under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/SAS/2022/19689169 dated 13/09/2022, having validity upto 12/09/2023 for manufacturing of Rice @5T/Hour as products, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 6pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">Now, the industry has applied for fresh ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, for manufacturing of Raw Rice (Sortex) @5T/Hour as products, along with requisite document. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 6pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">The industry has deposited Rs. 56700/- vide UTR. no. INDBN06019188262 dated 06.01.2023 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. 56700/- vide UTR R. no. INDBN06019180813 dated 06.01.2023 under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 30.09.2027, for both the Acts against the fixed assets of Rs. 289.26 Lacs, as on 28.01.2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 56.7pt; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">The industry has also submitted a copy of building plan signed by Sh. Hanish Gupta, Competent Person of Director of Factories of Punjab.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">Visit:</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 6pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: red;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">Accordingly, the industry was visited by AEE of this office on 14.02.2023 and it was observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The unit is dry rice sheller and was in operation during the visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The rice sheller has installed complete machinery at site and has already procured paddy at site.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The industry has installed one no. of rice husk fired drier in its premises and the same has been provided with separate cyclone separator as APCD.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">In the shelling section, the industry has installed cyclone separator as APCD, which has been properly connected with different transfer points as well as loading belt, through pipes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The industry has constructed around 10’ high wall followed by 3’ feet high tin sheet towards the rice husk storage area.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The representative of the industry has been asked to provide plantation along the boundary wall of the unit, in the upcoming season.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The industry has stabilized its movement area with bricks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The industry is using fresh water from the tubewell installed by its sister firm, i.e. M/s Terracone Rice Mills and Production Pvt., Ltd in its premise, for abstraction of groundwater.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 5pt 3.7pt 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 24px; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">The industry has constructed 01 septic tank, near the labor quaters and the domestic effluent shall be discharged onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: 3pt; line-height: 6px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 24px;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">Recommendations:</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 0.0001pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 76.5pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-size: 4pt; line-height: 8px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 6pt 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 76.5pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">In view of above, if may approved, the ‘consent to operate’ may be granted to the industry under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 upto 30.09.2027, subject to suitable conditions and following additional conditions:</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The industry shall comply with the guidelines/ code of practice for rice sheller units issued by the Govt. of Punjab vide its notification Endst. No. 10/48/2004/STE (4)/4077 dt.13.9.2006, amended vide no. 10/48/2004 (4)/931 dated 15.10.2013.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The industry shall carry out more plantation along its boundary wall, within 03 months and shall intimate the Board regarding the same within 15 days thereafter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The industry shall provide paved/brick road/ cement concrete roads/ metalled roads inside its premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent generation of dust, within 03 months and shall intimate the Board regarding the same within 15 days thereafter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The project proponent shall operate only dry rice sheller and shall not generate and discharge any kind of trade effluent from its premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The project proponent shall discharge only domestic effluent onto land for plantation passing through septic tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The industry shall ensure that the activities of unit does not create any nuisance in the surrounding areas and no public complaints are received</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 5.85pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">The Consent is being issued to the industry based upon the documents/ information submitted by it along with the online application form. The Board would be at liberty to take penal action against the industry and its responsible/ concerned person(s) in case information/document is detected as incorrect/false/misleading at any point of time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0in 0.2pt 0.0001pt 21.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 24px;">In case the industry fails to comply with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and/or any other environmental law applicable to the project and Rules, Circulars & Directions issued by the Board from time to time, action as deemed fit shall be taken against the industry.</span></p>
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