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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">It is intimated that the industry is small scale red category unit. It was granted consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH4/2020/13906701, dated 11/12/2020, upto 30/06/2025 and under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH4/2018/7780761 dated 29/08/2018 upto 30/06/2022 for production of H.B Wire @ 01 TPD and for discharge of trade effluent @ 10 KLM lifted by re-processors and domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into sewer with certain conditions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">The industry was visited by the officer of this office on 14.11.2022 and the sample from the pickling tank was collected to verify as to whether the industry is using HCL/H</span><sub style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">2</sub><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">SO</span><sub style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">4</sub><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">. The results reveals that the industry is using HCL as such, is violating the condition of the CTO earlier granted to the industry under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">Now, the industry has again applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 through OCMMS on 30.01.2023.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">The industry has already deposited consent fee Rs. 7,700/- vide UTR No. N343222241340992 dated 09.12.2022 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 1,100/- vide UTR No. N343222241347206 dated 09.12.2022 as NOC regularization fee, which is adequate upto 30.06.2027 against gross value of fixed assets Rs. 7.23 Lacs and plant & machinery Rs. 2.41 Lacs as on 25.11.2022.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has submitted copy of latest Rent Deed on dated 23.08.2022, as per which the industry has taken the said plot on lease upto one year i.e. 22.08.2023. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'sans-serif';">The industry has already been visited by undersigned on 06.01.2023 and observed as under:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry was in operation during the visit and is engaged in wire drawing having pickling process of bars and uses H2SO4 for pickling.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has provided water meter on the source of fresh water supply & reading was noted to be 524.3 KL.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry is maintaining the record of water consumed in the process. The water meter reading on 01.06.2022 was noted to be 471.53 KL. As such the industry has consumed 52.77 KL of fresh water in the process and approximate 16.33 KL of spent acid in process since 01.06.2022 and as per the lifting receipts it has got lifted 66 KL to re-processor i.e. M/s Krishna Agro Chem, Village Khassi Kalan, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana. Approximately 3000 Liter for collection of trade effluent generated from the process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Therefore, the percentage trade effluent generation (Lifted= 66+ Stored in tank=03 = 69 KL) viz-a-viz fresh water consumption and chemical consumption (52.77 + 16.33 = 69.1 KL) comes out as 99 %.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has made agreement dated 28.07.2020 with re-processor i.e. M/s Krishna Agro Chem, Village Khassi Kalan, Tajpur Road, Ludhiana for lifting of trade effluent (Spent Acid H2SO4) @ 10,000 ltr/month, which is valid for a period of five years from date of signing of this agreement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has provided 03 pickling tanks out of which 02 tanks are being used as pickling processing tank and one tank is used for lime processing tank. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has provided separate register and is maintaining the record of water consumption in process as well as effluent lifted by re-processor. </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry is discharging only domestic effluent into sewer. </span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -22.5pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: .5in; margin: 0in 0in 6.0pt .75in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The industry has not installed any D.G. set within its premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The sample of the industry were also collected on 06.01.2023 and results reveals that the industry is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>now using H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeader" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">It is pertinent to mention here that, the industry has not submitted TDCO number in compliance to directions issued by the Board vide letter no. 712 dated 14.02.2023. The industry has submitted request letter vide dated 16.02.2023 that the directions issued by the Board may be re-considered/revoked and the electricity may not be disconnected as the industry is not in a position to operate its unit in lieu of crises. Request letter is attached herewith for ready reference. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; background: white;">In view of above, it is recommended:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; background: white;">Suitable penalty in terms of Environmental Compensation/Bank Guarantee may be imposed on the industry for previous violation to deter the industry against violating the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; background: white;">The consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be decided after imposing suitable penalty. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; background: white;">The industry may be instructed to extend its rent deed beyond 22.08.2023 and submit the same to the Board before its expiry. </span></p>
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