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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It is intimated that the industry is a medium scale red category unit and the same was earlier granted consent under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Varied/LDH3/2022/18032048 dated 11.03.2022 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CTOA/Varied/LDH3/2022/18032055 dated 11.03.2022 for the production of dyeing of fabric @ 24000 kgs/day, finishing of fabric @ 34000 kgs/day, printing of fabric @ 10000 kgs/day and dyeing & washing of garments @ 2000 numbers/day with disposal of trade effluent @ 1900.0 KLD and domestic effluent @ 20.0 KLD into 15 MLD CETP, which are valid upto 10.03.2023. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for the production of dyeing of fabric @ 24000 kgs/day, finishing of fabric @ 34000 kgs/day, printing of fabric @ 10000 kgs/day and dyeing & washing of garments @ 2000 numbers/day with disposal of trade effluent @ 1900.0 KLD and domestic effluent @ 20.0 KLD into 15 MLD CETP. The industry has already deposited Rs. 2,46,000/- vide UTR no. HDFCR52019122661235132 dated 26.12.2019 and Rs. 2,10,000/- vide UTR no. HDFCR52022021897943297 dated 18.02.2022 under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974, Rs. 42,000/- vide UTR no. N049221840134083 dated 18.02.2022 as NOC regularization fee and Rs. 2,10,000/- vide UTR no. HDFCR52022021897944199 dated 18.02.2022 under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 31.12.2028 under Water Act, 1974 and 30.09.2025 under Air Act, 1981.<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry was visited by AEE of this office on 01.03.2023 and it was observed that:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry was in operation during the visit and was engaged in dyeing and printing process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has installed 21 no. round type soft flow machine of capacity <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1X900 kg), (1X800 kg), (1X700 kg), (2X600 kg), (3X500 kg), (1X450 kg), (4X350 kg), (3X300 kg), (2X250 kg), (1X150 kg), (1X100 kg) and (1X50 kg) inside the premises.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has also installed 05 long type soft flow dyeing machines of capacity (1X300 kg), (2X80 kg), (2X25 kg) inside the premises. The industry has also installed 1 flatbed printing machine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The entire trade effluent as well as domestic effluent was being discharged into dedicated sewer system leading to CETP 15 MLD after collecting in into a collection tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has installed a digital flow meter at the final outlet leading to CETP. The industry has installed SCADA system and the SCADA system of the subjected cited industry was found connected with CETP server during visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The record from the online SCADA system was checked and it was found that the average discharge of the industry during the month of September 2022, October 2022, November 2022, December, 2022, January 2023 and February, 2023 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>were found as 1343 KLD, 1046 KLD, 1134 KLD, 1243 KLD, 1020 KLD & 935 KLD respectively, which are within the quantum of shares obtained and consent granted.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has installed one thermax boiler of steam generation of capacity 08 TPH with separate cyclone followed by double stage Alkali Scrubber as APCD and has installed one thermo pack of capacity 2500 U with separate trima cyclones followed by double stage Alkali Scrubbers as APCD. The industry has provided common stack with the boiler as well as thermo pack. Pet coke was being used as fuel in the boiler as well as in thermo pack furnaces.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Earlier air emission sample of the industry was collected on 21.12.2022 and the concentration of the SPM & SO<sub>2</sub> were found within the limits prescribed by the Board i.e. 75 mg/Nm<sup>3</sup> & 343 mg/Nm<sup>3</sup> against the limit of 500 mg/Nm<sup>3</sup> & 400 mg/Nm<sup>3</sup>.<sup> </sup></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has installed 02 no. DG sets of capacities 1250 KVA & 1037 KVA, which are fitted with canopies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry is complying with the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">It is pertinent to mention here that, earlier the effluent samples from the outlet of industry leading to the inlet of the CETP were collected on 25.08.2021 </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">and the same was sent to the Board’s lab for analysis. A</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">s per the effluent analysis report of the unit received from the Board’s lab, the concentration of such parameters i.e. COD and BOD was found as 955 mg/l and 310 mg/l, which are abnormally high as compare to the inlet design parameters of the CETP as per the DPR. Accordingly, notice issued u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 was issued to the industry with an opportunity of personal hearing before the Hon’ble Chairman of the Board on 29.09.2022 due to non-achievement of inlet effluent discharge standards as per the DPR of the CETP-15 MLD. During the hearing following decisions were taken:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Environmental Compensation amounting to Rs. 2.0 lacs shall be imposed upon the industry for violations under the provisions of Water Act, 1974.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry shall install pretreatment plant, so as to achieve the inlet effluent standards of CETP as per DPR.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: 1.0in;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana shall visit the industry, verify the compliances made and send the report/recommendations, within 15 days, positively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1.0in; line-height: 150%; tab-stops: 1.0in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry has failed to submit the compliance of above mentioned decisions till date and has also not deposited the EC amount of Rs. 2.0 lac imposed upon it.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">In view of above, it is recommended that the c</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">onsent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2025 (adequacy of consent fee).</span></p> |
