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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">In the meeting held under the Chairmanship of Shri Vijay Kumar Janju, Chief Secretary, Punjab with the representatives of rolling mills operating in Mandi Gobindgarh Area on 30/12/2022 at 12:00 noon regarding their conversion of fuel from Coal/ Furnace Oil to PNG, it was unanimously decided that the rolling mills operating in Mandi Gobindgarh area may be granted relaxation for some time for converting from their conventional fuels to cleaner fuels and the Competent Authority of the Board may consider/ decide regarding extending the validity of the Consents to Operate till finalization of State Fuel Policy or 31/12/2023, whichever is earlier subject to suitable conditions.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in;"><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਮਾਨਯੋਗ ਕੈਬਨਿਟ ਮੰਤਰੀ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">, </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਵਿਗਿਆਨ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">, </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਵਿਭਾਗ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">, </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ ਹੇਠ ਮੰਡੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਤੇ ਖੰਨਾਂ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਰੋਲਿੰਗ ਮਿੱਲਾਂ ਦੇ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੋਲਾ/ਵਰਨੈਸ ਆਇਲ ਤੋਂ ਪੀ.ਐਨ.ਜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਮਿਤੀ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">09/01/2023 </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਨੂੰ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੁਪਹਿਰ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">03:30 </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਵਜੇ ਹੋਈ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਚਰਚਾ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਸਰਬਸੰਮਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਫੈਸਲਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਕਿ ਮੰਡੀ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ ਅਤੇ ਖੰਨਾ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੀਆਂ ਰੇਲਿੰਗ ਮਿੱਲਾਂ ਨੂੰ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">30/12/2022</span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';"> ਨੂੰ ਮੁੱਖ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨਗੀ ਹੇਠ ਹੋਈ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਲਏ ਗਏ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰੰਪਰਾਗਤ ਬੰਧਨ ਤੋਂ ਸਾਫ਼-ਸੁਥਰੇ ਬੰਧਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਜ ਦੀ </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">fuel policy </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਨੂੰ ਅੰਤਿਮ ਰੂਪ ਦੇਣ ਤੱਕ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">, </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਜੋ ਵੀ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੋਵੇ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">, 31/12/2023</span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';"> ਤੱਕ ਛੋਟ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੀ</span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';"> </span><span lang="PA" style="font-family: Raavi, 'sans-serif';">ਹੈ।</span></p>
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<p class="MsoHeading8" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">It is therefore recommended that 'consent to operate' under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">upto 31/12/2023</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;"> with special conditions that:</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeading8" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">The industry shall be liable to comply with the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</span></p>
<p class="MsoHeading8" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif'; color: windowtext;">The industry shall shift its fuel to cleaner fuel i.e. PNG/CNG/LPG/LSHS latest by 31/12/2023.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">The industry shall be bound to apply online for grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) within 1 year in compliance to notification no. S.O. 3250(E) dated 20.07.2022 of MoEF&CC and obtain Environmental Clearance, failing which this 'consent to operate' shall stand revoked/cancelled automatically</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style', 'serif';">.</span></p> |
