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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 small scale red category dyeing unit and discharging its effluent into the conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The industry was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981, valid upto 30.06.2023 & 30.06.2025 respectively for Dyeing of Polyester Fabric @ 12 MTD with discharge of trade effluent @ 190 KLD into sewer after treated through ETP with subject to suitable conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· GNE report states that the total discharge from the industry is 420 KLD and the PDA has granted shares for discharge of 348 KLD. As such, 2 soft flow machines of capacity 300 kg each were sealed by the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The industry was visited by AEE of RO on 01.12.2022 and no machinery was found sealed. The industry has removed the seals of 02 soft flow of 300 kg each its own without any intimation/ approval of the Board. As such, directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 was issued for disconnection of electric supply of the industry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The PSPCL Authorities has disconnected the electric supply of the industry vide TDCO no. 116/298 dated 07.03.2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 for Dyeing of Polyester Fabric @ 18 MTPD with discharge of trade effluent @ 348 KLD & domestic effluent @ 1.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD and one boiler of capacity 05 TPH & DG set of 250 KVA.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The industry was visited by AEE of RO on 11.03.2023 and it was observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The industry was not in operation due to disconnection of electricity.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The industry has installed 4 soft flow of 450 Kg, 4 soft flow of 300 Kg, 1 soft flow of 150 Kg & 01 sample soft flow machine i.e. total 23 chambers of soft flow machines. The industry has removed the 02 soft flow machines of 100 Kgs each and installed 01 soft flow of 150 Kgs in place of it.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. To restrict the discharge to about 348 KLD, at least 5 chamber are to be sealed i.e. 01 soft flow of 450 Kg (03 chambers) & 01 soft flow 300 Kg (02 chambers).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The industry has installed a boiler of capacity 05 TPH attached with twin cyclone separator followed wet scrubber alongwith adequate stack height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. Rice husk was lying at site used as fuel in its boiler.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6. The air emission sample was collected on 20.09.2021 and as per analysis report, the SPM was found within prescribed limits. However, presently the industry is not in operation due to disconnection.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. The industry has installed two DG sets of 250 KVA and 125 KVA with canopy along with adequate stack height.</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. 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;">Hence, till the finalization of the allotment of the shares of CETP 50 MLD, it is recommended that:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A) Directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be issued to the PSPCL authorities to temporarily restoration of electric supply of the industry for six month and sealing of 1 soft flow of 450 Kg (03 chambers) & 01 soft flow 300 Kg (02 chambers).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">B) Suitable amount of Environmental Compensation be imposed on the industry due to de-sealing of its dyeing machinery at its own.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">C) Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be considered for grant for six month as approved by the Competent Authority in such cases for the discharge of trade effluent @ 346.5 KLD & domestic effluent @ 1.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD at existing machinery subject to the condition and with special conditions that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Shares of CETP are yet to be "Demat" through Registrar of Companies (ROC). As such, legal sanctity of these shares allocated by the Punjab Dyers Association (PDA) to the industry is yet to establish as per the guidelines issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India under the Company Laws. The industry will get its Demat from ROC, within 2 months, positively.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. As such, the production/ effluent discharge in this consent is subject to the final allotment as described at "1" above. Therefore, in case of variation of shares at the final settlement by the PDA / approval by PPCB /Demat by ROC, the industry is bound to follow the production/ effluent discharge from their unit accordingly and shall obtain revised consents with modified figures of production and effluent discharge as per the final share allotment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. 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;">4. 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;">5. 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;">6. The industry shall ensure that no new machinery is installed without prior permission of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">7. 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;">8. 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;">9. 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;">10. 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;">11. 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;">12. 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;">13. 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;">14. 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;">15. 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;">16. 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;">17. 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;">18. 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>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> Competency :</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Consent : SEE (ZO)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Directions : Hon'ble Chairman of the Board</p>
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