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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The industry was given personal hearing before Chief Environmental Engineer of the Board on 16.03.2023 before refusal of varied 'consent to operate' under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, wherein, it was decided that Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib shall visit the industry immediately to verify the submission made by the industry during hearing and send conclusive recommendations to decide the consent applications within 3 days.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To verify the compliance of submission made by the industry during hearing, undersigned has visited the industry </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">on 16.03.2023</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A tank of 12 KLD shall be constructed for inside rain water harvesting using roof top of the project site.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Reply- The industry has almost constructed RCC storage tank having dimension 16.8 x 9.5 x 8 fit with capacity 36 KLD for storage of roof top rain water.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: red;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Green belt shall be developed in an area of 2788.10 Sqm (equal to 33% of the plant area) with tree species in accordance with SEIAA guidelines. Total 418 trees to be planted without accounting the shrubs. Out of 418, 150 trees have already been planted like Amaltas, Arjun, Jamun, Mulberry, Mango, Amla, Poplar and the balance 268 more trees species of Jamun, Arjun, Ashoka, Sagwan will be planted in coming monsoon season.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: red;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Reply- The industry has now developed green area in an area 253 sqm. and planted saplings in an area of 1203 sqm out of required<span style="color: red;"> </span>2788.10 Sqm. Due to non availability of vacant land, it has purchased new land having area 6 Kanal 11.66 Marla in year 2021 for developing green area. The industry has yet to obtain amended Environmental Clearance by making addition of newly purchased land.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; margin: 12.0pt 0in 10.0pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The project proponent shall practice rainwater</span> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">harvesting to the maximum possible extent. For this, a pond at village Bullepur, Tehsil Khanna, Distt. Ludhiana, Punjab having recharge potential of volume @ 12,296 m3 shall be adopted to recharge the water @ 24,444 m3/annum. As an additional safety measure, the stream carrying waste water of the village shall be diverted in one corner of Phytorid plants trench (designed based on the technology developed by CSIR-NEERI's) divided into different parts, the overflow of each chamber shall be allowed to enter into another chamber which will ultimately lead to the purification of water and collected into the pond to avoid any contamination of ground water aquifer. Pond water will percolate through natural strata (without injection) to augment the ground water and remaining water shall be used for irrigation purposes by pumping method in the nearby fields. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Reply- Not complying, the industry has submitted that the gram panchayat of Vill. Bulepur refused to get the recharged water in their pond. Now, they have taken NOC from Gram Panchayat of Vill. Ucha Bhadla.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="margin-left: -.85pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: 72.85pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">From the above, it is clear that the industry has yet not complied with above said Environmental Clearance conditions, it is therefore recommended that the industry may be granted </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">short term </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">'consent to operate' under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for six months i.e. </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">upto 30.09.2023</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> with suitable conditions and additional conditions that:</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">The industry shall comply with all the conditions of Environmental Clearance already granted to it under EIA Notification, 2006.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">The industry shall get its Environmental Clearance amended from SEIAA regarding green area changes and addition of land.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 27.0pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">The industry is advised to obtain necessary clearance for Abstraction of Ground Water from the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA).</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: #222222; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The industry shall not throw, burn or burry any solid wastes in open, outside premises or in drain / water bodies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: #222222; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The industry shall promote use of alternatives of single use plastics (SUP) and awareness to discourage use of plastic, through their Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) activities.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: #222222; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The industry shall ensure that there are no usages of single use plastic-thermocol disposable items such as water bottles / water pouches/water cups, plates, forks, spoons, straw etc. and single use decorating material made of plastic-thermocal or any other non-biodegradable material in the premises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: #222222; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The industry shall properly handle and manage the solid wastages as per the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2016 and ensure that the solid waste is segregated & disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 27.0pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -27.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; color: #222222; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The industry shall provide thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen trees all along the boundary wall.</span></p>
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