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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;">· Earlier during visit on 14.04.2022, the industry was found emitting black smoke continuously from its stack and rotary valve of cyclone was not in operation. The electric connection of the industry was disconnected u/s 31-A of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The electric connection of the industry was also restored temporarily upto 08.12.2022 and BG of Rs. 2.0 Lac was imposed. The industry was granted ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water Act, 1974, valid upto 14.12.2022 and Air Act, 1981, valid upto 08.12.2022 subject to conditions mentioned therein with special condition that the industry shall submit a bank guarantee of Rs. 2.0 Lac as an assurance to upgrade the APCD, within one month in the office of Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The industry had not applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and temporary restoration period was also expired. Therefore, the PSPCL authorities were requested by this office vide letter no. 727 dated 27.02.2023 to submit the compliance in this regard.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· Thereafter, the PSPCL authorities has disconnected the electric connection of the unit vide TDCO no. 119/298 dated 16.03.2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act 1974 and Air Act, 1981 for Dyeing of Yarn @ 1800 Kg/ day with discharge of trade effluent @ 90 KLD & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD alongwith one boiler of capacity 03 TPH & one DG set of capacity 100 KVA and request to restore the electric connection of the industry</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· The industry earlier had deposited consent fee, which is adequate upto 30.06.2026 under both Acts.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">· GNE report states that the total discharge from the industry is 345.6 KLD and the PDA has granted shares for discharge of 94 KLD. Hence around 72.8% machinery of the industry was required to be sealed i.e. 04 cabinet of 60 kgs each & 01 cabinet of 120 kg was sealed as per directions of the Competent Authority of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was visited by the officer of RO on 22.03.2023 and observed that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1) The industry was not in operation. The electric connection of the industry was found disconnected.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2) The industry has installed total 09 cabinet machines (06 of 60 Kg, 01 of 240 kg, 01 of 120 kg & 01 of 30 kg) inside its premises, out of which 04 cabinet of 60 kgs each & 01 cabinet of 240 kg (Reconfirmed telephonically from AEE that it was mistaken written as 120 kg) is already sealed by the Board and same was found sealed during visit. It is also mentioned here that the industry has also added new one machinery of 30 kg and removed one cabinet machine of capacity 120 Kg.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3) With the cabinet machines 2 x 60 kg and 1 x 120 kg, the proposed effluent will be 105.6 KLD, which is nearest to 94 KLD as the machinery at exact quantity cannot be sealed. The newly added cabinet machine of 30 Kg is required to be sealed. The industry has applied for Dyeing of Yarn @ 1800 Kg/ day, which will be curtail to 1320 Kg/day.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4) The industry has installed one boiler of capacity 03 TPH and wood will be used as fuel. The industry has installed cyclone separator along with rotary valve as APCD with the boiler. The stack emission samples of the industry was also collected on 24.11.2022 and during visit cyclone and its rotary valve was in operation and as per the analysis report results (SPM @ 177 mg/Nm3) were found within the permissible limits of the Board.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5) The industry has installed one DG set of capacity 100 KVA equipped with canopy and adequate stack height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">6) The Regional Office has not incorporated the detail of bank guarantee of Rs. 2.0 Lac imposed to the industry, status of BG be taken from the Regional Office.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is recommended that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A) Directions u/s 31-A of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be issued to PSPCL authorities for temporary restoration of electric connection of the industry for six months and directions to seal the soft flow machine of capacity 30 Kg (After obtaining status of BG from Regional Office).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">B) Consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted for six months for Dyeing of Yarn @ 1320 Kg/ day with usual conditions.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">C) Consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 may be granted for one year for the discharge of trade effluent @ 90 KLD & domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD into conveyance system of CETP 50 MLD and Dyeing of Yarn @ 1320 Kg/ day at existing machinery subject to the condition 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>
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<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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