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<p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry is a large scale red category unit and is engaged in manufacturing of sugar using sugarcane as raw material. The industry was earlier granted consent under the Water Act, 1974 upto 31.03.2023 for manufacturing of Sugar @ 112.5 MTD and By-product Bagasse @ 350 TPD, Filter Cake @ 56 T/day & Molasses @ 56 T/day by using Sugar cane @ 1250 MT/day, Lime @ 3.12 MT/day & Sulphur @ 0.84 MT/day as raw material and for discharge of treated trade effluent @ 425 KLD onto land for plantation/irrigation purpose.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974. The industry was visited by the officer of the Board on 03.02.2023 & following observations were made:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The industry was in operation during visit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The industry has installed an ETP for treatments of its trade effluent. The components of the ETP are Equalization Tank -> Anaerobic Lagoon -> Aeration Tank -> Clarifier -> Final Outlet. The ETP was in operation during visit and one treated effluent sample was collected from final outlet of the ETP and as per the analysis report all the parameters are within the prescribed limits of the Board. The industry has installed online pH meter, TSS meter, BOD & COD meter at the final outlet of ETP and same were found in working condition during visit and online parameters were also find within Limits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There is no increase in the crushing capacity of the sugar mill. The industry has provided adequate area under plantation and irrigation for discharge of its treated effluent provided within premises. As per the soil testing report the nature of the soil in the plantation area of sugar mill is sandy & industry has adequate area under plantation i.e. 58625 Sq. Mtr. for discharge of treated trade effluent @ 425 KLD (during crushing season) & treated domestic effluent @ 120 KLD. The industry is recirculating its entire condensate water.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: 115%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In view of above report, if approved, the validity of consent to operate granted to the industry under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be further extended upto 31.03.2026 with special conditions as under:-</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall provide EMF meter on the sources of water supply within one month. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall provide EMF meter at inlet and outlet of its Effluent Treatment Plant within one month. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall submit report from its ETP supplier for the optimum quantity of chemicals/ coagulants used for treatment in its ETP as well as operational manual of the same within one month. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall make arrangement to properly dry its sludge generated from its Effluent Treatment Plant and also to avoid rain water into it. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall provide automatic dosing arrangement for optimum chemical/ coagulants it its ETP instead of manual system within one month. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall submit monthly data (by 5th of every month) of production, power consumption, power consumption in ETP, water consumption, waste water generation, chemicals and coagulants consumption in ETP (and its purchase) and sludge generation to the Regional Office through email ppcbro1@yahoo.com. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">7.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall submit irrigation scheme from Punjab Agriculture University within one month i.e. for use of treated trade effluent onto land for irrigation/ plantation. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">8.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall construct impervious lined storage tank of minimum 15 days capacity for storage of treated effluent during low/ no demand period. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">9.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall provide proper fixed distribution network for use of treated effluent for irrigation/plantation. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">10.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall get physico-chemical characteristics of the soil under irrigation with treated effluent twice a year in summer and post monsoon season in order to determine the deterioration of soil quality. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">11.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall provide ground water sampling arrangements in the irrigation area within one month and shall submit the analysis report of the same from PPCB or its recognized lab atleast twice a year. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">12.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall submit analysis report of treated effluent twice a year from NABL/ EPA/ SPCBs approved or state laboratories. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -25.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 35.45pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;">13.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The industry shall comply with the CPCB guidelines for utilization of treated effluent in irrigation.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background: white; margin: 0cm 0cm .0001pt 39.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">(Competency -Chairman of the Board)</span></p> |
