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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 submitted that the industry is a small red category industry and the industry has applied for fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974. The industry has deposited consent fee, which is adequate up to 01.07.2026.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The industry was given personal hearing before SEE, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana on 11.01.2023, wherein it was decided that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The industry shall maintain proper record of water consumption, discharge and effluent lifted and make readily to the visiting officer during visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The industry shall apply for obtaining consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->Environmental Engineer, RO-4, Ludhiana shall visit the industry to verify the contentions of the industry and process the consent application on merit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To verify the facts, the industry was visited by officer of RO on 22.03.2023 and it was observed as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The industry was in operation during visit and is engaged in electroplating process.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The industry has made an agreement with CETP operator for lifting of trade effluent @ 4000 Ltr/month dated 18.02.2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The industry has not installed any water meter in the electroplating process. The industry could not produced the record of daily water consumption viz-a-viz effluent lifted.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->During visit, it was found that the industry is disposing off its trade effluent into collection tank and is lifting its trade effluent to CETP operator as per the lifting slips produced during the visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The industry has submitted copy of land use classification certificate from District Town Planner, Ludhiana vide 252 dated 01.02.2023 mentioning that the site falls under industrial Zone as per approved Master Plan of Ludhiana.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->The industry has submitted UDYAM Registration Certificate dated 01.04.2019 as date of commencement of business.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is further submitted that the industry is not complying with the decisions of personal hearing before SEE, ZO-2, Ludhiana on 11.01.2023.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> In view of above, it is recommended that the show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be issued to the industry with an opportunity of personal hearing, please.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Competency : SEE (ZO)</p> |
