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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 hotel is a small orange category hotel and has been granted CTO under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, both valid upto 23/01/2022.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Now, the hotel has applied for varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. The hotel has deposited consent fee which is adequate up to 31.10.2027.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The hotel was earlier given personal hearing before SEE, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana on 27.01.2023, wherein it was decided that:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->The hotel shall apply for consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, within 15 days.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->The hotel shall order for Bio-Composter within 15 days and shall ensure to install the Bio-Composter, within one month.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->3. <!--[endif]-->The hotel made clear that if, the hotel will found violating in future, action under the provision of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 will be initiated as per the provision of environmental laws.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->4. <!--[endif]-->The hotel shall comply with the CPCB/PPCB guidelines for control of pollution and enforcement of environmental norms at individual establishment and the area/ cluster of restaurants/hotel/motels/banquet halls etc.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->5. <!--[endif]-->The hotel shall operate its oil & Grease trap and settling tanks properly and efficiently so as to achieve prescribed standards. In case, any up-gradation is required same shall be made, within 15 days positively.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]-->6. <!--[endif]-->Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-4, Ludhiana shall visit the hotel and process the consent applications of the hotel on merit, immediately after the submission by the project proponent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To verify the facts, the industry was visited by the officer of RO on 20.03.2023 and it was observed as under:-</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">1. The hotel was in operation during the visit.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. The hotel generates effluent from the kitchen and same is being discharged into sewer <a name="_Hlk130570377"></a>through septic tank followed by oil & grease trap. Further the hotel has also installed in house laundry section at the basement and the wastewater from the laundry section is also discharged into sewer after treatment through septic tank followed by oil & grease trap. The hotel has not installed ETP for treatment of waste water generated from laundary section. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. The hotel has installed 03 no. D.G. Set provided with canopy and adequate stack height.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. The hotel has not provided mechanical composter for managing solid waste. In this regard, the representative of hotel has submitted a letter in Regional Office regarding giving advance payment of Rs 50000 to M/s Jyoti Enterprise for order of organic waste convertor. During visit, the representative informed that they will install bio-composter by the end of March, 2023. Further, the hotel has also provided compost pits.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As per the report, the hotel is complying with the guidelines for hotels etc. related to PPCB, <span lang="EN-US">however</span> compliance from other departments is required to be submitted by the hotel. The industry has submitted letter from ATP, Ludhiana vide no. 4238 dt. 24.06.2019 mentioning that the site of the hotel falls in the commercial zone and hotels are allowed at the site.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">In view of above, it is recommended that the consent to operate under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be renewed upto 31.07.2023, with suitable conditions and special condition that:-</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">1. </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The hotel shall submit the complete compliance of CPCB guidelines/ PPCB order no. 64 dated 02.02.2021 regarding Hotel marriage palace etc including certification from other departments with whom the compliances relates for further renewal of Consents.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">2. </span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The hotel shall install mechanical composter within 1 month.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">(Competency : SEE)</span></p> |
