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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">It is submitted that the consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 were granted to the industry vide nos. CTOW/Renewal/FZR/2018/7940163 & CTOA/Renewal/FZR/2018/7940899 dated 11/08/2018, valid 31/03/2023, respectively, for manufacturing of Parboiled rice @ 8 TPH and Steamed rice @ 4 TPH along with sortex machines, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry was issued show cause notice before revocation of consents to operate granted under the provision of Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing on 19.01.2023. But no representative of the industry attended the hearing. However, an email dated 18.01.2023 was received from the industry and requested for another hearing. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry was afforded another opportunity of personal hearing </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">for revocation /cancellation of consents to operate granted under the provision of Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">on 28.02.2023, wherein it was decided </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">that:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry shall maintain the record regarding disposal of fly ash along with vehicles detail and route on real time basis available on the main gate of the industry immediately so that the same can be verified by the visiting officer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry shall submit the record regarding usage of fuel / fly ash on monthly basis to the Board alongwith the details for which purpose fly ash was used.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry shall manage, treat and dispose-off the solid waste generated from the project premises in accordance with the various provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Regional Office, Faridkot shall visit the industry to verify the compliance made by the industry and shall process the consent application submitted by the industry on merits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">During hearing, it was made clear to the representatives of the industry that in case, the industry failed to comply with the provisions of Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 and in case of any violation(s) in future, further action as deemed fit shall be initiated under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 including imposition of environmental compensation, without any further notice/opportunity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> Now the industry has applied for obtaining varied consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 from the Board through online system alongwith requisite documents under Red category for manufacturing of Parboiled/Saila Rice @ 4 TPH and Steamed Rice along with sortex machines @ 8 TPH. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> The industry was visited by officers of the Board on 06.04.2023 and it was observed as under:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has installed 2 lines with 8 handies & 12 handies, respectively and 4 dryers each, separately attached to separate shelling lines for the production of steamed rice and 3rd line with 12 handies and 3 dryers attached to a shelling line for the production of parboiled rice. During visit, parboiling line was not in operation and steamed line was in operation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided 3 shelling line with separate cyclone as APCD and separate cyclone with paddy cleaner with dryers alongwith adequate stack height and sampling arrangements.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided fresh sapling along the other two remaining side of boundary.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided Trima cyclone as APCD attached with boiler and industry has started maintaining record of energy meter.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided an enclosure with roof for storage of ash generated from boiler. No fuel ash was found stored in open. The industry has now covered the area used for storage of fuel ash.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has started maintain the record of fuel ash and same has been kept at the main entrance of the industry. The industry is maintaining the record of disposal of fly ash alongwith name of farmer, vehicle and village detail. In the month of Feb. 2023, March 2023 & April 2023 fuel ash has been lifted in 16,26,06 vehicles respectively. The fuel ash lifted in used by farmers in agriculture fields. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided wind sheet over brick wall to make a height of 15 feet around rice husk storage area.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided rain water harvesting system.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">ETP installed by the industry was under stabilization. The industry has maintained record of flow meter installed with ETP outlet and energy meter. The industry has developed plantation in an area of about 3 acres.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The industry has provided two compost pit of size 6 feet x 4 feet each for wet waste. The representative of the industry informed that recyclable waste is being sold to Kabadies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -27.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Domestic effluent was discharged to plantation area after passing through septic tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>If approved, consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry for a period upto 31.03.2028 with the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>special codition that : -</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry shall comply with the code of practice notified by the Govt., Deptt. of Science, Technology & Environment vide order dt. 15.10.2013.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry shall comply with the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.25in; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; background: white;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: PA;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">The industry shall maintain &</span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> submit the record regarding usage of fuel / fly ash on monthly basis to the Board alongwith the details for which purpose fly ash was used.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Competency : Hon'ble Chairman of Board</span></p> |