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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">It is submitted that the HCF is bedded Hospital. The HCF has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with requisite documents through OCMMS. The HCF has deposited consent fee Rs. 1,0000/- vide R.No.523872417 Dated 13-05--2022 under Water Act, 1974 & Rs. 1,0000/- Air Act, 1981 Vide R.No. 837048835 Dated 13-05-2022, which is adequate upto 31/03/2026.The HCF has also applied for obtaining authorization under Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 which is under process .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">As per application form:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">1. The HCF is 06 bedded Hospital and has valid agreement with Medicare Environmental Management Pvt Ltd valid up to 6.2.2028 for 6 beds .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">2. The liquid waste is being treated with 1-2% hypo chloride solution generated by HCF and same is being discharged into M.C. Sewer.The hospital has not installed its individual ETP-cum-STP but connected with MC’s terminal STP.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">3. The HCF has provided one storage room for storing Bio-Medical Waste provided with lock and key arrangement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">4. The HCF has provided color coded bins for managing biomedical waste and is properly segregating the biomedical waste.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">5. The Hospital has provided OT</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">The HCF is being consumed source of fresh water supply from tap of Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">6. The HCF has installed 01 D.G. set of capacity 20 KVA equipped with canopy along with adequate stack height.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">7. The HCF is located within Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">8. The HCF has submitted a sample analysis report from the SIMA Labs of sample dated 17.01.2023 according to which results are within the prescribed limits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">9. As per Board office order no. 04 dated 10.04.2018, the authorization (fresh/renewal) under Bio/Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 applied by the healthcare facilities upto 20 beds/dental chairs will be granted by the concerned Regional Office within 07 days of receipt of complete application without making inspection of those healthcare facilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the HCF has already been inspected by officer of this office on 07.03.2023 and it was found complying.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">10. As per office order no. 601 dated 16.12.2021 that in partial modification to earlier Board’s office order no. 468 dated 31.08.2021, it has been decided that, HCF’s upto 50 beds capacity which are discharging their liquid waste into public sewer and operating within MC limits of towns, where terminal sewage treatment plants (STP’s) have been installed, shall be granted consent/authorization by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) without installation of individual ETPs, as an interim arrangements/measure, subject to the condition that HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified under Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 amended upto date and subsequent amendments if any.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Keeping in view of the above, it is recommended that consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the HCF upto 31.03.2024 with usual conditions and with special conditions that:-</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">1.The HCF shall get its combined effluent samples at its outlet analysed from the Board’s Lab before the expiry of this Consent to operate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">2. The HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified under Bio-Medical Water Management Rules, 2016 amended up to date and its subsequent amendments if any.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> 3. The HCF shall renewed its agreement with CBMWTF with well in time i.e. before its expiry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> 4. The HCF is valid only for Six beds. HCF will apply for fresh consent to operate under the water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 if it added any bed capacity.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #5d5d5d; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-language: PA;">CC Environmental Engineer</span></p> |
