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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It is submitted that the industry has been granted ‘consent to operate’ under the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Fresh/SAS/2023/21096609 dated 21/03/2023, which was expired on <u>20/10/2023</u> and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/SAS/2022/18832414 dated 27/06/2022, having validity upto <u>31/12/2024</u> for manufacturing of FLORO DEOXY GLUCOSE @ 18200 Number/Year, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Now, the industry has renewal ‘Consent to Operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 for same manufacturing capacity of production of Floro Deoxy Glucose (F18) @ 18,200 injections/year, along with requisite document.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As per the record of file, the consent fee already deposited by the industry, which is adequate upto 31.03.2024. Now, the industry has deposited Rs. 108000/- vide UTR no. N355232795089181 dated 21.12.2023 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, which is adequate upto 31.03.2029, against the fixed assets of Rs. 1226.40 lakhs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6.0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Visit:</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 70.9pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; color: red; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Accordingly, the industry was visited AEE of this office on 18.01.2024 </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">and </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">it was observed as under:</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry is engaged in manufacturing of </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Floro Deoxy Glucose (F18), which is used in PET-CT Scan</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> and was in operations. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed one Cyclotron, two synthesizers and two dispensing units. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The manufacturing process of the industry is: </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 22.5pt 10.0pt 40.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Accelerated H+ inside the Cyclotron vacuum tank strike water (O-18) which is converted into F-18. F-18 so produced is transferred to the explora box through underground tubes. In the explora, F-18 is added to Mannose triflate and through multiple synthesis steps inside the explora the final product formed is F-18 FDG, which is ready to be used after quality control. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry uses around only 10-15 ML of O-18 water (raw material) and produces around 50-60 vials of capacity 2 ml each of F-18 FDG (final product). The FDG so produced is of very short life span, thus, the same is sent to various hospitals across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh for usage on the same day for PET-CT scans.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">There is no generation of trade effluent from the process of the unit. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent and treated domestic effluent is being used onto land for irrigation of lawn. </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has installed two nos. DG set of capacity 140 KVA each, which are equipped with canopies and stacks of adequate heights.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry was granted license for operation of Medical Cyclotron facility u/s 16 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 vide no. PJ-00102/R3/2022/879 dated 2012.2022 issued by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, which is valid upto 20.12.2025.</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 22.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -22.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The industry has provided closed room, which is fitted with sensors to give the readings of the radiations level generated during the process.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 4.5pt; line-height: 150%; background: white;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">From above, it is clear that the industry is complying with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">Recommendations:</span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: 76.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt 6.0pt 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">In view of above, if may approved, ‘consent to operate’ under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, may be renewed upto 30.06.2027<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, </span>subject to suitable conditions and following additional conditions:</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The project proponent shall not generate and discharge any kind of trade effluent from its process.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The project proponent shall discharge only domestic effluent onto land for plantation passing through septic tank.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The industry shall comply with the </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and regulations issued by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, from time to time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The industry shall ensure that the activities of unit does not create any nuisance in the surrounding areas and no public complaints are received.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 5.85pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style';"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The Consent is being issued to the industry based upon the documents/ information submitted by it along with the online application form. The Board would be at liberty to take penal action against the industry and its responsible/ concerned person(s) in case information/document is detected as incorrect/false/misleading at any point of time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.3pt; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Bookman Old Style'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%;">In case the industry fails to comply with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and/or any other environmental law applicable to the project and Rules, Circulars & Directions issued by the Board from time to time, action as deemed fit shall be taken against the industry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 21.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; color: red; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: -31.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt -4.5pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 0in;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif';">*Competency- Chief Environmental Engineer, (Red, Medium)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Date of receipt of application: 02.01.2024</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-add-space: auto; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Date of visit: 18.01.2024</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-add-space: auto; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in .2pt .0001pt 0in;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-bidi-language: PA;">Date of deemed approval: 01.02.2024 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(i.e. 30 working days)</span></strong></p>
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