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It is submitted that industry was issued Show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with an opportunity of personal hearing before the Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-I, Ludhiana on 02.01.2024 in which it was decided as under:-
1. The industry shall get its trade effluent lifted to CETP operator regularly.
2. The industry shall maintain the record of water consumption in the process and trade effluent got lifted to CETP operator.
3. The industry shall discharge only domestic effluent onto land for plantation through septic tank.
4. The industry shall submit Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50,000/- as an assurance to comply with provisions of the Water (Prevention &Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 before 31.01.2024.
5. The industry shall submit balance amount of Environmental Compensation of Rs. 5.0 Lac upto 31.01.2024 in Regional Office.
6. The Environmental Engineer, Regional Office shall verify submission made by the industry and send further recommendations in the matter.
In compliance to the decisions of personal hearing, the industry was visited by the undersigned (AEE) on 15.01.2024 and observed as under:-
1. The industry is lifting its trade effluent to the CETP operator on regular basis.
2. Now, the industry is maintaining the record of water consumption in process area and lifting to the operator of CETP. As per record maintained by the industry, the O/B of effluent stored in storage tank was 20.50 KL as on 01.12.2023. It has consumed 178 KL fresh Water during the period 01.12.2023 to 15.01.2024, hence Total= 20.50 KL+178 KL=198.5 KL and it has lifted 191 KL of effluent during said period and appox. 1.8 KL of effluent was lying stored in storage tank, which is synchronized considering evaporation loss.
3. Now, the industry has improved the health of Septic tank and domestic effluent is discharged onto land for plantation.
4. Now, the industry has provided the suction hood with its pickling Tank which is further attached to wet scrubber to whom adequate stack height and sampling arrangements have been provided.
5. Now, the industry has provided the Hazardous Waste Storage room with Danger Signed.
6. The industry has submitted a Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50,000/- of Union Bank of India, Shakti Nagar, Ludhiana bearing No. 778701GL0000124 dated 23.01.2024 which is valid upto 23.01.2025.
7. The industry has deposited Rs. 5,00,000/- vide this office R.No. 92/5496 dated 29.01.2024 as Balance Environmental Compensation.
8. The consent fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 31.03.2028.
9. During hearing, the representative of the industry requested to make the correction in the name of industry from: Tube Tech Enterprises To Tech Tube Enterprises and e-mail in this regard has also been received from the industry through e-mail.
10. In Light of Sr.No. (9) above, the matter regarding correction in Industry’s profile from Tube Tech Enterprises to Tech Tube Enterprises was discussed with Sh. Ravi of Computer Section on 2.2.2024. He informed that during pendency of consent applications, industry’s profile cannot be changed. He advised to return the consent application to the industry. Thereafter, send the request of the industry to change the profile of the industry to computer section and after change the profile, industry may be asked to apply for consent.
In view of the Sr.No.(10) above, it is recommended that this consent application be returned to the industry with the request to the industry to re-submit the consent application after change in profile of the industry from Tube Tech Enterprises to Tech Tube Enterprises in OCMMS of the Board. Submitted, please.
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