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The note of Regional Office may kindly be perused................................
The industry is a red category dyeing unit and was granted consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Fresh/LDH3/2023/21289901 dated 25.04.2023 Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Fresh/LDH3/2023/21289938 dated 25.04.2023 for Dyeing & Washing of Caps @ 300000 Number/Year with generation & disposal of trade effluent @ 5.0 KLD onto land for plantation after treatment in ETP and domestic effluent @ 0.8 KLD onto land for plantation, which were expired on 24.10.2023……………………………
Earlier, directions were issued to the industry u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 for closure / disconnection due to the reason that the industry had not installed any treatment facility for the effluent generated from the dyeing section. Later on, the directions u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 were issued to the PSPCL authorities to restore the electric connection of the unit temporarily upto 24.10.2023 vide Board’s letter no. 1907 dated 28.04.2023……………………………
Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for Dyeing & Washing of Caps @ 300000 Number/Year with generation & disposal of trade effluent @ 5.0 KLD onto land for plantation after treatment in ETP and domestic effluent @ 0.8 KLD into sewer.……………………………
The industry has submitted requisite document and adequate consent fee which is adequate upto 30.06.2025……………………………
Regional Office reported that the industry had already submitted the copy of letter issued by ATP, Ludhiana vide memo no. 2850/ATP/B/D dated 24.08.2022 stating that the site of the industry falls in industrial zone as per Master Plan, Ludhiana…………………………….
The industry was visited by the AEE of RO on 24.01.2024 and reported that the industry is complying with the provisions of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981…………………………….
Regional Office reported that the industry has one boiler of capacity 0.5 TPH with adequate stack height. Wood was stored as fuel to be used in boiler…………………………….
In view of above, it is recommended that……………………………:
1. Renewal of consent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry for the period of further six months with suitable terms and with special condition that the industry shall get its stack emission samples analyzed from Board's lab, within one month.……………………………
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