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It is submitted that, earlier the industry was granted consent to establish (CTE) under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/TRT/2023/23456215 dated 12/09/2023, which are valid up to 11/09/2024 for production of Raw Rice with Drier @ 144 Metric Tonnes/Day with suitable terms and conditions.
Now the industry has applied fresh consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for production of Raw Rice with drier @ 144 Metric Tonnes/Day along with Compliance of the previous NOC granted under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Detail of the case are as under: -
1. The industry has submitted CA Certificate having gross value of fixed assets of Rs. 274.71 lakhs as on 31/12/2023. Accordingly, it has deposited Rs. 54000/- vide UTR No. N032242860140817 dated 02.02.2024 as consent fee under Water Act, 1974, Rs. 500/- vide UTR No. N032242860163527 dated 02.02.2024 as application form fee and Rs. 54000/- vide UTR No. N032242860145849 dated 02.02.2024 as consent fee under Air Act, 1981 as to make the fee adequate up to 30/09/2028 under both Acts.
2. The industry has submitted building plan prepared by the approved person under Factory Act, 1948
The industry was visited by officers of this office on 07/02/2024 and observed as under: -
1. The industry is a Raw Rice shelling unit and was in operation during visit.
2. The industry has installed shelling section 01 no., paddy cleaner 01 no., dryer 01 no. with bhattis, de-husker 02 no., polisher 04 no., silky machine 01 no. and sortex machine 01 no.
3. The industry has provided one no. cyclone with paddy cleaners and one no. cyclone with shelling section as an APCD with adequate sampling arrangement and stack height of 10 ft above roof level.
4. The approach road to the sheller is premix carpeted and the vehicular movement area and loading / unloading area is stabilized with bricks etc.
5. The industry has provided a rice husk storage area covered with wall.
6. The industry has provided a circular pipe for the discharge of rice husk at the height of approx. 10 ft above the ground level.
In view of above, it is therefore recommended that fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2028 for production of Raw Rice with drier @ 144 Metric Tonnes/Day with suitable terms and condition and special condition that:
1. The industry shall analyze its air emission samples from the Board Lab in upcoming season.
Competency Environmental Engineer
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