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It is submitted that the subject cited industry was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDHKH/2023/23755968 dated 18/10/2023 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDHKH/ 2023/23755828 dated 18/10/2023, both were valid upto 30/09/2024 for the manufacturing of MS Ingot and Casting @ 72 MTD subject to the suitable terms & conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining varied consent to operate under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for the manufacturing of Ingot /Billet through CCM @ 72 MTD by using Iron and Steel @ 80 MTD as raw material alongwith requisite documents by adding new product i.e. Billets after installation of CCM plant, but there is no increase in production capacity.
The industry has submitted the CA certificate dated 01/02/2024, wherein, it has mentioned that the total value of fixed assets of the industry as on 31/01/2024 is Rs. 700.35 lakhs with value of plant & machinery is Rs. 586.84 lakhs. Accordingly, the industry has deposited Rs. 18,000/- vide online R. no. 5224912 dated 10/02/2024 as NOC regularization fee for increase in cost of fixed assets. As per the record file, the fee deposited by the industry under both the Acts is adequate upto 30/09/2024 as per Board's Office Order dated 29/10/2018. The industry was raised clarification to deposit the additional consent fee under the both Acts; however, the industry has submitted its reply to grant consent to operate for the period for which the fee was already deposited.
Further, the industry was visited by AEE of this office on 14/02/2024 and during visit, it was observed that:-
1. The industry was in operation during visit.
2. The industry has installed induction furnace of capacity 6 TPH with side suction hood followed by bag house filter as APCD over induction furnace, which was found not in operation. The industry has submitted the stack emission analysis report dated 24/11/2023 from Board's lab as per which, the concentration of SPM was 45 mg/Nm3, which is within the permissible limit.
3. The industry has now installed CCM to manufacture billets and found in operation during visit.
4. The industry has provided interlocking tiles on the entry / exit point of the industry.
5. The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent.
6. The industry has installed 1 no. DG sets of capacity 125 KVA, which is equipped with canopy and stack of adequate height.
7. The industry has installed 01 no. submersible pump and has provided water meter on it & is also maintaining the record of the same.
8. The industry has also maintained the record of the energy meter provide on the APCD.
9. The industry has maintained the record of the standard operating procedure (SOPs) as prescribed for operation of induction furnaces by PSCST, Chandigarh.
10. There is no change in building. The industry has submitted the already approved building plans.
It is pertinent to mention here that since, the industry has installed furnace of capacity 6 TPH and apply for consents for manufacturing of 72 MTD that is less than 30000 TPA, as such, the industry is not required to get Environmental Clearance.
Further, the Board vide letter no. 1955-57 dated 18/01/2023 has informed that department of Water Resources (RD and GR), Central Ground Water Authority, Ministry of Jal Shakti Govt. of India, New Delhi under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has issued directions vide order dated 6/4/2022 that “It shall be mandatory for the project proponent abstracting ground water to obtain No objection Certificate from Central Ground Water Authority or the concerned State/UT Ground Water Authority as the case may be in the compliance conditions in consent to operate and consent to establish issued by the State pollution control Board”
PWRDA vide notification dated 27.01.2023 has exempted units from obtaining any permission of the authority, which are extracting not more than 300 cubic meters of ground water per month.
In the subject cited case, the industry has mentioned ground water extraction @ 10 KLD. Considering 25 working days in a month during season, the ground water extraction will be 250 KL/month. As such the industry does not required to obtain permission from PWRDA.
From above, it is clear that the industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.
In view of facts mentioned above, if approved, it is recommended that the varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and & the Air Act, 1981 for the manufacturing of Ingot /Billet through CCM @ 72 MTD by using Iron and Steel @ 80 MTD as raw material may be granted upto 30/09/2024 with suitable conditions & special conditions as under:
1. The industry shall comply with the provisions for abstraction of ground water of the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA).
2. The industry shall obtain NOC of the Board, if it changes any of its product or raw material or enhances its production capacity in future.
3. The industry shall comply with the guidelines/SOPs provided by PSCST, Chandigarh in the effective operation of APCD.
4. The industry shall ensure that no air pollution problem / public nuisance/odour problem is created in the area due to the discharge of emissions from its industrial premises.
5. The industry shall not generate and discharge any kind of trade effluent from its process under any circumstance without obtaining prior permission from the Board.
Date of Receipt of Application- 10/02/2024
Date of Scrutiny- 14/02/2024
Date of Visit-14/02/2024
Target Date of Deemed Approval- 07/03/2024 (As the OCMMS portal was not working from 14/02/2024 to 20/02/2024)
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