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It is submitted that the industry will be small scale orange category unit and has applied for obtaining ‘consent to establish'/ (NOC) under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 with requisite documents. The industry has deposited NOC fee against the project cost of Rs. 1867.41 Lacs as per project report attached, which is adequate for one year as per Board's Office Order dated 29/10/2018.
The proposed site was visited by the undersigned on 29.02.2024 and it was observed as under:
1. The proposed site is a land of 26325.055 sq.ft. The firm is engaged in construction of building. However, it has not installed any plant and machinery.
2. It has proposed Steel Forging @ 23,00,000 Numbers/day by using raw material as Steel Bar @ 15 MTD.
3. The proposed manufacturing process is Raw material – Cutting - Electrical Heating – Forging - Trimming - Grinding – Normalizing – Shot Blasting - Coining – Inspection – Packing – Dispatch.
4. It has proposed to install 2 no. electric induction heaters of capacity 2 ton and 1.25 ton, LPG based normalizing furnace of capacity 500 kg/hour and 1 no. shot blast machine of capacity 750 Kgs with inbuilt bag house filter as APCD.
5. Domestic effluent @ 4.0 KLD will be discharged into sewer.
6. The industry has proposed to install 1 no. DG set of capacity 380 KVA. So, there will be generation of category 5.1.
7. The industry has submitted building plan approved letter from PSIEC vide letter no. 24822 dated 14.10.2022.
8. The proposed site of the industry is located in the designated Industrial Focal Point, Ludhiana as per Master Plan of Ludhiana.
9. The industry has submitted lease deed, which is executed between PSEIC and M/s Mechnotech Forging Pvt. Ltd.
Applicability of Factories Act, 1948:
As per policy of the Board, it is clearly mentioned that the Punjab Pollution Control Board will decide the applications for consent to establish (NOC) of all industries to be set up in designated/ approved areas such as Industrial Area/ Industrial Estate / Industrial Focal Point/ Approved Industrial Park / Industrial Zone of the Master Plan. However, the Site Clearance u/s 41 (A) of the Factories Act, 1948 will not be necessary for grant of consent to establish/ operate/ authorization by the Board. It is submitted that the subject cited industry is located in Industrial zone as per Master Plan (2010-2031) of Ludhiana. Therefore, there is no requirement of Site Clearance u/s 41 (A) of the Factories Act, 1948.
Applicability of EIA notification dated 14/09/2006
Not applicable.
In the subject cited case, the industry has mentioned ground water extraction @ 5 KLD. Considering 25 working days per month, ground water extraction will be 125 KL/month, which is less than 300 KL/month.
In view of the above, it is recommended that the industry may be granted ‘consent to establish'/ (NOC) under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for one year with suitable conditions as per policy of the Board.
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