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It is intimated that the industry is a large scale orange category unit. Earlier, the industry was granted renewal of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/SGR/2021/15890849 dated 13/07/2021 valid upto 30/09/2022 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/SGR/2021/15869960 dated 13/07/2021 valid upto 30/09/2022 for manufacturing of Cattle Feed @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran Oil @ 30 TPD, DOC @ 170 TPD, Edible oil refinery @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran Fatty Acids @ 52 TPD and Crude wax 9.4 TPD by using Rice Bran, De Oiled Khal, Maize and Salt for cattle feed @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran for Solvent Extraction @ 200 TPD, Rice Bran Oil for refinery 120 TPD and Phosphoric acid @ 0.48 TPD as raw material and for the disposal of Trade effluent @ 80 KLD, onto land for plantation in an area of 5 acres after treatment through ETP & Domestic Effluent @ 4.5 KLD, onto land for plantation after its treatment through septic tank, with certain conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for the production of same products with same quantity i.e. Cattle Feed @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran Oil @ 30 TPD, DOC @ 170 TPD, Edible oil refinery @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran Fatty Acids @ 52 TPD and Crude wax 9.4 TPD by using Rice Bran, De Oiled Khal, Maize and Salt for cattle feed @ 120 TPD, Rice Bran for Solvent Extraction @ 200 TPD, Rice Bran Oil for refinery 120 TPD and Phosphoric acid @ 0.48 TPD as raw material and for the disposal of same type and quantity of effluent i.e. Trade effluent @ 80 KLD, onto land for plantation in an area of 5 acres after treatment through ETP & Domestic Effluent @ 4.5 KLD, onto land for plantation after its treatment through septic tank.
The industry has deposited Rs. 1,69,200/- vide no. SBIN224030114048 dated 30.01.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 1,69,200/- vide no. SBIN324013719102 dated 13.01.2024 under the Air Act, 1981 and the industry has also deposited Rs. 3,09,600/- vide no. 767308164 dated 14.02.2024 as penalty fee (Rs. 1,44,000/- under each act) and NOC regularization fee (Rs. 21,600/-) against the value of fixed assets of Rs. 51.74 Crores as per Ca certificate dated 31.01.2024, which is valid upto 31/12/2024.
There is increase in CA certificate as comparison to CA certificate submitted in last granted application. In this regard, the industry has submitted the value of fixed assets of the industry has been increased from Rs. 41.68 cr to Rs. 51.74 as due to renovation and repair in building and due to modernization of the plant & machinery.
The industry was also raised clarification to submit the extended bank guarantee of Rs. 2 lacs, earlier, imposed by the competent authority, the industry in its reply has submitted that the industry due to financial constrain is unable to submit the same and assured to submit the same with due course of time.
The industry has got analysed its air emission samples fro, Govt. Approved & NABL Accredited lab on 23.11.2023, as per which the results are within permissible limits.
To verify the facts, the industry was visited by the officer of this office on 07.02.2024 and it was observed as under:-
1. The industry during visit was engaged in process of manufacturing cattle feed only.
2. The industry has also installed one refinery plant and solvex plant for the manufacturing of edible oil, however, refinery plant and solvex plant was not in operation. Representative informed that same is lying closed since 2017. The conditions of the same also indicate that solvex plant/refinery plant is not being operated from many years.
3. The ETP has also installed consisting of Oil & grease trap, Dozing tanks, Reaction tank, Primary tube settler, Biological reactor, Secondary tube settler, Sand filter, Carbon filter and Sludge drying beds, however, same was not in operation and there was no effluent as solvex plant and refinery unit yet not in operation.
4. The industry has provided around 5 acre land for the disposal of effluent to be generated from refinery/solvex plant. However, the industry yet to re-develop/provide new plantation.
5. The representative informed that recently eucalyptus tree has been cut and new plants will be provided shortly.
6. The representative further claimed that they are plaining to restart its solvex/refinery plant and before the start of the same ETP will be stabilized and plantation will be developed.
7. The industry has installed 01 no. boiler of capacity 5 TPH with dust collector as APCD with stack of adequate height, 01 no. boiler of capacity 6 TPH and 01 no. thermopack of capacity 15 Lac Kcal with individual multi cyclone as APCD and common stack of adequate height .
8. The industry has also installed 02 no. D.G sets of capacity 500 KVA each equipped with canopies and stack of adequate height.
In view of above, it is recommended that the validity of consents to operate granted to the industry under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 may be renewed upto 31/12/2024 (upto adequacy of fee) subject to suitable conditions and special condition that :-
1. The industry shall submit the extended bank guarantee of Rs. 2 lacs within two months.
2. The industry shall stabilize its ETP before the commissioning of its solvex and refinery plant.
3. The industry shall develop its plantation area in an area of 5 acre with eucalyptus tree as per karnal technology before the commissioning of its solvex and refinery plant.
4. The industry shall got analyse its effluent and stack emission sample within one month after the commissioning of its solvex / refinery plant.
Competency Chief Environmental Engineer
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