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It is intimated that HCF is a 15 bedded hospital. Earlier the HCF was granted consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH3/2023/21284123 dated 06.03.2023 and under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH3/2023/21284128 dated 06.03.2023 for 15 beds capacity, both are valid upto 31.03.2024.
Now the HCF has applied for renewal consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for domestic effluent @ 2.5 KLD into MC sewer. The HCF had already deposited Rs. 11,000/- vide UTR no. N175221300136157 dated 24.06.2022, out of which Rs. 10,500/- under Air Act, 1981 and Rs 500/- as application fee and Rs. 11,000/- vide UTR No. N175221300135315 dated 24.06.2022 under Water Act, 1974, which are adequate upto 30.06.2027.
The hospital has submitted copy of an agreement with common facility of M/s Medicare Environmental Management Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana, authorized by the Board for bed capacity of 15 beds, wherein MEM has under taken the liability of collection, transportation and treatment/disposal of Bio-Medical Waste generating from the hospital. The agreement is valid upto 31.03.2027.
The HCF has submitted property tax assessment record from the MCL, in which building category is mentioned as non-residential.
The HCF was visited by AEE of this office on 12.03.2024 and it was observed that:-
1. The hospital is situated within the limits of Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana and the same is having 15 beds.
2. The hospital has provided color coded bins as well as bags for the segregation of the Bio medical waste generated from the premises.
3. The HCF is properly segregating its Bio-Medical Waste and lifting the same to the facility.
4. The HCF is discharging its waste water into MC sewer leading to terminal STP of Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana.
5. The hospital has installed 01 no. DG set of cap. 32 KVA with canopy inside the premises.
6. The HCF is complying with the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
Keeping in view of the above, it is recommended that the consent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the HCF upto 30.06.2027 with usual conditions.
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