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It is submitted that the industry is a small scale orange category rice sheller and was granted consent to establish/NOC from the Board under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/MLK/2023/22392364 dated 23/06/2023 valid upto 22/06/2024 for manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice with Dryer @ 2.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 TPH, as raw material under orange category.
Thereafter, the industry was visited on surprise basis by the officer of this office on 06.02.2024 and found in operation without obtaining consents to operate under both acts and found violating the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981. Accordingly, the industry was given personal hearing before the EE, RO, Sangrur on 15.02.2024 and it was decided as under:-
1. The industry shall apply for obtaining consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 within 7 days after the operation of OCMMS portal of the Board, failing which further action will be recommended under the said acts to higher authority of the Board.
2. Assistant Environmental Engineer-I, Regional Office, Sangrur shall visit the industry after a week to verify contentions made by the industry during hearing, collect air emission samples and submit fresh report in the matter.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining fresh consents under the Water Act, 1974 and under the Air Act, 1981 for same production i.e. manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice (with dryer) 2.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 TPH, as raw material.
The rice sheller has deposited Rs. 35,000/- (Rs. 33,600/- as consent fee + Rs. 1400/- penalty fee) vide no. 535774904 dated 09.03.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 35,500/- (Rs. 33,600/- as consent fee + Rs. 1400/- penalty fee + Rs. 500/- application fee) vide no. 581276526 dated 09.03.2024 under the Air Act, 1981. The industry has submitted the CA certificated for the value of fixed assets Rs. 90.70 Lacs as on 09.03.2024. The fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30.09.2029 under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.
The industry has submitted an undertaking regarding the APCDs installed by the industry. The industry has also submitted compliance report of previous consent conditions earlier granted to it for setting up a rice sheller unit.
The industry has also got analyzed its stack emission samples on 12.01.2024 from a private lab as per which the results of Particulate Matter of stack dryer section is 304 mg/Nm3 and Particulate Matter of shelling section is 326 mg/Nm3 which are within permissible limits.
The rice sheller has submitted approved building plan duly approved by Competent Person approved under Factory Act.
To verify the compliance of consent conditions earlier granted to the rice sheller & the code of practice, the rice sheller was visited by undersigned on 19/03/2024 and it was observed as under : -
1. The industry was in operation during visit.
2. The industry has covered all the processing sheds.
3. The industry has now installed cyclone as APCD for shelling section as well as for dryer section and the same was having adequate stack height.
4. The industry has provided brick wall of 10 feet height in front of the discharge point of rice husk area and the length of aforesaid brick wall is 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge point. The industry has provided net of height 5 ft above this wall.
5. The industry has no source of trade effluent generation.
6. The industry has constructed septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent of the toilet section and disposal onto land for plantation.
7. The industry has planted sapling of trees along the boundary wall.
8. The industry has stabilized the movement area with soil compaction. The work regarding providing brick paved is under process. The representative informed that earlier, floor was lowered down due to movement of vehicles, now, soil is compacted and bricks will be provided within 01 month.
In view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate granted under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 may both be granted upto 30/09/2029 (upto adequacy of fee) for manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 TPH, as raw material under orange category, with suitable conditions and special condition that the industry shall provide the brick paved road for the movement of vehicles within one month.
Competency Environmental Engineer
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