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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/BAR/2023/22157049 dated 16/06/2023 valid upto 15/06/2024 for manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice with Dryer @ 3.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 4.5 TPH, as raw material under orange category.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and under the Air Act, 1981 for same production i.e. manufacturing of Sorted Raw Rice with Dryer @ 3.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 4.5 TPH, as raw material.
The rice sheller has deposited Rs. 52,500/- (Rs. 50,400/- as consent fee + Rs. 2100/- penalty fee) vide no. 692483386 dated 16.03.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 53,000/- (Rs. 50,400/- as consent fee + Rs. 2100/- penalty fee + Rs. 500/- application fee) vide no. 11828503 dated 16.03.2024 under the Air Act, 1981. The industry has submitted the CA certificated for the value of fixed assets Rs. 152.33 Lacs as on 13.03.2024. 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 rice sheller has submitted approved building plan duly approved by Competent Person approved by Director of Factories, Punjab.
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 21/03/2024 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 installed cyclone as APCD for shelling section as well as for dryer section and the rice sheller has provided the 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 jali 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 been stabilized by compacting the soil. The work regarding the providing surface carpeting is under progress and industry has submitted that remaining work will be completed within one 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) @ 3.0 TPH by processing of Paddy @ 4.5 TPH, as raw material under orange category, with suitable conditions and a special condition that
1. The industry shall got analyzed its stack emission samples from Board's lab.
2. The industry shall provide surface carpeting (paved road/tiles etc.) of movement area, within one month.
Competency Environmental Engineer
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