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A. It is submitted that the industry is large scale red category dyeing unit. It was granted consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH4/2022/16419886 dated 07.01.2022, upto 31.03.2024 and under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH4/2023/22755096 dated 09.08.2023, upto 31.03.2024 with certain conditions and special conditions mentioned therein.
B. Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 through OCMMS.
C. The industry has already deposited consent fee Rs. 63600/- vide R.no.
761344230 dated 30.03.2024 under the Water Act, 1974, which is adequate upto 30.06.2027 and Rs. 3,18,000/- vide R.No. 135650453 dated 30.03.2024 under the Air Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 31.12.2028 against the gross value of fixed assets Rs. 38.54 Cr. and plant & machinery Rs. 32.34 Cr.
D. The industry was lastly visited by officer of this office on 03.04.2024 and it was observed as under:-
1. The industry was in operation during visit and is engaged in manufacturing of scarf’s, stalls & sweaters.
2. The industry has provided, weaving, stitching, dyeing, printing and washing processes.
3. The industry has installed 17 printing tables (manual) and 01 automatic printing machine.
4. The industry has installed 18 soft flow machines, 05 fabric dyeing jet flow, 04 jigger fabric machines, 02 dip dyeing, 57 yarn dyeing machines, 06 winch machines and 02 garment washing machines. All the machines are of varying capacities.
5. The industry has installed ETP based on biological treatment. The components of ETP are Collection tank, pH Neutralization tank, De-nitrification tank, 2 nos Biological oxidation tank, MLSS re-circulation tank, Clarifier, Sand filter, Carbon Filter, Outlet.
6. During visit, OCMMS reading was noted as follows: pH=8.12, TSS=9.3 mg/l, BOD= 4.7 mg/l, COD= 63.1 mg/l.
7. The industry is maintaining the record regarding fresh water consumption; treated effluent discharge and electricity consumption at ETP. The treated effluent is found to be discharged within consented limits.
8. Further it is informed that treated effluent sample were lastly collected by officer of the Board on 14.02.2024 and as per analysis results received from Lab, all the parameters were found to be complying with the standards prescribed for textile dyeing units as well as stringent standards (pH @ 7.8, BOD @ 8 mg/l, TDS @ 1895 mg/l, TSS @ 32 mg/l, COD @ 48 mg/l, Amonical Nitrogen @ 5.8, Phenolic Compound @ BDL, Total Chrome @ BDL, Sulphide @ BDL SAR @ 4.2, Oil & Grease @ BDL). The parameters are also found confirming the stringent standards prescribed for large scale dyeing units.
9. The industry has installed one thermopac of capacity15 lakh Kcal with dust collector as APCD, one boiler of capacity 4 TPH with dust collector as APCD and one boiler of capacity 02 TPH with cyclone as APCD has been closed .
10. The industry is using wood as fuel in thermopac as well as boilers. During visit thermopac of capacity15 lakh Kcal and boiler of capacity 4 TPH was in operation and the boiler of 2 TPH is kept as stand by. As per last analysis report of sampling done on 08.12.2023, received from Air & Water Lab, Ludhiana, the concentration of SPM- 428 mg/NM3 which is within the permissible limits of the Board.
11. The industry has installed 2 nos. DG sets of capacity 1010 KVA each, which is equipped with canopy and adequate, stack height.
12. The industry has provided online night vision CCTV cameras focusing towards the outlet of the stack as well as fuel feeding point of the boiler.
13. The industry is disposing of the fuel ash in a plot within the premises of the industry in Environmentally sound manner.
E. It is pertinent to mention here that, as per the directions issued by the Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Govt. of Punjab vide order dated 10.10.2019, the industry is required to segregate its trade effluent from the sewer. A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Cabinet Minister dated 19.10.2022 and it was decided that all the Large Scale Dyeing units discharging their effluent into municipal sewer, Ludhiana shall take adequate steps to stop discharging their industrial effluent into municipal sewer, Ludhiana by 31.03.2024.
F. Recently, the industry was issued notice u/s 33-A of Water Act, 1974 as amended in 1988 alongwith show cause notice for revocation of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 with opportunity of personal hearing before the Chairman of the Board on 04.01.2024, wherein it was decided as under:-
a) The industry shall submit progress chart regarding the installation and commissioning of ZLD plant, within 03 days.
b) The industry shall submit a bank guarantee of Rs. 10 Lacs, within 07 days as assurance to comply with all Environmental Laws in future.
c) The industry shall submit a bank guarantee of Rs. 50 lac, within 07 days as an assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and commissioned by 31.03.2024.
d) Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-4, Ludhiana shall visit the industry and recollect the effluent samples and submit comprehensive report / recommendations, within 15 days.
G. The industry has also not submitted bank guarantee of Rs. 50 Lac as an assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and commissioned by 31.03.2024.
H. The industry has also not submitted a B.G. of Rs. 10.0 Lacs.
I. It is pertinent to mention here that Punjab Govt. vide notification dated 17.10.2019 had decided to disconnect discharge of industrial effluent into M.C. sewer and make alternative arrangements for disposal of treated waste water and the timeline was lastly extended upto 31.03.2024. Further, a committee headed by Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana with Commissioner MC, Ludhiana, SEE-PPCB and GM DIC being the other members has been constituted to examine this issue and consider the implications of adopting ZLD. As per its outcome, The industry has now been allowed to discharge its treated effluent into sewer upto 30.06.2024.
In view of above, if approved, it is recommended that:-
1. The Renewal of consent to operate under the Air Act, 1981 may be granted upto 31.03.2028 with suitable conditions as per policy of the Board.
2. The consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry upto 30.06.2024 with usual conditions as per the Board's policy and subjected to the following special conditions:-
a) The industry shall submit progress chart regarding the installation and commissioning of ZLD plant as decided in its personal hearing held before the Worthy Chairman of the Board on 04.01.2024.
b) The industry shall submit a bank guarantee of Rs. 10 Lacs as decided in its personal hearing held before the Worthy Chairman of the Board on 04.01.2024.
c) The industry shall submit a bank guarantee of Rs. 50 lac, as an assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and to be commissioned within stipulated time period as decided in its personal hearing held before the Worthy Chairman of the Board on 04.01.2024.
The competency to decide the application lies with worthy Chairman of the Board.
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