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As per the report of EE RO Rupnagar, the following violations reported by visiting officer:
1. The storm water drain is used to channelize / collect the wastewater in collection tanks (2 nos). From these tanks the wastewater is pumped to the ETP-cum-STP. During rain, these drains would overflown and wastewater is discharged outside the industry into natural drain.
2. It has not installed water meter on all the important lines like process, domestic, miscellaneous etc so as to ascertain the actual quantity of water used in various operations / processes.
3. The separate energy meters and re-circulation meters are not installed with the APCDs installed with the various processes such as incinerator etc. No record of APCDs operation is maintained. Further, the stacks of many of these APCDs are below the roof levels of adjoining buildings
4. The HSD fired incinerator furnace as well as hot flue gas duct before the APCD are having weight loaded vents open to atmosphere. As and when, the pressure increases beyond permissible limit, these vents shall get open to emit the process / flue gas emissions to the atmosphere without any treatment.
5. The non-condensable from the outlet of condenser of Agitated Thin Film Drier (ATFD) are discharged to the open atmosphere which are considerable, visible and having odour.
6. Further, the industry has also violating the provisions of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
In view of the recommendations of Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Rupnagar, show cause notice for refusal of the renewal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be issued alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing before Worthy Chairman of the Board.
Date of Deemed Approval – 30/04/2024
Competency – Worthy Chairman
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