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Recommendations:
The industry is a small scale orange category unit and was granted consent to established vide CTE/Fresh/SGR/2023/21560628 dated 24.04.2023 valid upto 23.04.2024 by the Board for establishment of a new rice sheller unit for manufacturing of Sorted raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material under orange category with certain conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has established its proposed unit and accordingly applied for obtaining fresh consents under the Water Act, 1974 and under the Air Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Sorted raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material under orange category with requisite documents.
The consent fee deposited by the industry under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 as per serial no. (vii) is adequate upto 30.09.2028 against the value of fixed assets i.e. 122.78 Lacs as per CA Cert. dated 27.03.2024.
The industry has also deposited Rs. 8,400/- Vide UTR No. N093242964644625 dated 02/04/2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, as penalty fee (within 6-9 months slab) for late applying for obtaining consents to operate under the said Acts, by considering the date of power connection as date of commissioning i.e. September, 2023. The penalty fee deposited by the industry is adequate.
The industry has got analyse its air emission sample for shelling and dryer section from NABL accrediated laboratory on 25.12.2023. The concentration of SPM for shelling section (210 mg/Nm3) as well as dryer section (242 mg/Nm3) is found within permissible limits as prescribed by the Board for such type of unit.
To verify the facts, the site was visited by undersigned on 19/04/2024 and it was observed as under:-
1) The industry was in operation and has installed all of its proposed plant & machinery for the rice sheller along with dryer.
2) The industry has covered all the processing sheds.
3) The industry has provided separate cyclone separator as APCD with shelling section as well as dryer section with adequate stack height to control the process emissions. All the dust emitting points are hooded and connected to the cyclone separator.
4) The industry has provided sampling arrangements with the stack of the APCD.
5) The industry has Kheri road from main gate of the industry to the rice husk area for the movements of vehicles.
6) The industry has provided new saplings along the boundary wall of the rice sheller.
7) The industry had provided brick wall of 10 feet height and wind screen of 5 feet height over the said wall, 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.
8) The industry has no source of trade effluent generation and only domestic effluent is being discharged onto land for plantation after septic tank.
The industry has submitted certificate for building & other construction work obtained from Deputy Director of Factories, Sangrur.
The industry has submitted an undertaking alongwith dimensions regarding the installation of APCDs as per guidelines prescribed by the Board.
The industry is found complying with the conditions of NOC granted by the Board.
The competency for grant of consent to Rice sheller with or without dryer and saila plants lies with the Environmental Engineer of Regional office, as per Board circular no. 23539-76 dated 03.06.2013.
Keeping in view of above, if approved, the fresh consent for operation of rice sheller unit to manufacture Sorted raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material may be granted to the industry upto 30.09.2028 with following specific conditions: -
1. This consent is valid for manufacture Sorted raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material.
2. The rice sheller shall continue to abide by the new code of practice notified by Govt. Notification no. 10/48/2004-STE (4) /932 dated. 15/10/2013, which is as under:-
I. All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the recommendations of Director of Factories.
II. The industry should plant thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen trees all along the boundary wall of the rice sheller.
III. All dust emitting points should be properly hooded and dust extracted to a common point. At this exhaust point, dust coming here will be passed through a dust control system and air will be emitted through a stack of height 3 meters above the roof of the building.
IV. The industry shall not be located in High Tension Transmission Zone of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.
V. The management and handling of rice husk in the rice shelling units should be done as under:
a. All the rice shelling units shall provide paved / brick roads / cement concrete roads/ metaled roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
b. The industry shall provide proper rice husk storage facilities inside the factory premises and the height of brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area should be at least 10' high or 3.5' higher than the discharge point of the rice husk pipe (whichever is more) and the length of aforesaid brick wall should be at least 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge pipe.
c. The industry shall provide a layer of wind screen of mild steel or some other similar material of at least 5'height above the brick wall. The wind screen system should have a porosity of ~30% to lower the wind velocities, thus reducing the amount of airborne particulate from storage, handling and loading / unloading areas of rice husk.
d. The minimum diameter at the outlet of discharge pipe of rice husk be kept as 15'' which can be maintained by extending the existing discharge pipe with the help of a conical shaped pipe of at least 3' length.
e. Wherever the height of rice husk is 3' or more, the industry shall cover the heap of husk with HDPE warp knitted fabric completely, except the area near the discharge pipe. The HDPE warp knitted fabric be made of 100% virgin high density polymer of at least 70 gm/m2 weight having 40-45 hole/inch2 to prevent wind blowing of stored husk.
f. During transportation of rice husk through vehicles, it shall be covered from all sides with tarpaulin to prevent blowing of husk by winds.
3. The rice sheller shall put in place all the hoods, ductings & enclosures and other components of the APCD well before commissioning of the unit for the upcoming paddy shelling season and report the compliance in the regard to the Board prior to commissioning of the unit.
5. The industry shall provide additional plantation all along the boundary wall of the unit, within its premises and submit compliance in this regard to the Board.
6. The industry shall keep the APCD in good running conditions at all the times and shall also operate the same properly and effectively so as to achieve the standards prescribed by the Board.
7. The industry shall dispose of the dust contained by APCD in an environmentally sound manner.
8. The industry shall achieve the stack emissions standards as laid down by the Board and as amended from time to time by the Board/MoEF and shall also be bound to upgrade/replace the existing APCD to achieve said revised standards.
9. This consent has been granted based on the undertaking submitted by the industry. If, in case, during the visit to the industry in future, any part of the said undertaking found false, then action as deemed fit as per the provisions of the Air Act, 1981 shall be taken without issuance of any further notice/opportunity.
10. The industry shall inform the Board in writing as and when any change is occurred in the Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, especially with regard to the name and address of the Partner / Proprietor / Director / Subscriber etc., and in any case the industry fails to do so and later on it comes to the notice of the Board that there is any change in Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, action as deem fit under the provision of said Act shall be taken.
11. The industry shall comply with all the assurances given by it to the Board through undertaking.
12. The industry should confirm to the following ambient noise levels prescribed under Rule 13 (1) of Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000 at their boundary limits:
Sr. No. Parameters Day Time Night Time 1. Industrial Area 75 70 2. Commercial Area 65 55 3. Residential Area 55 45 4. Silence Zone 50 40 (limits in dB(A)) Note: i) Day time shall mean from 6.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. ii) Night time shall mean from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m.
13. The industry shall install noise limiter on potential polluting devices including retrofitting the existing devices.
14. Adequate measures shall be taken by the project proponent during construction phase to reduce ambient air and noise level, so as to confirm to the stipulated standard by CPCB/SPCB.
15. The maximum noise levels near the construction site should be limited to 75 dB(A) Leq (5 min) in industrial areas and to 65 dB(A) Leq (5 min) in other areas.
16. Material need to be stockpiled and unused equipment to be placed between noisy operating equipment and other areas.
17. The industry shall comply with PWRDA/CGWA guidelines.
18. The industry will comply with conditions of letter issued by the District Town Planer, Sangrur vide its letter no. 282 DTP(S) RS-I dated 06/03/2023.
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