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Sir, the industry is a large scale red category unit and was granted consent under Water Act, 1974 valid upto 31/03/2024 & under Air Act, 1981 valid upto 31/03/2025.
Thereafter, the industry was given hearing before the Chairman of the Board on 15.03.2024 w.r.t. show cause notice for revocation of consent to operate granted under the Water Act, 1974 and after hearing it was decided that :-
1. The industry shall comply with all the violations stated as above, immediately.
2. The industry shall continue to operate its pollution control devices regularly and efficiently so as to achieve the prescribed standards.
3. The industry shall immediately finalize the order for installation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.
4. The industry shall submit Progress Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart for installation of ZLD plant, within 15 days.
5. The industry shall install and commission ZLD plant by 31.05.2024 and shall complete its stabilization by 30.06.2024.
6. The industry shall submit Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50 lacs, within 15 days, as already imposed during hearing dated 23.11.2023 as assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and commissioned by 30.06.2024.
Now, the industry has applied for renewal of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974.
RO reported that the industry has neither submitted action plan for ZLD plant nor it has submitted Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50.00 Lacs in compliance to the decisions of hearing held before the Chairman of the Board. The industry is not complying with the above said hearing decisions.
In view of the above, it is recommended that show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be issued to the industry with personal hearing before the Competent Authority of the Board, please.
(Large scale dyeing unit) (Competency -Chairman of the Board)
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