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As per the Minutes of the meeting held by the Chairman of the Punjab Pollution Control Board on 28.1.2020 at 11:00 am in the Committee Room, Vatavaran Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala with the Punjab Brick Kiln Association regarding compliance of Govt. orders dated 28.05.2019 it has been decided as under:
(1) The Regional Offices of the Board are required to impose / charge environmental compensation from the brick kiln owners from 01.02.2019 to 30.09.2019 for the period for which the brick kilns are actually operated (without converting to the induced draught technology).
(2) In case brick kiln is not operated after 30.06.2019 due to rainy season but the same brick kiln restarted its operations later on but without converting to induced draught technology, then environmental compensation will be levied for full period till the adoption of new technology.
(3) In case, any brick kiln is still operating without adopting the induced draught technology, immediate action for closure of kiln / cancellation of license by DFSC shall be taken.
(4) Following document shall be obtained from the BKOs to ascertain the actual period of operation of the kiln:
a) The Coal Register duly signed by the BKOs and getting an undertaking to the effect that the entries made in the Coal Register are true & correct, may be taken as a documentary evidence.
b) For the Brick Kiln, which are using other authorized fuel than coal such as agro fuels/biomass, may be asked to submit a self undertaking mentioning the period for which the BKOs had operated the Brick Kiln without conversion into Induced Draught Technology.
c) The documents as mentioned in Para a & b above are to be authenticated by the Charted Accountant.
(5) Since the Brick kilns are generating and discharging very nominal quantity of domestic effluent and are of small scale, as such, the request of the association for exemption of fee for consent under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be accepted and may be made applicable w.e.f 1.11.2018 subject to the ex-post facto approval of the Board.
Since as per details given in the coal register with the last application by the industry, the industry has operated the kiln in the Month of March & April, 2019 and again in the month of January 2020 & February 2020 but it has obtained completion certificate on 01.03.2021.
Hence, the BKO is required to deposit the EC for the entire period of its operation till issue of completion certificate.
The PP was requested to kindly deposit the EC for the full period. however the PP has failed to deposit the same.
If approved the case applied by the PP may be returned and the PP may be advised to submit EC as per the decisions of meeting dated 28.1.2020 with BKO association and to apply again within 3 days failing which action may be initiated against the BKO without any further notice. |
