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The report/recommendations of the Regional Office may kindly be perused……………………..
Earlier the SPV was granted consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH3/2022/18251904 dated 05.07.2022 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Varied/LDH3/2023/20380901 dated 25.04.2023, to operate a CETP of capacity 15 MLD for the treatment of effluent generated from dyeing industries located at Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana, both were expired on 04.01.2023 and 31.03.2024 respectively…………………….
Earlier, the SPV, BKTKA was given personal hearing before the Hon’ble Chairman of the Board on 16.06.2023 u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 as amended in 1988 for non-achievement of effluent discharge standards at final outlet of CETP-15 MLD. After hearing Competent Authority of the Board was decided as under:-
1. SPV shall submit a time bound proposal for up-gradation and augmentation of the CETP along with PERT Chart so as to achieve the prescribed standards as well as the standards as mentioned in the DPR appraised at the time of approval of financial aid received from, the Government for this CETP, within 30 days.
2. SPV shall submit a time bound proposal for 2nd Phase of up-gradation of CETP to ZLD along with PERT Chart as per the condition of Environmental Clearance granted by MoEF&CC, within 30 days.
3. SPV shall take all necessary measures to reduce the concentration of various pollutants at source including pretreatment in the member units wherever required so as to meet with inlet standards of DR at CETP and issue necessary directions to this effect to the member units.
4. Till the up-gradation of CETP, SPV shall operate the existing CETP with best of its ability, adequately and efficiently so as to achieve the prescribed standards.
5. SPV shall also work on the removal of colour at the final outlet of the CETP to achieve the desired standards as well as to the visual satisfaction.
6. SPV shall submit the performance bank guarantee of remaining amount after deduction of the EC i.e. (2,40,00000 - 77,62,500 = 1,62,37,500) of Rs. 1,62,37,500/-, within 15 days.
7. SPV shall get installed SCADA enabled flow meters with all the member units at intake supply (submersible pumps / MC supply / other sources) having connectivity with the Online Monitoring System of CETP and access to Punjab Pollution Control Board, within one month to ensure that no bye-pass of effluents is being operated by them. Till the installation of online meters, the industry shall must have EMF or mechanical meter at intake supply for which record is to be maintained on day to day basis.
8. SPV shall provide flow meter, CCTV cameras and Online Monitoring Mechanism at its final outlet leading to Buddha Nallah, within one month.
9. Environmental Compensation for the period of 20.04.2022 to 11.05.2023 (date of last sampling) shall be imposed on the SP for not operating the CET properly and efficiently resulting in non-achievement of results. Regional Office-3, Ludhiana to calculate the amount of Environmental Compensation and obtain necessary approvals. 10. Legal action against the SPV (CETP 15 MLD, Bahadur Ke Road, Ludhiana) and its Directors (M/s Bahadur Ke Textile & Knitwear Association (SPV) as well as CETP operator be initiated in the Competent Court of Jurisdiction………………………….
The SPV has not complied with the decisions mentioned above from s.no.1 to sr. no. 06 as it has neither submitted any proposal to adopt ZLD nor submitted bank guarantee of remaining amount after deduction of the EC i.e. (2,40,00000 - 77,62,500 = 1,62,37,500) of Rs. 1,62,37,500/, however SPV has filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority cum Secretory to govt. of Punjab, Department of Science Technology and Environment, decision in this regard is yet to be received from the appellate authority………………………..
Further for the compliance of decisions mentioned at serial no. 09 and 10 calculation of EC to be imposed upon the SPV for the period of 20.04.2022 to 11.05.2023 had already been sent to the competent authority of the Board for vetting vide e-note no 168078 and an agenda item for getting recommendations from the oversight committee to initiate legal action against the SPV, its directors and operator of CETP has also been sent vide e-note no. 227193, both are under consideration with the Board. The CETP of capacity 15 MLD installed at Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana for the treatment of effluent generated from the dyeing industries of Bahadurke cluster is fully operational since July 2020 and CETP is being regularly monitored by the Board on monthly basis.
The treated trade effluent sample results of the CETP that the CETP is achieving the discharge standards prescribed by the MoEF&CC during the entire period except one parameter i.e. TDS except the month of June 2023, only. However the CETP is failed to achieve stringent discharge standards prescribed by the Board since its commissioning. Now, the SPV has applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981………………………….
The industry has deposited consent fee, 1981, which is adequate upto 31.03.2025………………...
Accordingly, CETP 15 MLD was visited on 11.04.2024 and during visit following observations were observed:-
1. CETP was in operation for the treatment of effluent generated from the member dyeing industries. DAF was also in line and operational.
2. CETP had recently added 03 new sludge de-watering machines alongwith 02 existing sludge centrifuge pumps and these newly installed 03 machines were in operation and existing 02 were in standby mode. 3. The recently added 01 wood fired boiler of capacity 01TPH with cyclone separator as an APCD alongwith steam paddler drier was also in operation.
4. During visit effluent was collected and dent to the Board's lab for analysis, as per the analysis report CETP is achieving the discharge standards prescribed by the MoEF&CC except one parameter i.e. TDS but it is failed to achieve stringent discharge standards prescribed by the Board.
5. CETP is complying with the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The SPV, BKTKA is failed to comply with the decisions taken during the personal hearing dated 16.06.2023 and to achieve stringent effluent discharge standards, hence it is violating the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
As proposed by Regional Office, if approved:-
1. Consent to operate under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted to the SPV upto 31.03.2025 with usual conditions.
Competency: Worthy Chairman of the Board
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