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Sir, it is submitted that PP was issued show cause notice for refusal of consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 with an opportunity of personal hearing before the Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-I, Ludhiana on 15.04.2024 in which it was decided that:- 1. The consent to operate applied by industry under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be refused. 2. The industry shall operate its ETP & APCD regularly and efficiently so as to achieve the prescribed standards of the Board. 3. The industry shall maintain record of fresh water consumption, effluent treated and electricity consumed in treatment of waste water on regular basis. 4. The industry shall develop proper plantation area for discharge of domestic effluent and treated trade effluent. 5. The industry shall provide stack of adequate height with D.G set, within 07 days. 6. The industry shall apply for authorization under the Hazardous and other Waste (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, within 07 days. 7. The Environmental Engineer, Regional Office shall verify submission made by industry and send further recommendations in the matter to decide the air consent application.
To verify the compliance of the decisions of the said personal hearing the workshop was visited by RO on 02.05.2024 and it was reported as under:- 1. The ETP and STP installed by the PP were in operation, but the Oil and Grease trap of ETP was not in operation. 2. Now, the PP has provided the adequate stack height to its D.G.Set.
In view of the above, It is recommended that consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be Granted to the PP upto the adequacy of consent fee i.e. upto 30.09.2028, please. (Category - Orange, Small) (Competency - SEE) |
