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It is submitted that the HCF has applied for fresh consent to operate under Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974 for 03 dental chairs facility. The HCF has submitted requisite documents through OCMMS. The HCF has deposited Rs 13000/- vide R no. 371312729 dated 07.05.2024 under Air Act, 1981 and Rs 13000/-vide UTR No. 576274191 dated 07.05.2024 under Water Act, 1974. The consent fee submitted by the HCF is valid upto 31.03.2029 under both Acts.
It is pertinent to mention here that a meeting of Core Committee was taken by the Hon’ble Chairman, PPCB on 19.03.2018 in the Committee Room, Head Office, Patiala and proceedings of the same have been received in this office through e-mail. In the said meeting, with regard to grant of authorization under BMW Rules, 2016 to the HCEs, it was decided as under: i) The Healthcare facilities upto 20 beds/ dental chairs, the documents to be obtained for getting authorization under the BMW Rules should be bare minimum i.e. location plan, agreement with CBWTF, self-declaration (To be specified by PPCB), copy of last month's manifests etc. ii) The fresh/renewal applications of HCFs' be processed online within one week without any prior inspection subject to submission of requisite documents by the HCFs'. No action is pending against the HCF.
Further, as per office order no. 379 dated 27.10.2023, the Competent Authority of the Board has decided that HCFs upto 30 beds which are discharging their liquid waste into public sewer and operating within MC limits of towns, where terminal STP have been installed, shall be granted consents/authorization by Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) without installation of individual ETPs, as an interim arrangement, subject to the condition that HCF shall ensure to comply with the effluent standards as notified by the MoEF&CC under Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended up to date and subsequent amendments, if any.
As per application form, the said HCF falls under the Jurisdiction of M.C Ludhiana, where terminal STP has already been installed.
Keeping above in view, it is recommended that consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the HCF upto 31.03.2029 subject to suitable conditions and specific conditions as under: -
1. The HCF shall meet the effluent standards as notified by the MoEF&CC under Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 as amended up to date and subsequent amendments, if any.
2. The HCF shall not increase the bed capacity without the prior permission of the Board.
3. The HCF shall submit approved building plan from MCL within 02 months.
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