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It is submitted that the industry was granted consent to establish (NOC) of the Board vide no. CTE/Fresh/PTA/2023/22062651 dated 20/05/2023, valid upto 19/05/2024 for manufacturing of Rice @ 2.0 T/hour by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 T/hour (with drier of 32 MT capacity)and discharge of domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank, under orange category subject to conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 &under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Rice @ 2.0 T/hour by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 T/hour (with drier of 32 MT capacity) and discharge of domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank, under orange category along with requisite documents.
The industry has deposited online Rs. 31270/- vide online receipt no. SBIN524120643682 dated 29.04.2024 on account of consent fee under the Water Act, 1974and Rs. 31270/- vide online receipt no. SBIN524120641324 dated 29.04.2024 on account of consent fee under the Air Act, 1981,which is adequate upto 30.09.2028 against the fixed assets of Rs. 99.81 lakh as on 09.04.2024 submitted by the industry.
The industry has submitted certificate of Principal Approval from Invest Punjab dated 06.06.2023, valid upto 05.12.2026 and as per the certificate the service includes issuance of approval of factory building plan.
The industry has submitted compliance report of Consent to Establish (NOC) conditions earlier granted to it along with proof of commissioning of its unit during the month of November, 2023.
The industry was visited by the officers of this office on 02.04.2024. During visit, it was observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation.
2. The industry has installed cyclone as APCD with the rice shelling section and with paddy drier section to control process emissions.
3. The industry has provided paved / brick roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
4. The rice sheller has provided brick wall of about 15' height approximately as per latest code of practice in the husk disposal area so as to maintain a free Board of 3.5 ft above the discharge point of rice husk.
5. The industry has provided septic tank for the treatment of domestic effluent generated from its premises and the treated domestic effluent was being utilized onto land for plantation along the boundary of the unit.
6. The industry has not installed any DG set within its premises.
7. The industry has provided septic tank for the treatment of domestic effluent generated from its premises and the treated domestic effluent was being utilized onto land for plantation along the boundary of the unit.
8. The industry has already installed submersible pump as source of fresh water supply.
9. The industry is complying with the provisions of notification dated 15.10.2013.
10. During visit, the stack emissions sampling carried out by the Board's lab on 02.04.2024. As per the report, the concentration of particulate matter is 282 mg/Nm3 (shelling section), which are within the permissible limits as prescribed by the Board.
Keeping above in view, it is recommended that fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention &Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 upto 30.09.2028 for the manufacturing of Rice @ 2.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 T/Hour (with drier of 32 MT) and discharge of domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank, under orange category subject to certain condition and following additional conditions that:
1. This consent is valid for manufacturing of Rice @ 2.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 3.0 T/Hour (with drier).
2. The rice sheller shall continue to abide by the new code of practice notified by Govt. Notification no. 10/48/2004-STE (4) /932 dated. 15/10/2013.
I. All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the recommendations of Director of Factories.
II. The industry should plant thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen trees all along the boundary wall of the rice sheller.
III. All dust emitting points should be properly hooded and dust extracted to a common point. At this exhaust point, dust coming here will be passed through a dust control system and air will be emitted through a stack of height 3 meters above the roof of the building.
IV. The industry shall not be located in High Tension Transmission Zone of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.
V. The management and handling of rice husk in the rice shelling units should be done as under:
a. All the rice shelling units shall provide paved / brick roads / cement concrete roads/ metaled roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
b. The industry shall provide proper rice husk storage facilities inside the factory premises and the height of brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area should be at least 10' high or 3.5' higher than the discharge point of the rice husk pipe (whichever is more) and the length of aforesaid brick wall should be at least 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge pipe.
c. The industry shall provide a layer of wind screen of mild steel or some other similar material of at least 5'height above the brick wall. The wind screen system should have a porosity of ~30% to lower the wind velocities, thus reducing the amount of airborne particulate from storage, handling and loading / unloading areas of rice husk.
d. The minimum diameter at the outlet of discharge pipe of rice husk be kept as 15'' which can be maintained by extending the existing discharge pipe with the help of a conical shaped pipe of at least 3' length.
e. Wherever the height of rice husk is 3' or more, the industry shall cover the heap of husk with HDPE warp knitted fabric completely, except the area near the discharge pipe. The HDPE warp knitted fabric be made of 100% virgin high density polymer of at least 70 gm/m2 weight having 40-45 hole/inch2 to prevent wind blowing of stored husk.
f. During transportation of rice husk through vehicles, it shall be covered from all sides with tarpaulin to prevent blowing of husk by winds.
3. The industry is advised to obtain necessary clearance for abstraction of ground water from Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA).
4. The rice sheller shall put in place all the hoods, ductings& enclosures and other components of the APCD well before commissioning of the unit for the upcoming paddy shelling season and report the compliance in the regard to the Board prior to commissioning of the unit.
5. The industry will amend its APCD as per amendment (if any) in policy of the Board.
6. The industry shall provide additional plantation all along the boundary wall of the unit within 15 days and submit compliance in this regard to the Board immediately thereafter.
7. The industry shall keep the APCD in good running conditions at all the times and shall also operate the same properly and effectively so as to achieve the standards prescribed by the Board.
8. The industry shall dispose of the dust contained by APCD in an environmentally sound manner.
9. The industry shall make plantation in the open area, where the same is feasible, to contribute to increase in the green cover and shall inform the Board in this regard before commissioning of the unit before next shelling season.
10. The industry shall comply with the stack emissions standards as laid down by the Board and as amended from time to time by the Board/MoEF and shall be bound to upgrade/replace the APCD to achieve such revised standards.
11. The industry will generate domestic effluent only and the same will be discharged onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank.
12. The industry will shift to designated zone within the stipulated time or any amendment in the timeline as per the policy of the Govt.
13. This consent has also been granted to the rice sheller based on the undertaking submitted by the industry, therefore, in case during the visit to the industry in future, the entire contents of the undertaking or any part of the said undertaking are found false and action shall be taken to revoke/cancel this consent without issuance of any further notice/opportunity.
14. The industry shall inform the Board in writing as and when any change is occurred in the Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, especially with regard to the name and address of the Partner / Proprietor / Director / Subscriber etc, and in any case the industry fails to do so and later on it comes to the notice of the Board that there is any change in Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, action as deem fit under the provision of said Act shall be taken. |
