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Sub: Proceedings of the personal hearing held before Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana for revocation of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 on 13.05.2024 - M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dyeing Complex, Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana.
The following were present:
On behalf of Punjab Pollution Control Board
Er. Samita, Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana
On behalf of the industry
Sh. Rajneesh Gupta, Director (M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd)
Sh. Amit, Managing Director (M/s Sadan Hosiery Private Ltd)
Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana brought out that M/s Sadan Hosiery Private Ltd is a small scale red category dyeing unit and was granted consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 dated 27.12.2023 and Air Act, 1981 dated 27.12.2023 for the production of Polyester @ 3750 Kgs/day and Cotton/Cotton Blended Fabrics @ 9 Metric tons/day with the disposal of trade effluent @ 650.0 KLD and domestic effluent @ 4.0 KLD into CETP, which are adequate upto 26.12.2024 and 31.03.2025, respectively.
Now, the industry has applied for NOC for expansion in the existing premises under the provisions of the Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for production of Polyester @ 3750 (Existing) + 1150 (Proposed) = 4900 kgs/day and cotton/cotton blended fabric @ 9000 (Existing) + 2700 (Proposed) = 11700 kgs/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 846 KLD and domestic effluent @ 4.0 KLD into CETP-15 MLD.
Mr. Rajnish Gupta (Director of the firm M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dyeing Complex, Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana) has proposed to utilize its 200 shares out of 1400 shares of its previous firm M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dyeing Complex, Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana into M/s Sadan Hosiery Private Ltd. But, M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dyeing Complex, Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana, which was granted "Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 dated 21.09.2023 and under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 dated 12.09.2023 for the production of polyester dyeing @ 10.5 metric tonnes/day, finishing of dyed polyester cloth (tubler) @ 04 metric tonnes/day, finishing of dyed polyester cloth (compactor) @ 04 metric tonnes/day and finishing of dyed polyester cloth (raising) @ 2.5 metric tonnes/day with disposal of trade effluent @ 1400.0 KLD and domestic effluent @ 3.0 KLD into the sewer leading to CETP, which are valid upto 31.03.2028 and 30.06.2028, respectively.
The case was examined and observed that M/s Shri Balaji Finishing Mills Pvt. Ltd., Dyeing Complex, Bahadurke Road, Ludhiana has not obtained revised consent for 1200 KLD share till date and has not submitted machinery detail w.r.t effluent generations.
Show cause notice for revocation of consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 was issued to the industry with an opportunity of personal hearing before Senior Environmental Engineer, Zonal Office – 2, Ludhiana on 13.05.2024.
Sh. Rajneesh Gupta, Director of the industry attended the hearing. He stated that the industry has now apply the consent for 1200 KLD under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 through OCMMS and requested to revoke the consent of 1400 KLD under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 , which was already obtained by the industry and requested to adjust 200 KLD share in M/s Sadan Hosiery Private Ltd
After hearing, the director of the industry and officers of the Board, the Senior Environmental Engineer of the Board decided as under:
1. Consent to operate granted to the industry for 1400 KLD under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be revoked.
2. Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-3, Ludhiana shall visit process consent application on merits and submit the report alongwith recommendations, within 07 days.
Submitted for confirmation of decisions of the hearing and for conveying to the industry and Regional Office for compliance of above decisions, please.(Copy of approved hearing noting is attached herewith)
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