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It is submitted that the subject cited rice sheller has been established after obtaining consent to establish (NOC) vide no. CTE/Fresh/FZL/2023/22213834 dated 03.06.2023, valid upto 02.06.2024 for the manufacturing of Raw rice with dryer @ 3 TPH and Sorted Rice @ 3 TPH, under Orange category, with certain conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining fresh consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, for the manufacturing of Raw rice with dryer @ 3 TPH and Sorted Rice @ 3 TPH. The detail of case is as under:-
• The industry has deposited Rs. 44,500/- vide UTR/Ref. No. POD021860530 dated 15.05.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 44,500/- vide UTR/Ref. No. POD021860861 dated 15.05.2024 under Air Act, 1981, against the fixed assets of Rs. 143.22 Lakhs as on 31.03.2024 as per CA certificate. Thus, the consent fee is adequate upto 30/09/2028 under each Acts after imposing penalty of 25% of one year consent to operate fee.
• The industry has submitted an undertaking through its partner regarding installation of cyclone separators as APCD for the Pre-cleaning section and sheller section as per dimensional drawing given in the feasibility report submitted to the Punjab Pollution Control Board.
The industry was visited by this office on 11.05.2024 and it was observed as under:-
1. The rice sheller unit was not in operation during visit as it has completed its milling during the season. There is no electric line passing through the site of the industry.
2. The industry has installed machinery of rice sheller, for which NOC has obtained by it, in the processing shed and the processing shed has been covered from all sides.
3. The industry has installed cyclone as APCD with shelling section and paddy pre cleaner dryer section. All dust emitting points have been connected with hooding system. Adequate stack heights have been provided with both APCDs alongwith sampling arrangements.
4. The industry has provided wall of adequate length and height 10 ft and jaali of 05 feet around husk storage area.
5. The industry has provided brick paved road on movement area within the premises.
6. The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent with provision to discharge onto land for irrigation along the boundary.
7. The industry has planted trees along its boundary wall. The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 as well as code of practice notified by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated. 15/10/2013. The competency for grant of consents to the rice shellers with dryer lies with the Environmental Engineer of the Regional Office.
Keeping in view of above mentioned facts, it is, therefore, recommended that consent to operate granted under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry for a period upto 30/09/2028 for operation of rice sheller unit to manufacture Raw rice with dryer @ 3 TPH and Sorted Rice @ 3 TPH, under Orange category, subject to the suitable conditions and a specific condition that the industry will get its emissions analyzed from Board's lab, within one month.
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