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It is intimated that the industry is Large Scale Red category unit was granted consent to operate under the provision of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/FGS/2023/23182505 dated 03/11/2023 and CTOA/Renewal/FGS/2023/23182444 dated 09/11/2023 both are valid upto 30/09/2027 for the manufacturing of Forging Ingots & Castings @ 72 MTD and Forging Rolls, Shaft, Gears, Cranks, Block & M.S Moulds & C.I Casting @ 110 MTD.
Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under the provision of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 through OCMMS with requisite documents. The industry has installed induction furnace of capacity 06 TPH as stand by. The industry has already deposited of Rs. Rs.360000/-vide UTR no. HDFCR52023011074416019 dated 10/01/2023 as water consent fee and Rs. Rs.360000/- vide UTR NO. N013232290306764 dated 13/01/2023 as air consent fee against the project cost of Rs. 4914.46 Lakhs as on 31/03/2024 CA certificate dated 24/04/2024. Which is adequate upto 30/09/2027 as per Board's order dated 29/10/2018. The industry has deposited NOC Regularization fee of Rs. 21600/- vide no AXISP00494073722 dated 26/04/2024.
To verify the contents, the industry was visited by the AEE of this office on 23/05/2024 During the visit, it was observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation during the visit.
2. The industry has engaged in the manufacturing of Forging Ingots & Castings @ 72 MTD and Forging Rolls Shaft, Gears Cranks Block & M.S. @ 110 MTD.
3. The industry has installed an arc furnace of capacity 06 TPH and installed bag filter house as Air Pollution Control Device which was also in operation.
4. The industry has installed new induction Furnace of 6TPH capacity with side hood suction attached with existing bag filter house already installed with Arc furnace which was in operation.
5. The industry has installed online continuous stack emission monitoring system and it gives the result of SPM is 29.82 mg/Nm3.
6. The industry has submitted air emission report from M/s Environ Tech Laboratories dated 22/05/2023 the result i.e. particulate matter is 27.6 which is within limits as prescribed by the Board.
7. The industry has installed energy meter with APCD and its reading was 277687.
8. The industry has installed 04 no. heating furnace and PNG was being used as fuel.
9. The industry has installed 01 another furnace oil based heating furnace which was not in operation during the visit. The industry has installed Wet Scrubber as APCD. During visit Sh. Vivek Gupta was stated that the industry will not operate furnace oil based heating furnace.
10. The industry has not generated any trade effluent, cooling water has been circulated and domestic effluent has discharged onto land for plantation after treatment in STP.
11. The industry has installed water meter on its submersible pump in the compliance of special condition and its reading was 13831 KL.
Moreover, the Board vide Head Office letter no. 768-97 dated 13/01/2021, decided as under:
"The Board shall continue to grant consent to establish/consent to operate to the industries with the advisory to obtain necessary clearance for abstraction of ground water from the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA). However, aforesaid clearance shall not be insisted upon by the Board at the time of grant of CTE/CTO to the industries."
PWRDA vide notification dated 27.01.2023 has exempted units from obtaining any permission of the authority, which are extracting not more than 300 cubic meters of ground water per month.
In the subject cited case, the industry has mentioned ground water extraction @ 20 KLD. Considering 25 working days per month, ground water extraction will be 500 KL/month, which is more than 300 KL/month. The industry has applied for obtained permission from PWRDA.
The industry has located in Industrial Zone as per Master Plan Mandi Gobindgarh.
In view of the above, it is recommended that varied consent to operate be granted under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for the manufacturing of Forging Ingots & Castings at 72 MTD and Forging Rolls, Shaft, Gears, Cranks, Block & M.S. at 110 MTD may be granted upto 30/09/2027. Additionally, the furnace oil waste heating furnace may be sealed with the usual conditions and the following special conditions:
1. The industry shall obtain permission from the Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA) for the abstraction of ground water and submit the same at Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib within one month.
2. The industry shall ensure that no black smoke should be emitted from the stack of the industry at any time.
3. The industry will not generate and discharge any trade effluent without obtaining prior written permission of the Board.
4. The industry shall comply with the guidelines/SOPs provided by PSCST, Chandigarh in the effective operation of APCD.
5. The industry shall not use any scrap containing Hazardous waste like shockers containing waste oil.
6. The industry shall promote use of alternatives of single use plastics (SUP) and awareness to discourage use of plastic, through their Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) activities.
7. The industry shall ensure that there are no usages of single use plastic- thermocol disposable items such as water bottles / water pouches/water cups, plates, forks, spoons, straw etc. and single use decorating material made of plastic-thermocol or any other non-biodegradable material in the premises.
8. The industry shall properly handle and manage the solid wastages as per the provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2016 and ensure that the solid waste is segregated & disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
Scale – Large
Date of Receipt – 15/05/2024
Date of Scrutiny – 22/05/2024
Date of visit- 23/05/2024
Date of Deemed Approval – 28/06/2024
Competency – Chief Environmental Engineer
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