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It is submitted that earlier the industry was granted 'consent to operate' under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/RPN/2023/20791620 dated 19.01.2023 which was valid upto 30.09.2023 and under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/RPN/2023/20791410 dated 19.01.2023 which was valid upto 30.09.2023 for operation of screening cum washing of aggregates @ 1800 CFT/Day subject to certain terms and conditions mentioned therein.
Thereafter, the industry has obtained auto renewal 'consent to operate' under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTO/Renewal/RPN/2023/24564420 dated 30.12.2023 which is valid upto 30.12.2028 and under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTO/Renewal/RPN/2023/24564401 dated 30.12.2023 which is valid upto 30.12.2028.
Now, the industry has applied for fresh 'consent to operate' under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for operation of screening cum washing of aggregates @ 1800 CFT/Day alongwith requisite documents.
The industry has deposited Rs. 14500/- vide R. no. 49774829 dated 30.12.2023 under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rs. 14500/- vide R. no. 982864124 dated 30.12.2023 under Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30.09.2029 after adjusting late fee/ penalty as well as NOC regularization fee against the total cost of the industry Rs. 26.30 lacs.
The industry has submitted an undertaking in which, it has been mentioned that:
“I Aarush Shukla S/o Sh, Kuldeep Chand Shukla, Vill. Jandla Po Daroli, Tehsil Nangal, Distt Rupnagar (pb)is the sole proprietor and authorized signatory of M/s Guru Nanak Stone Crusher Vill, Bhallan, tehsil Nangal distt Rupnagar (pb). I authorized my self to fill online forms and sign the documents for Govt. Offices on behalf of M/s Guru Nanak Stone Crusher”
The industry has submitted sale deed executed between Sh. Lalit Mohan S/o Sh. Roshan Lal R/o Village Palata, Tehsil Anandpur Sahib, District Rupnagar and Sh. Aarush Shukla S/o Sh. Kuldeep Chand Shukla R/o Village Jandla, Tehsil Nangal, District Rupnagar.
The industry has submitted compliance report of the conditions of the previous granted 'consent to operate' under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as code of practice framed for such type of units.
The site of the industry was visited by the undersigned on 28.05.2024. During the visit, it was observed that:
1. The unit is a screening-cum-washing plant only and was not in operation.
2. The unit has installed chutes at the end of the screener conveyor belt.
3. The unit has provided concrete re-circulation tanks alongwith water pump for the re-circulation of wastewater.
4. The unit has stabilized movement area/ramp with the river bed material.
5. The unit has provided minimal plantation along the boundaries; however, was advised to plant more trees.
6. No silt was observed due to non-operation of the unit.
7. The unit has provided the Environmental Data Board at its entrance wall.
It is further submitted that the CPCB has issued Environmental Guidelines for stone crushing units in July, 2023, however, this unit is screening-cum-washing plant only, therefore, the said guidelines are not applicable on this unit. The industry is complying with conditions of 'consent to operate' granted under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Further, as per record file of this office, no FIR has been registered against the said screening plant.
The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as code of practice framed for such type of units.
In view of the above, may if approved, it is recommended that the consent to operate under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted upto 30.09.2025 subject to suitable conditions and following additional conditions that:
1. This consent is granted for Screening cum washing of aggregates @ 1800 CFT/day.
2. The unit shall obtain carrying capacity certificate of the area/stone crusher from Department of Mines & Geology, Department of Water Resources and act on basis of such certificates as per the Board's office order issued vide no. 16536 dated 23.07.2021.
3. The unit shall obtain raw material from the mining sites approved by the Water Sources-cum-Mining Department only.
4. The unit shall obtain raw material from the Govt. approved mining sites only and shall not indulge itself into any kind of illegal mining. If at any stage the unit engaged itself in illegal mining, the consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 shall be revoked/cancelled without any opportunity of hearing.
5. The unit shall obtain raw material from the mining sites approved by the Water Sources-cum-Mining Department only.
6. The industry will comply with the guidelines/code of practice issued by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology and Environment Vide dated 17.03.1988, amended in 01.02.2006 and lastly amended vide no. 3/35/2013-STE(4)734 dated 30.07.2013 at all time.
7. The industry will comply with all the provisions under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
8. The unit shall maintain a stock register to justify the legitimate source of mining material, its availability, usage and sale etc.
9. The unit will submit half yearly return to this office duly verified by the Mining officer by 15th of July and 15th Jan of every year.
10. The unit shall not discharge its effluent generated from washing of river bed materials anywhere and whole of the effluent generated by it shall be re used in the process. The industry shall discharge only the domestic effluent on to land for plantation after treating in septic tank.
11. The process waste i.e. fine material and silt so produced from the settling tank (s) will be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner such as filling in low lying area with half meter height of silt layer followed by cover of good earth of 15 cms and so on with the prior approval of the Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Rupnagar.
12. For measuring the discharge of wastewater, the industry shall provide 90°V notch at the outlet of the settling tank (s) and maintain the record of discharge in the register on daily basis.
13. The industry shall make the following provisions for the management of the wastewater:
14. a. The unit shall provide settling tank(s) for wastewater, of adequate capacity, designed by taking surface loading rate of 25m3/day/m2 and length to width ratio of 3:1 and clear water depth as 3 m excluding 0.3 m free board and 0.5 m depth for accumulation storage of solids. b. The industry shall ensure that the settling tank(s) is/are cleaned regularly to maintain minimum clear water depth of 3m. 14. The industry shall make arrangements for reuse of its whole of wastewater in the process after passing through settling tank.
15. The discharge of treated effluent into inland surface water shall not be allowed and the unit should either reuse the treated effluent for washing purposes etc. or use the same for sprinkling purposes to suppress the dust emissions generated from these sources including emissions generated due to movement of vehicles.
16. The industry shall construct additional tanks if required, so as to ensure entire reuse of the treated wastewater. The industry shall not discharge the untreated/treated wastewater into river or any water body in any case.
17. The effluent discharged through the authorized outlet shall conform to the standards prescribed by the Board as per Board's Notification No.Admn-404 dated 24.8.1990 published in Punjab Govt. Gazette Notification No.42 dated 19.10.1990 and Notification No.Admn-27 dated 2.3.1994 effective from 1.1.1994 for such discharges onto land for irrigation / plantation.
18. The issuance of this consent does not convey any property right in either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor it authorize any injury to private property or any invasion of personal rights, nor any infringement of Central, State or Local Laws or Regulations.
19. Nothing in this consent shall be deemed to preclude the institution of any legal action nor relieve the applicant from any responsibilities, liabilities or penalties to which the applicant is or may be subjected under this or any other Act.
20. The industry shall discharge only domestic effluent onto land for plantation after treatment it in the septic tank.
21. Any amendments/revisions made by the Board in the tolerance limits for discharges shall be applicable to the industry from the date of such amendments/revisions.
22. The authorized outlet and mode of disposal shall not be changed without the prior written permission of the Board.
23. The industry shall not use any unauthorized out-let(s) for discharging effluents from its premises. All unauthorized outlets shall be connected to the authorized outlet within one month from the date of issue of this consent.
24. The industry shall not change or alter the manufacturing process (es) so as to change the quality and/or quantity of the effluents generated without the written permission of the Board.
25. Any upset conditions in the plant/plants of the factory, which is likely to result in increased effluent and/or result in violation of the standards laid down by the Board shall be reported to the Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Rupnagar through e-mail eeroropar@gmail.com intimation to the Board failing which any stoppage and upset conditions that come to the notice of the Board/its officers, will be deemed to be intentional violation of the conditions of consent.
26. All underground water retaining structures shall be lined with an impervious layer so as to avoid seepage and contamination of sub-soil/water.
27. The industry shall ensure that no water pollution problem or public nuisance is created in the area due to discharge of effluents from its industrial premises.
28. The industry shall submit the analysis report of its trade effluent at least twice in a year from the approved laboratory of the Board / Board's Laboratory.
29. The industry shall make proper disposal of the effluent so as to ensure that no stagnation occurs inside and outside the industrial premises during rainy season and no demand period.
30. That the industry shall submit a certificate yearly to the effect that no addition/ modification / expansion has been carried out during this consent period.
31. That the industry shall submit balance sheet yearly showing un-depreciated value of its fixed assets during previous financial year.
32. The industry will stick to the production capacity mentioned in this consent and will not increase the same without the prior written permission of the Board.
33. The industry shall get the annual health survey of the workers conducted and shall maintain a proper record of the same.
34. The industry shall put up display board indicating environment data as per performa prescribed by the Board at the main gate of the industry.
35. The Board reserves the right to revoke this ‘consent to operate’ granted to the industry in case the industry is found violating any of the conditions of this consent and/or the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 as amended time to time.
36. This consent does not bestow any ownership rights with the consent holder and further the CTO is being granted only from pollution angle and cannot be used as any legal tool/document to ascertain/confirm proprietary rights.
37. 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.
38. The industry shall ensure that there is no usage of single use plastic-thermocol disposable items such as water bottler/water pouches/water cups/cups, plates, glasses, forks, spoons, straw etc. And single use decorating materials made of plastic-thermocol or any other non-biodegradable material on its premises.
39. The industry shall not throw, burn or burry any solid wastes in open, outside premises or in drain / water bodies.
40. 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.
41. The industry shall properly handle and manage the solid wastes as per the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and ensure that the solid waste is segregated & disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
42. The industry shall ensure to comply with the provisions of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
Competency: Environmental Engineer (RO)
(Deemed approval: 12.06.2024)
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