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It is submitted that the point-wise reply of the observations of Zonal Office, Patiala is given as under:
S. No. Observations Comments
1. As the plant has been purchased by any other firm however only an affidavit from the previous owner has been attached and no purchase/ registration deed submitted in the name of new firm. The industry has submitted copy of agreement to sell dated 14.12.2017 vide which the previous owner Sh. Manjit Singh has sold the unit to Sh. Karan Soni.
2. The industry was given personal hearing by this office on 20.09.2023 being heavy smoke found emitting by the plant wherein it was decided that RO shall collect the samples from the stack within one month but the RO has recommended the application without any monitoring of the plant. Further, during visit the industry was not in operation due to no orders/demand, therefore, stack emissions sampling could not be carried out.
Further, the point wise compliance report of code of practice framed for such units is given as under:
Sr. No. Code of practice Compliance status
1. A suitable dust control system for the dryer and mixer to contain/recycle permissible flues in the mix should be provided. It should be capable of preventing the exhaust of fine dust into atmosphere from both ends of the dryer drums by creating adequate negative pressure. The industry has installed wet scrubber as APCD.
2. The plant should have centralized control panel/ cabin of presetting controlling/ synchronizing all operations starting from feeding of cold aggregates in the discharges of the hot mix to ensure proper mixing. It should have adequate water scrubbing mechanism to completely remove/ control the dust coming out of the drier with proper provision of re-circulation system for the scrubber water. The plant has centralized control panel/ cabin of presetting controlling/ synchronizing all operations starting from feeding of cold aggregates in the discharges of the hot mix to ensure proper mixing. It has adequate water scrubbing mechanism to completely remove/ control the dust coming out of the drier with proper provision of re-circulation system for the scrubber water.
3. Bitumen must be mixed with aggregate as soon as it is heated and dried and second time lifting of the dried aggregate for proper batching should be avoided. Bitumen is mixed with aggregate as soon as it is heated and dried and second time lifting of the dried aggregate for proper batching is being done.
4. All roads/ vehicular movement areas at site of Hot Mix Plant should be pucca/ stabilized with stone aggregates and regular sprinkling of water be ensured so that no dust is generated with vehicular movement. All vehicular movement areas at site of Hot Mix Plant are stabilized with stone aggregates and regular sprinkling of water is ensured so that no dust is generated with vehicular movement.
5. Hot mix plant must have proper stack heights for its scrubbed flue gases and bitumen heating system with proper platform and port holes as per the PPCB norms. Hot mix plant has proper stack height with proper platform and port hole as per the Punjab Pollution Control Board norms.
6. Fine dust arrested by water scrubber and collected in the re-circulation water tank should be collected and filled in a pit with fresh earth. This exercise should be repeated as and when dust is removed from the re- circulation tank. Fine dust arrested by water scrubber and collected in the re-circulation water tank is be collected and filled in a low lying area and covered with fresh earth.
7. The industry should plant three rows of spreading crown and fast growing varieties of evergreen broad leaved trees all along the boundary. The industry has provided plantation around the industry, moreover, the industry is located such that there are poplar trees plantation is around the industry. Further, the industry was advised to develop more plantation inside the premises.
Submitted for action already recommended please.
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