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It is submitted that the rice sheller was granted fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Fresh/BAR/2023/23001668 dated 21/08/2023 valid upto 30/09/2028 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Fresh/BAR/2023/23001283 dated 21/08/2023 valid upto 30/09/2028, for manufacturing of Sortex Raw Rice (without dryer) @ 1.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 1.5 TPH as raw material, with certain conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the rice sheller has applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for production of Sortex Raw Rice (with dryer) @ 1.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 1.5 TPH as raw material.
The rice sheller has submitted compliance report of the conditions of the consent earlier granted to it under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981. The rice sheller has submitted undertaking regarding installation of cyclone separator as APCD with Dryer Section. The industry has also submitted copy of cyclone design and drawing.
The last consent fee deposited by the industry was adequate upto 30/09/2028.
The industry has deposited Rs. 3500/- through online vide UTR No. 22151075 dated 22/06/2024 under the Water Act, 1974 & Rs. 3500/- through online vide UTR No. 470736943 dated 22/06/2024 under the Air Act, 1981. The industry has also deposited NOC regularization fee of Rs. 2900/- vide UTR No. 110245076 dated 26.06.2024 due to increase in value of fixed assets. The fee deposited is adequate up to 30/09/2028 against the value of fixed assets of Rs. 74.91 lacs as per CA certificate dated 11/03/2024.
The rice sheller has submitted limit certificate issued by EO, MC, Dhanaula vide letter no. 48 dated 23/05/2024 as per which the M/s New Garg Rice Mills, falls outside the MC limits of Dhanaula.
The Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated 15/10/2013 has notified siting guidelines for new/existing rice sheller unit, which is reproduced as under for any expansion/modernization in the existing rice sheller unit.
“All the rice mills / saila plants located outside the Municipal limits of towns and cities and in the designated areas within the cities established with NOC of Punjab Pollution Control Board will be allowed to expand / modernize within their existing premises, if pollution load of existing unit has been effectively taken care of by the rice sheller and no specific approval of District Town Planner will be required.”
The Board vide its letter no. 9982-1003 dated 27.03.2018 has requested this office to strictly follow consent validity criteria as mentioned in the modified directions issued by CPCB u/s 18(1) (b) of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
To verify the compliance of consent conditions earlier granted to the rice sheller & the code of practice, the rice sheller was visited by the officer of this office on 26/06/2024 and it was observed as under : -
1. The rice sheller is located at Handiaya road, Dhanaula, outside MC limit.
2. The rice sheller was not in operation during visit due to off season.
3. The rice sheller has covered all the processing sheds.
4. The rice sheller has provided brick paved road for the movements of vehicles.
5. The rice sheller has provided separate Cyclone Separator as APCD along with stack of adequate height to control the process emission from shelling section as well as dryer section in its existing premises.
6. The dryer has been installed in the existing premises and there is no addition in the land.
7. The rice sheller has provided brick wall of 10 feet height in front of the discharge point of rice husk area and the length of aforesaid brick wall is 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge point. The rice sheller has provided jalli of 5 feet height above the brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area.
8. The rice sheller has no source of trade effluent generation and the rice sheller has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent to be generated from toilets / washrooms. It has also made plantation along boundary wall to utilize treated domestic effluent after septic tank.
Thus, the site of Rice Sheller is suitable for the installation of Dryer The rice sheller is complying with the 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.
No complaint is pending against the industry. The industry was found complying with consent conditions during last visit and consents were granted thereafter.
Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that varied consent to operate (CTO) under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 may both be granted up to 30/08/2028 (upto adequacy of fee), for the production of Sortex Raw Rice (with dryer) @ 1.0 TPH by using Paddy @ 1.5 TPH as raw material, subject to the suitable conditions and a special condition that the industry will got analyzed its stack emission sample from Board’s lab or Board’s approved lab in coming season.
Competency Environmental Engineer
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