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It is intimated that the industry is a Large scale red category unit and was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH1/2024/24968022 dated 19/04/2024 valid upto 30/06/2024 for the manufacturing of Dyed Yarn @ 9.2 MTD, Dyed Fabric @ 9.8 MTD, Dyed Fibre @ 1.5 MTD & Palla Printing @ 3000 no./day with special condition that the industry shall stop discharging its industrial effluent into municipal sewer by 31.03.2024.
Earlier, the industry was given personal hearing given before the Chairman of the Board on 15.03.2024 w.r.t. show cause notice for revocation of consent to operate granted under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 alongwith notice to issue directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, wherein, it was decided as under:
1. The industry shall comply with all the violations stated as above, immediately.
2. The industry shall continue to operate its pollution control devices regularly and efficiently so as to achieve the prescribed standards.
3. The industry shall immediately finalize the order for installation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.
4. The industry shall submit Progress Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart for installation of ZLD plant, within 15 days.
5. The industry shall install and commission ZLD plant by 31.05.2024 and shall complete its stabilization by 30.06.2024.
6. The industry shall submit Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50 lacs, within 15 days, as already imposed during hearing dated 16.06.2023 as assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and commissioned by 30.06.2024.
7. The Environmental Engineer, Regional Office-2, Ludhiana shall monitor progress and submit compliance report of hearing decisions alongwith recommendations in the matter, accordingly.
Therefore, the industry has applied for obtaining renewal of 'consent to operate' under the Water Act, 1974 with requisite documents through OCMMS. The industry has earlier deposited consent fee against the un-depreciated of fixed assets of Rs. 14729.95 as on 31/03/2024 as per CA Certificate dated 17/06/2024. The consent fee deposited by the industry is adequate upto 30/11/2026 as per Board's Office Order dated 29/10/2018 after deducting NOC regularization fee.
Accordingly, the site was visited by the undersigned on 23/04/2024 and observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation during visit and engaged in dyeing and washing of Fabric/Fiber/Yarn.
2. The industry has installed machinery in its premises as attached in PDF
3. The industry has also installed Air Compressor Atlas (9 No.), R F Dryer (5 No.), 1 No. Stentor (06 Chambers), Open Width Compactor (2 No.), 1 No. Tubular Compactor, Fabric Dryer (3 No.), Fiber Dryer (2 No.), Washing Machines (14 No.), Raising Machines (3 No.), D.G. Generator (3 No.), Fabric Inspection Machines (6 No.), Fabric Palti Machines (2 No.), Fiber Opener (2 No.), 1 No. Thermopac (20 Lac Kcal), 1 No. Open Squeezer
4. The industry has installed an ETP of capacity 5000 KLD for treatments of its trade effluent and domestic effluent. The components of the ETP are Equalization Tank - Flash Mixer - Primary Clarifier Aeration Tank - Secondary Clarifier – MGF – ACF - Final Outlet.
5. The industry is maintaining proper records of ETP water meters and separate energy meter.
6. The treated trade effluent & domestic effluent is being discharged into sewer after treatment.
7. The industry has installed OCEMS for pH, TSS, BOD & COD at the final outlet of ETP and same was in operation during visit.
8. The treated effluent samples were collected from the outlet of ETP during visit on 25/04/2024 and as per analysis report, all the parameters are within the prescribed limits of the Board.
9. Stack samples was also collected during visit on 19/10/2023 from port hole on stack after APCD of Thermax boiler @ 30 TPH and as per analysis report, SPM was reported as 46 mg/Nm3 against the prescribed standards.
10. The industry has not finalized the order for installation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.
11. The industry has not submitted Progress Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart for installation of ZLD plant till date.
12. The industry has not installed ZLD plant till date.
13. The industry has not even submitted Bank Guarantee of Rs. 50 lacs as already imposed during hearing dated 16.06.2023 as assurance that the upgraded ETP based on ZLD technology will be installed and commissioned by 30.06.2024.
In the subject cited case, the industry has mentioned ground water extraction @ 3360 KLD. Considering 25 working days per month, ground water extraction will be 84000 KL/month, which is more than exempted quantity. The industry has already obtained permission for ground water extraction @ 82500 KL/month from PWRDA vide no. PWRDA/I/10/2023/L3/191 dated 30.10.2023 valid upto 29.10.2026.
In view of the above, may if approved, it is recommended that consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be refused.
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