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The industry was granted consent to establish under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/MNS/2023/21231623 dated 20.04.2023 valid upto 19.04.2024 for establishing mix board mill with production capacity @ 8 TPD from by using raw material as Primary ETP Sludge of Pulp & Paper Mill @ 5 MTD Paddy Straw @ 3.25 MTD Jute Bags/Gunny Bags @ 3.25 MTD subject to the suitable conditions and special conditions : -
1. The industry shall comply with Standard Operating Procedures framed by CPCB for utilization of primary ETP sludge of pulp & paper mill (category 32.3 of schedule-I) of HOWM Rules, 2016.
2. The industry shall ensure the compliance of zoning regulations of the Master Plan to be notified by the Department of Town & Country Planning, Punjab.
3. The industry shall not procure and process hazardous waste of category 32.3 without obtaining authorization as well as registration certificate-cum-passbook under the Hazardous and Other Waste (Management & Transboundary) Rules, 2016.
4. This 'Consent to Establish' (NOC) is issued from pollution angle and the industry shall obtain the statutory clearances/permissions from the other concerned departments, as required.
Now, the industry has applied for fresh consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 through OCMMS for operation of card board mill for the production card board @ 8 MTD under the Red category as per the prevailing policy.
The industry has deposited fees under Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974 @ Rs. 10800/- vide 000146901105 & 000146900736 dated 16.04.2024 which is adequate upto 30.6.2022 against the fixed assets of Rs. 57.10 lacs as per CA certificate.
The industry was visited by AEE(OS) of this office on 25.06.2024 and was found as under: -
1. The Industry was not in operation during the visit. However condition showed that it is being operated using sludge(HW).
2. The industry has provided a re-circulation arrangement in the ETP section but during the visit, stagnation was observed behind the industry of untreated effluent.
3. The industry has made proper arrangement for storage of paper mill sludge and has constructed shed with brick cement mortar flooring.
4. The industry is using sludge from the paper industry as one of its raw material which is H.W and the same is stored on the pucca surface under the shed.
5. The industry is processing the sludge without Redbook/permission to process H.W.
6. The industry has provided a septic tank for the treatment of domestic effluent but was not in operation during the visit. The Industry was discharging the effluent generated from the washroom directly onto the adjoining land.
7. The industry has provided inadequate plantation along the boundary.
8. The industry has provided a flow meter on the line for re-utilization of the effluent back into the process.
The industry is not complying with the conditions of consent to establish under the provisions of Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 granted to it.
The industry is not complying with guidelines of SoP for use of paper mill sludge.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that consent to operate under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be refused.
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