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The industry was granted consent to establish under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/MNS/2022/20564002 dated 27.12.2022 valid upto 26.12.2023f or 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 and shall also comply with the stipulation mentioned in its letter dated 18.11.2022.
3. 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 BARBU24121393330 & BARBU24121387216 dated 30.04.2024 which is adequate upto 30.4.2026 against the fixed assets of Rs. 59.22 lacs as per CA certificate.
The industry was visited by officer of this office on 28.05.2024 and it was observed as under : - i. The industry was in operation during visit and also utilizing paper industry sludge without obtaining the authorization/passbook for its utilization. The industry has installed 2 no. Cardboard rolling machines that are in operation. ii. The industry has made arrangement for recirculation of waste water generated from the process and to reuse the same back into process after collecting it in collection tank. However it has not installed the flow meter. iii. The industry has constructed septic tank for the treatment of domestic effluent with provision to discharge treated effluent onto land for plantation for newly developed plantation inside the premises along the boundary wall. iv. The industry has made proper arrangement for storage of paper mill sludge and has constructed shed of dimensions 50 X 50 feet with brick cement mortar flooring. v. The industry has provided boundary wall all along the premises. vi. There is no source of air pollution in the industry. vii. The industry has provided plantation only along the front boundary wall and not along the remaining boundaries.
The industry was found 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 was issued SCN before refusal of consents to operate under the provisions of Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 with an opportunity of personal hearing before Senior Environmental Engineer on 13.06.2024 wherein it was decided that Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Bathinda shall visit the site of industry and verify the submission made by the representative of the industry, within 7 days and process the applications on merits
To check the compliance the industry was visited by AEE(OS) of this office on 25.06.2024 and was found as under: -
1. The Industry was in operation during the visit.
2. The industry has provided a re-circulation arrangement in the ETP section.
3. 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.
4. The industry is processing the sludge without Redbook/permission to process H.W.
5. 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.
6. The industry has not provided adequate plantations within its premises.
7. The industry has provided a flow meter on the line for re-utilization of the effluent back into the process.
8. The industry has made proper arrangement for storage of paper mill sludge and has constructed shed with brick cement mortar flooring.
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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