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It is submitted that the industry was granted consent to establish (NOC) of the Board vide no. CTE/Fresh/PTA/2023/22256044 dated 01.06.2023, valid upto 31.05.2024 for manufacturing of Rice (Dry) with Sortex @ 5.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 7.5 T/hour (with drier) subject to conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Rice (Dry) with Sortex @ 5.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 7.5 T/hour (with drier) and discharge of domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank, under orange category along with requisite documents.
The industry has deposited online Rs. 43052/- vide Receipt No. 996144232 dated 28.06.2024 on account of consent fee under the Air Act, 1981 & Rs. 2100 as penalty fee & Rs. 500 as application form and Rs. 42596/- vide Receipt No.12452114 dated 28.06.2024 on account of consent fee under the Air Act, 1981 & Rs. 2100/- as penalty fee. which is adequate upto 30.09.2028 against the fixed assets of Rs. 169.09 lakh as on 31.03.2024 submitted by the industry.
The industry has submitted approved building plan dated 25.05.2024 from competent person Sh. Adarshvir Gupta, SCO 36, Surya Complex, Patiala, approved by the Director of Factories, Punjab.
The industry has also submitted stack emissions sampling reports and analyzed by NABL Approved Laboratory (Centre for Environment and Food Technology Pvt. Ltd.) on 15.05.2024. As per the report, the concentration of particulate matter is 320 mg/Nm3 (shelling section) and 300 mg/Nm3 (pre-cleaner, which is within the permissible limits as prescribed by the Board.
The industry was visited by AEE (u.p) of this office on 05.04.2023. During visit, it was observed as under:
1. The industry was not in operation.
2. The industry has installed cyclone as APCD with the rice shelling section and with paddy drier section to control process emissions.
3. The industry has provided paved / brick roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
4. The rice sheller has provided brick wall of about 10' height approximately and has provided wind screen of 5 ft height over it as per latest code of practice in the husk disposal.
5. The industry has provided septic tank for the treatment of domestic effluent generated from its premises.
6. The industry has not installed any DG set within its premises.
7. The industry has not provided sampling arrangements with the stacks.
Keeping above in view, it is recommended that fresh consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 upto 30.09.2028 for the manufacturing of Rice (Dry) with Sortex @ 5.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 7.5 T/Hour (with drier) and discharge of domestic effluent @ 2.0 KLD onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank, under orange category subject to certain condition and following additional conditions that:
1. This consent is valid for manufacturing of Rice (Dry) with Sortex @ 5.0 T/Hour by processing of Paddy @ 7.5 T/Hour (with drier of capacity 32 T/batch).
2. The industry shall provide sampling arrangements on the stack of the APCD’s / cyclone within 15 days and submit compliance.
3. The rice sheller shall abide by the new code of practice notified by Govt. Notification no. 10/48/2004-STE (4) /932 dated. 15/10/2013.
I. All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the recommendations of Director of Factories.
II. The industry should plant thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen trees all along the boundary wall of the rice sheller.
III. All dust emitting points should be properly hooded and dust extracted to a common point. At this exhaust point, dust coming here will be passed through a dust control system and air will be emitted through a stack of height 3 meters above the roof of the building.
IV. The industry shall not be located in High Tension Transmission Zone of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited.
V. The management and handling of rice husk in the rice shelling units should be done as under:
a. All the rice shelling units shall provide paved / brick roads / cement concrete roads/ metaled roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
b. The industry shall provide proper rice husk storage facilities inside the factory premises and the height of brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area should be at least 10' high or 3.5' higher than the discharge point of the rice husk pipe (whichever is more) and the length of aforesaid brick wall should be at least 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge pipe.
c. The industry shall provide a layer of wind screen of mild steel or some other similar material of at least 5'height above the brick wall. The wind screen system should have a porosity of ~30% to lower the wind velocities, thus reducing the amount of airborne particulate from storage, handling and loading / unloading areas of rice husk.
d. The minimum diameter at the outlet of discharge pipe of rice husk be kept as 15'' which can be maintained by extending the existing discharge pipe with the help of a conical shaped pipe of at least 3' length.
e. Wherever the height of rice husk is 3' or more, the industry shall cover the heap of husk with HDPE warp knitted fabric completely, except the area near the discharge pipe. The HDPE warp knitted fabric be made of 100% virgin high density polymer of at least 70 gm/m2 weight having 40-45 hole/inch2 to prevent wind blowing of stored husk.
f. During transportation of rice husk through vehicles, it shall be covered from all sides with tarpaulin to prevent blowing of husk by winds.
VI. The feeding of rice husk in the boiler furnace is required to be regulated with automatic regulation system and no manual feeding of rice husk, in the boiler furnace, shall be done.
VII. In case the rice shelling units have provided belt/ chain conveyors for conveying rice husk from de-husking section to storage and from storage to boiler section, then, it should be covered from all sides to prevent blowing of rice husk by winds. In case, any other made for conveyance of rice husk from de-husking section to storage, then it should be environmentally sound.
VIII. The industry will comply with the guidelines for Handling, Transportation, storage and disposal of ash from husk fired boiler as under:-
a. The ash collected from APCD from husk fired boiler shall be temporarily stored in a shed / chamber closed from at least three sides and a roof, with access only from the front side for purpose of removal of ash.
b. During loading / unloading of ash, water shall be sprinkled periodically to keep the ash heap in wet condition so that the top layer remains wet at all times further so that ash particles are not blown winds.
c. All the conveyors/vehicles conveying ash within or outside the plant premises shall be covered from all sides to prevent blowing of ash particles by winds.
d. The boiler ash shall be disposed in such a way that secondary emissions of the ash do not occur due to wind blowing effect. The following disposal particles shall be flowed: For units disposing ash outside their own premises: The rice mills disposing their boiler ash outside their premises through contractors shall ensure that the ash has been disposed at a designated landfill site facility as approved by Punjab Pollution Control Board. For units disposing ash within their own premises:
(i) The units disposing ash at the ground level should cover the ash with soil and periodically sprinkle water on the disposed ash so as to keep it in wet condition at all times. Piling up of another batch off ash over the earlier disposed ash may be done, but the ash heap should be covered each tie by soil and kept wet by sprinkling of water. A wind breaking wall of a height equal to the height of the ash heap shall be erected around the ash disposal site, leaving an opening for access road.
(ii) The industry may develop underground ditch for disposal of boiler ash within plant premises in an environmentally sound manner
4. The industry is advised to obtain necessary clearance for abstraction of ground water from Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (PWRDA).
5. The industry will amend its APCD as per amendment (if any) in policy of the Board.
6. The industry shall keep the APCD in good running conditions at all the times and shall also operate the same properly and effectively so as to achieve the standards prescribed by the Board.
7. The industry shall make plantation in the open area, where the same is feasible, to contribute to increase in the green cover and shall inform the Board in this regard before commissioning of the unit before next shelling season.
8. The industry shall comply with the stack emissions standards as laid down by the Board and as amended from time to time by the Board/MoEF and shall be bound to upgrade/replace the APCD to achieve such revised standards.
9. The industry will generate domestic effluent only and shall discharge onto land for plantation after passing through septic tank.
12. The industry shall inform the Board in writing as and when any change is occurred in the Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, especially with regard to the name and address of the Partner / Proprietor / Director / Subscriber etc, and in any case the industry fails to do so and later on it comes to the notice of the Board that there is any change in Partnership Deed / Proprietorship / Memorandum of Article of Association, action as deem fit under the provision of said Act shall be taken.
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