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Sir, the industry is a large scale red category unit and was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 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 Act, 1974 alongwith notice to issue directions u/s 33-A of the Water 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.
The industry has applied for obtaining renewal of 'consent to operate' under the Water Act, 1974 through OCMMS.
Accordingly, the site was visited by RO on 23/04/2024 and it was reported as under:
1. The industry has not finalized the order for installation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) plant.
2. The industry has not submitted Progress Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart for installation of ZLD plant till date.
3. The industry has not installed ZLD plant till date.
4. 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 view of the above, it is recommended that:-
1. Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be refused due to non- compliance of the decisions of hearing dated 16.06.2023 and 15.03.2024.
2. Directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be confirmed due to above said non-compliances, please. (Category -Red, Large) (Competency -Chairman of the Board)
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