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The note of Regional Office may kindly be perused…………………………
The industry is a small-scale orange category washing unit and was earlier granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/LDH3/2023/20851390 dated 14.02.2023 and under Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/LDH3/2023/20851474 dated 14.02.2023 for Washing of Knitted Cloth @ 1T/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 5.8 KLD and domestic effluent @ 0.2 KLD into CETP 50 MLD, which were expired on 13.08.2023…………………………
Thereafter the industry had applied for renewal consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, while processing the CTO the industry was issued SCN for refusal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 with an opportunity to submit reply within 07 days. The industry failed to submit any reply therefore the consent applications were refused. Thereafter, notice u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 as amended in 1988 and u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 as amended in 1987 was issued to the industry with opportunity of personal hearing before the CEE on 28.02.2024. But no one from the industry attended the hearing………………………….
Accordingly, direction u/s 33-A of Water Act, 1974 & 31-A of Air Act, 1981 were issued to the PSPCL authorities to disconnect the electric connection of the industry vide no. 2512 dated 19.04.2024. In compliance of above said directions PSPCL had disconnected the electric connection of the industry vide TDCO no. 274/52 dated 20.05.2024………………………….
Now the industry has applied for varied of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 for washing of Knitted Cloth @ 1T/day with discharge of trade effluent @ 3.8 KLD and domestic effluent @ 0.2 KLD into CETP 50 MLD………………………….
The industry had already deposited consent fee which is adequate upto 31.05.2029 under both acts as verified by the Regional Office…………………………
Regional Office has reported that the industry has submitted the requisite documents as required for obtaining consent to operate of the Board………………………….
Regional Office has reported that the industry has submitted the area classification certificate from the DTP, Ludhiana vide no. 2396/DTP-(L)/M2A dated 29.09.2022 stating that the site is situated in the Industrial Land Use Zone………………………….
The industry has submitted certificate from Company Secretaries stating that 4 KL shares has been DEMAT………………………….
The industry was visited by the AEE of Regional Office-3, Ludhiana on 19.07.2024 and observed that:
1. The industry was not in operation during visit as the electric connection was not intact.
2. The industry has installed one winch machine for washing process, one hydro and two pole dryer only.
3. The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
Further, it is pertinent to mention here that it was decided as under in the e-noting no. 19582356 (copy attached herewith): …………………………………
“It shall be ensured that no further CTE/CTO for any new/expansion of dyeing units shall be given without the permission from Head office.” …………………………………
Thus, the competency to decide the case falls with Worthy Chairman of the Board. ………………………………
As proposed by Regional Office, may if approved:
1. Varied Consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 be granted to the industry temporarily for the period of six months.
2. Directions be issued u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 be issued to the PSPCL Authorities to restore the electric connection of the industry for the period of six months…………………………..
Competency: Worthy Chairman of the Board |
