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It is submitted that the subject cited industry is a small scale Red category unit and applied for obtaining fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 with requisite documents. The industry has deposited consent fee against the un-depreciated fixed assets of Rs. 1.85 Lacs as on 30/06/2024 as per CA certificate dated 17/07/2024, which is adequate upto 30/06/2029 under Water Act, 1974, as per Board's Office Order dated 29/10/2018 after deducting penalty charges 700 % and NOC Regularization fee.
Accordingly, the industry was visited by the undersigned on 24/07/2024. During the visit, it was observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation during visit.
2. It is engaged in manufacturing of Auto Parts, Cycle Parts and Steel Fastners – Zinc Electroplated (Job Work Only) @ 2.5 MTD Caustic Soda @ 1.0 Kgs/Day by using raw material as Boric Acid @ 1.0 Kgs/Day, Zinc Ingot @ 9.0 Kgs/Day, Salt 711 M, 712 R @ 1.5 Kgs/Day, HCL Acid @ 30 Liter/Day, H2So4 @ 7.0 Kgs/Day, HNO3 @ 5.0 Kgs/Day and Auto Parts, Cycle Parts and Steel Fastners - For Zinc Electroplating on Job Work @ 2.5 MTD.
3. The industry has made agreement with M/s JBR Tech. Focal point, Ludhiana (CETP) for disposal of its trade effluent @ 3000 ltr/month.
4. The industry has installed water meter on pipeline leading to process area whose reading during visit was 210.73 KL.
5. The industry is maintaining record w.r.t. fresh water consumption for the wet process & effluent lifted to M/s JBR Tech. Pvt Ltd. As per the record the quantity of water consumed for wet process is in consonance with the quantity of effluent lifted to JBR Tech. Pvt. Ltd.
6. Domestic effluent generated by the industry is discharged into sewer.
7. The industry has submitted building plan prepared by Sh. Sukhjinder Singh approved Architect from Director of Factories, Punjab.
The site of the industry falls in Industrial zone as per khasra number mentioned in gazzete notification.
In the subject cited case, the industry has mentioned ground water extraction @ 0.5 KLD. Considering 25 working days per month, ground water extraction will be 12.5 KL/month, which is less than 300 KL/month.
In view of the above, it is recommended that the industry may be granted fresh 'consent to operate' under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 upto 30/06/2029 with suitable conditions as per policy of the Board.
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