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The indutsry was earlier granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. R15MOGCTOW3407488 dated 03.12.2015 and the Air Act, 1981 vide no. R15MOGCTOA3407474 dated 03.12.2015 respectively for operation of raw rice shelling unit to manufacture Raw rice @ 5 TPH without dryer & Sorted Rice @4 TPH, subject to the suitable conditions mentioned therein for a period upto 30.06.2020.
Thereafter, the electric connection of the industry was disconnected by the authorities concerned on 22.10.2018. The industry has submitted certificate in this regard issued PSPCL authorities vide dated 25.07.2024 (copy attached). The industry has also submitted copy of bill, in which date of re-connection mentioned as 28.02.2024.
Now, the industry has applied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for operation of raw rice shelling unit to manufacture Raw rice @ 5 TPH without dryer & Sorted Rice @4 TPH on the new name of partner Sh. Jaskaranjit Singh Dhaliwal. Details of the case are as under:-
• The industry has submitted latest CA certificate, stating value of fixed assets of Rs. 45.60 lakhs (including plant & machinery of Rs. 15.13 lakhs) as on 10.07.2024.
• The industry has deposited consent fee of Rs. 14,500/- vide UTR / Ref. No. 535186641 dated 22.07.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 & Rs. 14,500/- vide UTR / Ref. No. 86509771 dated 22.07.2024 under the Air Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 30.06.2029 as per Board's order dated 29.10.2018.
• The industry has submitted undertaking from its previous proprietor Sh. Shinderpal Singh to the fact that he has transferred the rice sheller unit to his son Sh. Jaskaranjit Singh. Further, an undertaking has been submitted by Sh. Jaskaranjit Singh to the fact that he is sole proprietor of the unit. There is no change in the land area as well as capacity of the unit.
• The industry has submitted registered sale deed dated 02.07.2024 to the name unit through its proprietor Sh. Jaskaranjit Singh.
The industry was already been visited by the undersigned on 23.07.2024 and it was observed as under:
• The industry was not in operation due to off season.
• The industry has installed cyclone as APCD with shelling section to contain the process emissions and the same was found in line / operationable condition with dust emitting points connected to the APCD.
• The industry has provided stack of adequate height with the APCD and provision to facilitate emission sampling.
• The industry has provided brick wall of adequate length with 10' height around husk discharge / storage area and further mesh wire of 5' height has been provided above the said wall in compliance to code of practice prescribed by the Govt. vide order dt. 15.10.2013.
• The industry has provided brick paving at movement area of vehicles, within its premises.
• The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent with provision to discharge onto land for irrigation.
• The industry has provided plantation along its boundary wall.
• The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 as well as code of practice prescribed by the Govt. vide order dt. 15.10.2013.
Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate applied by the industry under the Water Act, 1974 & the Air Act, 1981 may be granted for operation of unit to manufacture Raw rice @ 5 TPH without dryer & Sorted Rice @4 TPH for a period upto 30.09.2028 to the industry with suitable conditions along with special conditions that:
i. The industry will get its stack emissions samples analyzed from Board's lab.
ii. The industry will discharge only treated domestic effluent onto land for plantation / green belt.
iii. The industry shall not increase its existing land area without prior permission of the Board.
iv. The industry shall not increase its production capacity without the prior written permission/NOC of the Board.
v. The industry shall comply with the code of practice notified by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide order dated 15.10.2013 as follows:
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/ Saila plant.
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 roof of the building.
iv) The management and handling of rice husk in the rice shelling units/ Saila plants should be done as under:
(a) All the rice shelling units/ Saila plants shall provide paved/brick roads/cement concrete roads / metalled roads inside their premises for movement of vehicles, so as to prevent the generation of dust.
(b) (i) 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Wherever, 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.
(c) During transportation of rice husk through vehicles, it shall be covered from all sides with tarpaulin to prevent blowing of husk by winds.
Competency: Environmental Engineer
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