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It is intimated that the industry was granted consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and under Air Act, 1981 both valid upto 31.03.2020 for the manufacturing of all using All Type of Waste @ 800 kg using all Type of Blended yarn Dyed @ 3200 Kgs/day and all Type Of Grey Yarn @ 4800 Kgs/day.
Thereafter, the industry was visited by the officer of the Board on 17.01.2023 and various violations were observed during visit. Hence, the industry was issued notice u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air Act, 1981 alongwith notice for imposition of EC with an opportunity of personal hearing before Chairman of the Board on 15.06.2023 wherein it was decided that the industry shall deposit a Bank Guarantee of Rs. 10 lakhs as assurance for the compliance of the Pollution control laws and out of Rs. 10 lakhs, Rs. 05 lakhs shall be en-cashed.
To verify the compliance of the decisions of personal hearing, the industry was visited by RO on 22.02.2024 and industry was found violating of the provision of the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. Hence, the directions u/s 33-A of the Water act, 1974, u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 and u/s 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 were confirmed and the PSPCL authorities were directed to disconnect the supply of electricity vide letter no. 3060-61 dated 24.05.2024.
Now, the industry has applied varied consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974, AirAct, 1981 and authorization under the Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules, 2016 for manufacturing of Acrylic Polyester Blended Yarn @ 5 MTD and Polyester Blended Yarn @ 4 MTD using Acrylic Fiber, Polyster Fiber, man-made fiber @ 10 MTD under large scale orange category as industry has closed its dyeing process.
To verify the compliance of the directions as well as the facts at site the industry was visited by RO on 24.07.2024 and it was reported as under:-
1. The industry was in operation and electric connection of the industry was intact.
2. The spinning sections’ emissions (fines) are passed through simple hanging filter clothes for collection of waste fibres. Effective emission control / monitoring system yet to be provided with the spinning sections.
3. The industry has not deposited a Bank Guarantee of Rs. 10 lakhs as assurance for the compliance of the Pollution control laws and out of Rs. 10 lakhs, Rs. 05 lakhs could not be en-cashed, as it has not deposited the Bank Guarantee of Rs. 10 Lakhs.
4. As per CA certificate submitted by the industry the value of total fixed assets is Rs. 2221.53 Lacs as on 31.10.2023.
If approved, consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be refused without any opportunity of personal hearing and RO may be requested to calculate the amount of Environmental Compensation to be imposed on industry due to non-compliance of directions which were issued u/s 33-A of the Water act, 1974, u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 and u/s 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 vide letter no. 3060-61 dated 24.05.2024, please. (Category - Orange, Large) (Competency -CEE)
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