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It is submitted that the industry is a small scale orange category unit. Earlier, the industry was granted consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/BAR/2022/18975345 dated 20/06/2022 and under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/BAR/2019/11383983 dated 25/10/2019, both valid upto 30/09/2024, for manufacturing of Sorted Raw rice (without dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by processing of paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material.
Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate for additionally added machinery i.e. dryer in its existing premises for manufacturing of Sorted Raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by processing of paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material.
The industry has deposited consent fee of Rs. 42,000/- vide R. No. 367645755 dated 20.08.2024 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. Rs. 43,800/- (Rs. 42,000/- as consent fee + Rs. 1800/- as NOC regularization fee) vide R. No. 985492716 dated 20.08.2024 under the Air Act, 1981, against the value of total fixed assets amounting Rs. 110.5 lacs as per CA certificate dated 05.08.2024, which is valid upto 31.05.2029 under the both acts.
The rice sheller has submitted compliance report of the conditions of the consent earlier granted to it under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981. The rice sheller has submitted undertaking regarding installation of cyclone separator as APCD with Dryer Section. The industry has also submitted copy of cyclone design and drawing.
The rice sheller has submitted limit certificate issued by EO, MC, Bhadaur vide letter no. SPL-1 dated 29/07/2024 as per which the M/s Naamdhari Rice Mill, falls outside the MC limits of Bhadaur.
The Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated 15/10/2013 has notified siting guidelines for new/existing rice sheller unit, which is reproduced as under for any expansion/modernization in the existing rice sheller unit.
“All the rice mills / saila plants located outside the Municipal limits of towns and cities and in the designated areas within the cities established with NOC of Punjab Pollution Control Board will be allowed to expand / modernize within their existing premises, if pollution load of existing unit has been effectively taken care of by the rice sheller and no specific approval of District Town Planner will be required.”
The Board vide its letter no. 9982-1003 dated 27.03.2018 has requested this office to strictly follow consent validity criteria as mentioned in the modified directions issued by CPCB u/s 18(1) (b) of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
To verify the compliance of consent conditions earlier granted to the rice sheller & the code of practice, the rice sheller was visited visited by undersigned on 02/09/2024 and it was observed as under : -
1. The rice sheller is located at Village Bihla, Tehsil Tapa & Distt. Barnala, outside MC limit.
2. The rice sheller was not in operation during visit due to off season.
3. The rice sheller has covered all the processing sheds.
4. The rice sheller has provided brick paved road for the movements of vehicles.
5. The rice sheller has provided separate Cyclone Separator as APCD along with stack of adequate height to control the process emission from shelling section as well as dryer section in its existing premises.
6. The dryer has been installed in the existing premises and there is no addition in the land area.
7. The rice sheller has provided brick wall of 10 feet height in front of the discharge point of rice husk area and the length of aforesaid brick wall is 35' on each side of the rice husk discharge point. The rice sheller has provided jalli of 5 feet height above the brick wall in front of the discharge point of rice husk area.
8. The rice sheller has no source of trade effluent generation and the rice sheller has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent to be generated from toilets / washrooms. It has also made plantation along boundary wall to utilize treated domestic effluent after septic tank.
Thus, the site of Rice Sheller is suitable for the installation of Dryer The rice sheller is complying with the code of practice notified by the Govt. of Punjab, Department of Science, Technology & Environment vide notification no 10/48/2004-STE-(4) / 932 dated. 15/10/2013.
No complaint is pending against the industry. The industry was found complying with consent conditions during last visit and consents were granted thereafter.
Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that varied consent to operate (CTO) under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 may both be granted up to 30/09/2029 (upto adequacy of fee), for the production of Sorted Raw rice (with dryer) @ 2.0 TPH by processing of paddy @ 3.0 TPH as raw material, subject to the suitable conditions and a special condition that the industry will got analyzed its stack emission sample from Board’s lab or Board’s approved lab in coming season.
Competency Environmental Engineer
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