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Earlier, the industry had obtained consent to establish/NOC of the Board vide consent no. NOC/MKT-3/47/184 dated 31.03.2000……..
The industry was operating without obtaining consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air act, 1981………
The industry had applied for CTO of the Board on 2014,2016,2024 and lastly on 2025 and the application of the industry was returned each time………
The industry was visited by the officer of this Board on 12.02.2024 and found non-complying……
Subsequently, show cause notice for violation of provisions of Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 was issued to the industry vide letter no. 1328 dated 20.03.2024 with an opportunity of personal hearing before the Senior Environmental Engineer of the Board on 27.03. 2024.Accordingly, representative of the industry appeared in the hearing and proceedings were issued……..
To check the compliance of the proceedings, the industry was visited by officer of this Board and found non-complying. Hence, again show cause notice for violation of provisions of Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 was issued to the industry alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing before the Senior Environmental Engineer (B) of the Board on 24.10.2025 was issued to the industry…….
After hearing the representative of the industry and officers of the Board and the materials facts on record, the Senior Environmental Engineer (B) decided that:-
1. The industry may visit the Regional Office, Sri Muktsar Sahib for any guidance and the Environmental Engineer / concerned Assistant Environmental Engineer shall guide the industry regarding compliance of environmental guidelines & requirement of consents……………
2. The industry shall remove all the violations earlier observed by officer of the Board during visit on 11.07.2025, within 15 days……………..
3. The industry shall apply for obtaining consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, within 15 days……………..
4. During hearing, it has been made clear to the representative of the industry that in case of non-compliance of decisions of the hearing within stipulated period or if any violation(s) observed under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 in future, further action as deemed fit shall be initiated by the Board under the said Acts without any further notice/opportunity………………
5. The Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Sri Muktsar Sahib shall visit the industry to verify the compliance at site and process the consent applications to be applied by the industry, on merits………………
Now the industry has applied for consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act,1981 for the production of tread rubber @ 100 MTA by using rubber compound @ 65 MTA, rubber processing oil @ 8 MTA, reclaim rubber @ 1 MTA and carbon black @ 8 MTA as a raw material………
The industry has submitted year wise CA certificate for the period from 2010 to 2025 showing the value of fixed assets of Rs. 46.463 lacs as on 31.03.2025 and the value of plant and machinery is Rs. 35.113 lacs ..........
The industry has submitted electricity bill as a proof of commissioning which indicates the date of Commissiong as 06.10.2000…………
The industry has already deposited the requisite consent fee as detailed below:
Under the Water Act, 1974:
• An amount of Rs. 9,000/- was deposited through Demand Draft No. 384064 dated 04.08.2014, as informed by the industry representative, considering Rs. 4,500/- each towards the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981.
• An amount of Rs. 10,800/- was deposited online vide Receipt No. 521267452 dated 18.04.2024.
• An amount of Rs. 29,000/- was deposited online vide Receipt No. 81021809 dated 21.11.2025.
Under the Air Act, 1981:
• An amount of Rs. 10,800/- was deposited through Cheque No. 178519 dated 26.04.2024.
• An amount of Rs. 29,000/- was deposited online vide Receipt No. 754409749 dated 08.11.2025.
Now, the industry has deposited Rs. 40600/- each under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, vide online R. No. 932330745 & 272201277 respectively, both dated 20.12.2025. The fee deposited by the industry is adequate up to 30.11.2028................
The industry has submitted letter by Tehsildar, Lambi dated 28.03.2000 wherein it is reported that the land bearing khasra no. 97//20/1 (6-4) does not fall in lal lakir of village killianwali Tehsil Malout, District Sri Muktsar Sahib……..
The industry has submitted revenue record in the form of of Registration wherein the land area of the premises belongs to A.J Rubbers private limited. (copy attached)……….
An email has been received from the industry dated 01.01.2026(copy attached), wherein the industry has submitted an undertaking, the contents of which are reproduced as under:
We are running a industry in the name of AJ Rubbers Pvt. Ltd. at Killianwali Khasra No. 97// 20 Min (6K 4M), Tehsil Malout, Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib (PB), PIN 151211. We are manufacturing Tread Rubber for retreading of old and worn out Tyres. That our is tiny/micros manufacturing unit as per MSME guidelines of Govt. of India and is situated in Industrially back ward area of Punjab Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib Tehsil Malout at Village Killianwali.
We give the following undertaking:-
That as per information provided by District Town Planning Department. There is no master Plan for Village Killianwali Tehsil Malout, Distt. Sri Muktsar Sahib. So our unit is outside the limit of any Master Plan made by Distt. Town Planning Department.
This undertaking is given as per best of our knowledge, belief and information received from District Town Planning Department………
The industry has submitted Registration certificate vide Registration No. 03AADCA0805B1ZQ dated 20.09.2017 of A.J. Rubber Private limited wherein Arun Kumar Jindal and Anju Jindal are 02 Directors/Partners of the firm……….
The industry has submitted flowchart of the manufacturing process………
The industry has submitted the site plan of building. (copy attached)……….
The industry was visited by EE along AEE and JEE of this office and it was observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation during the visit.
2. The industry manufacture 02 type of tread rubbers. One is hot tread and the other one is cold tread.
3. The manufacturing process of the industry was discussed with the industry representative, who informed that the raw material, i.e. off-graded tyre materials, is mixed with vulcanizing chemicals using one (01) kneader machine and two (02) mixing machines, after which the material is passed through one (01) extruder.
After extrusion, the hot tread rubber is directly sent for packing.
In the case of cold tread rubber, the material, after extrusion, is passed through a press to obtain the desired shape. Thereafter, heat is provided with the help of a baby boiler. Subsequently, to make one side of the rubber rough, the finished product is sent to the buffing section, and the final product is thereafter sent for packing.
4. The industry is using agricultural waste and wood as fuel, in a quantity of approximately 1 MT per month, for a baby boiler of 50 litres per hour capacity. Adequate stack height has been provided for the said boiler. The fuel was found stored within the industrial premises at the time of inspection.
5. The industry has provided cyclone as a APCD with buffing section; however, the height of the stack was inadequate and the representative of the industry was guided to provide the adequate stack height within 2-3 days.
6. There were two (02) tanks within the industrial premises, out of which one tank was found empty. The industry has made arrangements for the collection of cooling water in the other tank, and the representative of the industry informed that the same is being recirculated.
In view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate under the Water Act,1974 and the Air Act,1981 may be granted to the industry for the period upto 30.11.2028.
Competency- Senior Environmental Engineer (Small/Orange)
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