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A. It is submitted that the industry is small scale orange category unit. B. The industry has applied for fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 through OCMMS for manufacturing of Mentha Oil @ 180 Kgs/day and Maize @ 45 TPD and for Boiler @ 12 TPH using Agro Waste as fuel and domestic effluent @ 0.3 KLD. C. The industry has deposited CTO fee of amounting to Rs. 178515/- vide R.no. 673718830 dated 15.12.2025 under the Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 169615/- vide R.no. 81936852 dated 15.12.2025 under the Air Act, 1981, which is adequate upto 16.08.2026 against the gross fixed assets of Rs. 151.42 lacs/- and plant & machinery of Rs. 98.65 Lacs/- as per the CA certificate dated 11.08.2025. D. The industry was visited by the office of this office on 31.12.2025 and it was observed as under: - 1. The industry was not in operation. The industry representative informed that the unit is operating only 15-30 days in a year (in season). 2. The industry has installed 01 no. boiler of capacity 12 TPH provided with cyclone separator as APCD. The industry is using Agro Waste as fuel in the boiler. 3. The industry has installed 01 no. D.G. set of capacity 65 KVA with canopy and adequate stack height. 4. The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent, which is being discharged onto land for plantation. 5. The industry has provided plantation along with boundary wall. 6. The industry has provided adequate sampling arrangement with the boiler. 7. The stack emission sample of the boiler could not be collected as the industry was not in operation. 8. The industry has submitted building plan approved by the Competent Person. 9. The industry has submitted register deed as a proof of date of commissioning i.e., 16.06.2014. 10. The industry has submitted DTP certificate vide letter no. 1606 dated 22.05.2013 issued by the DTP, Ludhiana. As per DTP certificate, the site is located in where the master plan is yet to be prepared and the mentha plant is allowed to operate at the said location. Also, the industry has submitted distance certificate mentioning the distance from Phirni/Lal Lakir/MC limit/Pucca Hosues. As such the site is suitable for such type of the industry. 11. The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. In view of above, it is recommended that the Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry upto 30.06.2026 with suitable conditions as per policy of the Board and with special conditions that: - 1. The industry shall intimate the Board whenever it starts its operation in the coming season so that stack emissions sample can be collected.
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