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The report/ recommendations sent by the RO in the application has been examined and the following discrepancies needs to be redressed:
1. RO has not provided its comments on the distance of the proposed site from various approved existing operational industries and units for which specific siting guidelines has been issued by the Board for time to time; as to whether the same is more than the required distance as per the siting criteria(s). The RO is required to submit its comments regarding the same.
2. In the feasibility report, it has been observed that the estimated population of EWS plots has been taken as 4 persons per plot; which is not aligned with the the norms adopted by the Board for estimating population and water requirement for Building Construction/ Area Development projects which were circulated vide Board’s no. 24741-43 dated 30.09.2024.
3. RO to clarify regarding the present status of terminal STP of Derabassi wherein the project proponent has proposed for disposal of its excess treated effluent and if the said STP has surplus treatment capacity to take up the proposed effluent load.
4. The RO has commented that "The project proponent has proposed to develop for establishment of a new Residential colony having 375 no. affordable housing plots, EWS Plots @ 48 Numbers/day, Commercial shops @ 10 no. and Community Centre (Having 2596.35 sq. yard) in an area of 17.66 acres, which is less than 50 hectares, as such, the project is not covered under schedule 8 (b) of the EIA notification dated 2006." However, it is also required to comment on the built-up area of the project based on the max. achievable FAR of all components as per the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025 and submit clear comments if the project is covered under the ambit of EIA notification dated 14.09.2006.
5. It is required to clarify if the engineering and fabrication units mentioned near to the project site in the agenda report, such as Pranav Doors, SG Solar and Road Safety, Anju Industries etc. have any process emission stacks such as powder coating/ spray painting/ shot blasting etc. and the distance of the said industries from the proposed site.
In view of the above; if approved, the application be sent back to RO to clarify regarding the aforementioned observations before proceeding further with application processing. |
