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It is submitted that M/s Chanan Fasteners was visited by the undersigned in reference to the present application for Consent to Operate (CTO) under the water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, to verify the site conditions, manufacturing process and pollution control arrangements.
...........It is pertinent to mention here that the unit had earlier also applied for grant of CTO(s) from the Board; however, the applications were returned mainly due to non-availability of Site Appraisal Committee (SAC) approval and other requisite documents.
..........With the present application, the unit has submitted the following documents:
1. Approval of site by Site Appraisal Committee (SAC) vide letter No. SAC/25/I/1250653/2025 dated 24.11.2025.
2. Agreement for lifting and treatment of spent effluent amounting to 4000 litres per month, indicating off-site authorised disposal.
3. Land use classification/site recommendation from the Department of Town Planning (DTP) vide letter No. 609 DTP(H)/CF-1 dated 23.06.2023, recommending the site for manufacturing of fasteners.
4. PSPCL electricity bill, confirming power connection details of the unit.
5. Application for approval of building plan submitted to the Director of Factories, Mohali through the Business First Portal.
6. Land ownership/possession documents.
7. Chartered Accountant certificate regarding total project cost.
8. Process flow diagram of the manufacturing activity.
9. Partnership Deed / Memorandum of Association of the firm.
10. Authorisation in favour of authorised signatory for dealing with PPCB matters.
..........It is further observed that the unit has deposited a total consent fee of ₹1,08,000/- vide Receipt No. 442103531 dated 26.12.2025. As per PSPCL electricity connection dated 06.04.2024, the unit is liable for penalty @ 200%, i.e. ₹21,600 × 2 = ₹43,200/-. Further, CTE fee of ₹21,600/- is also applicable. After adjustment of penalty (₹43,200/-) and CTE fee (₹21,600/-), the remaining amount works out to ₹43,200/-. Now the unit has paid additional fees of ₹43,200/- vide Receipt No. 249052421 dated 2025-12-30. So, the total consent fee is found to be adequate for a period of five (05) years.
............Observations during the visit:-
1. The unit is engaged in the manufacturing of nuts of various sizes, using steel wire rods as the primary raw material.
2. The entire manufacturing activity is being carried out inside one covered industrial shed, wherein all machines and processes are installed in an organised manner. A separate, demarcated section has been provided within the shed for carrying out the electroplating process.
3. The unit has installed ten (10) cold forging machines for cold forming of wire rods into nuts of different sizes.
4. After forging, the formed nuts are processed through eleven (11) tapping machines for creation of internal threads.
5. The unit has installed four (04) crimping machines for insertion of nylon locking (nyloc) rings in selected nuts.
6. Further, four (04) slotting machines have been installed for manufacturing of slotted nuts, wherever applicable.
7. The nuts are subjected to zinc electroplating through an automatic barrel-type electroplating line consisting of interconnected tanks.
8. Prior to electroplating, acid pickling using hydrochloric acid (HCl) is carried out to remove surface impurities.
9. The electroplating process comprises acid treatment, zinc deposition and passivation, followed by multiple water rinse stages.
10. After electroplating, the nuts are dried using centrifugal dryers followed by a heating oven.
11. Trade effluent generated mainly comprises acidic rinse water, spent pickling solution, zinc-bearing wastewater, dissolved salts, oil & grease traces and suspended solids.
12. The effluent is conveyed through cement concrete pipelines to two underground tanks of 50,000 litres capacity each.
13. The collected effluent is disposed of through authorised lifting arrangements for off-site treatment.
14. The overall housekeeping of the unit was observed to be neat and orderly at the time of visit.
........In view of the above, it is recommended that M/s Chanan Fasteners may be granted Consent to Operate (CTO) under the water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, valid up to 02.02.2031, under the general conditions and the special conditions as proposed.
1. No trade effluent shall be discharged on land, into drains, water bodies or rainwater harvesting structures.
2. All trade effluent shall be collected in underground tanks and disposed of only through authorised lifting arrangements as per the agreement submitted.
3. Proper records of trade effluent generation, storage and disposal shall be maintained and produced to the Board as and when required.
4. Any spent chemicals, sludge or residues shall be disposed of through authorised agencies only.
5. The unit shall comply with all SOPs, guidelines and directions issued by PPCB/CPCB for electroplating units, as amended from time to time.
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