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• It is submitted that the industry is an orange category rice sheller and was earlier granted consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 on 28.10.2024 valid upto 30.09.2029 for manufacturing of parboiled / steamed /raw rice @ 96 TPD with dryer and Sorted Rice @ 96 TPD, using Paddy @ 144 TPD, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein………………..
• The industry has now applied for varied consents to operate under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Parboiled / Steamed / Raw Rice with Drier @ 96 TPD, Steamed / Raw Rice with drier @ 48 TPD and Sorted Rice @ 144 TPD, using Paddy @ 216 TPD, Unsorted Rice @ 144 TPD as raw materials and by products as Rice Husk @ 45 TPD, Rice Bran @16 TPD, Khudi Husk @10 TPD…………….
• The industry has submitted land use classification vide DTP Fazilka letter no. 97DTP(FZK)/RS-1 dated 09.02.2024, the remarks of which are produced verbatim “1. ਸਾਈਟ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਅਧੀਨ ਮਾਸਟਰ ਪਲੈਨ ਫਾਜ਼ਿਲਕਾ ਦੇ ਪੀ.ਐੱਲ.ਯੂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਉਦਯੋਗਿਕ ਜ਼ੋਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ। 2. ਸਾਈਟ ਨਗਰ ਕੌਂਸਲ ਫਾਜ਼ਿਲਕਾ ਦੀ ਹਦੂਦ ਤੋਂ ਲਗਭਗ 3.5 ਕਿਲੋਮੀਟਰ ਦੀ ਦੂਰੀ ਤੇ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ ।” Hence, the site is suitable for expansion……..
• The industry was visited by the AEE, RO, Sri Muktsar Sahib on 20.12.2025 and it was observed that:--
i. The industry is a parboiled/steamed rice production unit and was not in operation during the visit, but found to be in operationable state ……………
ii. The industry has installed boiler of capacity 9 TPH with multicyclone separator as APCD and same has been provided with stack of adequate height and sampling arrangement.……………
iii. The industry has installed one additional paddy pre-cleaner, thereby increasing the total number of paddy pre-cleaners to two, however, cyclone separator was provided as APCD with only one of the paddy pre-cleaner………..
iv. The industry earlier had one existing shelling line and has now installed one additional shelling line; consequently, now the industry has two shelling lines. However, no cyclone was connected to the existing shelling line and one cyclone was found lying near the newly installed shelling section but had not been fitted.…………
v. The industry has provided pipe for taking rice husk from husk discharge point to boiler feeding point and mechanical feeding system has been provided with furnace of boiler.…..…………
vi. The industry has installed ETP of capacity 96 KLD with the components collection-cum-neutralization tank, equalization-cum- anaerobic filter, aeration tank, secondary clarifier, sludge drying beds for the treatment of trade effluent to be generated from the parboiled section. The industry has provided flow meter at the outlet of ETP. However, the ETP was not found in satisfactory condition and required cleaning.………..
vii. The industry has developed a plantation area of approximate 02 acres for the disposal of treated trade effluent in accordance with Karnal technology, situated adjoining to and outside the industrial premises in two pockets, comprising 1.5 acres in one pocket and 0.5 acre in the other………………..
viii. The industry has provided room type enclosure with roof of adequate size for storage of fuel ash. However, the ash was found outside the enclosure which was prone to wind blowing………….
ix. The industry has provided brick paving within its premises.. ………
x. The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent and has provided adequate planation for the disposal of same……………….
xi. The industry has installed one additional sortex machine in addition to the existing sortex machine, thereby increasing the total number of sortex machines to two...........
• RO has reported that the industry is not complying with the code of practice stipulated for such units, previous consent conditions and also not complying with provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981………………..
• It is further submitted that the industry has not submitted fresh building plan approved by Competent Authority / Competent Person as there is increase in value of plant & machinery and building………..
Keeping in view of above and recommendations of RO, if approved, show cause notice before refusal of consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 may be issued to industry alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing before the CEE(B), Please.
Competency : CEE (Large/Orange)
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