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It is submitted that the subject cited industry is a small scale red category unit. The industry has obtained consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 through the auto renewal facility of the Board on 03.09.2024 vide no. CTO/Renewal/LDH2/2024/26852680 dated 11.09.2024 valid upto 11.09.2025 & under Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTO/Renewal/LDH2/2024/26840631 dated 11.09.2024, both are valid upto 11/09/2025.
Earlier, the industry had applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 alongwith requisite documents.
Accordingly, the industry was visited by office of the Board on 04.10.2025. During the visit the industry was found violating the provisions of Water Act, 1974..
Accordingly, the directions u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 was issued to disconnect the electric supply available to the industry.
Now, the industry has applied for varied consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 alongwith requisite documents. The industry has also provided the TDCO number 94/103 dated 23.12.2025 issued by the PSPCL authority regarding disconnection of electric supply and also directed to this office to seal the water polluting machinery and D.G set installed by the industry, immediately.
Accordingly, the industry was visited by the officer of the Board on 29.12.2025 and was found closed from the main gate and again visited on 07.01.2026. During the visit, it was observed that the industry was not in operation during the visit due to disconnection of electric supply and the water polluting machinery of the industry has been sealed during the visit as per direction issued to it. The industry has not installed any D.G set in its premises, so sealing of D.G set could not be carried out. 4. The industry was engaged in electroplating process and the industry has signed agreement with M/s JBR Technology Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana @ 10000 Ltr/M for the treatment & disposal of trade effluent generated. 5. The effluent from the wet process section is being stored in an underground storage tank which was 50% full during visit. 6. The industry has installed new water meter on pipeline leading to process area whose reading during visit was 000.51 KL. 7. Domestic effluent generated by the industry is discharged into sewer. 8. The industry has installed 3 No. Hammer with billet heater and 1 no. Shot blasting machine with inbuilt bag house and adequate stack height. 9. The industry has installed cameras facing towards wet process area, water meter, effluent storage tank. It is further submitted that vide office memorandum no. 428 dated 23.09.2025 among other decisions the Board has decided as under: “The Bank Guarantee be returned and /or permanent restoration be allowed on compliance of specified violation or submission of necessary document based on single site visit subject to decision of the Competent Authority.” The industry has submitted approved building plan from the Er. Santokh, approved person by Directors of Factories, Punjab. The site of the industry falls in Indl Area-C as per khasra no’s mentioned in the gazette notification. Further, while processing the consent application (No. 27057285) of M/s Kalsi Sons Fabricators worthy Chairman of the Board has approved to impose environmental compensation amounting to Rs 1.0 Lakh to such small scale industries vide note dated 11.10.2024. As the industry has made compliance of earlier violations.
In view of above, may if approved :-
1. The industry may be imposed environmental compensation amounting to Rs 1.0 Lakh being a small scale unit as approved by the Competent Authority in the case M/s Kalsi Sons Fabricators.
2. 'Consent to Operate' under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted upto 30/06/2030.
3. PSPCL authorities may be directed to restore the electric connection available with the industry, permanently after deposition of EC by the industry.
4. Regional office-2, Ludhiana may be allowed to de-seal the machinery, of the industry please.
Competency: Chief Environmental Engineer
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