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It is intimated that the industry is small scale red category unit and earlier the industry was granted CTE under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Fresh/LDH4/2024/2465585 dated 24.01.2024 which was valid upto 23.01.2025…………………… Thereafter, a complaint was received in this office regarding water pollution caused by the industry in the area. Accordingly, the industry was visited by officer of this office on 14.01.2025 and again on 21.02.2025 and as per observations recorded, the competent authority of the Board has issued closure direction u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 5 of the EPA, 1986 and to seal the polluting machinery of the industry. The PSPCL authorities were also directed to disconnect the electric supply of the industry. Accordingly, the polluting machinery of the industry has been sealed on 05.02.2025 by the officer of this office and electric connection of the industry has also been disconnected by the PSPCL authorities vide TDCO no. 09/2009 dated 05.02.2025……………………… Thereafter the industry has applied for consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981, which was granted to the industry upto 10.10.2025 alongwith temporary disconnection of the electric supply upto 10.10.2025………………………. Now the industry has applied for consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 through OCMMS for manufacturing of Recycling/Reprocessing of Plastic Waste @ 2000 Numbers/Day. The industry was visited by the officer of this office on 23.12.2025 and observed as under: - 1. The industry was not in operation. 2. The industry is engaged in reprocessing/recycling of waste plastic i.e. drums and cans including washing of contaminated containers. 3. The industry has provided 01 cutter and grinder to cut and grind the waste plastic contaminated containers. 4. The industry has provided a ETP with evaporator for treatment of effluent generated from washing process of capacity 05 KLD. The ETP consists collection tank oil & grease tap Flash mixture with chemical mixing unit secondary tube settler multigrade sand filter activated carbon filter evaporation unit. 5. The industry has provided 01 pump with 03 nozzles for washing of contaminated containers. 6. The industry has provided new water meter at source of fresh supply of water, outlet of ETP and effluent available for evaporation. 7. The industry has provided a shed to cover the contaminated containers to avoid rain water intrusion. 8. The industry has provided an energy meter with the ETP. 9. The industry has provided separate hazardous waste room for storage of hazardous waste generated. 10. The industry has provided septic tank for disposal of domestic effluent.11 The industry has provided 450 sq ft area for discharge of domestic effluent onto land for plantation, which is principally adequate and trade effluent generated from the premises is disposed by evaporator.12. The industry has obtained passbook, which is valid upto 16.04.2030.13. The industry has applied for authorization under the HWM Rules, 2016, which is under process. 14.The point wise compliance of SOPs is attached by RO…………….. The ndustry had not been operation since its restoration of electric connection due to no availability of orders. The water meter and electric meter were also standing still at the reading of 0 indicating no washing has been done on the premises. ……………….
The industry is complying with the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. In view of the above, it is recommended as under: - 1. Direction u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 be issued for temporarily restoration of electric connection and se-sealing of the machinery for six months. 2. CTO under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 be granted for six months subject to usual conditions and special conditions as under: - a. The industry shall always comply with the SOPs framed for such type of units. b. The industry shall mantain adequate plantation area for utilization of domestic effluent after septic tank as per site plan within one month. c. The industry shall maintain the record of water meters and energy meter regularly. ………………….
Competency to grant CTO-SEE………..
Competency to restore electric connection and de-sealing of machinery – CEE in concurrence with Chairperson of the Board
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