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The industry was earlier granted CTO under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 dated 09.05.2024, both valid upto 08.11.2024 for RFD/WASHING/POLYSTER DYEING @ 2300 Kgs/day with discharge of Trade Effluent @295.0 KLD : into conveyance system of CETP 40 MLD (Focal Point Module)…………..
Now, the industry has applied for obtaining CTO under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 for RFD/WASHING/POLYSTER DYEING @ 2 TPD with with discharge of Trade Effluent @295.0 KLD : into conveyance system of CETP 40 MLD (Focal Point Module)…………..
The industry was issued SCN for refusal of CTO under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 to submit compliance w.r.t:........
1. The industry has not submitted feasibility/technical report regarding achieving of revised emission standards as per MoEF&CC notification dated 16.05.2023, by the boiler and thermopac installed in its premises. ………
2. The industry has not submitted calculation of proposed water consumption and discharges vi ins-a-vis proposed productions, liquor ratio, no of lots, RFD etc. Industry to justify production and corresponding waste water generation with machinery installed in its premises………
Now, the industry has submitted reply, wherein it has submitted The calculation of proposed water consumption and discharges vi ins-a-vis proposed productions, liquor ratio, no of lots, RFD etc. The maximum expected discharge from the industry is 289.8 KLD which is within consented capacity and the industry has shares capacity of 300 KLD. Further, in the reply it has been mentioned that the industry has installed multi cyclone as APCD and use Rice husk as fuel in boiler. The analysis results are within permissible limits. If in future the industry required to upgrade APCD, the industry will do it…….
. The stack emission sample was collected on 23.09.2025 and as per result the particulate matter was found to be 178 mg/NM3, which is within prescribed limit as per new fuel policy of the Board. Further the trade effluent discharge has remained the same. …………
It is pertinent to mention here that legal opinion was taken from the Senior Law Officer of the Board for processing consent applications of the CETP member industries in-spite of the standing directions issued u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to the CETP-50 MLD to stop its discharge into Buddha Nallah. The Senior Law officer has given his opinion that: "Acting upon the directions of the Central Pollution Control Board, the Punjab Pollution Control Board has issued directions dated 25.09.2024 to the CETPs of 50 MLD, 40 MLD and 15 MLD at Ludhiana not to discharge the treated effluent into Buddha Nallah and to comply with the discharge standards and disposal condition mentioned in the Environmental Clearance. 2) The CETPs of 50 MLD, 40 MLD and 15 MLD have filed separate appeals against the directions dated 25.09.2024 of the Board before the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal i.e. Appeal No. 40 of 2024, Appeal No.41 of 2024 and Appeal No. 48 of 2024 respectively. After consideration of the appeals, the Hon'ble Tribunal has passed the orders to the effect that no coercive action shall be taken against the CETPs subject to the compliance of environmental norms. 3) It is relevant to mention here that the industrial units (Textile and Dyeing) are the members of the CETPs of 50 MLD, 40 MLD and 15 MLD and the Board is granting consents to operate to the member units under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 with certain conditions as mentioned therein. If some major violation is observed by the Board in the functioning of the industrial unit, the Board is empowered to issue any directions in wring to the defaulting industrial unit by invoking the provisions of Section 33-A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 31-A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and such unit has to comply with the directions of the Board. It is significant to mention here that the directions issued by the Board under the above said Sections / Statutes are not permanent in nature and have to be reviewed on making compliance by the defaulter. As and when the directions given by the Board are complied with by the defaulting industrial unit, the Board has to review the directions given for closure or otherwise to the industrial unit by issuing the modified directions. 4) I am of the opinion that if the industrial units (to whom directions for closure had been issued by the Board) have make compliance of the directions of the Board, the Board has to review the directions by issuing modified directions for the operation of the industrial units with suitable conditions. 5) I am of the further opinion that the Board cannot withheld the consents to operate of the industrial units (Textile and Dyeing) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 due to the reason that the CETPs have been issued directions not to discharge the effluent into Buddha Nallah and to meet the prescribed standards. It is pertinent to mention here that the Board has been restrained for taking any coercive action against the CETPs (50 MLD, 40 MLD and 15 MLD) by the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal which means that the Board cannot issue directions for the closure of the said CETPs. In the given circumstances, the Board in my opinion cannot directly or indirectly restrain the operation of the industrial units. The Board in my opinion may grant conditional consents to operate to the industrial units under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 if the industrial units are making compliance of the conditions of the consents granted by the Board. While granting the consents, the Board may impose a condition that the grant of consents shall be subject to the decision of the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal in the appeal cases filed by the CETPs of 50 MLD, 40MLD and 15 MLD or in the Original Applications filed against the said CETPs. The Board may also impose other suitable conditions." As such the Senior Law officer opined that the consent application of the industry can be processed in spite of the standing directions to the CETP. The above said legal opinion has been approved by the Competent Authority of the Board…………………….
In view of above, it is recommended as under: - 1. Electric supply of the industry may be restored temporary for period of 03 months. 2. Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the industry for a period of 03 months with special conditions as under:- 1. This consent to operate is subjected to the decisions of Hon'ble National Green Tribunal in the appeal case no. 41 of 2024 filed by the CETP of 40 MLD. 2. The industry shall continue to comply with all the Board directions already issued to it under the relevant act. 3. The industry shall not generate/discharge trade & domestic effluent more than its allotted shares capacity. 4. The industry shall discharge the whole of its consented effluent into a dedicated sewer line leading to CETP for final treatment. 5. The industry shall not make any new connection/undisclosed connection for the discharge of effluent either into the public sewer or PDA conveyor system. 6. The industry should either take measures to control its inlet parameters by good practices and selection of good chemicals for processing or shall operate and maintain its existing effluent treatment plant (ETP), regularly and efficiently, so as to achieve the inlet effluent standards of CETP as per DPR. 7. The industry shall make the necessary arrangements to achieve the effluent standards as per the inlet-designed parameters of the CETP. 8. There shall be no any other physical expansion of the unit either with the installation of new machinery without valid permissions of the Board. 9. The industry shall stop discharging its effluent in case due to any reason the CETP is not operational or the dedicated conveyance system is overflowing. 10. The industry shall maintain the record of flow meter installed at source and at the outlet leading to CETP. 11. The industry shall carry out third-party audit from any reputed institute to access the actual discharge capacity of the dyeing unit in compliance with the proceedings issued by the Board vide letter no. 4387 dated 09.08.2023 to the CETP 40 MLD. 12. The industry shall submit feasibility/technical report regarding achieving of revised emission standards as per MoEF&CC notification dated 16.05.2023, by the boiler and thermopac installed in its premises, within 15 days. 13.The industry shall submit The industry shall obtain necessary permissions for the abstraction of ground water from PWRDA/CGWA. 14. The industry shall maintain the record of untreated effluent at the outlet in such manner that it shall not affect the working of CETP……………………
Competency to Grant Consent and Competency to restore electric connection in these cases: Hon’ble Chairperson of the Board.
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