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The report of the RO may kindly be perused ,On examination it is briefly submitted that industry is a small-scale green category cold store unit.Earlier directions u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 was issued to the PSPCL authorities for disconnection of electricity supply available to the cold store vide no. 2498-2501 dated 03.06.2024. Directions were also issued to the cold store to stop its operation and not to restart until it obtains the consents to operate from the Board u/s 25/26 of the Water Act, 1974 and u/s 21 of the Air Act, 1981 due to non-compliance with decisions of personal and for non-submission of requisite documents and complaint matter was pending. Thereafter, the industry was granted consent to operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Fresh/KPR/2025/28127946 dated 26.03.2025 valid upto 24.09.2025 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Fresh/KPR/2025/28127944 dated 26.03.2025 valid upto 24.09.2025 alongwith directions issued to PSPCL authorities to restore the electricity connection of the industry for 06 months i.e. upto 24.09.2025 with suitable and special condition that:- i. The industry shall ensure safe operation and ensure that no incident of gas leakage occur in the cold store. ii. The industry shall submit safety certificate from the concern department within 02 months. iii. The industry shall submit area classification / continuation certificate from Distt. Town Planner within 02 months .
Now ,In present application , The industry has submitted copies of test reports issued by Sh. Suhail Gupta of M/s Jandial Engineering & Allied Services, Jalandhar dated 23.09.2025. The industry has submitted copy of a letter issued by Deputy Director Factories, Phagwara, District Kapurthala vide their office letter no. 633 dated 14.10.2025 addressed to the industry in which it is mentioned that the attached reports have been issued by Sh. Suhail Gupta S/o Sh. J.R. Gupta, R/o 03-B, Silver Height Apartment, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar. It is further mentioned in the said letter that Sh. Suhail Gupta is an approved competent person as per the letter no. nil dated 07.03.2025 of Director of Factories, Punjab. In compliance to the directions received from Higher Authorities, the RO vide its letter no. 2824 dated 18.12.2025 has written to Deputy Director of Factories, Kapurthala regarding clarification of safety certificate issued to the cold store, to the reply of which Deputy Director of Factories, Kapurthala vide letter no. 05 dated 08.01.2026 has mentioned that Sh. Suhail Gupta S/o Sh. J.R. Gupta R/o 03-B, Silver Height Apartment, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar is an approved competent person as per the letter no. nil dated 07.03.2025 of Director of Factories, Punjab. It is further mentioned in the letter that the test reports issued by Sh. Suhail Gupta S/o Sh. J.R. Gupta R/o 03-B, Silver Height Apartment, Nakodar Road, Jalandhar may be treated as Safety Certificate. The industry has submitted land use classification from DTP, Kapurthala vide letter no. 769/DTP(K) dated 03.10.2025 in which it is mentioned that the site falls within the notified Local Planning Area Fattu Dhinga, the Master Plan of which is yet to be prepared; therefore, the land use zone of the site has not been determined. It is further mentioned in the said letter that as per Memo No: 2180-2223 CTP(Pb)/MP-432(G) dated: 14.06.2023 issued by the Director, Town and Country Planning, Punjab, the cold storage activity at the subject site is permissible and the site of the cold store is located on the village phirni. The site of cold store was visited by Er. Jaspreet Singh, AEE of this office on 21.01.2026 The cold store was not in operation during the visit due to disconnection of electric supply of the cold store by the PSPCL authorities and it was found complying and the industry has submitted the requisite documents and has complied with following decisions :- i. The industry shall ensure safe operation and ensure that no incident of gas leakage occur in the cold store. ii. The industry shall submit safety certificate from the concern department within 02 months. iii. The industry shall submit area classification / continuation certificate from Distt. Town Planner within 02 months , As it has complied with decision of personal hearing and there was no sample failure of industry , As per office 428 dated 23.09.2025 it can be considered for permanent restoration.
Therefore, As reccomended by EE,RO , May if approved :-
1. Consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 may be granted to the unit upto 31.03.2030 with suitable conditions and special condition that: - a. The industry shall ensure safe operation and ensure that no incident of gas leakage occur in the cold store. b. The industry shall comply with the letter no. 2180-2183 dated 14.06.2023 of Director, Town & Country Planning, Punjab, the site is suitable and the activity is allowed. If the site falls under non-confirming land use zone after notification of Master Plan, then the industry shall be liable to abide by provisions of Master Plan and shall be bound to follow provisions of Section 79, in case the site falls in non-conforming land use zone.
2. The PSPCL authorities may be directed to restore the electric connection of the unit permanently.
(Competency for consents EE,RO and for directions for restoration – Hon’ble Chairperson of the Board) |
