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The industry was earlier granted CTO under the Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Fresh/LDH4/2025/28463207 dated 19.05.2025, valid upto 18.11.2025, for manufacturing of DYED POLYESTER CLOTH @ 5T/day DYED PC COTTON CLOTH @ 2T/day with discharge of Trade Effluent @ 99 KLD : Into dedicated sewer line leading to CETP 40 MLD Domestic Effluent @ 0.5 KLD : Into dedicated sewer line leading to CETP 40 MLD, subject to the suitable conditions mentioned therein………………..
Now, the industry has applied for CTO under the Water Act, 1974 for manufacturing of DYED POLYESTER CLOTH @ 5T/day DYED PC COTTON CLOTH @ 2T/day with discharge of Trade Effluent @ 99 KLD : Into dedicated sewer line leading to CETP 40 MLD Domestic Effluent @ 0.5 KLD : Into dedicated sewer line leading to CETP 40 MLD………….
The site of the industry was visited by AEE Manraj on 23.12.2025 and it was observed that: 1. The industry was in operation during the visit. 2. The industry has installed 05 no. soft flow machine of capacity 250 Kg each. 3. The industry is discharging its trade & domestic effluent into CETP 40 MLD. The M.C. sewer in proximity of industry was verified during visit and no connection was observed during the visit. Further, the effluent was being discharged through the dedicated sewer line provided by the PDA. 4. The industry holds 200 KLD of CETP capacity shares and has submitted shares DEMAT statement. 5. The industry has also installed one stenter on the first floor of its premises. 6. The details of production capacity viz a viz machinery installed/ liquor ratio/No.s of Bath/No.s of Lots and other details for wastewater generation by the industry is attached as PDF file. 7. The SCADA data could not be confirmed from the online module as the website has shifted to a new domain and the modulator ID and Password for PPCB officials has not yet been generated. 8. The maximum expected discharge from the industry from all three scenarios as mentioned above is 150 KLD which is within consented capacity and the industry has shares capacity of 200 KLD. 9. The industry has deposited the EC amount Rs. 4.05 lacs in this office vide R.no. 73/5414 dated 15.05.2025 and R.no. 50/5679 dated 03.11.2025. ……………………………
It is pertinent to mention here a litigation is pending in Hon’ble NGT regarding the dyeing CETPs and SLO head Office has given legal opinion which produced as follows “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. a. 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. b. 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. c. 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. d. 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………………………….
The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974.
In view of above, it is recommended that: - 1. The electric connection of the industry may be restored temporary for further period of three months. 2. The Consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 may be granted to industry for short short period of 03 months for manufacturing of DYED POLYESTER CLOTH @ 5 TPD and DYED PC COTTON CLOTH @ 2 TPD for discharge of 99.5 KLD (trade effluent @ 98.0 KLD, Domestic effluent @ 0.5 KLD, SOFTNER REGENERATION @ 1.0 KLD and BOILER BLOWDOWN @ 0.5 KLD) into PDA sewer with suitable conditions as per policy of the Board and special condition that:- The industry shall obtain necessary permissions for the abstraction of ground water from PWRDA/CGWA…………………..
Competency in these cases – Hon’ble Chairperson of the Board
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