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It is intimated that project proponent was granted Consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Varied/SAS/2025/2832117 dated 16.05.2025, valid till 15.11.2025 and under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Varied/SAS/2025/28321174 dated 16.05.2025, valid till 15.11.2025 for manufacturing of Purified Lead Ingots @ 13.5 Metric Tonnes /Day, Grey Oxide @ 10 T/day and Purified Lead @ 10 T/Day using Scrap Batteries @ 20 T/day Lead ingots @ 20 T/day as Raw material with certain and additional conditions.
1. This consent is not valid for operation of the unit and is valid only for obtaining permission under Rule 6 and Rule 9 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
2. The industry shall not operate the expansion plant installed by it till it obtains authorization and actual user certificate from the Board under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
3. The industry shall not procure raw material i.e. lead ingots till it obtains actual user certificate from the Board under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
The project proponent has applied for passbook for Scrap Batteries @ 6000 T/Annum and Lead ingots @ 6000 T/Annum and the same was processed through E-noting separately.
Now, the project proponent has applied varied Consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Purified Lead Ingots @ 13.5 Metric Tonnes /Day, Grey Oxide @ 10 T/day and Purified Lead @ 10 T/Day along with requisite documents.
The project proponent has already deposited consent fee for five years; therefore, the project proponent has applied varied Consent to operate as the application for Consent to operate of small-scale industry is auto-renewed for no. of year for which Consent to operate fee has been deposited.
The project proponent has submitted CA certificate with the value of fixed assets of Rs. 1.19 crore as on 07.11.2025. The project proponent has deposited Rs. 54,000/- R no. 795845820 dated 10.04.2025 under Water Act, 1974 and Rs. 54,000/- vide R no. 382196304 dated 10.04.2025 under Air Act, 1981, the consent fee under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 are adequate till 31.03.2030.
The project proponent has submitted sale deed made on 19.07.2019 between Sh. Sanam Preet Singh and M/s Shiv Shakti Industries.
The site was visited by the officer of the Board on 16.12.2025 and during visit it was observed as under:
1. The industry was not in operation.
2. The industry has installed 02 no. Mandir Bhatti equipped with dust collector followed by twin cyclone followed by bag house followed by Alkali Scrubber as APCD.
3. The industry has installed 01 no Rotary Furnace provided with dust collector followed by twin cyclone followed by bag house followed by Alkali Scrubber as APCD, separately.
4. The industry has provided 2 no. pots for extraction of purified lead.
5. The industry has also installed grey powder manufacturing unit equipped with inbuilt cyclone separator as APCD.
6. The industry has provided common stack with all the furnaces.
7. The industry has provided ETP for treatment of trade effluent generated from washing and the same was in operational condition.
8. The point wise compliance of SOPs is as under:
SOP point 1. : Type of furnace installed (Rotary/ Mandir Bhatti) Rotary furnace with suction hood connected with APCS over the charging point exists.Mandir Bhatti with suction hood connected with APCS over the charging point and molten metal tapping point exists.
Compliance Status: The industry has installed 2 no. Mandir Bhatti and 1 no. rotary furnace covered with hood connected to the air pollution control system. The hood has been placed over the charging point and molten metal tapping point.
SOP point 2.: Furnace connected with expansion chamber, cooling tubes/ ducts, cyclone/ Multi Cyclone, Bag filter with pulse jet/ mechanical shaker arrangement, Alkaline Scrubber with arrangement of alkali dosing & connected with ETP, INTENTIONALLY & DELIBERATELY fan and stack of minimum 30 meter height as shown in the enclosed process flow sheet.
Compliance Status: The industry has installed 02 no. Mandir Bhatti equipped with dust collector followed by twin cyclone followed by bag house followed by Alkali Scrubber as APCD and 01 no Rotary Furnace provided with dust collector followed by twin cyclone followed by bag house followed by Alkali Scrubber as APCD, separately. The industry has installed proper sampling platforms and porthole with the chimney.
SOP point 3. : Separate and secured covered space for storage of residue generated after recycling of lead bearing waste. The floor of the storage area should be impervious.
Compliance Status: Provided separate space for storage of residue with concrete flooring.
SOP point 4.: Separate covered storage space for raw material having impervious acid proof flooring and finished products.
Compliance Status: The industry has designated separate space for the storage of raw material within the processing shed and outside processing shed.
SOP point 5.: ETP based on physico-chemical treatment of wastewater.
Compliance Status: The industry has installed ETP based on physio chemical treatment.
SOP point 6.: Manual battery breaking area should have acid proof flooring with acid collection pit connected with ETP.
Compliance Status: The representative of the industry informed that primarily they will procure only dry batteries (carrying no acid). Still, the industry has provided acid collection pit in the manual battery breaking area to collect the miniscule quantity of left over acid, if any, generated during battery breaking. The tank is connected to the inlet of ETP.
SOP point 7.: Each stack should have a port-hole (as per specification given in CPCB document COINDS-III_ with platform for stack monitoring. There should be an easy ladder for safe access to stack monitoring platform.
Compliance Status: Complied.
SOP point 8.: Battery-Breaking Process: After draining the acid there are two modes of dismantling/ breaking of batteries before battery plates are processed for smelting. The first mode is manual where the battery is cut from the top, plates are removed and left over acid is drained. The second mode is where the battery is mechanically broken along with the casing.
Compliance Status: Manual breaking process is being adopted by the industry.
SOP point 9.: The facilities required for manual dismantling include suction hood, connected to the pollution control device, arrangement for washing of the plastic components before being sent for recycling and acidic water neutralization facility.
Compliance Status: Suction hood provided at breaking area connected with APCD system installed with furnace.
SOP point 10.: Facilities required for mechanical/ automatic breaking include arrangements for noise control and dust and fume extraction system and acidic collection/ neutralization facilities and ETP for treatment of lead and acidic wastewater.
Compliance Status: As per point no. 9.
SOP point 11.: Adequate facilities for collection and storage of ETP sludge and slags.
Compliance Status: The industry has provided one hazardous waste storage room within its premises.
In view of above, it is recommended that Consent to operate under the Water (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 may be granted till 31.03.2030 with suitable conditions.
*Competency – Senior Environmental Engineer
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