| File Note: |
Sir, kindly peruse the note of AEE. In addition to the note of AEE, it is submitted that the industry was issued show cause notice for violations of the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as for violations of the provisions of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing before the Worthy Chairperson of the Board on 15.01.2026, wherein, it was decided as under:
1. The industry shall make the compliance of the SOPs issued by CPCB for such type of units including the observations made by EPS team as conveyed in the notice, to provide OCEMS with all the stacks appended to APCDs and shall connect it with the server of the Board, within three months.
2. The industry shall make the compliances of the observations observed by the EPS team in slag crushing unit, within three months.
3. The industry shall furnish a comprehensive bank guarantee amounting to Rs. 50 lakh as an assurance to comply with the SOPs issued by CPCB for such type of units, compliance of decision at Sr. no.1 & 2 as well as environmental laws, within 7 days.
4. The industry shall be re-visited by the same EPS which earlier visited the unit to check the compliance made by the unit, after three months and submit the report to Member Secretary of the Board within 15 days, thereafter.
5. Upon receipt of Bank guarantee as per above decision, the consents to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as authorization under Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 filed by the industry be granted for three months.
6. Further action in the matter shall be taken after the receipt of the compliance verification report from the EPS.
In compliance to the hearing decision no. 3, the industry has submitted a Bank Guarantee amounting to Rs. 50.00 Lakh vide Ref. No. 034GT02260510007 dated 20.02.2026, which is valid up to 20.02.2027.
As per the hearing decision no. 5, it was decided that upon receipt of Bank guarantee, the consents to operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 as well as authorization under Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 filed by the industry be granted for three months.
However, the industry has submitted its request through e-mail dated 02.03.2026 and 06.03.2026 to this office, wherein, it has mentioned that the industry has filed an application with MOEF to import APCD dust for which the industry needs long term consent to operate. Accordingly, the industry has requested to calculate the additional fee for 05 years to be deposited under the both Acts.
Additionally, the industry has also requested to issue four actual user passbooks (i.e. one for each vehicle) as it becomes difficult to maintain the record of four vehicles in single passbook.
In view of the facts mentioned above, it is recommended that the request of the industry may be placed before the Competent Authority of the Board for taking further action in the matter, please. |
