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Subject: Application for obtaining renewal of consent to operate under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 - M/s Arjas Modern Steel Pvt. Ltd., G.T Road, Amloh, Mandi Gobindgarh, District Fatehgarh Sahib.
Ref:- Industry’s application no. 31316081 (W) and 31315525 (A) dated 02.03.2026.
The industry has applied for obtaining renewal of ‘consent to operate’ under the Water Act, 1974 and under the Air Act, 1981. The application of the industry has been scrutinized and examined. The details are as under:
A General Information
(i) Date of first receipt of application. 02.03.2026
(ii) Name & Address of the Industry M/s Arjas Modern Steel Pvt. Ltd., G.T Road, Amloh, Mandi Gobindgarh, District
Fatehgarh Sahib.
(iii) Raw Materials / Chemicals used with quantity Melting Scrap @ 650 TPD & Ferro Alloys @
10 TPD
(iv) Products / By Products manufactured with quantity Oxygen Gas @ 400 m3/hr, Billets / Ingots
/Stainless Steel / Special Steel @ 600 T/Day and Rolled Steel Products @ 400 T/Day
(v) Manufacturing Process (flow chart) (Please write the manufacturing process clearly and do not write that the flow chart is attached) Charge Making – Charge the Scrap Buckets in EAF – Melting through Electric Arc Furnace – Laddle Refining – Boiler– Concast Plant – Billet – Sale/ Transfer to
Rolling Mill – Rolled Steel Products
(vi) Un-depreciated Cost of fixed assets.
Cost of plant & machinery.
Whether Latest C.A certificate showing Gross block of Fixed assets
attached Rs. 20,774.61 Lacs
Rs. 9536.45 Lacs
As on 31.12.2025 dated 02.01.2026.
(vii) Consent fee
Detail Rs. 2,16,000/- vide online R. No. 246170223 dated 02.03.2026 under the
Water Act, 1974
Rs. 2,16,000/- vide online R. No. 685292134 dated 02.03.2026 under the
Air Act, 1981
Rs. 21,600/- vide online receipt no. 685292134 dated 02.03.2026 as NOC regularization fee.
Whether adequate or not? If yes, for how many years the same is adequate. Yes, adequate upto 31/03/2027 under the both Acts as per Board’s Office Order dated
29/10/2018.
(viii) Category of the Industry (Red/ Orange /
Green) ORANGE / 99.2 Ferrous and Nonferrous metal (excluding lead, nickel, and manganese) secondary processing/reprocessing units involving different furnaces through melting, refining, casting, alloy-making (using cleaner fuels/electricity)
(ix) Scale of the industry and the detail of certificate issued by the Competent Authority regarding Scaleof
the industry (Small/ Medium/ Large) Large scale
(x) Date of commissioning Existing Unit
(xi) Total Land area of the industry Existing unit
(xii) Number of visits carried out during the last
one year Two
(xiii) Source of water supply Existing Own Tubewell
(xiv) Details of the previous consent
No. & date of 'consent to operate' under the Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974.
Whether the industry is complying with all the conditions of the consent granted under the Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974 or not? If not, mention the conditions, which the industry is not
complying with. Water Act, 1974 vide no. CTOW/Renewal/FGS/2025/27878070
dated 24.04.2025 and the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/FGS/2025/27883689 dated 24.04.2025, Both are valid upto 31.03.2026.
Yes
(xv) Whether environmental Audit report submitted or not? If yes, its detail. NA
(xvi) Competent Authority to decide the case and the circular no. & date vide which the Board has delegated powers to decide the application. Worthy Chairman
B Source of Water Pollution and its Control
(i) Trade Effluent Quantity : NA
• High TDS
• Low TDS Toxic Stream
Mode of disposal: NA
(ii) Domestic Effluent Quantity : 23 KLD
Mode of disposal : Onto Plantation after treated through STP.
(iii) Detail of mode of disposal
In case mode of the disposal is onto land for irrigation / plantation, give details of land availability and its adequacy.
In case, the wastewater is discharged into inland surface water, whether the industry has obtained permission from the Competent Authority of the
State or not. If yes, detail of said permission. Land Developed – Yes
Whether adequate or not: Yes
Growth/Health of plantation: Good.
Hydraulic loading of wastewater Kl/bighas/day-
(iv) Detail of domestic effluent sampling carried out at by M/s Eco Paryavaran Laboratories &
Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
Point of sampling Date of Sampling Capacity at
which the
plant was
operated at the time of sampling Conc. Of pollutants (mg/l except pH)
pH COD BOD TSS O & G TDS
Outlet of
STP – 1 30.01.2025 - 7.63 30 11 13 BDL 1198
Outlet of
STP – 2 30.01.2025 - 6.97 40 9.3 25 BDL 1215
(v) Details of Recirculation System Cooling water Process water 45 KLD NIL
(vi) Details of E.T.P NA
(vii) Whether energy meter with the ETP provided? If yes, its reading during visit.
Whether the records regarding operation of ETP, chemicals being used, energy being consumed and sludge being generated are maintained properly and regularly?
Connected power load of the ETP. NA NA
NA
viii) Whether the industry has provided a defined facility / point for the collection of trade effluent samples. NA
(ix) Detail of last three trade effluent sampling carried out
Point of samplin g Date of Sampling Capacity at which the plant was operated at the time of sampling Conc. Of pollutants (mg/l except pH)
pH COD BO D TSS O & G TDS MLV SS
(x) Whether Electro Magnetic flow meter has been provided at the;
Final outlet of the ETP? If yes, and its reading.
Point where the treated trade effluent is re-circulated back into the process and its reading? NA
(x) Whether the industry has developed its own laboratory for testing of trade effluent or not? If yes, which parameters can be analyzed. NA
(x) Whether water meter has been provided at the source of water supply
or not? If yes, and its reading. Yes
C Sources of Air Pollution and its Control:
(i) Sources of Fuel / Process Emission s No. Steam Gen./ capacity Type &
Qty. of
fuel to be consumed Height of stack (m) APCD Detail of sampling carried out by the M/s Eco Paryavaran Laboratories & Consultants Pvt. Ltd. on 24.10.2024 &
25.10.2024
Abov e GL. Above RL. Ade qua cy Type Paramet ers & its conc. Prescri bed standard
s
1 Boiler VFD 1 8 TPH PNG 1167
m3/h 45 m 25 m Yes M.S
Stack --- ---
2 Arc Furnace 2 (01
no. stand by) 20
MT/Heat each Electricity 30 m 10 m Yes Separat e bag filters with commo n stack --- ---
3 LR Furnace 2 20 TPH
each Electricity 30 m 10 m Yes Bag Filter - -
4 Induction Furnace 2 8 TPH &
6 TPH Electricity 30 m 16 m Yes Bag Filter - -
5 Reheating Furnace 1 15 TPH PNG 4167
m3/h 30 m 16 m Yes NR - -
6 Reheating Furnace 1 10 TPH PNG 4167
m3/h 30 m 16 m Yes NR - -
7 Tundish Pre Heater 1 10 TPH PNG 917
m3/h 30 m 10 m Yes NR - -
8 Laddle Pre Heater 1 30 TPH PNG 2000
m3/h 30 m 10 m Yes NR - -
(ii) Whether the air pollution arrangements adopted by the industry are
adequate or not? Yes
(iii) Whether on line monitor has been installed or
not? If yes, its detail. Yes
(iv) Whether the industry has developed its own laboratory for testing of pollutants in the emissions or not? If yes, which parameters can be
analyzed. No
(v) Whether the boiler furnace is based on FBC
system or not? No
(vi) Whether proper canopy has been installed with the D.G. set or not? The industry has installed 01 no. DG set of capacity 750 KVA, which is equipped with canopy and stack of adequate height.
D Detail of hazardous wastes covered under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2016. Sour ce of HW Gener ation of HW Categor y as per Schedul
e Storage
/disposal arrange
ments Status of Authori
z ation
Valid upto 31.03.2027
E Detail of solid wastes (other than hazardous wastes) generation and its sources. Which environmentally sound measures will be taken for storage and
disposal of the same? Source of solid wastes Generation of solid waste Storage/ Disposal arrangements
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F Whether the industry has submitted all the required documents? (details of documents to be mentioned) Yes, Application Form, Compliance report, C.A Certificate, PWRDA permission, building plan, etc.
Violation:
The industry was issued show cause notice for cancellation of consent to operate
under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 alongwith an opportunity of personal hearing before the CEE(B) of the Board on 03/12/2025, wherein, the following decisions were taken and the point wise compliance is as under:
Sr.
No. Decision Compliance
1 The industry will operate at 80% of the capacity of the average production for the last 4 months (Aug. 2025 to Nov. 2025) in order to control the process emissions till the implementation of measures given by PSCST in true letter & spirit and submit the production record on fortnight basis to the Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib. The industry has submitted the production record on fortnight basis in this office. (Copy enclosed)
2 The industry shall implement the measures given/ suggested by PSCST in the feasibility report for control of primary emissions by 28/02/2026 & for control of secondary emissions by 31/03/2026 and submit the progress report on monthly basis to the Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib. The industry has installed Top Suction Hoods followed by bag filter house as APCD for containing secondary fugitive emission. APCDs have also been installed with each electric arc furnaces to control the secondary fugitive emissions generated from the operation of the furnaces. The industry has ordered to EROS Envirotech Pvt. Ltd. on 03.02.2026 for secondary fume extraction system as recommended by PSCST, Chandigarh in its feasibility report for APCD for electric Arc Furnace and LRF vide ref No. PSCST/TFD/150 dated 06.11.2025.
3 The industry shall not operate induction furnaces without obtaining prior permission from the Board. The industry has not operated its induction furnace without obtaining prior permission from the Board.
4 The industry shall submit a fresh bank guarantee amounting to Rs. 10.0 lakh as an assurance to implement the measures suggested by PSCST for control of primary emissions as well as to comply with the decision no. 1,3 as mentioned within 7 days to Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib. The industry has submitted a fresh bank guarantee of amounting Rs.10.0 lakh vide no.0002NDDG00098626 dated 22.12.2025, which is valid upto 21.12.2026.
5 Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib shall en-cash the bank guarantee amounting to Rs. 10.00 lakh already submitted by the industry immediately and the remaining bank guarantee amounting to Rs. 10.0 lakh shall be submitted as an assurance to implement the measures suggested by PSCST for control of secondary emissions and environmental laws, wíthin 7 days to Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib. The Board has already en-cashed the bank guarantee no 002NDDG00106725 dated 11/03/2025 of amounting Rs.10,00,000/- vide receipt no.100/5620 dated 02/02/2026.
6 Environmental Engineer, Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib shall visit the industry to verify the submission made by it, carryout the monitoring of both STPs within 10 days and shall submit report / recommendations within two days thereafter, in precise manner. The industry was visited on 13.03.2026 and effluent sample collected from both the STPs and result of the same awaited.
7 Further action shall be taken in the matter after the receipt of the report/recommendations from the Regional Office, Fatehgarh Sahib. For information only,
8 It was made clear to the industry that if the industry fails to comply with the above-mentioned decisions, action as deemed fit under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (which may include encashment of bank guarantee), shall be taken against the industry without affording any further opportunity/ notice. The same instructions have been got noted from the representative of the industry.
Now, applied for: Renewal of Consents
Raw Material Melting Scrap @ 650 TPD & Ferro Alloys @ 10 TPD
Products Oxygen Gas @ 400 m3/hr, Billets / Ingots /Stainless Steel/ Special Steel @ 600 T/Day and Rolled Steel
Products @ 400 T/Day
Applicability of EIA notification dated 14/9/2006:
The industry has obtained clearance under EIA notification dated 14/09/2006 vide no. J-11011/49/2007- IA II (1) dated 08.05.2008 for Modernization/expansion of Steel Plant (90,000 TPA to 2,00,000 ТРA) with a steel rolling mill, 2 units of oxygen plant, restarting of EAF and conversion of reheating furnace (02 nos.) in Rolling Mills from oil firing to propane gas firing.
PWRDA Permission:
The industry has submitted the permission for ground water abstraction @ 14,850 KL/Month from PWRDA vide no. PWRDA/I/03/2024/L2/318 dated 21.03.2024, which is valid upto 20.03.2027.
Visit:
The industry was visited by the undersigned on 13.03.2026 and Sh. Jaspreet
Singh, Mechanical Head was contacted. During visit, it was observed as under:
1. The industry was in operation.
2. The industry has installed 2 no. induction furnaces of capacities 8 TPH and 6 TPH, respectively.
3. The industry has installed pulsejet bag filter (offline cleaning) along-with side hood technology as APCD on both the Induction Furnaces to control the air emissions from the furnace as per design evolved by PSCST, Chandigarh.
4. However, the industry is not operating the induction furnace of capacity 8 TPH due to low production demand since July, 2020. Further, the second induction furnace of capacity 6 TPH has not been operated from last 4 years.
5. The industry has installed 01 no. Boiler of capacity 8 TPH, which is using PNG as fuel.
6. The industry has also installed Continuous Concast plant (CCM) for manufacturing of billets.
7. The industry has installed 2 no. Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) of capacity 20 Ton each, out of which, one was found operational, while the other remains on standby. The industry has provided separate bag house filter as primary Air Pollution Control Device (APCD) with common stack.
8. During visit, the sampling of stack attached with electric arc furnace has been carried out by the officers of the Board and sent to the Head Office laboratory for analysis. The result of the same is awaited.
9. The industry has also installed 02 no. laddle refining furnace (LRF) of capacities 20 TPH, each, based on electricity, which are equipped with bag filter as APCDs. Out of these, one was found operational, while the other remains on standby.
10. The industry has installed 02 no. Reheating Furnaces of capacities 10 TPH & 15 TPH, respectively, which are using PNG as fuel.
11. The industry has installed 1 no. Ladle Pre heater of capacity 30 TPH and 01 no. Tundish Pre Heater of capacity 10 TPH, which are using PNG as fuel. No APCD is required in these furnaces.
12. The industry has connected the CCTV cameras installed by it with the server of the PPCB.
13. The industry is having existing DG set of capacity 750 KVA, which is equipped with canopy and stack of adequate height.
14. The industry has provided digital display board outside the main factory gate.
15. No water is used in the process, so no trade effluent is generated and the water used in cooling tower is being recirculated.
16. The industry has installed STP of total capacity 50 KLD in 02 modules of capacity 25 KLD each based on MBBR technology for the treatment of domestic effluent generated and the same is being disposed off onto land for plantation.
17. The industry has submitted the compliance report of EC conditions in annotated form, which were verified by undersigned during visit. The point wise compliance is under:
Sr.
No. Condition Compliance
1 On-line stack monitoring facilities for all the stacks and sufficient air pollution control devices shall be provided to keep the emission level below 100 mg/Nm3. The bag house to the electric arc furnace (EAF), bag filters to the induction furnace (IF) and wet scrubber to the reheating furnace shall be provided to the particulate emissions. The flue gas emissions through stacks attached to the furnace and heater shall confirm to the standards prescribed the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). Data on ambient air quality and stack emissions should be regularly submitted to this Ministry including its regional office at Chandigarh, CPCB and PPCB once in six
months. The industry has installed continuous online monitoring system at the outlet of stack of APCDs installed for control of primary emissions. The OCEMS is connected with the server of the CPCB/PPCB and also verified by the undersigned during visit.
2 Secondary fugitive emissions from all the sources shall be controlled within the latest permissible limits issued by the Ministry and regularly monitored. Guidelines or code of Practice issued by the CPCB shall be followed. All the fugitive emissions shall be controlled by providing dust extraction system consisting of hoods with ducting, pulse jet bag filters, ID fan, exhaust duct etc. closed conveyors and dust suppression system. The industry has installed Top Suction Hoods followed by bag filter house as APCD for containing secondary fugitive emission. APCDs have also been installed with each electric arc furnaces to control the secondary fugitive emissions generated from the operation of the furnaces. The industry has ordered to EROS Envirotech Pvt. Ltd. on 03.02.2026 for secondary fume extraction system as recommended by PSCST, Chandigarh in its feasibility report for APCD for electric Arc Furnace and LRF vide ref No. PSCST/TFD/150 dated 06.11.2025.
3. As proposed green belt shall be developed in 11 acres out of 32 acres (33%) within and around the plant premises as per the CPCB guidelines in consultation with DFO. The industry has submitted an undertaking (attached herewith), wherein, it has mentioned that M/s Modern Steel was granted EC for total 32 acres land area, which initially included plans for a residential colony. However, this plan was later omitted. Subsequently, M/s Arjas Modern Steel Pvt. Ltd. acquired the industry, purchasing a total 29.93 acres of land. Accordingly, the industry has developed the plantation in an area of 9.88 acre, which is equivalent to 33% of total
land area of the industry.
4 At least four ambient air quality monitoring stations should be established in the downward direction as well as where maximum ground level concentration of SPM, SO2 and NOx are anticipated in consultation with the PPCB. Data on ambient air quality and stack emission shall be regularly submitted to this Ministry including its Regional Office at Chandigarh
and the PPCB/ CPCB once in six months. The industry has installed four ambient air quality monitoring stations should be established in the downward direction as well as where maximum ground level concentration of SPM, SO2 and NOx are anticipated in consultation with the PPCB.
5 The Company shall develop rain water harvesting structures to harvest the rain water for utilization in the lean season
besides recharging the ground water table. The industry has provided 10 no. rain water recharging pits within the premises to recharge the ground water.
6 Industrial wastewater shall be properly collected, treated so as to conform to the standards prescribed under GSR 422 (E) There is no effluent generation from the industry, only domestic wastewater is being generated. The treated wastewater shall be utilized for plantation purpose. There is no generation of trade effluent from the process.
Recommendations:
In view of the facts mentioned above, if approved, it is recommended that the consent to operate under provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for manufacturing of Oxygen Gas @ 400 m3/hr, Billets / Ingots /Stainless Steel / Special Steel @ 600 T/Day and Rolled Steel Products @
400 T/Day may be renewed to the industry upto 30/09/2026 with suitable conditions , please.
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