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RO has submitted that in the personal hearing afforded to the industry, it was directed that the excess machinery installed by the industry contributing to an excess discharge of 90 KLD over and above the consented quantity be sealed immediately…………... However, no such decision was taken in the personal hearing afforded by the CEE,L to the industry…………….. Earlier, the Board issued directions u/s 33A of the Water Act against the industry to seal the excess machinery installed by it contributing to an excess discharge of 90 KLD as compared to the previous consent into the CETP of 50 MLD treatment capacity. Copy of the directions are attached herewith. The said directions were issued while examining the application of the industry for obtaining renewal of consent to operate under the Water Act 1974……………………..Regional office has now submitted compliance of the directions issued by the Board while processing the instant application. In the note given by RO, it has been informed that the industry was visited by officer of the Board on 26.02.2026. During visit, one soft flow machine having four chambers contributing approximately 80 KLD of wastewater discharge was sealed. As per the report given by RO, the machinery contributing to discharge of 10 KLD wastewater could not be sealed as no such machinery of such configuration has been installed by the industry…………………………On the basis of this report, RO has recommended to grant consent to the industry for existing production for further six months with usual conditions, as recommended by RO in its note…………………. RO has not submitted compliance of violations for which previous hearing was afforded before the CEEL on 4.02.2026. The said hearing was afforded on the basis of non-compliances reported by RO as observed during its visit made to the industry on 1.1.2026. Thus, without submitting compliance of said violations, the report is inadequate…………………..RO may be requested to submit the compliance of previous violations……Also RO may be asked to submit compliance of the directions issued by the Board u/s 33-A of the WA, 1974 for sealing of excess machinery contributing to excess discharge of 90 KLD beyond the previously consented capacity….Also whether such action for permitting 10 KLD discharge over and above the consented capacity has been got approved from the Competent Authority….Further note of RO is misleading as RO is referring the issuance of directions of sealing as a decision of personal hearing…………..Comments of RO may kindly be obtained please………………. |
