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Kindly peruse the note/report sent by EE, RO, Patiala.
The details of the case are as under:
• The hospital was granted NOC expansion under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTE/Exp/PTA/2026/30208853 dated 15.01.2026, which is valid upto 14.01.2027 for increasing the bed capacity from 150 beds to 200 beds subject to the suitable terms & conditions mentioned therein…
• Thereafter, the hospital was found not complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974, the Air Act, 1981 as well as with the provisions of the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016….
• Accordingly, the applications of the hospital for obtaining consent to operate under the water act, 1974 and Air act 1981 as well as authorisation under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, were refused by the board.
• The hospital has now again applied for obtaining varied consent to operate under the water act, 1974 and Air act 1981 and authorisation under the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, through OCMMS…
• Now, RO has reported that the site of the hospital was visited by the officer of the regional office on 01.04.2026 and it was observed that the hospital is now complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 and decisions of the earlier hearing held on 13.03.2026….
In view of above and report/recommendations sent by EE, RO, Patiala, if approved, the hospital may be granted varied consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981, for operation of 200 beds, subject to suitable conditions, conditions as imposed by RO and following additional conditions:
1. The HCE shall stick to the water balance, for which consent has been granted by the board and shall not increase the generation of waste water beyond the consented capacity.
2. The HCE shall not discharge the effluent into any drain/ choe/ nallah, in any case.
3. The HCE shall not discharge any effluent at any unauthorized place by any unauthorized means i.e. shall not discharge any wastewater in any drain / inland surface waters / drain/ choe/ nallah/ onto land for stagnation or outside its premises, at any time, under any circumstances.
4. The adequacy/ efficacy of the pollution control arrangements & disposal arrangements shall be the sole responsibility of the HCE and the project shall be bound to implement/ upgrade its pollution control arrangements as per the discretion of the Board to achieve the prescribed emission/ effluent standards, as amended from time to time.
5. The HCE shall ensure the compliance of provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and/ or any other environmental law applicable to him and Rules, Circulars & Directions issued by the Board from time to time.
6. In case the HCE fails to comply with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and/ or any other environmental law applicable to the project and Rules, Circulars & Directions issued by the Board from time to time, action as deemed fit shall be taken against the HCE.
*competency- SEE (ZP-1)
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