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It is submitted that the rice sheller was earlier granted renewal of consents to operate under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. RO/SGR/APC/F-373 dated 12/11/2001, valid upto 31/03/2016, to manufacture raw rice @ 1.0 TPH.
Now, the industry has applied for fresh consent to operate under the Water Act, 1974 & renewal of consents to operate under the Air Act, 1981. The industry has deposited Rs. 9500 /- vide R. No. 16/4526 dated 14/07/2016 & Rs. 1300/- vide R. No. 99/4526 dated 05/08/2016 as water consent fee and Rs. 9500/- vide R. No. 15/4526 dated 14/07/2016 as air consent fee against the fixed assets of Rs. 18.00 lacs, which is adequate upto 30/06/2021. The case of industry was scrutinized and the industry was asked to clarify the increase in value of CA certificate and deposited balance fee under Water Act, 1974. The industry vide its letter attached online on 10/08/2016, has given the proof for increase in value of fixed assets of Rs. 3.15 lacs in which the industry has submitted registry of land which shows value of land is Rs. 3.15 lacs, industry has also submitted Rs. 1300/- vide R. No. 99/4526 dated 05/08/2016 as balanced water consent fee and has undertaken that it will get the stack sample tested from the Board's lab/ Board's approved lab in coming paddy season and submit the report to this office.
It is further submitted that the Govt. of Punjab, D.S.S.T.E has notified that the Rice shellers /saila plants shall comply with the code of practice notified by Govt. Notification no. 10/48/2004-STE (4) /932 dated. 15/10/2013.
To verify the compliance of consent conditions & the code of practice, the industry was visited by the undersigned on 09/08/2016 and it was observed that the industry was not in operation due to off season. The industry has provided brick roads for the movement of the vehicles within its premises & done adequate plantation in the industrial premises. The industry has also provided 5 ft jaali over the brick wall (10 feet height) in rice husk storage area. The industry has provided cyclone separator as APCD to control emissions arising from shelling section. A stack of 10 ft. height above roof level has been provided for discharge of emissions. The sampling facilities like port holes, platform & approach ladder have been provided for collection of stack emission sample. No water is used in the process, so no trade effluent is generated. Only domestic effluent is being discharged onto land for plantation after treatment in septic tank. Thus, the industry is complying with the conditions of consent earlier granted to it and amended code of practice notified by the Govt. on 15/10/2013.
May if approved, the validity of the consents granted under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 be extended upto 30/06/2017 with suitable conditions and specific condition that the industry shall get the performance of the APCD monitored from Board's lab within one month from its commissioning in the coming season and shall submit the analysis report to the Board for further extension of consents.
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