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It is intimated that, the industry was granted consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1974 which were valid upto 30.06.2016 with main condition that the industry shall submit fresh C.A. certificate including the cost of all the fixed assets without depreciation, within 1 month.
Thereafter, the industry was applied for renewal of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981. The application was scrutinized and observed that the CA certificate is not proper as undepreciated gross block value of fixed assets as on 30.06.2016 was not given and also cost of other assets was not included in it which is in violation to the main condition of the consent granted to the industry earlier. Also fixed assets of the industry have increased but the industry was not given any detail of increase in machinery and also has not deposited any NOC regularization fees despite of being persuaded personally 2-3 times. As such, the applications of the industry was returned for re-submission.
Now, the industry has again applied for renewal in validity of consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. The industry has submitted fresh CA certificate mentioning the gross value of fixed assets is to be Rs. 1.20 Crore (as on 31.08.2016) which is 45 Lacs more than the earlier provided CA certificate of Rs. 75.9 Lacs (as on 31.03.2015). The industry has still not submitted the details of increase in machinery and NOC regularization fees. The industry has deposited Rs. 22,500/- as consent fees each under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 which is only adequate upto 30.04.2018. As such, the consent fees is also not adequate for five years. The industry was visited by AEE of this office on 13.10.2016 and it was observed that:-
1. The industry was in operation during the visit.
2. The industry has installed one no. induction furnace of 0.5 Ton capacity which was in operation during the visit. The industry has installed water scrubber as APCD with the induction furnace equipped with stack of adequate height.
3. The stack emission sample of the induction furnace was collected by this office during visit on 10.02.2016 and as per analysis results of the air emission sample, the concentration of SPM is (66 mg/Nm3) which is within the prescribed limits of the Board.
4. The industry has installed energy meter with APCD of induction furnace and is maintaining record of energy meter readings.
5. The industry has installed one no. DG set of capacity 75 KVA, which is equipped with canopy.
6. There is no source of trade effluent generation, only domestic effluent is discharged into sewer. Entire cooling water is re-circulated.
In view of above, it is recommended that consent to operate under Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 may be refused to the industry as the industry has failed to submit adequate consent and NOC Regularization fees, please.
Competency to decide the case: SEE, Zonal Office-2, Ludhiana.
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