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It is submitted that Regional Office has forwarded the case for refusal of consents to operate applied by the industry under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 as per the details mentioned in the agenda note. The agenda note has been examined & observed as under:-
1. The industry was granted varied consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 vide no. ZO/BTI/FDK/WPC/2014/V-376 and ZO/BTI/FDK/APC/2014/v-356 dated 24/02/2014, both valid up to 23/08/2014 for manufacturing of Rice Bran Oil @ 20 TPD, De-oiled cake @ 80 TPD and Raw rice @ 40 THD, subject to certain conditions mentioned therein.
2. Directions u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 were also issued to the PSPCL authorities to continue the supply of electricity available to the industry temporarily for further six months with immediate effect. The industry failed to apply for the renewal of consents of the Board.
3. The industry was visited by officer of Regional Office along with scientific staff on 12.04.2016 and one no air emission sample was collected from the port hole of the stack attached with multicyclone as APCD with boiler of capacity 4 TPH. As per analysis report, the concentration of PM is within the permissible limit as prescribed by the Board.
4. The violations observed during visit were also conveyed to the industry vide Regional Office letter no. 2227 dated 18/05/2016.
5. The industry applied for renewal of consents to operate of the Board on hard copy, which was returned vide Regional Office letter no.2360 dated 30.05.2016 with request to apply the same through OCMMS of the Board. However, industry did not apply for the renewal of consents to operate of the Board through OCMMS.
6. Now, the industry was visited by officer of Regional Office on 19/08/2017 and it was observed as under:
a) The solvent extraction plant of the industry was in operation.
b) The ETP installed by the industry was not in operation-able condition and bye-pass arrangement was observed.
c) The untreated trade effluent of the industry was being bye-passed onto land for plantation for wild growth.
d) The industry is not storing its fuel ash in scientific manner as the same was found dumped in open near the boiler section.
e) The industry is causing water as well as air pollution in the vicinity willfully.
7. Now, the industry has applied for the renewal of consents to operate of the Board under the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 through OCMMS,
8. As per CA certificate attached with the application amounting to more than 2.0 crore, the industry has failed to clarify the date from which the slab of the fixed assets has been changed form 1.98 crore. As such adequacy of fee under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 of the industry could not be verified.
It is further submitted that Regional Office has submitted the report through hard copy that industry is not complying with Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 and recommended that directions u/s 33-A of Water Act, 1974 may be confirmed to the industry. Now, the industry has applied for consent to operate and has attached the compliance of earlier consent conditions granted under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981. Therefore, Regional Office is required to visit the industry afresh in order to check the compliance made by the industry after the receipt of application. Also, Regional Office is required to re-check the gross fixed assets (point no.8 above) of the industry because as per the agenda note dt. 10.03.2010, the gross fixed assets of the industry was Rs.2.4 crores.
If approved, Regional Office may be requested to visit the industry again to check the compliance made by the industry as well as re-check the gross fixed assets of the industry and re-submit the case within three days positively.
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