| Clarification Note: |
Subject: Show Cause Notice for refusal of consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 & Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 -
Whereas it is obligatory on the part of industry to obtain the 'consent to operate' of the Board u/s 25/26 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1974 & Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 for discharge of effluent/emissions from its industrial premises and to operate an outlet.
And whereas, it is mandatory on the part of industry to install proper and adequate effluent treatment plant/Air Pollution Control Device so that the concentration of various pollutants conforms to the effluent/emissions standards prescribed by the Board.
And whereas, the industry has applied for consent to operate under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 through OCMMS.
And whereas the industry was visited by AEE on 03.07.2018 and observed that the hot mix plant was not in operation. As per the representative of the unit, same is not in operation since last 6 months. The hot mix plant has installed on bitumen mixer, 1 bitumen tank heater. The bitumen heater is provided with stack. The bitumen mixer is provided with wet scrubber as APCD followed by stack of adequate height along with sampling platform. The plant has constructed re-circulation tank for the re-circulation of scrubbing water. The re-circulation tanks needs to be properly cleaned as there was weed growth in and around the tanks. The hot mix plant needs to properly stabilized the movement area to prevent dust emission due to movement of vehicles. The industry needs to enhance the plantation around the periphery to make it as per code of practice. The domestic effluent generated is discharged into septic tank for the treatment. Further, the unit has not submitted the extended bank guarantees of Rs. 1.0 lac, till date.
And whereas, industry is violating the various provisions under the Water Act (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air Act (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
And whereas the matter has been considered by the Competent Authority and it has been decided to refuse the consent to operate under the Water Act (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 applied by the industry and reply within 07-days due to above said reasons.
And as such, in exercise of the powers conferred upon u/s 25/26 of the Water Act (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 21 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act 1981 as amended in 1987, is hereby, refuse and reply within 07-days due to the reasons mentioned above
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