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The industry was granted consents to operate under Water Act, 1974 vide nos. CTOA/Renewal/MKS/2017/6141983 dt. 18.08.2017, valid upto 31.03.2018 & under the Air Act, 1981 vide no. CTOA/Renewal/MKS/2017/6141329 dt. 18.08.2017 valid upto 31.03.2018 for operation of rice sheller unit of capacity 2 TPH of raw rice/sorted rice without dryer, subject to the conditions mentioned therein.
Now, the industry has applied for varied consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 through OCMMS on 10.09.2018 for operation of rice sheller unit to produce 2 TPH of raw rice / sorted rice with dryer under orange category. The details of the case is as under :
- The industry has already deposited consent fee of Rs. 60000/- each vide R.No. 23 & 24/4333 dt. 16.05.2017 under Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981, respectively, which is adequate upto 30.09.2021 against fixed assets of Rs. 97.36 lacs.
- The industry has also deposited NOC regularization fee of Rs. 1500/- vide R.No. 49/4803 dt. 11.09.2018, which is adequate against increased fixed assets.
- The industry has submitted feasibility report regarding APCD installed with the paddy cleaner of dryer section.
- The industry has submitted the compliance of the conditions of consents granted to it under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981.
- The site of the industry has submitted certificated dt. 23.07.2018, issued by Naib Tehsildar, Malout regarding location of unit outside the MC limits.
The industry was visited by undersigned on 14.09.2018 and it was observed as under –
• The industry was not in operation and under repair for re-commissioning of coming paddy season. The industry has installed dryer with paddy cleaner in existing premises.
• The industry has installed cyclone as APCD with paddy cleaner of dryer section to contain the process emissions and the same was found in line with dust emitting points connected to the APCD.
• The cyclone installed as APCD with shelling section to contain the process emissions and the same was found in line with dust emitting points connected to the APCD.
• The industry has provided stacks of adequate height with the APCDs and provisions to facilitate emission sampling.
• The industry has provided brick paving at movement area of vehicles, within its premises to prevent the generation of dust emissions.
• The industry has provided brick wall of adequate length with 10' height around husk discharge / storage area and further wind screen of MS of 5’ height has been provided above the said wall in compliance to the code of practice prescribed by the Govt. vide order dt. 15.10.2013.
• The industry has provided septic tank for treatment of domestic effluent with provision to discharge onto land for irrigation / plantation.
• The industry has made plantation along the boundary wall.
The industry is complying with the provisions of the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act, 1981 as well as code of practice prescribed by the Govt. vide order dt. 15.10.2013. The site of the industry is suitable for regularization of additional machinery in existing premises as per certificate of Naib Tehsildar, Malout.
Keeping in view of above, it is recommended that varied consents to operate under the Water Act, 1974 may be granted to the industry for operation of rice sheller unit of capacity 2 TPH of raw rice / sorted rice with dryer for a period upto 30.09.2019, subject to the suitable conditions along with that the industry shall submit the analysis report of emission samples from all stacks during this paddy season.
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