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In view of note and recommendations of AEE/EE RO FGS, may if approved authorization under Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Trans-boundary) Rules, 2016 may be granted for six months (as recommended in the consent applications) with usual conditions and special conditions as under: 1. The industry shall dispose off its Hazardous waste to the authorized recycler /reprocessor having valid Registration Certificate-cum-Pass Book from Punjab Pollution Control Board and valid authorization of the Board under the said Rules and 'consents to operate' under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981. 2. The industry shall apply for authorization before the expiry of previous authorization of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. 3. The industry shall handle the Hazardous Waste(s) strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and guidelines issued by Central Pollution Control Board / Ministry of Environment & Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi. 4. The occupier generating hazardous waste/operator of a facility for collection and storage of hazardous waste shall maintain records of such operations in Form-3. 5. The occupier/operator of a facility shall send annual returns to the Board in form4 on or before 30th day of the June following to the financial year to which that return relates. 6. The Authorized person shall report, about the accident which occurs at the hazardous waste storage/treatment site immediately to the Board. 7. An occupier who is generating hazardous waste shall store his waste category wise on site in environmentally sound manner till its treatment. 8. An occupier /generator shall not store hazardous wastes in open ground. It must be stored in an isolated site away from plant operational area. 9. The storage tank/container of the hazardous wastes should be in good condition and made of (or lined with) an appropriate material which does not react with the waste contained in it and can withstand the physical and environment conditions during storage and handling. 10. The occupier generating hazardous waste shall provide the required safety devices like safety mask, goggles, hand-gloves, gum boots etc to the workers for handling the hazardous waste. The occupier shall impart training to the personnel/workers for handling and storage of hazardous wastes. 11. There should be sufficient & efficient provisions to avoid under ground water contamination from waste storage of hazardous wastes 12. The occupier shall be responsible for any damage of life/or property during storage of his waste and will obtain Public Liability Insurance, wherever applicable. 13. The occupier and operator of a facility also be liable to reinstate or restore damaged or destroyed elements of the environment at his cost, failing which the occupier or the operator of a facility, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay the entire cost of remediation or restoration and pay in advance an amount equal to the cost estimated by the State Pollution Control Board. Scale- Medium (Orange) Date of Receipt of Application – 19/06/2024 Date of Scrutiny – 20/06/2024 Date of Visit – 14/06/2024 Target Date of Deemed Approval – 16/07/2024 (20 working days) Competency – Worthy Chairman |
