Item No.2 (Pune Bench)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL WESTERN ZONE BENCH, PUNE [Through Physical Hearing (With Hybrid Option)] ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.11 OF 2024 (WZ)

General Secretary, All India Forward Bloc …. Applicant Versus K.K. Stone Crusher & Anr. .…Respondents Date of hearing : 14.03.2024 CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE DR. VIJAY KULKARNI, EXPERT MEMBER Applicant : ----

Respondents : Mr. Aravinda Kishan V. Nair, Advocate for R-2/GPCB

ORDER

1. None has appeared from the side of the applicant despite the Registry having intimated to the applicant through e-mail dated

13.03.2024 that the matter is listed for hearing today.

2. We had taken cognizance on the Letter Petition submitted by the applicant i.e. General Secretary, All India Forward Bloc, received through e-mail dated 26.12.2023, alleging that respondent – Tarana Prints (Parag Syntex Pvt.Ltd.), a Mill was burning restricted wood for producing water steam for mill boiler, resulting in emission of heavy polluted black fog. We had called for a report from the Member Secretary, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) – respondent No.2, which has been submitted through e-mail dated 13.02.2023. The relevant portion of the said report is quoted hereinbelow for the sake of convenience:

“(III) THE INSPECTION OF ABOVE MENTION UNIT WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE REGIONAL OFFICE, SURAT OF GUJARAT POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD AND AS PER THE INSPECTION REPORT DATED: 20/01/2024 OBSERVATION/ FACTUAL DETAILS ARE AS UNDER:

 During visit unit is found in operation and Processing of art silk cloth for sarees &

Dress material is going on.

 Source of water supply is from SMC & bore well. Generated industrial waste water after in-house primary treatment is discharged in to u/g drain leading to CETP-PIL for the further subsequent treatment. During inspection time provided primary ETP units are found in operation & finally treated w/w is being discharge into CETP – PIL for the further subsequent treatment. One representative w/w sample is collected from final outlet of industry, as mentioned in sample details. Generated domestic w/w disposed off into the septic/soak pit system. Unit has not installed flow meter at the final outlet of the unit hence unit is instructed for the same.

 Unit is having one Steam Boiler (capacity 8 TPH) and one TFH (capacity 3000 U). Unit has provided separate set of Multi cyclone, bag filter and Alkali Scrubber with boiler & TFH each as APCMs. During inspection Steam Boiler & TFH as well as provided all respective APCMs are found in operation. Coal is being used as a fuel & auto fuel feeding system is provided. CEMS installed at common stack reading notes as : PM 28.9 Kg/Hr. Unit is having total 2 Nos of DG sets capacity 380 KVA & 365 KVA, as a standby facility. Ambient air quality is found normal during inspection time.

 During inspection stock of ETP sludge @ 1 MT and discarded containers @ 25 no’s observed within unit’s premises.

 [Copy of Inspection Report is annexed herewith and marked as “Annexure – B”]

ANALYSIS RESULTS OF COLLECTED SAMPLES

Final outlet of industry
Parameters	Results	Norms
pH	6.58	6.5 to 8.5
Colour	30	100
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)	1916	2100
Suspended Solids (SS)	124	300
Chloride	544	600

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) 474 1000 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) 115 400 ****All the parameters in mg/L except pH and Colour [Copy of Analysis Reports are annexed herewith and marked as “Annexure-C”]

(IV) ACTION TAKEN BY THE BOARD:

As per the Observations of Inspection reports following violation is observed &

instruction issued by the inspecting officer for the same:

(I) Unit has not installed flow meter at the final outlet of the unit.

Unit has submitted reply of the non-compliance on dated: on online xgn system of the Gujarat Pollution control Board with photographic Proof.

[Copy of Replyis annexed herewith and marked as “Annexure-D”]

CONCLUSION:

Looking at the representations of the complainer and inspecti

Click Here to Read the rest of this document