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Manual No. 4
NORMS SET FOR THE DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS
TECHNICAL MATTERS
The Punjab Pollution Control Board, has formulated siting
guidelines for the industries to stop haphazard growth of industry and to
effectively implement the provisions of various pollution control laws. These
siting guidelines are helpful in control of pollution and protection of the society
from all the effects of pollution from the industries/development projects. The
siting guidelines have been broadly categorized as under. The officers of the
Board follow the following guidelines while discharge their duties:

General guidelines

Industry specific guidelines

City/Area Specific guidelines
4.1.1
General Guidelines
The Board has issued office order vide No. GPC/NIP/F-10/2010/4
dated 17/2/2010 for the Policy guidelines regarding categorization of industries &
procedure for Consent Management mechanism and validity period for various
categories of industries as under:
The Punjab Pollution Control Board in its 145th meeting held on
30/11/2009 and 146th meeting held on 12/1/2010 considered the matter cited
above and decided to categorize the industries into red, orange & green
category. The industries categorized as Red & Orange are as per Annexure- 1
&2
respectively. The industries, which are not covered under the list of Red &
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Orange category, may be termed as green category. The Board further decided
as under: -
A.
Delegation of powers:
Sr. Designation
No. Officer
1.
of
the Competency
Chairman
To decide consent to establish/operate of all
categories of large and medium scale industries.
2.
3.
Senior
Engineer
Environmental To decide consent to establish/operate of all small
Red/Orange category of industries.
Environmental Engineer,  To decide consent to establish/operate of all small
Regional
Office/Nodal
scale green category of industries.
Office.
 Grant of consent to establish/operate to dry rice
shelling units without mechanical dryer.
 Grant of consent to establish/operate to brick
kilns.
NOTE:
 Cases of all categories of large and medium scale industries will be routed
through Member Secretary of the Board. Directions u/s 33-A of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 of all large and medium scale
red category industries will be signed by the Member Secretary and of all
other categories will be signed by the Senior Environmental Engineers.
B.
Siting criteria:
 All Red/Orange/Green category of industries will only be allowed to set up
in
the
designated
industries
zones
in
the
cities/towns
where
statutory/non-statutory Master Plan/Local Planning area have been
prepared/notified by the Town & Country Planning Department, Punjab
and designated industrial areas /FEZ declared by the Govt. of Punjab,
Department of Industries/PSIEC/PSIDC/any other Govt. Authority.
 All Red/Orange/Green categories of industries will only be allowed to set
within the Local Planning area, where the statutory/non-statutory Master
Plan of the said area is yet to be prepared/notified, after getting change
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of land use/NOC from the Town & Country Planning Department,
Punjab/Competent Authority of the State. Furthermore, in case, any
existing industry of red/orange/green category within the municipal
limits/local planning area intends to carryout expansion/ modification,
where
the
statutory/non-statutory
master
plans
have
not
been
prepared/notified by the Town and Country Planning Department, Punjab,
after getting change of land use/NOC from the Town and Country
Planning Department, Punjab/Competent Authority of the State.
 All Red/Orange/Green category of industries, where statutory/nonstatutory Master Plans/Local Planning area have not been prepared/
notified by the Town & Country Planning Department, Punjab, will be
allowed to set up at a distance of 100m outside the Municipal Council
limits/ phirni of village/ designated residential area approved by the
Competent Authority of the State.
NOTE
 Office order No. 198 dated 21/11/1995 stands omitted.
 Clause no. 1, 2, 4 & 5 of the Office Order No. GPC/1999-2000/Gen434/F-1 dated 16/08/2000 as amended from time to time will remain
operative as far as Red and Green category of industries are concerned
and clause number 3 of the said order stands omitted. A copy of the
said Office Order is annexed herewith as Annexure-3.
 Orange category of industries will be treated at par with Red category of
industries as far as siting criteria/shifting of industries from nondesignated area to designated industrial area is concerned. As such, all
circulars/office orders/notifications/clarifications issued by the Board for
siting criteria for Red category of industries, will be applicable to Orange
category of industries.
 The
siting
guidelines
issued
for
rice
shelling
units/parboiling
plants/cement plants including cement grinding units/hot mix plant/brick
kilns/stone
crushers
will
remain
operative
and
implemented
independently from the aforesaid siting criteria.
C.
Consent Fee:
a) Consent to Establish/Operate
22/10/2009.
fee
to
be
charged
w.e.f.
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Consent
to
establish/operate
fee
from
large/medium/small
scale
Red/Orange/ Green category of industries will be charged as specified by
the Board vide office order No. Admn./SA-2/F.No.563/2009/6 dated
22/10/2009 (Annexure-4).
b) Criteria for calculating the consent to operate fee prior
22/10/2009.
 The credit of consent fee already deposited prior to 1/10/2004 under the
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention
& Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for 15 years will be calculated by using
the following formula:
A – A (1 X T/15)
Where
T is time period from the date of deposit of consent fee for 15
years upto 30/9/2004.
A is the Amount of Consent fee deposited for 15 years prior to
30/9/2004.
 In case any industry had not deposited consent fee for 15 years prior to
30/9/2004, then for calculating the consent fee of such industry, yearly
consent fee applicable to the industry as per slab will be taken into
account. Similarly, consent to operate fee will be charged on yearly basis
for the period 1/10/2004 to 22/10/2009.
 In case consent to any industry is refused/revoked/cancelled due to
violation of the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the
consent fee will be deducted from already deposited amount or the
industry will deposit the fee equal to the amount applicable to the industry
for one year, if the industry applies for the same afresh within one year.
In case, the industry applies for obtaining the said consent after the
elapse of one year but before the elapse of two years, then such amount
will be equal to the double the yearly fee applicable to the industry and so
on.
 The consent fee for the period 1/4/1992 to 9/10/1994 will be calculated
as per fee criteria given in Annexure-5. The consent fee for the period
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10/10/1994 to 30/9/2004 will be calculated as per fee criteria given in
Annexure-6 and consent fee for the period 1/10/2004 to 21/10/2009 will
be calculated as per fee criteria given in Annexure-7.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
D.
Application form for consent to establish/operate & the
procedure for processing the cases:
 The application form presently prescribed for Red category of industries
for consent to establish/operate will be applicable for Red and Orange
category of industries. All Green category of industries, irrespective of
their scale, will apply for consent to establish/operate on the proforma
presently prescribed for small scale Green category of industries.
 The application for consent to establish/operate/clearance certificate
under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 shall be attached with
documents as mentioned in Board's letter no. 4441-51 dated 3/5/2002
(Annexure-8). The case will be processed by all the Regional
Offices/Nodal Office as per circular no. 14442-52
dated 26/11/1999
(Annexure-9).
 Restoration cases of supply of electricity will be processed as per Board's
circular no. 975-96 dated 9/3/2000 as amended on 3/5/2001. A copy of
these circulars is annexed herewith as Annexure -10 & 11.
 Circular no. CSA/03/21st meet/10149-63 dated 8/3/2005 (Annexure-12)
for grant of NOC from pollution angle to the industries, which are covered
under the Factories Act, 1948, will remain operative.
E.
Validity period of consent to operate:
The validity period of consent to operate under the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981 for various categories of industries is as under:
Category
Red
Validity Period
Large/Medium scale
Small scale
3 years
4 years
Orange
4 Years
5 years
Green
5 Years
10 Years
The consent to operate alongwith clearance certificate irrespective of
category of industries shall be initially granted for 6 months and shall be
extended after commissioning/expansion/modernization of the industrial unit
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under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for the period as mentioned above,
only after assessing the adequacy of the pollution control devices within the
validity period of 6 months.
F.
Frequency of visit/sampling:
Frequency of visit/sampling of the units shall be as under:
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
G.
Category of industry
Frequency of visit/sampling
Large and medium Red category
Large
and
medium
Orange
category
Large & Medium Green category
Small Scale Red category
Small Scale Orange category
Small scale Green
Four times in a year.
Two times in a year.
Procedure
for
industries
Once in a year
Two times in a year
Two times in a year
Once in 5 years or as and when
public complaint is received
against the industry.
exempted
from
consent
management:
The Board's order no. EE-I/Gen-214/F-2 dated 31/8/2000 as
partially amended vide office order no. 2 dated 16/9/2002 will remain operative
as far as exemption of 95 category of tiny small industries are concerned, a list
of which is annexed herewith as Annexure 13 & 14.
H.
Procedure for power load to the existing industries:

The existing industries may be permitted an extension in power load upto
25% of

the sanctioned load for the purpose of modernization/expansion as per
procedure laid down in circular no. Gen./F. No. GEN-192/2001/3001-3100
dated 10/8/2001 & no. 5558-68 dated 24/7/2002. A copy of the said
circulars is enclosed herewith as Annexure-15 & 16.
The circular no. GPC/Gen/F. No. 434/2005/173 dated 7/3/2005 for power
load to green category of industries located in non-designated areas, will
remain operative. A copy of the said circular is enclosed herewith as
Annexure-17.
Updated as on 30.6.2013

For increase in the power load for running of effluent treatment plants/ air
pollution control devices, each industry shall apply for consent to establish
(NOC)/ clearance certificate at Regional Office of the Board containing
information in respect of following points:
i)
Detail of the existing power load with each component of the
effluent treatment plant/ air pollution control device.
ii)
Additional components of the effluent treatment plant/ air pollution
control device installed and detail of power load for each
component.
iii)
Completion certificate of the consultant regarding upgradation/
installation of the effluent treatment plant/ air pollution control
device.
iv)
An undertaking to the effect that the industry will not utilize this
electric load for any other purposes except for running of effluent
treatment plant/ air pollution control devices and its standby
motors meant for this purpose only.
The Regional Office will examine the case thoroughly and
the case will be decided by the respective Competent Authority of the
Board as per delegation of powers given in Para-A above.
I.
Period prescribed for grant of consent to establish/ operate
The Govt. of Punjab has prescribed the following time period for
deciding the application for consent to establish/ operate under the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 under the Punjab Industrial Facilitation Act, 2005:
S. N.
1.
2.
Approval/ clearances
required
Consent to establish (NOC)
Clearance
certificate
consent to operate
Time limit
Green Category 15 days
Red Category Large & Medium 21 days
Small Scale 15 days
SAC-Cum-CSA 21 days
and Green Category 15 days
Large & Medium 30 days
All Regional Offices will ensure that the application for consent to
establish/ operate under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
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& the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and clearance certificate
will be processed within the time frame prescribed vide Office Order no. 21 dated
12/6/2003. A copy of which is enclosed as Annexure-18.
Provided the aspects which are not covered under paragraph A to I of
this
order
above,
with
regard
to
any
specific
parameter/condition/procedure etc., provided for orange category of
industries, will be treated at par with that of Red category of industry.
The Office Order No. Admn./A-2/F.No. 178/94/93 dated 26/5/1994,
Office Order no. GPC/GEN/2004/214/8 dated 11/10/1994 & Office Order no.
Admn/A-2/F.No. 178/94/176 dated 9/11/1994 stands superseded by the present
order.
This order will take immediate effect.
Chairman
4.1.2
Industry specific siting guidelines
The Board has laid down industry specific sitting guidelines & code
of practices for the following categories of industries.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Stone crushers
Brick Kiln
Rice Shellers & Saila plants
Cement plants & grinding units
Hot Mix Plants
4.1.2.1
Siting guidelines for Stone Crushing Units
The guidelines for siting of the stone crushing as prescribed by the
Govt. of Punjab vide its notification No.3/7/96-STE (5) dated 17/3/1998 are given
as under:
(1)
Quantitative standard for the SPM: The suspended particulate matter
measured between 3 & 10 meters from any process equipment of a stone
crushing unit shall not exceed 600 gm/Nm3.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
(2)
1
Code of Practice & Siting guidelines:
For New Stone Crushers (Established after 17.3.1998):
No new stone crushing unit shall be allowed to be installed and
operated within the limits of:
A.
(i)
500 meters on National Highway/State Highway/Scheduled Roads in
plain areas and 250 meters in sub-mountainous areas.
(ii)
5 Km of the city limit of metropolitan cities/Municipal Corporation.
(iii) 2 Km. of the city limits of A-class Towns.
(iv) 1.5 Km of the city limits of B-Class Towns.
(v)
1.0 Km of other Cities/Towns.
(vi) 500 meters of Village Phirni/Lal Lakir/Approved Residential colony
(vii) 300 meters of Historical Places/Educational Institutions/Zoological
Parks/Wild Life Sanctuaries/Protected Monuments.
(viii) 100 meters of link roads and other district roads.
(ix) 300 meters of all major district roads in plain areas and 150 meters
in sub-mountainous areas.
B.
Stone crushers shall be located in a minimum area of o.4 hectare which
should be owned by the stone crusher unit or by taking land on lease
either owned by the panchayats or in the private sector.

For Existing Stone Crushers (Established before 17.3.1998):
The existing stone crushers meeting the guidelines given below
along with standards notified under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the
code of practice for pollution prevention as specified hereinafter should be
allowed to operate:
-
No dust emitting point within 100 meters from right of way of scheduled
roads
within
the
Chandigarh
Capital
Periphery
Control
Area/Communication Zone.
-
No dust emitting point within 30 meters from the right of way of
Highways/Scheduled Roads in other parts of the State.
-
250 meters from Municipal / Notified Area Committee Limit / Village Lal
Lakir/ approved Residential Colonies / Historical Places / Zoological Parks /
Wild Life Sanctuaries / Protected Monuments.
NOTE:
Updated as on 30.6.2013
(i)
Those units which are not conforming to the above guidelines should be
shifted from the present site.
(ii)
The Environment Impact of existing stone crushers may be studied and
their further continuation reviewed after a period of five years.

For New Clusters of Stone Crushers
In addition to the guidelines for new stone crushers recommended
above, the following criteria will be adopted where stone crushers are set up in
clusters:
(i)
A green belt of width as specified by the Punjab Pollution Control Board
will be provided all around the cluster.
(ii)
Only one approach from National Highway/Scheduled Road will be
provided to the cluster.
(iii)
The approach road leading to a cluster of five or more stone crushers shall
not pass through the village.
(iv)
All new clusters of stone crushers shall get the layout plan approved from
the Town and Country Planning Department, Punjab.

For Existing Clusters of Stone Crushers:
The approach road leading to a cluster of five or more stone
crushers shall not pass through any village.

Code of Practice for Pollution Prevention
All the stone crushers shall take the following pollution control
measures:
(i)
All the dust emitting points like Jaw/Roller Crushers, screens/classifiers
should be properly enclosed / covered.
(ii)
Conveyor belts should be of proper quality material instead of used tyres.
(iii)
The ends of conveyor belts should be covered with telescopic chute.
(iv)
Regular water spray should be carried out at all dust emitting points and
transfer points.
(v)
Water spray should be done on the boundary as per requirement.
(vi)
Regular cleaning of approach roads should be carried out.
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(vii)
All the approach roads and ramps should be metalled.
(viii)
A green belt consisting of three rows of trees of which one of tall leaved
trees and two rows of medium leaved dense trees should be provided
along the periphery.
(ix)
Annual health survey of the workers should be conducted.
(x)
The openings of the housing for the movement of mechanical drives,
conveyor belts etc. should be properly sealed with flexible rubber flaps.
(xi)
The process waste i.e. file material should not be dumped along with
roadside and should be used for filling up of low lying areas.
(xii)
The water spray system should be interlocked with the main crushing
operation.
(xiii)
The stone crushers should conform to the emission standards laid down
by the Board.
The existing stone crushers meeting the guidelines for existing
stone crushers, but not conforming to the guidelines for new stone crushers
shall, in addition to the above pollution control measures, provide a 10 ft. brick
wall as boundary/wind breaking wall facing the road as well as towards
residential area with a well defined single entry point from the road.

Each stone crusher shall install suitable pollution control measures to the
satisfaction of the Board and shall obtain 'No Objection Certificate' from
the Board as well as from the Town and Country Planning Department,
Punjab and also conform to the other statutory regulations, if any.

The stone crusher unit hence forth would be permitted anywhere subject
to the restrictions of the Department of Town and Country Planning,
Punjab and the Punjab Pollution Control Board.

Existing stone crusher units which are not conforming to the parameters,
as detailed above, shall shift to sites conforming to the above parameters
within the time frame given by the Punjab Pollution Control Board to them
but not later than three months.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
NOTE:
Existing stone crushers means those stone crushing units, which were
in operation on 17.3.1998. All stone crushers which were established
or came in operation after 17.3.1998 shall be considered as new stone
crushers.
4.1.2.2
The Siting guidelines for Rice Shellers, Saila Plants have
been prescribed by the Govt. of Punjab vide its office order
dated 11.9.2006 as per annexure 19.
4.1.2.3
The guidelines for siting of the Brick Kilns, Cement
Plants/Grinding Units as prescribed by the Board are as
under:
The following siting guidelines have been framed by the Board for
setting up of Brick Kilns, Cement Plants/Grinding Units:
Sr. No.
Distance from
Distance
i
Municipal Corporation Limits
5 Km
ii
Class A Town & Cities Limits
2 Km
iii
Other Town & Cities Limits
1 Km
iv
Village Lal Dora / Phirni
750 Mts.
v
Wild life Sanctuary / Zoo
500 Mts.
vi
National Highway
vii
State Highway * / Scheduled Road
300 Mts.
viii
Residential Area (15 Pucca House)
300 Mts.
ix
Educational Institute / Historical
Religious Places/ Protected Monuments
300 Mts.

*
Emission Standards For Brick Kiln
S.P.M. (Mg/Nm3)
*
500 Mts.
750 *
The existing units not meeting the prescribed siting guidelines will meet a
stack emission standards of 500 mg/ Nm3 .

Code of Practice for Brick Kilns:
Approach road within the premises of brick kiln area should be
pucca/ stabilized with brick bats etc.

They should use crushed coal for better burning efficiency.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Bricks should be laid in a staggered manner for baking to entrap

maximum particulate matter at the source itself.

They should use a properly designed gravity chamber.

Height of chimney / stack should be at least 30m.

Emission Standards For Cement Plants & Grinding Units
a)
200 TPD & less
S.P.M. (mg/ Nm3 )
i)
Existing Unit
400
ii)
New Units
250
b)
Greater than 200 TPD
150
*
Existing grinding units in the State can continue where they are,
but the emission standards applicable, when they are located less than 200mts.
from the National or State Highway or within Municipal or village limits, will be
100 mg/Nm3.
4.1.2.4
The guidelines for siting of the Hot Mix Plants as prescribed
by the by the Board are as under:
The following siting guidelines have been framed by the Board for
setting up of Hot Mix Plants:
Sr. No.
Distance from
Distance
i
Municipal Corporation Limits
5 Km
ii
Class A Town & Cities Limits
2 Km
iii
Other Town & Cities Limits
1 Km
iv
Village Lal Dora / Phirni
500 Mts.
v
Wild life Sanctuary / Zoo
500 Mts.
vi
National Highway
vii
State Highway
Road
viii
Residential Area (15 Pucca 300 Mts.
House)
ix
Educational
*
*
500 Mts.
/ Scheduled 300 Mts.
Institute
/ 300 Mts.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Historical Religious Places/
Protected Monuments

Provision of Green Belt
The industry should plant three rows of spreading crown & fast
growing varieties of evergreen broad-leaf trees all along the boundary.
NOTE:

Distance shall be measured from the edge of the metalled road to
the nearest stack of the hot mix plant.
Emissions Standards For Hot Mix Plant
SPM (mg/Nm3)
150
Note:
There should be no smoke visible from the plant.
4.1.3
Capital Periphery Control Act/Free Enterprise Zone (FEZ)
As per the Capital Periphery Control Act and Sub-Regional plan of
Punjab State, no industrial activity can be undertaken within periphery of
Chandigarh and its sub-Region except the following areas which have been
exempted through notifications mentioned as under:
Sr.
Name of the Area
No.
1.
Free-Enterprise Zone (FEZ) in Dera Bassi-Mubarkpur Belt, in Chandigarh
Periphery and its Sub-Region in State of Punjab vide Notification
No.3/4/98-3IBI/311, dated 9/1/1990.
2.
Setting up of Tiny Industrial Units with investment of Rs.5 Lacs on plant
and machinery within abadi area of all villages falling in Chandigarh
Region Periphery controlled Area, FEZ, in the permissible industrial use
zones in the Master Plan and Regional Towns, with the exception that no
industrial unit is to be permitted within the Abadi Area of village falling
within
SAS
Nagar
New
Master
Plan
area
vide
notification
No.Sur/ST/184/64/Periphery/tiny/ 16831-B, dated 28th September, 1992.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
4.1.4
Self Monitoring of Pollution Load
The industries discharging the following pollutants in their effluents
and/or emissions beyond the levels mentioned below are required to carry out self
monitoring of their emissions. Such industries are required to make arrangements to
monitor their effluents/emissions daily by providing sample collection and analysis
facilities or utilizing the facilities provided by other units/laboratories. The data
collected by the industries shall be maintained by the industries on daily basis and
shall be submitted to the Board by the 5th of the following month.
(a)
Water Pollutants
S.
Parameter
No.
Discharge
(Kg/day)
1.
COD
500
2.
SS
1000
3.
Total Nitrogen
100
4.
Total Phosphorus
100
5.
Fluoride
25
6.
Iron
20
7.
Aluminum
10
8.
Zinc
05
9.
Nickle
01
10.
Copper
01
11.
Silver
01
12.
Lead
01
13.
Cyanide
0.1
14.
Phenols
0.5
15.
Total hydro carbons
10
16.
Total Chromium
150 Kg/year
17.
Chromium VI
5.0 Kg/year
18.
Mercury
7.5 Kg/year
19.
Cadmium
10 Kg/year
Updated as on 30.6.2013
(b)
Air Pollutants
S.
No.
4.1.5
Parameter
Discharge
(Kg/day)
1.
Sulphur Dioxide
1000
2.
Oxides of Nitrogen
600
3.
Suspended particulate matter
2000
4.
Carbon Monoxide
1000
5.
Fluoride
50
6.
Lead
100
7.
Cadmium
100
Environmental Statement
Every person carrying on an industry, operation or process and
requiring consent under section 25/26 of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and or u/s 21 of the Air(Prevention & Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981 or both or authorisation under the Hazardous Wastes (Management &
Handling) rules, 1989 as amended from time to time shall submit an
environmental statement for the financial year ending 31st March on prescribed
performa on or before of September every year beginning 1993. Prescribed
performa can be obtained from the concerned Regional Office of the Board and
the statement shall be submitted to the same office.
4.1.6
Sample Testing Laboratories
The Board has set up its Central Laboratory at Patiala and Zonal
Laboratories at Ludhiana and Jalandhar for analysis of effluent/emission samples.
In addition, the Board has also authorised some private laboratories to analyse
effluent/emissions samples for monitoring and consent purposes. The industry
can get its samples tested and performance study carried out from any of these
laboratories.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
4.1.7
Environmental Clearances
The Board decides various applications received by it as per the
following time frame:Service Facility
a) Site
approval/environmental
clearance by CSA for 20 highly
polluting industries.
b) Adequacy Certificate by the
Competent State Authority (CSA)
c) NOC from Pollution Control Board in
respect of
A. Green Category
B. Red Category
d) Clearance Certificate from Pollution
Control Board
e) Consent to operate from Pollution
Control Board in respect of:A. Green Category
B. Red Category
Time Limit
(From receipt of
complete application)
2 Months
1 Month
15 days
1 Month
1 Month after submission of
compliance report of NOC
15 days
3 Months
Administrative Functions
As per business rules 1977 to perform the functions of the Board, the
meetings of the Board have to be held after 3 months and minimum 4 times in a
year, so the meetings of the Board are held as per norms laid down in the rules. As
regarding norms for personnel matters are concerned, the norms prescribed by the
Government are followed in the day by day functioning of the Board.
Laboratory Functions
For Biological Parameters the water samples should reach in the
Laboratory within 24 hrs from the collection of samples.

Samples received in the Laboratory should be preserved for different
parameters as per I.S.I. Data of samples received in the laboratory is entered
in the sample receipt register.
Updated as on 30.6.2013

The sample is analysed for the parameters mentioned in the sample
collection Data Sheet.

After completion of analysis, the report has been prepared, entered into
report sending register and is released after duly signed by the concerned
officers.

Generally the analysis report for Water and air emission samples are released
within ten days and seven days respectively after receipt of the samples in
the laboratory, but if there is heavy rush of work, the analysis report may get
delayed.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-1
LIST OF RED CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES
Sr. no
Category/process of the industry
PART-A (17 Category Highly Polluting Industries)
1.
Manufacturing of Fertilizers
2.
Cement Plants
3.
Tanneries
4.
Pulp & Paper
5.
Dyes & Dye Intermediates
6.
Pesticides
7.
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
8.
Sugar
9.
Distilleries
10.
Thermal Power Plants
11.
Oil Refinery
12.
Caustic Soda
13.
Copper Smelter
14.
Aluminium Smelter
15.
Zinc Smelter
16.
Integrated Iron & Steel
17.
Petrochemicals
PART-B
1.
Anodizing
2.
Asbestos and asbestos based industries
3.
Automobile Manufacturing/assembling
4.
Ceramic /refectories
5.
Chemical petrochemical and electrochemical including manufacture of acids
such as Sulphuric Acid, Nitric Acid, Phosphoric Acid etc.
6.
Chlorates perchiorates and peroxide
7.
Chlorine, Fluorine, bromine, iodine and their compounds
8.
Coke making, coal liquefaction, coal tar distillation or fuel gas making
9.
Common effluent treatment plant
10.
Dry coal processing/mineral
palletization etc.
11.
Explosives including detonators, fuses etc.
12.
Maltries, Breweries and their Bottling including bottling of IMFL/Country liquor
processing
industries
like
ore
sintering,
Updated as on 30.6.2013
13.
Fire crackers
14.
Foundries
15.
Glass and fibre glass production and processing (excluding moulding)
16.
Glue, gelatin, tallow oil, bone grit and bone meal meat
17.
Heavy engineering
18.
Hospitals
19.
Hot mix plants
20.
Hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives
21.
Incineration plants
22.
Industrial carbon including electrodes and graphite blocks, activated carbon,
carbon black etc.
23.
Industrial or inorganic gases namely
(a)
Chemical gases, Acetylene, Hydrogen, Chlorine, Fluorine, Ammonia,
Sulphur Dioxide, ethylene, hydrogen sulphide, phosphine
(b)
Hydrocarbon gases, Methane, Butane, Ethane, propone
24.
Industry of process involving electroplating operations
25.
Industry of process involving foundry operations
26.
Industry of process involving metal treatment of process such as pickling, paint
stripping, heat treatment (tempering & hardening) with chemical, phosphating,
passivation, hot dip galvanizing or finishing
27.
Lead re-processing & manufacturing including lead smelting
28.
Lime manufacturing & brick kilns
29.
Lubricating oils, greases or petroleum –based products
30.
Milk processing and dairy products (discharging more than 1500 lt/day of trade
effluent)
31.
Mining and ore-beneficiation
32.
Organic chemical manufacturing
33.
Processing of Paddy (rice shellers/saila plant/steamed rice), Rice, Maize,
Barley, Wheat etc. involving wet process and/or discharging process/flue gas
emissions (discharging more than 1500 lt/day of trade effluent)
34.
Paint and varnishes (excluding blending/mixing)
35.
Petroleum products manufacturing & oil/crude oil/residues reprocessing,
storage of petroleum/gas and transfer facilities of petroleum/gas
36.
Phosphate rock processing plants
37.
Phosphorous and its compounds
38.
Photographic films and chemicals
39.
Pigments and intermediates
40.
Potable alcohol (IMFL) by blending or distillation of alcohol
41.
Power generating plants ( excluding D.G. sets)
42.
Processes involving chlorinated hydrocarbons and manufacturing of chlorinated
Updated as on 30.6.2013
paraffin wax
43.
Ship breaking
44.
Slaughter houses and meat processing industries
45.
Steel and steel products including coke plants involving use of any of the
equipments such as blast furnaces, open hearth furnace, induction furnace or
an arc furnace etc. or any of the operations or processes such as heat
treatment, acid pickling, rolling of galvanizing etc.
46.
Stone crusher
47.
Surgical and medical products involving prophylactics and latex
48.
Synthetic detergent and soap
49.
Synthetic resins
50.
Synthetic fibre including rayon, tyre cord, polyester filament yarn excluding
moulding
51.
Synthetic rubber (excluding moulding) and manufacturing of reclaimed rubber
52.
Tobacco products including cigarettes and tobacco processing
53.
Vegetable oils including solvent extracts oil, hydrogenated oils
54.
Yarn and textile processing involving scouring, bleaching, dyeing, printing or
any effluent/emission generating process.
55.
Manufacture of Insecticides/Fungicides/Herbicides/Weedicides using chemicals
56.
Manufacturing of Zinc oxide, Lead oxide and Ferrous sulphate
57.
Industrial boilers/other furnaces using more than 150 kg/hr. of solid fuel or
100 lt/hr. of liquid fuel
58.
Electronic Industries using hazardous substances
59.
Tyre and Tube manufacturing units
60.
Malted food
61.
Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metal Extraction, Refining, Melting, Smelting,
Coating, Forging, Alloy making process etc.
62.
Hydro electric power plants having capacity ≥ 15 MW
63.
Soft drink manufacturing (discharging more than 1500 lt/day of trade effluent)
64.
Processing of spent solvents/mother liquors
65.
Cupola furnaces more than 30" internal diameter
66.
Recycling/Reprocessing of hazardous wastes covered under Schedule-IV of the
Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement)
Rules, 2008.
67.
Cement Grinding units (stand alone).
68.
Building, Construction projects, Township & Area development projects
covered under EIA notification dated 14/9/06.
Note:
The industries, which are not covered under the list of Red and
Orange category of industries, may be termed as Green
category.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-2
LIST OF ORANGE CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES
1.
Board Mills with mechanical pulping process.
2.
Manufacture of office/ house hold/ other purposes steel equipment/ furniture
and appliances involving spray painting etc.
3.
Formulation of drugs & pharmaceuticals.
4.
Automobile Servicing/Repair stations discharging more than 1500 lt/day of
trade effluent.
5.
Mineralized water and carbonated soda bottling plants.
6.
Milk Chilling Centre with washing facilities.
7.
Formulation
of
using chemicals.
8.
Sodium Silicate manufacturing units.
9.
Grinding of stone/ carbon slurry/ any other such material discharging
process/ fugitive emissions.
10.
Cupola furnaces less than 30" internal diameter.
11.
Manufacturing of Plastic and Recycling of waste plastic.
12.
Electrical appliances such as bulbs, tubes, sodium vapor lamps and CFL etc.
13.
Surgical Cotton involving wet process.
14.
Hydro electric power plants less than 15 MW capacity.
15.
Building, Construction projects, Township & Area development projects not
covered under EIA notification dated 14/9/06.
Note:
The industries, which are not covered under the list of Red and
Orange category of industries, may be termed as Green
category.
Pesticides/Insecticides/Fungicides/Herbicides/Weedicides
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-3
Punjab Pollution Control Board, Nabha Road, Patiala.
BOARD ORDER
No. GPC/1999-2000/Gen-434/F-1
Date: 16.08.2000
In partial modification of the Board notification No. Admn./A-2/F.No.178/98/1 dated
20.01.1998. Punjab Pollution Control Board in its 107th meeting held on 7.7.2000
decided that the cases of the industries for grant of "Consent to establish"/"Consent to
Operate" in non-designated areas of the State shall be decided as per the following
policy:1.
No new industry of any category shall be allowed in the approved residential
area of any town of the State of Punjab. The approved residential area shall be
designated either by PUDA, Municipal Corporation / Improvement Trust or any
other designated authority of the State and its should be duly reflected in the
Master Plan.
2.
No red category industry shall be given consent to establish within the municipal
limits except in the designated industrial area of the State.
3.
The Board may continue to grant "Consent to establish" to green category of
industries which are proposed to be located in mixed category areas or
predominantly industrial areas within the municipal limit of a Town/City after
classification of the area by CTP/STP/DTP.
4.
The Board may grant "Consent to Operate" to the entire existing green category
of industries in mixed category areas or predominantly industrial areas.
5.
The Board may grant "Consent to Operate" to old red category of industries
operating in approved residential areas or mixed areas but required to be shifted,
if they have installed adequate Effluent Treatment Plants and Air Pollution
Control Devices as per below:
i)
Initial consent to operate shall be for a period of one year with the
condition that it will shift to the designated industrial area within
stipulated period.
ii)
The Board may further extend this period on merit after the expiry of one
year in the rarest of the cases subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors.
Sd/(Ajay K. Mahajan)
Chairman
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Endst. No. 3062-3132
Dated 29/8/2000
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary
action:
1.
The Senior Environmental Engineer- I/II/III/IV, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
2.
The
Environmental
Engineer-I/II/III/IV/V/CMC/EPS/CSA/General,
Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
3.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office,
Patiala / Ludhiana - I / II / Amritsar / Jalandhar / Gurdaspur / Bathinda /
Faridkot / Hoshiarpur / Sangrur and Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
4.
All Assistant Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board.
5.
Sh. Surinder Singh, AEE, R/O, SNG.
Punjab
Sd/Environmental Engineer (GPC)
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-4
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Vatavaran Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala.
No. Admn./SA-2/F.No.563/2010/06
Dated 22/10/2009
OFFICE ORDER
The sub section 2 of section 25 of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 states that every industry covered under the said Act, is required to file
an application for 'consent to establish / operate' as required under sub section 1 of section
25 of the said Act alongwith such fee prescribed by the Board. There is similar provision for
obtaining 'consent to establish / operate' under sub section 2 of section 21 of the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, also Punjab Pollution Control Board is charging
the application fee for processing the consent applications filed by the industries and other
establishments for 'consent to establish' and 'consent to operate' which was prescribed by
the Board since its inception in 1975.
Keeping in view the changing financial scenario, increase in the expenditure
of the Board and the Board is in the process of introducing a new category namely orange
category, it has been felt necessary to go in for a revision of the 'consent to establish' and
'consent to operate' fees for the processing of the application etc. Accordingly, the matter
for 'consent to establish / operate' fee was placed before the Board in its 144th meeting held
on 20/8/2009 and accorded its sanction.
In pursuance of the decision taken by the Board in its 144th meeting held on
20/08/2009, the 'consent to establish' and 'consent to operate' fees for the processing of
application under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 etc. will now be charged as under:
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Sr.
No.
Capital Investment
Application fee to
be charged for
obtaining consent
to establish (NOC) /
consent to operate
for per year (Orange
category) (Rs.)
Application fee
to be charged
for obtaining
consent to
establish (NOC)
/ consent to
operate for per
year (Green
category) (Rs.)
Upto 5 Lacs
5 to 10 Lacs
10 to 25 Lacs
25 to 50 Lacs
50 to 75 Lacs
75 to less than 1 Crore
1 to 2 Crores
2 to 5 Crores
5 to 10 Crores
10 to 15 Crores
15 to 20 Crores
20 to 25 Crores
25 to 30 Crores
30 to 40 Crores
40 to 50 Crores
50 to 75 Crores
75 to 100 Crores
Application fee
to be charged
for obtaining
consent to
establish
(NOC) /
consent to
operate for
per year (Red
category)
(Rs.)
750
1,000
1,500
2,500
3,750
5,000
7,500
10,000
15,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
60,000
75,000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
500
750
1,250
2,000
2,500
4,000
6,000
7,500
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
25,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
500
625
1,000
1,500
2,000
3,000
4,500
6,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
100 to 150 Crores
150 to 200 Crores
200 to 300 Crores
300 to 400 Crores
400 to 500 Crores
500 to 1000 Crores
1000 to 2000 Crores
2000 to 5000 Crores
5000 Crores and above
10,0000
1,50,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
3,00,000
4,00,000
5,00,000
10,00,000
20,00,000
75,000
1,00,000
1,50,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
3,00,000
4,00,000
7,50,000
15,00,000
60,000
75,000
1,00,000
1,50,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
3,00,000
5,00,000
10,00,000
Note:
1. Separate consent fee shall be charged for obtaining 'consent to operate' as required
under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
2. For grant of 'consent to operate' as required under the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 more than
one year under any category i.e. Red / Orange / Green, the consent fee will be charged
on yearly basis and for a fraction of the year, the consent fee will be charged for full
year.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
3. For extension in the validity of 'consent to establish', only 50% of the normal fee
applicable for one year will be charged for extension fee for a period of one year or for a
fraction of the year.
4. This order supercedes the earlier orders issued by the Board in this regard from time to
time.
5. This order will be applicable with immediate effect.
Sd/Chairman
Endst. No. Admn./SA-2/F.No.563/2010/6261-305
Dated 22/10/2009
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:
1.
The Senior Environmental Engineer (HQ), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
2.
The Senior Environmental Engineer (EPA/Computers), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
3.
The Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Zonal Office-I/II, Patiala /
Ludhiana / Jalandhar (HQ at Patiala).
4.
The Deputy Secretary (G&P), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Camp Office, Mohali.
5.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Patiala /
Ludhiana-I/II/III/ Jalandhar / Amritsar / Hoshiarpur / Batala / Sangrur / Bathinda / Faridkot
and Nodal Office, Mohali.
6.
The Environmental Engineer (P-I/J/L)/CSA/Const./HWM, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
7.
The Deputy Controller (F&A), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
8.
The Law Officer/ All Assistant Environmental Engineers of the Board / Asstt. Administrative
Officer/Public Relations Officer/ PS to Chairman/PA to Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution
Control Board, Patiala.
Sd/Member Secretary
Updated as on 30.6.2013
ANNEXURE-5
A.
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Consent fee before 10/10/1994
Particulars
Application fee to be
charged
for
obtaining consent to
establish (NOC)
Industries having total investment
200
below Rs.10 lakhs
Industries having total investment
500
more than Rs. 10.00 lakhs but
below Rs.35.00 lakhs
Industries having total investment
1000
more than Rs. 35.00 lakhs but
below Rs.1.00 crores
Industries having total investment
2500
more than Rs. 1.00 crore but below
Rs.5.00 crores
Industries having total investment
5000
more than Rs. 5.00 crores but
below Rs.10.00 crores
Industries having total investment
10000
more than Rs. 10.00 crores
Application fee to be
charged
for
obtaining consent to
operate per year
200
500
1000
2500
5000
10000
ANNEXURE-6
B.
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Consent fee effective from 10/10/1994 to 1/10/2004
Particulars
Industries
having
total
investment below Rs.10
lakhs
Industries
having
total
investment exceeding Rs.
10.00
lakhs
but
not
exceeding Rs.25.00 lakhs
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.25.00 lakhs but not
exceeding Rs.50.00 lacs
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.50.00 lakhs but not
exceeding Rs.1.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.1.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.5.00 crores
Industries
having
total
Application fee to
be
charged
for
obtaining consent
to establish (NOC)
Application fee to
be
charged
for
obtaining consent
to operate for one
year
500
Application fee
to be charged
for
obtaining
consent
to
operate for five
years
1000
Application fee
to be charged
for
obtaining
consent
to
operate
for
fifteen years
1400
500
750
750
2500
3500
1250
1250
6250
7000
2500
2500
12500
15000
5000
5000
25000
35000
10000
10000
50000
70000
Updated as on 30.6.2013
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
investment
exceeding
Rs.5.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.10.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.10.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.25.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.25.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.50.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.50.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.100.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.100.00 crores but not
exceeding Rs.200.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.200.00 crores
20000
20000
100000
140000
30000
30000
150000
210000
40000
40000
200000
280000
50000
50000
250000
350000
100000
100000
500000
700000
ANNEXURE-7
B.
Sr.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Consent fee effective from 1/10/2004
Particulars
Application
fee to be
charged for
obtaining
consent to
establish
(NOC)
Industries
having
500
total
investment
below Rs.10 lakhs
Industries
having
750
total
investment
exceeding Rs. 10.00
lakhs
but
not
exceeding Rs.25.00
lakhs
Industries
having
1250
total
investment
exceeding Rs.25.00
lakhs
but
not
exceeding Rs.50.00
lacs
Industries
having
2500
total
investment
exceeding Rs.50.00
lakhs
but
not
exceeding Rs.1.00
crores
Industries
having
5000
Application
fee to be
charged for
obtaining
consent
to
operate
for
one year
500
Application
fee to be
charged for
obtaining
consent to
operate for
five years
1000
Application
fee to be
charged for
obtaining
consent
to
operate
for
fifteen years
7500
750
2500
11250
1250
6250
18750
2500
12500
37500
5000
25000
75000
Updated as on 30.6.2013
6.
7.
total
investment
exceeding Rs.1.00
crores
but
not
exceeding Rs.5.00
crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding Rs.5.00
crores
but
not
exceeding Rs.10.00
crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding Rs.10.00
crores
but
not
exceeding Rs.25.00
crores
10000
10000
50000
150000
20000
20000
100000
300000
Updated as on 30.6.2013
8.
9.
10.
11.
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding Rs.25.00
crores
but
not
exceeding Rs.50.00
crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding Rs.50.00
crores
but
not
exceeding
Rs.100.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.100.00
crores
but not exceeding
Rs.200.00 crores
Industries
having
total
investment
exceeding
Rs.200.00 crores
30000
30000
150000
450000
40000
40000
200000
600000
50000
50000
250000
750000
100000
100000
500000
1500000
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-8
PUNJAB
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
VATAVARAN BHAWAN,PATIALA
Tel. Fax : 0175-215793, 215802 PBX : 200282, 200557 Extn. 245
E:mail : ppcb@chl.vsnl.net.in
FAX: 0175-215636
Web: http:// www.ppcb.gov.in
No. 4441-51
To
Dated 3/3/2002
The Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Regional Office, Patiala/Sangrur/Jalandhar/Hoshiarpur
Bathinda/Faridkot/Ludhiana-I/II/ Amritsar, Batala and
Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
Subject:
Documents required for obtaining consent to establish, clearance certificate
consent to operate u/s 25/26 of the Water Act, 1974 for existing & new industries
& consent to operate u/s 21 of the Air Act, 1981 for existing & new industries.
Please find enclosed herewith one set of check list of documents obtaining
consent to establish, clearance certificate, consent to operate u/s 25/26 of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 for existing & new industries & consent to
operate u/s 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for existing & new
industries.
You are requested to place them on the boards / painted board under
intimation to this office within seven days positively.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
Sd/Environmental Engineer-II (GPC)
Endst. No. ________
Dated ________
A copy of the above is forwarded to the Senior Environmental Engineer I/II/III/IV,
Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala for information and necessary action please.
Sd/Environmental Engineer-II (GPC)
Endst. No. ________
Dated ________
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary
action Please:
1.
2.
PS to Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
PA to Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
Sd/Environmental Engineer-II (GPC)
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Documents required for obtaining Consent to Establish
(NOC)
1.
Site Plan
2.
Location Plan.
3.
Partnership Deed / Memorandum of Article of Association / Proprietorship
certificate.
4.
S.S.I. Registration Certificate (Provisional)/ copy of letter of intent/license /
acknowledgement/ DGTD registration certificate.
5.
Copy of Project Report.
6.
Manufacturing Process.
7.
Feasibility report of the Pollution Control Systems for Control of Water/ Air
Pollution/Air Pollution Control Devices/Effluent Treatment Plant.
8.
Certificate from concerned department i.e.:a)
That the proposed site is located outside the Lal Lakir /Lal Dora& its
distance from Lal Lakir/Lal Doral Phirni.
b)
Certificate from Town & Country Planning Authorities that the site if
located outside Chandigarh Peripheral zone ( If applicable) .
c)
Certificate to the effect that the proposed site falls in Free Enterprises
Zone/Approved Industrial Area demarcated by the Town & Country
Planning department of Punjab.
9.
Complete Application Form.
10.
NOC Fee as per total project cost.
11.
Irrigation scheme for use of its trade effluent onto land for irrigation in
case the disposal is onto land for irrigation.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry & the
Concerned Regional office.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Documents required for obtaining Clearance Certificate
Request Letter.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Compliance report of NOC Conditions in annotated form.
Bills/Vouchers of Air Pollution Control Devices/Effluent Treatment Plant.
Demand Notice issued by Punjab State Electricity Board.
Plan showing the location of APCD/ETP and all outlets and various
channels/pipes/sewers with requisite colours as detailed below:
6.
a)
Fresh Water – Blue Color
b)
Effluent Channel - Red Colour.
c)
Recirculation Water Channel - Green Colour.
d)
Storm Water - Orange Colour.
e)
Domestic Sewer - Dotted Black Line.
Dimensional Drawing of Air Pollution Control Device & effluent treatment
plant.
7.
Consent Application under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1974 & Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 Complete in all
respect.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry as well
as by the Concerned Regional office.
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Documents required for getting consent to operate u/s 25/26 of Water Act,
1974 for new industries.
1.
Details of the underappreciated fixed assets value duly authenticated by CA.
2.
Compliance report of NOC in annotated form.
3.
Consent Fee as per latest balance sheet w.e.f. 1.2.1992 or Date of
commissioning whichever is later.
4.
Complete application form.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry as well
as by the Concerned Regional office.
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Documents required for getting consent to operate u/s 21 of Air Act, 1981 for
new industries.
1.
Details of the underappreciated fixed assets value duly authenticated by CA.
2.
Compliance report of NOC in annotated form.
3.
Consent Fee as per latest balance sheet w.e.f. 1.2.1992 or Date of
commissioning which ever is later.
4.
Complete application form.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry and the
Concerned Regional office.
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Documents required for getting Consent to Operate u/s 25/26 of Water Act,
1974 for existing industries.
1.
Site Plan
2.
Location Plan showing the location of ETP and all outlets and various
channels/pipes/sewers with requisite colours as detailed below:
3.
a)
Fresh Water – Blue Color
b)
Effluent Channel - Red Colour.
c)
Recirculation Water Channel - Green Colour.
d)
Storm Water - Orange Colour.
e)
Domestic Sewer - Dotted Black Line.
Partnership Deed/ Memorandum of Article of Association /Proprietorship
certificate.
4.
Balance Sheet showing the underappreciated value of fixed assets/certificate
duly authenticated by CA.
5.
Permanent S.S.I. Registration Certificate/DGTD license/ L.O.I. /acknowledgement
etc.
6.
Analysis Report of Effluents.
7.
Consent fee as per balance sheet w.e.f. 1.1.1992 or Date of commissioning
which ever is later.
8.
Complete application form.
9.
Dimensional drawing of ETP.
10.
Bill/Voucher of ETP.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry & the
Concerned Regional office.
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Documents required for getting consent to operate u/s 21 of Air Act, 1981 for
existing industries.
1.
Site Plan
2.
Location Plan showing the location of APCD
3.
Partnership Deed/ Memorandum of Article of Association / Proprietorship
certificate.
4.
Statement showing the underappreciated value of fixed assets/certificate duly
authenticated by CA w.e.f. for 1.1.1992.
5.
Permanent S.S.I. Registration Certificate/DGTD license / L.O.I./ acknowledge etc.
6.
Analysis Report of Emissions.
7.
Consent fee as per balance sheet w.e.f. 1.1.1992 or Date of commissioning
which ever is later.
8.
Complete application form.
9.
Dimensional drawing of APCD.
10.
Bill/Voucher of APCD.
Note:
Each & every document should be duly authenticated by the industry & the
Concerned Regional office.
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PUNJAB
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
VATAVARAN BHAWAN,PATIALA
Tel. Fax : 0175-215793, 215802 PBX : 200282, 200557 Extn. 245
E:mail : ppcb@chl.vsnl.net.in
No. 14442-52
FAX: 0175-215636
Web: http:// www.ppcb.gov.in
Dated 26/1/99
To
The Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Regional Office, Patiala/Sangrur/Jalandhar/Hoshiarpur
Bathinda/Faridkot/Ludhiana-I/II/ Amritsar/ Batala and
Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
Subject:
Inspection reports of the industry to be submitted by the
Regional Offices for release / restoration of Power
Connection / grant of Consents.
It has been observed that while forwarding cases to the Head office,
regarding installation of effluent treatment plants / Air Pollution Control Devices, the
Regional Office recommendations are very criptive and arbitratory. Similarly the
recommendations for issue of directions for closure of the industries under section 33-A
of the Water Act, 1974 and 31-A of the Air Act, 1981, u/s 5 of the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 and grant / refusal revocation of consent / authorization under
various statutes are without supporting facts which could substantiate the action
recommended.
On perusal of certain cases submitted for consideration to the Competent
Authority, it has been observed that most of the reports submitted are non-descriptive
and devoid of facts which leads of wastage of the time which, on turn, breeds
discontentment among the public. Hence all the recommendations made shall be
accompanied by inspection report from the R.O. The inspection report shall be self
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explanatory and supported by necessary documents, duly authenticated by him. The
report should broadly cover as to why action recommended is necessitated.
In the case of recommendations for:
1.
Release of electric connection.
2.
Restoration of the electric connection.
3.
Grant of consents to operate.
4.
Issue of authorization HWM.
The report should cover.
1.
Compliance of conditions of consent to establish be given in clear terms and
the use of terms like 'complied & noted' be avoided, remarks / observation
should be descriptive as to complete facts on record.
a)
Drawing of the factory lay out indicating ETP/APCD plant and
HWM storage positions.
b)
The completion drawings of APCD/ETP both plan and sectional
view.
c)
Installation of electrical; and mechanical equipment supported by
bills and vouchers in claim of the installations.
d)
The lay out of the various channels pipe / sewers duly marked on
the layout plan of the industry –fresh water (blue Colour), effluent
channel (red Colour), recirculation water channel (green Colour),
storm water (orange Colour) & domestic sewer (dotted black line).
e)
In case the effluent is used for irrigation the following details be
given.
 Land under irrigation in hectare.
 Land under irrigation marked on the location map of the
industry.
 Whether land is adequate for consuming whole of effluent
without causing any environment pollution problem.
f)
If the Hazardous waste generating industries, details of the
arrangement made for storage of Hazardous Waste.
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In the absence of these information, it is advise to the concerned consent
management authority not to accept any such case till the recommendations are
complete.
It is further mentioned that in following case Environmental Engineer,
Regional Office will personally prepare report.
i.
Power release clearance of all large and medium scale units.
ii.
Power restoration cases after directions u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 31-A
of the Air Act irrespective of the scale of industry.
iii.
Random check shall be made by Environmental Engineer, Regional Office.
Sample size for random check shall be his prerogative. He will certify that
the recommendations are in an order if they are proposed by his
subordinates / team members.
In view of the above, it has been decided that Environmental Engineer or
other Competent Officer, as the case may be, will inspect the industry personally and
Environmental Engineer shall authenticate all relevant records, viz site drawings, details
of plant machinery installed, its supporting information for purchases and other relevant
aspects, which confirms that the system is in order.
The other information regarding the arrangements for the storage of the
Hazardous sludge, record regarding use of chemicals / nutrients for treatment of the
effluent, log book for running and maintaining of ETP/APCD giving details of back
washing of filter, changing of filter bed material etc., shall also be provided while making
recommendations for renewal of consent / authorization etc.
The above instructions are applicable with immediate effect.
Sd/Member Secretary
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Endst. No. 14453-58
Dated 26/11/1999
A copy of the above is forwarded to :1.
The Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala /
Ludhiana for information and compliance of the above instructions.
2.
Incharge (Policy & General), Incharge (EPS) Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala for information.
3.
The Environmental Engineer, I/II/III/IV & HWM/ Gen. for information and
necessary action.
Sd/Member Secretary
Endst. No. 14459
Dated 26/11/1999
A copy of the above is forwarded to all Assistant Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board, working in Head Office / Regional Officer's for
information and necessary action.
Sd/[ Malvinder Singh ]
Incharge (GPC)
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PUNJAB
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
VATAVARAN BHAWAN,PATIALA
Tel. Fax : 0175-215793, 215802 PBX : 200282, 200557 Extn. 245
E:mail : ppcb@chl.vsnl.net.in
FAX: 0175-215636
Web: http:// www.ppcb.gov.in
No. __________
Dated 9/3/20000
To
The Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Regional Office, Patiala/Ludhiana-I/II/Hoshiarpur/Gurdaspur/
Bathinda/Jalandhar/Sangrur/Faridkot/Amritsar/Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
Subject: Uniform policy for the Permanent Restoration of Power Supply.
It has been decided that in future there should be a uniform policy for the
permanent restoration of power supply and filing of directions issued u/s 33-A of
the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, which is as under:
1.
Temporary power connection may be restored for two months for assessing the
adequacy of pollution control devices installed once the report as per circular
dated 25/11/99 is received. Regional Offices may retain the consent application
for such a period till the performance study of pollution control devices is
received.
2.
Regional
Offices
should
send
the
consent
application
alongwith
the
recommendations for permanent power connection.
3.
Consent application should be decided simultaneously along with the permanent
power connection case and dropping of action u/s 31-A of the Air Act, 1981 or
u/s 33-A of the Water Act, 1974 and consents should be issued before the orders
for permanent power connection are issued.
The above instructions are application with immediate effect.
Sd/Member Secretary
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All the Asstt. Environmental Engineers,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
Subject: Uniform policy for the Permanent Restoration of Power
Supply.
Reference:Board letter no. 975-96 dt. 09/03/2000.
In partial modification of the Part-3 of the order no. 975-96 dtd. 09/03/2000
(copy enclosed), the following amendment has been made with immediate
effect:
3(i)
At first instance, the consent under Water & Air Acts for the period to be
granted shall be decided by the competent authority.
(1)
Thereafter, the matter regarding the restoration of power connection /
filing of notice u/s 31-A of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
or u/s 33-A of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 shall be
submitted for consideration of the Competent Authority.
This issues with the approval of worthy Chairman.
DA/As above
Sd/[ Malvinder Singh ]
Sr. Environmental Engineer-II (GPC)
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PUNJAB
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
VATAVARAN BHAWAN,PATIALA
Tel. Fax : 0175-215793, 215802 PBX : 200282, 200557 Extn. 245
E:mail : ppcb@chl.vsnl.net.in
FAX: 0175-215636
Web: http:// www.ppcb.gov.in
No. CSA/03/21st Meet/10149-63
Date 8/3/2005
To
Subject:
1.
The Sr. Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Zonal Office, Patiala/Ludhiana & Jalandhar.
2.
The Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Regional Office, Amritsar/Jalandhar/Ludhiana-I/II/III/
Patiala/Bathinda/Faridkot/Hoshiarpur/Batala/Sangrur
and Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
Grant of NOC from pollution angle to industries, which are
covered under Factories Act and require site clearance by
Site Appraisal Committee.
The Board, in its 121st meeting held on 15.12.2003 had decided
that NOC/clearance to such industries which are required to obtain site clearance from
Site Appraisal Committee, under the Factories Act, 1948, should be issued only after the
site clearance has been granted. The decision of the Board was conveyed to all the
Zonal Offices and Regional Offices vide letter No. 43-57 dated 2.1.2004.
Following queries were received from the field offices.
"Some industries which were required to obtain site clearance but had been
established and are in operation before 2.1.2004, without obtaining site
clearance/NOC/consent to operate, from the Board. Now these industries
are applying for consent to operate from the Board. Whether consent to
operate to such industries should be granted or these industries should be
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asked to obtain site clearance from Site Appraisal Committee before the
grant of consent to operate."
The matter was placed before the Board for consideration. The
Board in its 125th meeting held on 25.02.2005 decided as under:"That the consent to such industries, which have been established before
or after 2.1.2004, without obtaining site clearance from Site Appraisal
Committee (SAC) and/or NOC from pollution angle from the Board, shall
not be granted NOC/consent till such time the industry obtains site
clearance from the SAC so as to check haphazard growth of such
industries."
Sd/Environmental Engineer (CSA)
Endst. No. CSA/03/21st Meet/
Dated
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and
necessary action:1. The Senior Environmental Engineer (EPA), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Head
Office, Patiala.
2. The Senior Scientific Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Head Office, Patiala.
3. The Environmental Engineer, (P)/(L)/(J)/HWM/EPA/HQ/EPS(P)/ESP(L),
Pollution Control Board, Head Office, Patiala.
Punjab
Sd/Environmental Engineer (CSA)
Endst. No. CSA/03/21st Meet/
Dated
A copy of the above is forwarded to the Administrative Officer, Punjab
Pollution Control Board, Head Office, Patiala for information and necessary action.
Sd/Environmental Engineer (CSA)
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Punjab Pollution Control Board, Nabha Road, Patiala.
BOARD ORDER
No. EE-1/Gen.-1/F.No.Gen-214/F-2
Dated 31.08.2000
In partial modification of the Board notification No. EE-1/Gen-1/F.No. Gen-214/F-178/2
dated 28.4.1998.
Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala in its 107th meeting held on
07.07.2000 has decided to exempt 32 additional types of tiny/small scale industries in
addition to 63 types of tiny small scale industries already exempted by the Board vide
above referred notification. Accordingly, 95 industries under tiny/small scale sector as
per Annexure-I are exempted from obtaining consent of the Board under the provisions
of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989,
subject to the respective industry satisfying the following conditions:
1.
That the industry is established/being established in the State demarcated
Industrial Estates/Zones classified by the State authorities viz PSIEC, Department
of Industries, PUDA, Chief Town Planner under draft master plan or any other
authority appointed under the statute of the State for the development of
industrial experts and shall not be applicable to the category of industries
established/being established in predominantly residential areas and approved
residential areas.
2.
That the investment of the industry is not more than Rs. 25 lacs on plant and
machinery.
3.
That there will not be any discharge of trade effluent from the industry into
stream or well or sewer or onto land or/and that the industry will not discharge
any air pollution including noise into the atmosphere.
4.
That the industry will not discharge any toxic/hazardous wastes and will not
handle any toxic/hazardous chemical.
In case the industry is found to create conditions that generate any type of pollution or if, there is any objection from the
surrounding community and if on verification, it is found that such objection has some substance, the Board shall be free
to take legal action under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution)Act, 1981 or Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as considered appropriate.
Sd/Chairman
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Endst. No. 3209-3284
Dated: 11.9.2000
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and
necessary action:
1.
The Senior Environmental Engineer-I/II/III/IV, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
2.
The
Environmental
Engineer-I/II/III/IV/V/CMC/EPS/CSA/General,
Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
3.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office,
Patiala/LudhianaI/II/Amritsar/Jalandhar/Gurdaspur/Bathida/Faridkot/Hoshiarpur/ Sangrur and
Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
4.
All Assistant Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board.
Punjab
Sd/[ Malvinder Singh ]
Senior Environmental EngineerII
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Annexure
List of industries exempted from obtaining NOC/Consent of the Punjab Pollution
Control Board.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
Fabrication units connected with animal drawn vehicles, trailers without any heat
treatment, furnace use i.e. with no emissions.
Block making, Printing, Offset Printing.
Black Smithy Shop.
Drawing, Surveying and Scientific instrument making with no wet process.
Weighing machines with no wet process.
Carpentry & furniture units without Seasoning.
Brush making units with fibre/plastic wire.
Musical instrument with no wet process.
Crown cork making units.
Paper Pins, 'U' Clips, pen Holders, pen & paper products without wet process.
Household appliances and kitchen equipment, without wet process.
Sports Goods without leather tanning & other wet process.
All types of toys & Doll making electrical without wet process.
Umbrellas, Raincoats, Tarpaullins without wet process.
Electrical Switches, accessories making and Panel Board without wet process.
Finished leather goods, conversion of finished without wet process.
Aggarbatti and cosmetic products manufactured by blending (Dry Process).
Floor Polish, Nail Polish, Tooth Powder, Hair Oil, Shampoo and Tooth Paste with
blending only.
Candle manufacture.
Atta Chakki and Millet grinding.
Biscuits, Pastries, Cakes, Confectionery, Bread, Bakery upto 100 kg/day.
Wooden and corrugated Crates and Boxes.
Garments manufacturing without wet process.
Gold/Silver smithy shops with no water or chemical use.
Small restaurants, coffee/Tea shops and Snack Bars.
Oil extraction by kohlus or expellors without Boiler.
DPC coating of copper and aluminium were without any wet process.
Chewing Tobacco.
Bio-gas.
Book Binding.
Optical Frames and glasses without wet process.
Welding Electrodes.
Electrical/electronics testing and measuring instruments without wet process.
Audio, Video and consumer electronic equipment assembly only.
Telecommunication equipment without wet process.
Electronic Components without use of chemicals.
Medical & Surgical Instruments and equipments without wet process.
Computer, Computer peripherals and Computer Software.
Lathe and Welding sets (only electrical) without casting.
Engineering good mfg. Units without wet process.
Engineering Workshops, Machine Shop, Press Shop, Sheet Metal fabrications
including steel furniture rolling shutters grinding, fabrication (without foundry,
pickling, electroplating, galvanizing and without any discharge of water/oil).
Motor and Pump Making without foundry and wet process.
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43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
Mfg. of Transformers without poly chlorinated Hydrocarbon.
General Wire Industries like wire drawing, barbed wire, Chain links, making units
without wet process.
Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Brass Vessel marking units having only process, spinning
without use of buffing, polishing and pickling, washing, Hot/Cold rolling annealing
furnace and anodizing processes.
Air conditioners, Room Coolers, water Coolers & heaters without, wet process.
Tyre rethreading (only cold processing).
Automobile Repair Workshop.
Automobile Body building without wet process.
Handlooms without wet process.
Handicraft.
Belt Fastner units without wet process.
Mosaic tiles, cement pipes. Spun pipes manufacturing units.
Paper Products without wet process.
Sericulture units.
Nut cracking & roasting.
Bindi making units.
Manufacture of Steel trunks/boxes/drums/Shutters.
Carpet weaving.
Cotton quilt and mattresses making.
Fish Ponds.
Tea Grading and packing.
Dry Grinding of spices.
Knitting cloth/Fabrics (Small Scale) Dry process.
Embroidery.
Powerloom Weaving (Small Scale) Dry process.
Spinning (Small Scale) Dry process.
Mushroom cultivation under controlled conditions/temperature.
Seed Processing Units/hybrid Seeds- Mechanized process.
Green House/Floriculture under Mechanized process under controlled temperature.
Bee keeping.
Dairy farming (Rural Area focal points periphery of ½ K.M)
Plastic Niwar from monofilament yarn.
Typing Centre/Xeroxing.
Weigh Bridge.
STD Booth/cable T.V Net Work/EPBAX.
Packing of Agricultural/Forest Produce under controlled Temperature(Mechanised
Process).
Manufacture of Cement Blocks/Jallies etc.
Polythene Bags from Monofilament Sheets/polythene sheets.
Beauty Parlour.
Hand Tools without casting.
Cotton Belts and Tapes/Cotton Nilwar etc.
Cotton socks-knitting.
Zip Fasteners.
Orthopedic equipment's without casting/wet process.
Mechanical clock/watches etc.
Non-conventional Energy items.
Solar Energy Panel makings.
Preparation of Photo identify card by using video camera-laser printing.
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90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
Packing and Processing of items using Mechanized Process.
Marketing/Industrial Consultancy/Advertising Agencies.
Tailoring Shop as SSSBI.
R.C.C Bricks.
Assembling of Door closer and Rings.
Cotton cloth Knitting.
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Punjab Pollution Control Board, Nabha Road, Patiala.
Office Order No. 02
Date: 16/9/2002
OFFICE ORDER
Subject:
Amendment in the exemption from obtaining Consent to Establish
(NOC) Consent to Operate an industrial plant under the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, '1974 and the Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The Board, in its 115th meeting held on 2.8.2002, decided to amend condition
No. 1 approved by the Board in its 107 th meeting held on 7.7.2000 for exemption of 95 types of
industries under tiny / small scale sector from obtaining consent of the Board under the
provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 and Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, accordingly,
in superceeding the condition No. 1 of the Board's Office Order No. EE-I/Gen-1/F.no. Gen-214/F2
dated 31.8.2000 which will, now, be read as:
"That the industry is established / being established in the demarcated industrial
Estates / Zones classified by the State Authorities viz PSIEC, Department of
Industries, PUDA, CTP under draft Master Plan or in mixed category area or
predominantly industrial areas within Municipal limit of a Town / City after
classification of the area by CTP / STP / DTP."
All other conditions remains the same.
Sd/Chairman
Endst. Office Order no. GPC/EE-II/2002/Gen.214/6739-99
Dated 16/9/2002
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:1.
The Sr. Environmental Engineer-I/II/III/IV, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala
2.
The Sr. Scientific Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
3.
The Environmental Engineer, Consent Management Cell-I/II/III/IV/V/CSA/ MSW/BMW/ General-I/II, Punjab
Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
4.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Amritsar/ Jalandhar/ LudhianaI/II/Patiala / Bathinda / Faridkot / Hoshiarpur / Batala / Sangrur & Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
5.
The Deputy Sectary (P&G), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
6.
The Administrative Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
7.
All Asstt. Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
Sd/Senior Environmental Engineer-II
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Punjab Pollution Control Board, Nabha Road, Patiala.
OFFICE ORDER
Office Order No.
Dated :
The Punjab Pollution Control Board in its 111th meeting held on
9.7.2001 vide item No. 111.03 decided that existing industries may be permitted an
extension in power load up to 25% of the sanctioned load for the purpose of
modernization/expansion based on the affidavit as follows:
"That there will be no addition of plant and machinery generating
pollution load. Consequent upon the increase in power load upto
25% of the existing load at the same location there will be no
increase in pollution load either on modernization or by expansion."
The above relaxation is extended subject to the following:1.
That there will no addition of plant and machinery generating pollution load.
2.
That there will be no increase in pollution load either on modernization or by
expansion.
3.
That the industry must have either valid consent of the Board or should have
applied for the consent of the Board.
4.
That the industry shall deposit the requisite 'Consent to Establish' application
fee as applicable for expansion modernisation project.
5.
That this facility will not be extended to the industries established in
Approved Residential Areas Approved Town Planning Schemes etc.
6.
That this relaxation is applicable only for modernization/expansion of the
industry restricted as one time benefit only and that the industry shall submit
details of plant and machinery to be installed to Punjab Pollution Control
Board with tentative / estimated load factor.
Sd/Chairman
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Endst. No. 3001-3100
Dated 10/8/2001
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
The Sr. Environmental Engineer- I/II/III/IV, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
The Senior Scientific Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Head Office,
Patiala.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Consent
Management Cell-I/II/III/IV/V/CSA/MSW/General-I/II, Head Office, Patiala.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Zoning Atlas,
Ludhiana.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office,
Patiala / Ludhiana - I / II / Amritsar / Jalandhar / Gurdaspur / Bathinda /
Faridkot / Hoshiarpur / Sangrur and Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
The Deputy Secretary (P&G), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
The Administrative Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
The Deputy Controller (F&A), Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
All Assistant Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
All Industrial Association in Punjab.
Sd/Environmental Engineer-II
(GPC)
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-16
PUNJAB
POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
VATAVARAN BHAWAN,PATIALA
Tel. Fax : 0175-215793, 215802 PBX : 200282, 200557 Extn. 245
E:mail : ppcb@chl.vsnl.net.in
No. 5558-68
To
FAX: 0175-215636
Web: http:// www.ppcb.gov.in
Dated 24/7/2002
The Environmental Engineer,
Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Regional Office, Patiala/Ludhiana-I/II/Hoshiarpur/Gurdaspur/
Bathinda/Jalandhar/Sangrur/Faridkot/Amritsar/Nodal Office, Chandigarh.
Subject:
Implementation of the office order No. 2 dtd. 10/8/2001, regarding
extension in power load upto 25% of the sanctioned load for the
purposes of expansion / Modernization.
It is intimated that all the Regional Offices of the Board are implementing the
subject cited office order in its own manner / style, which created problem.
Keeping in view, the Board has decided that all Regional Offices in respect of
implementation of subject cited office order will ask the industry to file the application for
one time clearance for expansion in power load upto 25% of sanctioned load alongwith an
affidavit & to complete all the six conditions laid in the said office order. The Competent
Authority (as the case may be) will issue clearance certificate. It is made clear that in case of
any deviation from the above, it will be the sole responsibility of the concerned regional
office / official. The sample performa of clearance Certificate is on the reverse of this letter.
Sd/Senior Environmental Engineer-II
Endst. No. 5569-5624
Dated 24/7/2002
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Senior Environmental Engineer- I/II/III/IV, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
The Environmental Engineer-I/II/III/IV/V/(CMC)Gen.-I/II, Punjab Pollution Control
Board, Patiala.
All Assistant Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board.
All Junior Environmental Engineers, Punjab Pollution Control Board.
Sh. Surinder Singh, AEE.
Sd/Senior Environmental Engineer-II
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure-17
PUNJAB POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Vatavaran Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala.
No. GPC/Gen/F.No.434/2005/173
Dated 7.3.2005
OFFICE ORDER
Ludhiana is an industrial hub of State of Punjab and there are approximately more
than, 20,000 nos. of industries operating in the city of Ludhiana. Out of which 200
nos. are large and medium scale industries, 2500 nos. are small scale industries of
red category and approximately more than 17,500 nos. of industries are of green
category. So more than 80% of total industries operating in Ludhiana are small scale
tiny units of Green category mainly engaged in manufacturing Hosiery Garments,
Machining of sewing machine parts, cycle parts auto parts, hand tools etc.
Punjab Pollution Control Board has mainly laid stress in pollution control in red
category of industries. The Board has laid down the policy for red category of
industries operating in non-designated area and as per the policy, the industries are
required to be shifted to designated area. The time period has been extended in the
past few years and recently the time period has been extended by the Board upto
30.6.2005. The main motive behind the policy of the Board in not to allow the
establishment of any new industry or allow expansion of any type in existing
industries operating in non-designated area of five highly polluting towns of the
State of Punjab, Ludhiana city is one of them. The main stress of the Board was on
red category of industries but the policy was implemented in totality in all type of
industries, which included Green Category of industries also.
The Board has been receiving large number of representative from
various Industrial Associations of Ludhiana and also from the office of Chairman, PSEB
to allow extension in electric connection to existing Green category of Industries in
Ludhiana.
The process involved in existing Hosiery units are knitting on flat knit
machine and stitching of garments. The trade in the International market has been
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opened to all. The hosiery units in particular when go in for modernization/expansion,
has to purchase computerized knitting machinery which cost them 1 crore to 5 crore of
investment in plant and machinery and also required enhancement of electric connection
to operate these machinery so that they can compete the product manufactured at
international level. Further due to the addition of such type of computerized knitting
machine there is neither any increase in pollution load of water or air.
A letter has been received from PSEB vide which is it has been intimated
that a large number of green category industries are operating particularly in Ludhiana
in non-designated area but predominantly residential area, the industries are operating
in over load thus causing revenue loss to PSEB. The PSEB has requested to release one
time 100% load to such industries with certain conditions, which will not cause any
increase in pollution load.
The Board vide its notification no.178/98/1 dated 20.1.1998 decided the
marginally polluting industries as per Schedule-I which cater to the daily need of the
community shall be permitted to be sent up within commercial and other than
residential area of the town after obtaining consent to establish from the Punjab
Pollution Control Board under green category and in municipal areas other than
residential and commercial, consent to establish will be granted on merit after assessing
the suitability in each individual case. Though the Board in pressurizing to shift the
industries from the residential area, however, till date there is no such concrete policy to
shift the existing industries from the non-designated area to designated area. The main
green category industry in Ludhiana is relating to hosiery goods manufacturing. Due to
modernization to improve the quality of the product the latest machinery is being
installed and for which additional electric load is required. With this modernization or
increase in production there will be no increase in pollution load.
In view of the above, it has now been decided that the existing Green
category of Industries located in non-designated areas may be permitted an extension in
power load upto 100% of their existing available sanctioned load for the purpose of
modernization/expansion/regularization of over load subject to the following conditions:1.
The industry will submit an affidavit that there will be no additional of plant
and machinery generated pollution load consequent upon the increase in
power load upto 100% of the existing sanctioned load at the same located
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and there will be no increase or additional in pollution load either on
modernization or by expansion.
2.
That the industry must have either valid consent to operate of the Board or
should have applied for the consent to operate of the Board for the existing
unit.
3.
That the industry shall apply for the ‘consent to establish’ on simplified Green
category prescribed proforma and shall deposit the requisite consent to
establish fee as applicable for the expansion/modernization of the project
irrespective of cost. The industry shall submit details of plant and machinery
to be installed with tentative extension in electric load.
4.
That this facility will be extended to the existing green category of industries
operating in non-designated area.
5.
That this relaxation in applicable only for modernization/expansion of the
industry restricted as one time benefit only.
6.
That this facility will not be extended for the establishment of new green
category of industries in non-designated area.
7.
This benefit of power load extension would be extended to small scale units
only and subject to the notification of Govt. of India no.477 (E) dated
25.7.1991.
8.
The industry shall shift its premises to designated area as and when the
Govt. formulates the policy of shifting of industries in future.
9.
The NOC shall not be any ground for not shifting the industry to the
designated area as and when Govt. frames the policy of shifting of industries.
These orders shall come into effect immediately.
Sd/(Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa)
MLA,
Chairman
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No.GPC/Gen/F.No.434/2005/5551-73
Dated: 7.3.2005
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information & necessary action.
The Senior Environmental Engineer (EPA), Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Patiala.
2.
The Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Zonal Office,
Jalandhar/Patiala/Ludhiana.
3.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office,
Patiala/Ludhiana-I / II / III / Jalandhar /Amritsar/ Hoshiarpur / Batala / Sangrur /
Bathinda / Faridkot & Nodal Office, Mohali.
4.
The Environmental Engineer, P/J/L/HWM/EPA/HQ/CSA, Punjab Pollution Control
Board, Patiala.
1.
Sd/for Member Secretary
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Annexure-18
PUNJAB POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Vatavaran Bhawan, Nabha Road, Patiala.
OFFICE ORDER
No.21
Dated 12.6.2003
In partial modification to Board’s Office order no.1 date 23.5.2001
following procedure shall be followed for dealing with the consent to establish
application of various industries.
GREEN CATEGORY
1.
The application for consent to establish an industries plant be scrutinized on
the same day and scrutiny performa be handed over to the bearer of the
application, if delivered by hand, or sent by post on the same day.
2.
The feasibility report submitted by the industry to contain pollution within the
prescribed standards be scrutinized within 5 days.
3.
The site/industries be visited within 5 days form the date of receipt of the
application and observations if any including the discrepancies in the design
shall be intimated to the industry within 7 days from the date of receipt of
the application in form shape of show cause notice.
4.
Application be decided within 15 days from the date of receipt.
RED CATEGORY
1.
The applications for consent to establish and industrial plant be scrutinized
on the same day and scrutiny performa be handed over to the bearer of the
application, if delivered by hand, or sent by post on the same day.
2.
The feasibility report submitted by the industry to contain pollution within the
prescribed limits shall be scrutinized within 5 days.
3.
The site of the industry be visited within 5 days from the date of receipt of
the application.
4.
Complete case be forwarded to the Senior Environmental Engineer within 7
days from the date of receipt of the application.
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5.
Senior Environmental Engineer will issue of show cause notice, if any, needed
within 3 days from the date of receipt of the application. The show cause
notice must contain all the observations including discrepancies in the
feasibility report.
6.
Application of the unit falling in the small scale category/competency of the
Senior Environmental Engineer, must be decided within the time period
prescribed.
7.
In case of the consent to establish application falls within the competency of
the HO complete case may be sent to the HO within 10 days of the date of
receipt of the application in the Regional Office. Such complete cases must
contain
the
recommendations
of
the
Regional
Office
and
Senior
Environmental Engineer including discrepancies in the feasibility report
submitted by the industry to contain pollution shall be handed over to the
concerned Environmental Engineer in the HO directly. He shall be responsible
to get it diaried and get it decided form the competent authority. In case of
show cause notice has to be issued, the same should be issued within 10
days of the date of receipt of the application in the Regional Office,
otherwise, such cases shall be finalized within the stipulated period of one
month from the date of its receipt in the Regional Office.
The existing procedure of sending the status of NOC application received
by the Regional Office to the Head Office will remain the same.
Any deviation from the above said instructions shall be viewed seriously.
Sd/Chairman
Endst. No.1325-91
Dated :12.6.2003
A copy of the above is forwarded to the following for information & necessary action.
1.
2.
3.
4.
The Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board., Patiala.
The Senior Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Zonal Office,
Jalandhar/Patiala/ Ludhiana.
The Senior Scientific Officer/ Scientific Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board,
Head Office, Patiala.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, P/J/L/GPCI/II/EPA/HWM/EPS/, Patiala
Updated as on 30.6.2013
5.
6.
7.
The Environmental Engineer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Regional Office,
Patiala/Ludhiana-I / II / III / Jalandhar /Amritsar/ Hoshiarpur / Batala / Sangrur /
Bathinda / Faridkot & Nodal Office, Mohali.
All Asstt. Environmental Engineer of the Board.
The Asstt Admn Officer, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Patiala.
Sd/Environmental Engineer (GPC-II)
Updated as on 30.6.2013
Annexure -19
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIORNMENT
AND NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
ORDER
Whereas it is necessary and expedient to take immediate steps under
section 5 & 7 of Environment(Protection)Act, 1986 and rules framed there under
to maintain ecological balance in the State to prevent environmental degradation
and to avoid traffic and human health hazard.
And whereas Rice Shellers and Saila Plants in the State of Punjab have
been causing grave air pollution and causing hazard to traffic and human health,
and Appellate Authority constituted by the State Government under the provisions
of Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution)Act, 1974 and Air(Prevention &
Control of Pollution)Act, 1981 while considering the appeals of five rice mills
established in violation to the siting guidelines, issued an order directing the
Board to review the siting criteria.
And whereas to abate air pollution created by the Rice sheller and Saila
Plant units, Punjab Pollution Control Board has recommended siting guidelines,
emission standards and code of practices to be followed in respect of these units
in the State of Punjab.
Now, therefore, in supersession of orders issued vide endst. No.
10/48/2004/STE-4/1692-1708, dated 2.6.2005 and No. 10/48/2004/STE-4/250420, dated 23.6.2006 and in exercise of powers conferred under section 5 of
Environment(Protection)Act., 1986 read with Government of India, Ministry of
Environment and Forest, Department of Environment, Forests and wild life
Notification No. S.O. 289(E) dated the 14th April 1988 and in pursuance of the
provisions of section 7 of the said Act and Rule 4 of the of
Environment(Protection)Act., 1986 the Governor of Punjab, is pleased to issue
following revised siting guidelines for the New Rice shellers and Saila Plants in
the State as under:-
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A)
New Rice Shellers and saila plants in the State of Punjab should be
located at :i)
In Focal Point and in designated Industrial Land use Zones,
ii) In rural zone of Master Plan (Statutory /Non-Statutory), rural zone
of Local Planning Area and in the agriculture land outside the rural
zone of Master Plan and Local Planning Area but shall be at a
distance of 500 meters from urbanisable limits of Master Plan and
2 Kms. from Local Body limits where the master plan are yet to be
prepared.
iii) 500 meters away from the bye-pass, National Highway, State
Highway and Scheduled Road.
[Point No.(i) to (ii) to be certified by D.T.P.]
iv) 500 meters away from the village Lal Dora/Phirni, Wild Life
Sanctuary, Zoo, residential area*, educational institution,
historical, religious places and protected monuments.
* The residential areas means the area under a scheme notified
by Punjab Urban Planning & Development Authority
(PUDA), Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council,
Improvement Trust or ay other authority/agency in the State.
(Point No. (iv) to be certified by Revenue Authority)
v)
Punjab Pollution Control Board will ask for certificate from
the District Town Planner/Revenue authorities within 15 days
failing which Board will be at liberty to issue NOC and the rice
millers will not have to approach the concerned authorities for
obtaining the requisite certificate. The requisite fee to be
charged by the Town & Country Planning Department will be
deposited by the industry as a separate Bank Draft alongwith
NOC fee of Punjab Pollution Control Board with the Board and
Punjab Pollution Control Board will forward the fee of
Planning Department to the DTP with the request to
report/comment regarding issues contained in A (i to iii) as
mentioned above, within 15 days failing which Board will be at
liberty to issue NOC.
vi)
All the rice Mils located outside the Municipal limits of towns
and cities and in the designated areas within the cities
established with NOC of Punjab Pollution Control Board will
be allowed to expand (only dry process i.e. no generation of
trade effluent)/modernize within their existing premises, if
pollution load of existing unit has been effectively taken care
of by the industry and no specific approval of District Town
Planner will be required.
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NOTE :
(i) No new sheller shall be allowed between interaction of the
municipal committees having distance less than 2
kilometers.
(ii) Right of the way will be accepted as per revenue records
and minimum width of 15 ft. to 16 ft. of passage may be
provided for easy transportation instead of 22 ft.
(iii)The parking will be provided within the site.
(iv) All distances shall be measured from right of the way upto
pollution control device chimney.
(v) All these siting criteria specified above will be applicable
in toto and not in piece meal.
B) Emission Standards.
Emission Standards for Rice Shellers & Saila Plants in the State of Punjab will
be applicable as under:a)
Emission standards
SPM (mg/Nm3)
750*
b)
Inside the building
SPM ( µg/Nm3)
TLV of air **
NOTE:
The existing units not meeting with the prescribed siting guidelines will meet
stack emission standards of SPM 500 mg/Nm3
** To be controlled by Director of Factories.
*
C) Code of Practices:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the
recommendations of Director of Factories.
All the processing sheds be covered and have minimum ventilation as per the
recommendations of Director of Factories except ventilation as per (i) above.
The industry should provide proper rice husk /husk ash storage facilities inside 'the
factory premises and the height of wall around the husk discharge point/ash
storage area should be 10 ft. high.
The industry should plant thick plantation of spreading crown varieties of evergreen
trees all along the boundary wall of the shellers/Saila plants.
All dust emitting points should be properly hooded and dust extracted to a common
point. At this exhaust point, dust coming here will be passed through a dust
control system and air will be emitted through a stack of height 3 meters above
the roof of the building.
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vi)
The industry shall not be located in High Tension Transmission Zone of Punjab
State Electricity Board.
Dated the Chandigarh.
The, 11th September 2006.
ROMILA DUBEY
Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Science, Technology, Environment
and Non-Conventional Energy.
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New Policy of the Punjab Pollution Control Board 2013
Policy of Punjab Pollution Control Board regarding
Consent Management/Authorization
After the enactment of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Punjab Pollution
Control Board had framed policies / guidelines for consent management from
time to time as per the prevailing situations. Lastly, the Punjab Pollution Control
Board vide office order no. 4 dated 17/2/2010 has framed a comprehensive
policy for consent management so as to streamline the procedure for grant of
various statutory clearances viz-a-viz hassle free clearance to the entrepreneurs
to encourage industrial growth in the State. In order to have a sustainable
industrial growth in the State of Punjab, it was felt to review the policy/
guidelines of the State. Furthermore, the State of Punjab is in the process of
implementing the administrative reforms so as to achieve sustainable
development of the State.
Consent management Models of various State
Pollution Control Boards such as Tamilnadu, Gujarat and Haryana studied in
detail. The revised policy / consent management for grant of various statutory
clearances under the Pollution Control Laws, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
and Rules framed thereunder, is encapsulated below:
A.
Categorization of industries
PPCB has categorized all existing as well as new industries into three
categories namely Red, Orange and Green keeping in view their
pollution
potential.
List
of
these
categories
is
attached
as
Annexure-1, 2 & 3.
However, if any additional category of industry is left out of the above
scheme, then a Committee comprising of Senior Environmental Engineer
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(HQ-2), Senior Scientific Officer and Environmental Engineer (HO) will
decide the said category of industry as per its pollution potential.
B.
Consent to establish
No industrial plant, activity, operation, process, any construction project
including New Township, Industrial Township, Settlement Colonies,
Commercial
Complexes,
Hotel
Complexes,
Hospitals
and
Office
Complexes, Industrial Estates/Industrial Area can be established or
expansion of any existing industry/project can be carried out in the State
of Punjab except the industries exempted from consent management of
the Board, without obtaining 'consent to establish' under the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981. All the prospective entrepreneurs, who intend to
establish such projects as above are required to obtain consent to
establish of the Board u/s 25 of the Water act, 1974 and u/s 21 of the Air
Act, 1981.
The PPCB has evolved a common application form for
large, medium and small scale industries for consent management
and authorization, though the consent/ authorization would be
granted separately, which is available on the website of the Punjab
Pollution Control Board i.e. www.ppcb.gov.in The application to be filed by
the entrepreneur for ‘consent to establish’ shall be accompanied with
requisite documents, which are given as per Annexure-4 alongwith fee
prescribed by the Board, which is given as per Annexure-5.
The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is accepting application
for consent management/ authorization of all large, medium and
small scale of industries for obtaining consent to establish (NOC)/
operate in the State thorough ‘Online Consent Management and
Monitoring System.’ However, small scale industries will have the
option to submit the hard copy as well.
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Since the PPCB endeavours to become fully paperless, it does not
encourage the industries to submit offline consent application.
However, for the purpose of record, the Board accepts
one hard
copy of the application alongwith required documents duly signed by
the authorized signatory.
PPCB has adopted payment gateway system for all charges payable
to it with effect from 1.4.2013.
The Punjab Pollution Control Board will decide the applications for consent
to establish (NOC) of all industries to be set up in designated/
approved areas such as Industrial Area/ Industrial Estate/ Industrial
Focal Point/ approved Industrial Park/ Industrial Zone of the Master
Plan. However, the site clearance u/s 41 (A) of the Factories Act,
1948 will not be necessary for grant of consent to establish / operate/
authorization by the Board.
A copy of the NOC granted to the entrepreneur by the Board will be
endorsed to the Deptt. of Factories, Punjab. Also, a condition will be
imposed in the said ‘consent to establish’ to the effect that the
entrepreneur / industry shall obtain necessary statutory permissions /
clearances from all other concerned departments. Accordingly, the letter
no. CSA/04/P-48/7084-98 dated 22.06.2006 (Annexure-6) of the Board
stands omitted. However, Press Note 17 (1984 series) relating to site
clearance from environmental angle for the industries will remain
operative.
For industries to be set up in areas other than the area such as
designated / approved areas such as Industrial Area / Industrial
Estate/ Industrial Focal Point / approved Industrial Park / Industrial
Zone of the Master Plan, site clearance u/s 41 of the Factories Act,
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1948 will be necessary before grant of consent to establish/
authorization by the Board.
In cases, where an industrial plot is allotted by any of the agencies
of the Government/ statutory bodies or by a project developer whose
project
of
industrial
park
has
been
approved
by
the
State
Government, certificate of allotment/ sale of plot by such an agency
will be considered for grant of consent to establish (NOC)/
authorization by the Board.
The PPCB will continue to grant consent to establish to any category
of
industries,
which
are
permissible
in
the
mixed
land
use
areas/zones as per by-laws of the notified Master Plan / draft master
plan. The Officers of the Board shall check the permissibility of
establishment of such industry in the mixed land use from the bye laws of the Master Plan.
In cases, where the site of the project is located in the area other
than areas such as designated/ approved areas such as Industrial
Area/ Industrial Estate/ Industrial Focal Point/ approved Industrial
Park / Industrial Zone of the Master Plan, certificate of its
location/situation from the nearest village lal lakir/ phirni/ MC limits
from the Revenue Authorities such as
Deputy Commissioner/
Additional Deputy Commissioner or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate
would be required for grant of consent to establish (NOC)/
authorization by the Board.
PPCB will grant NOC to new industries of all categories, which are
proposed to be located in the designated Industrial zones/areas of
the notified/draft Master Plan on the basis of undertaking submitted
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by the entrepreneur to the effect that the proposed site of the
project/industry is located in the designated Industrial zone/area o f
the notified Master Plan or draft Master Plan in which the
establishment
of
such
industry/project
is
permissible.
The
undertaking to be submitted by the entrepreneur should clearly
indicate the revenue entries i.e Hadbast Number, khewat / khatauni
number and Khasra numbers. A copy of the said NOC alongwith
undertaking and location plan of the industry clearly indicating the
category of industry (red/orange/green) would be sent by the
concerned Senior Environmental Engineer/ Environmental Engineer
to the concerned District Town Planner of the Department of Town &
Country Planning, Punjab / Local Body / Development Authority (also
an intimation in this regard will be sent through e-mail) with the
request
to
intimate
the
applicant
(project
proponent)
under
intimation to the Punjab Pollution Control Board within 15 days, if
the said authority has any objection to the location of the project at
proposed site. In the said endorsement, it would be mentioned that
in case no reply is received from the aforesaid Authority within 15
days, then, it would be presumed that the proposed site is suitable
for the project from the point of view of above referred Competent
Authority. However, in case of any objection to the location of the
project by the above referred Competent Authority or if any of the
undertakings or documents are found wrong, the NOC granted to the
project would be deemed to have been cancelled and the Board
would not be responsible for the cost incurred by the project
proponent on the basis of the said NOC. In addition, a condition
would be imposed to the effect that in case any change/ amendment
in the draft Master Plan are required, then the continuance of the
project would be subject to such changes / amendments in the draft
Master Plan by the Competent Authority.
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As per Office Memorandum dated 21.11.2006 of the Ministry of
Environment and Forests, there is no link of consent to establish
(NOC) of the new industries/ projects/ activities to be granted by the
Board under the Water Act,1974 and Air Act, 1981 with the
environmental clearance under EIA Notification No. 1533 (E) dated
14.9.2006.
The feasibility report to be submitted along-with the application for NOC
shall be prepared by a consultant having acquired at least Bachelor’s
Degree/AMIE in Environmental Engineering/ Chemical Engineering/Civil
Engineering from a recognized Institution/University or from the institution
having degree courses in Environment / Chemical/Civil Engineering field.
Besides the above, Charted Engineers to be approved by the Board will
also be competent to prepare a feasibility report. Such consultant/Charted
Engineer/Institution will append an undertaking to such an effect with the
feasibility report relating to the above mentioned qualification.
C.
Revalidation of Consent to establish (N.O.C)
Every entrepreneur is expected to complete the construction of industrial
unit/ project and the installation of the pollution control equipments within
the validity period of the N.O.C. But in case the industry/ project promoter
fails to implement the project within the validity period of the N.O.C, then,
the industry/project promoter will be required to get the NOC revalidated.
For this purpose, the industry is required to submit the progress made
regarding the installation of Pollution control devices viz-a-viz main project
to the concerned Regional Office of the Board. Such request shall be
acceded to only if the progress made by the industry regarding installation
of pollution control devices is commensurate with the main project both in
physical as well as financial terms. For extension in the validity of NOC for
a further period of one year/part of year, the industry/project promoter
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shall be required to pay 50% of the normal fee applicable for one year.
The fee will be charged on yearly basis and for a fraction of the year, the
consent fee will be charged for full year. For extension in the validity of
NOC, the industry/project promoter shall apply on the prescribed
proforma.
The validity of ‘consent to establish’ (NOC) can not be extended beyond
five years from the date of issuance of the same, in any case. In case, any
industry/project promoter applies for extension in the validity of NOC
beyond the period of 5 years, then, such industry/project promoter must
be asked to apply afresh for NOC from pollution angle and the same will
be dealt/processed/decided as per the policies/guidelines prevailing at
that time.
D.
Consent to operate to new units/projects/activities

Before putting into operation any industrial plant /project/ activity,
the entrepreneur is required to obtain consent of the Board to
operate an outlet u/s 25 of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and to operate an industrial plant u/s 21 of the
Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The Punjab
Pollution Control Board has prescribed a composite proforma for
obtaining consent to operate of the Board for all category of
industries/projects, which is available on the website of the Punjab
Pollution Control Board i.e.www.ppcb.gov.in. The entrepreneurs
shall file a Composite Application Form for obtaining consent to
operate u/s 25/26 of the Water Act, 1974 & u/s 21 of the Air Act,
1981 and authorization under rule 5 of the Hazardous Wastes
(Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.
On the said application, separate consents and authorization will be
issued by the Competent Authority. The application to be filed by
the entrepreneur for consent to operate shall be accompanied with
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the requisite documents, which are given in Annexure-7 and fee
prescribed by the Board, which is given in Annexure-5.

In case any existing industry/project promoter expands its
industrial activities / modernize its industrial plant / make any
technological changes in the manufacturing process resulting into
increase in the air / water pollution load, the industry/ project
promoter is required to obtain varied consent under the provisions
of the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. The entrepreneur is also
required to file an application for renewal of the ‘consent to
operate’ after the expiry of the same. The requisite documents
required for renewal/varied consent and the prescribed consent fee
are given in Annexure-8 & 5, respectively.

The
Board
will
grant
consent
to
operate
to
all
the
industries/projects/establishments in the areas / zones, where such
industry/project/establishment is allowed to establish.

The project proponents / industries are required to submit a
building plan prepared and duly authenticated by the Director of
Factories/Chartered Architect/Chartered Engineer as may be
authorized to do so under the provisions of section 3-A of the
Punjab Factory Rules, 1952. List of Chartered Architects notified by
the Department of Factories is available on the website of
Department of Factories.

e-governance system for authorization/consent management has
been implemented by the Board and all requisite details will need
to be submitted by the applicant online and he will be able to
down-load the certificate of consent/ authorization of the Board
soon after the approval of the competent authority.
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
For the facilitation of industries, the Board will accept analysis
results
of
NABL
accredited
private
laboratories
for
the
purposes of grant of consent/ authorization.
E.
Clearance Certificate
Consent Certificate/ NOC/ Clearance Certificate to be granted by
PPCB will not be a pre-requisite for release of electric connection to
the industries by the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.
F.
Delegation of powers:
Sr. No.
1.
Description
SSI units
 Green Category

2.
Medium Scale units
 Green Category

3.
4.
Orange and Red Category
Orange and Red Category
Large Scale units
 Green and orange Category
Competency
Environmental Engineer
Senior
Engineer
Environmental
Senior
Engineer
Environmental
Chief
Engineer
Environmental
Chief
Engineer
Environmental

Red category industries having Member Secretary of the
total project cost upto Rs.15 Board
crores

Red category industries having Chairman of the Board
total project cost more than
Rs.15 crores
All Brick Kilns, Cupola Furnace and Environmental Engineer
Rice Shellers without parboiling plant/
steamed rice manufacturing units in
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small scale category
5.
Common Environmental Treatment Chairman of the Board
Facilities
like
CETP,
Integrated
Municipal Solid Management Facility,
Common TSDF, Common Bio-medical
Waste, Treatment and Disposal
Facility, STPs. Authorizations under
the
Municipal
Solid
Waste
(Management & Handling) Rules,
2000 and consent to operate to the
Municipal Corporation.
6.
Municipal Councils/ Local Authorities
etc.
Building Construction and Area
Development Projects
i) Projects having total
project cost upto Rs.10
crores
ii) Projects having total
project cost above Rs.10
crores, but upto Rs. 25
crores.
iii) Projects having total
project cost above Rs.25
crores, but upto Rs. 50
crores.
iv) Projects having total
project cost above Rs.50
crores.
7.
8.
9.
Hotels
i)
5 Star and above
ii)
4 Star
iii)
Upto 3 Star
iv)
Without
Star
restaurant,
inns,
banquet
halls,
palaces etc.
Authorization
under
Member Secretary of the
Board
Senior
Engineer
Environmental
Chief
Engineer
Environmental
Member Secretary of the
Board
Chairman of the Board
Chairman
Member Secretary
Chief
Environmental
hotels, Engineer
motels, Senior
Environmental
marriage Engineer
the
Bio-
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Medical Rule, 1998.
i)
Upto 50 beds HCEs and lab Environmental Engineer
and Blood Banks, Pathological
Lab, Veterinary Institutions/
Animal House etc.
ii)
More than 50 beds but upto Senior
Environmental
200 beds
Engineer/
Additional
Secretary
iii)
More than 200 beds but upto Chief
500 beds
Engineer
iv)
More than 500 beds
10.
(1) Authorization
under
HWMRules,2008
Environmental
Member Secretary
the Delegation of powers will be
same as for consent to
operate under the Water
Act, 1974 and Air Act,1981.
However, in this case the
Senior Scientific Officer will
exercise powers at par with
Senior Env. Engineer.
(2) Registration
for
importers Senior
under the HWM Rules,2008
Engineer
Environmental
(3) Registration as coprocessor for Chairman of the Board after
using hazardous waste as raw the recommendations of
material
Registration
Committee
constituted by the Board.
11.
Registration under the Plastic Rules
12.
e-Waste (Management & Handling)
Rules, 2011
Environmental Engineer
(A)
Registration/
Consent
to Chairman
establish/
operate
for
Integrated e-Waste Common
facility
(B)
Registration/
Consent
to Chairman
establish/
operate for Re-
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cycler/
dismantler/
furbishing/ Recovery unit
Re-
(C) Registration for Collection centers
13.
14.
Chairman
Permission
for
Incineration
for Concerned
Environmental
Narcotics/ drugs confiscated by the Engineer of the area in
police/ any other authority
which incinerator installed
after checking the surplus
capacity.
Court cases
(i)
specific industrial units
To
be
filed
by
the
competent
authority
as
prescribed under consent
management after vetting
by Law officer.
(ii)
specific industrial units in which
senior authority (Chairman/
Member Secretary) has been
impleaded as party
To
be
filed
by
the
competent
authority
as
prescribed under consent
management after approval
of the authority impleaded
as party.
(iii)
General cases/ policy decisions
To be filed by the concerned
Environmental Engineer in
whose area it falls, but with
the approval of Chairman of
the Board.
NOTE:

Comments relating to any industry/ project to be sent to any
department/ committee of the State Government will be sent by
the
concerned
Senior
Environmental
Engineer
/
Additional
Secretary/Senior Scientific Officer only after the approval of the
Chairman of the Board.

Notice/directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981
to large and medium scale red category
industries will be issued with the approval of Chairman of the
Board.
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
Notice / directions u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 to all categories of small scale units and
large/medium orange and green category of industries, will be
issued with the approval the Member Secretary of the Board but
personal hearing in these cases will be held at the level of Chief
Environmental Engineer.

Notice u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981 shall be signed by the concerned Environmental Engineer
of the Zonal Office on behalf of the approving authority.

The
directions
for
closure
/
restoration
of
the
industrial
units/projects u/s 33-A of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and u/s 31-A of the Air (Prevention & Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981 will be signed by the concerned Senior
Environmental Engineer, irrespective of its scale.

The MoEF vide notification No. S.O 23(E) dated 08.01.1997 has
delegated the powers vested in the Central Govt. u/s 5 of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to the Chairman of the State
Pollution Control Boards to issue directions to any industry or any
local or other authority for the violations of the standards and rules
relating to hazardous wastes notified under the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986. Furthermore, the MoEF vide notification No.
S.O 327(E) dated 10.04.2001 has delegated the powers vested in
the Central Govt. u/s 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
to the Chairman of the State Pollution Control Boards to issue
directions to any industry or any local or other authority for the
violations of the standards and rules relating to Bio-Medical Waste,
Hazardous Chemicals, Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Solid
Waste including Plastic Wastes notified under the Environment
(Protection)Act,1986.

Notice/Directions u/s 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
to all categories of industries will be issued with the approval of the
Chairman of the Board and the said directions will be signed by the
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concerned Senior Environmental Engineer/ Additional Secretary.
However,
the
notice
to
issue
directions
u/s
5
of
the
Environment(Protection)Act,1986 can be signed by the concerned
Senior
Environmental
Engineer/
Additional
Secretary/
Environmental Engineer/ Asstt. Environmental Engineer.
G.
Siting criteria

No new industry of any category shall be allowed in the approved
residential area of any town/city of the State of Punjab and no
red/orange category of industry shall be given consent to establish
within M.C. limits except in the designated industrial area/zone.

The PPCB will continue to grant consent to establish to any category of
industries, which are permissible in the mixed land use areas/zones as
per by-laws of the notified Master Plan / draft master plan.

All Red/Orange/Green category of industries, which are to be
established in the areas / Zone other than designated/approved areas
such
as
Industrial
Area/Industrial
Estate/Industrial
Focal
Point/Approved Industrial Park/Industrial Zone of the statutory/nonstatutory Master Plans, will be allowed to set up at a distance of 100m
outside the Municipal Council limits/ phirni of village/ designated
residential area /residential area comprising of 15 pucca houses by the
Competent Authority of the State. In such cases, certificate of its
location/situation from the nearest village lal lakir/ phirni/ MC
limits
from
the
Revenue
Authorities
such
as
Deputy
Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner or the SubDivisional Magistrate will be required for grant of consent to
establish (NOC)/ authorization by the Board.
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
The siting guidelines issued for establishment of rice shelling
units/parboiling
plants
issued
by
the
Government
of
Punjab,
Department of Science, Technology and Environment vide order No.
10/48/2004-STE(4)/4061-77 dated 13.09.2006 (Annexure-9); for
cement plants/brick klins issued by the PPCB vide it's Notification No.
Admn/A2/FNo.178/98/3 dated 02.09.1998 (Annexure-10); hot mix
plant
issued
by
the
PPCB
vide
it's
Notification
No.
Admn/A2/FNo.178/99/3 dated 26.04.1999 (Annexure-11) and stone
crushers issued by the Government of Punjab, Department of Science,
Technology and Environment vide notification No. 3/7/96-STE(5)/562
dated 17.03.1998 (Annexure-12) as may be amended from time to
time, will remain operative.

The siting guidelines issued by the Department of Forests and Wildlife
Preservation vide its Notification No. 26/218/08-Ft-5/4097 dated
05.06.2012 (Annexure-13) relating to distance of the industrial
units/projects from wildlife sanctuary/zoo will remain operative.

The guidelines for setting up of Construction projects (residential
colonies & commercial establishments like shopping malls and
multiplexes etc.) as prescribed by the Govt. of Punjab, Deptt. of
Science,
Technology
&
Environment
vide
notification
No.
3/6/07/STE(4)/2274 dated 25.7.2008 (Annexure-14) and as
amended
vide
notification
no.
3/6/07/STE
(4)/3768
dated
30.10.2009 (Annexure-15), will remain operative.

Office order no. 198 dated 21/11/1995 (Annexure-16) of the Board
stands omitted.

Siting criteria as mentioned in Office Order No. GPC/NIP/F.10/2010/4
dated 17.02.2010 (Annexure-17) of the Board stands omitted.

All the distances shall be measured from the nearest source of air
pollution upto the boundary of the project/establishments and in case
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of 15 pucca houses, upto the nearest house towards the source of air
pollution.
H.
Consent to operate to the existing industries

PPCB will continue to grant its consent to operate/ authorization
to all industries not having any hazardous process, existing and
operating in non-designated industrial areas prior to the date of
notification of Master Plan provided the industry complies with the
prescribed norms for the discharge of effluent/ emissions.

The project proponents/ industries will be required to submit a building
plan prepared and duly authenticated by the Director of Factories/
Chartered Architect/ Chartered Engineer as may be authorized to do so
under the provisions of section 3-A of the Punjab Factory Rules, 1952.
List of Chartered Architects notified by the Department of Factories is
available on the website of the Department of Factories.

e-governance system for its authorization/consent management has
been implemented by the Board and all requisite details will need to be
submitted by the applicant online and he would be able to down-load
the certificate of consent/ authorization of the Board soon after the
approval competent authority.

For the facilitation of industries, the Board will accept analysis
results of NABL accredited private laboratories for the purposes of
grant of consent/ authorization.
I.
Consent Fee:

Consent
to
establish/operate
fee
from
large/medium/small
scale
Red/Orange/ Green category of industries shall be charged as specified by
the Board vide office order No. Admn./SA-2/F.No.563/2009/6 dated
22/10/2009 (Annexure-5). The consent fee for the period 22/10/2009
upto the period for which the consent is to be granted, shall be charged
as per the said annexure.
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
The consent fee for the period 1/4/1992 to 9/10/1994 will be calculated
as per fee criteria given in Annexure-18. The consent fee for the period
10/10/1994 to 30/9/2004 will be calculated as per fee criteria given in
Annexure-19 and consent fee for the period 1/10/2004 to 21/10/2009
will be calculated as per fee criteria given in Annexure-20.

For clarification, illustrative examples as to how the consent to
establish/operate fee is to be calculated are given in Annexure 21, 22 &
23.
J.
Procedure for processing the cases for restoration of power
supply / release of Bank Guarantee/withdrawal of
directions.
 Temporary restoration shall be granted for a period of six month in the
first instance and samples will be collected with a minimum gap of 45
days and maximum gap of 55 days during the temporary restoration of six
months. Case for temporary restoration, grant of consent for temporary
period shall be approved by the competent authority on a case to case
basis as per competency. Thereafter, the case will be considered for
permanent restoration. Accordingly, Board's circular no. 14442 dated
26.01.1999 (Annexure-24) and no. 975-96 dated 9/3/2000 (Annexure25) as amended on 3/5/2001 (Annexure-26) relating to temporary
restoration of electricity shall remain in force with aforesaid amendment.
 The industries to whom notice/directions for closure have been/are to be
issued for violation of environmental statutes will be visited and inspected
by the Env. Engineer of the concerned Regional Office. However, the Env.
Engineer may get the assistance of any officer/official posted in the
Regional Office for conducting the visit. Therefore, the Office Order No.
144
dated
24.06.2009
(Annexure-27)
stands
operative
with
aforementioned amendments.
K.
Validity period of consent to establish / operate
(i)
Consent to establish
The validity period of consent to establish under the provisions of
the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 will be for one year.
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(ii)
Consent to Operate
All the industries will be granted consent to operate/ authorization
for a period of 5 years except in the case of industries falling in
green category, where the consent would be for a period of 10
years. However, the culminating period of consent to operate shall
be as under:
Sr.
No.
1
2
3
4
Scale and category of the
industry/project
Large & Medium-Red Category
SSI-Red category except brick
kilns
All scale orange category of
industries and brick kilns
All scale green category of
industries
Culminating period
31st March
30th June
30th September
31st December
After obtaining the consent of the Board, the industry will intimate
the concerned Regional Office of the Board that its ETP/ APCD has
stabilized and shall make a request to the said Office within 3
months to carryout performance study / sampling of pollution
control devices. If, the industry does not convey to the Board, then
it will be the responsibility of the Regional Office to visit the
industry for carrying out monitoring after 3 months but not later
than 6 months. In case, the industry is found violating the
conditions of consent, the industry would be liable for action under
the
provisions
of
the
environmental
laws
including
revocation/cancellation of consent granted to it.
L.
Frequency of visit / sampling
Frequency of visit / sampling of the units shall be in accordance with the
guidelines issued by the CPCB, a copy of which is enclosed herewith as
Annexure-28. However, out the said criteria, officers of the Board shall
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carry out atleast one visit to the units/projects as per scheme mentioned
below:
Sr. Category of industry
No
1. 17 category of highly polluting
industries
2. Large Red category except 17
category of highly polluting
industries
3. Medium & Small Scale Red
category
and all
Orange
category of Industries except
for which CETP has been
installed.
4. All Green category of Industries
5. All health care establishments
and common Bio-Medical Waste
Treatment & Disposal Facilities.
NOTE:
M.
Level of the Officer
Chief Environmental Engineer
Senior Environmental Engineer
Environmental Engineer
Asstt. Environmental Engineer
EPA section.
All the CETPs/common TSDF/STPs will be visited by EPS/any
team constituted by the Chairman/Member Secretary of the
Board.
Competence to visit to the industry/project for processing
application
for
consent
to
establish/operate
and
authorization.
a. Small, medium and large scale green category of industries and
registration under the Plastic Rules may be visited by the Asstt. Env.
Engineer alone.
b. Small, medium and large scale orange category and small scale red
category of industries may be visited by a team to be constituted by
the Env. Engineer of the Regional Office.
c. Medium/
large scale red category of industries and building,
construction & area development projects may be visited by the Env.
Engineer of the Regional Office. He may get the assistance of any
other officer/official posted in the Regional Office for conducting the
visit.
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d. Authorization cases under the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and
Handling)Rules,1998,which fall in the competency of Regional Office
may be visited by the Asstt. Env. Engineer. Other cases of
authorization may be visited by the Env. Engineer of the Regional
Office. He may get the assistance of any other officer/official posted in
the Regional Office for conducting the visit.
N.
Procedure
for
management:

industries
exempted
from
consent
PPCB has prepared a list of 131 industries for exemption from its
consent management, which has been submitted to Central Pollution
Control Board for approval. Since the CPCB has not conveyed any
objection to the proposed list, PPCB will grant exemption to all these
industries. A list of the industries exempted from the consent
management under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 is appended
as Annexure-29.

The Board's order no. EE-I/Gen-214/F-2 dated 31/8/2000 (Annexure30) and as partially amended vide office order no. 2 dated 16/9/2002
(Annexure-31) stands omitted.
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
The Board vide Office Order No. GPC/Hosiery/Inds/F.203/2010/2 dated
27.1.2010 (Annexure-32) raised the investment limit from Rs.25
Lacs to Rs.1 Crore relating to hosiery manufacturing as mentioned at
Serial No. 63, 64, 65, 66 & 67 in the list of 95 types of industries. This
Office Order stands omitted.

The Board vide Office Order No. GPC/Inf.Tech/F.53/2010/3 dated
16.02.2010 (Annexure-33) has exempted 'Information Technology'
industry/Knowledge Industry from the Consent Management of the
Board under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1981 for five years subject to certain stipulations. Subsequently, the
Board vide Office Order No. GPC/Inf.Tech/F.53/2010/268 dated
04.10.2011 (Annexure-34) has made amendment in Office Order
No. GPC/Inf.Tech/F.53/2010/3
dated 16.02.2010
in
respect of
condition No. 4. Both these Office Orders will remain operative.

The Board vide Office Order no. HQ-2/Solar PV/F-322/2010/08 dated
05.01.2011 (Annexure-77) has exempted the solar photovoltaic
plants
having
capacity
less
than
5MW
from
the
consent
management system of the Board under the Water Act, 1974 and Air
Act, 1981 for five years subject to certain stipulations. This Office
Order will remain operative.
O.
Procedure for power load to the existing industries:

Since the consent certificate/NOC/clearance certificate of the Punjab
Pollution Control Board will not be a pre-requisite for release of power
connection to the industries, as such, Circular no. Gen./F. No. GEN192/2001/3001-3100 dated 10/8/2001 (Annexure-35), no. 5558-68
dated 24/7/2002 (Annexure-36) and no. Tech/GPC/1999-2000/1
dated 27.04.1999 (Annexure-37) stand omitted.
Updated as on 30.6.2013

The circular no. GPC/Gen/F. No. 434/2005/173 dated 7/3/2005
(Annexure-38) for power load to green category of industries located
in non-designated areas stands omitted.
P.
Period prescribed for processing application for consent to
establish/ operate
The Govt. of Punjab has prescribed the following time period for deciding
the application for consent to establish / operate under the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & the Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 under the Punjab Industrial Facilitation Act,
2005:
Sr.
Approval/ clearances
No.
required
1. Consent to establish (NOC)
2.
Clearance certificate
consent to operate
Time limit
 Green Category 15 days
 Red & Orange Category
 Large & Medium 21 days
 Small Scale 15 days
 SAC-Cum-CSA 21 days
and  Green Category 15 days
 Red & Orange category 30 days
Any Office Order issued by the Board, inconsistent with the above said
criteria, shall be amended accordingly.
Q.
Outlet for discharge of wastewater
While granting ‘consent to operate’, the concerned Regional Office shall
mark the authorized outlet on the site plan and said site plan should be
signed by the authorized signatory of the project proponent and the
visiting officer of the Board.
R.
Miscellaneous

In order to encourage self-discipline amongst all industries,
PPCB will accept environment audit reports from the Chartered
Engineers. The Board would notify a panel of Chartered
Engineers to facilitate the industries to select any one of them
for environment audit and the same will be circulated to all
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concerned Officers of the Punjab Pollution Control Board
separately.

For
monitoring
the
intensity
of
pollution
and
online
surveillance of highly polluting industries, PPCB will facilitate
installation of CCTV cameras.

PPCB will endeavour to take snap shots of industrial emissions
at any point of time and maintain a record of industries for
one month through digital video recorder (DVR). The said
snaps would be used as an evidence to take action against the
defaulting industries.

Following circulars / Office Orders stands omitted/remain
operative.
Sr.
No
.
Description
No. & date of the Whether
Circular / Office stands
Order
omitted
or
remain
operativ
e
Remark
s
1.
Regarding
consent fee
No. 151-61
11.01.2000
Operative
Annexure
-39
2.
Policy regarding No.
GPC/99CTE/CTO in non- 2000/Gen-434/F-1
designated area
dated 16.08.2000
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-40
dated
3.
-do-
No.
Admn/SA-4/F
No. 96/2001/ 89
dated 04.04.2001
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-41
4.
-do-
No.
Admn/SA-2/F
No.
178/2001/98
dated 11.04.2001
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-42
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-43
5.
Timelines
NOC.
for No.
1
23.05.2001
dated
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6.
No.
2911-3000
dated 10.08.2001
Operative
Annexure
-44
No.
GPC/EE2/2002/Gen-362 /1,
dated 16.09.2002
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-45
dated
Stands
omitted
Annexure
-46
of No.
Admn/SA4/F.No.96/2003/
150
dated
27.03.2003
Stands
omitted
Annexure
-47
No.
EE(EPA)/2003/3987
-4008
dated
05.11.2003
Operative
Annexure
-48
No.
Admn/SA5/F.No. 783/2004/
419
dated
04.10.2004
Stands
omitted
Annexure
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12.
Link
of No.
CSA/04/Penvironmental
48/427
dated
clearance
with 08.10.2004
SCA-SAC cases
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omitted
Annexure
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13.
Delegation
of No.
473
powers for CETPs 17.11.2004
dated
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omitted
Annexure
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14.
Review of validity No.
period of CTO GPC/Gen/2004/214/
granted by the 8 dated 11.10.2004
Board under the
Water Act, 1974
and Air Act, 1981
Stands
omitted
Annexure
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7.
Definition
of
fixed
capital
investment
Regarding
exemption
of
industries
8.
Timelines
for No.
3
green
category 16.09.2002
units in Industrial
Zone.
9.
Delegation
powers
10.
Policy
to
be
adopted
for
installation
of
Sewage
Treatment Plants
for
colonies
proposed to be
established
Delegation
of
powers
for
restoration
of
power supply.
11.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Regarding
ensuring regular
operation
of
pollution control
devices
Supply of a copy
of
notices
to
computer section
Procedure
for
collection
of
samples
by
private
laboratories
Disconnection of
power supply of
closed units
No.
CSA/06/P48/7845
dated
08.12.2006
Operative
Annexure
-53
No.
Computer/07/53
dated 09.02.2007
No.
ZO/PTA/12
dated 15.05.2007
Stands
omitted
Annexure
-54
Operative
as
amended.
Annexure
-55
No.
GPC/F.
No.
133/Admn/783
/
2007 / 265 dated
17.09.2007
Powers for re- No.
Admn/SAsampling
of 2/2008/70
dated
wastewater
/ 10.03.2008
stack emissions
Operative
Annexure
-56
Operative
Annexure
-57
Regarding
exercising
of
powers delegated
to SEEs/EEs
Sampling
procedure
of
wastewater
Submission
of
visit reports by
special teams
Vetting of show
cause notices /
Orders
for
closure from LO
Regarding
plantation
No. 27329-49 dated
15.07.2008
Operative
Annexure
-58
No.
Admn/SA4/F.96/2003
/264
dated 04.09.2008
No.
307
dated
15.03.2010
Operative
Annexure
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Operative
Annexure
-60
No. Estt/SA-1/F.No.
182-111/208/228
dated 26.03.2008
Stands
omitted.
Annexure
-61
Operative
Annexure
-62
Operative
Annexure
-63
No.
Admn/SA1/2008/876 dated
01.12.2008
Policy
to
be No. GPC/ NIP/92/
adopted
for 7776-96
dated
installation
of 21.12.2009
STP for hotels/
restaurants/
Updated as on 30.6.2013
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
Marriage palace /
resorts
in
operation
and
proposed to be
established
or
being
established.
Procedure
for
consent
management
Applicability for
HCs
regarding
consent
management
Order no. 4 dated
17/2/2010
Stands
omitted
Annexure
-17
No. EPA/2010/Gen2/389
dated
25.03.2010
Operative
Annexure
-64
Timelines for ROs No.
SEE/(HQfor restoration of 1)/Gen/175/
power supply
2010/464
dated
30.06.2010
Guidelines
No.
(HQ-1)/Pet
permitting
the Coke/Fuse of petcoke in 200/2010/478
boiler/furnaces
dated 20.07.2010
Consent
No.
(HQ-1)/NDAmanagement of F60/2010/485
units falling in dated 23.07.2010
Master Plan /
Outside
Master
Plan
Policy for grant No.
of CTE/CTO for GPC/MobileSTN/F.
telecommunicatio 122/
2010/521
n
towers/ dated 03.09.2010
communication
network system.
Operative
Annexure
-65
Operative
Annexure
-66
Operative
Annexure
-67
Operative
Annexure
-68
Regarding
permission
of
CGWA
for
abstraction
of
groundwater
Fee
for
filing
appeal
before
Appellate
No.
SEE(HQ-1)/F175/
2010/579
dated 15.12.2010
Operative
Annexure
-69
No.
Admn/SA3/2011/29
dated
18.01.2011
Operative
Annexure
-70
Updated as on 30.6.2013
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
Authority
Permission
building plan
for No.
GPC/Guidelines-RSSP/F33 / 2011/227
dated 08.08.2011
Siting guidelines No.
SEE(HQ-1)/Ffor hotel/motel / 244/
2011/271
restaurant
/ dated 10.10.2011
Lodge /Inn/Guest
House/Banquet
Hall / Marriage
Palace
Fee for CTO for No.
SEE-1/315
local bodies
dated 29.11.2011
Regularization of No.
SEE(HQconsents
for 1)/2011/270 dated
operation
of 10.10.2011
additional
machinery/
modification
/
increase
in
production
capacity
by
industries
/project
proponents
under Water Act,
1974 and Air Act,
1981
Permission
for No.
SEE(HQdisposal
of 1)/2012/65
dated
material
12.03.2012
confiscated
under NDPS Act
by
the
Police
Authorities
and
other agencies.
Operative
Annexure
-71
Operative
Annexure
-72
Operative
Annexure
-73
Annexure
-74
Operative
Annexure
-75
Regarding mining
of
minor
minerals.
Exemption
of
solar photovoltaic
plants
having
No.
1398-1420
dated 19.03.2012
Operative
Annexure
-76
No. HQ-2/Solar PV/F322/2010/08 dated
05.01.2011
Operative
Annexure
-77
Stands
omitted.
Updated as on 30.6.2013
capacity
less
than 5MW from
the
consent
management
system
Note:
To implement the new policy in letter and spirit, the Board will
omit its circular(s) and amend the same from time to time, if
any, is found contrary to the clauses enumerated above and
issue, if need be, new circular(s) compatible to the policy.
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Updated as on 30.6.2013