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Office Procedure Manual

About the Manual

The purpose of developing sector specific guidance manual for industires is to provide clear and

concise information to all the stakeholders i.e. project proponent, environmental consultant,

Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board officers/officials and the public to have a better

understanding on the relevant environmental aspects in the initial stage itself. This manual

covers the legal requirements, clearance process, environmental standards and maintenance of

statutory records. The manual will also covers the environmental aspects due the stone

crushers. The project proponent may use this manual to ensure that all the aspects of the

environment due to the project are addressed and adequate mitigation measures are planned

in the environmental management plan and he will be fully aware of the environmental process

and requirements. The consultants will have similar understanding of the sector and the

procedures involved, so that the quality EMP reports will be improved. The reviewers across

the board may have same understanding about the sector and helps them in the process of

review and appraisal. Public who are concerned about stone crushers, will have information

about the environmental aspects, standards, regulatory requirements etc., and have a better

understanding about the stone crusher industry.

The preparation of sector specific guidance manual by H.P. State Pollution Control Board is in

line which emphasizes on:

- Formulate and periodically update, codes of good practices for environment for

different category of industries;

- Ensure faster decision making with greater transparency and access to information,

together with necessary capacity building;

The manual is meant to serve as a guidance purpose. In case of interpretation of any question

related to law, the provisions of the original law and the rules made there under with various

government directions/resolutions will have to be read and followed. In case of amendment to

the original Act/Rules/Notifications made there under, the provisions as amended from time to

time shall be applicable.

About H.P. State Pollution Control Board

The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) is a statutory authority entrusted

to implement environmental laws & rules within the jurisdiction of the State of Rajasthan. The

Board ensures proper implementation of the statues, judicial and legislative pronouncements

related to environmental protection within the state. The Board was established in the year

1975 under the provisions of Water (Prevention &Control of Pollution) Act 1974. Over the

years, RSPCB was entrusted with various responsibilities under different enactments made.

Currently RSPCB is responsible completely or partially for the implementation of following Acts

and rules:

• The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Rules made there off

• The Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Rules made there off

• The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act 1976 and Rules made there off

• The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 and Rules made there off

• The Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and Rules made there off

‐ Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules 2008

‐ Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 as amended

‐ Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000

‐ Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 as amended

Introduction:

A Consent/No Objection Certificate of the State Board is required by industrial units, tourism

projects, mining units, local bodies, hospitals etc. to establish/operate such industry, operation

or process or any treatment and disposal system or an extension or addition thereto, which is

likely to emit any air pollutant and/or to discharge sewage or trade effluent into a stream, well,

sewer or on land. With a view to simplify procedures the State Board has:

(i) Exempted 101 categories of industries from the Consent Mechanism as listed is

available on our web portal http://hppcb.gov.in

(ii) Delegated powers in respect of 136 categories of industries in consent matters

to the Environmental Engineer/Assistant Env. Engineer of the State Board

located at Chamba, Jassur, Kullu, Bilaspur, Una, Baddi, Parwanoo, Paonta

Sahib, Rampur and Shimla. The list is available on our web portal

http://hppcb.gov.in

(iii) Made available application forms and other assistance to the entrepreneurs in

the Regional Offices and Head Office of the Board.

The entrepreneurs are advised to contact the nearest Regional Office for further assistance in

any matter related to the consent mechanism before filing their application for consent.

Granting Consent under the provisions of section 25 and section 21 of the Water (Prevention &

Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and

Authorization under Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, the Hazardous

Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 and the Municipal

Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 are some of the important functions of

the Board. A brief note / guidelines for obtaining the NOC / Consent / Authorization for the

entrepreneurs are illustrated below:

Water Act Control of water pollution is achieved through administering conditions imposed in consent issued under provision of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. These conditions regulate the quality and quantity of effluent, the location of discharge and the frequency of monitoring of effluents.

Air Act Under the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 consent of the Board is mandatory for releasing emissions to the atmosphere. The Board issues consent to air polluting industries with conditions to regulate the quality and quantity of emission and stipulate the frequency for monitoring the emissions. Primary issues for considering an application for consent are:

(i) Assessing potential environmental impacts in terms of water, air and soil pollution;

(ii) Evaluation of Pollution Management Plan and engineering designs and drawings with reference to the adequacy of the mitigation measures proposed therein;

(iii) Compatibility and Compliance of the proposal to other rules/regulations/norms/standards as notified by the State or the Central Governments.

Consent to Established/Operate

To establish an industry with potential for water pollution/air pollution; prior consent under the Water Act/Air Act is to be obtained respectively which needs to be obtained in three phases:

Consent to Establish NOC

Consent to Operate

Renewal of Consent to Operate

Before applying for consent to establish following procedural guidelines must be followed:

Procedural Guidelines

Brief description of approvals required on matters related to siting of environment and

safety:

TYPE OF REGISTRATION/ APPROVAL ACTS APPLICABLE / DEPARTMENT/VALIDITY / CONDITIONS

OF APPROVAL

Site appraisal Committee for Site

Appraisal.

Under the Chairmanship of the Chief Inspector of Factories

under the provisions of Indian Factories Act and under the

Chairmanship of the Labour Commissioner.

Joint Inspection committee for

i) Location of crusher.

ii) Mining lease.

Under chairmanship of SDM concerned under the Policy

Guidelines notified by the State Govt.

Approval of the project report and

provisional registration by the Industries

Department.

Nodal department for registration.

Environmental Clearance from State/

Central Govt.

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

(Required only in case of industries as Schedule of EIA

Notification no. SO-1533 dated 14-09-2006).

Consent to establish (COE):

Forms Required to be filled up:

FORM-XIII.

FORM-I

FORM -NOC

1. Water (Prevention and Control Pollution) Act, 1974; 2. Air (Prevention and Control Pollution) Act, 1981; 3. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 / Environment

(Protection) Rules, 1986 for the purpose of Standards. 4. Consent fees as prescribed. (Annexure-I) Validity for one year or the commissioning of the unit

whichever is earlier.

Consent to operate (COP)

Forms Required to be filled up:

FORM-XIII.

FORM-I

FORM-NOC

Authorization for Hazardous Wastes.

FORM-I

1. As in Consent to Establish. 2. Validity from date of grant till end of that financial year or

part thereof, as the case may be. 3. Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and

Transboundary movement) Rules, 2008.

RENEWAL OF CONSENT (ROC) 1). Validity as per Annexure-II

2). Environment Statement Form-V

For the benefit of the people, it is worthwhile to clarify in the beginning that all the applications

under the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control Pollution) Act, 1974; Air (Prevention

and Control Pollution) Act, 1981 or for the purpose of environmental clearance from the

Government of India under EIA Notification of 2006 as amended up-to-date within purview of

the Environment (Protection ) Act, 1986 shall be filed by the applicants in the Regional Office of

the State Board concerned where the activities of the applicant exist/proposed. On receipt of

the application for Consent to Establish complete in all respects as above, the cases are

scrutinized to determine if the industry is of polluting nature and if so, the nature of pollutants

and whether the pollutants can be treated or not and if the site proposed is suitable for such

type of industry. After scrutinizing these aspects:

(i) Consent to Establish is issued with certain conditions, if industry does not require

Environmental Clearance from Government of India.

(ii) In case the industry requires Environmental Clearance from Government of India then:

(a) The State Board notifies through the news papers the date, time and venue of

the Environmental Public Hearing as per procedure specified.

(b) Proceedings of the Environmental Public Hearing are forwarded to the State

Level Environmental Impact Assessment and Monitoring Committee for

consideration and forwarding the case to the Government of India.

(c) After the grant of Environmental Clearance, the State Board grants conditional

Consent to establish.

(i) Consent to Establish NOC

This consent is to be obtained prior to establishing/constructing a plant the proposed industry

should obtain NOC under the Water Act and/or the Air Act. The application form for NOC

(Consent to Establish) under the Water Act / Air Act is to be submitted in duplicate through the

Regional Offices of the Board.

Check List The application for Consent to Establish for a proposed industrial unit shall include the

following documents and submitted in the Regional Office of the State Board under jurisdiction

of which the proposed unit shall be located:

(i) “NOC Performa & Form - I and/or Form- XIII each in triplicate under Air Act, 1981 and

Water Act, 1974 as may be applicable to the unit” duly filled up. The Performa can be

obtained from the Board’s Head Office as well as from the nearest Regional Offices on

payment.

(ii) “Project Report” of the proposed industry duly approved and accepted by the GM

Industries Department and Provisional Registration Certificate issued by the Industries

Department or by State Level Single Window Clearance & Monitoring Authority.

(iii) Clearance of proposed Site by the State Level Site Appraisal Committee headed by the

Labour Commissioner, if the proposal is covered under the provisions of Indian

Factories Act.

(iv) Clearance of Joint Inspection Committee in respect stone crushers and Provisional

Registration and Mining Lease/ Permission, in case of forest land there must be approval

under Forest Conservation Act.

(v) NOC from the Panchayat or the Local Body concerned under jurisdiction of which the

proposed unit shall be located.

(vi) NOC from the Town & Country Planning Department if the proposed location is outside

approved Industrial Area/Estate within a Planning Area.

(vii) Detailed manufacturing process along with flow chart of various operations to be

carried out, type of raw materials, details of plant & machinery, material & water

balances, Chemical Safety Data Sheet for each chemical to be used in the process, total

investment proposed in the project and the estimated outlay earmarked for pollution

control measures.

(viii) Engineering designs & drawings of the proposed pollution control measures for

treatment and control of wastewater, emissions and solid waste. These proposals are to

be supported by information about likely waste water quality / emission quality of air

pollutants, safe disposal of hazardous wastes, efficiency of equipment, mode of final

disposal of treated effluent / air emissions and air quality after treatment and before

discharge.

(ix) On-Site & Off-Site Emergency Plans in case the proposed industry fall in the ambit of

Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989.

(x) ‘Site Plan’ showing the location of the proposed industry and physical, features like

streams, villages, towns and distance from the nearest link road and main road including

human habitation, detailed layout plan showing manufacturing units, water supply and

waste lines, location of treatment units/ air pollution control equipment and solid waste

disposal site.

(xi) In case of hydro power units site plan of muck dumping site.

(xii) “Consent Fee” as prescribed according to the Rules.

(xiii) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report and Environmental Management Plan

(EMP) with prescribed fee for public hearing (Annexure-III) only in respect of projects

requiring Environmental Clearance from Govt. of India as per notification No.SO-1533

(E) dated 14-09-2006

(xiv) Environmental Public Hearing is mandatory in cases requiring Environmental Clearance

from Government of India.

(ii) Consent to Operate NOC

Once the industry or process plant is established along the required pollution control systems, the entrepreneur is required to obtain consent to operate the unit. The consent is given for a particular period, which is mandatory to be renewed regularly.

Check List

The application for Consent to Establish for a proposed industrial unit shall include the

following documents and submitted in the Regional Office of the State Board under jurisdiction

of which the proposed unit shall be located:

(i) “NOC Performa & Form - I and/or Form- XIII each in triplicate under Air Act, 1981 and

Water Act, 1974 as may be applicable to the unit” duly filled up. The Performa can be

obtained from the Board’s Head Office as well as from the nearest Regional Offices on

payment.

(ii) Application for authorization under Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling)

Rules, 1989 as amended from time to time, if these Rules apply to the proposed

industry.

(iii) Compliance Status Report on the conditions of Consent to Establish granted by the

State Board.

(iv) Copy of Environmental Clearance from the Government of India, if the unit is covered

under the related regulations and status report on the conditions of such clearance.

(v) Performance report of the pollution control devices preferably accompanied with

analysis of untreated & treated effluent/emissions/solid waste, as the case may be.

(vi) “Consent Fee” as prescribed according to the Rules.

(vii) In case of Hydro power unit ensure 15% discharge.

(viii) Provided Rain Water Harvesting Structure.

Consent to Operate is issued by the State Board with the Conditions related to the operation &

maintenance of the Pollution Control devices in conformity to the norms prescribed.

(iii) Renewal to Consent to Operate

Consent to operate is granted to every industry for the financial year or part thereof and needs

to be renewed for variable periods according to the nature of industry. Primary consideration

for the renewal of consent to operate is the compliance status to the norms prescribed for the

effluents/emissions/solid waste, as the case may be, in the period previous period at the time

of consideration of the renewal.

Check List

(i) “Form - XIII and/or Form-I each in triplicate under Air Act, 1981 and Water Act, 1974 as

may be applicable to the unit” duly filled up. The Performa can be obtained from the

Board’s Head Office as well as from the nearest Regional Offices on payment.

(ii) “Consent Fee” as prescribed according to the Rules.

(iii) Performance Report of the pollution control devices during the preceding year vis-à-vis

prescribed norms for effluent/emission/solid waste along with analysis results.

(iv) Application for renewal of authorization under Hazardous Wastes (Management &

Handling) Rules, 1989 as amended from time to time, if these Rules apply to the

proposed industry.

(v) Environment Statement form (form-V).

(vi) All Cess Charges and Lab Charges till date have been paid by the Unit.

ANNEXURE-I

Classified details of fee for consent to Establish/Operate as approved by the Board under Water

Act/Air Act.

( i ) Fee for all Development Projects :

S. No. Classification (Capital Investment) Consent Fee (Amt. in Rs.)

1. All Projects above Rs.10000 Crores. 10,00,000.00

2. More than Rs.5000 Crores and up to Rs.10000 Crores. 7,50,000.00






8. More than Rs.5 Crore and up to Rs.50 Crores. 75,000.00

9. More than Rs. 1 Crores and up to Rs.5 Crores. 25,000.00

10. More than Rs.50 lakhs and up to Rs. 1 Crores. 7,000.00

11. More than Rs.10 lakhs and up to Rs. 50 lakhs 3,000.00

12. Minimum Fee. 1,500.00

The fee for Consent to Establish/Operate shall be charged only once and consent shall be valid for one year.

The Renewal fees shall be 40% of the Consent to Establish/Operate.

ANNEXURE-II

Classification of Applicant Scale of Applicant Validity of Renewal of Consent to Operate

Red Large & Medium Two financial years

Small Three financial years

Orange Large, Medium & Small Three financial years

Green Large, Medium & Small Five financial years

Mining Activities falling under EIA notification of 1994

Two financial Years depending upon valid period of mining permission or leese deed.

Mining Activities not falling under EIA notification of 1994

Three financial Years depending upon valid period of mining permission or leese deed.

Hotel/Institutions not falling under EIA notification of 1994 & Local bodies including Water Treatment Plants

Five financial years.

ANNEXURE-III

Environmental Public Hearing is mandatory for the specified categories of projects. Apart from

requisite documentation as described earlier the industry is required to pay the charges for

conduct of the Public Hearing. Charges for conducting Public Hearing is to be borne by the

Project Proponent: The charges on the basis of capital investment of the proposed project are

as under:

Project having Capital Outlays Fee for the Public Hearing

Less than Rs.5 Crores Rs.5,000.00

Rs.5 Crores to Rs.10 Crores Rs.10,000.00

Rs.10 Crores to Rs.100 Crores Rs.25,000.00

Above Rs.100 Crores Rs.75,000.00

Manual for Brick Kilns

Fire clay bricks are produced in India in small or cottage scale brick kilns and Clamps,

operates seasonally. The raw materials in the brick kilns include topsoil, coal, paddy husk,

fly ash, wood & locally available agro wastes to some extent. There are large variations in

quality of soils available in different parts of the country and also in brick manufacturing

process.

Types of Kiln

S. No. Size Kiln Capacity

1. Small Less than 15,000 bricks per day

(less than 4.5 m trench width)

2. Medium 15,000 – 30,000 bricks per day

(4.5 – 7 m trench width)

3. Large More than 30,000 bricks per day

(more than 7.0 m width)

Source: COINDS/16/1995-96, CPCB

Energy Consumption

The energy consumption in various types of kilns and range of firing temperatures

maintained in them are tabulated below:

S. No Type of kiln Energy Consumption

(MJ/T of bricks) Firing Tempeerature 0C

1. Clamp 5000 – 6000 750 – 800

2. Bulls kiln 1200 – 1700 950 – 1000

3. Fixed chimney kiln 1000 – 1300 950 – 1000

4. High draught kiln 850 – 900 950 – 1000

5. Down draught kiln 3000 – 4000 850 – 950

6. Hoffman kiln 1000 – 2000+ 850 – 1050

Note: Calorific value of the coal has been assumed to be 5000 k. cal/kg for the purpose of calculations

+Waste heat from the cooling zone is also used for drying of bricks

Source: COINDS/16/1995-96, CPCB

Consent To Establish (CTE)

It is mandatory on the part of the project proponent to obtain Consent To Establish from

the HPSPCB, before start of the project. The project proponent shall obtain CTE under

section 21(1) of the Air (P&CP) Act, 1981 as amended before establishing the unit. In case

the project involves the discharge of sewage or trade effluent into stream or well or sewer

or on land, CTE shall be obtained under section 25(1) of the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974 as

amended. The documents required by HPSPCB for CTE process are as following:

The project proponent shall apply in the prescribed CTE application form (Form-I) along

with the following documents. The CTE application form can be downloaded from HPSPCB

web also (www.hppcb.nic.in).

• Requisite consent fee

• Ownership document for land/lease deed

• Details of various sources of air pollution and proposal for pollution control

measures to meet the norms

• Copy of partnership deed/MoU & Article of Association as the case may be

• Site layout plan of plant & machinery (civil & mechanical)

• Location plan of proposed site

• Details of registration with Industries Department

If the industry is using D.G. set on standby use or on regular for operation of the

Brick Kilns, the spent oil generating from the D.G. sets is categorized as

Hazardous waste, which need to be disposed off to the authorized recyclers/

reclamation units duly obtaining authorization from the HPSPCB. The prescribed

application form to apply for Hazardous Waste Authorization

If the industry consumes water for different applications including domestic

more than 10 KLD shall file the water cess returns in the prescribed format.

Checklist for Consent to Establish

The project proponent and the reviewer may use the following checklist to have a better

understanding on the environmental aspects and requirements concerned with Brick

kilns. The application for Consent to Establish for a proposed Brick Kiln shall include the

following documents and submitted in the Regional Office of the State Board under

jurisdiction of which the proposed unit shall be located:

S. No. Documents Yes No Remarks

1. Completely filled application form duly

signed by authorized signatory

2. Document authorizing the applicant for

signing application and other documents

3. Copy of memorandum of article of

Association/Partnership deed

4. Demand draft for consent fee

5. Copy of the DIC registration or

enlistment/copy of SIA acknowledgement

6. Copy of the duly signed project report

7. Certificate from Chartered Accountant for

capital investment (In case capital

investment is Rs. 25 lakhs or more)

8. Copy of letter of land allotment/conversion

letter from the competent authority

9. Copy of the approved site plan

10. Feasibility report on the proposed pollution

control measures (For all large/medium

scale units in Orange category)

11. Legal undertaking in the prescribed format

on non-judicial stamp paper of RS. 10/- only

duly attested by notary public

12. Category of industry (Orange)

13. Requirement of Consent To Establish

(Water Act only/ Air Act only/ Both Acts)

14. Whether the technology adopted for brick

kiln is defined

15. Whether location falls under restrictions on

development projects

16. Whether the proposed site falls within

highly polluted areas as identified by CPCB?

17. Whether the proposed project is in

conformity with the approved master

plan/development

plan of the area, if any?

18 Whether all sources of air pollution

identified and included in CTE application?

19. Whether sampling ports proposed for

chimneys as per guidelines given in

emission standards of CPCB?

20. Whether the height of the stack is as per the

stack height regulations/ norms prescribed

by MoEF, GoI.

21. Whether the details of air pollution

preventive and control measures are

furnished completely to meet the norms?

22. Whether the activity attracts the provisions

of HW (MH&TM) Rules 2008, as amended?

23. Whether noise due to unit operations and

DG set is addressed?

Checklist for Consent to Operate

Once the Brick Kiln is established along the required pollution control systems, the

entrepreneur is required to obtain consent to operate the unit. The consent is given for a

particular period, which is mandatory to be renewed regularly. The application for Consent

to Establish for a Brick Kiln shall include the following documents and submitted in the

Regional Office of the State Board under jurisdiction of which the proposed unit shall be

located:






3. Demand Draft for consent fee



investment is 25 lacs or more)

5. Is there any change in capital investment

with reference to previous CTE/CTO

application?

6. Whether Document proof for capital

investment is furnished?




9. Whether the unit applied for the same line

of products and capacity as per CTE (in case

of first CTO) or CTO (in case of renewal of

CTO)?

10. Whether any change in the categorization of

the unit due to expansion/modernization or

due to change in the Board guidelines?

11. Whether any HW is generated? If yes,

whether correct CTO fee paid?

12. Whether copy of Annual return of HW is

furnished?

13. Whether copy of the environmental

statement (in case of renewal of CTO) is

furnished?

14. Whether report of compliance of the CTE

conditions (for first CTO) / CTO conditions

(for the renewal of consent) are submitted?

15. Whether any amendment to CTE/CTO

conditions is sought?

16. Whether environmental monitoring reports

(in case of renewal CTO) are furnished?

17. Whether any court judgment issued against

the unit? If yes, whether compliance report/

status report furnished?

18. Whether the unit falls under the purview of

“Self assessment Scheme – Cess”? If yes,

whether cess paid as per the HPSPCB

scheme (in case of CTO renewal)

19. Whether the unit filed the cess returns as

per the requirements? Cess returns filed up

to…. … and cess paid up to…….. and

copies are furnished?

20. Whether the unit is claiming the cess

rebate?

21. Whether all sources of air pollution are

identified and included in CTO application?

Whether any changes in sources and APC

system from that CTE/CTO given earlier?

22. Whether measures adopted for abatement

of noise pollution identified?

23. Whether green belt provided as submitted

in the CTE/CTO application?



25. If yes, Whether HW quantities are furnished

for different categories as per the norms?

Checklist for Renewal of Consent to Operate

Consent to operate is granted to Brick Kiln for the financial year or part thereof and needs

to be renewed for variable periods. Primary consideration for the renewal of consent to

operate is the compliance status to the norms prescribed for the effluents/emissions/solid

waste, as the case may be, in the period previous period at the time of consideration of the

renewal.






3. Demand Draft for consent fee



investment is 25 lacs or more)

5. Is there any change in capital investment

with reference to previous CTE/CTO

application?

6. Whether Document proof for capital

investment is furnished?




9. Previous Consent to Operate issued for a

period of …… years i.e upto dated

10. Whether the unit applied for the same line

of products and capacity as per CTE (in case

of first CTO) or CTO (in case of renewal of

CTO)?

11. Whether any change in the categorization of

the unit due to expansion/modernization or

due to change in the Board guidelines?

12. Whether any HW is generated? If yes,

whether correct CTO fee paid?

13. Whether copy of Annual return of HW is

furnished?

14. Whether copy of the environmental

statement (in case of renewal of CTO) is

furnished?

15. Whether report of compliance of the CTE

conditions (for first CTO) / CTO conditions

(for the renewal of consent) are submitted?

16. Whether any amendment to CTE/CTO

conditions is sought?

17. Whether environmental monitoring reports

(in case of renewal CTO) are furnished?

18. Whether any court judgment issued against

the unit? If yes, whether compliance report/

status report furnished?

19. Whether the unit falls under the purview of

“Self assessment Scheme – Cess”? If yes,

whether cess paid as per the HPSPCB

scheme (in case of CTO renewal)

20. Whether the unit filed the cess returns as

per the requirements? Cess returns filed up

to…. … and cess paid up to…….. and

copies are furnished?

21. Whether the unit is claiming the cess

rebate?

22. Whether all sources of air pollution are

identified and included in CTO application?

Whether any changes in sources and APC

system from that CTE/CTO given earlier?

23. Whether measures adopted for abatement

of noise pollution identified?

24. Whether green belt provided as submitted

in the CTE/CTO application?



26 If yes, Whether HW quantities are furnished

for different categories as per the norms?

Manual for Stone Crushers

Stone Crushing activity is a significant industrial sector across the country involved in

production for crushed stone of various sizes depending upon the requirement and

catering requirement of raw material for various construction activities such as

construction of Roads, Railway tracks, Highways, Bridges, Buildings, Canals etc. The

existing number of stone crushing units is expected to grow rapidly further in view the

growing demand for development of infrastructure such as roads, canals and buildings.

The process involved in crushing large size stone boulders into different size of crushed

stones depending upon the requirements in the demand sectors. The important stages

involved in stone crushing activity are primary crushing, screening, secondary/ tertiary

crusher, screening, conveyance, storage of raw boulders and crushed stone and

transportation of both ROM & crushed stones. The raw material i.e. raw stone boulders are

obtained from mining of the stone from quarries and hand picking etc.

Mining in Hill slopes shall be subject to following general conditions:-

Environmental Considerations:

i. No mining shall be allowed within 100 metres of thickly forested area.

ii. No mining shall be allowed in areas, which may cause aesthetic/visual degradation near any

known tourist spot.

iii. No mining shall be allowed where it is likely to disrupt water regime, IPH schemes roads,

bridges etc.

iv. No mining shall be allowed where danger to site of culture, religions, historical,

archeological or scenic importance is likely.

v. No mining shall be allowed near habitation, where it is likely to cause noise and vibration

problems, due to blasting or operation of machinery.

vi. No mining shall be allowed where proper disposal of mine waste cannot be arranged.

vii. Conditions shall be imposed that the lease holder will take adequate steps to control and

check soil erosion, debris flow etc. by raising various engineering structure.

For New Stone Crushers:

No new stone-crushing unit shall be allowed to be installed and operated within the limits of:

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 /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. No dust emitting point within 30 meters from the right of way of Highways/ Scheduled Roads in other parts of the State.

Quantitative Standards 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/m3.

Stone crushers shall be located in a minimum area of 0.4 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.

Checklist for Consent To Establish (CTE) It is mandatory on the part of the project proponent to obtain Consent To Establish from

the HPSPCB, before start of the project. The CTE process adopted by HPSPCB is explained

below to facilitate better understanding for the project proponent as well as other

stakeholders.

1. The project proponent shall apply in the prescribed CTE application form (Form-I) along with the following documents. The CTE application form can be downloaded from HPSPCB web also (www.hppcb.nic.in).

2. Requisite consent fee;

3. Certificate from Chartered Accountant for capital investment (In case capital

investment is Rs. 25 lakhs or more)

4. Certificate regarding distance issued by Tehsildar/SDO in the prescribed

format;

5. Ownership document for land/lease deed issued by industry department;

6. Details of valid source of raw material (copy of agreement with lease owner in

case stone is proposed to be purchased);

7. Details of various sources of air pollution and proposal for pollution control

measures (along with feasibility report);

8. Copy of partnership deed/MoU & Article of Association as the case may be;

9. Site layout plan of plant & machinery (civil & mechanical);

10. Location plan of proposed site ;

11. Project report duly attested by Chartered Accountant;

12. The proposed site meets the minimum land area requirements as per HPSPCB

guidelines;

13. The proposed site meets minimum aerial distance criteria from Abadi area of

revenue village as defined under the provisions of Land Revenue Act;

14. The proposed site meets minimum distance criteria from the road network;

15. The proposed site meets minimum distance criteria from the national park and

sanctuaries;

16. The proposed site meets the minimum distance criteria from reserve

forest/protected forest/un classified forest;

17. the proposed site meets the minimum distance criteria from prominent public

sensitive places/ prominent places of worship /school /hospital /notified

archeological monuments;

18. The proposed site meets the minimum distance criteria from water bodies;

19. Whether the proposed project is in conformity with the approved master

plan/development plan of the area, if any;

20. The proposed project requires change of land use and if so, the status of

obtaining statutory approval from the competent authorities;

21. The layout is designed to meet the minimum distance criteria between

plant/machinery and nearest point of any side of the boundary;

22. The greenbelt is planned in the proposed site;

23. The provision of water meters is proposed to assess on the continuous usage of water spray system

24. Any trade effluent or sewage discharge is anticipated from the project; 25. If the industry is using D.G. set on standby use or on regular for operation of

the stone crusher, the spent oil generating from the D.G. sets is categorized as


reclamation units.

26. If the industry falls under Hazardous Waste category then industry has applied

for HWA;

Checklist for Consent To Operate (CTO) It is mandatory on the part of the project proponent to obtain Consent To Operate from the

HPSPCB, before start of production. The CTO process adopted by HPSPCB is explained


stakeholders.

1. The project proponent shall apply in the prescribed CTO application form (Form-I) along with the following documents. The CTO application form can be downloaded from HPSPCB web also (www.hppcb.nic.in).


3. Ownership document for land/lease deed issued by industry department;

4. Valid Mining lease issued by the industry department;

5. NOC issued by HPSPCB for Consent to Establish;

6. Details of valid source of raw material (copy of agreement with lease owner in

case stone is proposed to be purchased);

7. Details of various sources of air pollution and proposal for pollution control

measures (along with feasibility report);

8. Copy of partnership deed/MoU & Article of Association as the case may be;

9. The greenbelt is planned in the proposed site has been developed;

10. The pollution control measures for crushing unit operation are furnished adequately;

11. The pollution control measures for Vibratory screens and Grizzlies are furnished adequately;

12. The pollution control measures at storage piles and bins are furnished adequately;

13. The pollution control measures for belt conveyors are furnished adequately; 14. The pollution control measures during material transportation are furnished

adequately; 15. The pollution control measures during drilling operation are furnished


adequately 17. The proposed water meters is installed and working propoerly to assess on the

continuous usage of water spray system 18. Any trade effluent or sewage discharge is anticipated from the project; 19. If the industry is using D.G. set on standby use or on regular for operation of



reclamation units.


for HWA;

21. The authorization fees for Hazardous Waste is deposited;

22. The generation of hazardous waste is assessed;

23. The HW disposal management system is furnished;

24. The noise due to unit operations of the crushers and DG set is addressed;

Checklist for Renewal pf Consent To Operate (RCTO) It is mandatory on the part of the project proponent to obtain Consent To Operate from the

HPSPCB, before start of production. The RCTO process adopted by HPSPCB is explained


stakeholders.

1. The project proponent shall apply in the prescribed RCTO application form (Form-I) along with the following documents. The RCTO application form can be downloaded from HPSPCB web also (www.hppcb.nic.in).


3. Valid Mining lease issued by the industry department;

4. NOC issued by HPSPCB for Consent to Operate;

5. Details of raw material ;

6. Details of pollution control measures;

7. Last one year’s Ambient Air Quality sampling report;

8. The greenbelt is planned in the proposed site has been developed;

9. The pollution control measures for crushing unit operation are furnished adequately;

10. The pollution control measures for Vibratory screens and Grizzlies are furnished adequately;

11. The pollution control measures at storage piles and bins are furnished adequately;

12. The pollution control measures for belt conveyors are furnished adequately; 13. The pollution control measures during material transportation are furnished



adequately 16. The proposed water meters is installed and working properly to assess on the

continuous usage of water spray system 17. The trade effluent or sewage discharge quantity generated from the project; 18. If the industry is using D.G. set on standby use or on regular for operation of



reclamation units.


for HWA;

20. The authorization fees for Hazardous Waste is deposited;

21. The generation of hazardous waste is assessed;

22. The HW disposal management system is furnished;

23. The noise due to unit operations of the crushers and DG set is addressed;

Manual for Textile Industries

Introduction

Textiles are among the basic needs of human being. Textile industries transform fibers into

yarn and into fabrics or related products. In processing of textiles, the industry uses a

number of dyes chemicals, auxiliary chemicals and sizing materials. As a result,

contaminated wastewater is generated which can cause environmental problems unless

treated and disposed of adequately.

Pollution Problems in Textile Industry

The major operations performed in a typical textile processing industry are desizing,

scouring, mercerizing, bleaching, neutralizing, dyeing, printing and finishing. Textile

industries generate all three kinds of waste i.e liquid effluents, air emissions and solid

wastes. However, liquid effluents are of utmost concern because of its high volume and

pollution potential. Quantity and nature of waste generated depends on the fabric being

processed, chemicals being used, technology being employed, operating practices etc. The

important pollutants present in a typical textile waste effluent are colour, bio-chemical

oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), toxic heavy metals, residual

chlorine, dissolved solids and non-biodegradable organics termed as refractory materials.

The textile units may have utilities such as raw water treatment system, cooling towers,

laboratory, workshop(s), fuel storage facilities, residential colony, administrative block,

canteen etc. which generates utility waste water and domestic waste water. Main sources

of air pollution are boilers(s), thermo pack and diesel generator(s) which generate gaseous

pollutants such as suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur di oxide gas, oxide of

nitrogen gas etc.

Textile industry is also a major source of hazardous waste generation. The sources of

hazardous waste generation are effluent treatment plant sludge, used oil, empty containers

of dyes and other chemicals etc.

Categorization of textile industries State Board has categorized the industries under Red, Orange and Other categories depending on their pollution potential. Accordingly, the textile industries have been categorized as under: Category Type of textile industries included Red 1. Manmade fibers manufacturing (rayon and others)

2. Yarn and textile processing involving scouring, bleaching, dyeing, printing or any effluent/ emission generating process

3. Wool scouring unit Orange 1. Yarn and textile manufacturing/ processing not involving scouring,

bleaching, dying, printing or any effluent/ emission generating process including weaving and spinning unit.

2. Carpet processing units 3. Surgical cotton and gauges

Green All those industries/project processes/ activities/mines which are not covered under Red or Orange category and are discharging waste water and/ or air emissions will be covered under Green category

Consent/Authorization for textile industries It is essential for entrepreneurs to know the statutory clearances which are required to be

obtained from the State Board and method and requirements for filling of applications

consents/authorizations to the HPSPCB and submission of various returns.

All the industries which are covered under the provisions of Water (Prevention & control of

Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act, 1981 are required to

obtain ‘consent to establish’ for establishment of any new unit or before carrying out

expansion/modernization of any existing unit.

These units after establishment are required to obtain ‘consent to operate’ before

commencing commercial production. Consent to operate is also required for all the existing

units which are covered under the provisions of Water (Prevention & control of Pollution)

Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention & control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Consent to establish is one

time and required only at the time of establishment of new unit or before carrying out

expansion /modernization in the existing unit whereas consent to operate is granted for a

specific period and needs to be got renewed every time after expiry.

Industries which are covered under the provisions of Hazardous Waste ((Management,

Handing and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2008 are also required to obtain

authorization under the provisions of the rules.

Procedure for applying for Consent to Establish The application in the prescribed form must be filed and submitted online at the State Board website with the following documents for consent to establish:-

i. Requisite consent fee

ii. Requisite Declaration on Rs. 10/- non judicial stamp paper duly attested by notary

public.

iii. Land allotment/land conversion letter from the competent authority.

iv. Details of various sources of air pollution, water pollution, hazardous waste etc and

proposal for pollution control measures (enclose feasibility report).

v. In case of small scale textile units proposed to be connected to CETP, please also

submit copy of NOC issued by the Trust and details of plant and machinery

proposed to be installed.

vi. Copy of Partnership deed/ MoU & Article of Association or authority letter in favour

of applicant as the case may be.

vii. Financial Project report duly attested by Chartered Accountant/DIC.

viii. NOC from Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) in case :

a) The abstraction of ground water is ≥ 25 m3/day, in case of over exploited areas

b) The abstraction of ground water is ≥ 50 m3/day, in case of critical areas

c) The abstraction of ground water is ≥ 100 m3/day, in case of semi critical areas

d) Industry/ Infrastructure project/ mine (proposed/ existing) located in safe

category areas, are also required to obtain NOC from CGWA if ground water

abstractions exceeds 1000m3/day for hard rock areas and 2000m3/day for

alluvial areas.

ix. Registration from Industry Department.

x. Compliance of earlier consent conditions, if applied for expansion in

capacity/machinery or additional products.

Check List S. No. Document Yes No Remarks

1. Completely filled application form duly signed by authorized signatory

2. Document authorizing the applicant for signing application and other documents

3. Copy of memorandum of article of Association/Partnership deed

4. Demand Draft for consent fee 5. Copy of the DIC Registration or

enlistment/copy of SIA acknowledgement

6. Copy of the duly signed project report 7. Certificate from Chartered Accountant for

capital investment (In case capital investment is 25 lakhs or more)

8. Copy of letter of land allotment/conversion letter from the competent authority

9. Copy of the site plan 10. Feasibility report on the proposed pollution

control measures (For all Red category units

and large/medium scale units in Orange category)

11. Legal undertaking in the prescribed format on non-judicial stamp paper of RS. 10/- only duly attested by notary public

12. Category of industry (Red/Orange/Others)

13. Requirement of Consent To Establish (Water Act only/ Air Act only/ Both Acts)

14. Whether the proposed site falls under catchment of any drinking water source and or highly polluted areas as identified by CPCB?

15. Whether adequate land provision is made for establishment of treatment system, disposal of effluents, storage of HW solids and development of green belt

16. Whether the proposed project is in conformity with the approved master plan/development plan of the area, if any?

17. Whether estimation of water demand for peak requirement is assessed?

18. Whether it is proposed to use ground water? If yes, whether NOC from CGWA is required as per the norms? If yes, whether NOC from CGWA obtained?

19. Whether any rainwater harvesting structures proposed to re-charge ground water?

20. Whether stream wise estimation of effluent is assessed (quantity & critical parameters)?

21. Whether segregation of effluent is planned? 22. What is the mode of effluent conveyance from

source to ETP (closed or open)?

23. Whether precautionary measures to avoid direct mixing of rainwater with effluent streams is proposed?

24. Whether ETP and storage tanks are planned below ground level or above ground level?

25. Whether adequate safety measures are proposed to avoid contamination of ground water due to leakages/spillages from the ETP and storage tanks?

26. Whether on site ETP is proposed? If yes, whether ETP is designed to meet the norms of the Board?

27. Whether separate energy meter is planned for

ETP? 28. Whether requirement of alternative power

supply for the continuous operation of ETP is assessed?

29. Whether meters to record the wastewater generated/recycled etc are planned?

30. Whether proposal for water conservation measures such as reduce/recycle/reuse are explored?

31. Whether it is proposed to send the effluent to CETP? If yes, pre treatment details to meet inlet standards of CETP. Whether CETP is having CTO/HWA of the Board? What is the mode of conveyance of the effluent from the unit to CETP?

32. Whether adequate impervious storage facility is provided for storing pretreated water (disposal to CETP) and treated effluents( In house ETP)?

33. Whether adequate number of water meters proposed to record the water consumption as per cess criteria?

34. Whether all outlet(s) are properly notified? 35. Whether adequate storm water drainage is

planned and measures taken to avoid contamination of storm water?

36. Whether all sources of air pollution identified and included in CTE application?

37. Whether sampling ports proposed for chimneys as per guidelines given in emission standards of CPCB?

38. Whether minimum stack height is proposed as per the norms?

39. Whether fugitive emission sources identified and if so measures proposed?

40. Whether all sources of hazardous wastes are identified/ quantified/ categorized as per the norms?

41. Whether adequate provisions made for collection and storage of hazardous waste?

42. Whether proposed method of disposal of hazardous wastes is identified? Recycling/on site land fill facility/on site incineration /common incinerator / TSDF /

authorized re-cyclers 43. Whether pre treatment is required before land

filling?

44. If it is proposed to dispose at common treatment facility, name of the facility and whether the common facility is having CTO/HWA of the Board? Whether the facility is having capacity and pre treatment (if required) to handle the waste from the unit?

45. Mode of transportation of HW from the unit to TSDF?

46. Whether noise due to unit operations and DG set is addressed?

47. Whether EMP outlined the green belt development?

Procedure for applying for Consent to Operate (CTO) and Renewal of CTO

Once the textile industry is established along the required pollution control systems, the

entrepreneur is required to obtain consent to operate the unit. The consent is given for a

particular period, which is mandatory to be renewed regularly. The application for Consent

to Establish for a textile industry shall include the following documents and submitted in

the Regional Office of the State Board under jurisdiction of which the proposed unit shall be

located:

Check List for Consent To Operate/Renewal of CTO

S. No. Document Yes No Remarks 1. Completely filled application form duly signed

by authorized signatory

2. Document authorizing the applicant for signing application and other documents

3. Demand Draft for consent fee 4. Legal undertaking in the prescribed format on

non-judicial stamp paper of RS. 10/- only duly attested by notary public

5. Certificate from Chartered Accountant for capital investment (In case capital investment is 25 lacs or more)

6. Category of industry (Red/Orange/Others)

7. Requirement of Consent To Establish (Water Act only/ Air Act only/ Both Acts)

8. Whether the unit applied for the same line of products and capacity as per CTE (in case of first CTO) or CTO (in case of renewal of CTO)?

9. Whether any change in the categorization of the unit due to expansion/modernization or due to change in the Board guidelines?

10. Whether Document proof for capital investment is furnished?

11. Is there any change in capital investment with reference to previous CTE/CTO application?

12. Whether any HW is generated? If yes, whether correct CTO fee paid?

13. Whether copy of the environmental statement (in case of renewal of CTO) is furnished?

14. Whether copy of Annual return of HW is furnished?

15. Whether report of compliance of the CTE conditions (for first CTO) / CTO conditions (for the renewal of consent) are submitted?

16. Whether any amendment to CTE/CTO conditions is sought?

17. Whether environmental monitoring reports (in case of renewal CTO) are furnished?

18. Whether any court judgment issued against the unit? If yes, whether compliance report/ status report furnished?

19. Whether the unit falls under the purview of “Self assessment Scheme – Cess”? If yes, whether cess paid as per the HPSPCB scheme (in case of CTO renewal)

20. Whether the unit filed the cess returns as per the requirements? Cess returns filed up to…. and cess paid up to… and copies are furnished?

21. Whether the unit is claiming the cess rebate? 22. Whether any change in the quantity of water

requirement?

23. Whether any change in the quantity of effluent generated and disposal mechanism?

24. Whether the EMP implemented as per the CTE / CTO application?

25. Whether any change in the pollution control systems?

26. Whether water meters provided?

27. Whether energy meters for Pollution Control Systems are provided?

28. Whether the unit is a member of CETP? If yes, whether details such as name of CETP, manifest maintained, details of the quantity of effluent sent to CETP (monthly basis for the last 12 months) are furnished?

29. Whether CETP issued any notice to the unit for not meeting the in let standards and or any time rejected the effluent? If yes, details to be furnished.

30. Whether all sources of air pollution are identified and included in CTO application? Whether any changes in sources and APC system from that CTE/CTO given earlier?

31. Whether measures adopted for abatement of noise pollution identified?

32. Whether green belt provided as submitted in the CTE/CTO application?

33. Whether HW quantities are furnished for different categories as per the norms?

34. Whether report of compliance of the previous HWA conditions is submitted in case of renewal of HWA?

35. Whether provisions made for collection and storage of hazardous waste?

36. Whether proposed method of disposal of hazardous wastes is identified? Recycling/on site land fill facility/on site incineration /common incinerator /TSDF/ authorized re-cyclers

37. Whether pre treatment is required before land filling?

38. If it is proposed to dispose at common treatment facility, name of the facility and whether the common facility is having CTO/HWA of the Board? Whether the facility is having capacity and pre treatment (if required) to handle the waste from the unit?

39. Mode of transportation of HW from the unit to TSDF?

40. Whether the unit is proposing to dispose within 90 days provision or any specific time frame to dispose the low quantity waste is furnished?

41. Whether hazardous waste manifests are maintained for all types of hazardous wastes given in authorization?