POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REGIONAL OFFICE :: st 1 Floor, A.P.S.F.C BUILDING, A.K.NAGAR, NELLORE - 524 004 M. Pramod Kumar Reddy e-mail: [email protected] ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER Phone : +91- 861- 2329730

Order.No : N-1093/PCB/RO-NLR/CFE/2019-810 Dt.17.09.2019

Sub:- APPCB – RO, Nellore - Application of M/s. Rohith Industries, APIIC Industrial Park, Sy No.231, 232, Plot Nos.1, 25 to 30, Karur Village, Tada Mandal, SPSR for Consent for Establishment of the Board under Section 25 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and under Section 21 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 – REJECTED – Reg. Ref:- 1. Industry’s CFE application filed through single desk on 30.08.2019 vide application ID No.CAE1902150. 2. CFE committee meeting held on 03.09.2019. 3. T.O. Lr. No.GN-35/PCB/RO-NLR/2019 Dated 03.09.2019. 4. Telephonic discussions had with the officials of O/o. JD, Commissioner of Industries, Vijaywada.

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This office is receipt of an application seeking Consent for Establishment of M/s. Rohith Industries to establish Sand processing unit to produce Dry Silicon Sand – 30 TPD APIIC Industrial Park, Sy No.231, 232, Plot Nos.1, 25 to 30, Karur Village, Tada Mandal, SPSR Nellore District at with a project cost of Rs.19.0 Lakhs and comes under Org-Haz category vide reference 1st cited.

The CFE application of your industry along with Agenda was placed before the CFE Committee meeting held at RO, Nellore on 03.09.2019. The committee noted the following :-

 As per the information furnished by the proponent, Deed of sale was made between M/s. APIIC, Nellore in favour of M/s. Asfab Utilities Private Limited on 14.12.2007 and allotted the Plot Nos.25 to 30 (Sy Nos.232 & 235P), Karur Village, Tada Mandal, SPSR Nellore District to the extent of 8010 Sq.mtrs situated in APIIC Industrial Park at Tada, SPSR Nellore District . Another sale deed was made on 22.06.2009 in favour of M/s. Mounika Fly Ash & Cement Bricks for allotment of plot in Sy Nos.231 & 233P in Karur Village, Tada Mandal to the extent of 2829.73 sq.mtrs and later it was sold to M/s. Tool Grove South on 12.09.2014. The present management has taken the plots on lease basis on 24.08.2019 and applied for CFE of the Board for establishment of the unit to produce dry silica sand.  As seen from the above, it was clear that the APIIC has allotted plots existing in Karur village, Tada Mandal, SPSR Nellore prior to the issuance of MoEF&CC, GOI Notification No.S.O. 1736 (E) dt.20.06.2015 on Pulicat Bird Sanctuary for establishment of industrial units in Eco-sensitive zones. Further, it was clearly mentioned at Sl. No.11 “Industrial Units” of the above said MOEF&CC Notification ‘ No New establishment of any industrial unit shall be permitted in the Eco-Sensitive Zone”. Further, as per the DFO, Wildlife Management Division, Sullurpet letter dated 12.07.2016 addressed to the APIIC, Nellore wherein it was stated that Sy No.54 to 59, 79, 201 & 203, 213, 223 & 226, 225, 230 to 239 & 240 to 243 of Karur Village, Tada Mandal falls within the Eco-sensitive Zone boundary of Pulicat Bird Sanctuary.

After consideration of above said material facts, the committee recommended to reject the CFE application of M/s. Rohith Industries for establishment of Sand processing unit, in the light of Notification issued by the MoEF & CC Dated 26.06.2015 on Pulicat Bird Sanctuary for establishment of industrial units in Eco-sensitive zones as per Sl. No.11 “Industrial Units” of the above said MOEF&CC Notification ‘ No New establishment of any industrial unit shall be permitted in the Eco-Sensitive Zone”

In view of above, the CFE application submitted by you vide reference 1st cited is rejected.

You may note that establishment and operation of the industry without Consent for Establishment / Consent for Operation of the Board in the present site would be violation of section 25/26 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and section 21/22 of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, which attract penal provisions of the said Acts.

You are also informed that no construction or developmental work should be carried out without Consent for Establishment (CFE) of the Board as per Notification dated.23-12- 1996, 30-04-1999 and 01-05-2004 of the Board

If the proponent is aggrieved by this order made by A.P. Pollution Control Board under Sec. 25 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act’ 1974 and Sec. 21 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act’ 1981 he may within 30 days from the date of receipt of this order prefer an appeal to Appellate Authority, Hyderabad.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

To Sri C. Subramanyam Naidu, (M/s. Rohith Industries) Plot No.205, Chalapati Apartments, Near Ramanujam Circle, Tiruchanoor Road, Tirupathi – 517 501.