Belpahar OS Shop Address: At/PO: Belpahar Dist: , ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…… Ref: BOSS/MoEFCC/2019/01 Date: 01/01/2019

To

The Director, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of , Impact Assessment Division (II), Industry-2, Room No. 236, Vayu Wing, 2nd Floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi – 110 003

Sub. : Proposal for Manufacturing and Sale by retail of 12.684 KLD Mahua Flower based Country Sprit/Liquor w r. to Belpahar Main Out Still Liquor Shop of Sri Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, located at village Belpahar, PO: Belpahar, Tehsil: Lakhanpur, Dist: Jharsuguda, Odisha – EC Regarding.

Category of the Proposal:

1. B (Orange Category as per CPCB List) (May be considered as B2 as the water consumption less than 25 CUM/day and fuel consumption less than 100 TPD).

2. The proposal is to be appraised at Central Level (IA Division II of MoEFCC, New Delhi) for grant of Environmental Clearance as per General Condition as the proposal is located within the Critically Polluted areas as identified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time.

Dear Sir,

With reference to the above, we are furnishing below few lines for your kind perusal and necessary clarification please.

1. This is a proposal of manufacturing and sale by retail of 12.6784 KLD Mahua Flower based Country Sprit /Liquor w r. to Belpahar Main Out Still Liquor Shop of Sri Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, located at village Belpahar, PO: Belpahar, Tehsil: Lakhanpur, Dist: Jharsuguda, Odisha. 2. Sir, our proposal (i.e. Country Liquor Manufacturing) does not come under Schedule of Industry for obtaining prior Environmental Clearance w. r. t. the EIA Notification 2006 and amended thereafter. 3. But pursuant to the direction dated 02/08/2016 of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, (NGT), Eastern Zone (EZ) Bench, Kolkata in O. A. No. 124/2015/EZ – Biranchi Narayan Mahapatra vs. State of Odisha & Others and Order dated 24/04/2017 in O./ A. 19/2017/EZ,

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