Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
* Pyrolytic units to come up in notified industrial focal points or designated
industrial lands only
* Import of raw material even from other states not allowed
Chandigarh, With a view to provide big relief to pyrolytic industry, state government on the directions of Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal has allowed setting up of Pyrolysis plants in the notified focal points, industrial areas and designated industrial land use areas in the state.
Disclosing this here today, an official spokesman said that Deputy Chief Minister has taken personal intervention in the matter to save the existing 50 pyrolytic industrial units besides framing a new policy for setting up of new units. After considering various environmental and legal issues and suggestions received from the public, final policy got approval of Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB). Accordingly, Punjab government has issued fresh guidelines for setting up of waste-tyre based pyrolysis plants extracting fuel oil to adopt pollution prevention measures.
Sorting out their long pending issues Science, Technology and Environment Department in its new guidelines has allowed setting up of Pyrolytic units in notified or approved focal points, industrial areas and designated industrial land use areas besides approving the clearance to existing units which have applied before March 31, 2013 and are fulfilling new guidelines.
To tackle environmental and safety issues, clear instructions have been issued regarding code of practice and pollution abatement measures for all Pyrolytic units. Besides, state government imposed a complete ban on procurement or import of raw material from foreign off-shores or even from other states within the country and all units including existing ones would be allowed to process the waste tyres or waste rubber products generated from within the state of Punjab only.
The Pyrolytic industry would not be allowed to discharge waste water generated from oil-water separators anywhere. The new units would have to develop a green belt of minimum 4 meters width along the boundary of the plant.
Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal has directed the concerned departments to implement these guidelines to ensure that the business activities of Pyrolytic industry could come back on the fast track without compromising with environment and public safety.
Recently, a number of units using pyrolysis process for extraction of fuel oil from the waste rubber tyres were being set up in the state. Deputy Chief Minister has received complaints from public regarding pollution caused by pyrolytic units and a few accidents have also occurred in such plants due to unsafe and inappropriate operations of pyrolysis reactors. Thus, Mr. Badal headed a number of meetings to get logical solution of this problem so that neither pyrolytic industry nor public should pay for it. EOM
