MAHARASHTRA POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

Tel: 020 - 25811694 Jog Center, 3rd floor,

Fax: 020 - 25811701 Mumbai Pune Road,
Website: http://mpcb.gov.in Wakdewadi, Pune - 411003.
Email: sropune1@mpcb.gov.in

GREEN/S.S.I (G37) Date: 29/03/2023

No:- Format1.0/SRO/UAN No.MPCB-
CONSENT-0000165378/CO/2303002359
To,
Amora Earth LLP,
Gat. No.1286, At "Gera’s Planet of Joy", Wagholi,
Tal. Haveli, Dist. Pune-412207.
Your Service is Our Duty

Sub: Consent to Operate under Section 26 of the Water (Prevention &

Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & under Section 21 of the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Authorization
under Rule 6 of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management &
Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016

Ref: Application for consent to operate vide MPCB-CONSENT-0000144642

Your application No.MPCB-CONSENT-0000165378 Dated 16.03.2023

For: grant of Consent to Operate under Section 26 of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 & under Section 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1981 and Authorization under Rule 6 of the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management &
Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016 is considered and the consent is hereby granted
subject to the following terms and conditions and as detailed in the schedule I, II, III & IV
annexed to this order:

1. The consent to operate is granted for a period up to 28/02/2026

2. The capital investment of the project is Rs.0.738 Crs. (As per C.A Certificate
submitted by industry )
3. Consent is valid for the manufacture of:
Sr Maximum
Product UOM
No Quantity
Products
1 Ready Mix Concrete 60 m3/day
(The consent is granted for Captive Purpose Only)
4. Conditions under Water (P&CP), 1974 Act for discharge of effluent:
Sr Permitted (in
Description Standards to Disposal Path
No CMD)
Recycle 100% to
1. Trade effluent 0.5 As per Schedule-I
achieve ZLD
2. Domestic effluent 0.5 As per Schedule-I Soaked in soak pit

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 5. Conditions under Air (P& CP) Act, 1981 for air emissions:
Sr Stack Description of stack / Number of Standards to be
No. No. source Stack achieved
1 S1 DG Set (125 KVA) 1 As per Schedule -II
6. Non-Hazardous Wastes:
Sr No Type of Waste Quantity UoM Treatment Disposal
NA
Solid waste from transit mixture washing, muck (debris/sludge) generated from RMC
shall either be reused through recovery unit/ Reclaiming system OR disposed off at a
designated approved site by local body, for debris / construction waste.
7. Conditions under Hazardous & Other Wastes (M & T M) Rules 2016 for
treatment and disposal of hazardous waste:
Sr No Category No./ Type Quantity UoM Treatment Disposal
NA

8. The consent is issued subject to direction issued by CPCB under section 18(1) (b) of
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, regarding classification of
Industries dated 07th March 2016.
9. Operation of RMC plant shall be in daytime only. The Day time is reckoned in between
6 a.m. and 6 p.m. i.e. from sun rise to sunset.
10. The Board may make the standards stringent for the RMC/batching plants located
within Corporation areas.
11. Commercial plants shall install continuous ambient air quality monitoring station
(CAAQMS) within the premises.
12. Captive plants shall carryout ambient air quality monitoring twice in a week for 24
hours.
13. The industry shall comply with the siting criteria as per RMC Notification dtd
16.10.2016.
14. The entire RMC Plant should be enclosed.
15. Industry shall provide covering at all the emission generating points.
16. Industry shall carry out monitoring of ambient air quality twice in a week for 24 hours
at windward & lean ward direction and submit the data to Board office on monthly
basis.
17. The Board reserves the right to review, amend, suspend, revoke etc. this consent and
the same shall be binding on the industry.
18. This consent should not be construed as exemption from obtaining necessary
NOC/permission from any other Government authorities.
19. The applicant shall make an application for renewal of consent to operate 60 days prior
to the date of expiry of the consent.
20. This consent is issued with the approval of competent authority of the Board.
21. The Board reserves the right to review, amend, suspend, revoke this consent and the
same shall be binding on the industry.
22. This consent should not be construed as exemption from obtaining necessary NOC/
permission from any other Government authorities.
23. The applicant shall make an application for renewal of consent 60 days prior to date of
expiry of the consent. (Operate/Renewal)

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 24. This consent is issued as per deligation of powers issued vide office order no. 12/2020
dtd 23/12/2020
25. The RMC plants where the norms are not followed and the technology is old (Star type)
shall be discarded within 1 year. Existing RMC plant shall implement the suggested
guidelines within a year. The renewal of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s consent
shall be considered only after implementation of new guidelines. The RMC’s having
valid consent of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board shall amend their consent in
compliance with guideline within a year
26. Operation of RMC plant shall be in day time only. However in notified MIDC area,
notified industrial parks, outside corporation area timing are not applicable. The Day
time shall mean from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
27. The industry strictly follows the Guidelines for Ready Mix Concrete Plant (RMC) for
sitting criteria of RMC Plant in the State of Maharashtra as per notification dated
7/11/2016.
28. This consent should not be construed as any exemption from obtaining necessary NOC
from other Govt. agencies / local bodies as may deemed fit necessary.
29. The applicant shall make an application for renewal of consent 60 days prior to date of
expiry of the consent. (Operate/Renewal)

Received Consent fee of -

Sr.No Amount(Rs.) Transaction/DR.No. Date Transaction Type
1 10000.00 TXN2303002588 20/03/2023 Online Payment
2 521.00 TXN2303004221 26/03/2023 Online Payment
Copy to:
1. Regional Officer, MPCB, Pune
2. Chief Accounts Officer, MPCB,Sion, Mumbai

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 SCHEDULE-I
Terms & conditions for compliance of Water Pollution Control:
1. A] As per your application, you have provided Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) of
designed capacity of 0.50 CMD consisting of Primary (Primary Clarifier/Primary
Settling Tank) for the treatment of 0.5 CMD of trade effluent.

B] The Applicant shall operate the effluent treatment plant (ETP) to treat the trade
effluent and recycle the entire treated effluent into the process for various
purposes such as for cooling, process & Scrubbing with metering system so as to
achieve Zero Liquid Discharge. There shall be no discharge on land or outside
factory premises.

C] The treated effluent shall be recycled for secondary purposes . In no case,

effluent shall find its way for gardening / outside factory premises.
2. A] As per your application, you have provided Septic Tank followed by Soak pit for
the treatment of 0.5 CMD of sewage.

B] The Applicant shall operate the sewage treatment system to treat the sewage so
as to achieve the following standards.

Sr.No Parameters Standards (mg/l)

1 Suspended Solids Not to exceed 50
o
2 BOD 3 days 27 C Not to exceed 30
3 COD Not to exceed 100

C] The treated sewage shall be recycled for secondary purposes to the maximum
extent and remaining shall be discharged on land for gardening within premise
after confirming above standards. In no case, sewage shall find its way for
gardening / outside factory premises.
3. The Board reserves its rights to review plans, specifications or other data relating to
plant setup for the treatment of waterworks for the purification there of & the system
for the disposal of sewage or trade effluent or in connection with the grant of any
consent conditions. The Applicant shall obtain prior consent of the Board to take steps
to establish the unit or establish any treatment and disposal system or an extension or
addition thereto.
4. The industry shall ensure replacement of pollution control system or its parts after
expiry of its expected life as defined by manufacturer so as to ensure the compliance
of standards and safety of the operation thereof.
5. The Applicant shall comply with the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1974 and as amended, by installing water meters and other provisions
as contained in the said act:

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 Water consumption quantity
Sr. No. Purpose for water consumed
(CMD)
Industrial Cooling, spraying in mine pits
1. 0.00
or boiler feed
2. Domestic purpose 0.50
Processing whereby water gets polluted
3. 10.80
& pollutants are easily biodegradable
Processing whereby water gets polluted
4. & pollutants are not easily 0.00
biodegradable and are toxic
5. Gardening 0

6. The Applicant shall provide Specific Water Pollution control system as per the
conditions of EP Act, 1986 and rule made there under from time to time/
Environmental Clearance/ CREP guidelines.
SCHEDULE-II
Terms & conditions for compliance of Air Pollution Control:
1. As per your application, you have provided the Air pollution control (APC) system and erected
following stack (s) to observe the following fuel pattern:
Stack Sulphur
Stack APC System Type
Source Height(in Content(in Pollutant Standard
No. provided/proposed of Fuel
mtr) %)
HSD 10 SO2 4.8 Kg/Day
DG Set
Acoustic Enclosure Ltrs/Hr
S1 (125 2.50 1
Stack 10
KVA) TPM -
Kg/Hr
2. The Applicant shall provide Specific Air Pollution control equipments as per the conditions of EP Act,
1986 and rule made there under from time to time/ Environmental Clearance / CREP guidelines.
3. The Applicant shall obtain necessary prior permission for providing additional control equipment with
necessary specifications and operation thereof or alteration or replacement/alteration well before its
life come to an end or erection of new pollution control equipment.
4. The Board reserves its rights to vary all or any of the condition in the consent, if due to any
technological improvement or otherwise such variation (including the change of any control
equipment, other in whole or in part is necessary).
5. The applicant shall install a comprehensive control system consisting of control equipments as is
warranted with reference to generation of emission and operate and maintain the same continuously
so as to achieve the level of pollutants to the following standards:

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 6. Control Equipment:
a. In-house measures :-
1. All material transfer points should be covered.
2. The dust containment system shall be provided incorporating either of the following:
i) Barricading all around the periphery of the plot boundary of height minimum 20 feet or 5
feet above free fall air emission area. Whichever is height with tin sheets same may extend
above with netlon clothing whenever required.
ii) Water sprinkling/Chemical dust stabilizing agent spraying system along the periphery inside
the premises of RMC.
iii) Tree plantation along the periphery inside boundary of the RMC premises having minimum
width of 5 meters, on all sides. The foliage of the trees shall adequately cover area upto about
20m height.
3. Internal work area shall be, cement concreted/Asphalted
Daily cleaning / Removal of dust accumulation inside the plant (dry/wet) shall be carry out with
4.
industrial vacuum cleaner.
Two level type washing facility shall be provided at entry and exit points, for transit mixture
5.
vehicle.
b. Raw material storage & handling:-
1. Storage silos of cement & fly-ash shall be adequate capacity of dust Collection system such as
multi – cyclone followed by bag house assembly.
Handling of Cement, sand, fly ash and aggregates shall be carried out with mechanical closed
2.
system only.
3. Manual operations shall be permitted only in a closed shed, equipped with dust control system
at the loading point as well as roof top secondary dust control system.
4. All Conveyor belts of Sand, aggregate shall be covered with tin sheets and at points dust
collection system to be installed to avoid secondary fugitive emissions.
5. Mixing section of cement, aggregate & sand shall be equipped with adequate capacity dust
collection system, such as multi-cyclone followed by bag houses, so as to limit dust emissions.
6. Storage area of sand & aggregates shall be equipped with roof top water sprinkler system.
7. The production plant shall be interlocked with air pollution control system.
Alternative power supply system should cover both the production and Air Pollution control
8.
system.
9. Industry shall provide treatment facility industrial effluent.
10. Industry shall provide disposal facility for treated effluent.
11. Industry shall provide disposal facility for solid waste.
12. Industry shall provide proper exhaust system in the premises.
c. Ambient air quality as a distance of 10 mtr form source or the plant boundary
whichever is nearer, shall meet the following standards
Particulate Matter PM 10 Not to Exceed 100 ug/m3
Particulate Matter PM 2.5 Not to Exceed 60 ug/m3
d. Solid waste treatment and disposal:
Solid waste from transit mixture washing, muck (debris/sludge) generated from RMC shall
either be reused through recovery unit/ Reclaiming system OR disposed off at a designated
approved site by local body, for debris / construction waste. Industry shall comply with
following additional conditions:
1. The RMC plants where the norms are not followed and the technology is old (Star type) shall be
discarded within 1 year. Existing RMC plant shall implement the suggested guidelines within a
year. The renewal of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board’s consent shall be considered only
after implementation of new guidelines. The RMC’s having valid consent of Maharashtra
Pollution Control Board shall amend their consent in compliance with guideline within a year.
2. Operation of RMC plant shall be in day time only. However in notified MIDC area, notified
industrial parks, outside corporation area timing are not applicable. The Day time shall mean
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
3. The industry strictly follows the Guidelines for Ready Mix Concrete Plant (RMC) for sitting
criteria of RMC Plant in the State of Maharashtra as per notification dated 7/11/2016.

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 SCHEDULE-III
Details of Bank Guarantees:
Consent
Sr.
(C2E/ Amt of BG Submission Purpose of Compliance Validity
No
C2O Imposed Period BG Period Date
.
/C2R)
NA

BG Forfeiture History
Amount of Amount of Reason of
Consent Submission Purpose
Srno. BG BG BG
(C2E/C2O/C2R) Period of BG
imposed Forfeiture Forfeiture
NA
BG Return details
Srno. Consent (C2E/C2O/C2R) BG imposed Purpose of BG Amount of BG Returned
NA

SCHEDULE-IV
General Conditions:
1. The Energy source for lighting purpose shall preferably be LED based
2. The PP shall harvest rainwater from roof tops of the buildings and storm water drains to
recharge the ground water and utilize the same for different industrial applications within
the plant
3. Conditions for D.G. Set
a) Noise from the D.G. Set should be controlled by providing an acoustic enclosure or by
treating the room acoustically.
b) Industry should provide acoustic enclosure for control of noise. The acoustic enclosure/
acoustic treatment of the room should be designed for minimum 25 dB (A) insertion loss
or for meeting the ambient noise standards, whichever is on higher side. A suitable
exhaust muffler with insertion loss of 25 dB (A) shall also be provided. The measurement
of insertion loss will be done at different points at 0.5 meters from acoustic
enclosure/room and then average.
c) Industry should make efforts to bring down noise level due to DG set, outside industrial
premises, within ambient noise requirements by proper sitting and control measures.
d) Installation of DG Set must be strictly in compliance with recommendations of DG Set
manufacturer.
e) A proper routine and preventive maintenance procedure for DG set should be set and
followed in consultation with the DG manufacturer which would help to prevent noise
levels of DG set from deteriorating with use.
f) D.G. Set shall be operated only in case of power failure.
g) The applicant should not cause any nuisance in the surrounding area due to operation of
D.G. Set.
h) The applicant shall comply with the notification of MoEFCC, India on Environment
(Protection) second Amendment Rules vide GSR 371(E) dated 17.05.2002 and its
amendments regarding noise limit for generator sets run with diesel.
4. The applicant shall maintain good housekeeping.
5. The non-hazardous solid waste arising in the factory premises, sweepings, etc. be disposed
of scientifically so as not to cause any nuisance / pollution. The applicant shall take
necessary permissions from civic authorities for disposal of solid waste.

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 6. The applicant shall not change or alter the quantity, quality, the rate of discharge,
temperature or the mode of the effluent/emissions or hazardous wastes or control
equipments provided for without previous written permission of the Board. The industry will
not carry out any activity, for which this consent has not been granted/without prior consent
of the Board.
7. The industry shall ensure that fugitive emissions from the activity are controlled so as to
maintain clean and safe environment in and around the factory premises.
8. The industry shall submit quarterly statement in respect of industries obligation towards
consent and pollution control compliance's duly supported with documentary evidences
(format can downloaded from MPCB official site).
9. The industry shall submit official e-mail address and any change will be duly informed to the
MPCB.
10. The industry shall achieve the National Ambient Air Quality standards prescribed vide
Government of India, Notification No. B-29016/20/90/PCI-L dated. 18.11.2009 as amended.
11. The Board reserves its rights to review plans, specifications or other data relating to plant
setup for the treatment of waterworks for the purification thereof & the system for the
disposal of sewage or trade effluent or in connection with the grant of any consent
conditions. The Applicant shall obtain prior consent of the Board to take steps to establish
the unit or establish any treatment and disposal system or an extension or addition thereto.
12. The industry shall ensure replacement of pollution control system or its parts after expiry of
its expected life as defined by manufacturer so as to ensure the compliance of standards
and safety of the operation thereof.
13. The PP shall provide personal protection equipment as per norms of Factory Act
14. Industry should monitor effluent quality, stack emissions and ambient air quality
monthly/quarterly.
15. Whenever due to any accident or other unforeseen act or even, such emissions occur or is
apprehended to occur in excess of standards laid down, such information shall be forthwith
Reported to Board, concerned Police Station, office of Directorate of Health Services,
Department of Explosives, Inspectorate of Factories and Local Body. In case of failure of
pollution control equipments, the production process connected to it shall be stopped.
16. The applicant shall provide an alternate electric power source sufficient to operate all
pollution control facilities installed to maintain compliance with the terms and conditions of
the consent. In the absence, the applicant shall stop, reduce or otherwise, control
production to abide by terms and conditions of this consent.
17. The industry shall recycle/reprocess/reuse/recover Hazardous Waste as per the provision
contain in the Hazardous and Other Wastes (M & TM) Rules 2016, which can be recycled
/processed /reused /recovered and only waste which has to be incinerated shall go to
incineration and waste which can be used for land filling and cannot be
recycled/reprocessed etc. should go for that purpose, in order to reduce load on incineration
and landfill site/environment.
18. An inspection book shall be opened and made available to the Board’s officers during their
visit to the applicant.
19. Industry shall strictly comply with the Water (P&CP) Act, 1974, Air (P&CP) Act, 1981 and
Environmental Protection Act, 1986 and industry specific standard under EP Rules 1986
which are available on MPCB website (www.mpcb.gov.in).
20. Separate drainage system shall be provided for collection of trade and sewage effluents.
Terminal manholes shall be provided at the end of the collection system with arrangement
for measuring the flow. No effluent shall be admitted in the pipes/sewers downstream of the
terminal manholes. No effluent shall find its way other than in designed and provided
collection system.
21. Neither storm water nor discharge from other premises shall be allowed to mix with the
effluents from the factory.
22. The industry should not cause any nuisance in surrounding area.

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 23. The industry shall take adequate measures for control of noise levels from its own sources
within the premises so as to maintain ambient air quality standard in respect of noise to less
than 75 dB (A) during day time and 70 dB (A) during night time. Day time is reckoned in
between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. and night time is reckoned between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
24. The industry shall create the Environmental Cell by appointing an Environmental Engineer,
Chemist and Agriculture expert for looking after day to day activities related to Environment
and irrigation field where treated effluent is used for irrigation.
25. The applicant shall provide ports in the chimney/(s) and facilities such as ladder, platform
etc. for monitoring the air emissions and the same shall be open for inspection to/and for
use of the Board’s Staff. The chimney(s) vents attached to various sources of emission shall
be designated by numbers such as S-1, S-2, etc. and these shall be painted/ displayed to
facilitate identification.
26. The industry should comply with the Hazardous and Other Wastes (M & TM) Rules, 2016 and
submit the Annual Returns as per Rule 6(5) & 20(2) of Hazardous and Other Wastes (M &
TM) Rules, 2016 for the preceding year April to March in Form-IV by 30th June of every year.
27. The applicant shall install a separate meter showing the consumption of energy for
operation of domestic and industrial effluent treatment plants and air pollution control
system. A register showing consumption of chemicals used for treatment shall be
maintained.
28. The applicant shall bring minimum 33% of the available open land under green coverage/
plantation. The applicant shall submit a yearly statement by 30th September every year on
available open plot area, number of trees surviving as on 31st March of the year and
number of trees planted by September end.
29. The Board reserves its rights to review plans, specifications or other data relating to plant
setup for the treatment of waterworks for the purification thereof & the system for the
disposal of sewage or trade effluent or in connection with the grant of any consent
conditions.
30. The firm shall submit to this office, the 30th day of September every year, the Environment
Statement Report for the financial year ending 31st March in the prescribed FORM-V as per
the provisions of Rule 14 of the Environment (Protection) (second Amendment) Rules, 1992.
31. The Applicant shall obtain necessary prior permission for providing additional control
equipment with necessary specifications and operation thereof or alteration or
replacement/alteration well before its life come to an end or erection of new pollution
control equipment.
32. The Board reserves its rights to vary all or any of the condition in the consent, if due to any
technological improvement or otherwise such variation (including the change of any control
equipment, other in whole or in part is necessary).
33. The applicant shall provide facility for collection of environmental samples and samples of
trade and sewage effluents, air emissions and hazardous waste to the Board staff at the
terminal or designated points and shall pay to the Board for the services rendered in this
behalf.

This certificate is digitally & electronically signed.

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