Tuesday, 22 September 2015

HMEL will flout EC diktat unless modification is made: Disagreement over disposal of hazardous waste

HMEL wants certain amendments in the already approved expansion project in its Bhatinda refinery, from 9 MMTPA to 11.25 MTPA..
8It was advocated that the membership of common treatment storage disposal facility (TSDF) should be obtained for the disposal of hazardous waste and the copy of authorization or membership of TSDF should be submitted to Ministry's Regional Office.
8The chemical sludge should be sent to the treatment storage disposal facility for hazardous waste.
8But HMEL, instead of directing the waste to the TSDF, wants to dump the waste at its operational "Secured Landfill" (SLF) inside the site.
8The company claims that the SLF has been designed to CPCB standards and has the capacity to store 20000m3 of hazardous waste.
8To validate its argument, the company puts forward the authorization letter from PPCB for the operation of the SLF facility till 31.3.2019.
8Therefore, HMEL does not feel the need for taking membership of the common TSDF again.

8Comment: The refinery must be subjected to more stringent environment management. Adequate precautions must be taken for an accident or a miscalculation can have serious consequences. 

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