On initiative of Federation of Jharkhand Chambers and Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) on Wednesday a helpdesk organised in collaboration with Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) in which pollution related problems of traders were sorted out.
During the programme representatives of Board informed that it is mandatory to get Consent to Establishment (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) for Hotel, Restaurant, Marriage Hall, Banquet Hall, Dharmshala and Ashram from JSPCB. For this the board issued a classifications in which numbers of rooms, discharge of waters, boilers , air emission and hazard waste generation capacity are criteria. During the meeting the traders were informed that those hotels which discharge more than 100 liters of water in a day can stall baby or small boiler. The Board has classified the hotels and lodging centers into three categories such as Green, Orange and Red based on their capacity of rooms and water discharge.
FJCCI Pollution Deputy Committee Chairman, Mukesh Kumar said that the board should hold such kinds of meeting every month with traders so that pollution related problems should be sorted out as early as possible. “Since GTE and CTO is mandatory for hotels and lodging centers the traders are facing problems in lack of awareness due to which the Chambers organized the helpdesk,” he added.
During the meeting the traders get awareness about the process of CTO for installing water treatments plants. Representatives of the Board informed that through the single window system the traders can apply to get CTO. They also informed that the traders can take help from helpline numbers provided by the board. Rice Mill owners also got awareness about installment of Webcam and Flow Meter at Effluent Treatment Plan.
The issue of getting delayed for long time after applying for CTO and CTE at the Board, came to light during the meeting the representatives replied on the issue that there is sort of man power and it will be sorted out soon.