Maharashtra Pollution Control Board [MPCB] — Pending MPCB license _ 2019-20

Address:

Technoforce Solutions (I) Pvt Ltd, Gate 3, D 33 to 35, MIDC, Ambad, Nasik 422010

I am writing to you on behalf of Technoforce Solutions (I) Private Limited, Nashik in regard to our 2019-20 MPCB consent application which is pending for your review. FY 2019-20 is already over and we still do not have the consent. This is leading to a lot of hurdles from MIDC, banks etc.

The application has been referred to Hazardous Waste Dept. for reviewing our R&D center (Pilot Plant). We are a fabrication company involved in fabrication of MS and SS steel equipment. In our factory, we also have a small pilot plant facility where we conduct trials for some customers on our prototype equipment. Customers send their sample chemicals for trials and after the trials, such chemicals with the cleaning solvents are meticulously packed and sent back to the customers and there is no trace of the same in the company premises except the chemicals for ongoing trials. Such trials usually lasts for 3 to 4 days. Since these are pilot plant trials only, the quantity of such chemicals is really insignificant – ranging from 150 to 250 kgs on an average. All such chemicals are stored in a safe and systematic manner. We are a member of the Maharashtra Enviro Power Ltd. (MEPL), for safe disposal of hazardous waste. We have zero discharge of any kind of liquid from our pilot plant. Further, we are also in compliance with all the interim directions issued to us in 2016. Recently, we also received certification for ISO 14001, 45001 and 9001, which depicts that we are in compliance with environmental and safety norms.

Our income from pilot plant trials in FY 19-20 was only INR 4.8 lakhs, so you can imagine the insignificant volume of activity. Because of this R&D centre, the whole consent application is pending. It is our request that you please process our application and issue the consent.