In India people loves to eat and therefore these days Food Start Ups are growing & expanding their business rapidly in categories like Ready
to Eat Foods, Semi-Cooked Foods, Desserts, Beverages & Shakes, Healthy Foods, Street Style Foods, Fast Food Chains in Burger, Pizzas, Momos etc.
These food start-ups/brands are establishing new Pick-up Points, Base Kitchens, Restaurant Chains, Cafe in many places in the city but most of them are not aware about applicable pollution control license popularly known as CTE & CTO and related compliance like installation of Oil & Grease Trap (OGT), Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP), Hood & Ducting, Colour Coded Bins etc. Let’s take an example in this article about Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) compliances applicable on Food Start-ups/Food Processing Industry:

Questions

Answers

1)
Before start of my food start-up do I
need to take pollution license from DPCC?

 

Yes. You need
to apply for Consent to Establish (CTE) & Consent to Operate (CTO) in
DPCC.

2)
Why I need to take Consent to
Establish (CTE) & Consent to Operate?

In India there is a legal framework
for protection and improvement of environment.

Sections 21/22 of Air Act, 1981 &
25/26 of Water Act, 1974 defines the required to take permission from state
pollution control board/committee (DPCC in this example).

3)
What are compliances for Pick-up
Points, Base Kitchens, Restaurants, Cafe

a.
Need to install one of the given Waste
water Pollution Control Systems depending upon the case: Oil & Grease Trap and Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). https://www.greengenra.com/oil-and-grease-trap/

b.
Hood & duct for Air Emission

c.
Colour Coded Bins for Solid Waste
segregation

d.
Usage of approved Fuel as per approved
list of fuels of NCT of Delhi.

e.
Acoustic Enclosures of D.G sets

f.
Specific guidelines given time to time
by the departments.

4)
What if I do not take permission or
CTE & CTO from pollution department?

Delhi pollution Control Committee has
powers to Act upon on defaulters under Environmental Laws and impose hefty
penalty. Worst scenario may include huge penalty and attachment of property
with penal action.

5)
How do I obtain DPCC license? In which
category I need to obtain DPCC license?

You have to arrange required documents
and apply first for CTE then install pollution control device and apply for
testing. Finally apply for CTO. You have to apply for DPCC Orange Category
License.

6)
Form where can I Hire an expert under
my budget to provide consultancy for pollution control compliance.

Visit our
website www.greengenra.com or
write us to on greengenra@gmail.com.

7)
I already started can I apply now?

Yes. Act
immediately contact us on 8377069760, 9650852260.