Workers are dwarfed by a coal mountain at the Mormugao Port in Goa from where the fraught journey begins. By 2030, official records attest, this is slated to double — up to 51.6 million tonnes each year. When we start our prayers, switching on the ceiling fans, the coal dust spreads and falls on the worshippers. For instance, they show, the JSW Group has been exceeding its import capacity since 2012, getting 10.11 million tonnes in 2016-2017 alone, against an awarded consent of 5.48 million tonnes. At Mormugao Port, Goa, JSW owns two berths (5A and 6A) cumulatively admeasuring 450 metres and can serve one vessel (290 metres) at a time.

Source: Indian Express October 24, 2017 21:35 UTC