Environmental coal yard for Port Pipavav
An environmental coal yard claiming to be the only one of its kind in the Indian sub-continent has been commissioned by Port Pipavav, Gujarat.
The new system is designed to ensure that coal can be handled and stored efficiently and safely, without adverse impact on any other cargo. It also prevents and controls coal dust from escaping the yard.
It includes an integrated system of two electric level luffing cranes and a 1.2 km mobile conveyor system leading to the coal yard. with a rated handling capacity of 2,000 tonnes per hour.