Goa’s coal transportation capacity will not be increased, assures CM

Goa govt dispels fears of land acquisition for coal handling

Panaji: The Goa government has dismissed fears that additional land is being acquired to expand coal handling projects in the coastal state. In a statement issued here in response to reports in certain sections of the media, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said it had come to notice that some reports suggested additional land was being acquired for coal handling in connection with the Hospet… Source

Goa’s coal transportation capacity will not be increased, assures CM

Special Correspondent Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said Goa’s coal transportation capacity will not be increased even as the Ministry of Railways formally announced the commissioning of 312 kilometres of the 363-km Hospet-Londa-Tinaighat-Vasco railway line doubling project. The central ministry has also announced its plan to acquire an additional 6,000 sq mt – 0.6007 hectares – of land at Mormugao for the project and sought publ…