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“But the coal is directly unloaded, sometimes on the berths and even from the ship directly onto the barges. “Conditions stipulate that the height of stacks be restricted to five metres. But this is routinely violated. It results in spillage into the water,” citizen Parshuram Sonuelkar, who had given his inputs for the study, said.Evidence gathered by those involved in the study discovered that coal on the ground at one of the berths had resulted in run-offs and leaching, which contaminated the water.Savio Correia, an activist, said rules regarding the height of coal stacks were also blatantly flouted. PANAJI: A ground-truthing report has revealed that multiple conditions laid down by government authorities to decrease the impact of air pollution on local communities and the environment at Mormugao Port Trust’s (MPT) coal-handling berths have been violated.Ground-truthing, which refers to information collected on location, was conducted by the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, together with local groups such as the Old Cross Fishing Canoe Owners’ Coop Society Ltd, Baina Ramponkar Fishing Canoe Owners’ Society, Desterro Fishermen’s Association, and Goenchea Raponkarancho Ekvott (GRE).The study found that coalhandling at MPT’s berths 7 and 9 generate excessive dust pollution in violation of four environmental clearance (EC) conditions and other stipulations..