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Coal wash out due to heavy flooding

A. 5000 MT
Dump truck generally 9 tons
6 tons

Total 833 trucks load


So much material cannot be washed by flood water deluge
It will check the port channel and make it unservicable

B Type of coal
# Pulvarized ?
# solid / size ?
# density 52 lbs/ cu ft ?
1 M Tons coal = 36.8394 cu ft.
5000 MT = 184,197 cu ft.
Control rate heat loss
Higher risk of spontenous combustion

C Complaint : When lodged


With : Authority custom
: Port Authority
: ........... by office
: Police
: Insurance

D Any Photographs before and after events

E Nearby / Adjacent Yard : Investigation problem they face.

F Generally closure to see the flood water level will be low.

Can they see tale tell mark at post to establish the height of flood water

Is that mark has any black / coal dust mark to establish that coal has washed away in
the flood water.

How long water received in the port area stagnant water.

G Is the coal yard has any boundary wall and what height with gate opening for the
movement of trucks.
Which direction the opening w r t port jetty. Direction of jetty including its length .
Is there are any break water in the port area.
How long port remain closed due to flooding of the rain water into jetty and coal
washed down in the port jetty.
How much area coal got spread in sq meters area in the port.

H Did port side area near yard approach road was unservicable due to spread of the coal
all over.

I Did they selvage the coal and how much quantity of coal recovered and downgraded

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