A Centre’s green panel has given environmental clearance to Reliance Industries for expansion of its jetty facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for handling chemical and petrochemical products at a cost of Rs750 crore.
RIl has an integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Jamnagar district with a marine terminal in the Gulf of Kutch that has five single-point mooring (SPMs) and a liquid jetty comprising five liquid berths to facilitate supply of crude oil to the refinery and evacuate the products manufactured.
To handle more products, the company has proposed expansion of its existing liquid jetty by setting up an additional berth of capacity to handle about 8 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa). RIl’s proposal was examined at a recent meeting by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Union Environment Ministry.