{"id":373116,"date":"2026-10-03T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373116"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:37:13","slug":"jawahar-dweep-becomes-indias-first-plastic-free-oil-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jawahar-dweep-becomes-indias-first-plastic-free-oil-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jawahar Dweep Becomes India\u2019s First Plastic-free Oil Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Mumbai Port Authority declared Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal plastic-free on 2 October 2026 during Swachhata Abhiyan 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>About Jawahar Dweep<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373122\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-373122\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?resize=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jawahar Dweep\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?resize=768%2C428&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?resize=1536%2C856&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-The-Week.jpg?w=1544&amp;ssl=1 1544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; The Week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Jawahar Dweep<\/strong> is a <strong>restricted offshore island terminal in Mumbai Harbour.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It lies in the <strong>Arabian Sea off Mumbai\u2019s eastern waterfront<\/strong>, about <strong>8.25 km northeast of the Gateway of India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is historically <strong>known as Butcher Island.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ownership:<\/strong> It is owned and operated by the<strong> Mumbai Port Authority (MbPA).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>handles crude oil, LPG and petroleum products from ocean-going oil tankers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geological Formation: <\/strong>The island has <strong>Deccan Traps basaltic bedrock.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Island Formation:<\/strong> It is a <strong>submerged topographic high or continental island remnant<\/strong> within <strong>Mumbai\u2019s estuarine harbour basin.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Recent Achievement<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mumbai Port Authority<\/strong> declared <strong>Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal<\/strong> <strong>plastic-free<\/strong> on 2 October 2026 during Swachhata Abhiyan 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Jawahar Dweep has become the <strong>country\u2019s first oil terminal to completely eliminate single-use plastics.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 [&amp;&gt;div:has([data-free-thinking-preview-answer=true])+:is(.text-message,.relative:has(&gt;.text-message))]:-mt-2 grow\">\n<div class=\"TzNmiG_container gap-4 [&amp;&gt;div:has([data-free-thinking-preview-answer=true])+:is(.text-message,.relative:has(&gt;.text-message))]:-mt-2\" data-streaming-response-group=\"\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1bcca5c6-163d-4765-83c4-fa5785f8b473\" data-markdown-talvt-message-id=\"1bcca5c6-163d-4765-83c4-fa5785f8b473\" data-markdown-talvt-render-state=\"ready\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Mumbai Port Authority declared Jawahar Dweep Marine Oil Terminal plastic-free on 2 October 2026 during Swachhata Abhiyan 2026. About Jawahar Dweep The Jawahar Dweep is a restricted offshore island terminal in Mumbai Harbour. It lies in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai\u2019s eastern waterfront, about 8.25 km northeast of the Gateway of India. 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