Because of the decision made by Madras High Court in October effectively banning the handling of dusty cargo at the port of Chennai, Chettinad International Coal Terminal, which is a private operator at the port of Ennore, is expecting to handle 5mt (million tonnes) of coke and coal in the year ending 31 March 2012. The terminal opened in early January and had already reported throughput of 1mt of coal by early August. A further 4–5mt may well switch to this alternative terminal by the end of the year. Total capacity at the terminal is in the region of 8mt per annum.