After drawing a flak for causing damage to the state infrastructure due to incessant mining activity in Goa, the local ore exporters have come up with a novel way to offset the impact.

Goa mineral ore exporters association (GMOEA), which had constructed a Rs 25 crore bridge from own funding, has now undertaken a Rs 32 crore project of widening a 10-km-long stretch crucial for mining traffic.

The project would be entirely funded by the mining exporters depending on the tonnage carried on the road by them.

"Those who carry more ore will pay more and less will pay less. It will also depend on how much length of the road is used by the exporter," said GMOEA Secretary Glenn Kalavampara.

The mineral ore exporters ship around 54 million metric tonnes annually from the coastal state.

The road connects Usgaon village to Navelim, a place where half a dozen jetties are located.

The ore is usually offloated from trucks before being loaded on barges that ferry the produce to various ports at these jetties.

According to Kalavampara, almost 12 million metric tonnes of ore is transported through this road which is riddled with potholes.

Goa government which is struggling to manage the road infrastructure due to mining activity has allowed the mining firms to invest in the projects.