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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port has started a new shipping service between Kolkata Dock System and which country?
A
Bangladesh
B
Vietnam
C
Thailand
D
Myanmar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Kolkata Port. Kolkata Port is renamed Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tajpur Port is a proposed greenfield deep-sea port in Tajpur, East Midnapore district, West Bengal. The port will be built on the coast of Bay of Bengal near Tajpur. The construction of the port was awarded to the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited in September, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country. It came to be governed by a Trust on 17th October, 1870 on appointment of the Commissioners for Improvement of the Port of Calcutta as per Act V of 1870.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Kolkata Port (KoPT), located on the left bank of Hugli River is the first major as well as the only riverine port in India. The Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is located on the right bank of the river at the confluence of Haldi and Hugli rivers. It has longest approach Channel of 145 km.

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