GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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Question
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Kolkata port
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Chennai port
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Paradip port
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Visakhapatanam port
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 12 January 2020, the port was renamed to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of 150 years of operation of Kolkata Port at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
Detailed explanation-2: -Haldia Port, also known as the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), is a major seaport located along the Hooglhy River in West Bengal, India. The port is the larger of two dock facilities operated by the Kolkata Port Trust, the smaller being the Kolkata Dock System, located about 100km upstream.
Detailed explanation-3: -Haldia port or Haldia Dock Complex has been built at the meeting place of the Haldi River and Hooghly river. Kolkata Port Trust has been created in this port as the port’s partner. So it is not a port. It is an official dock complex.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tuticorin Port Trust was renamed as V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in the year 2011 and the Ennore Port Limited has been re-named as Kamarajar Port Limited in the honour of Shri K Kamarajar, eminent freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Recently, in 2017 Kandla Port was re-named as Deendayal Port.