TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
PORTS
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State government
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Central government
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Local bodies
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the west coast, there are the ports of Mumbai, Kandla, Mangalore, JNPT, Mormugao, and Cochin. The ones on the east coast are the ports at Chennai, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Kolkata, and Ennore. The last one, Ennore is a registered public company with the government owning a 68% stake.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mangalore Port is the only major port in Karnataka.
Detailed explanation-3: -The major ports of India are managed by the Port Trust of India under Central Government Jurisdiction. 2. The minor ports are managed by the Central Government with assistant of the respective State Governments.
Detailed explanation-4: -H. Cartwright Reid of British Admiralty for constructing a harbour at Visakhapatnam was approved by the Government only after the First World War. The Inner Harbour was built by the Bengal Nagpur Railway between 1927 and 1933 to facilitate the export of manganese ore from the Central Provinces.
Detailed explanation-5: -Currently, there are 12 major ports that are controlled by the Indian Government. These ports are at Deendayal, Mumbai, JNPT, Mormugao, Kamarajar, V. O. Chidambaranar, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, New Mangalore, Cochin, Chennai, and Kolkata.