INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Kandla, now officially Deendayal Port Authority, is a seaport and town in Kutch district of Gujarat state in Western India, near the city of Gandhidham.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kandla is famous for the Kandla Port which is the oldest seaport in the Kutch District of Gujarat, located near the city of Gandhidham. It is now renamed the ‘Deendayal Port Trust’, it was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Kandla. Kandla Port has been renamed as Deendayal Port.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chidambaranar Port Trust, Kamarajar Port Limited, Kochi Port Trust, Mormugao Port Trust. Of these, Deendayal (earlier Kandla), JNPT (earlier Nava Sheva), V. O. Chidambaranar (earlier Tuticorin) and Kamarajar (earlier Ennore Port) are named after individuals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kandla, also called Kundla, town, northwestern Gujarat state, west-central India.