TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
PORTS
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HALDIA
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KANDLA
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KOCHI
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CHENNAI
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kandla in Kuchchh was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after the Partition.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: (a) Mumbai port is the biggest natural port of India. (b) Kandla port is located not far away from Mumbai port. Thus, it has eased the volume of trade earlier totally borne by Mumbai port.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today, the Port of Kandla is India’s hub for exporting grains and importing oil and one of the highest-earning ports in the country. Major imports entering the Port of Kandla are petroleum, chemicals, and iron and steel and iron machinery, but it also handles salt, textiles, and grain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kandla Port, also known as the Deendayal Port is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in the western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on the western coast.
Detailed explanation-5: -Jawaharlal Nehru Port. ii. It is well connected by roads and railways.