TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
PORTS
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Question
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RAJIV GANDHI PORT
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RAJASANSI PORT
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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT
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NONE OF THE ABOVE
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1989, another port popped on the west coast intending to decongest the Mumbai port. It is currently known as the Jawaharlal Nehru Port which is located in Navi Mumbai.
Detailed explanation-2: -With a view to decongest the Mumbai port and serve as a harbor port for this region, the Jawaharlal Nehru port was planned.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mumbai Port Trust (also known as the Bombay Port Trust) is a port which lies midway on the West coast of India, on the natural deep-water harbour of Mumbai (Bombay) in Maharashtra.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jawaharlal Nehru Port, abbreviated as JNPT, also known as Nhava Sheva, is the largest container port in India. Located east of Mumbai (previously known as ‘Bombay’) in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek.
Detailed explanation-5: -Located just six nautical miles east of the Port of Mumbai across the Thane Creek, the Port of Nhava Sheva, also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port, was created to ease the pressure of Mumbai’s increasing cargo volumes.