INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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. Kandla is a tidal port.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kandla Port was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India. It is the largest port of India by volume of cargo handled.

Detailed explanation-3: -Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust of Kolkata is the Oldest Port in India built by the British East India Company.

Detailed explanation-4: -C) Kandla – Is the sea port first developed after independence in Kutch district of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kolkata Port, the oldest operating port in India, is believed to have been built in 1690. Later, as Kolkata grew in size and importance, it became one of the capitals of the British raj.