SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Kandla port also known as the Deendayal Port, is a tidal port. It caters to the convenient handling of exports and imports of highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tidal port refers to those ports in which the level of water within port varies with the change in the level of water in the oceans. Tidal ports also refer to the place where energy is derived from the waves of the ocean. The energy thus derived is called tidal energy. 2.

Detailed explanation-3: -A non tidal port is usually located at the mouth of a river. Hence the water levels in the port are fairly uniform. In contrast the water levels in a tidal port are subject to the level of tides. Kandla is as such a tidal port.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of Tidal ports in India are Kandla Port and Kolkata port. When there are high tides, it will be easier for the ships to enter the harbour. The movements that exist in Oceans can be classified as tides, waves and currents.