Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is a tidal port?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Kandla.
Key Points:
- Kandla is a tidal port, acknowledged as a Trade Free Zone, the largest port by volume of cargo handled.
- Kandla, officially Deendayal Port, is a port and city in Kutch district in the state of Gujarat in western India, near the city of Gandhidham.
- Situated on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of the major ports of India on the west coast.
- It is approximately 256 nautical miles southeast of Karachi port in Pakistan and about 430 nautical miles north-northwest of Mumbai port.
- The Kandla port was constructed in the 1950s as the main port serving western India.
Additional Information
| State | Port | Features |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
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| Gujarat | Kandla |
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| Tamil Nadu | Tuticorin |
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| Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam |
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