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Describe the major sea ports of India, their features and importance.

  • India has a long coastline of 7.516 km and has 12 major and 187 intermediate ports
  • These ports handle 95% of foreign trade  in India
  • Kandla in Kuchch was the first ever developed port after the India’s Independence
  • They regulated and eased the flow of trade on Mumbai port
  • Kandla is a tidal port which handles convenient handling of exports and imports of granary and industrial belt across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana etc
  • Mumbai is the biggest port with spacious natural harbour
  • Marmagao port in Goa is the prominent and prime port exporting iron ore in the country
  • Kocchi port is located at the lagoon with natural harbour in Kerala
  • In Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin port has a natural harbour and handles variety of cargoes to neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Maldives etc
  • Vishakapatnam is the deepest land – locked and well protected port which was mainly constructed for iron ore exports

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major sea port r:

  • kandla:  in kuchchh was the first port developed after independence to ease volume of trade on mumbai port.(tidal port.)
  • mumbai: is biggest port with spacious harbour. well sheltered harbour. (jawaharlal nehru port) .  planned with decongest mumbai port and serve as  a  hub port for this region.
  • marmagao: in goa , premeir iron ore exporting port of country. this account 4 about 50% of india's iron ore export. 
  • new mangalore: in karnataka, export of iron ore concentrates frm kudremukh mines.
  • kochchi:  extreme s. west located at entrance of lagoon with natural harbour.
  • tuiticotin: tamil nadu, natural harbour and rich hinterland.(export neighbouring nations like maldives and srilanka.)
  • chennai: oldest artificial port of india. ranked next to mumbai in terms of volume of trade and cargoes.
  • vishakhapatanam: deepest landlocked and well protected port originally  concieved as an outlet 4 iron export.
  • paradweep: orissa, specialised in export of  iron ore.
  • kolkata: inland reverine port- very large and hinterland of ganga- brahmaputra basin .(tidal port).
  • haldia: subsidary port to releive pressure from kolkata.
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major sea port r:kandla: in kuchchh was the first port developed after independence to ease volume of trade on mumbai port.(tidal port.)mumbai: is biggest port with spacious harbour. well sheltered harbour. (jawaharlal nehru port) . planned with decongest mumbai port and serve as a hub port for this region.marmagao: in goa , premeir iron ore exporting port of country. this account 4 about 50% of india's iron ore export. new mangalore: in karnataka, export of iron ore concentrates frm kudremukh mines.kochchi: extreme s. west located at entrance of lagoon with natural harbour.tuiticotin: tamil nadu, natural harbour and rich hinterland.(export neighbouring nations like maldives and srilanka.)chennai: oldest artificial port of india. ranked next to mumbai in terms of volume of trade and cargoes.vishakhapatanam: deepest landlocked and well protected port originally concieved as an outlet 4 iron export.paradweep: orissa, specialised in export of iron ore.kolkata: inland reverine port- very large and hinterland of ganga- brahmaputra basin .(tidal port).haldia: subsidary port to releive pressure from kolkata.
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