Question

Which port is one of the oldest artificial ports on the eastern coast?
1. Chennai port
2. Kandla port
3. Visakhapatnam Port
4. Paradip Port

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Chennai port

The correct answer is Chennai Port.

• Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second-largest container port of India, behind Mumbai's Nhava Sheva.
  • It is one of the oldest artificial ports on the eastern coast.
• The port is the largest one in the Bay of Bengal.
• It is the third-oldest port among the 13 major ports of India with official port operations beginning in 1881, although maritime trade started much earlier in 1639 on the undeveloped shore.
  • It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks.
• Once a major travel port, it became a major container port in the post-Independence era.

• Nhava Sheva Port Trust was renamed Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust by the Government in the year 1989.
  • It is Located east of Mumbai in Navi Mumbai's Raigad district, this port on the Arabian Sea is accessed via Thane Creek.
  • This port is also the terminal of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
• Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on the East coast of India in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.
  • It is situated at the confluence of the Mahanadi river and the Bay of Bengal.
  • It is situated 210 nautical miles south of Kolkata and 260 nautical miles north of Visakhapatnam.
  • The government of India declared Paradip Port as the Eighth Major Port of India on 18 April 1966 
• Visakhapatnam Port is one of 13 major ports in India and the only major port of Andhra Pradesh.
  • It is India's third-largest state-owned port by volume of cargo handled and largest on the Eastern Coast.
  • It is located midway between the Chennai and Kolkata Ports on the Bay of Bengal.

• The Tuticorin Port Trust was renamed as V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in the year 2011.
• The Ennore Port Limited has been re-named as Kamarajar Port Limited in honour of Shri K Kamarajar, eminent freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
• Recently, in 2017 Kandla Port was re-named as Deendayal Port. Besides, many airports have also been named after the great national leaders in India.