Deendayal Port (Kandla)
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Overview
Deendayal Port, earlier Kandla, is on the Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat. It was developed after Partition to replace Karachi as the main port for north-west India.
It is a tidal port and one of India's busiest major ports by cargo, handling crude oil, fertilisers, edible oil and salt. The Kandla Special Economic Zone, among Asia's earliest export zones, is next to it.
It was renamed after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in 2017.
Geography and key facts
- Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat
- Built after Partition to replace Karachi
- Tidal port; one of India's busiest by cargo
- Kandla SEZ beside it
Why it matters for UPSC
Know India's major ports from west to east, with their states and specialities.
Note for UPSC
Gujarat, Gulf of Kachchh; a tidal port and one of India's busiest major ports by cargo.
Questions cover the coast and state of a port and what makes it distinctive.
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Key facts
- Type
- Major port
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 23.000°N, 70.221°E
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