Major port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva)
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Overview
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, at Nhava Sheva across the harbour from Mumbai, opened in 1989 to relieve the congested Mumbai port.
It is India's largest container port, handling a big share of the country's container traffic. It is the western end of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
A new deep-water port at Vadhavan in Palghar district is being developed under the same port authority.
Geography and key facts
- Nhava Sheva, Raigad district, Maharashtra
- Opened in 1989
- India's largest container port
- Western end of the Western DFC; Vadhavan port planned
Why it matters for UPSC
Major port–state matching and the Sagarmala programme are regular GS-3 topics.
Note for UPSC
Maharashtra; India's largest container port.
Questions cover the coast and state of a port and what makes it distinctive.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 1999 · Q83Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a god-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advan…
- UPSC Prelims 1995 · Q50The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva).
Key facts
- Type
- Major port
- State / UT
- Maharashtra
- Coordinates
- 18.950°N, 72.950°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 1999, 1995
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