Major port
Kamarajar Port (Ennore)
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Overview
Kamarajar Port, earlier Ennore Port, is north of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It started operations in 2001.
It was the first major port in India set up as a public company rather than a port trust. It handles mainly coal for power plants, along with petroleum products, cars and containers.
It is named after K. Kamaraj, the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Geography and key facts
- North of Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Operational since 2001
- India's first corporatised major port
- Coal, petroleum, automobiles
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2023) asked port pairs. Remember Kamarajar as the corporate port.
Note for UPSC
Tamil Nadu; the first major port run as a company.
Questions cover the coast and state of a port and what makes it distinctive.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2023 · Q2Consider the following pairs : Port How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Kamarajar Port (Ennore).
Key facts
- Type
- Major port
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Coordinates
- 13.252°N, 80.327°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2023
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In the lessons
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