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Question
Name them on the basis of the given information.
Ports along the coast of Maharashtra
Solution
Maharashtra is the busiest state, with many ports along the coast of the state. Maharashtra has two major ports and they are:
- Mumbai port: It is a major port in Mumbai, Maharashtra, handling 10.44% of the total seaborne cargo dealt with major ports in India.
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP): It is the important port in the Mumbai harbour. It was established in the 1990s and has emerged as a premier container handling port. It accounts for almost 55% of the container traffic movement among the ports in India.
There are some non-major ports that are under Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) handling cargo include ports at Dahanu, Tarapur, Trombay, Ratnagiri, Jaigad, Redi…etc.
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