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_______________ located at Ennore in Tamil Nadu is the only corporate port owned by the Indian government.

AChennai Port

BKamarajar Port

CNagapattinam International Port

DNone of the above

Answer:

B. Kamarajar Port

Read Explanation:

  • Kamarajar Port, located on the Coromandel Coast in Chennai, is the 12th major port in India and the first to be registered as a public company

  • Originally conceived as a satellite port to decongest Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port was commissioned by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on February 1, 2001

  • It was officially renamed Kamarajar Port in 2014

Infrastructure

  • Berths - 14 (including 2 coal berths, 2 container berths)

  • Draught - 13.5 meters (permissible)

  • Cargo handling capacity - 30 million tonnes per annum

  • Storage facilities - Warehouses, container freight stations


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