Which of the following is a characteristic of the Kandla port?

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Located in Mumbai

Second port developed after Independence

Tidal port

Majorly used for export and import from southern states

answer is C.

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1)      Kandla is one of the major ports of India in the Gulf of Kachchh , and it is a tidal port influenced by the tides of the Arabian Sea.
2)      The Kandla port is the first port developed after independence. Located in the western state of Gujarat, the port is one of the major ports on the west coast.
3)      The port was opened, aiming to reduce the heavy traffic in the Mumbai port.
4)      The states that use this port are Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan. It handles the exports and imports of the industrial belts and granaries in these regions.
5)      Kandla Port is a natural harbour, officially under the Deendayal Port Trust, and is known as Deendayal port.

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