Which was the first port authority in British India?

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Bombay port authority

Madras port authority

Hooghly port authority

Visakhapatnam port authority

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Madras port authority was the first port authority in British India. The operational structure of the numerous riverine port facilities along the River Hooghly in Calcutta was formalised in 1870, becoming the first port authority in India. It has been a gateway for international commerce with the north and northeast of India since European traders arrived in eastern India. The port had to manage both river characteristics and plan port facilities of changing character, as well as move downstream to create, among other facilities, an impounded dock at Haldia. The authority initially provided only anchorage facilities; later, they managed it into riverside jetty operations and dock systems. The founding, growth, and operating history of Calcutta Port is a specific case study of a riverine port.

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