Kamarajar Port was commissioned in 2001 to handle thermal coal requirements. It is situated along the coast of which Indian State ?
- A.Andhra Pradesh
- B.Odisha
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Karnataka
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Tamil Nadu. Kamarajar Port, earlier called Ennore Port, lies on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai.
The port was built to take the load of coal imports off Chennai Port and to feed the thermal power stations of the Tamil Nadu electricity board. It was India's first major port set up as a public company, Ennore Port Limited, and was renamed in 2014 after K. Kamaraj, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Today it also handles containers, liquefied natural gas, petroleum products and car exports from the Chennai automobile belt. In 2020 Chennai Port Trust took over the government's stake, so it now works as a subsidiary of Chennai Port.
A is wrong because Andhra Pradesh's major port is Visakhapatnam. B is wrong because Odisha's major port is Paradip. D is wrong because Karnataka's major port is New Mangalore, on the western coast.
Exam tip: Kamarajar (Ennore), Tamil Nadu, India's first corporatised major port; Tamil Nadu also has Chennai and V. O. Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) ports.
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