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Describe the sea ports of eastern India with reference to their features and importance.

Solution

The seaports of eastern India are described below:

(i) Paradip Port, Orissa: It specialises in the export of iron-ore.

(ii) Kolkata Port:

(a) It is an inland riverine port.

(b) It serves as a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.

(c) It is a tidal port and, therefore, requires constant dredging of Hooghly.

(iii) Haldia Port: It was developed as subsiadiary port in order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.

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