Answer:
Mumbai
is the biggest port with a spacious, natural and well-sheltered harbour. The
Jawaharlal Nehru port was planned with a view to decongest the Mumbai port and
serve as a hub port for this region.
Marmagao port of Goa is the premier iron ore exporting port of the
country.
This port accounts for about fifty per cent of India's
iron ore export.
(i) Chennai: It is one of the oldest artificial ports of
the country. It is ranked next to Mumbai in terms of volume of trade and cargo.
(ii) Vishakhapatnam: It is the deepest land-locked and
well-protected port.
This port was originally conceived as an outlet for iron
ore exports.
(iii) Paradip Port: It is located in Odisha and
specialises in the export of iron ore.
(iv) Kolkata: It is an inland riverine port. This port
serves a very large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin. Being a
tidal port, it requires constant dredging of Hoogly.
(v) Haldia Port: It was developed as a subsidiary port, in
order to relieve growing pressure on the Kolkata port.
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