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  Kandla in Kutch was the first port developed soon after Independence to ease the volume of trade on the Mumbai port, in the wake of loss of Karachi port to Pakistan after partition. Kandla is a tidal port. It caters to the convenient handling of exports of highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Mumbai is the biggest port with a spacious natural and well-sheltered harbour. Read the above passage and answer the  following questions (a) Which is the biggest natural port of India? (b) How Kandla port eased the volume of trade over Mumbai port? (c) Name some states which have benefitted by the development of Kandla port.          (d) What values/lesson you have learnt from the given passage?

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                  (a) Mumbai port is the biggest natural port of India. (b) Kandla port is located not far away from Mumbai port. Thus, it has eased the volume of trade earlier totally borne by Mumbai port. (c) Some states which are benefitted by the development of Kandla port are ? Jammu and Kashmir   ?Himachal Pradesh ? Punjab                              ? Haryana ? Rajasthan                     ?Gujarat (d) From the given passage I have learnt the values of continuous development and pride in progress made by our country.