Question

Paradip port is located in the state of _____.
A. West Bengal
B. Orissa
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer 1

Hint: This state is the eighth largest state in the county. It has a 485-kilometer-long coastline along the Bay of Bengal. The Chilika Lake which is the largest brackish water lake in Asia, is also situated in this state.

Complete Answer:
- The Paradip Port is located in the Jagatsinghpur district of Orissa. It is formed at the confluence of river Mahanadi and the Bay of Bengal. It is a natural, deep-water port situated on the eastern coast of India.
- The foundation stone of the Paradip Port was laid by the Prime Minister of India, Late Jawaharlal Nehru, on 3rd January 1962. The port was declared open on the 12th of March 1966 by the Yugoslavian Prime Minister, Late Peter Stambolic. The founding father of the Paradip Port was Late Biju Patnaik, who was then the Chief Minister of Orissa.
- On its establishment, the Paradip Port became the eighth major port of India, and it also became the first major port on the east coast to have been commissioned after the independence of the country.
- The artificial lagoon type harbor of the port is protected by two ‘Break Waters’. Break Waters protective structures constructed near ports to protect it from the effects of weather and the longshore drift. The northeastern side of the port has the North BreakWater i.e. 538 meters long and the southeastern side of the port has the South Break Water i.e. 1217 meters long.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note: The port is well connected to the interiors of the country by the electrified railway system of the East Coast Railways, the National Highway No. 5A and the State Highway No. 12. The port is also connected to the steel city Rourkela and the holy towns Puri and Konark. The port has been strategically built at the midpoint of Kolkata and Visakhapatnam.