Name the following ports:

(a) A tidal port on the west coast

(b) A poet exporting iron one on the west coast

(c) A port at the entrance of a lagoon, in the south-west of India.

(d) An inland riverine port

(e) The oldest artificial port.

(a) A tidal port on the west coast – Kandla

After independence to facilitate volume of trade on the Mumbai port, Kandla Port in Kuchchh was developed. It serves as the easy handling of exports and imports of highly productive granary and industrial belt stretching across the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

(b) A port exporting iron ore on the west coast – Marmagaon Port (Goa)

It is the premier iron ore exporting of the country. 50% of India’s iron ore export is done from here.

(c) A port at the entrance of a lagoon, in the south-west of India – Kochi (Kerala)

Located in Kerala, It is a natural harbour in the Vembanad lake.

(d) An inland riverine port – Kolkata

Inland riverine port in Kolkata serves a large and rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahmaputra basin.

(e) The oldest artificial port - Chennai

In terms of the volume of trade and cargo, it is next after Mumbai.