Which of the following ports was developed as a satellite port to relieve the pressure at the Mumbai port?

Question

Which of the following ports was developed as a satellite port to relieve the pressure at the Mumbai port?

1. A. Marmagao Port
2. B. New Mangalore Port
3. C. Deendayal Port Authority
4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Key Points

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva, Navi Mumbai, was commissioned in 1989 as a satellite port to ease container congestion at Mumbai Port.
• It is now among India's largest container-handling ports.

Additional Information

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port, at Nhava Sheva across the harbour from Mumbai, opened in 1989 and handles the largest share of India's container traffic.
• A satellite port is built to absorb overflow from a congested older port — the same relationship links Ennore to Chennai and Kandla to Mumbai's western trade.
• India's other major ports for revision: Kandla (Deendayal) in Gujarat, Marmagao in Goa, New Mangalore and Kochi on the west coast, and Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Haldia and Tuticorin on the east.
• Visakhapatnam is the deepest, and Mumbai the oldest of the major ports.