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isportation by sea Ports are the location 8 Wh ainsi the 7600 Kilometre eet ‘There are 13 major and 187 small ports ie form these ports. The ast line. Over 93% of > in India vhs ports Ty ah cee + 936 ofthe trade in Indias caied of ta merce. of trade and therefore called the Gateway Ports of Western coast - Manglore and Cochin, Kandla, Bombay, Nhavasheva, Marmagoa, New © North Eastern Ports - Tuti Tati cata and Haldia cori, Innaur, Chennai, Vishakhapatanam,Paradwip. © Mumbai - yai - After Kolkata the second important and largest natural port ‘This port is located on the sea route between Suez and Cape of Good Hope scientific tools and machines. other <4, Cotton cloth, oil seeds, from here Mumbai. Here petrol and petroleum products, machinery. rnachinery, paper, medicines and food articles are importe tranganese, leather, medicines, hosiery, ol, saps and tobacco sft exported Because itis Tocated on the Wester coast i i ls called the Gate way of India fe -Kolkata » Ths isthe biggest fee trade cente not only ‘of India but the whole af Asia The areas served by tae West Bengal, Ons sharkhand, Chattisgarh, Assam Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Haldia ~ This port is about 128 Kilometers away from Kolkata (West oped to reduce the pressure on Kolkata Port. the Westem Coast of New has been developed o7 aia and hasbeen developed ro reduce he load . Bangal). This port has been devel . ‘This port Mumbai. This i the most ‘on Bombay port. It has bee © Kandla - Located im ce ein 8 iano cout 1

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