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Haldia Dock Complex is eight meters above sea level and is located at 21.20 north and 88.06 east. [7] [8] It is 156 nautical miles (289 km; 180 mi) north of Paradip Port by sea and river route, and 104 kilometres (65 mi) south of Kolkata Dock System by river route. [9]
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SPMP or SMP, Kolkata), formerly the Kolkata Port, is the only riverine major port in India, [12] in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea. [13] It is the oldest operating port in India [14] and was constructed by the British East India Company. [15]
Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.It has a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges.
Port name Image Location Type Status City Port of Kolkata [2] Khidirpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India: Large River Port (Major Port) Active: Kolkata: Haldia Port: Haldia, West Bengal, India: Large River Port(Major Port) Active: Haldia: Kulpi Port: Kulpi, West Bengal, India: Small sea Port (Minor Port) Active: Kulpi: Farakka Port: Farakka, West ...
The Haldia–Raxaul Expressway is a 650 km (400 mi) planned and upcoming green field access controlled expressway in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. It will connect Raxaul with Haldia port . [ 1 ]
State industries are mostly localised in the Kolkata region, the mineral-rich western highlands, and Haldia port region. [1] Kolkata is noted as one of the major centres for industries like the jute, leather industry etc.
Haldia Dock Complex is an all-weather riverine port, 60 km from the pilotage station, with an annual capacity of 41.71 million tonnes. It comprises three riverine oil jetties, fourteen berths inside an impounded dock and two riverine barge jetties.
As per 2001 census, Haldia block had a total population of 81,585, out of which 41,880 were males and 39,705 were females. Haldia block registered a population growth of -16.69 per cent during the 1991-2001 decade. Decadal growth for the combined Midnapore district was 14.87 per cent. [8] Decadal growth in West Bengal was 17.84 per cent. [9]