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The Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is a docking facility on the Hooghly River in Haldia, West Bengal, India. It is one of the two dock systems under the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata, with the other being the Kolkata Dock System (KDS). The facility specializes in handling dry and liquid bulk cargo.
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 .
According to Constitution of India, maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha ...
With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011. [12] Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%.
It is the oldest operating port in India [14] and was constructed by the British East India Company. [15] Kolkata is a freshwater port with no variation in salinity. [16] The port has two distinct dock systems – Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock Complex. In the 19th century, the Kolkata Port was the premier port in British India.
The proposed Haldia multipurpose terminal in West Bengal will become a major hub for the transportation of goods in West Bengal and north-east India. The terminal has the promise and potential of 5.92 MMPPA [ 9 ] freight traffic by 2018.The main products that will be transported through this terminal include fly ash, banaspati oil, cement etc ...
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
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]