Which port is renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee ?

Which port is renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee ? Correct Answer Kolkata Port

The correct answer is Kolkata Port.

  • Kolkata Port is renamed Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port.

Key Points

  • The Kolkata Port is the first Major Port as well as the only riverine port of the country.
  • It came to be governed by a Trust on 17th October 1870 on the appointment of the Commissioners for Improvement of the Port of Calcutta as per Act V of 1870.

Additional Information 

  • Sheva Port Trust was renamed Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust by the Government in the year 1989.
  • The Tuticorin Port Trust was renamed as V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in the year 2011 and the Ennore Port Limited has been re-named as Kamarajar Port Limited in honor of Shri K Kamarajar, eminent freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
  • Recently, in 2017 Kandla Port was re-named as Deendayal Port. Besides, many airports have also been named after the great national leaders in India.

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