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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