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Kandla, also called Deendayal Port, was developed after Independence to offset the loss of:

AChittagong port
BColombo harbour
CAden harbour
DKarachi port
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Karachi port
1. It eased pressure on Mumbai port. 2. Karachi went to Pakistan at Partition. 3. Kandla is a tidal port. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Chapter 7, Lifelines of National Economy._
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