A major port at Enayam, Tamil Nadu is approved
Q. A major port at Enayam is approved. Where is Enayam?- Published on 07 Jul 16a. Kerala
b. Puducherry
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: Tamil Nadu
- At present, there are only a few ports in India that have sufficient draft and can match global cargo handling efficiencies. Currently, all of India's trans-shipment traffic gets handled in Colombo, Singapore and other international ports. Indian port industry loses out upto Rs 1,500 Crores of revenues each year.
- Establishing this Major port at Enayam will not only act as a major gateway container port for Indian cargo that is presently trans-shipped outside the country, but also become a trans-shipment hub for the global East-West trade route.
- Enayam will also reduce the logistics cost for exporters and importers in South India who currently depend on trans-shipment in Colombo or other ports thus incurring additional port handling charges.
