<h2 style="text-align:justify">About Kamarajar Port:</h2>

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	<li style="text-align: justify;">Kamarajar Port (erstwhile&nbsp; Ennore Port) is the 12th major port of India.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify;">It is located on the Coromandel Coast about 24 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify;">It is the only corporatized major port in India and is registered as a company.</li>
	<li style="text-align: justify;">The port was declared as a major port under the Indian Ports Act, 1908 in March 1999.</li>
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<h3>Q1)&nbsp;What is dredging?</h3>

Dredging is the removal of sediments and debris from the bottom of lakes, rivers, harbors, and other water bodies. It is a routine necessity in waterways around the world because sedimentation&mdash;the natural process of sand and silt washing downstream&mdash;gradually fills channels and harbors.

Source:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kamarajar-port-to-be-able-to-handle-cape-size-vessels-in-a-few-years/article66695565.ece" style="text-decoration:none">Kamarajar Port to be able to handle cape size vessels in a few years</a>

Kamarajar Port

Overview:

Chairman of Kamarajar Port Ltd recently said that the port will soon be able to handle cape size vessels and huge container vessels as there is a plan to launch a massive project “capital dredging phase VI” to increase its draft to 18 meters.

About Kamarajar Port:

Q1) What is dredging?

Kamarajar Port

Overview:

Chairman of Kamarajar Port Ltd recently said that the port will soon be able to handle cape size vessels and huge container vessels as there is a plan to launch a massive project “capital dredging phase VI” to increase its draft to 18 meters.

About Kamarajar Port:

Q1) What is dredging?

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