General Knowledge
Dams and Ports
Some important Dams in India
Dam | River | State | Description |
Hirakud | Mahanadi | Odisha | Longest Dam in India. 25.79 KM length. Composite dam and reservoir. |
Tehri | Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand | Highest Dam in India. 260.5 meters height. Biggest hydroelectric power plant in India. It is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam. |
Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Telangana | Masonry Dam. |
Bhakra Nangal | Sutlej | Punjab and Himachal border | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Tungabhadra | Tungabhadra | Karnataka | Composite, Spillway Dam |
Koyna | Koyna | Maharashtra | Rubble-concrete Dam. Main purpose is hydroelectricity |
Indira Sagar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Mettur | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
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Krishna Raja Sagara | Kaveri | Karnataka | Gravity Dam |
Rihand | Rihand | Uttar Pradesh | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Kallanai | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu | Oldest dam in India |
Major Sea Ports in India
Sea Port | Description |
Chennai Port, Tamil Nadu | 2nd largest container port in India. Largest port in Bay of Bengal. It is an artificial port. Automobiles, petroleum, Coal, Iron ore etc. are the goods dealt with |
Cochin Port (Kochi Port), Kerala | Major port of Arabian Sea. It is the first trans-shipment port in India. Coffee, tea, spices, fertilizers etc. are the goods dealt with |
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva Port), Maharashtra | It is the largest container handling port in India. Pharmaceuticals, machinery, chemicals, textiles, vegetable oils etc. are the goods dealt with |
Kamarajar Port (Ennore Port), Tamil Nadu | First and major corporate port in India. Coal, Iron-ore, Petroleum are the products dealt with |
Kandla Port (Deendayal Port), Gujarat | Largest port in India with respect to volume. It is a trade-free zone. Food grains, oils, petroleum, textiles, chemicals etc. are the goods dealt with |
Kolkata Port (Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port), West Bengal | Oldest Port in India. It is the only riverine port in India. Haldia and Kolkata docs are on the western and eastern banks of river Hoogly respectively. Steel, copper, coal, Iron ore, leather etc. are the goods dealt with |
Marmugao Port, Goa | Located in the estuaries of river Juari. Iron ore, manganese, cotton, coconut etc. are the goods dealt with |
Mumbai Port, Maharashtra | It is a natural port. It is the largest port of India. It is the busiest port. There are 3 docks |
New Mangalore Port, Karnataka | Located at the confluence of River Gurupura and the Arabian Sea. Fertilizers, LPG, Iron ore, Petroleum products etc. are the goods dealt with |
Paradip port, Odisha | Located at the confluence of Mahanadi and Bay of Bengal. Coal, Iron ore etc. are the goods dealt with |
Port Blair Trust, Andaman and Nicobar | Located in Andaman Sea. |
Tuticorin Port, Tamil Nadu | It is an artificial port. Petroleum products, oil, sugar, coal, salt etc. are the goods dealt with |
Visakhapatnam Port, Andhra Pradesh | It is a natural harbour port. It is the deepest landlocked port. It has 3 harbours. Iron ore, coal, oil, alumina etc. are the goods dealt with |
Some major Airports in India
Airport | Description |
Indira Gandhi International Airport | It is in Delhi. Largest airport in India. |
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | It is in Mumbai |
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport | It is in Hyderabad |
Chennai International Airport | It is in Chennai |
Kempegowda International Airport | It is in Bangalore. It operates on solar power |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | It is in Kolkata. |
Dabolim Airport | It is in Goa |
Veer Savarkar International Airport | It is in Port Blair |
Agatti Airport | It is in Lakshadweep |
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | It is in Guwahati. Also serves as airbase to the Indian Air Force |
Cochin International Airport | It is in Cochin. It is the first airport in the world to be entirely solar powered |
Lengpui Airport | It is in Mizoram. Main airport for Northeast India |
Gaggal Airport | It is in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Nearer to many tourist destinations |
Srinagar International Airport (Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport) | It is in Srinagar, J&K. Also serves as a military air base |