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what are the importance of kolkata port

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Answer 1

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After the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in 1833, this port was used to ship lakhs of Indians as 'indentured labourers' to far-flung territories throughout the Empire. As Kolkata grew in size and importance, merchants in the city demanded the setting up of a port trust in 1863.

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Answer 2

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Port of Kolkata or Kolkata Port (KoPT) officially known as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust

2 Is the only riverine major port of India[8] located in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, around 203 kilometres (126 mi) from the sea

3 Kolkata is a freshwater port with no variation in salinity.

4 After slavery was abolished in 1833

5 There are millions of Indo-Mauritians, Indo-Fijians, and Indo-Caribbean people in the world today.

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