Mundra Tourism, Gujarat India
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Mundra Fast Facts
- State: Gujarat
- District: Kutch
- Famous for/as: Mundra Port
- Population: 10,000
- Language: Gujarati, Hindi
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- Pincode: 370421
- STDCode: 02838
Mundra, India Overview
Mundra is a census town in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Mundra Port is the largest private port in India. It is most popularly known for the Mundra Port, which is the largest private port in India. This town is located 50 km from the town of Anjar, which is one of the major towns and a commercial hub of the Kutch District. The Oswal Street in the town is its oldest one.
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Mundra, India History
In 1994, the Gujarat Maritime Board approved setting up a captive jetty at the Port of Mundra. In 1998, a joint-sector company, the Gujarat Adani Port Ltd., was incorporated and multi-purpose berths 1 and 2 at Terminal I began operating. In 1999, multi-purpose berths 3 and 4 opened at Terminal I.
In 2001, the Port of Mundra signed a concession agreement with GMB for development, operation, and maintenance of the port at Mundra. Also in 2001, the private Mundra-Adipur railway line to Vasco da Gama was completed and in 2002, it was integrated with the Indian Railways.
In 2002, Guru Govind Singh Refineries Ltd. signed an agreement with the Port of Mundra to handle crude oil in the port. In 2002, additional agreements were signed with Indian Oil Corporation to set up a single-point mooring facility and handle crude oil at Mundra. In 2003, a sub-concession agreement was signed to add a container terminal in the Port of Mundra, and the terminal began operating that year. In 2005, Adani Port Limited and Gujarat Adani Port Limited were merged. In late 2005, the Single-Point Mooring became operational.