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Port of Paradip is the primary seaport in the Indian state of Orissa. Located at latitude 20° 55.44' N and longitude 86°34.62' E, it is an artificial harbour which accepts sea traffic via man made lagoons. Former Chief Minister of Orissa Biju Patnaik, who was also a famed aviator and freedom fighter, spearheaded the port's establishment. Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ... Biju Patnaik one of the leader in modern orissa. ...


Paradip is emerging as a major investment in India with several upcoming steel plants including a gigantic $12 billion plant by POSCO, alumina refineries, thermal power plants, and a petrochemical complex. Paradip will become one of the five or six major Special Economic & Investment Regions planned in India, along the lines of Pudong in China, Rotterdam in Europe and Houston in North America, accelerating the transformation of the state of Orissa into one of the major manufacturing and commercial regions of the world within 10 years. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pudong seen from the Bund Pudong (浦东, pinyin: Pǔdōng), officially known as Pudong New District (浦东新区, pinyin: Pǔdōng Xīn Qū), is a district of Shanghai, China. ... For other places named Rotterdam, see Rotterdam (disambiguation) Rotterdam ( (help· info)), located in the province of South Holland, is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam). ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to some dispute as to Europes actual borders. ... Houston redirects here. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Orissa (2001 provisional pop. ...


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:+:+:+:+: Paradip Port Trust :+:+:+:+: (474 words)
Paradip is one of the India's twelve Major Ports, the main out-let and in-let for the sea- borne trade on the eastern part of the country covering states such as Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
Paradip is one of the Major Ports of India and is the main out-let and in-let of the sea- borne trade of the eastern part of the country spread over States such as Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
The foundation stone of the Port was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on the 3rd January, 1962.
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Paradip presented a pathetic sight with earthmovers and dumpers scooping bloated and decomposed bodies strewn all around for a mass cremation even as the police sought to protect relief vehicles from starving mobs.
PARADIP, Nov 3 (PTI) — Earthmovers and dumpers moved the bodies strewn all around this port town and its outskirts as the administration prepared for a mass burial five days after the killer cyclone left a devastating trail.
Among the villages completely destroyed in and around Paradip were Sandhakuda, Gobindapur, Dhinkia, Kabalibhutia, Nuagaan and Mohalia where no official is ready to hazard the estimation of loss of lives as access to these villages either remained inundated or blocked by trees felled by the storm.
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