Question: What is the new name of Kolkata port trust?
(a) Vivekanand Port
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose Port
(c) Bankim Chandra Port
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was on a two day state visit of West Bengal from 11 to 12 January 2020.
- He reached Kolkata and met the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee at her residence on 11 January.
Other major highlights of the visit:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the grand Sesquicentenary Celebrations of the Kolkata Port Trust on January 12, 2019.
- Prime Minister unveiled a plaque at the site of original Port Jetties to commemorate 150 years of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT).
- PM also announced Kolkata Port Trust to be named after Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
- The Prime Minister also launched the Port Anthem during the event. He also handed over a Cheque of Rs 501 Crore towards final instalment to meet the deficit of pension fund of retired and existing employees of the Kolkata Port Trust.
- Prime Minister inaugurated Kaushal Vikas Kendra and Pritilata Chhatra Avas for 200 Tribal girl students of Sunderbans.
- The Prime Minister also inaugurated the upgraded Ship Repair Faciility of Cochin Kolkata Ship Repair Unit at Netaji Subhas Dry Dock.
Sagarmala Project:
- The coasts are gateways to development. This is the reason the government started Sagarmala project for modernizing infrastructure and improving connectivity of the Ports.
- Thirty six hundred projects worth more than Rs 6 lakh crore have been identified under this scheme. Out of these, more than 200 projects worth more than Rs 3 lakh crore are underway and about one hundred twenty five have been completed.
- Kolkata Port is connected to the industrial centers of eastern India due to the construction of river waterways.
Visit to Belur Math:
- Prime Minister also visited Belur Math in Kolkata on January 12 2020, on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti and National Youth Day.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1599185
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1599184
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/something-special-about-that-place-pm-narendra-modi-ahead-of-visit-to-west-bengals-ramakrishna-missi-2162306