Consider the following statements: 1. Kandla Port is si tuated at the head of Gulf of Khambhat. 2. Paradeep Port is situated in the Mahanadi Delta. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Statement 1 is incorrect because Kandla Port (now Deendayal Port) is situated at the head of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, not the Gulf of Khambhat [c1][c3]. It was developed post-independence to serve the northwestern hinterland after the loss of Karachi port [c1][t3]. Statement 2 is correct as Paradeep Port is a major deep-water port located on the east coast of India in Odisha, specifically situated on the delta of the Mahanadi River where it meets the Bay of Bengal [c4][t1][t2]. Paradeep serves as a critical hub for exporting iron ore from the mineral-rich states of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand [c4]. While the Gulf of Khambhat does host ports like Bharuch and Bhavnagar, Kandla's geographical position is distinctly within the Gulf of Kutch [t3][t6].

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 12: Transport, Communications and Trade > Ports > p. 19
2. [2] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: International Trade > Can you find out the reasons for the variations in the location of ports along the two coasts? > p. 90
3. [3] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 8: International Trade > Can you find out the reasons for the variations in the location of ports along the two coasts? > p. 92
4. [4] https://www.britannica.com/place/Paradip
5. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandla_Port