Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
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Answer: D. Rajasthan, which has no coastline, explored building an inland port at Jalore. It would be linked to the Arabian Sea by a long navigation channel through the Rann and Gulf of Kutch.
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Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Andhra Pradesh has a coastline and needs no such channel.
- B. Wrong because Chhattisgarh was not part of this plan.
- C. Wrong because Karnataka has a coastline.
Source to check: Ministry of Shipping, Lok Sabha reply on Jalore inland port proposal (2015), and IWAI terms of reference for the study
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