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encyclopedia: Kandla
Kandla is a
seaport in
Kutch District of
Gujarat
state in western
India.
Located on the
Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was
constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India,
after the
partition of India from
Pakistan left the port of
Karachi
in Pakistan.
Cyclone of
1998
A tropical cyclone hit the port in
1998. The official death toll was 1,000 but locals in the area
believed it was closer to 10,000. Most of the casualties came from
illegal immigrant workers in the port itself and poor
shanty towns in the region. Although the cyclone was tracked by
the indian government for 3-4 nights no effort was made to warn port
employees this catastrophe shows a failure of government and business
ethics and a complete disregard for the life of the poor.
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