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Bharuch was known as Bharutkatccha in ancient times. [9]It was known as Barygaza (Ancient Greek: Βαρύγαζα) [10] (meaning "deep-treasure"), Bargosa [11] etc. for the Greek, and later the Romans adopted the Greek name of this port in Latin as Barigaza in the Latin name of this city.
IATA Port Code – The three-letter port code designated by the International Air Transport Association for ports. Port Type – Classification based on the terminology used by relevant port authorities, as indicated in the first table below. Port Operational Status – The current operational status of the port, as per the second table below.
Map of Broach or Bharuch district, Bombay Presidency, British India, 1877. The city of Bharuch and its surrounds—today's district—has been settled far back into antiquity and was a major shipping building centre and sea port in the important pre-compass coastal trading routes to points West, perhaps as far back as the days of the Pharaohs, which used the regular and predictable Monsoon ...
The history of Gujarat began with Stone Age settlements followed by Chalcolithic and Bronze Age settlements like Indus Valley Civilisation. [1] Gujarat 's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch , served as ports and trading centers in the Nanda , Maurya , Satavahana and Gupta empires as well as during the Western Kshatrapas period.
According to Constitution of India, maritime transport is to be administered by both the Central and the State governments. While the central government's shipping ministry administers the major ports, the minor and intermediate ports are administered by the relevant departments or ministries in the nine coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha ...
The Port of Dahej is located in the Gulf of Cambay, at the junction of Guljaria and Ban Creek. It is a natural deep water port accommodating vessels of draft up to 25m. It is about 45 kilometers from Bharuch, which is now being connected to the Port of Dahej by a broad-gauge rail siding with an initial capacity of 25-30 rakes a day.
The project is a part of envisaged Kalpasar Project. The project is tendered by the Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department of Government of Gujarat. [7] The barrage will be constructed 25 km upstream of river mouth where it enters the Gulf of Khambhat in Arabian Sea and 125 km downstream of Sardar Sarovar dam. A 1.663 km ...
Bhagatrav (Sanskrit: भगत्रव) is a minor archaeological site belonging to the Indus valley civilization.Excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India led by Dr. S. R. Rao, Bhagatrav is located in Hansot (51 km away from Surat) taluka of Bharuch district in south Gujarat, near the coastline with the Arabian Sea, and gives access to the agate-bearing mines and forested hills of the ...