Haldia is an industrial port city in Purba Medinipur in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a major river port and industrial belt located approximately 124 km (77 mi) southwest of Kolkata near the mouth of the Hooghly River, one of the distributaries of the Ganges. The Haldia Township is bordered by the Haldi River, an offshoot of the Ganges River. Haldia is a centre for many petrochemical businesses, and is being developed as a major trade port for Kolkata.




Haldia is one of the major river ports in India. It has a cargo handling capacity of 100,000 tonnes per annum (as on March 2010). The port handles coal and iron ore for export from mines located near it. Haldia Port also handles import cargoes such as cement, fertilizer and steel products for domestic consumption in West Bengal & North Eastern States like Assam & Tripura etc.

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