Old Port Mangalore ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಹಳೆಯ ಬಂದರು Mangaluru Bunder history ಇತಿಹಾಸ Cruise n Dine Karnataka tour

Описание: Old Port Mangalore ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಹಳೆಯ ಬಂದರು Mangaluru Bunder history ಇತಿಹಾಸ Cruise n Dine - The Floating Restaurant Karnataka tourism. Locally known as Mangalore Dakke in Tulu language and popular as Bunder, the port once used to ferry goods and passengers to Lakshadweep Islands and the Middle East. However, today, fishing is the main activity of the port. A Visit to the port provides for a hustle and bustle of the fishermen and the buyers and sellers, who are buying the fresh catch. Many trawlers can be seen throughout the day, surely portrays historical Mangalore.
Roman history describes Mangalore as a Port on the mouth of the river Netras (Netravati) as the old port was located at the confluence of Gurpur and Netravati rivers. Greek drama also
alludes to Mangalore described as Mangala. Ptolemy, the astronomer and famous
explorer of the 2nd century makes a mention of Mangalore in his travelogue. During the
time of Vijayanagara Empire, Arab traders had established a flourishing trade in silk
and spices between Mangalore and West Asia and even now is known as the Gateway
of Karnataka.he Port of Mangalore is the main seaport for the state of Karnataka on the southwestern shores of India. Many foreign travelers were impressed with the Port of Mangalore and mentioned it in their writings. Greek monk Cosmas Indicopleustes and Roman historian Pliny called it Nithrias, and Greek historian Ptolemy called the Port of Mangalore Nitre.
The Port of Mangalore has been the focus of power struggles for centuries. Until the Portuguese arrived in the 1500s, it was ruled by regional dynasties. Muslim merchants traded there in the 14th and 15th Centuries. In 1498, Portugal’s Vasco Da Gama landed on a nearby island. Twenty years later, the Portuguese seized rule and held it until the late 18th Century. When Lopo Vaz de Sampayo defeated the Bangara king in 1526, Muslim dominance of trade with the Port of Mangalore ended.

The Portuguese-Maratha Wars and the Goa Inquisition led Brahmins and Catholics to settle in the Port of Mangalore during the 16th Century. At the end of the 17th Century, Arabs set the town afire in retaliation for Portugal’s restrictions on Arab trade. The Keladi Nayaka kingdom took control from Portugal, ruling the Port of Mangalore until 1762. In 1763, Mysore’s ruler, Hyder Ali, took Mangalore and held it until 1767.

The British East India Company ruled the Port of Mangalore from 1767 until 1783 when Hyder Ali’s son, Tippu Sultan, retook the city. The Treaty of Mangalore ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1784. When the British defeated Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, they controlled the Port of Mangalore for a long, peaceful period. They also developed urban infrastructure. Under British rule, the Port of Mangalore prospered, particularly in education and industry, and it became an important trade center. As the city grew, tile manufacturers and cotton weavers moved into the city, and the railway arrived in 1907.

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 incorporated the Port of Mangalore into the new Mysore state (now Karnataka). Today, Mangalore is an important urban center for Karnataka, providing access to the sea. In 1974, the new Port of Mangalore was opened, stimulating a period of growth through the 1980s. In the late 20th Century, the Port of Mangalore developed further as a center for commerce, business, and information technology.
Situated at the convergence of Gurupur and Nethravathi rivers, the Old Port(Bunder)
had its own constraints to meet the growing demand for sea trade. The need for a new
port was felt and the New Mangalore Port was born.
The Mangalore Harbour Project was set up in the year 1962. The maritime works on the
project commenced in 1968. The New Mangalore Port, the only Major Port of Karnataka
was declared as the 9th Major Port on 4th May 1974 and was formally inaugurated by the
then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi on 11th January 1975. The provisions
of the Major Port Trust Act 1963 were applied to NMPT with effect from 1.4.1980. Since
then the Port has been functioning as a centre of activities for Importers and Exporters
of this region.
Over the years the Port has grown from the humble beginning of handling less than a lakh
tonnes of traffic to the present level of handling 39.15 million tonnes during the last financial
year 2019-20. The major commodities exported through the Port are POL Products, iron ore
pellets, containerized cargo, etc. The major commodities imported through the Port are POL
Crude for MRPL, Cement, coal, fertilizer, edible oil, liquid chemicals, containerized cargo etc.
The Port is providing all the facilities for handling the cargo of mega Industries like MRPLONGC, OMPL, KIOCL, TOTAL GAZ, MCF, HPCL,IOC, UPCL, etc.

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