GOPALPUR

Context

• Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar becomes the first Indian Navy ship to call at the heritage coastal port of Gopalpur in Odisha.

About

• Gopalpur is is a natural, deep sea port on the east coast of India.
• It is 160 km south of Paradip and 260 km north of Visakhapatnam.
• Gopalpur has an ancient sea port which was operational during the heyday of maritime Kalinga region.
• It is identified with the site Mansurkota located near Gopalpur, just below the mouth of the river Rushikulya.
• Gopalpur lies on a 4 km stretch of barren coast line, with no mangrove or tropical forests.
• The coast line falls in the rain-shadow of the region. The climate in the region is tropical wet and dry.
• The region receives rainfall in both advance and retreat of the Southwest monsoon.

https://newsonair.com/2021/08/03/ins-khanjar-becomes-the-first-indian-navy-ship-to-call-at-heritage-coastal-port-of-gopalpur/