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UPSC 2016: Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
(a)Andhra Pradesh
(b)Chhattisgarh
(c)Karnataka
(d)Rajasthan
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The Government of Rajasthan explored building an artificial inland port at Jalore that would connect to the Arabian Sea via a 300-m-wide, 25-m-deep navigational channel through Gujarat and the Rann of Kutch. No such proposal was reported from Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh or Karnataka. ([studyadda.com](https://www.studyadda.com/solved-papers/solved-paper-general-studies-2016_q44/776/355976?utm_source=openai))
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