Chabahar port

November 22, 2021
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPN Topics

Chabahar port

Subject – IR

Context – The crisis being faced by India’s strategic port project at Chabahar in Iran has deepened after crane-makers failed to turn up for a tender to supply four new ship-to-shore cranes to the port.

Concept –

Port	Location	Bordering Countries
Chabahar port	In south-eastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman	72 km away from the Gwadar port in Pakistan which has been developed by China.

Features	Importance for India
It consists of two separate ports named ShahidBeheshti and Shahid Kalantari. It is the only Iranian port with direct access to the Indian Ocean.	With this, India can bypass Pakistan in transporting goods to Afghanistan.