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Chittagong vs Kolkata

Rain Man said:
Kolkata is a river port, we also have a bigger port in Haldia. Besides, port is not our primary livelihood, Kolkata is one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia, we also have modern industries like IT. Let's not compare it with a fishing village. :)
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Actually, the Port of Kolkata has two dock systems, Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock System, so Haldia is basically part of the Port of Kolkata. The stats given here seem to be the total volume of the two dock systems of Kolkata sea port. Kolkata's container handling is one third of Chittagong, how could it be 'one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia'? There's another thread which says Chittagong will be hosting luxury cruise services within few months, first of its kind in South Asia. If you are still referring to Chittagong as a 'fishing village' than feel free to remain in inferiority complex.

Anyways, the point of my discussion was, if Kolkata was such an insignificant sea port than what was the point in constructing the Farakka Barrage with all those issues...

nForce said:
Recently we resolved our enclave issue, which I thought was not possible! I am positive that we are going to resolve the Farakka issue soon.
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Th resolution of enclave issue is a revolutionary one I agree. But I'm not sure about the Farakka issue though. Plus there's recently another debate on Teesta. Lets hope for the best. :tup:
 
extra terrestrial said:
Actually, the Port of Kolkata has two dock systems, Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock System, so Haldia is basically part of the Port of Kolkata. The stats given here seem to be the total volume of the two dock systems of Kolkata sea port. Kolkata's container handling is one third of Chittagong, how could it be 'one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia'?
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Kolkata is the seventh busiest sea port in India.Not a major container handling port,though.

extra terrestrial said:
There's another thread which says Chittagong will be hosting luxury cruise services within few months, first of its kind in South Asia.
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If I am right,there is already one from Mumbai.
 
extra terrestrial said:
Th resolution of enclave issue is a revolutionary one I agree. But I'm not sure about the Farakka issue though. Plus there's recently another debate on Teesta. Lets hope for the best. :tup:
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Frankly man, I didn't think it was even possible that we will ever be able to solve our enclave issue. But then Dr. Manmohan Singh paved the pathway and the present govt. implemented the same. It eventually happened.And I have started believing in our diplomatic processes again. If we work together, a lot many things are possible.
Now someone has to infuse some sense into the head of that brick-headed Mamta didi. As you said, let's hope for the best.
 
gslv mk3 said:
Kolkata is the seventh busiest sea port in India.Not a major container handling port,though.
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Container handling is the main indicator of the performance of a sea port...

gslv mk3 said:
If I am right,there is already one from Mumbai.
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It's not a luxury one like that of Chittagong...

nForce said:
Frankly man, I didn't think it was even possible that we will ever be able to solve our enclave issue. But then Dr. Manmohan Singh paved the pathway and the present govt. implemented the same. It eventually happened.And I have started believing in our diplomatic processes again. If we work together, a lot many things are possible.
Now someone has to infuse some sense into the head of that brick-headed Mamta didi. As you said, let's hope for the best.
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The situation is quite complex actually... There's a Ganges Water sharing treaty between Bangladesh and India, but the treaty is of no use since there's no proper direction on what ratio or % of water to be shared between the two countries. Perhaps, Indian diplomats were trying for a similar treaty on Teesta water sharing but the experiences of Bangladesh from the Ganges treaty prevented it. Bangladeshi diplomats haven't really been that efficient in such bilateral negotiations especially since the 90s.
 
extra terrestrial said:
Actually, the Port of Kolkata has two dock systems, Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock System, so Haldia is basically part of the Port of Kolkata. The stats given here seem to be the total volume of the two dock systems of Kolkata sea port. Kolkata's container handling is one third of Chittagong, how could it be 'one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia'? There's another thread which says Chittagong will be hosting luxury cruise services within few months, first of its kind in South Asia. If you are still referring to Chittagong as a 'fishing village' than feel free to remain in inferiority complex.
not sure about the Farakka issue though. Plus there's recently another debate on Teesta. Lets hope for the best. :tup:
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Not true.

Kochi already has an International Cruise Terminal.

 
extra terrestrial said:
The situation is quite complex actually... There's a Ganges Water sharing treaty between Bangladesh and India, but the treaty is of no use since there's no proper direction on what ratio or % of water to be shared between the two countries. Perhaps, Indian diplomats were trying for a similar treaty on Teesta water sharing but the experiences of Bangladesh from the Ganges treaty prevented it. Bangladeshi diplomats haven't really been that efficient in such bilateral negotiations especially since the 90s.
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I will get back to you on this, when I will consider myself to be properly informed about the ground realities.
 
@gslv mk3 and @nForce ,Frankly I don't understand why you guys feel offended at comparing Chittagong with Kolkata? Both are port city,so a lot of similarity and also major industrial hub for respectively Bangladesh and Eastern India.You always compare New Delhi with Lahore,although they are not equal in size.So why we can not accept Chittagong and Kolkata with open heart? I think Kolkata and Chittagong should be twin city.
 
extra terrestrial said:
It was just a single anchoring, and you got 'quantum of happiness' :lol:

Here's is the link showing the complete itinerary of the ship, I don't see Kochi in the list...

Search Results - Royal Caribbean International
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No one gets a permanent anchoring of the cruise liners. As I said this isn't how the cruise liners work!

Its not your Dhaka to Khulna ferry service which runs on a fixed timetable. :hitwall:
 
extra terrestrial said:
Actually, the Port of Kolkata has two dock systems, Kolkata Dock System and Haldia Dock System, so Haldia is basically part of the Port of Kolkata. The stats given here seem to be the total volume of the two dock systems of Kolkata sea port. Kolkata's container handling is one third of Chittagong, how could it be 'one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia'? There's another thread which says Chittagong will be hosting luxury cruise services within few months, first of its kind in South Asia. If you are still referring to Chittagong as a 'fishing village' than feel free to remain in inferiority complex.

Anyways, the point of my discussion was, if Kolkata was such an insignificant sea port than what was the point in constructing the Farakka Barrage with all those issues...
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Kolkata is one of the biggest trading hubs in entire south Asia because it is the biggest and busiest city in and around a dozen Indian states (and some foreign countries including yours), all connected with railways, highways, airways, riverways and seaways, it works as a hub for a humongous mass of land. And all the cargo don't need to go through Kolkata or Haldia ports, we also have a couple of deep sea ports around at Paradip and Visakhapatnam with cargo handling figures of 68 and 58.50 million tonnes respectively for 2013-14. We have options, unlike Bangladesh.

And about your Farakka Barrage comment, if you have multiple businesses, then it doesn't mean that you will discard all but the biggest one.

Doyalbaba said:
@gslv mk3 and @nForce ,Frankly I don't understand why you guys feel offended at comparing Chittagong with Kolkata? Both are port city,so a lot of similarity and also major industrial hub for respectively Bangladesh and Eastern India.You always compare New Delhi with Lahore,although they are not equal in size.So why we can not accept Chittagong and Kolkata with open heart? I think Kolkata and Chittagong should be twin city.
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Chittagong is a port city, and Kolkata is a major city of India that also has a port, there is a difference. :)
 

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