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Ghats or Ports on the riverbanks.

Fig. no 3.3: Ghats/ports located on the river banks

Ghat, a phrase used in the Indian subcontinent, can refer to either a

range of stepped hills with valleys, such as the Eastern and Western
Ghats, or a set of steps going down to a body of water or dock, such
as a bathing or cremation spot along the banks of a river or pond.

The five ghats in India are the Ghats of Varanasi, Har Ki Pauri Ghat

in Haridwar, the James Prinsep Ghat in Kolkata, the Ghats of Wai in
Maharashtra, and the Triveni Ghat in Rishikesh.

50% of the students, especially from Kolkata, Wai, and Burhanpur,
stated that ghats were located on the riverbanks of rivers that ran

through their cities. The remaining 50% of Pune residents said that
there were no Ghats on the banks of the rivers Mula and Mutha.

It was the same answer when it came to ports.

Mumbai Port on the Ulhas River, Kolkata Port on the Hugli River,
and Paradip, town and significant port in east-central Odisha

(Orissa) state, eastern India. It is located on the Bay of Bengal, on the
Mahanadi River’s delta, and near the mouth of one of its branches.

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