Description : Which port serves the rich hinterland of Ganga-Brahamputra basin? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Kolkata port serves the large and rich hinterland of the Ganga-Brahmaputra basin covering the states of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Tea, jute and cotton textiles, coal, lac ... moved by the sea via the ports. Hence, ports have great significance in the economy of India.