Hazira

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Hazira Surat
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Hazira Surat
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Hazira Surat
Hazira Surat (India)
Coordinates: 21°09′40″N72°39′50″E / 21.161°N 72.664°E / 21.161; 72.664
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Gujarat
District Surat
Government
  BodySurat Municipal Corporation
Area
  Total168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total5,562
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Gujarati
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
394270
Phone code0261
Vehicle registration GJ-05
CitySurat
Civic agencySurat Municipal Corporation

Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in the Surat City in the Gujarat state of India. It is the west most end of Surat.

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Hazira is one of the major ports of India and the most important element of Surat Metropolitan Region. The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River, eight kilometers away from the Arabian Sea. It is a centre for health tourism due to its natural springs, and a base for major industrial and shipping facilities like Essar, Kribhco, Shell, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ONGC, GAIL, GSEG power plant, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, UltraTech Cement and Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) of Reliance Industries.

Etymology

The original name of the village was Dhau. The village had a grave, Vaux’s Tomb of the Deputy Governor of Bombay named John Vaux. The grave in Gujarati was known as "Bakasno Hajiro" (બકાસનો હજીરો) is called as "Hajiro" (હજીરો). The name became popular and village became famous as Hajira. [1]

Transport

Hazira is 22 km from Surat and takes 30–35 minutes from Surat to Hazira [2] .[ clarification needed ] One can avail Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's bus service from Adajan GSRTC Depot to reach Hazira.

Port

Hazira Port is a deep-water liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and multi-cargo port. The LNG terminal is operational and it is India's largest, with a storage and export capacity of 2.5 million tonnes. It is a joint venture between Shell Oil and Total S.A. [3] Storage and export capacity is intended to be increased to 3.8 million tonnes by the end of 2009. [3]

A container terminal capable of handling one million TEU is currently under construction by Singapore company PSA Corporation. [3]

L&T shipyard started production of small ships and naval crafts in 2010.[ citation needed ]

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References

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