page_title: Mundra
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Mundra / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Mundra thermal power station of Adani Power at Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, India
context_page_description: Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Founded about 1640s, the town was important mercantile centre and port throughout its history. Mundra Port is the largest private port in India.
context_section_description: Mundra was well known for salt and spice trading in the past and now for tie-dye and block-printed textiles. The old harbor is virtually unusable today, and only small local fishing crafts navigate its silted waterways up the river.
  The main source of income for the local people is agriculture, horticulture and wage labour. Mundra has a Date Palm Research Station operated by Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University converted from seed farm in 1969. Several people are employed in manufacturing companies, port and power stations.
  Mundra Port is the largest private port with multiproduct special economic zone owned and operated by Adani Ports & SEZ Limited.
  There are two thermal power stations adjacent to Mundra, Mundra Ultra Mega Power Plant operated by Tata Power and Mundra Thermal Power Station operated by Adani Power. This power station generates over 8,600 MW of electricity. The coal for the power plant is imported primarily from Indonesia. Source of water for the power plant is sea water from the Gulf of Kutch.
caption: Mundra thermal power station
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