After the devastating earthquake in 2001, Central and State Government have provided various incentives for rapid economic development of Kutch district. Mundra, one of the taluka of Kutch District, located on the bank of Northern Gulf of Kutch, having Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone, also witnessed the rapid industrial growth after 2001. Due to ease in import of raw materials and export of finished goods industries like steel, low ash metallurgical coke, steel pipes, power plants, oil refineries and port base storage terminals have come up in the region.