# Port Grand

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**Port Grand Food and Drink and Entertainment Complex** is a recreational area built in [Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan](/source/Karachi). It is located along the waterfront of the 19th century [Native Jetty Bridge](/source/Native_Jetty_Bridge) that connects the [Karachi Port Trust](/source/Karachi_Port_Trust) to [Keamari](/source/Keamari) and spans the western end of [China Creek](/source/China_Creek) to the [Harbour](/source/Karachi_Harbour). The project was a result of joint efforts by the Karachi Port Trust and a private company Grand Leisure Corporation.[1] The complex was inaugurated on 28 May 2011 by then Governor of [Sindh](/source/Sindh), [Ishratul Ibad](/source/Ishratul_Ibad).[1] The complex is a hub of shopping, dining, cultural and coastal recreational activities in the city.

Port Grand is located on Napier Mole Bridge, a site that is very significant to the history of Karachi and has played a crucial role in making it the city it is today. The project stretches along 1,000 ft of Karachi's ancient 19th century Native Jetty Bridge and spreads over an area of 200,000 sq. ft.

The one kilometer bridge has been transformed into an entertainment and food enclave housing numerous eateries totaling 40,000 sq. ft of climate-controlled area and space for kiosks and 11 restaurants of exotic Pakistani and foreign food and a variety of beverages.[2][3] To attract more people, the management has also started offering speedboat rides that take passengers along China Creek. The riders can also see the [mangroves](/source/Mangroves) planted there, but do not actually pass through them.[4] The management also hopes that the speedboat rides will help people understand the need to protect mangroves and reduce [marine pollution](/source/Marine_pollution).[5]

## References

1. Abbasi, Saeed (29 May 2011). ["Port Grand Project inaugurated in Karachi"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140515162437/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/05/29/port-grand-project-inaugurated-in-karachi/). The News Tribe. Archived from [the original](http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/05/29/port-grand-project-inaugurated-in-karachi/) on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

1. [Al Jazeera: Troubled Karachi finds an enclave of calm](http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/07/2011717132722871313.html)

1. [Good times: Port Grand finally makes a grand opening](http://tribune.com.pk/story/177989/good-times-port-grand-finally-makes-a-grand-opening/)

1. ["Ecotourism: See mangroves on a speedboat from Port Grand - The Express Tribune"](https://tribune.com.pk/story/358428/ecotourism-see-mangroves-on-a-speedboat-from-port-grand/). *The Express Tribune*. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2018-06-09.

1. ["Karachi Port Grand cruise services soon"](https://www.geo.tv/latest/42066-karachi-port-grand-cruise-services-soon). Retrieved 2018-06-09.

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