Paparva Island is located between Kandla port and Navlakha port, in the Gulf of Kutch (Gujarat). The island is uninhabited but local fishermen go there to dry their fish.
The Gulf of Kutch is the northeastern arm of the Arabian Sea, extending between the Rann of Kachchh (a saline mudflat) and the Kāthiāwār Peninsula of west-central India.
Kandla, also known as the Deendayal Port Trust is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat, near the city of Gandhidham. It is one of the major ports on the west coast.
