▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁duties , ▁Bh omb al ▁completed ▁the ▁lay ing ▁of ▁five ▁heavy ▁first - class ▁mo or ings ▁which ▁greatly ▁increased ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁Ch itt ag ong ▁Port , ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁take ▁double ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁foreign - going ▁vessels . ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁port ▁had ▁only ▁six ▁jet ty ▁ber th s ▁and ▁one ▁mo oring . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁five ▁heavy ▁mo or ings , ▁he ▁also ▁succeeded ▁in ▁lay ing ▁numerous ▁light ▁mo or ings ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁small ▁coast al ▁vessels ▁in ▁the ▁K arn aph uli ▁River . ▁ ▁Ass ign ments ▁at ▁Chal na ▁Port ▁Following ▁surve ys ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ur ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁anch orage ▁to ▁Ch itt ag ong ▁at ▁Chal na . ▁The ▁Communic ations ▁Ministry ▁selected ▁Bh omb al ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁launch ▁this ▁new ▁project . ▁The ▁Government ▁announced ▁the ▁target ▁date ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Chal na ▁An ch orage ▁to ▁be ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Bh omb al ▁arrived ▁in ▁Kh ul na ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October . ▁With ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Bh omb al ▁and ▁his ▁team , ▁the ▁port ▁was ▁inform ally ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁December . ▁ ▁Bh omb al ▁became ▁Port ▁Director ▁and ▁Conserv ator ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁port , ▁with ▁the ▁design ation ▁" O ffic er - in - Char ge ". ▁In