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Explain any four factors responsible for the concentration of jute industry in the 'Hugli Basin'.                                                                                                                    [Foreign 2008]

Answer:

Factors influencing the location of jute textile industry in the Hugh Basin are:

(i) Proximity the jute producing areas

(ii) Inexpensive water transport provided by Damodar and its tributaries

(iii) Good network of roads, railways and waterways to facilitate the movement of raw-material to the mills

(iv) Abundant water for processing of jute called 'Retting'.

(v) Nearness to the port of Kolkata, provides port facilities, banking and insurance facilities.

(iv) Cheap labour for processing jute

(Any four)