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Explain the factors which favour the location of steel plant at Jamshedpur.                           

Answer:

The factors which favour the location of steel plant at Jamshedpur are:

(i)  High grade hematite ore is obtained from Noamundi mines of Singhbhum.

(ii) Power from D.V.C and coal mines is in close proximity at Jharia and Raniganj.

(iii) Manganese is obtained from Keonjhar district in Odisha.

(iv) Limestone and Dolomite are obtained from Sundergarh (Odisha).

(v) Well-developed network of transport.

(vi) Kolkata provides port facilities.

(vii) Plenty of water is available from the river Damodar.

(viii) Cheap and skilled labour is drawn from nearby states.