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Name the leading state for sugar industry in Peninsular India. Name its two centres. Why is there a shift of the sugar industry from North India to Peninsular India ? Give two reasons.

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Maharashtra is the leading state of the sugar industry in Peninsular India. 

The two centers are Ahmednagar and Kolhapur The sugar industry has shifted from North India to peninsular India mainly because : 

1. The geographical conditions are more. suitable in the south; the soil is well-drained and free from waterlogging. Southern India is free from frost and has high temperatures ideal for sucrose development.

2, The crushing season is also much longer in the south than in the north. 

For example— crushing season is nearly four months in the north from November to February whereas crushing season in south is nearly 7-8 months from October and continues till May and June,



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