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Why are maximum Jute textile mills located in the Hugli Basin?

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The reasons for this concentration of jute mills in Hugli Basin are as under:

1. West Bengal is the store house of jute. It produces the highest number of bales of jute fibre.

2. This industry requires a lot of water which is easily available from the Hugli River.

3. Iron and coal which are required for the installation and running of jute factories are also available from the nearby mines of Raniganj.

4. Cheap Labour is easily available because of incoming labour from the adjoining provinces of Bihar and Orissa.

5. If some more raw material of jute is required it can easily be imported from Bangladesh.

6. Last but not the least, Calcutta is a good harbour which can easily export the jute manufactures to other countries of the world through its great network of ships.



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