Question

Describe the cotton textile industry of Western and Eastern regions of India?

Answer 1

Western Region: Gujarat and Maharashtra are most advanced states of this region. Mumbai in Maharashtra and Ahmedabad in Gujarat are two principal centers of this region. Ahmedabad is known as the ‘Manchester of India‘. The other centers include Nagpur, Pune, Sholapur, Jalgaon in Maharashtra and Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Bhavanagar, Rajkot in Gujarat.

Eastern Region: This region includes the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and Assam. Maximum mills are located at Kolkata, Sodepur, Belgharia, Shyamnagar, Ghusuri, Salkia, Shrirampur, Maurigram etc. The factors for the growth of this industry are:

Nearness to the Kolkata port,Good transportation system,Humid climate andHigh demand for cotton goods.

Answer 2

Description of the cotton textile industry in India:

Western region:

• Out of the 12 major cotton-producing states, Gujarat contributes the most to the entire cotton production of the country.

• In the western region, Gujarat is followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana in the respective order.

• Owing to the production of cotton in the region, there is an abundance of textile industries in Mumbai and Ahmedabad which convert raw cotton into fabric.

• Cottonseed oil industries are also found in a great number in the western region.

Eastern region:

• The emergence of modern textile mills in India began with the establishment of the first mechanized textile mill in Kolkata (West Bengal) in 1818.

• The cotton industry in the eastern region is comparatively less labor-intensive.

• The fabric produced from the cotton grown in the eastern region is more in demand internationally.

• The number of cotton varieties grown in the eastern region is less than the western region.