Explain any five factors that are responsible for concentration of ‘iron and steel’ industries mainly in ‘Chhota Nagpur’ Plateau region.
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- Iron and steel industry requires iron ore, coal, limestone and manganese which are available in close proximity.
- Good network of roads and railway facilitates the movement of raw materials to iron and steel plants.
- Rivers provide the cheapest means of inland water transport for iron and steel goods.
- Nearness to the city of Kolkata provides huge market, banking, insurance and financial services for iron and steel plants.
- Availability of cheap labour from Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhatttisgarh. Hence due to these locational advantages iron and steel plants like Jamshedpur, Durgapur, Burnpur, Bokaro and Rourkela are confined to the Chotanagpur region
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(i) Low cost of iron-ore.
(ii) High grade raw material in proximity.
(iii) Cheap labour.
(iv) Vast growth potential in the home market.
(v) Good transport connectivity.
(vi) Availability of water resources.
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