Why are jute mills concentrated along the Hooghly river?
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The main reason for concentration of Jute factories around the Hugli River are: West Bengal is the highest producer of raw jute. Jute manufacturing requires a lot of water. Locating factories near the river ensures ample supply of water to the factory.
Jute Mills are concentrated along the Hoogly river because of the reasons -
1. Proximity of jute producing areas
2. Inexpensive water transport supported by a good network of railways
3. Good network of Roadways and Waterways to facilitate movement of Raw materials to the Mills
4. Abundant water for processing raw jute
5. Cheap labour from West Bengal and adjoining States of Bihar , Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
6. Kolkata as a large Urban centre provides banking , insurance and port facilities for export of jute goods