Question

why is Ahmedabad called the Manchester of India? what was the main reason behind shift of the textile industry from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.

Answer 1

Ahmedabad is situated on the bank of the river Sabarmati and it gets water from it which is used for dying thread.
It is near the Black-Cotton soil region—so it gets raw materials from the neighboring region.
It gets power from the Ahmedabad thermal power station.
It gets cheap and skilled labor from the neighboring region and its adjoining region which is densely populated.
It gets capital from the Gujarat, Sindhi and Bhatra people who are rich and are ready to invest vast sum of money.
Long staple cotton can also be imported through the port Bombay and Kandala from foreign countries.
The products have a wide market inside and outside India. India is a dense populated country. So there is a steady supply of cheap labor required for the industry.
The city is well-connected by means of roadways and railways with other important parts of the country.
Cotton textile research institutes are situated here which are carrying researches for the better production and development of the industries.
The temperate climate of this region is suitable for spinning fine thread.


hmedabad is called the Manchester of India because of similarity with the famous cotton textile centre of Manchester, Great Britain.

Manchester is an industrially developed region in U.K. and is particularly developed in cotton industries. Climate condition of Manchester is temperate and is suitable for spinning fine thread. The water of the river Mershey is good for dying thread.

Answer 2

Answer: Ahmedabad it is located in Gujarat on the bank of the Sabarmati river the first mill was established in 1859 it soon become the second largest textile city of India after Mumbai Ahmedabad is often referred to as the Manchester of India favourable location factor was responsible for the development of the textile industry in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is situated in the heart of the cotton growing areas this ensures Easy availability of raw material the humid climate is ideal for spinning and weaving the flat terrain and easy ability of land is suitable for the establishment of the Mills the densely populated state date of Gujarat and Maharashtra provide both skilled and Semi skilled labour well developed road and railway network permits easy transportation of textile to different part of the country, thus providing easy access to the market Mumbai port nearby facilities Import of machineries and export of cotton textiles.

But in the recent years Ahmedabad textile mills have been having some problems several textile mills have closed down this is primarily due to emergency of New Textile centres in the country as well as non-upgradation of Machines and Technology in the mills of the Ahmedabad.