why jute textile is located in hugli basin ?
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Factors responsible for the location of Jute texile industry in the Hugli basin are :
• Nearness of the jute producing areas.
• Low-cost water transport, supported by a good network of railways, roadways and wayerways to help the movement of raw material to the mills.
• Abundant water for processing raw jute.
• Cheap labour from West Bengal and adjoining states of Bihar, Odisha and Uttar pradesh.
• Kolkata as an urban centre provides banking, insurance and port facilities for export of jute goods.
Factors responsible for the location of Jute textiles in Hugli basin are :-
⏩ Proximity of the jute producing areas.
⏩ Inexpensive water transport.
⏩ Good network of railways, waterways and railways to facilitate the movement of raw materials.
⏩ Abundant water resource.
⏩ Cheap labours.
⏩ Port facilities to export jute.
⏩ Large urban center (Kolkata) provides banking.