Why most of the jute mills are located in West Bengal mainly along the river bank of river hugli ???
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Reasons for concentration of jute mills along the river hugli are:-
1. West bengal is the store house of jute. It produces the highest quality of jute.
2. The inustry requires a lot of water which is easily available from the hoogly river
3. Cheap labour is easily available because of migrating labour from neighbouring states of Bihar and Odisha.
4. Inexpensive water transport from river hoogly is available.
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.