Question
Explain any five factors responsible for the development of ‘Hugli Industrial Region’.
Solution
- The main reason for the development of this industry was its location along the Hugli river.
- Historical, geographical, economic and political factors also contributed to its development.
- Cheap labour available from thickly populated part of Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Orissa also contributed to its development.
- Development of tea plantations in Assam and northern hills of West Bengal, the processing of indigo and jute and with the opening of coalfields of the Damodar Valley and iron ore deposits of the Chotanagpur plateau, contributed to the industrial development of the region.
- The opening of river port on Hugli also added to its development.
