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why do steel plants are located in north east and southern parts of India. Give reasons?
why do steel plants are located in north east and southern parts of India. Give reasons?
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- The main factors that can be attributed for the location of steel plants are availability of raw materials, labour, transport and market
- Important steel industries like Bhilai, Rourkela, Bokaro, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, etc are situated in region that includes 4 States like West Bengal, Jharkand, Odisha, and Chatishgarh
- Other areas that utilize the resources and have set up iron and steel industries are Bhadravati and Vijayanagar in Karnataka, Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Salem in Tamil Nadu
- Hence, major steel industries are set up mainly in North East and Southern parts of India because of the availability of raw material, cheap labour, well connected by road ways and railways and availability of market.
- The main factors that can be attributed for the location of steel plants are availability of raw materials, labour, transport and market
- Important steel industries like Bhilai, Rourkela, Bokaro, Durgapur, Jamshedpur, etc are situated in region that includes 4 States like West Bengal, Jharkand, Odisha, and Chatishgarh
- Other areas that utilize the resources and have set up iron and steel industries are Bhadravati and Vijayanagar in Karnataka, Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Salem in Tamil Nadu
- Hence, major steel industries are set up mainly in North East and Southern parts of India because of the availability of raw material, cheap labour, well connected by road ways and railways and availability of market.
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