Question

Which one of the following factors accounts largely for the dispersal of cotton textile industry from its original location around Bombay?

• A. The development of transportation, especially railways
• B. Extreme congestion in Bombay and lack of space
• C. The development of hydro-electric power
• D. Improved technology

Answer 1

The correct option is B Extreme congestion in Bombay and lack of space

• The first cotton mill was established in the year 1854 in Bombay. Cotton industry flourished in Mumbai for several years. But now it’s declined and cotton industry is being concentrated around other places like Gujarat-Vadodara industrial regions.
  
• The main reason for the decline of cotton industry in Mumbai is extreme congestion in Bombay and lack of space.
  
• Moreover, Mumbai has a disadvantage of paying double freight charges, one is by bringing raw material from peninsular hinterland to Mumbai and the other is dispatching the finished products to inland consuming points in India.