Question

Write a brief on the cement industry in Karnataka.

Answer 1

Instructions:

1. Define industries
2. Explain the cement industry in Karnataka

Solution:
"Industry refers to economic activity that is concerned with the production of goods, extraction of minerals or the provision of services."​

The cement industry is an important sector for the development of nationwide infrastructure.
It is a mineral and chemical-based industry that relies on minerals as the raw material. Limestone used in the cement industry is found abundantly in Karnataka.​

The first cement factory in Karanataka was set up at Bhadravati in 1949. Bagalkot, Ammasandra of Tumakuru district and Shahabad of Kalaburagi district are where major cement factories of Karnataka are located.​

The state produces 121 lakh tonnes of cement every year. ​