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State two significant factors influencing the location of the Aluminium industry in India.
Solution
Two significant factors influencing the location of the aluminium industry are the availability of bauxite as the production of 1 MT of aluminium requires 6 MT of bauxite and 18573 kWh of electricity. This clearly indicates that the availability of bauxite and electricity are the two most significant factors which influence the localization of this industry.
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