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Answer the following question:
Write two factors that have facilitated the setting up of the cotton textile industry in Mumbai.
Solution
The two factors are :
- The black soil in the hinterland of Mumbai works as the basic raw material for cotton.
- Mumbai enjoys a humid climate which is essential for this industry because the thread does not break so frequently in such a climate.
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