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Explain three reasons as to why there is a large concentration of iron and steel plants in the Chota Nagpur Region.
Give three reasons why the iron and steel industry is concentrated largely in the Chota Nagpur belt.
Solution
- Iron ore from Singhbhum and other mines is available.
- Cheap labour is available from highly populated Bihar, Orissa, and West Bengal areas.
- The facility for the import and export of raw materials and finished goods is provided by Kolkata Port.
- Availability of coal from Damodar Valley.
- Cheap hydro and thermal power from large multipurpose projects on the Damodar and Mahanadi rivers.
- Proximity to the Kolkata region market.
- Excellent communication facilities by rail and roads to the Kolkata region.
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