The Hooghly basin is the main centre for the jute textile industry because of the following reasons.
1. The Hooghly basin alone cultivates more than 50 per cent jute in the country. Adjoining regions of West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa are also important producers of jute. Thus, raw material is easily available. Additional requirement of jute is met through import from Bangladesh.
2. Densely populated area of the lower Ganga basin provides cheap labour.
3. Enormous supply of water from the river Hooghly
4. Kolkata has a good network of transportation both of land and water. It has the facility of transport through- rivers, canals, railways, and roads.
5. International airport and a big port in Kolkata have also helped in the transportation of materials.
6. Coal-mines of Raniganj and Asansol provide sufficient supply of power to this industry in Kolkata.
