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Describe any five factors responsible for the concentration of iron and steel industry in and around Chotanagpur Plateau region.

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Why has the ‘Chotanagpur Plateau Region’ the maximum concentration of iron and steel industries? Analyse the reasons

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Chotanagpur region is the hub of many iron and steel plants because: 

  • Iron and steel industry requires iron ore, coal, limestone and manganese which are available in close proximity. 
  • Good network of roads and railway facilitates the movement of raw materials to iron and steel plants. 
  • Rivers provide the cheapest means of inland water transport for iron and steel goods. 
  • Nearness to the city of Kolkata provides huge market, banking, insurance and financial services for iron and steel plants.
  • Availability of cheap labour from Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhatttisgarh. Hence due to these locational advantages iron and steel plants like Jamshedpur, Durgapur, Burnpur, Bokaro and Rourkela are confined to the Chotanagpur region 

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