Answer:
Reasons
for concentration of jute mills along the Hoogly river:
(i) West Bengal is the storehouse of jute. It produces the highest
quantity of jute.
(ii) The industry requires a lot of water which is easily
available from the Hoogly river.
(iii) Cheap labour is easily available because of
migrating labour from neighbouring states of Bihar and Odisha.
(iv) Inexpensive water transport in the river Hoogly is
available.
(v) A large urban sector in Kolkata provides banking,
insurance and loan facilities.
(vi) Kolkata is a good harbour which can provide
facilities for the export of jute products in various parts of the world.
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