Question

Name the industrial product for which the following centres are well known :
i. Bhilai
ii. Chittaranjan
iii. Koraput

Answer 1

Hint: An Industrial product used in business and industry, rather than one used by consumers. Depending on how a product is purchased, it may be characterized as a consumer product or as an industrial product.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

(i) Bhilai is a city in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh, in eastern central India with an urban population of 1,064,077. - It is the second largest urban area after Raipur in the state of Chhattisgarh.
-Bhilai is an important industrial city in India as well as an education center of central India.
- Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has won the Prime Minister's Trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country for 11 times.
-Bhilai Steel Plant is the flagship plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), providing the largest percentage of profit.

(ii) Chittaranjan is in the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
- It is popularly known for the Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.
- At present, Chittaranjan is the largest maker of electric locomotives and makes the biggest unit of the Indian Railways.
- Chittaranjan has received Golden Peacock award by Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Railway Minister for the ISO-14001 authorized green city, which is generally called "Swarg".

(iii) Koraput is a district in the state of Odisha.
-Jeypore is the largest city of Koraput and it is the major centre of trade and commerce for South Odisha.
- National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Damanjodi of Koraput is famous for aluminum production. It has enormous bauxite mines.
- Koraput is primarily popular for its Jagannath Temple which is also known as Sabara Srikhetra.

Note:
- The important industries in the Indian Economy are Iron & Steel, Textiles, Jute, Sugar, Cement, Paper, Petrochemical, Automobile, Information Technology (IT), and Banking & Insurance.
- The manufacturing industry accounts for more than $100 billion of Australia's yearly manufacturing output, providing 48 percent to the export.