Question

The biggest number of jute mills in India is in West Bengal because
A) Availability of abundant raw material
B) The climate is suitable
C) It is near the consuming area
D) Availability of costly labor

Answer 1

Hint: The jute fiber comes from the stem and strip (external skin) of the jute plant. The filaments are first extricated by retting. Jute is a rain-fed crop that is taken care of by harvest with little requirement for compost or pesticides.

Complete answer:
The vast majority of the jute factories of India are gathered in the Hooghly in West Bengal. It is a tight belt 98 km long and 3 km wide along the Hooghly waterway.

The components answerable for the localization of the jute business in this district are as per the following :
-Proximity to the jute delivering zones of the Ganga-Brahmaputra belt. West Bengal is the main maker of crude jute in the nation and gives the factories the necessary crude material.
-Abundant water and availability of raw materials for preparing crude jute.
-Cheap water transport, upheld by a decent organization of railroads and streets, encourages the development of crude materials to the plants.
-Cheap work from West Bengal and bordering conditions of Bihar, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh.

Additional Information :
Difficulties looked by the jute business are as per the following :
i) Stiff rivalry in the worldwide market from engineered substitutes.
ii) Competition from other jute products delivering nations like Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand, Egypt, and Brazil.
iii) Decrease sought after for pressing materials and jute floor covering, and significant expense of creation.

Note: To confront the opposition from engineered filaments and different nations creating jute, the government has taken measures to help up the creation of jute merchandise. In 2005, the National Jute Policy was detailed with this target. The government strategy of compulsory utilization of jute bundling has brought about the expansion of interior interest of jute as of late.