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9(d)
With reference to the cotton textile industry answer the following questions:
Give two reasons why Mumbai is an important cotton textile industry.
Topic: Cotton textile industry
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(1) Raw cotton grows in Maharashtra itself and reaches the mills cheaply from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh next door. (2) Mumbai’s humid climate favours the spinning of yarn (and cheap hydro-electric power runs the mills).
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