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State two conditions that favour the location of cotton textile industry in Ahmedabad.
Topic: Cotton textile industry
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(1) Ahmedabad lies in the cotton-growing black-soil tract of Gujarat, so raw cotton is available at its doorstep. (2) Cheap land and labour and capital from local traders are readily available (with a climate humid enough for spinning).
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