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| Nickname: Kolkata Industrial Belt | |
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| • Total | 2,000 km2 (800 sq mi) |
The Hooghly Industrial Belt[1][2] or Kolkata Industrial Belt is India's oldest and second largest Industrial area (Silpancalasilpancalati) the banks of the Hooghly River in the north to the south of Triveni-Kalyani, Uluberia-Biralapura 100 km long and 15–10 km wide zone to the industrial development of the Kolkata district and some part of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly district and Howrah district.
The industrial belt has 8,746 registered large factories in 1989. Besides 33,749 registered small factories in 1990. Of the total 2 million industrial workers 1.27 million are engaged in transport and tertiary services, 240,000 lakh in jute industry, and 220,000 in engineering and cotton textile industries. On the basis of the value of industrial output, transport and tertiary industry comes on the top (Template:Indian rupee1.327 billion), followed by jute manufacturing (Template:Indian rupee1.323 billion), manufacturing (Template:Indian rupee950 million), chemicals (Template:Indian rupee542 million), iron and steel (Template:Indian rupee444 million), non-jute textiles (Template:Indian rupee255 million), and food products (Template:Indian rupee168 million).[3]
Main industries[edit | edit source]
Jute industry[edit | edit source]
The main industry is the jute industry of Hoogly industrial area. The first jute mill of the country was established in this region. Currently, there are 60 jute mills in this industrial area. 74 percent of the total jute mills in India is located here. The jute mills are mainly developed in Budge Budge, Birkhalur, Uluberia, Sankrail, Titagarh, Jagaddal, Kankinara, Bhadreswar, Agarpara and Bali areas have been developed. Most jute mills are in Titagarh, Uluberia, Bali and Bawajj areas. Jute of low Ganges valley, Coal of Raniganj, Hooghly river water, CESC and WBSEB power and local cheap workers. Industry has been helpful.[4]
Textile or artificial weaving industry[edit | edit source]
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There are about 40 pieces of textile in the Hughli industrial area. This call is available in Gulhahora, Sodapur, Kakinara, belaghariya, Shayamnagar and Panihati uthecheei up in huge demand in the region, South India and West India amadanakrta cotton, has helped to develop local capital funds in this textile mill.
Heavy engineering industry[edit | edit source]
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Heavy engineering is one of the most important industries in the Hoogly industrial area. The heavy engineering industries of this industrial area-
- Construction of motor vehicles – Hindustan Motors Limited (Hindmotor) (Closed), Zaneti (Chinsura)
- Shipbuilding Factory- Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (Garden Reach)
- Cranes, wagons, rail coaches, weaving industries Construction of the building is done by JSP and Company Limited (Dumdum), Textile Machinery Corp Ltd (Behala), Braithwaite and Company Limited (Howrah), Burn Standard Company Limited (Howrah)
- Electric Fan and Sewing Cloth – Usha Company (Tollygunge)
- Railway Engine Repair Factory – Lilua and Kanchrapara
Paper industry[edit | edit source]
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The paper industry is used as the raw material of the industrial area of Bamboo and sabaighas' in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.This paper is mainly made of writing paper and tissue paper in the factories. The factories are –
- Emami Paper Mills (Dakshineswar)
- Tribeni Tissues Limited (Tribeni) – Under ITC.
Chemical industry[edit | edit source]
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Kolkata and adjoining areas, chemical industries have been established. They mainly produce coastal soda, sulfuric acid and soda as well. They also make color polythene, plastic medicines. Principal factory-
- Bengal Chemical (Panihati),
- Dez Medical (Calcutta).
- Alkalie and Chemical Corporation of India Limited (RISHA), under ICI.<3
Leather industry[edit | edit source]
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The leather industry has been set up in the Banatola's Kolkata Leather Complex and Botanagar in Badajnagar. The Tannery and Tiljala have been shifted to Bantalaya. The booth company of Batangarh is famous for its shoes. Currently there is a shoe factory in Bantalay.
IT industry[edit | edit source]
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IT industry has a total of 100 IT companies in the industry. The eligible companies are – RS Software, CCS, Globusin Technology etc. The Software Technology Park in Salt Lake has been developed.
Other industry[edit | edit source]
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Other industries are:
- Cement Construction – Dankuni
- Wrestling Construction Industry – Kashipur, Dumdum and Ichapur
- Yarn Factory – Kalyani
- Aluminum Factory – Belur
- Rubber Factories – Dunlop,
- Lilium and Calcium Carbide Factories – Beerlapur
- Jewellery Industry – Masonry, Salt Lake.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "INDUSTRY OF BENGAL". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ↑ "Industrial Regions: 8 Major Industrial Regions of India".
- ↑ Bose, 1965
- ↑ "ধর্মঘটে স্তব্ধ হবে হুগলী শিল্পাঞ্চল,প্রস্তুতি ঘরে ঘরে".[permanent dead link]