Gurugram-Delhi-Meerut industrial region
Topic: Manufacturing Industries of India: Location and Distribution · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
This industrial region lies around Delhi and takes in nearby towns such as Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad and Meerut. It has no minerals. It grew because of its huge market, meaning the many people who want goods and can pay for them. So its industries are light and footloose: they do not need bulky raw materials and can set up almost anywhere. It shows that market can matter more than raw material.
Example
Gurugram-Manesar (Haryana) is a big car hub, where Maruti began making cars in 1983. Noida (Uttar Pradesh) is a hub for mobile phones and software.
Don't confuse with
- Chota Nagpur industrial region: it is based on raw materials (coal and iron ore) and makes heavy steel. This region is market-based and makes light goods.
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- Mumbai-Pune industrial region
- Hugli industrial region
- Bengaluru-Tamil Nadu industrial region
- Gujarat industrial region
- Chota Nagpur industrial region
- Visakhapatnam-Guntur industrial region
- Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram industrial region
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- One District One Product