Question
Describe the cotton textile industry.
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Answer
- The cotton textile industry is one of the oldest industries in the world.
- In India, the first cotton textile mill was established in 1818 at Fort Gloster of Calcutta but it closed down after sometime.
- The first successful mechanized textile mill was established in Mumbai in 1854.
- In India, this industry flourished in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat due to favourable humid climate.
- Coimbatore, Kanpur, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Puducherry and Panipat are the centres of cotton textile industries.
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