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Hooghly Industrial

Belt

Hooghly Industrial Belt [1][2] or Kolkata


Industrial Belt 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 hol Kolkata
district and some part of North twenty-
four Parganas, South twenty-four
Parganas, Nadia, Hooghly, Howrah district
.Which is the industrial hub of the city of
Kolkata and Howrah iye.

Hooghly Industrial Belt


Nickname(s): Kolkata Industrial Belt

Main Industry Jute


Industry,Textile,Heavy
engineering ,Leather
Industry, IT Industry

Main City Kolkata ,Howrah

Area

 • Total 2,000 km2 (800 sq mi)


The industrial belt has 8,746 registered
large factories (1989) besides 33,749
registered small factories (1990). Of the
total 20 lakh industrial workers 12.7 lakh
are engaged in transport and tertiary
services, 2.4 lakh in jute industry, and 2.2
lakh in engineering and cotton textile
industries. On the basis of the value of
industrial output, transport and tertiary
industry comes on the top (Rs. 1,327
million), followed by jute manufacturing
(Rs. 1,323 million), manufacturing (Rs. 950
million), chemicals (Rs. 542 millions), iron
and steel (Rs. 444 million), non-jute
textiles (Rs. 255 millions), and food
products (Rs. 168 million) (Bose, 1965).
Main Industries
Jute industry

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 are mainly. The jute mills are
mainly developed in Baj Baj , 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. [3]

Textile or artificial weaving


industry

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


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

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 -

Imami Paper Mills (Dakshineswar)


Tribeni Tissues Limited (Tribeni) - Under
ICT.

Chemical industry

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.

Leather industry

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
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
Saltley has been developed.

Other Industry

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
Jewelery Industry - Masonry, Salt Lake.

References
1. "INDUSTRY OF BENGAL" .
2. "Industrial Regions: 8 Major Industrial
Regions of India" .
3. "ধমঘেট হেব গলী িশ া ল, িত ঘের
ঘের" .

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