Mention two factors responsible for location of the tile making industry in the Kanara Coastal Region.
i. Kanara region receives heavy rainfall so there is heavy demand for tiles which are used for roofing which prevents water to seep through the roof.
ii. Good local clay is available for manufacture of tiles and the rivers of the region helps in transportation.
Mention two reasons to explain why the handloom sector of the cotton textile industry is important.
Less than 5 % of India's railway system in narrow gauge. Mention the other gauges used in the country and one narrow gauge route still in use.
The biggest problem of Indian forests in the fast dwindling forest cover. Mention two reasons for this conditions.
Enumerate two natural factors that have led to the explain of the steel plant at Rourkela.