Industry Flashcards
Industry: factors influencing location of industries: geographical factors: raw materials?
- located close to sources of raw materials when
- heavy and bulky raw materials
- raw materials which lose weight in the process of mfg
- raw materials cannot bear high transport cost, or
- cannot be transported over long distances due to their perishable nature
- Alfred Weber’s Theory of location of industries
- eg. Jute mills of WB, Sugar mills in UP, cotton textile mills in GJ and MH; Industries like Iron and steel located near sources of coal or iron ore (Jamshedpur, Burnpur, Durgapur, Rourkela, Bhilai)
- Footloose industries: some industries like electronics use a variety of raw materials and the attractive influence of each separate material diminishes resulting in their location not really influence by raw material considerations, because a wide range of locations is possible within an area of sufficient population density.
Industry: factors influencing location of industries: geographical factors: power?
- eg. Iron and steel industry located close to source of coking coal; electro-metallurgical and electro-chemical industries like Aluminum industry are great users of hydro-electric power are located close to them
- Industries moved to southern states only when hydro-electricity was developed in these states
- TISCO plant at Jamshedpur, new Aluminum producing units at Korba and Renukoot (UP), the copper smelting plant at Khetri (RJ) and fertilizer factory at Nangal (PJ) are near sources of power and raw material deposits
TISCO: intro?
- oldest I&S centre in India
- 1907 @ Sakchi in Singhbhum district of JH
- capacity ~4MT of pig iron, 2MT of ingot steel and 3 MT of saleable steel
- DUbari steel works:
- a secound unit, located at Gopalpur (near Bhubaneshwar), planned because of shortage of space in Jamshedpur, but ultmately shelved due to resistance by locals and slow development of Gopalpur port
- utimately a 6MT plant was set up at Dubari
TISCO: iron ore?
Noamudi mines from Singhbhum district of JH
Gorumahisani an dSulaipat of Mayurbhanj districtof Odisha
these are located within 75-100 km from Jamshedpur
TISCO: coal/power?
JHaria coal mines, JH
Raniganj coal mines, WB
TISCO:
- manganese?
- Dolomite, limestone?
- Joda mines of Kendujhar district of Odisha
- Birmitrapur, Sundargarh district of Odisha
TISCO: water?
Subarnarekha river
Kharkai river
TISCO connectivity?
well connected to Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai by road and rly routes
NH-5 (Surat-Kolkata) and NH-6 (Chennai-Kolkata)
IISCo: intro?
- three plats at Kulti, Hirapur and Burnpur, in WB in 1864, 1908 and 1937
- brought under govt control in 1972
- Hirapur plant produces pig iron, sent to Kulti plant for making steel. Rolling mills are located at Burnpur
- produces ~4L Tonnes of saleable steel
IISCO: iron ore?
Guna mines in Singhbhum district of JH
also from Mayurbhanj district of Odisha
IISCO: coal/power?
earlier coal from Jharia but noe receives power from Damodar Valley Corporation
IISCO:
- managanese?
- Dolomite/Limestone?
- Birmitrapur, Sundargarh district of Odisha
- Sundargarh district of Odisha; Limestone also from Gangapur and Paraghat areas of Odisha
IISCO: water?
Damodar river, Barakar river
IISCO: connectivity?
The three plants are connected by Kolkata-Asansol rly line
Kolkata port nearby
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd: intro?
- First one to be set up outside iron ore regions, mainly formeeting defence requirements
- established as MISCO, Mysore in 1923 by erstwhle state of Mysore; brought under govt control in 1962
- produces ~2 L Tonnes of saleable steel
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd: iron ore?
high grade haemetite iron ore available from Kemmangundi mines in Chikmaglur, which is just 40 km away
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd: coal/power?
uses HE power from Sharavati Power project
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd:
- Manganese
- Dolomite/Limestone?
- Shimoga and Chitradurga
- Limestone from Bhundiguda, just 25 km away
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd: water?
Tungabhadra and BHadra river
The Visveswaraya Iron and Steel Ltd: connectivity?
It is located on the banks of Bhadravati river in Shimoga district
lies on the main bangalore-Shimoga rly line
port facilities from Mangalore port
road: NH-13 connects BHadravati to NH-4 (Bn-Pune);
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre: intro?
one of the three steel plants set up under The hindustan Steel Ltd during the second FYP
set up with the help of USSR
set up in 1957 and operational in 1959
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre: iron ore?
rich Haemetite iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara range
However now it is depleted and new sources are
- Rowghat Iron ore mine
- Iklama mine
- Boria Fibbu mine
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre: coal/power?
Korba and Kargali fields of CHH; also Bokaro and Jharia
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre:
- Manganese?
- Limestone/Dolomite?
- Bhandara of MH and Balaghat of MP
- Limestone from Nandini mines; Dolomite from Bilaspur
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre: water?
Tandula river
Bhilai Iron and Steel centre: connectivity?
is connected with Kolkata-Nagpur rly lines
NH-6 (Surat-Kolkata)
Rourkela Steel plant: intro?
situated in Sundargarh district of Odisha
one of the three steel plants set up under The hindustan Steel Ltd during the second FYP
operational in 1959
set up with the help of west German Firm, Krupps and Demang
Rourkela Steel plant: iron ore?
Sundargarh and Keonjhar districts