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प्रश्न
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Role of transportation in development of industries
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उत्तर
- Transportation is one of the factor which affects the location of industry.
- The cost of transportation and time required to carry goods is known as economic distance.
- Low coast of transportation is the key factor in the location of industries.
- Cost of transportation will be more for heavy, bulky, perishable raw materials and goods for long distances. For example, transportation of coal.
- On other hand, light-weight and non-perishable items can be brought from long distances through cheaper transportation like waterways. Such industries are found near ports or rivers. For example, cotton textile industry and pulpwood industry.
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