Question.
With the help of an atlas identify some iron and steel industries in India and mark their location on an outline map of India.
( Chapter - 5, Industries, Cass 8 NCERT, Resources and Development ( Geography) )
Answer.
Most of the Iron and steel industries of India are located on the Chotanagapur plateau due to the availability of raw materials ( Iron ore and Coal) in the region. The following are some iron and steel industries in India:
- Bokaro Steel Plant (SAIL), Jharkhand.
- Bhilai Steel Plant( SAIL), Chhattisgarh.
- Raurkela Steel Plant ( SAIL), Odisha.
- Durgapur Steel Plant ( SAIL), West Bengal.
- Burnpur Steel Plant ( SAIL), West Bengal.
- Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), Jamshedpur.
- Bhadravati Steel Plant, Karnataka.
- Vijay Nagar, Karnataka.
- VIZAG steel Plant, Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
- Salem Steel Plant, Tamil Nadu.
The following map of India shows some iron and steel industries:
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