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Griha laxmi magazine
Buy and subscribe Griha laxmi magazine published this article page no 48 development of this region started with the location of cotton textile industry in mumbai. mumbai with cotton hinterland and moist climate favoured the location of cotton textile industry. opening of the suez canal in 1869 provided impetus to the growth of mumbai port. machineries were imported through this port. hydro-electricity was developed in the western ghat region to meet the requirements of this industry. with the development of cotton textile industry chemical industry also developed. opening of the mumbai high petroleum field and erection of nuclear energy plants added additional pull to this region. besides engineering goods petroleum refining petrochemicals leather synthetic and plastic goods drugs fertilisers electrical shipbuilding electronics software transport equipments and food industries also developed. important industrial centres are mumbai kolaba kalyan thane trombay pune pimpri nashik manmad solapur kolhapur ahmednagar satara and sangli grihalakshmi magazine latest edition.