Why sugar industry in India is highly concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra ?
Reasons for location of sugar industry in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra: • These regions produce plenty of sugarcane. Hence raw material is easily available. • Sugar-cane should be quickly processed into sugar. Hence sugar factories should be near to the fields. These States have such facility available. • The labour required in sugar industries is easily available in these regions. These are among the largest populated States of India. • All means of transport and communications are available here. • As sugar-cane is a cash crop and sugar forms an important export item, Bombay is an approachable port.
