It is located in Maharashtra. It is the biggest Industrial agglomeration in India. It includes Mumbai Metropolis and its many suburbs namely Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vile Parle, Jogeswari, Andheri, Thane.
Advantages:
- Early initiative of the British and the local Parsi and Baniya merchants.
- Mumbai port facilities.
- A good Network of transport by road and rail and good communications.
- Availability of Raw cotton.
- Development of hydro-electric power in the Western Ghats.
- Supply of cheap labour from the Konkan area.
- Availability of banking and financial facilities.
A variety of industries are concentrated in this region. Cotton textile industry is well developed here. The other industries are woolen and skill textiles, synthetic fibres, chemicals, vanaspathi, soap, rubber, plastic, oil refining, sugar, cement, pharamaceuticals, cars, automobiles, bicycles etc.
