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Why are sugar mills built inside sugarcane growing areas?
ACane needs cold storage
BCane loses weight in milling
CCane is cheap to transport
DMills need nearby sea ports
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cane loses weight in milling
1. Industries using weight-losing raw materials sit near the source.
2. Sugarcane is such a material.
3. Pulp, copper smelting and pig iron follow the same rule.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._
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