Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Agra-Mathura-Meerut-Saharanpur and Faridabad­-Gurgaon-Ambala Belts

Agra-Mathura-Meerut-Saharanpur and Faridabad­-Gurgaon-Ambala Belts Both these belts merge in an agglom~ration in the vicinity of Delhi. A number of industrial clusters have assumed importance in this belt after indepenpence, helped by hydel power from Bhakra and thermal power from Harduaganj and Fc.ridabad. The majorio/ of industries in this belt are agro-balsed industries like sugiir and textiles. The important nodal centres and the indu~triestl;ley support are given below.

Agra: glassworks, iron foundries, leather goods;
Mathura: oil refinery, petrochemicals;
Faridabad: engineering, electronics;
Saharanpur, Yamunanagar: paper mills;
Meerut: sugar.

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