Which one of the following factors accounts largely for the dispersal of the cotton textile industry from its original location around Mumbai ?

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The development of transportation, especially railways

Extreme congestion in mumbai and lack of space

The development of hydro electric power

Improved technology

answer is B.

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The cotton textile industry was dispersed from its original site around Mumbai due to extreme congestion in Mumbai and a shortage of space.
In 1854, Bombay witnessed the construction of the first cotton mill. For many years, Mumbai's cotton industry thrived. However, it has recently deteriorated, and the cotton industry concentrates in other areas, such as the Gujarat-Vadodara industrial regions. Because Mumbai is so densely populated, there is limited space for the installation of factories. It is the reason cotton mills are shifted to Gujarat.

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