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The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in 1854.

The first cotton mill in Bombay came up in 1854 and went into production 3 years later.

By 1840 four mills were at work with 94,000 spindles and 2,150 looms.

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In Bombay, the first cotton mill was built in 1854 and began operating two years later. Four mills with 94,000 spindles and 2,150 looms were in operation by 1862. Jute mills started to appear in Bengal about this time, with the first one opening in 1855 and the second following seven years later in 1862. In the 1860s, the Kanpur Elgin Mill opened in northern India, and a year later, Ahmedabad's first cotton mill opened. Finally, the first Madras spinning and weaving factories started operating in 1874.

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