North-Eastern Zonal Council has eight states viz, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam. Taking states and UTs together, the Northern zonal council has the maximum number of states and UT.
The main reason of the dispersed settlement are Mountainous or heavy forested area, Poor soil fertility, Adverse climatic region, Less availability of arable land.
Odhisha is the largest manganese producing state of India. Odhisha’s manganese reserves constitute 44% of the total reserves and produces 37% of the total manganese ore in India.
The high concentration of jute mills in the Hooghly basin are because of the presence of lot of water which is easily available from the Hugli River. Iron and coal also available from Raniganj mines. The suitable type of climate (24°C to 35°C temperature, rainfall of 120 to 150 cm, 80 to 90 % relative humidity ) is found in West Bengal.
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