MARBLES & MINERALS IN UDAIPUR DISTRICT
On account of its location
and availability of better in-fractural facilities, industrial growth is
noticeable in the district. It is Centrally located and is one of the important
towns of arid districts of state. It is well conectted with Ahmedabad, Delhi,
Bombay and other important towns of rajasthan. A sizeable number of engineering
industries have been set up in the district. There are other industrial units
engaged in manufacture of cement, industrial gases, textiles, Chemicals,
Plastics, electronics, electrical, mineral based, S.S. utensils etc.
A large number of artisan based industries are engaged in screen printing of
cloth, shoe embroidery, dyeing and printing of clothes, salt making, etc.
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Following are the list of major industrial
Sectors in Udaipur.
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1. Agro Based Industries |
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2. Cement & Cement Based
Industries |
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3. Chemicals & Fertilizer
Industries |
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4. Engineering &
Fabrication Industries |
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5. Electrical & Electronics
Industries |
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6. Plastic & Rubber
Industries |
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7. Textile Industries |
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8. Soapstone Industries |
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9. Marble & Granite
Industries |
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10.Mining & Minerals
Industries |
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11.Hotels & Tourism
Industries |
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12.Diamond Cutting &
Polishing Industries |
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13.Paper Products
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Calander Year 2003-04
S.No.
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Item |
Reference Period
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Number
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1. |
Factories registered under Factories Act. |
2003-04 |
892 |
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2. |
Estimated avg .no. of daily workers employed in registered
factories |
2003-04 |
39700 |
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3. |
Small Scale Industries registered with Industries Department |
2003-04 |
11787 |
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4. |
Estimated avg. no. of daily works employed in small scale
industries |
2003-04 |
42351 |
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5. |
Large and Medium Industries |
2003-04 |
35 |
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6. |
Employment in large and medium industries |
2003-04 |
10263 |
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7. |
No. of Industrial Area |
2003-04 |
8 |
This region is famous for natural beauty, natural resources potential and a
wealth of history. Here are some highlights :
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The region is blessed with picturesque
Aravali hills and lakes.
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Land of princes and heroic warriors who
lived passionately and preferred to die for honour. Wooded hills give way to
serene valleys, majestic rivers, blue water lakes. Wildlife and birdlife
abound under blue skies and a friendly cheerful people
make this land of Mewar all the more enchanting. The Rajputs were prolific
builders who left behind a legacy of some of the most imposing and
magnificient forts and palaces in Udaipur and Chittaurgarh.
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Maize, wheat, sugarcane,barley, pulses,
groundnut, jowar and rice are the major crops.
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The region is rich in variety of metallic
minerals such as copper, lead, silver, zinc, cadmium, palladium, iron ores and
non metallic minerals like rock phosphate, limestone, barite, marble, granite,
soapstone, talc, calcite, pyrophyllite, graphite, garnet, magnetite, & gypsum
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Forest resources include timber, gum,
bamboo, tendu, katha & honey. A variety of flora & fauna decorates the forests
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Apart from the large number of small scale
units there are many medium and large scale industries in Southern Rajasthan.
They are mainly in the spheres of synthetic yarn, cement, tyre-tube, marble &
granite slabs and tiles, industrial gases, cotton and synthetic threads,
computer peripherals & printers, pesticides and insecticides, chemicals,
fertilisers, breviaries, irrigation pipes, engineering, electronic and
magnetic instruments, platinum contacts, quartz watches & alarm clock, cut &
polished diamonds & diamond tools.
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In addition of above cottage and village
industries mainly of handloom, recycled paper, edible oil, cosmetics,
ayurvedic medicine, stationary, leather tanning, carpentry, blacksmithy,
fabricating industries are operating in this region.
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