Location of dried flower industry

Location of dried flower industry

  • The principal export houses /processing units for dried flowers are concentrated in port towns of Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Mumbai.
  • Tuticorin accounts for over 50 per cent of country’s export and Kolkata for about 40 per cent. Tuticorin offers certain logistical, political and climatic advantages over Calcutta for this industry.
  • Climate in Tuticorin is dry for best part of the year.
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