CHALLENGES IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OR NON DEVELOPMENT IN VIDHARBHA REGION A GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY

Abstract

      Mining, power generation, textiles, and agro-based industries are just a few of the industries that make up the diversified industrial base of Maharashtra, India’s Vidarbha area. Numerous thermal power plants have been established as a result of the region’s abundance of natural resources, especially coal. Vidarbha supports a flourishing textile sector by producing a sizable amount of cotton. The production and processing of engineering items, food processing, and forest products have also increased in the area. Notwithstanding its industrial potential, Vidarbha has not yet reached its full industrial growth due to problems like poor infrastructure, water scarcity, and socioeconomic problems. These issues are being addressed, and the region’s industrial expansion is being encouraged.