Explain the significance of industrial corridors of India with reference to selected corridors.

Industrial corridors are specially designated geographical areas in India that focus on reversing the trend of de-industrialisation and leveraging competitive advantages. Significance of Corridors: 1) Focus on advantages of the area. Eg. Chennai-Bengaluru automobiles the Ford. 2) Industrial development alongside focussed urbanisation eg. Bengaluru city as IT hub 3) Leveraging transport infrastructure eg. Delhi-Mumbai corridor on the Golden Quadrilateral 4) Specialty product production eg. Gujarati corridor for pharmaceuticals. Main Characteristics: 1) Delhi-Faridabad => IT hub, Automobiles 2) Mumbai-Pune => Financial markets, Heavy equipment, L&T 3) Kolkata => Jute, Textiles, Chemicals 4) Chennai-Bangalore => Automobiles, IT hubs Industrial corridors are like nerves of the Indian manufacturing sector and bulk fee crucial for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'.