Commercial importance of Kanpur
The city of Kanpur was known as the Manchester of the East. It is the economic capital of Uttar Pradesh. The busy city is situated on the banks of river Ganga. A major industrial centre in the country, Kanpur has the branches of the main banks and offices of the country like the Reserve Banks of India and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. It has dwells the best colleges of India, IIT-K, HBTI, etc. Kanpur is the biggest producers of Leather and Textile products. These products are exported in large quantities. The leather products alone weigh for about 50 tons of air cargo. These products are firstly transported to the capital, New Delhi and are exported to the rest of the world from there. Excluding the leather industry, Kanpur has manufactures many other products too such as two wheelers, chemicals, fertilizers, hosiery, soaps, and machines. These products are sold all across the country and abroad. The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Steel Authority of Indi...