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Napanagar in Madhya Pradesh is known for

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Link places to signature industries: Napanagar → NEPA → Newsprint.
Updated On: Aug 12, 2025
  • Steel mill
  • sugar mills
  • potteries
  • news print factory
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The Correct Option is D

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Napanagar (in Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh) grew around NEPA Ltd., one of India’s first and best-known newsprint manufacturing units.
The very name NEPA is an acronym from National Newsprint and Paper Mills, and “Nepa Nagar” became “Napanagar” in common usage because the town developed to house the mill’s workforce.
This industrial history makes the place synonymous with a newsprint factory, not with steel or sugar.
Option (a) Steel mill is incorrect—Madhya Pradesh’s major steel presence is elsewhere and Napanagar is not cited for steel.
Option (b) Sugar mills are associated with regions like Burhanpur/Khandesh belt agriculturally, but Napanagar’s fame specifically stems from newsprint, not sugar processing.
Option (c) Potteries do not define Napanagar’s identity in official or competitive-exam contexts.
Hence, the distinctive association of Napanagar is its news print factory.
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