Editing Howrah (section)

==Economy==
Often termed as ''Sheffield of the East'',<ref name="2001-09-20-toi-sheffield" /> Howrah is known as an engineering hub, mainly in the area of light engineering industry.<ref name="2001-09-20-toi-sheffield" /> In 1823, Bishop [[Reginald Heber]] described Howrah as the place "chiefly inhabited by shipbuilders".<ref>{{Harvnb|O'Malley|Chakravarti|1909|p=165}}</ref> There are small engineering firms all over Howrah, particularly around Belilios Road area near Howrah station<ref>Mark Holmström, p.137</ref> However these businesses are declining in the 21st century.<ref name="2001-09-20-toi-sheffield" /> There are many foundries in [[Liluah]] area.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}

[[Burn Standard Company]], a major company in heavy engineering industry, has its oldest manufacturing unit located in Howrah.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbunl.com/co_burn.html |title=Group Companies: Burn Standard Co. Ltd. |publisher=Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam Limited |access-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225160816/http://www.bbunl.com/co_burn.html |archive-date=25 December 2008 }}</ref> [[Ramkrishna Forgings]] one of the largest forging company in India has one of its plant located at [[Liluah]] in Howrah. The Howrah plant of [[Shalimar Paints]] (established in 1902) was the first large-scale paint manufacturing plant to be set up not only in India but in entire South East Asia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shalimarpaints.com/about_fac.html |title=Shalimar Paints:About us – Manufacturing Facilities |access-date=29 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115152538/http://www.shalimarpaints.com/about_fac.html |archive-date=15 January 2009 }}</ref> The city houses one of the major manufacturing units of [[Tarsons Products]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tarsons Products: Diversified portfolio & strong distribution network to facilitate its growth across geographies |url=https://mintgenie.livemint.com/news/markets/tarsons-products-diversified-portfolio-strong-distribution-network-to-facilitate-its-growth-across-geographies-151673427995452 |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=Mintgenie |language=en}}</ref> The jute industry suffered during the [[Partition of Bengal (1947)]], when the larger jute production area became part of [[East Pakistan]] (now Bangladesh). The foundry industry saw a decline in demand due to growth in steel industry.{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}