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Bhagalpur weavers bag ₹5 cr contracts
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|January 13, 2025
THE weavers of Bhagalpur in Bihar are on cloud nine after receiving contract orders of saffron-coloured 'gamcha' (towel), sarees, shirts, and other pieces of silk clothing for the Maha Kumbh Mela starting January 13 at Prayag Raj in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
Around 200 weavers of Bihar's Silk City are working overtime to meet the deadline. A senior functionary of the Bhagalpur Weavers' Association said the weavers have received contract orders worth ₹5 crore. "The demand may go up in the days to come. Orders have been placed for saffron-coloured towels, sarees, shirts and bandis in bulk. We are working overtime to meet the deadline," said Mohammad Tari
This story is from the January 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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