Bhagalpur weavers bag Rs 5 crore contracts
2 days, 14 hours ago

Bhagalpur weavers bag Rs 5 crore contracts

New Indian Express  

PATNA: The weavers of Bhagalpur in Bihar are on cloud nine after receiving contract orders of saffron-coloured ‘gamcha’, 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 Rs 5 crore. He said the cloth merchants of Prayag Raj have given the weavers a 15-day deadline for the supply of 15,000 sarees, 10,000 shirts, and 1,000 bandis made of matka silk.

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The Hindu  

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