Surat: Two groups of various associations of the textile industry met city police commissioner Ajay Tomar on Wednesday with different requests for relaxation in the lockdown norms. However, demands of both the groups were turned down by Tomar.
One of the groups is now planning to approach the state government through ministers and MLAs with the same requests. The restrictions to keep the commercial complexes closed have been extended by the government till May 12 to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTTA) requested that shops be allowed to remain open for few hours so that the businessmen can to complete their banking work. The FOSTTA didn’t demand for the markets to be allowed to open for the usual business.
Traders and the dyeing and printing mills have already started receiving advance orders for saris from various political parties and they expect to send one crore saris this time
SURAT: The Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown had brought the textile traders in the country’s largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub on their knees. Diwali sales and the marriage season too remained bleak.
But the assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and West Bengal this year has finally brought some cheer in the industry.
The businessmen have started getting orders for low-cost saris (costing about Rs 150 apiece) that are widely distributed to attract women voters in the poll-bound states.