Sluggish market deters weavers and manufactures from raising the price of product; majority of them using Vietnamese silk or the old stock to make new sarees
Varanasi: The Banarasi Vastra Udyog Association has decided to keep their shops closed till May 2.
The decision was taken in a meeting of its general body on Saturday in which the office bearers and members termed the second wave of Covid-19 as alarming. They observed that the arrangements for hospital beds, oxygen, medicines are not sufficient enough to meet the requirements of the increasing number of Covid patients, and hence, amid such an acute crisis, it would be in everyone’s intrerest to keep their trade completely shut till May 2.
The association’s general secretary Rajan Bahal said that the members had been expressing their worries about the ongoing situation of Covid-19, and demanded for keeping the markets closed. The general body meet was convened under the leadership of Jagdish Das Shah.
Varanasi sari traders shut down till May 2
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Varanasi: Weavers are making 16 special silk saris that would be presented to the wives or mothers of the team members The special saris have the World Cup and a cricket bat and ball woven into it The blue-colored sari has more than 400 s. Image Source: IANS News
Varanasi : , April 25 (IANS) This is the peak season for sale of Banarasi saris and materials but in view of the prevailing pandemic situation, the Banarasi Vastra Udyog Association has decided to keep their shops closed till May 2.
The decision was taken in a meeting of its general body in which the office bearers and members termed the second wave of Covid as alarming.
This is the peak season for sale of Banarasi saris and materials but in view of the prevailing pandemic situation, the Banarasi Vastra Udyog Association has decided to keep their shops closed till May 2.