Pandemic inflicts short-term pain on textile hub of South India
May 17, 2021
A knitwear export unit in Tiruppur (File photo) - The Hindu×
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The sudden spike in Covid-19 infections in India, especially in and around the textile hubs, has hurt the textile sector, albeit temporarily, at a time when the industry has been gearing up to meet strong export demand catalysed by geopolitical factors.
Though exporters were expecting some impact from the second wave, they were confident of overcoming it due to learnings from the first wave, and adequate precautionary measures were put in place.