Unrelenting COVID contagion, spiralling raw material prices, back-to-back strikes main factors Mysore/Mysuru: Over 30 percent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), which are reeling under the impact of economic slowdown and COVID-19, are on the verge of closure by the end of this year, claim industry bodies at a meeting of industries associations of Mysuru including Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Hebbal Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (HIEMA), Mysore District Small Scale Industries Association (MDSSIA). The meeting was held at HIEMA office in Hebbal last evening. Spiralling raw material cost HIEMA Honorary Secretary C.M. Subramanian told Star of Mysore that since the last two to three weeks, there has been 35 to 50 percent increase in input and raw material costs.