Puja Rush: In Kumartuli, artisans bear brunt of labour shortage, rising prices
According to idol-makers, there's an acute shoratge of labour in Kumartuli and the crisis has pushed labour costs by at least 20 per cent.
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According to idol-makers, there's an acute shoratge of labour in Kumartuli and the crisis has pushed labour costs by at least 20 per cent.
The pandal cost about Rs 35 lakh to construct, and more than 25 artisans worked day and night to complete it.
Every year Kolkata brings new puja themes which are unique and innovative in their own way. This year the Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga Puja community in North Kolkata will install 11-foot Goddess Durga`s idol weighing 1000 kg.
Kolkata: On the occasion of Durga Puja, 11-foot Goddess Durga's idol weighing one metric ton will be installed at the mandap of Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga
The overseas orders increased three times compared to last year and 12 times the 2020 figure, a spokesperson of a key organisation of artisans in Kumartuli, the clay modellers' colony in north Kolkata, said.