Jalukbari awaits handloom sector revival | Guwahati News
Himanta Biswa Sarma has won from Jalukbari for four consecutive terms GUWAHATI: Jalukbari voters have one petition to all candidates who have come to them seeking votes: Addressing the issues of Sualkuchi’s handloom sector, where over 20,000 weavers have been affected due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Sualkuchi, about 35km from Guwahati, often known as the Manchester of the East, is a single commercial hub of handloom silk production. Almost 20,000 people of the entire Sualkuchi village are engaged in age-old traditional Pat Muga production. However, the industry has been struggling lately. Hig...
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