Chennai, July 20 (KNN) With the aim to make Tamil Nadu a global textile hub, the state government has identified key areas to improve the industry.

“Due to a global demand for sustainable textile manufacturing, the focus will be on building capacities in areas like fibre recycling from used-PET bottles, yarn manufacturing from textile waste and used-garments, reduced consumption of resources in both production and supply chain in the upcoming years,” a senior official said. Reported DT Next.

He opined that the processing industries faced challenges in managing waste, including mixed waste salt accumulated in common effluent treatment plants.

“There is scope for harnessing ‘wealth from waste’. Viable tech for processing waste salt into usable by-products like industrial utility chemicals has to be identified and implemented,” he pointed out.

The state government aims to focus on introducing artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing and usage of latest technology for processing waste into usable by-products.

As per reports, around Rs 11.29 crore has been allocated for this purpose.

The State government has constituted a high-level committee and working groups to implement UNDP’s goals on sustainable development here.  (KNN Bureau)