Varanasi carpet weavers to get inverter battery to beat power cuts
Updated: Jun 06, 2014 11:45:23am
Varanasi, Jun 6 (KNN) Carpet weavers in and around Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Parliamentary constituency will be helped to procure battery invertors by a Central institute in the face of long hours of load-shedding.
“Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Bhadohi intends to procure 5000 Battery Linked Inverters for distribution to the registered Artisans (Carpet Weavers) in Varanasi, Bhadohi and Mirzapur Carpet belt of UP,” an official notice said.
In the Bhadohi Centre, carpets are handmade by a collection of skilled craftsmen who have been taught traditional weaving methods that have been handed down for generations.
The move to procure battery inverters is certainly timely, as bearing the brunt of summer heat, most of the districts of UP have been reeling under massive load-shedding with people battling without electricity for 18-20 hours.
Even prior to the elections, the representatives of the industry from the city renowned for centuries old silk weaving and handicrafts had said that they wanted the newly elected government to create a better city for weavers where all the systems work – electricity, roads and transportation.
Talking to KNN, President of Eastern UP Exporter’s Association (EUPEA), Amitabh Singh said that in the city, home to one lakh weavers, only 40,000 were working while the remaining had no work. “The buyers want fast production. How can we do that without proper infrastructure?” Singh said.
Varanasi which is also a considered a city of temples is best known for its silk. Nearly half of its manufacturing activity has to do with spinning and weaving, the industry dominated by small scale industries and household production.
IICT, the only one of its kind in Asia, has been set up by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India to provide much needed support to textile, carpet and allied industries.
The main thrust areas of the institute are human resource development; design creation and development; research and development; and technical support services to the industry.
The IICT campus is spread across 10 acres of land comprising of state of the art administrative building with classrooms, laboratories including computer lab with own v-sat facility, conference hall, library, design studio, museum and workshop.
Having started functioning in 2001, the institute offers B. Tech. course in carpet and textile technology. It also conducts industry based short term training courses in design, dyeing and computer application and management. Further, in collaboration with Canesis Network Ltd, New Zealand the institute offers distance learning programme in wool/carpet/textiles. The Institute has extended its existing B.Tech course providing scope for additional disciplines- home textile technology and textile design technology as a specialization in the final year.
The Institute is equipped with latest machines, plants, looms and other infrastructure for running the courses. (KNN/ES)
“Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Bhadohi intends to procure 5000 Battery Linked Inverters for distribution to the registered Artisans (Carpet Weavers) in Varanasi, Bhadohi and Mirzapur Carpet belt of UP,” an official notice said.
In the Bhadohi Centre, carpets are handmade by a collection of skilled craftsmen who have been taught traditional weaving methods that have been handed down for generations.
The move to procure battery inverters is certainly timely, as bearing the brunt of summer heat, most of the districts of UP have been reeling under massive load-shedding with people battling without electricity for 18-20 hours.
Even prior to the elections, the representatives of the industry from the city renowned for centuries old silk weaving and handicrafts had said that they wanted the newly elected government to create a better city for weavers where all the systems work – electricity, roads and transportation.
Talking to KNN, President of Eastern UP Exporter’s Association (EUPEA), Amitabh Singh said that in the city, home to one lakh weavers, only 40,000 were working while the remaining had no work. “The buyers want fast production. How can we do that without proper infrastructure?” Singh said.
Varanasi which is also a considered a city of temples is best known for its silk. Nearly half of its manufacturing activity has to do with spinning and weaving, the industry dominated by small scale industries and household production.
IICT, the only one of its kind in Asia, has been set up by Ministry of Textiles, Government of India to provide much needed support to textile, carpet and allied industries.
The main thrust areas of the institute are human resource development; design creation and development; research and development; and technical support services to the industry.
The IICT campus is spread across 10 acres of land comprising of state of the art administrative building with classrooms, laboratories including computer lab with own v-sat facility, conference hall, library, design studio, museum and workshop.
Having started functioning in 2001, the institute offers B. Tech. course in carpet and textile technology. It also conducts industry based short term training courses in design, dyeing and computer application and management. Further, in collaboration with Canesis Network Ltd, New Zealand the institute offers distance learning programme in wool/carpet/textiles. The Institute has extended its existing B.Tech course providing scope for additional disciplines- home textile technology and textile design technology as a specialization in the final year.
The Institute is equipped with latest machines, plants, looms and other infrastructure for running the courses. (KNN/ES)
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