The textile town of Sircilla, which always hits the headlines due to crisis in the powerloom industry and suicides by the powerloom weavers in the integrated Karimnagar district, is seeing a ray of hope in the proposal to replicate the Tirupur, capital of knitwear industry in the country, model. The powerloom weavers suggest that the government take up rapid modernization of the powerlooms in Sircilla town to produce value added fabric as part of implementing Tirupur model. Easy redressalPresident of AITUC affiliated Sircilla Powerloom Workers Union Samalla Mallesham said that the new district would help the residents easier access to district officials for redressal of long pending woes. CITU trade union leader P Ravi wanted the government to take steps to ensure that the powerloom weavers work for only eight hours a day on the looms instead of existing 12 hours per day. He hoped that the formation of new district would help the powerloom industry rid all crisis.

Source: The Hindu October 18, 2016 00:10 UTC