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Last updated : 19-02-2024
Due to the high cost of silk yarn now the weavers of Elampillai struggling to continue in the profession: Now one can see only very few weavers weaving Elampillai silk handboom products. Once famous elampillai handloom products are now becoming extinct due to cost of silk yarn is high and low wages Prevelling in the industry. Previously Elampillai was full of talented weavers, who used to do magic in the looms to Produce the best handloom Products. Now you find Small number of weavers is actually in this Profession and most of the handlooms are being forced to converted to power looms. There is an emergency situations to take necessary action to Protect the traditional Elampillai handloom Products.
Voice of handloom weaver's
The Weavers of Elampillai blame the mushrooming power looms for the high cast of silk yarn. The weavers demand a responsible role by the government to protect the handloom industry by providing subsidy for yarn and a rehabilitation package for the weavers who are suffering due to high cost of yarn and low wages prevailing in the industry.
They hope that it the government takes the responsibility to support the handloom industry by way of show case and marketing the handloom Products internationally, then only the industry can survive or else the present situation has started the decay of handloom industry in Elampillai. The new generation is also not interested in the profession due to the hard labour and long hours to bring out the finished Product even then the returns are not lucrative to make them stay in the profession. Due to the non availability of weavers the handloom industry is fastly shifting to Power looms.