5 months ago
1
Tailors stitching garments astatine acceptable made cloth manufacturing portion successful Puthiyamputhur successful Thoothukudi District. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH
Puthiyamputhur, a colony successful Ottapidaram taluk renowned for readymade garment accumulation has astir 250 tiny standard manufacturers, with each employing astatine slightest 2 to 30 tailors and different artisans from Puthiyamputhur and neighbouring villages.
The colony buzzling with sewing instrumentality sounds and frequented by traders from assorted parts of the authorities to acquisition goods, is inactive waiting for an exclusive textile marketplace successful the village. With Kolkata based traders occupying a important stock of textile marketplace abstraction crossed Tamil Nadu, section manufacturers consciousness deprived of opportunities. They judge that due selling grooming and a dedicated abstraction to merchantability their goods would assistance support and beforehand their livelihood.
Recently, Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi had laid instauration chromatic for the operation of a mini textile parkland successful Muppulivetti colony adjacent Ottapidaram, astatine an outlay of ₹75 lakh. The task is being developed done Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.
However, manufacturers from Puthiyamputhur expressed interest that the determination is not perfect for selling their goods, with lone 24 shops planned for the task currently.
T. Manohar, a shaper from Puthiyamputhur said that the manufacturers from the colony person been struggling for a textile marketplace for the past 20 years, and nevertheless the task is present being implemented arsenic a textile park.
He added, “With lone 72 sq feet allocated for each shop, it is not feasible for everyone to acceptable up their shops successful a tiny space.”
Mr. Manohar further noted that the authorities is processing a textile parkland to make much employment, which the manufacturers are providing already.
“The instauration of a textile market, a dedicated abstraction to merchantability their goods with astir 200 shops, would beryllium easier for some manufacturers and traders from assorted parts of the state, by providing wider choice. This volition empower producers ranging from tiny standard to ample standard units successful the village,” helium noted.
Most of the manufacturers from the colony procure their materials from Surat, with immoderate procuring fabric materials from Ahmedabad. A ample fig of women from successful and astir the colony person been employed successful this sector, earning betwixt Rs 60 and ₹150 per portion depending connected the stitching complexity.
S.S.D. Jegadheesan, president, Puthiyamputhur Readymade Manufacturers and Traders Association, highlighted that the manufacturers person adjacent identified a 2 acre onshore parcel successful the colony for the operation of a textile park, with much shops, which would beryllium beneficial for the garment producers successful the region.
He added, “The enactment determination is not viable and astir traders from Tamil Nadu cognize lone Puthiyamputhur arsenic the readymade hub, and shifting the selling units would necessitate dense promotion. Because of this, galore manufacturers could adjacent suffer their regular customers.”
Mr. Jegadheesan besides pointed retired deficiency of selling training, which held backmost maturation imaginable successful exports.
“With due grooming for manufacturers successful the region, astir of america volition beryllium capable to participate export markets, which would successful crook summation the accumulation and employment accidental successful the region,” helium said.
Speaking connected this, an authoritative from District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) said that though the task has been initially planned for 24 shops, it volition beryllium further developed with further shops successful future, aft assessing its cognition and demand. The authoritative added that the task has been designed with indispensable facilities, including an entree roadworthy to the site.
The authoritative further noted that further measures volition beryllium taken based connected the demand.
