The NGOs have designed a plan for the revival of the sector, which includes financial aid for weavers.
Weaver Philomena receives Rs 15,000 to repair her loom from an NGO.
Kochi: A few NGOs have come forward to extend a helping hand to the 300-odd weavers in Chendamangalam to revive their looms and raw materials lost in the floods.
The NGOs have designed a plan for the revival of the sector, which includes financial aid for weavers.
In the pilot phase, two women weavers, Mini Jayan and Philomena, were given Rs 15,000 each on Sunday to repair their looms.
Deccan Chronicle had on Friday reported their pathetic condition and stressed the need for the government’s immediate intervention to bring back the impoverished weavers.
Gopalji Foundation that helped repair looms will also give Rs 20,000 to the Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society to provide yarn for the two.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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