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The members of Surat-based textile associations met the city police commissioner to request for relaxation in the lockdown measures. The state has extended the lockdown restrictions till May 12 to contain the spread of corona virus.

The representative body of the European textile and clothing industry welcomed the revised strategy which focuses on 14 eco-systems and the proposal to develop privileged partnerships.

Dark clouds of lockdown are back with the Tsunami of Covid 19 cases resurfacing across the country. With major textile producing states – Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat – under lockdown, the industry is staring at huge losses again this year.

KPR mills, a reputed textile industry located in Coimbatore, reported a 27.92% increase in sales revenue for the quarter of March 2021 and also reported higher revenues and production capacity for the same period.

The state government imposed a state-wide lockdown allowing only construction and manufacturing activities to take place. The KEA has requested for garment factories to function with COVID-19 measures and 50% attendance.