Call to tap potential for growth of textile sector in Tiruchi

Powerloom textile expo opens in city

August 11, 2017 08:36 am | Updated 08:36 am IST - Tiruchi

Visitors have a look at the Powerloom Products displayed at the exhibition on powerloom textile products buyer-Seller meet and Exhibition, Organised by Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner Coimbatore, held at the Taj Marriage hall in Tiruchi on Thursday.

Visitors have a look at the Powerloom Products displayed at the exhibition on powerloom textile products buyer-Seller meet and Exhibition, Organised by Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner Coimbatore, held at the Taj Marriage hall in Tiruchi on Thursday.

The industry and trade bodies should come forward to chalk out a plan for fostering industrial growth, especially in the textile sector, in Tiruchi district and work towards achieving the goals within a specific time frame, Collector K. Rajamani said here on Thursday.

Inaugurating a three-day Buyer-Seller Meet and Powerloom Textiles Expo, organised jointly by the Regional Office of the Textile Commissioner, Coimbatore, and Powerloom Development and Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL) in the city, Mr. Rajamani said that Tiruchi, with its strategic location and facilities, offered good scope for industrial development. The district administration would extend necessary support to achieve the goals, he said.

The three-day exhibition, featuring 25 stalls put up by textile manufacturers from across the State, will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. till Saturday.

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