Long silence of looms leaves Karnataka weavers in the lurch
The Hindu
"Nine out of ten weavers are suffering due to the lockdown.”
Dhavalesh Banakar has barely had any employment for over a year now. The greater tragedy has been that he has lost two of his family members to COVID-19. “I used to work for a power loom owner. He closed the unit after the first lockdown in April last year. In September, the unit was opened, only to close down after a few weeks. Since then I have been doing odd jobs like selling vegetables,” he said. He felt helpless when his sister and brother in-law were admitted to a private hospital, as he could not get beds in the government hospital. The 10-day treatment was not successful and they died within a gap of two days. He had to take a hand loan to settle the bills.More Related News