SITRA lab to come up on spinners association premises in Coimbatore

The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) will set up a laboratory on the premises of the South India Spinners' Association (SISPA) here to test cotton and yarn. N. Murugesan, president of the Spinners' Association, said its members were in need of testing facilities and had submitted a project to the Union Ministry of Textiles. The Ministry said SITRA could set up a facility to cater to the requirements of the members of SISPA. Accordingly, SITRA was setting up the testing facilities on the SISPA premises, and it would be inaugurated on March 4.