Protest against stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: Spinning Stops – Star of Mysore

Mysore Silk saree shares could run out in two days!

Mysore/Mysuru: Silk saree manufacturing at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of the Karnataka Silk Industries Company (KSIC) on Manandavadi Highway in metropolis got here to an entire halt this morning, as workers struck work in protest against the proposed building of a stadium within the  premises of KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur.

Manufacturing had already been partially affected since yesterday, with some workers travelling to T. Narasipur to affix the continuing agitation. In the present day, nonetheless, operations had been totally suspended, with many staff both heading to T. Narasipur manufacturing unit or staying away from obligation.

Solely a handful of retired workers, who had been re-employed on a contract foundation to assist enhance saree output, had been seen working the looms and spinning prepared silk yarn into sarees of varied designs.

All different actions, together with procurement of uncooked silk threads, thread tying, segregation, dyeing, drying and associated processes, have been stopped.

There are over 775 workers at the Mysuru Metropolis weaving unit, of whom solely 75 are everlasting employees, whereas the remaining are engaged on an outsourcing foundation. Just a few retired workers are additionally aiding in manufacturing.

The unit provides sarees to KSIC showrooms. There are 5 showrooms in Mysuru, six in Bengaluru, and one every in Channapatna and Hyderabad and almost 1,500 sarees are collectively offered every day.

Depending on T. Narasipur unit

“With out uncooked silk from the Filature Factory, the weaving items in Mysuru and Channapatna can not operate,” the putting employees mentioned. The staff voiced robust concern that the proposed switch of 6 acres and eight guntas of KSIC land to construct a stadium would undermine the Company’s future development.

“The silk reeling unit, which has produced high quality silk yarn for almost a century, have to be safeguarded with out compromising its core operations. The precedence needs to be modernising the KSIC silk unit, creating jobs and strengthening the silk trade,” the putting employees mentioned.

Depleting shares

KSIC Managing Director Zehera Naseem and Sericulture Division Secretary R. Girish visited the protesters at T. Narasipur yesterday and appealed to them to renew work. Nonetheless, workers have determined to proceed the agitation till the CM intervenes and resolves the problem.

Chatting with reporters yesterday, the MD mentioned, KSIC at present has a inventory of about 2,500 Mysore Silk sarees. If the strike continues, the inventory could also be exhausted throughout the subsequent 2 days, affecting market availability. She cautioned that the disruption may considerably impression the availability of Mysore Silk sarees, which stay in excessive demand.