KANCHEEPURAM: The Kanchipuram Handloom Silk and Lace Saree Manufacturers’ Association has urged the State government to expand the domain earmarked for usage of Geographical Index mark for Kancheepuram silk saris.
At present, products manufactured by handloom weavers residing in Kancheepuram municipal area alone are considered as Kancheepuram silk saris under the GI mark regulations. But, thousands of weavers are living in nearby rural areas , association president Y.M. Narayanasamy told reporters recently. The recession suffered by the industry in the last decade and urbanisation that swept the town during that period had forced the weavers shift their residence-cum-weaving units to nearby rural local body areas.
In order to save the silk sari weaving community, the association had suggested that villages located within 15 km radius from Kancheepuram town limit should be included in Geographical Index mark domain, he said.
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