Date on Sep 28 ,2011( 06:29 ) ANI By Girish Kumar Dubey
The recent rains in Varanasi town in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, adversely affected the handloom weavers and their business, as their factories were inundated with water and forced them to stall their work.
Continuous rainfall and sultry weather conditions adversely affected the handloom industry in Varanasi.
The rainy season turned out to be a bane for the handloom weavers in the region as the weavers incurred loss worth millions of rupees.
"It has been raining since last night. There is no dry space in our house where we can sleep. We work on the spinning wheel but because of the rains we are facing a lot of problem. Our entire handloom machines are wet in the rain and we are left with nothing. There is no help coming from the government's side as well," said Mohammad Suhaib, a handloom weaver.
Apart from the daily wageworkers, the factory owners also incurred huge monetary losses.
The weavers have been forced to pull rickshaws or work as daily wageworkers to feed their families.
"We have incurred a loss of 15- 20,000 rupees. We get a daily wage of about 50 to 60 rupees. I fail t understand how to come out of this problem. No we will have to pull rickshaw or work as labourers to survive. We are left with no work. The entire town is submerged in water," said Mohammad Shamim, another handloom weaver.
Every year the weavers face the brunt of the monsoons. However, this year the loss incurred by them was high due to incessant rains.
Varanasi is famous for its hand woven 'Banarsi' sarees all over the world, especially in the American and European countries.ANI
The recent rains in Varanasi town in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, adversely affects the business of the handloom weavers as their factories are inundated with water and has forced them to stall their work.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 27, 2011) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. HOUSES SUBMERGED IN WATER
2. WATER INSIDE THE HOUSE
3. THREAD HANGING FROM THE HANDLOOM WEAVING MACHINE SUBMERGED IN WATER
4. A MAN THROWING OUT WATER FROM HIS HOUSE
5. HANDLOOM WEAVING MACHINE SUBMERGED IN WATER
6. A HANDLOOM WEAVING MACHINE
7. WEAVERS STANDING IN A POOL OF WATER, LOOKING AT THE WEAVING MACHINE
8. A ROOM FILLED IN WATER
9. HANDLOOM WEAVING MACHINE SUBMERGED IN WATER
10. A SACK HANGING IN A ROOM
11. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MOHAMMAD SUHAIB, A HANDLOOM WEAVER, SAYING:
"It has been raining since last night. There is no dry space in our house where we can sleep. We work on the spinning wheel but because of the rains we are facing a lot of problem. Our entire handloom machines are wet in the rain and we are left with nothing. There is no help coming from the government's side as well."
12. A SAREE HANGING ON A HANDLOOM WEAVING MACHINE
13. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MOHAMMAD SHAMIM, A HANDLOOM WEAVER, SAYING:
"We have incurred a loss of 15- 20,000 rupees. We get a daily wage of about 50 to 60 rupees. I fail t understand how to come out of this problem. No we will have to pull rickshaw or work as labourers to survive. We are left with no work. The entire town is submerged in water."
14. MOTOR OF THE WEAVING MACHINE SUBMERGED IN WATER
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