Dimapur, November 28 (MExN): The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the leading institution of business and industry in the Eastern and North Eastern Region of India with 86 years of experience which is engaged in facilitating growth of trade and commerce in India in general and the North Eastern States in particular is focused primarily on developing trade and commerce and promoting industrialization. Keeping this in view ICC along with the Central Wool Development Board, Govt. of India had decided of organizing three woolen exhibitions cum cultural programme each of 10 days duration at Guwahati, Assam; Dimapur, Nagaland and in Shillong, Meghalaya, mainly with the objective of showcasing and promoting the various woolen products in the markets of north east India and to encourage the weavers of this sector in marketing their products; and to conduct the publicity campaign to promote utilization of wool. After successfully holding the Shillong Woolen Expo 2011 that concluded on 21st Nov 2011 with 50 weavers, entrepreneurs and SHGs and thousands of visitors at All Saints Hall Shillong, the expo will land in commercial of hub of Nagaland that is Dimapur. The 10 day Dimapur Woolen Expo will begin from 1st Dec 2011 and conclude on 10th Dec 2011.
Savi Liegisi, President, Naga Council, Nagaland will inaugurate the 10 days Dimapur Woolen Expo at 1pm on 1st Dec 2011 at the Super Market Area, Dimpaur while Dr. Hesheto, Director, Indigenous Cultural Society, Dimapur , Som Kamei, Director, North Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Dimapur , Hokiye Puthomi Managing Director, Nagaland Handloom & Handicraft Development Corporation; Z. Maro, Superintendent of Police, Dimapur; Nakib Ahmed, Sr. Advisor, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Several Govt officials and other dignitaries from various sectors and business houses would be present to grace the event. Woolen weavers cum traders from across the North east and eastern region of the country including the local weavers will participate in the woolen expo.
Ahead of the Expo Ms. Nakib Ahmed, Sr. Advisor, Indian Chamber of Commerce through a press release outlined, ‘The handloom sector occupies a distinct and unique place in the Indian economy. It plays a vital role in supporting and strengthening the rural economy by providing gainful employment, in fact Handloom and Textile stand next to agriculture as a source of income generation in rural areas. Manufacture of fine woolen textile products in India has been forte of artisan skills of handloom weaver’s right from Kashmir in the North to various manufacturing centers in Rajasthan, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh for centuries. Various kinds of animal hair obtained from hilly terrain were processed and used to make fine products like shawls, carpets, rugs etc. The Indian Wool Industry in this regard is an important industry since it is one of the prominent sources of livelihood for the rural India and it represents small, medium, and large scale units. North eastern region as such does not produce wool, but the demand of woolen products is huge due to the fact that North eastern part of India is comprised mainly of hilly states where the duration of winter last longer than comparatively other parts of the plain states of India. For example, in the states like Meghalaya, Nagaland (Kohima mainly), Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, winter last longer. So the ICC in association with CWDB is organizing Woolen Expo in the Northeast to meet the demand supply and promote wool and woolen products and encourage weavers and entrepreneurs’. She further requested the people of Nagaland to extend support to the woolen expo in Nagaland and visit the expo atleast once in 10days and spread the news across the state.
Savi Liegisi, President, Naga Council, Nagaland will inaugurate the 10 days Dimapur Woolen Expo at 1pm on 1st Dec 2011 at the Super Market Area, Dimpaur while Dr. Hesheto, Director, Indigenous Cultural Society, Dimapur , Som Kamei, Director, North Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Dimapur , Hokiye Puthomi Managing Director, Nagaland Handloom & Handicraft Development Corporation; Z. Maro, Superintendent of Police, Dimapur; Nakib Ahmed, Sr. Advisor, Indian Chamber of Commerce, Several Govt officials and other dignitaries from various sectors and business houses would be present to grace the event. Woolen weavers cum traders from across the North east and eastern region of the country including the local weavers will participate in the woolen expo.
Ahead of the Expo Ms. Nakib Ahmed, Sr. Advisor, Indian Chamber of Commerce through a press release outlined, ‘The handloom sector occupies a distinct and unique place in the Indian economy. It plays a vital role in supporting and strengthening the rural economy by providing gainful employment, in fact Handloom and Textile stand next to agriculture as a source of income generation in rural areas. Manufacture of fine woolen textile products in India has been forte of artisan skills of handloom weaver’s right from Kashmir in the North to various manufacturing centers in Rajasthan, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh for centuries. Various kinds of animal hair obtained from hilly terrain were processed and used to make fine products like shawls, carpets, rugs etc. The Indian Wool Industry in this regard is an important industry since it is one of the prominent sources of livelihood for the rural India and it represents small, medium, and large scale units. North eastern region as such does not produce wool, but the demand of woolen products is huge due to the fact that North eastern part of India is comprised mainly of hilly states where the duration of winter last longer than comparatively other parts of the plain states of India. For example, in the states like Meghalaya, Nagaland (Kohima mainly), Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, winter last longer. So the ICC in association with CWDB is organizing Woolen Expo in the Northeast to meet the demand supply and promote wool and woolen products and encourage weavers and entrepreneurs’. She further requested the people of Nagaland to extend support to the woolen expo in Nagaland and visit the expo atleast once in 10days and spread the news across the state.
