Additional Director for Industries and Commerce Vitsuthu Nyuthe inaugurating the handloom expo at Urban Haat, Dimapur on April 28. (DIPR Photo)
Dimapur, April 28 (MExN): A 14-day special Handloom Expo 'Spring' NERTPS, organised by Department of Industries and Commerce (DIC) was inaugurated by Additional Director, DIC Nagaland, Vitsuthu Nyuthe at Urban Haat, Dimapur on April 28.
The Expo is funded by the office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, a DIPR report stated.
According to officials, the objective of the expo is to enable the weavers to showcase their products and to increase the handloom fabric production by ways of establishing market linkages, to encourage innovation in design and techniques for improvement in design capabilities, diversification of product lines and value addition, better access domestic and export markets so that weavers get continuous employment and improve their living standards.
Altogether, 30 stalls have been set up, following all SOPs issued by the Government of Nagaland to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the report stated.
