Former Bihar Weavers Welfare Committee member Aleem Ansari said more than 3,000 weaves were engaged in weaving ‘gamchhas’ in Bhagalpur as a single weaver was weaving 24 gamchhas on a single day, earning Rs 200-300 per day.With other family members also involved in weaving gamchas, a single family is earning more than Rs 1,000 a day. Weavers are getting orders from various states, including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar. Orders have been received from various states to weave 20 lakh saffron ‘gamchhas’, he said, adding that maximum orders are being received from West Bengal. From Bhagalpur, four lakh ‘gamchhas’ will be supplied to Bengal while 2.5 lakh ‘gamchhas’ to Jharkhand.There is already 30% more demand for ‘Bhagalpur gamchha’ in comparison with the last year. For women, Bhagalpuri suits and dupattas are also being weaved in huge numbers in view of election. “There are female workers and party leaders who prefer to wear ‘suits’ and ‘dupattas’ during electioneering,” said Mukhtar Ansari, a weaver.
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