Breaking news: The effects of the ongoing war in the Middle-East are now being seen on Indian industries as well. Especially the textile industry of Surat is going through a serious crisis due to shortage of LPG gas. Production in the city's thousands of factories has dropped to just 50 percent, leaving both industrialists and workers in dire straits.
Surat, considered the textile hub of the country, produces about 6 crore meters of cloth per day. But in the present situation shortage of cooking gas has become the biggest problem. Due to difficulty in preparing food for the workers, they have been forced to turn to their hometowns. Due to which there has been a shortage of labor in factories.
Alternatives to petrol and diesel have been adopted
Along with this, gas is also required for steaming the yarn in the textile industry. Industrialists have switched to petrol and diesel to meet the gas shortage, but this move has led to a huge increase in production costs. The burden of these increased costs will ultimately fall on consumers and the price of textiles is likely to increase.
People's jobs are at risk
Considering the situation, the textile association has submitted to the system that cooking gas should be made available to the workers. If not resolved soon, this important industry of Surat may be severely impacted and employment of thousands of people may be at risk.
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