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Related Keywords: deteriorating law & order, Dinesh Tirvedi, Indian jute industry, Indian jute mills association, jute farmer, Lok Sabha member, mill owner, Several mills, shut down, takcle trade union

Lok Sabha members raising the issues regarding the condition of the jute industry along with deteriorating law & order situation in West Bengal has demanded that the government should support the jute farmers and mill owners to prevent large scale unemployment in the state.

TMC came into power on the basis of improving the condition of ailing industries and hence TMC member Dinesh Trivedi has drawn the attention of the House towards the dreadful state of jute mills in the state and said that 10 mills have shut down in West Bengal between 2010-11 and 2012-13.

Related Keywords: Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), inadequate training, jute farmer, pollution of water bodies, quality fibre, ribbon retting method, rotting jute plant, traditional method

Jute farmers not so familiar with the new system of ribbon retting method, a technology for rotting jute plants with less water to get quality fibre are using old traditional method of jute rotting causing serious pollution of water as rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district.