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Recently, e-commerce giant Amazon signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telangana Department of Handlooms and Textiles to help handloom clusters in Warangal, Pochampally etc. As the number of weavers has increased over the years but the sales haven’t gone up proportionally.

Warangal durries or rugs have been famous for many reasons such as they are made using vegetable colours, and are washed in flowing water after the printing process.

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The Telangana State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (TSCO) is planning to set up a Handloom Heritage Centre (HHC) at Karwan. Spread over 5,000 square yards, the HHC will be equipped with handlooms of different patterns, including Pochampally, Gadwal and Narayanpet, to mention a few.

The objective is to showcase the art and hard-work of weavers in weaving a saree. The next generation should learn about weaving and its history. The estimated cost of the project will be to the tune of Rs 3 crore. It will be an exhibition-cum-sale centre, said TSCO General Manager P Yadagiri.

Related Keywords: ITRHD, NITHM, Pochampally, Pochampally textile, Pochampally weaves and pattern, Telangana state, tourism, traditional loom, weaver, workshop-cum-exhibition

A cluster of 80 villages in Nalgonda district of Telangana state forms Pochampally which has traditional looms whose design is more than a century old. Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD) and Dr YSR National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (NITHM) was signed MoU to promote Pochampally in different manners and thereby enhance the livelihood of the weavers.