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The Chhattisgarh Government to provide livelihood for people residing in rural pockets of the state is planning to massively increase production of Kosa-Silk. Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand has written letters to all district collectors in this regard. A committee would be formed in every district to implement the plan.

In fact, the Chhattisgarh Government is drawing up an elaborate five-year plan for promotion of Kosa-Silk production in the State. All district collectors are requested to prepare a report on production prospects of Kosa and Silk in their respective regions.

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The textile industry plays an instrumental role in the history of the canton of Zurich. Of particular importance is the Zurich silk industry. The silk trade was the leading manufacturing industry in the canton of Zurich from 1840 to 1900. There are records of silk being made in Zurich as far back as the Middle Ages, and a number of workshops sprang up all around the country, but in 1914 the last silk factory was closed in Ticino.