Haidarabad: Power looms in the Sircilla textile park in Telangana are closing down due to a decrease in fabric prices. This downturn is attributed to a reduced demand for garments in both domestic and international markets. The Cloth Manufacturers Association of the Sircilla Textile Park notified their members about this decision.
Established two decades ago, the park ceased operations on January 2 this year. According to the association’s president, Annaldas Anil, the park’s temporary closure is a direct result of the decline in cloth prices. Similar manufacturing units across the country had already shut down, unable to sustain further losses.
A significant drop in fabric prices was the primary cause for the shutdown of the power looms in the park, with average prices falling by 25-30 per cent. Weavers, already struggling with increased costs for yarn and chemicals, were forced to halt production due to unsustainable losses. The Sircilla textile park, located in the Rajanna Sircilla district of Telangana and comprising power looms, processing, and dyeing units, is now experiencing severe challenges due to the global textile industry’s slowdown.
Initially, the Sircilla power looms operated primarily for private fabric sales. However, they later received substantial orders from state governments in neighbouring regions for Bathukamma sarees and other festival attire, supplying to states like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and Delhi. The shift of orders from Sircilla to Gujarat and Maharashtra has significantly impacted the park. Currently, the Sircilla park’s power looms rely solely on private orders, and the grim situation in both domestic and international markets has placed these industries under considerable stress.
