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17,000 looms are silent in Sualkuchi, as Covid sweeps through a large weaving village in Assam

#sualkuchi #coronaviruspandemic Sualkuchi, situated in Kamrup district on the north bank of the Brahmaputra just 30-odd kilometres from Guwahati, is considered one of the biggest weaving villages in the world. The silk hub is world famous for its silk weaves — eri, muga and paat. However in March, after lockdown was imposed to curb Covid-19 spread all over the country, its 17,000 handlooms came to a halt which left thousands of weavers without an income as the sales dipped also zero. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint : http://bit.ly/SubscribeToThePrint » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia