Mysore/Mysuru, March 3 -- Stadium plan to be shelved if it disrupts silk production, assures Mysuru District Minister

Silk saree production at the famed Mysore Silk weaving unit of Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) on Manandavadi Road resumed this morning after coming to a complete halt on Feb. 26, with protesting employees returning to work.

The workers had struck work opposing the proposed construction of a stadium within the premises of the KSIC Filature Factory at T. Narasipur.

The Mysuru city weaving unit employs over 775 workers, apart from a few retired employees who continue to assist in production.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, a few employees said that their livelihoods depend entirely on silk spinning and weaving....