Mysore/Mysuru, March 8 -- Leaders of various organisations that supported the fortnight-long strike by employees of the Mysore Silk Filature Factory, run by the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC), have set a Mar. 15 deadline for the State Government to withdraw its proposal to construct a stadium within the factory premises.

The strike had brought operations to a standstill at the thread extraction unit in T. Narasipur and also affected silk weaving units in Mysuru and Channapatna.

The protest was withdrawn after authorities assured the workers that an alternative site would be identified for the stadium and that the Filature Factory would not be disturbed. Following the assurance, the employees resumed work.

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