Nagpur, Oct. 17 -- union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the Dhapewada Textile project was aimed at reviving the traditional handloom industry of the Halba tribal community and creating new employment opportunities for women, with a target of providing jobs to 5,000 women in the future.
The new building of Dhapewada Textile Industry Producer Company Limited at Dhapewada in Kalmeshwar taluka was inaugurated by Bollywood actress and MP Hema Malini, who also formally launched the handloom initiative, in the presence of Gadkari and other dignitaries.
Speaking at the programme, Gadkari said handlooms were once an integral part of every Halba household, but the tradition was now on the verge of extinction. The project was launched to re...