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Powering the revival of the once dying art are more than 2,200 artisans from the Valley, mainly girls, who this week dispatched the first batch of an export consignment worth $1.5 lakh received from the UK, Japan, Holland and Germany...
This centuries-old craft requires special skillIn the 1970s, namdas used to account for annual exports worth Rs 300 crore..
But gradually exports dwindled due to scarcity of raw material and skilled manpowerThe latest export order for namda worth $1.5 lakh is the first in the past 25 years..
The latest export order worth $1.5 lakh is the first in 25 years, explained Arshad Mir, chairman, J&K Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council...
Nepal gained at the cost of namda art and has been exporting namda-type rugs worth nearly $650 million annually, Arshad added.. Recently, the council signed an MoU with Flipkart to help trained Kashmir weavers sell namdas, now being created across 10 categories, including Christmas embellishments, apparel and table tops..
