Tejas Savla, 46, can see his three-decade-old family loom crumbling due to lack of business amid the lockdown in view of Covid-19 pandemic. Savla had to shut shop as instead of profit he ended up with expenses to maintain the loom and he sees no other option but to sell the business to earn some money for sustenance. Savla is merely one of the thousands of loom owners affected by the lockdown.
While the state government eased lockdown norms and allowed power looms to open from June 8, the Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation (BNCMC) went into a lockdown again on June 18. Looms, which saw a ray of hope at the start of June, had to close once again. Many have lost their livelihood and are reeling under financial distress. They are now looking for some subsidies in power from the government to stay afloat.
