Textile industry businessmen in Surat are flying in their workers from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha trained to operate Jacquard looms to meet the demands for the upcoming festive season, as trains are running packed from these states.
In the past one week, 40 migrant workers were flown to Surat and many more are coming, said a textile industry source.
Kaushal Padshala, owner of Raj Textiles at Sachin GIDC, who runs electronic jacquard machines power loom machines, booked six flight tickets — four from Varanasi in UP and two from Patna — to bring back technicians and operators.
