The Indian silk

Published June 23, 2011

A small scale factory located at Gattuppal village, near Hyderabad, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. India faces a shortage of 10,000 tons of silk per year; as a result it imports more than 8,000 tons from China every year recently, while it domestically produces around 22,000 tons of the staple, according to local newspapers and textile industry. – Photos by AP

 

 

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