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IT Handloom Mela gets overwhelming response
With nearly 10,000 IT employees visiting 40 plus stalls, the three-day IT Handloom Mela organised by Facilities Management Council (FMC), the
Hyderabad : With nearly 10,000 IT employees visiting 40 plus stalls, the three-day IT Handloom Mela organised by Facilities Management Council (FMC), the professional body of Facilities Management industry in the Telangana State, at Art & Cultural Centre - Phoenix Arena in IT corridor has proved to be a hit.
“Over a three day period, a handloom sale of around Rs 8 lakh has taken place," informed FMC President Satyanarayana Mathala in a press release on Friday.
There are 400 IT/ITes companies in the city and more than four lakh employees work in them. If they all start wearing handlooms at least once in a week on Monday, it will receive huge fillip to the handlooms weavers, Satyanarayana Mathala said.
FMC is actively working with Government of Telangana to encourage Handloom Mela in feature. FMC formed a core team to organize the handloom Mela’s in various IT parks for the year 2018. "Our objective is to cover all the IT parks in and around Hyderabad. We are working hard towards this. We made all our members take pledge that they wear Handlooms clothes only on Monday. Everyone must encourage and support to uplift handloom industry to restore its last glory," said Satyanarayana.
