To revive dying handicraft of Kashmir, the Government is all set to develop craft market in Downtown here.
The Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) Baseer Khan saidSaturday the market will eliminate middleman-ship and ensure that artisans willbe able to directly sell their items to locals and tourists. The market willalso provide a livelihood to unemployed youth of the Downtown, he said.
The Divisional Commissioner said that the upcoming craftmarket will be incorporated with Jhelum Water Transport and Smart City Project.
He directed Handicraft and Handloom departments to prepare aDetailed Project Report (DPR) which include area specific data, artisansassociated with Carpet, Wood Carving, Namda, Ghaba, Shawl, Sozni, Chain Stich,Papier Machie, copperware, Khatamband and other handicraft works.
The financial assistance, training centres, marketavailability in the country and abroad, e-sales and other components shall beincorporated in DPR, the Divisional Commissioner directed the department,adding that the DPR should reach his office within 20 days for further action.
Additional Commissioner Kashmir Tasaduq Hussain Mir,Additional District Development Commissioner K K Sidha, Joint DirectorHandicrafts, Handloom Development Officer, Deputy Director Tourism and otherofficials were present in the meeting.