Another weaver commits suicide

By Our Staff Reporter

KARIMNAGAR, APRIL 6. Another powerloom weaver committed suicide in the early hours of Friday by immolating himself with kerosene at his residence in Gandhinagar of Sircilla town due to non- availability of work and increasing debts.

Reports reaching here said that the weaver, Gajjele Vishwanatham (45), resorted to this extreme step when his family members were fast asleep outside the house. He is survived by wife, one daughter and two sons. The Sircilla Padmashali Sangham has donated Rs. 1,100 and a local councillor, Mr. R. Devadas, has collected Rs. 750 as donations from the local residents to perform the last rites of the weaver.

Meanwhile, Sircilla town observed a total bandh on a call given by the Communist Party of India, with all shops, business establishments, banks, post offices, insurance offices, cinema halls, petrol-filling stations and others remaining closed. The entire town has expressed its moral support to the weaving community members who were resorting to suicide by closing down their shutters voluntarily. However, educational institutions functioned normally due to the ongoing examinations. The RTC also operated its services as usual.

CM releases Rs. 26 cr.

Our Hyderabad Special Correspondent writes:

The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, today ordered the immediate release of Rs. 26 crores to the A.P. Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Limited (APCO) to bale out distressed weavers in different districts.

Reviewing the situation at a teleconference with Ministers and officials, he instructed the Department of Handlooms to ensure disbursement of this amount to Primary Weavers' Cooperative Societies within a week.

Mr. Naidu also discussed with his Ministers the schedule for procurement of rabi crop. He said 19 lakh tonnes was proposed to be lifted during April, May and June at the rate of eight lakh tonnes, seven lakh tonnes and four lakh tonnes respectively.

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