Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Reviving Powerloom Industry with Modern Designs and Wider Looms
Imagine a village where people have been making cloth for a long time using old machines.
Their old machines made cloth that wasn't very wide, and people don't buy the clothes made from that cloth as much anymore.
This means there's a lot of cloth nobody wants.
To fix this, some clever weavers are getting new, bigger machines.
These new machines can make much wider cloth, like big bedsheets!
They are also learning to make new, fancy patterns.
They hope these new, wider cloths and cool designs will be popular, helping them sell more and keep their jobs.
It's like giving the old cloth-making business a modern makeover!
Weavers in Raghunathapuram village are adopting advanced looms and new Dobby fabric designs.
The traditional powerloom industry is struggling due to declining demand for outdated dress materials.
New, wider looms (109 inches) allow for the production of fabrics like bed sheets (approx. 100 inches wide).
This innovation requires higher labor, investment, and specialized sheds.
The goal is to meet local demand and expand exports to neighboring states, revitalizing the sector.
- Who
- Weavers in Raghunathapuram village, Rajapet mandal
- What
- Adopting advanced looms and experimenting with new Dobby fabric designs to revive the fading powerloom industry.
- When
- Present
- Where
- Raghunathapuram village, Rajapet mandal, Yadadri-Bhongir district
- Why
- Declining demand for traditional dress materials, unsold fabric stocks, and the need to adapt to modern trends to ensure the industry's survival.
- Village
- Raghunathapuram, Rajapet mandal, Yadadri-Bhongir
- Traditional Products
- Uganda, Nakki Uganda, Jananis, Acrylic Reed by Pick, Lungis, dress materials
- Traditional Loom Width
- 65 inches
- New Loom Width
- 109 inches
- New Products
- Wider fabrics, innovative Dobby designs, bed sheets (approx. 100 inches width, 120 inches length)
- Export Markets (Traditional)
- Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Uganda
- Target Markets (New)
- Telugu states, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu