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Coirfed bags record Rs 20mn orders for geo-textiles

12 Apr '12

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The Kerala State Co-operative Coir Marketing Federation (Coirfed), the apex federation of cooperative societies engaged in the manufacture and marketing of coir and coir products, has bagged record Rs. 20 million worth of orders for geo-textiles from various local self-governing institutions in the state.

The amount of orders received is five times more than the orders worth Rs. 4 million received during the previous fiscal year, SL Sajikumar, Coirfed President said.

He attributed the all-time high orders to the Green Initiative campaign undertaken by the organization in December 2011 for popularizing geo-textiles.

During the campaign, workshops were held to inform and educate representatives of various local bodies about benefits of use of coir geo-textiles. Green coordinators carried out the campaign in Kollam, Wayanad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts and are currently working in other districts of Kerala to promote geo-textiles, he said.

The geo-textiles purchased from Coirfed would be used by various local bodies for watershed management and prevention of soil erosion projects implemented under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA).

These projects are expected to generate Rs. 30 million worth of working days for NREGA beneficiaries in rural areas, according to Mr. Sajikumar.

He said Pathanamthitta district will benefit the most from the geo-textiles project.

Technical Textile, News Desk – India