The State Government has set a target of `7 crore of sales to take place in the 14th National Handloom Expo- 2015 to commence at the Idco Exhibition Ground here on Wednesday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate the exhibition which would remain open from 11.30 am to 9.30 pm every day.
A total of 100 participants from 16 States, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Pondicherry, would put up stalls at the fair ground.
Out of the stalls, 28 have been allotted to Odisha’s participants, said Handloom and Textile Director Debendra Prasad Das at a Press conference here. Boyanika Managing Director Bibhu Prasad Sarangi was present.
In view of the upcoming Nabakalebar festival at Puri, a theme pavilion in shape of three chariots has also been planned to display handloom sarees woven by the Weavers’ Service Centre, Bhubaneswar, informed the release.