Chief Minister Raman Singh will inaugurate a ‘Ceramic Glazing Unit’ in Garhfuljhar village of Mahasamund district on Tuesday.
The Glazing unit will be the first ‘Glazing Training Centre’ of the State where the traditional potters and Terracotta artists will be trained to enhance their artistic quality with use of advance tools and equipment.
According to officials, Village Industries Minister Punnulal Mohle will preside over the inaugural ceremony. later, the Chief Minister will also distribute power operated potter’s wheels among 100 potters on the occasion.
A group of 20 potters each would be given training for three months at the Centre. The potters and mud artisans will be trained how to improve the quality of products by use of modern tools and equipment. The use of modern tools and equipment will help them to improve the finish of the articles prepared by them.
Managing Director of Chhattisgarh Mati Kala Board, Vijay Kumar Dhurve said that the potters and Terracotta artists use traditional techniques to bake the earthen articles. The articles prepared in this manner lack the finishing as per market demands.
Thus the potters and Terracotta artists fail in the competitive market. Taking note of the problems faced by the potters and terracotta artists, the Chief Minister had approved the proposal for setting up the Glazing Training Centre through Chhattisgarh Mati Kala Board, said Dhurve.
After getting training from the Centre, the potters and Terracotta artists will be able to bake the articles with modern technique and give good finish to the products. This will improve the quality of these products and they will get benefit in the market.
The products prepared in the Ceramic Glazing Unit would be displayed in exhibitions organised in Chhattisgarh as well as other states of the country, added Dhurve.
The Ceramic Glazing Unit has machines like compressor, slab roller machine, pot mill, buffing machine, wood furnace etc. The compressor machine helps in giving different colours to the soil while slab roller machine is used in mixing wet soil. The raw material is sent to pot mill for mixing. The buffing machine is used for improve smoothness of the articles. The prepared article is sent into wood or gas furnace for baking.
State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra, Member of Parliament Chandulal Sahu, MlA Rupkumari Chaudhari and others will also be present as special guests on the occasion.