Hubli :

The Karnataka Silk Industries Development Corporation (KSIC) has organized a four-day Mysore Silk sarees expo in Dharwad on Thursday. Deputy Commissioner Sameer Shukla inaugurated the expo on Thursday.

The KSIC has showcased elegant designer collection of kasuti embroidery sarees, plain and printed sarees, silk tops, shirts, ties, dress materials and many more and more than 2,000 sarees on display in the exhibition.

KSIC Manager Philomin Raj speaking on the occasion, said that, Mysore silks have been catering to discerning buyers or an individual who has fine taste for pure silk. Now, to enhance the design of the silk sarees, the KSIC has combined the Mysore silks with Dharwad Kasuthi (embroidery).

The prices of sarees range between Rs 12,000 up to whopping Rs 49,000. The KSIC has introduced water resistant sarees and though the gold  and silver prices have shot up, no price revision has been made. Last fiscal the KSIC has recorded a turnover of Rs 105 crore and this year it aims to reach Rs 128 crore, he added.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Business> India Business / by Basavaraj F. Kittamani, TNN / July 25th, 2013