In the ongoing national handloom expo on Parade Ground, the Karnataka stall has continued to attract visitors with its range of silk saris. All the different types of silk saris in the Karnataka stall are hand-made.

Managing stall number 50 at the national handloom expo, Sunil Thapa from Karnataka has set up his stall for the first time in this event. He says that he is getting a considerably good response from visitors with the number of people buying from the stall increasing almost by the day.

Enthused by the response, he says that he will set up stall in the national handloom expo every year in Dehradun. Kanjivaram, Upda, Mysore silk, ikat silk, Bangalore silk, mulberry silk, brocade Kanjivaram and traditional Kanjivaram silk saris are available at his stall.

These items range in price from Rs 1,000 a piece to Rs one lakh a piece. At stall number 43, also from Karnataka, Saumin Karmakar said that he has been setting up his stall at this expo for about 10 years now. Stating that he designs the saris, he informed that it takes six workers up to two months to make one sari.

Gadwal sari, Paithani sari and Kanjivarams costing up to Rs two lakh a piece are attracting visitors to this stall. Saumin informed that a Kanjivaram with gold work has between 14 karats to 22 karats gold polish. Also from Karnataka, stall number 124 too is attracting visitors with its range of silk saris. The industries director Sudhir Chandra Nautiyal visited all the stalls in the expo and directed the event officer KC Chamoli to further enhance the facilities for weavers considering the rainy weather.