Department of Handlooms and Textiles has organized a ten day handicrafts and textiles mela which main at put on display the various textile products produced by different handloom cooperative societies both in Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh.

The handicrafts and textiles mela begin from today, 31st March and will run till 9th April in Nagarkurnool.

According to Deputy Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Tirumala Rao, the exhibition is organized to encourage the handloom weaver community by giving them wide publicity.

The handloom textile exhibition is also set to highlight specially woven all weather woollen bed sheets called ‘Gongali’ from Mahabubnagar and carpets from Warangal.

About 40 handloom textile cooperative societies from Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh are expected to take part in the exhibition to showcase most popular textile products.