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Eight textile industry associations demands relaxation of the Canotage law to help cut costs in transporting cotton from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu as doing away with the law would help save hundreds of crores of rupees.
According to the textile industries association almost 50% of the cotton used for textile manufacturing in Tamil Nadu is purchased from Gujarat. And, the transit of the cotton is done through three modes; rail, road and water.
