Leather Products Exports Shut Down Production Offices in Kanpur

New delhi date. December 24, 2019, Tuesday

Due to the Kumbh Mela, the leather products exports of India, which has been closed for a long time at Kanpur, have hit the 7th. Leather products exports declined by 5% in April-August this year compared to April-August period.

During the April-August period of last year, exports of leather finished products stood at $ 8 million, down from $ 8 million in the current year. Kanpur accounts for about 3% of the value chain of finished leather products in the country, official sources said.

Prior to the Kumbh Mela in January-March 9, the Uttar Pradesh government had directed the closure of leather products manufacturing units so that pollution would not spread in the Ganges during the fair.

The Pollution Control Board of Uttar Pradesh issued a directive to keep the units closed from December 3 to March 3. However, the units had started closing just one month before this date, so that the waste could stop spreading. There are approximately 3 such units in Uttar Pradesh.

Due to the closure of units, Kanpur's share in the domestic leather industry has dropped to 5% in the current financial year, which was 5% in the last fiscal. Due to the frequent closure of Uttar Pradesh, some units have moved to states like West Bengal, sources said.

The size of the leather industry in India is around Rs 1 crore. Kanpur-based units were affected by closed leather prices. Prices have dropped by about 5 percent, sources said. Raw leather suppliers were forced to ship their goods to cities like Chennai, Kolkata.