Nearly every neighborhood in this city is buzzing with one activity or another related to garment making. Tiruppur, the country’s knitwear capital, has thousands of micro, small and medium scale garment units that employ workers from different parts of the country.
In 2016, AIADMK won the seat and this year it is again going to be a direct contest between DMK and AIADMK.
The main demand of the Tirupur South assembly constituency is the infrastructure for industrial development, that is to say Raja M., president of the Tiruppur Exporters Association. Of Shanmugam. Housing for workers is to take priority among infrastructure needs.
“The laborers paid about 30% of their earnings towards monthly house rent. With the COVID-19 epidemic, rents have increased, ”a trade union source explains.
Thus, affordable housing for workers is a major demand. The industry had submitted this demand to all political parties.
Another requirement of industries is an internationally recognized laboratory, specifically for the knitwear sector.
In recent weeks, a steep rise in yarn prices, the raw material for textile manufacturers, has become the talk of the town. “Till now, yarn prices remain an industrial issue. However, if prices continue to rise, it will affect jobs and will be an election issue.
For the public, the slow pace and lack of information about the smart city operations done in their area is a matter of concern. “The road is dug. We are unable to bring our cars and two-wheelers indoors. If utility lines are damaged during works, the time taken for restoration is longer. And no political leader from the region visited us and listened to our grievances, ”says the residents of Raipuram.
The roads definitely need attention. Another resident of College Road says the roads are congested and damaged.
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