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Podcast: News and Views
Episode: What do Bhiwandi’s Power Loom Owners Want From 2019 Polls?
Description: Once buzzing with the sound of spinning yarns, the power looms in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi have now fallen mostly silent. First, dealing with demonetisation that forced an entire sector that had been heavily cash driven to go digital overnight and then came GST that struck a double whammy. Bhiwandi’s power loom sector no longer yields the robust business it did till about five years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices