Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, February 25

Punjab dyers here are a worried lot. Reason: Acute shortage of chemicals that are used to dye cloth, in the market.

Bobby Jindal from the Punjab Dyers’ Association said: “Chemicals and dyes that came from China, are no longer available in the market now. Besides these, raw material is not coming here from China because of Coronavirus outbreak in the country.”

He said: “If situation does not improve in the next 15-20 days, the dyeing industry will be in trouble and production will be badly hit in garment manufacturing units. Besides, chemicals and dyes will be sold on black market.”