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No Work, No Income – Purvanchal’s weavers caught in a web of distress

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Watch how the businesses of these traditional weavers of Purvanchal have hit an all time low.
CJP and our partners on ground are on a fact finding mission to bring out stories of the weaving community of Purvanchal, who have been hit by the twin blows of coronavirus lockdown and administrative apathy.
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