New Delhi, June 22 -- In order to restore the lost glory of the pottery site, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched its flagship Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana in Pokhran - a small town in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan where India conducted its first nuclear test.
The KVIC distributed 80 electric pottery wheels to 80 potter families in Pokhran which has a rich heritage in terracotta products.
Pokhran has over 300 potters families that are engaged with pottery for several decades, but potters started looking for other avenues due to heavy drudgery in the work and no market support.
After distributing the electric chaak and other equipment through video conference, KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena said ...