SRINAGAR, Feb. 11 -- In a major fillip to Kashmir's famed handicrafts, the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, is on the verge of commissioning a modern Common Facility Centre (CFC) for Yarn Dyeing in the premises of Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) at Nowshera, here.

Constructed at a cost ofRs..2.59 Cr, the CFC shall adhere to all international norms and willdye different types of raw materials used in the handicrafts and handloom sector and go a long way in further improving the quality of craft products and boosting its saleability in niche global markets.

In a statement released here today, a spokesman from the Handicrafts and Handloom Department stated that CFC will use chemical dyes which shall be 100% Azo-fr...