Tura, Sep 29: A 14-day training on post-cocoon processing of Muga silk was held at Baljek Agal in West Garo Hills.

The training was conducted with the aim of enabling livelihood generation among rural women through skill development.

The training, sponsored by the Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS), was organised by the West Garo Hills District Sericulture Office from September 14th to September 28th at Baljek Agal.

The last day of the training was attended by West Garo Hills Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mary Lisa K. Marak, as the Chief Guest. She also handed over certificates to the participants.

Addressing the gathering she congratulated the participants and urged them to work as a team. She stated that the fame of the Muga Silk of the region was reaching far and wide and that through proper upgradation of skills and tapping of resources the products of the region would become famous.

The 14-day training included Muga twisted yarn reeling, Muga untwisted yarn reeling, Ghicha making and spinning. Altogether 40 women including mothers and youth from Baljek Agal and surrounding villages were inducted into the exercise   and were successfully trained in essential yarn reeling and spinning skills required for sustainable livelihood generation activities.

The Jengjal area of West Garo Hills has been called the Muga hub of the region because of the exceptional quality of the Muga silk produced here. The cocoons from Garo Hills have been certified by scientists to be of exceptional quality.

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There are close to 100 Muga silk farmers in the Jengjal region who harvest around 50,000 to 75,000 Muga silk cocoons per farmer per season. These farmers, who are mostly untrained, miss out on potentially huge earnings as they harvest their cocoons and sell them for a marginal price to traders from Assam who buy the produce in truck loads and take it back with them to produce the costly Muga silk.

At present, Muga silk costs close to Rs. 25,000 per kg in the market.

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