Guwahati, Nov 10: Ahead of Diwali festival, the local potters of upper Assam Dibrugarh are facing a stiff challenge due to low quality chinese lights and diyas from Bangladesh.

The low quality water Chinese artificial lights and diyas from Bangladesh have captured the market because of low prices.

Rajbanti Devi, a local potter said, “We have got a good response and people are coming to us to take diyas at home for the upcoming Diwali festival but at the same time we are facing a stiff challenge due to the low quality chinese water light,”.

It has been seen that the artificial chinese lights have been flooded in the market and their sale has been double compare to the traditional earthen lamp.

Local diya-makers like Ratan Pandit, 29, fourth generation of his family to be associated with the business, have been busy making the earthen lamps ahead of Diwali.

Ratan Pandit(29), has been spining the potter wheel and give shape to the earthen lamps and pots. He worked upto 11 p.m daily to finished the orders in time. Most of the retail shops buy earthen lamps from them and sell in the market.

For last several years, Pandit family has been making earthen lamps and pots for the festival.

While talking to this correspondent, Ratan Pandit said, “From my childhood, I am associated in the business and learned the art of making pottery from my father. Our business is good from previous years. Most of our family members are associated with pottery business. Pottery making is our traditional business,”.

“We are selling small earthen lamp at Rs 1 and Rs 2 for big earthen lamp. We are getting a good response because people are coming at us to take diyas for Diwali and Chhat puja. Some chinese lights have hampered our business but people are coming to us because earthen lamps are the traditional items which will be lit during Diwali,” Pandit said.

He said, “We collect the clay from Thakurthan area of Dibrugarh. Now, due to rising price of the materials we are facing some problem but thanks to our well wishers, they come us and take diyas from us. This year we hope that our business will better from the previous years,”.

Ratan Pandit has completed his higher secondary from DHSK college and engaged in his families traditional business.

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