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International shoe fair in Agra
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM, IANS
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Agra:
An international shoe fair opens here Saturday in which a
large number of finished leather suppliers, component
manufacturers, machinery and equipment suppliers, accessories,
chemicals, packaging organisations would take part.
The Agra Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Chamber (AFMEC)
hopes to do business of Rs.600 crore during the two-day fair,
according to its president, Pooran Dawar.
Agra is one of the major shoe manufacturing centres in India with
an annual turnover of Rs.3,500 crore. At least 1.25 lakh people
are engaged in the industry.
According to Nazir Ahmed, a leading shoe exporter of the city,
Agra had a capacity of producing two lakh pairs daily, and meeting
65 percent of the country's domestic needs.
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