New variety of silk which avoids killing of silkworms, developed by a technical officer of Andhra Pradesh Cocoon Development Organization (APCO), was launched on this Gandhi Jayanti.
This product is made by using leftover cocoons after liberation of the butterfly according to Kusuma Rajaiah, the technical officer who has developed the new variety.
In the process which takes 100 kilograms of cocoons to produce 15 kilograms of yarn, leftover cocoons are treated with detergent-like chemicals to make it dissolve into a blob of cotton and the yarn is then spun out to make silk fibre, which is used to weave sarees.
This process averts the traditional method of killing cocooned silk worms by putting them in boiling water. This new variety is a great tribute to Gandhians who usually refuse to wear silk clothes as it involves killing of worms.
It is learnt that the state Government has assured the organization of extending financial assistance to promote the initiative.
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