The closure of the factory would have resulted in hundreds of workers losing their jobs, disruption of silk yarn production, and a setback to the manufacture of world-renowned Mysore silk sarees.
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Environmentalists have welcomed the Government Order (GO) withdrawing with immediate effect the transfer of five acres of land in the KSICâs silk filature at T. Narsipura to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of a stadium.
In a statement issued here, Parisarakkagi Naavu general secretary Parashuramegowda said the GO would help save over 500 trees at the filature factory that would have been felled had a stadium been constructed on the land.
Published â April 22, 2026 07:44 pm IST
