Kanpur tanneries start functioning tomorrow amid labour crunch, few orders

Though they have very few orders in hand right now, they are pinning hopes on leather units catering to the defence sector and police for safety shoes

With few orders in hand and lack of labour, tanneries in Kanpur will start functioning from Friday after over two months lockdown. Around 261 tanneries in the city had been shut since March 21 due to Covid-19-induced nationwide lockdown.

Though the tanneries have very few orders in hand right now, they are pinning hopes on leather units catering to the defence sector and police for safety shoes. According to them, despite the lack of demand from domestic and overseas market, the demand for defence and security sectors will continue. It will help them minimise losses to some extent. The leather produced