Madurai (PTI): The Tamil Nadu State Coir Associations' Federation on Monday demanded a total ban on use of coconut husk to generate biomass power, saying "It will badly hit the labour intensive coir industry and throw hundreds of people out of job."
In a release here, federation President C M Kararaj said the government should initiate action against industries using coconut husk for biomas power generation.
He also wanted the central and state governments to provide financial and tehnical assistance for value addition and marketing of coir products."We want a market development centre."
The biomass power generation was a threat to the 2.5 lakh coir workers. "If the husk was used for power generation we will face raw material problem," he said.
The procurement of husk also helped only the middlemen and not the power units, he said.
Coir products were in great demand as there was a reduction in the use plastic ropes etc."We need both husk and technology to remain in business. "
The existing coir act should have teeth and law violators should be punished, he said.
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