Date:15/12/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/15/stories/2004121501881700.htm

Back Weaving a patent

A. Roy Chowdhury

Weavers handling yarn at Pochampally village in Nalgonda district in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday. Pochampally is one of the 31 villages in 20 States identified by the Centre to promote rural tourism. The famed `ikkat' designs and silk sarees of this village have been granted Intellectual Property Rights under the Geographical Indications Category.