Surat has been a major supplier of the traditional Mekhela Sador and Gamusa to Assam for quite some time, supplying more than 60% of the total consumption in the North Eastern state. However, the Assam government announcing a ban on the sale of the power loom-produced attire as well as Gamusa, just ahead of the Rongali Bihu season, has rattled the industry, which is now knocking the doors of the Union government for a resolution.
