Surat: Textile firms teeter on edge of despair, lay off thousands of workers

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The textile industry of Surat, which has a turnover of thousands of crores, has been paralysed after the Centre domonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. Thousands of workers are being laid off as powerloom firms find it hard to function amid the cash crunch.