TEXTILES

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The Textile Rehabilitation Project comprises: (a) Phase I (1978-79) (i) reconditioning of the existing machinery and equipment; (ii) immediate replacement of a small number of machines; (iii) completing the erection and start-up of the equipment purchased earlier by the Corporation under its own modernization program; (iv) introduction of an incentive scheme (currently not in existence) based on reasonable work loads to improve productivity, and (v) management and operating assistance and training through a team of foreign experts. (b) Phase II (1980-81) providing for the replacement or complete modernization of all original spinning equipment, minor expansion of the weaving capacity and replacement of few machines in the processing department. Upon completion of the project (Phases I and II, total annual production in 1981 will reach about 14.4 million 1m of 100 percent cotton fabric, 150 tons of cotton wool and 170 tons of sewing thread. The exact scope and optimal timing of Phase III will be determined in light of the results achieved from the proposed project.