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The city of Bhiwandi, known for its textile industry, has the largest number of power looms in the country and is sometimes dubbed as 'The Manchester of India'. The industry was affected due to power shortage resulting long hours of load-shedding at some places even 10-12 hours a day. About 4 lakh skilled workers have left the state, first due to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena attack and then after global economic crisis that hit textile manufacturing.
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The city of Bhiwandi, known for its textile industry, has the largest number of power looms in the country and is sometimes dubbed as 'The Manchester of India'. The industry was affected due to power shortage resulting long hours of load-shedding at some places even 10-12 hours a day. About 4 lakh skilled workers have left the state, first due to the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena attack and then after global economic crisis that hit textile manufacturing.