CHAPTER III HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AT KOLHAPUR 3.1 HISTORY OF KOLHAPUR Klhapur is a city situated in the suthwest crner f Maharashtra, India. Klhapur serves as the headquarters f the Klhapur district. Klhapur is situated n the banks f the river Panchganga. It has an elevatin f 569 metres (1867 ft) which is higher than that f Pune. By rad, Klhapur is 228 km suth f Pune, 615 km nrth-west f Bangalre and 530 km west f Hyderabad. The nearest cities and twns within Maharashtra are Ichalkaranji (20 km), Kagal (17 km), Sangli (50 km), and Miraj (45 km). Accrding t legend it was settled by Klhasur, a demn wh was later killed by Mahalakshmi t relieve the lcal ppulace. Hwever, hnuring the demn's dying wish, the city was named after him. Klhapur is famus fr being a centre f Art, educatin, industry as well as sprts, fd, headwear, ftwear and jewellery. Klhapur's climate is a blend f castal and inland climate f Maharashtra. The temperature has a relatively narrw range between 10 C t 35 C. Summer in Klhapur is cmparatively cler, but much mre humid, cmpared t neighburing inland cities. Maximum temperatures rarely exceed 38 C and typically range between 33 t 35 C. Lws during this seasn are arund 24 C t 26 C. The city receives abundant rainfall frm June t September due t its prximity t the Western Ghats. The heavy rains ften lead t severe flding in these mnths. Temperatures are lw in the rainy seasn and range between 19 C t 30 C. Klhapur experiences winter frm Nvember t February. The winter temperatures are a bit higher cmpared t ther cities in Maharashtra such as Pune and Nasik. Lws range frm 9 C t 16 C while highs are in the range f 26 C t 32 C due t its high elevatin and being adjacent t the 88
Western Ghats. Humidity is lw in this seasn making weather much mre pleasant. The city is well knwn fr the temple f gddess Mahalaxmi. But, it is nt nly famus as a turist place but it als is ne f the mst imprtant places fr fundry businesses. Castings manufactured in Klhapur are recgnized glbally fr their accuracy and finish. Klhapur is famus fr Textile industries als. Ichalkarnji is famus fr Textile business. Industrial develpment in Klhapur was initiated by an industrial estate knwn as Udyamnagar which is still running with small scale industries and wrkshps. Klhapur has three main industrial crpratins (MIDCs) namely Shirli, Gkul Shirgan and five star MIDC at Kagal. Klhapur is ne f the mst imprtant places fr fundry businesses. Mst f the fundries are in sand casting. Mechanical industries in Klhapur are majr suppliers t the OEM custmers like Tata, Bajaj, Mahindra and Mahindra, General Mtrs, etc. Few f the large industries are Kirlskar Oil Engines Ltd Manugraph India Ltd Menn Grup f Cmpanies Raymnd Textiles Klhapur Steel Ltd Mather and Platt pumps Sanjay Ghdawat Grup f Industries R. M. Mhite Grup f Industries Vardhaman Textiles Ghatge Patil Industries Undercarriage and Tractr Parts Pvt.ltd. Carrera Hldings Gkul Milk C-perative Warana C-perative Grup 89
There are 12 Taulkas in Klhapur district. The infrmatin frm six Talukas. researcher has cllected Karveer:- 'This is central tehsil and Klhapur, the district headquarters, falls in this tehsil. Klhapur city is situated in this tehsil. Panhala:-Tehsil is in the central part f the Klhapur District. Panhala tehsil is famus fr its frts, and heritage. Kagal:-Between 1775 and 1825 Kagal was sacked and burned by the Rajas f Klhapur mre than nce. The ldest knwn mentin f Kagal is in grants r sanads f the sixteenth century frm the Bijapur Gvernment. Shirl:- This Tehsil is n the eastern side. It tuches Sangli district n the east and the nrth, Karnataka state n the suth and the Hatkanangle tehsil n west. Hatkanagale:- This is an adjacent tehsil. Pethvadgan and Ichalkaranji are majr twns in this tehsil. Ichalkaranji is famus fr its cttn mills. It is many atimes referred t as the Manchester f Maharashtra. Ichalkaranji is well develped and is ne f the emerging cities f Maharashtra. Chandgad:- This is the suthern tehsil in the district and brders tuches Karnataka, Ga and Kkan. It is a beautiful city and receives highest rainfall amng all the tehsils f Klhapur. 3.2 HISTORY OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING ORGANISATIONS The fllwing is the infrmatin abut the different manufacturing rganisatins. Tessitura Mnti India Pvt. Ltd. (MONTI) Tessitura Mnti India Pvt. Ltd., is situated at Tamgan in Klhapur, Maharashtra fr the manufacture f dyed yarn and cttn shirting fabrics. 90
The prject has been prmted by Grup f Tessile Mnti Spa, Italy. Mnti Grup is in the business f manufacturing and selling shirting fabrics fr mre than 100 years. They have their wn plant near Venice in Italy. The Plant is spread ver 85 acres f land. The plant was inaugurated n 8 th April, 2003. The plant at present has facilities fr yarn dyeing and weaving. The prcessing capacity is abut 6 lacs meters per mnth. The weaving machines are capable f prducing abut 27,000 mtrs f fabric per day. The cmpany has als installed Luwa Humidificatin Plant alng with Chiller t prvide cntrlled temperature and humidity. The cmpany has a cmpliment f arund 700 wrkers and 100 ther staff n its rll. The cmpany has gt ISO 14001: 2004 Certificate n 17.05.2008. The cmpany believes in envirnmental safety and have planted varius types f trees n abut 20 acres f land. INDRIA GANDHI MAHILA SAHAKARI SOOT GIRNI LTD., ICHALKARANJI Textile is the main ccupatin f Ichalkaranji, aptly knwn as the Manchester f Maharashtra. The histry f its textiles industry dates back t 1904 when the first pwerlm utside the cmpsite mill was established in India. The pwerlm industry was set fr a gradual grwth under the patrnage f Shrimat Narayanra Ghrpade, the erstwhile Chief f this princely twn. He carefully nurtured the industry in its infant days. After independence, the pwerlm industry witnessed a phenmenal grwth. Tday, the textile industry in and arund Ichalkaranji cmprises arund 1,00,000 pwerlms and a grwing number f autlms. Shri K.B.Awade, ex-minister f state fr industries, Maharashtra State tk the mantle f leadership after the demise f Shri Abasaheb Kulkarni and Shri Dattajira Kadam. Many mre c-perative rganisatins were started, and flurished, under his able leadership. He realized that wmen s participatin 91
in scial and industrial activities was very small and that there was a need t create awareness amng the wmenflk. Indira Gandhi Mahila Sahakari St Girni Ltd., a prject ttally wned and managed by wmen nly, is the brainchild f Shri.Awade. He has strived hard t bring the dream f wmen cme true. Shri Prakashra Awade, frmer minister fr textiles, Maharashtra, has als keenly guided the prject implementatin since its establishment. The distinct feature f this prject is that all sharehlders, Bard f Directrs and mst f the wrkers are wmen. Wmen f the regin gave tremendus respnse t the share cllectin and shares wrth Rs.16.00 Lacs were purchased n the very first day i.e. 9 th Octber 1992. The Mill was registered n 23 rd Octber 1992 and the Bard f Directrs, nminated by the Gvernment, tk charge n 24 th March, 1993. The cmpany has a wrkfrce f 762 emplyees, which cnstitute f ffice staff, qualified engineers and factry emplyees. RAYMONDS ZAMBAITI LIMITED The Raymnd Grup was incrprated in 1925 and within a span f a few years, was transfrmed frm being an Indian textile majr t a glbal cnglmerate. Its endeavr is t keep nurturing quality and leadership. It has always chsen the path untaken - frm being the first in 1959 t intrduce a plywl blend in India t creating the wrld's finest suiting fabric, the Super 250s made frm the superfine 11.4 micrn wl. Tday, the Raymnd grup is vertically and hrizntally integrated t prvide custmers ttal textile slutins. Few cmpanies glbally have such a diverse prduct range f nearly 20,000 varieties f wrsted suiting t cater t custmers acrss age grups, ccasins and styles. They manufacture fr the wrld the finest fabrics - frm wl t wl-blended wrsted suiting t specialty ring denims as well as high value shirting. 92
The Raymnd Grup als has an expansive retail presence established thrugh the exclusive chain f 'The Raymnd Shp' and stand-alne brand stres. They are tday ne f the largest players in fabrics, designer wear, denim, csmetics and tiletries, engineering files and tls, prphylactics and air charter services in natinal and internatinal markets. All their plants are ISO certified, leveraging n cutting-edge technlgy that adheres t the highest quality parameters while als being envirnment friendly. A jint venture with the internatinally renwned Ctnifici Hnegger S.P.A., (part f Grupp Zambaiti), Raymnd Zambaiti Ltd. prduces exclusive cttn shirting and bttm weight fabrics. Grupp Zambaiti is ne f Italy's mst ppular high fashin cttn textile grups knwn fr their design and develpment. The cmpany supplies its creatins t leading shirt brands the wrld ver. Manufacturing facility, based in Klhapur, has an installed capacity f 21.6 millin meters annually. INDO COUNT Ind Cunt is manufacturing 100% cttn yarns and knitted fabric f the highest internatinal quality standards. All its prductin has been exprted since the inceptin f the cmpany. The yarns are used fr bth knitting and weaving by sme f the best names in the industry. Ind Cunt's perfrmance has been a revelatin. Plant capacity has made a quantum jump frm a mderate 12,096 spindles in 1991 t the present 56,448 spindles and has als diversified int dyed yarns, cre spun yarns and knitted fabrics. All this has been achieved against a backdrp f wrldwide recessinary pressures. Any business firm's true mettle wuld be judged by its perfrmance during perids f ecnmic recessin. It is said that, 'when the ging gets tugh, the tugh get ging', this analgy, albeit smewhat cliched, very, aptly describes Ind Cunt Industries Limited. 93