Tricolour demand drops whopping 80%

Production goes down from 45 lakh metre two years ago to 9 lakh metre this time

- Kuldeep Tiwari

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With just a couple of days left for the 77th Independence Day (I-Day), there's hardly any enthusiasm in the market for the celebration. As a result, the production of tricolour flags has plummeted by almost 80 percent this year compared to the 75th I-Day.

According to market sources, the manufacturing of tricolour flags is only between 4 lakh to 9 lakh metres this year. However, two years back, it was around 45 lakh metres. This means at least five times less production than on the 75th I-Day.