Rajkot: Munna Sahira, a diamond fan, looked at the failure of chaotic plants in seven Bigha land in Amreli Village, due to rainfall.
But Sahira wasn’t too worried.
His skills sparkling diamonds have been useful and he has a job in the polish polishing unit in the nearest Savarkunla city.
In the midst of uncertainty over rain, there is gloom in Amreli, one of the main peanut-producing districts.
But at the same time there is a silver line too.
A total of 150 new diamond scaling units have appeared in Amreli in the past six months.
The ampelas wheels in these units, who get job work from diamond cuts and polishing hubs, works late today because the demand for gems abroad has witnessed an increase.
Amreli and Bhavnagar, it has become a traditional center for cutting and polishing small diamonds, which are one carat or less.
The unit is located in Palitana, Gariyadhar, Gadhada, Amreli and Savarkabla.
Ghanshyam Dobariya, President Amreli Diamond Association said, “There is a good request and we have a large enough command to polish the rough stones of the letter and Mumbai.
There are people in letters that support their friends and family in the original matter starting production.
As a result, 150 new units have begun.
“Importantly, new units have provided jobs to nearly 4,500 people.
When Covid’s induced lock was clamped last year, diamond craftsmen became unemployed and had no choice but to return to their natives in Saurashtra to farm.
According to a rough estimate, around three people have returned to the Amreli District, most of them from the letter.
Diamond polish houses in the blocked ambeli and some of them had to end business because they could not maintain financial stress in 2020.
The Diamond Bhavnagar unit also saw bright days in front.
Vitthal Mendapanara, President Bhavnagar Diamond Association said, “We are now back to the track and all units have a good job.
Prices of polished diamonds are expected to increase due to the covid situation but we do not expect it will hamper demand during the Diwali Festival.” There are 700 diamond units In Bhavnagar who employs 1.25 lakh people.
According to several reports, there has been a 27% increase in the export of diamonds from India recently.
Devchand Kapopara, who has a unit in Savarkabla says, “At this time, people have old stock of rough diamonds and they want to order profits by polishing them early when the price is good.”