Made-in-Siricilla boxers by Green Needle exported to GAP in New York, KTR hails

HYDERABAD: The Rajanna Siricilla district has added yet another feather to its cap by exporting the GAP organic cotton boxers manufactured in Siricilla to New York by Green Needle, a manufacturing unit in Sircilla Apparel Park. The cotton boxes are out for the first delivery through Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai.

Telangana Industries Minister and Sircilla MLA K T Rama Rao proudly tweeted the information about the export.

The apparel park was established in Siricilla on about 60 acres for the manufacturing of garments under the auspices of Gokul Da Images. The Green Needle has also set up its unit in the apparel park with giant clothing brand GAP being one of its customers.

The made-in-Siricilla cotton boxers for GAP are exported to New York.

KTR expressed happiness over the GAP organic cotton boxers manufactured at Siricilla being exported to the New York market. He said that the Siricilla companies are preparing for more exports in the future.

"Happy to share that the first direct export cargo has been shipped by GREEN NEEDLE —the first factory at the Sircilla Apparel park for the first customer—GAP organic Cotton boxers on their way to New York via JNPT at Mumbai," KTR tweeted.

The Apparel Park has employed around 10,000 people with 80 percent of employees being women, especially the handloom workers.