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Kullu, you can get woollen clothes on hire
by Rajiv Kimta
Kullu:
While visiting any hill station, most of us worry as to how many woollen
clothes should one carry along. But with woollen clothes being available
on hire in Kullu, tourists need not have any worry. With more and more
tourists visiting hill stations like Shimla, Manali and Kullu, a large
number of residents and small shopkeepers are offering woollen garments
on nominal rent and ensuring a handsome return for it. The residents have
found this business pretty convenient to operate from their houses. "We
provide a woollen set that includes a coat, boots, gloves and a cap to
tourists at a nominal price of rupees100 per day," said Hema Devi, a resident.
The innovative idea has benefited the woollen garment industry in States
like Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Tourists, who remain at constant
pain at deciding how much is enough to confront an unpredictable weather,
have welcomed the new practice. "It is severely cold here that led us
to hire coat, boots and gloves. It is a good facility for tourists and
beneficial to those who don't carry woollens," said Rohitaksh, a tourist.
"Visitors need these coats no matter how much layers of clothes they try
to wear. With what we provide, they feel comfortable while skating or
skiing. Normal clothes tend to get wet in snow which can spoil the health
and mood of tourists," said Nand Lal, a resident. The latest business
of providing clothes on hire has doubled their earnings from rupees 400-500
in the past to over Rs.1,000 a day today.
-Sept
21, 2006
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