Telangana government is planning to give a modern facelift to the traditional dhobis in the state as the government will distribute latest washing machines. The officials were asked to work out modalities and submit a comprehensive plan to launch and promote in a big way the mechanized washing of clothes.
Karnataka government already promotes mechanized washing of clothes. The state government will send a team to study the model. The state government is planning to set up mechanized clothes washing centers and hand it over to a group of washermen families to run it after providing training to them.
Borewells have to be drilled as sufficient water facility has to be provided to these centers. Each washing machine is expected to cost anywhere between `10 lakh and `30 lakh depending on the features provided in the machinery. There are about one lakh washermen families who would be benefited by the mechanized washing center scheme.
