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Kanpur manufacturer makes eco-friendly shoes to curb pollution
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SME Times News Bureau | 04 Oct, 2020
A shoe manufacturer associated with Kanpur's leather industry for
decades has taken up the task to curb pollution through his eco-friendly
shoes as well as advance the cause of "Aatmanirbhar Bharat".
Rajendra
Jalan has made the eco-friendly shoes out of special khadi cloth,
cork-mixed rubber from Kerala, latex foam, jute and special nylon
threads.
Cork, mixed with rubber, is used to make the shoe sole
whereas latex foam will be used for inner sole, while Jalan is using
khadi cloth to make the shoe's upper part and jute for the back support.
The stitching is being done by specially-made nylon threads, and the
shoe packed in a recycled paper box.
Jalan has been associated
with the leather industry since 1974 after completing his chemical
engineering from the city's Harcourt Butler Technological Institute. He
owns two shoe units in Panki and Kanpur Dehat and his shoes are exported
to the US, Spain, Germany, Australia, South America and South Korea.
About
the idea of making eco-friendly shoes during the lockdown, Jalan said
the global corona outbreak changed a lot of things. "People have become
aware of health and environment. In such a situation, I felt that the
future would be of sustainable and eco-friendly things. So, I thought of
making eco-friendly shoes with fully hand-woven Khadi cloth, he said.
He
contacted Additional Chief Secretary, Micro, Small, Medium Industries
and Khadi and Village Industries Navneet Sehgal, who not only encouraged
him but also assured of all possible help. The eco-friendly shoes which
Jalan made in such a short period of time only became possible after
Sehgal helped him in procuring Khadi cloth in short span of time.
Terming
his venture an attempt to take up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream
of creating a self-reliant India, Jalan said that he is hopeful that
these shoes will get national as well as international recognition.
"This
will help in promoting entrepreneurship in the country and employment
opportunities will be created by promoting cottage industry," he added.
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