KSHDCL launches stone sculptures, explores e-commerce

Hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic which bit into 80% of its revenue, the Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited (KSHDCL) has launched a new set of products and is tying up with e-commerce firms to explore the online market.

Launching stone sculptures at Cauvery Emporium here, chairman of the corporation, Beloor Raghavendra Shetty, said they were looking into unexplored avenues to bring the craftsmen to the fore and bridge the revenue gap.

He said Cauvery Emporium and its branches spread across the country will feature sculptures made from limestone, sandstone, granite, and others depending on demand.

“Till now, the KSHDCL has been focusing on wood sculptures. We have decided to add new products to provide an avenue to hundreds of stone sculptors who depend on the craft for their livelihood,” Shetty said.