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National jute board officials requested the aspiring entrepreneurs to avail more details from indianjute.blogspot.com. Besides bags, participants were also briefed about the production of jewellery and letter stands.As jute has got high tensile strength than plastic and paper, participants were informed that bags made of jute fabrics are durable and serviceable though the jute based bags are expensive. TRICHY: In the wake of the drastic reduction in the usage and circulation of plastic carry bags after the government banned 14 types of single-use plastic products, Trichy City Corporation has conducted a public awareness programme at Thevar Hall in the city on jute bags. "Average stitching skill and a heavy duty sewing machine are the requirements for starting a jute bag production unit," T Ayyappan, deputy director, National Jute Board, Chennai said. Self Help Groups (SHGs), entrepreneurs, and traders who had extensively used plastic carry bags were explained about the schemes and incentives to produce and market various types of eco-friendly jute bags.The civic body organized the training programme on Monday in associating with the National Jute Board (NJB) under the Union ministry of textiles to promote the production of jute bags locally..