bhubaneswar to give a fresh lease of life to handloom and handicraft sector the state government has decided to set up 19 common facility centres at different weaving clusters new designs keeping in mind the demand of the global market would be developed at these centres and then provided to the weavers and craftsmen official sources said these centres will help weavers and craftsmen incorporate new and innovative designs in their work in tune with the market demand said joint secretary handlooms textiles and handicrafts department raja parija the move would help craftsmen explore new markets and earn more he saidthe artisans would be provided shortterm and advance technology training in different crafts to improve their skills advanced machineries would be installed at these centres for design prototypes and sample development the first such centre was set up at khandagiri in the city last year the government is making all efforts to complete the handicraft museum at gandamunda this year the museum will be one of its kind with a huge collection of art and crafts from across the state antique equipment associated with weaving and those having historical and cultural significance for the handloom sector are being collected for the museum said a senior officer of the department the museum is being developed on 12 acres of land craftsmen and artisans would give live demonstration at the museum the officer added besides there are also plans to set up a tasar silk park at bhangamunda in keonjhar district to promote tasar silk weaving in the state