Growing cracks in Telangana’s granite trade
Telangana's granite industry is facing a severe economic downturn due to geopolitical tensions, rising fuel costs, and declining export demand from China and the Middle East. Many quarries have ceased operations, leading to job losses and financial hardship for migrant workers.
Why it matters
The crisis highlights the vulnerability of regional industrial hubs to global supply chain disruptions and shifting international market demands.
For years, Rajendra Mohanty believed granite would guarantee him a steady livelihood. Today, cooking over a firewood stove outside his room on a factory campus in Kamanpur near Karimnagar, the 42-year-old migrant worker from Odisha is unsure what lies ahead. A slowdown triggered by geopolitical tensions in West Asia, rising fuel costs and weakening export demand has begun to ripple through Telangana’s granite industry, affecting everyone from quarry owners and factory operators to truck drivers and migrant labourers.
The report provides a factual account of economic struggles without taking a political stance.
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