This year's harsh winter has hit the production of the famous tussar silk in Biharai's Bhagalpur and adjoining districts.The production of tussar silk, popularly known as Bhagalpur silk, has slowed down because silkworms produce less silk in extreme cold, a Bhagalpur district official stated.In normal weather, the life span of tussar silkworms is between 28 and 35 days. But in winter, their life span goes up; they consume more leaves and produce less silk.Sabour in Bhagalpur was the coldest place in Bihar at 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to experts, a cocoon produces about a gram of tussar silk in normal weather. But the quantity falls to 0.08 gram in winter.
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