In its heyday, the Kallai timber industry was second only to Canada in terms of quality and quantity. Till the 1970s, around 300 wood processing units (sawmills) operated on the Kallai banks, employing more than 20,000 workers in various capacities. The downward spiral of the timber trade began with the stringent deforestation laws of the '70s. Scarcity of quality raw materials led to illegal felling of trees and steep inflation in prices from unscrupulous dealers. Kallai lost one of its prime clients, when the Indian Railways moved from its wooden sleepers to concrete.
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