Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Adari Powerloom
2 Place Adari
3 District Mau
4 State Uttar pradesh
5 No of firms (by type) 1600 Micro units 
6 No. of workers 45 Artisans 
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Rs 140 Million
8 Associations in cluster Mau Powerlooms Artisans Association
Mau Powerlooms Traders Association
9 Major products All types of Sarees
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) DIC, Mau
Powerloom Service Centre, Nizamuddinpura, Mau
11 Major markets Within India All over the country Export About 20 % of the turnover
12 Major problems/prospects High competition from Panipat, Chanderi, Varanasi etc.
Use of old and obsolete looms
Lack of support from BDS providers
Lack of product diversification
Low productivity and lack of technical support
Lack of innovative designing due to dependency on job work of
the traders/exporters
Lack of direct linkages with the market
13 Data source and updated on Industries Deptt. Government of UP (Nimsme) (June 2008)