While neighbouring Chennai is hosting a major garment show from today, Garments Manufacturer & Wholesalers Association (GMWA) also began its 18th garment fair 2016 at Classic Garden Balamari, Secunderabad on the same day.

Since it is an yearly event, people connected with garment and apparel manufacturing take special interest for such exhibition to get their products more exposure to the national level.

Although several national brands participated in the three-day event, local entrepreneurs also opened stalls to display their creations to woo the buyers. Visitors from the day one thronged the venue to make their purchases particularly before the festive session.

The fair successfully provides a composite platform to the buyers and retailers to initiate business deals across the table among themselves. There may be a good business opportunity this year in this changed situation after the announcement of a Rs 6000 crore special package by the centre for the sector, organiser sources hoped.