Textile Factory’s factory in India to close on December 31

A textile factory in Tamil Nadu’s Rajasthan district will close on the last day of December due to heavy rains and flood water, according to the Indian Express.

The factory, which has produced clothes for the Indian Army, will be shut down, the paper reported.

The state’s textile minister said the factory, located in Gaya, has been in operation for nearly 10 years.

The company, which produces the same type of garments that have been used by Indian soldiers, has produced over 10,000 pieces of cloth since the factory was established in 2004, the report said.

A local official, who declined to be identified, said the plant was due to close at 6 p.m. local time on Sunday.

The official said that the factory had been operating at a loss of around 1,000 rupees ($190) per day since 2014.