KOCHI: During the floods, handloom sarees worth lakhs were damaged in Chendamangalam. Normally these cloths would be burned, as the stains would not be fixed by washing. At this point of time several artists came forward with the idea of making dolls out of the stained cloths and give the earning back to the weavers. Now, students of SDV school in Alappuzha are making these dolls again to help the flood-affected handloom weavers of Chendamangalam. The cloths are initially sterilized before making dolls. These dolls will be available online soon and the amount collected will be used for rebuilding Kerala. The announcement was made by Alappuzha collector S Suhas.