Madur, which means floor mats in Bengal,i is the pride of the Medinipur district. Madurkathi are mats woven from a locally available soft reed that grows in abundance in the alluvial belts of East and West Medinipur district called madur kottiri (Cyperus pangorei). This cottage industry sees large groups of women working closely to weave both traditional floor mats as well as decorative products like table mats, curtains, bags etc. The artisans make three types of floor mats namely æk rokha (a thin light mat), dui rokha (has a double Madurkathi weft and is thicker and heavier than aek rokha) and masland (aesthetically pleasing textured mat).