After witnessing a slump in business in the past, the traditional grass mats of Jammu and Kashmir known as ‘Wagive’, are in great demand. The grass mats are mainly of two types, one the rugged ones made of twisted paddy grass and the soft and spongy ones made of typical grasses available in wetlands and lakes. During the last few years these mats had lost to synthetic mats affecting the livelihood of a large number of artisans engaged in the trade but now they have made a come-back.