[1][3] The mills were spread over an area of 241,022 square metres (59.558 acres) on the bank of Sabarmati river.

[2] The mills were started showing downturn with time due to lack of upgrade, changing fashions, tax and debt collections and mismanagement.

After several attempts at revival, the Board for Industrial and Financial Restructuring (BIFR), a government body, recommended closure of the mills in 1995.

[6][7][5] For half a century, the Calico Mills became one of the most modern and extensively diversified pacesetters of the Indian cotton industry.

[1] To minimize water pollution, Calico had its own primary effluent processing plant, which ensured that no waste was thrown directly into municipal sewers.