Covid-19 inspection at industrial estate

Coimbatore: City corporation officials on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 1,000 on a nationalised bank in the Sidco Industrial Estate in Kurichi here for not following the Covid-19 precautionary measures.
Assistant commissioner of south zone T R Ravi, who led an inspection team, said personal distancing was not followed in the bank and the register was not properly maintained. “There was a crowd at the bank’s entrance and personal distancing was not maintained inside. So, we levied a fine on them,” he said.
The team also inspected industrial units on the campus. “While the units were following the precautionary measures, there were some lapses. Some had not placed sanitisers at the entrance, but inside. Some were checking temperature of people not before they enter, but after they came in,” Ravi said. “Though functioning with 50% workforce, personal distancing should be strictly followed.”
It was the first inspection conducted in the industrial estate, a sanitary official said. They warned the erring units and informed them that they would be fined if the violations are repeated.
President of the Coimbatore Sidco Industrial Estate Manufacturers Welfare Association (Cosiema) P Nallathambi said the association has informed their members to follow the Covid-19 precautions prescribed by the state government.