Tamil Nadu,
Chennai
Car manufacturers in Tamil Nadu have received permission
to operate at their full capacity. The state known as Indian automobile
industry hub is one of the worst-hit due to the pandemic.
Auto manufacturers being one of the major stakeholders in the state's manufacturing sector has also received the green signal to resume 100% capacity utilisation. With this the car brands such as Renault-Nissan, Hyundai and Ford are free to operate at their fullest capacity, despite worker protests over safety during the pandemic.
A
senior state government official said that any company that exports or supplies
to export industries will be allowed to operate at full capacity as the
Covid-19 positive cases have been lowered in the state.
New positive cases in Tamil Nadu have reduced from more than 30,000 a day in May this year to around 8,000. Renault-Nissan employees moved Madras High Court last month appealing to halt operations for worker safety during pandemic, protesting that hundreds of workers in Chennai have fallen ill with Covid-19 and many have died. Due to the workers' agitation and strike, Renault-Nissan was forced to halt operations in the state. Ford and Hyundai too halted work at their manufacturing facilities in May.
Responding to that appeal, the Madras High Court asked industry safety officials to visit the carmaker’s plants in June
2021 to develop uniform safety guidelines for the sector.
Source: HT
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