A big player in the textile market, Welspun India said that it has resumed partial operations at its manufacturing facilities at Vapi and Anjar district in Gujarat with appropriate permissions from the district authorities. The company has decided to temporarily close its manufacturing operations at the two units with immediate effect till further notice on March 24, following the nationwide implementation of lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus in the country.
“In continuation of our earlier disclosure dated March 24, 2020, we hereby inform that we have received permissions from administrative authorities of Valsad District and Kutch District in the state of Gujarat to start operations with effect from April 21, 2020 and the company has resumed partial operations,” it said in a regulatory filing. Under new guidelines for the extended lockdown till May 3, the home ministry had allowed industrial units in rural areas or outside municipal limits to resume partial operations after April 20 under strict hygiene and safety conditions.
After nearly a month and a half in lockdown, the country’s mega manufacturing engine is taking baby steps towards opening factories, but under strict hygiene and social distancing norms. Many plants across the country opened for pre-production schedules, and started preparations for full production, with a handful of staff as sanitised factories and detailed safety strictures around the movement of people and parts greeted workers.
