Indore: 1000 manufacturing units may start operations

INDORE: Relaxing norms for industries in lockdown 4.0, around 1,000 small scale manufacturing units of Indore district may soon resume operations with conditions set by district administration.
As many as 1,000 manufacturing units located in non-containment and rural areas of Indore district have started preparations to start manufacturing of goods by the end of this week with condition to make accommodation for all workers within premises.
Small and mid-sized industries under banner of Association of Industries Madhya Pradesh (AIMP), have moved application to district administration to resume manufacturing by following prescribed safety guidelines
Anil Joshi, director operations at a copper components manufacturing unit at Sanwer said, “We resumed manufacturing from Monday with skeletal workforce after a detailed safety arrangements and accommodation for entire manpower. Manufacturing pace is very slow but if administration allows more workers in coming weeks, we may certainly increase capacity utilization.”
Joshi said that to meet export commitment production capacity needs to be enhanced in a gradual manner. Industry players said almost every industry is willing to resume operations but have limitation of space to accommodate workers as directed by the district administration.
Most of the industries anticipated to recommence work are located at Sanwer Road, Palda, Bardari and other nearby villages of Indore.
State government in a circular has permitted industries located in rural areas of red zones outside containment areas to resume work.
Pramod Dafarai, president, AIMP said, “District administration has agreed to grant manufacturing permission to all such units that have arrangements to keep less than 10 workers within their campus. Around 1,000 manufacturing units will start functioning and most of them are into foot ware, packaging and paper sector.”
The association said permission for industries located in containment areas have been withheld by the administration.