Large Units Better Prepared Than MSMEs To Restart

Even as Tamil Nadu government contemplates partial lifting of lockdown, big industrial units are ready with a new set of operating procedures but MSMEs see many bottlenecks in restarting the operations.

- G Balachandar

Industrial units across manufacturing corridors such as Sriperumbudur, Oragadam and Padi in Chennai and Coimbatore are gearing up to restart the operations.

“Apart from physical distancing across shop floors, canteen and other areas, we are also looking into areas where we can avoid using hands and a team was formed to come out with suggestions. We have prepared complete standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the post-lockdown period and we have also asked the vendors to do the same,” Ganesh Mani, DirectorProduction, Hyundai Motor India Ltd told BusinessLine. Companies like Nissan have also prepared SOPs to be followed during the post-lockdown period at its car manufacturing complex at Oragadam. In Padi cluster, auto components makers like Sundram Fasteners have chalked out procedures.