Industrial units across Maharashtra are operational, says M&M’s Hemant Sikka

All our industrial units across Maharashtra are operational, said Hemant Sikka, president-farm equipment at Mahindra & Mahindra, on Tuesday.

India has reported its biggest COVID-19 surge on Monday (April 5) with the daily count crossing the one-lakh mark and Maharashtra accounts for 55 percent of the new infections with over 57,000 new cases as of April 5.

Speaking in an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sikka said, “The government (Maharashtra) has been very proactive and all the industrial units across the state in Maharashtra has been allowed to function. So, as on today we face no issues though supply chain will become difficult with oxygen units being asked to divert the oxygen only to the hospitals, which is an important decision. However, if some can be provided to certain industrial units which are dependent on this then we will have smooth flow in terms of supply chain.”