Covid-19: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray forms 'Task Force for Industry'

With the threat of a third wave of Covid19 looming large Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has directed the formation of a Task Force for IndustryThe Task Force for Industry would be monitored directly by the Chief Ministers Office to ensure that the states economic cycle and industrial production continues unhindered even during the pandemic situation Maharashtra has set an example for the whole country when industries continued to operate without hindrance even during the Covid19 pandemic last year Thackeray said addressing an online meeting of top corporates and industry honchosSome of the prominent personalities present at the meeting were representatives of the CII Uday Kotak Jane Karkada Niranjan Hiranandani Harsh Goenka Salil Parekh Neel Raheja Anant Goenka Baba Kalyani B Thiagarajan Anant Singhania Banmali Agrawala Nikhil Meswani Ashwin Yardi Rashesh Shah Keshav Murugesh Bharat Puri Asim Charania Sunil Mathur Sanjeev Singh Naushad Forbes DK Sen Sulajja FirodiaMotwani Sharad Mahindra among othersThackeray pointed out that the state was fully geared to combat the potential third wave with oxygen production and stocks planning mass vaccination of industrial workers continuing the economic cycle despite tightening of restrictions arrangements for temporary field accommodation for employees in the company premises and other measuresState Industry Minister Subhash Desai Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte Additional Health Secretary Pradeep Vyas and other top officials discussed various aspects of tackling the upcoming health scenario on the government sideThackeray pointed out that currently around 1300 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen is produced daily in the state which is expected to be scaled up by more than double if the coronavirus challenges increase He urged all the corporates to get their employees and workers vaccinated on a mass scale especially since private hospitals have been given stocks of around 25 per cent Covid19 vaccine doses by the CentreAlso ReadCovid19 Maharashtra reports 7603 new cases 53 deaths 15277 recoveriesThe CM also called upon small and big enterprises to continue safe production by creating a biobubble system within the Covid protocols and plan out shifts to avoid crowds without increasing stress on any facility Thackeray cautioned however that in view of the new Delta strain more vigil must be maintained and pointed out that many countries have started reimposing public restrictions on a large scaleVyas said that in the first wave the state had 20 lakh cases while in the second wave the figure had more than doubled to 40 lakh in barely 2 to 3 months and said the speed of the next third wave is anticipated to be much higher with the increasing number of infections in western and coastal Maharashtra The corporate heads assured the state government of their fullest cooperation to ensure that the virus doesnt affect industrial production or industrial precinctsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever