NIMA appeals to industries to maintain safety protocol

Nashik: The Nashik Industries & Manufacturers’ Association (NIMA), an apex body of industries in the district, has appealed to all the industries to maintain safety protocol to ensure the workers do not contract the infection.

This comes after some of the workers tested positive for Covid-19 in over 40 industrial units in Dindori, Sinnar, Satpur and Ambad industrial estate of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and other in non-MIDC areas like Gonde and Wadiwarhe.

Tushar Chavan, an office bearer of NIMA, said, “We have already given instructions to over 3,500 NIMA members to maintain the safety protocol and take all safety measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in their industrial units. We have already sent letters to all industrial units about all the measures to be taken by these units.”

“There is a need to maintain social distancing, wear masks and wash hands frequently. Moreover, industrial workers should not have lunch or dinner together. Industries should ensure they do not call workers residing in containment areas,” said Chavan.

According to industry sources, over 350 workers from 40 industrial units in Gonde, Sinnar, Satpur and Ambad industrial areas have contracted the infection so far.

MIDC has formed teams of officials to check whether the industries are maintaining safety protocols.

Satpur, Ambad and Sinnar are the major industrial estates of MIDC in the district which houses over 6,000 industrial units. Of which, Satpur and Ambad are located in the jurisdiction of Nashik Municipal Corporation.