Hindustan Syringes gets nod to restart production in partial reprieve

Haryana's Commission for Air Quality Management allows it to run only eight hours a day on weekdays, and not at all on weekends

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) can continue its operations at its Faridabad plants.

The country’s largest manufacturer of syringes was among the 228 units that received voluntary closure notices from Haryana Pollution Control Board on Friday. HMD’s plants are powered by piped natural gas and use diesel generation (DG) sets for backup in case of power failure.

HMD, which produces 66 per cent of the syringes used in the country, has now  received a clearance from the Commission for Air Quality Management to restart production following its plea.

However it is only a partial reprieve. The Commission in its