Industry in Ahmedabad face first day jitters of complete lockdown

The first day impact has been more on the pharma especially in the wake of 26 workers at Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s facility in Ahmedabad testing positive for COVID-19

With the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) ordering a complete lockdown for one week, industry around the largely red zoned city faced some first day jitters on Thursday.

According to industry sources, with the civic administration and police personnel looking to contain the escalating novel coronavirus outbreak, on ground implementation saw some impact on travel of employees. While day one of the complete lockdown saw some impact, industry bodies have also reached out to concerned authorities to ensure that employees commuting from within the city to manufacturing units do not face any hurdles.

"It is only since April 20 relaxations that