Nation’s leading Car maker Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on Wednesday said that the company has decided to advance maintenance shutdown at its two Haryana-based manufacturing plants by a month amid a surge in the COVID-19 cases across the country.

The Company was supposed to take the shutdown at its two plants in Gurugram and Manesar in June, but due to the tsunami of COVID-19 cases, it decided to take it one month earlier to save oxygen for medical needs.

Maruti Suzuki India famous that as a part of the automotive manufacturing course of, it makes use of a small quantity of oxygen in its factories, whereas comparatively a lot bigger portions are utilized by the producers of parts.

Production in all factories will be closed for maintenance during this period. The company has been informed that Suzuki Motor Gujarat has taken the same decision for its factory.''

With the rise in COVID-19 cases, the demand for oxygen for treatment purposes has gone up manifold, leading to shortages across the hospitals.

With the second wave of COVID-19 hitting hard, automakers have been trying hard to carry on with the production activities. On Tuesday, MSI had said there were 1,280 active cases of the virus among its 30,000 strong workforce and therefore it wasn't facing much of a manpower shortage.

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