INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Maruti Suzuki said that it is committed to support government in diverting oxygen for saving lives.Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest
car maker, will shut down its manufacturing units in Haryana to make oxygen gas available for medical needs, the company said in a stock
Suzuki Motor has also decided to shut down its manufacturing unit in Gujarat, Maruti Suzuki added.The company advanced its annual
maintenance shutdown to May 1 through May 9 from earlier plan of June, Maruti Suzuki said while adding that it is committed to support
government in diverting oxygen for saving lives."As part of the car manufacturing process, Maruti Suzuki uses a small amount of oxygen in
its factories while relatively much larger quantities are used by the manufacturers of components
In the current situation, we believe that all available oxygen should be used to save lives," Maruti Suzuki said in a press release.The
company has been informed that Suzuki Motor Gujarat has taken the same decision for its factory, Maruti Suzuki said.India's new Covid
deaths hit an overwhelming peak with 3,293 people dying in the last 24 hours
New cases rose by over 3.6 lakh, a global high, pushing the total cases to over 1.79 crore
The crisis has left India grappling for oxygen and medicines.This is the seventh straight day that over three lakh cases have been recorded
in India, the second worst-hit country after the US
The fresh deaths, marking the deadliest day of the pandemic in the country, take its total fatalities to 2,01,187.Maruti Suzuki shares
traded 0.44 per cent higher at Rs 6,587 after announcing its decision to shut down plants, underperforming the Sensex which was up 1.6 per
