Country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it has reopened three of its manufacturing plants in Haryana and Uttarakhand, with production expected to commence Wednesday onwards.
“To begin with, Hero MotoCorp is commencing operations in a graded manner at three of its manufacturing plants – Gurugram and Dharuhera (both in Haryana), Haridwar (Uttarakhand)...,” the company said in a statement.
Additionally, operations have also resumed at the Global Parts Center (GPC) at Neemrana in Rajasthan.
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“We are now ready to hit the ground sprinting as we commence the re-opening of our facilities. The wellbeing of the citizens continues to be our focus and the running of our economic engines is crucial to ensure their health and prosperity,” Pawan Munjal, Chairman, Hero MotoCorp said.
The two-wheeler maker said only essential staff will come to work at all the other facilities and corporate offices, observing social distancing and all prescribed safety measures. The remaining employees across all locations in India will continue to work from home till further notice.
The Company’s other manufacturing plants have also obtained the necessary permissions to reopen and these will commence operations after most of the supply chain partners of the Company get the permissions to operate. Further, Hero MotoCorp’s R&D facility – the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) – has also received the necessary permission to reopen and will resume functioning soon, it added.
“With meticulous planning and enthusiasm, we are set to recommence operations. I am optimistic that business and the economy will begin the trajectory of its gradual recovery from here,” Mr. Munjal said.
Some of the guidelines to be followed by Hero MotoCorp’s employees include mandatory self-declaration of good health before joining and daily updates through Aarogya Setu and Hero App wherever applicable, wearing of face-masks, face shield, digital attendance through Hero App, regular sanitization of personal items and work-stations, maintaining social distancing, no domestic or international travel, no celebratory or business gatherings, no visitors allowed to visit company premises, neither are employees allowed to visit vendor or dealer premises.
Additionally, employees above the age of 60, those employees with critical medical conditions and pregnant women, will need to work from home mandatorily.
“With the easing of restrictions in several parts of the country, most of the Company’s extensive customer touch-points, including dealerships, workshops and the secondary network, are expected to open gradually from today onwards,” the company said.
It added that a business restart manual has also been shared with all the dealer partners of the Company and they are restarting operations as per the government guidelines, after obtaining necessary permissions from local authorities.
