The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Koraput Division, Sunabeda resumed operations on the 26th day of the COVID-19 lockdown on April 20.
According to decisions, the Engineering Division and the Sukhoi Division are working in three shifts, from 7 am to 12 pm, from 1 pm to 6 pm and from 7 pm to 12 am, till end of the lockdown on May 3, 2020. All coronavirus-related instructions like maintaining of social distancing and use of mask would be strictly implemented by all employees, including contract labourers.
For safety, canteen services wouldn't be available in the factory premises.
HAL DGM (HR) Tushar Ranjan Behera has issued guidelines to all concerned.
In the township area, commercial and private establishments would open two times as day, from 7 am to 11 am and from 4 am to 6 am. They include grocery shops, dairy milk booths, bakeries, vegetable and fruit shops, garages and spare part shops and food retailers. Social distancing would also be maintained at all these places.
In case, anybody found to have fever, cough and breathing problems would be put in quarantine at the HAL Hospital.
Biometric punching would not be used now. Outsiders would be allowed entry to the factory.
In a statement, the HAL said it stands by the country and the Koraput district administration in combating the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, the HAL handed over 10,000 masks, 1,000 cakes of soap, 100 bottles of phenyl, 100 packets of mosquito sticks, 100 packets of sanitary pads, 155 towels and 10,000 buiscuit packets to district Collector Madhusudan Mishra. DGM Behera and ED Debasis Dec were present.
