#Factories in the national capital are staring at a bleak future, even as #Delhi chief minister #ArvindKejriwal announced that factories and the construction sector could resume operations from May 31. The factories, which have been shut for nearly six weeks, are struggling with a shortage of labour and raw materials, and low demand.
In Okhla and Gandhinagar, factory owners said they are still recovering from the losses of last year’s #pandemic-induced #lockdown and the fact that eight lakh migrant workers left Delhi during the second wave of the pandemic. Many industrialists told Newslaundry that the government’s apathy towards small-scale manufacturing units has compounded their problems.
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