"Production has resumed at the Maruti Suzuki Manesar plant this morning," a company spokesperson said.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Yogender Nehra, said a total of 1,200-1,500 policemen, including 540 from India Reserve Battalion (IRB), have been deployed inside and outside the plant.
"We have not got any information of any untoward incident inside the plant so far. Forces will be here till industrial peace is established in the region," he added.
Earlier in the day, Gurgaon Police Commissioner K K Sindhu also inspected the security arrangement in the plant.
MSI has also formed its own special force numbering 100, which includes ex-service men.
The company had earlier announced that only 300 permanent workers will resume work in a single shift. Initially, about 150 cars are expected to be rolled out every day instead of the plant's normal capacity of 1,500- 1,700 units.
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Villagers from adjoining area of the plant expressed their support to the company. "We will do whatever possible to help the company and restore normalcy," Kasan Village Sarpanch Ramesh Singh Chauhan said.
The company had declared a lockout at Manesar plant on July 21 following the July 18 violence. The overall production loss during the lockout was pegged at around Rs 1,400 crore.
MSI has also decided to terminate services of 500 permanent workers, who were allegedly found to be involved in violence inside the plant. Besides, MSI is also said to be planning to remove another 500 contract workers over their alleged role in the violence and arson.