Uttarakhand: As rains subside, manufacturing units of automakers resume ops

Will take some time to restore normalcy, say auto suppliers

Manufacturing units of auto companies in Uttarakhand resumed operations on Wednesday, a day after most of them shut the plants for a day due to the flash floods and heavy rains. Some of the major automobile manufacturers, including Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland and their suppliers have their manufacturing bases in the hill state.

As unprecedented rainfall damaged the Himalayan state, drowning houses and people, precipitating floods and washing away bridges, the official death toll climbed over 50 on Wednesday, according to media reports.

Officials at all the aforementioned companies said they closed the plant for a day on