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Businesses remain unaffected despite weekend curfew in Ahmedabad

Gujarat govt imposed curfew from Friday 9 pm till Monday 6 am in Ahmedabad

A lone employee works at the Sahasra Electronics main production facility, inside Noida SEZ.	Photo: Dalip Kumar
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Moreover, 25 per cent of the roughly 40000 units in Ahmedabad district operate in the essential services segment such as pharmaceutical which have been allowed to function during the curfew.

Vinay Umarji Ahmedabad
Suboptimal workforce due to festive hangover has meant that the industry in Ahmedabad is unfettered during the two day curfew imposed in Ahmedabad by the state administration. 

Rising Covid-19 cases caused by uninhibited shopping spree during the recently concluded Diwali festival by citizens has forced Gujarat government to impose curfew from Friday 9 pm till Monday 6 am in Ahmedabad. 

However, according to industry representatives, festive hangover coupled with the curfew being imposed during the weekend, there has not been much impact on the operations of units. 

"Firstly, the curfew has come during the weekend when many units observe week-offs