Bajaj Auto says Waluj unit running normally after reports of Covid impact

Firm admits it had its first case on June 6, but says it undertook testing, contact tracing, self-isolation and complete sanitation as per protocol

Bajaj Auto on Friday said its manufacturing plant  at Waluj in Maharashtra  is functioning normally. The statement comes following media reports that the unit has shut down due to some Covid-19 cases. 

"At the outset we want to clarify that our manufacturing facility at Waluj is functioning normally," Ravi Kyran Ramasamy, company's chief human resource officer said in a statement. 

The plant makes three-wheelers and a few motorcycle models. Following the countrywide lockdown, its Waluj facility has been ramping operations from April 24 onwards.