Surat diamond polishing units shut till July 13; trading mkts till July 9

Diamond polishing units in Surat in Gujarat will remain shut till July 13 while diamond trading markets will be non-operational till July 9 in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

An order to this effect was issued on Monday by Surat Municipal Corporation Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani.

Pani said permission for resumption of operations would be given to these units if they follow the civic body's Covid-19 guidelines and standard operating procedures.

In another notification, Pani said a textile making unit or textile market will be shut for seven days if one or more cases emerge from them.

Till now, over 570 diamond workers and their kin