PUNE: District collector Rajesh Deshmukh on Saturday said the trial run of the Bharat Biotech production unit at Manjari was expected to commence by the August-end or the first week of September as informed by company officials.
The company officials have submitted a detailed plan to the local administration, saying only post the trial run they would be able to inform about the actual date of production.
“The company officials have informed the administration that they have completed the process of manpower deployment, such as recruitment of scientists and engineers, while their regulatory NOCs are in the pipeline. They are also checking all the mechanical installations at the unit,” said Deshmukh.
The local administration has pledged full support to the plant and said they were in regular touch with the company officials to provide infrastructure support and ensure speedy clearances so that production could be started at the earliest.
At a Covid review meeting a month ago, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar had said the unit would commence production by August end. Divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao and collector Deshmukh had visited the plant at Manjari Khurd in mid-May and held detailed discussion with the Bharat Biotech officials. Bharat Biotech, however, declined to comment about the progress of the plant.
