Tata chief Ratan Tata warned he would move the plant out of the state if the protests kept up at Singur, on the outskirts of the state capital Kolkata.Tata Motors hopes to start selling the four-door Nano in October. "There has been no improvement in the ground situation so far, hence the conditions are still not conducive for resuming work today. We continue to assess the situation closely." Said Ratan Tata.
The plant and the assembly can be shifted from one place to the other. There are options for the company and there won't be any problem.
More than 600 engineers and executives of the company remained trapped for three hours inside the factory on Thursday evening as the protesters, led by farmer leader Anuradha Talwar, squatted near the factory gate on the Durgapur Expressway, preventing them from leaving.
The Nano, powered by a 623cc (38 cubic inch) engine, is crucial to boost Tata Motors' sales among first-time car buyers in India, where more than 45 million people use motorcycles for transportation.
All the Japanese experts working for Nano has left for home as the uncertainty prevails.
Its really sad to see some selfish politicians becoming such a huge obstruction in corporate development. These people just dont understand the fact that Nano has attracted attention from all over the world as a result if the Tatas decide to shift base, what a pathetic impression it would leave on the global stage. Whats worse is the fact that the farmers whose land has been used for the plant costruction have no problems with it, yet people like Mamata Banerjee are admant on their stance.
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