Haryana: Over 20,000 factories affected by Panipat shutdown over pollution crackdown

Panipat, Nov 13 (UNI) Industrial operations across Haryana's textile hub of Panipat were severely disrupted on Friday as factory owners and workers staged a day-long shutdown against pollution-control enforcement, with industry representatives estimating that more than 20,000 units were affected, around 1.35 lakh workers could not report for duty and business worth nearly Rs 200 crore was at stake. The protest, initially called by dyeing units against enforcement action by pollution-control authorities, spread to other industrial sectors, disrupting manufacturing and raising concerns over employment, production schedules and export commitments. Industrialists and workers assembled at Sanjay Chowk around 10.30 a.m. and…