Slowdown bites industry in Haryana; demand down 80%, 95k lose jobs: Report

From Rohtak to Bahadurgarh and Sonipat to Panipat, production at industrial units badly hit, says a media report

Demand for industrial products in the national, as well as global markets has steadily come down amid an economic slowdown in the western nations. This has resulted in the industrial units in Haryana taking a big hit.

In Rohtak, the orders for automobile parts and nut-bolts from the local markets have come down by 80 per cent, while in Panipat, the foreign textiles business has come down by 50 per cent, a report by Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar stated. 

While export orders have come down to Rs 8,000 crore annually from Rs 20,000 crore, exporters now send two containers in