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Bengaluru, May 8: German auto components manufacturing major, Bosch Ltd., which had temporarily shut its twin plants located in the vicinity of the 910-acre Bellandur lake in the city’s suburbs following notice issued to it and other firms located in the area regarding pollution in the catchment areas of the polluted lake by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, has resumed its operations on Monday.

"We have resumed operations (after the two-day shut-down) at our Adugodi and Koramangala facilities in the city on receiving clarifications from the State Pollution Control Board that the provisions of its May 5 notice were not applicable to the plants," said the company in an official press release. 

The company on Saturday temporarily closed its twin plants following the Board's notice against it and other firms in its catchment areas. 

The Board had issued the notice on the April 19 order of the National Green Tribunal to shut down all industries in the lake's vicinity for saving and restoring it. 

Asserting that the company had the highest standards to protect the environment, Bosch said it was confident of operating the plants within the prescribed norms. 

"As we have regard for environment protection and legal norms, the operations were shut as a precautionary measure and informed the watchdog that we follow stringent environment standards, practiced globally in production locations," said Bosch India President Soumitra Bhattacharya in the press statement.

The company took sewage and effluent treatment measures to resume production at both plants near the lake. 

"We do not foresee financial impact or turnover loss owing to the temporary closure," Bhattacharya said.

Pursuant to the notice from the Board, the company had ordered temporary closure of its facilities at Adugodi in Bengaluru with effect from todaySaturday," said the company and clarified that the loss of turnover per day is Rs 3.93 crore per day.

In case supplies to the customers are affected. Bosch said it will study options to seek relief from the notice to resume operations soon. 

"We will also ensure that our deliveries to the customers are not impacted," it said.

Asserting that it had upheld highest standards to protect environment, Bosch said it was confident of operating the plant within the prescribed norms at all its facilities. 

The Bosch plant is among the industrial facilities the Board has listed in the notice and posted on its website.