Summary:
The raw material required for these industries is supplied from the neighbouring districts and states.Most of the raw materials are transported via road. Small industrial units have already shut their business activities," said an official associated with MIDC, Kolhapur. "The big industrial units are on the verge of closing down as the raw material they had with them has exhausted. "Industrial units in Kolhapur are inter-dependent and if one sector is affected, it impacts other sectors also. "Traders were aware of the strike as the truck operators had declared the date last month..