Archive · 17 Aug 2026
Chakan factory shift could cost 5,000 jobs, Thackeray warns
Some factories in a place called Chakan, near Pune in India, want to move to another place called Khandala.
The owners of at least 20 companies said they made this decision earlier this week.
They say the roads are too crowded and the area does not have enough facilities.
A leader named Aaditya Thackeray visited Chakan to talk to people who work there.
He said that if the factories leave, about 5,000 people could lose their jobs.
Some of those jobs are direct jobs at the factories, and some are indirect jobs that depend on the factories.
Thackeray used to be a minister in the Maharashtra government.
He belongs to a political group called Shiv Sena (UBT).
He met with industry representatives during his visit to the industrial area.
Aaditya Thackeray said around 5,000 direct and indirect jobs could be lost if companies in Chakan industrial area shift operations.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader visited the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation area in Chakan near Pune and met industry representatives.
Owners of at least 20 companies announced earlier this week that they had decided to move their factories to Khandala.
Companies cited severe traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure in Chakan MIDC as reasons for the planned shift.
Thackeray is a former state minister of Maharashtra.
- Who
- Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Maharashtra state minister, and owners of at least 20 companies in Chakan.
- What
- Companies announced plans to shift their factories from Chakan to Khandala, which Thackeray said could result in about 5,000 job losses.
- When
- The companies' announcement was made earlier this week.
- Where
- Chakan MIDC area near Pune, Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- The companies cited severe traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure in Chakan MIDC as reasons for the planned shift.
Concern over job losses
Companies' operational concerns
Factory relocation from Chakan to Khandala
Concern over job losses
Aaditya Thackeray warns that shifting operations could result in the loss of about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs in the Chakan area.
Companies' operational concerns
Owners of at least 20 companies say they decided to shift their factories to Khandala because of severe traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure in Chakan MIDC.
- Estimated job losses
- Around 5,000 direct and indirect jobs
- Companies planning to shift
- At least 20 companies
- Origin location
- Chakan MIDC, near Pune, Maharashtra
- Destination location
- Khandala
- Stated reasons for shift
- Severe traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure
- Key figure
- Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former state minister
- Announcement timing
- Earlier this week