Japan on Tuesday raised the severity level of radioactive leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the highest. But Indian companies are not pressing the panic button just yet.
Air India maintained that it was not yet withdrawing regular services to Japan even as the country upped the crisis level of Fukushima plant accident to 7, bringing it on par with 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Indian IT companies including Infosys and Wipro said they are ‘monitoring' the on-ground situation in Japan. “It is business as usual. If needed, we will accordingly take action. There is no additional risk as of now due to the reclassification,” an Infosys Technologies spokesperson said.
As it is, amid fears of radiation exposure last month, Indian IT companies had offered their staff in Japan the option of working from their home or returning to India.
Infosys said it has 250 employees in Japan, and 173 of them are Indian nationals but did not provide an update on how many employees have chosen to return in the last few days. Its workforce is based in Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka.
Bangalore-based Wipro also said that it is constantly tracking the situation in Japan. HCL Technologies pointed out that it is not taking any immediate decision on employee movement, as its work locations (Tokyo and Osaka) are not in the risk range.
“However we continue to keep a close watch on the situation and will not hesitate to take any level of action when it comes to ensuring our employee's safety. Our Japanese operations have returned to normalcy,” HCL said.