New Delhi, April 30 -- Gaurav Malhotra, managing director, Hansgrohe India Pvt Ltd, subsidiary of German bath fittings major Hansgrohe SE, discusses the fallout of Covid-19 pandemic on the bath fittings industry, assess the ways in which the government is navigating the crisis, and how the company is responding to the pandemic:

How has Covid-19 affected your industry? What may be the mid-term impact of this assault? I think that the impact is at multiple levels. To start, the demand-side will slow down significantly purely on account of a conservative approach towards discretionary spend. It will also impact the abilities of firms to ensure the supply-side with various challenges related to manufacturing as well as logistics. Lastly, the m...