Hotel industry seeks ease in restrictions as COVID-19 cases drop in Mumbai
The Hindu
Prevailing timings are throttling the industry, says apex body
As daily new Covid-19 cases continue to drop, the hotel industry wants pre-pandemic timings to be restored in Mumbai.
In a letter to both guardian Ministers of Mumbai city and suburbs, Aslam Sheikh and Aaditya Thackeray respectively, the Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) — the apex body of the industry —requested for restoration of dine-in services in restaurants and bars to pre-covid timings, as the situation is under control. It drew their attention to other States which have done so and are getting back to normalcy.

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