The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) stated that thirty-six eating places have been allowed to serve meals and drinks in open areas reminiscent of terraces, whereas the purposes of ten different eating places for a similar are being reviewed.
Last yr, the southern civic physique had accredited a proposal to permit using open-air areas and terraces adjoining to licensed eateries as service areas. As per the proposal, serving of meals and liquor can be allowed in open area and open area/roof shouldn’t be coated. “If open space is visible from nearby highlands, additional measures should be taken to obstruct visibility,” it added. The service space must also not be seen from the encompassing residential areas. Live performances is not going to be permitted and music can’t be performed after the permissible time of 11 pm.
As per the info supplied by SDMC, a complete of 94 purposes have been acquired within the final 9 months.
As per the SDMC’s open-air eating coverage, a liquor license issued by the excise division, it’s necessary to serve alcoholic drinks in open areas reminiscent of terraces, balconies or lawns.
The coverage was introduced in final yr after merchants stated that permitting eating places and eateries to serve meals in open areas is extra related amid the pandemic, as there can be much less danger of spreading the virus in comparison with closed areas with air-con.
Under the coverage, open-air eating is allowed solely in privately owned open areas reminiscent of eating places with terraces, balconies and lawns in order that there is no such thing as a encroachment on public land or footpaths.
A senior SDMC official stated that within the final 9 months until June-end, the civic physique had acquired 94 purposes, of which 56 have been granted licenses and 28 have been rejected for not assembly the factors.
A complete of 39 purposes have been acquired from areas of South Zone like Hauz Khas, Green Park and Greater Kailash. According to SDMC information, thirty one purposes have been acquired from Najafgarh zone, which incorporates areas like Dwarka, Aerocity.
Fifteen purposes have been acquired from central zone areas like Lajpat Nagar, Bhogal and Defense Colony. Nine purposes have been acquired from areas within the western zone reminiscent of Punjabi Bagh, Rajouri Garden and Tilak Nagar.
23 licenses got in South Zone, 25 in Najafgarh and 7 in Central Zone. Only one was given a license to dine within the open air within the western sector.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
