Eateries shut at 9 places in Chennai

Eateries shut at 9 places in Chennai

Had Opened For Biz In Areas Where Curbs In Place

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:01.08.2021

About 40 restaurants and eateries were ordered to down shutters after they had opened for business on Saturday at nine locations in the city where Greater Chennai Corporation had announced a lockdown of markets and shops for the next ten days. Civic officials accompanied by police personnel went around these areas enforcing the lockdown.

The Chennai Hotels Association said the official communique from Greater Chennai Corporation did not include hotels in the list of business establishments that must be shutdown and appealed to the government to declare eateries an essential service and exempt them from the shutdown.

Association president Ravi said, "We have taken up the issue with Greater Chennai Corporation, seeking permission to continue to keep the restaurants open," he said, adding that the representatives will also be meeting the police in this regard.

On Friday, the civic body had announced closure of markets and shops at nine locations in the city for 10 days from July 31 in a bid to check the spike in Covid-19 cases. The areas include Ranganathan street, parts of North Usman Road, the area from Ratna Café to Bells Road in Zam Bazaar, Thiru-Vi-Ka-Park junction, the stretch from Anjaneya statue to Ambedkar statue in Red Hills, Kuralagam to Thanga Road junction on NSC Bose Road, Habibullah Raod, Pulipon Bazaar, Royapuram Market Kalmandapam Road, Royapuram water tank to Kamatchi Amman temple, and part of Aminijikarai market on Poonamallee high Road.

FIRST STEP: A health worker on Saturday collects swab samples for Covid-19 test during a fever camp at Usman Road, one of the places in T Nagar where the corporation has announced a lockdown of shops and other commercial establishments till August 9

Temples closed to devotees for 3 days

The Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department on Saturday announced that devotees will not be permitted to congregate in major ‘Amman’ and ‘Murugan’ temples in the state from August 1 to August 3 to offer prayers for Aadi Krithigai. Senior officials said the government has taken the decision in view of Covid-19 cases rising. However, pujas will continue in the temples, which include Vadapalani Andavar temple, Kandaswamy temple at Kandhakottam, and Padavattamman temple at Padi in the city. Every year, Aadi Krithigai is celebrated in a grand manner in the six abodes of Lord Muruga in the state — Palani, Tiruttani, Swamimalai, Thiruparangundram, Tiruchendur and Palamuthircholai. TNN