Before cabinet Meeting,Shimla Vyapar Mandal on Tuesday presenting memorandum to Shimla DC. The memorandum given regarding the relaxation in curfew, opening of markets restaurants and dhabas.
Inderjeet Singh, President of Vyapar Mandal said “In summer season, our business has suffered alot due to pandemic. But now as winter season is going on, so we are hoping to recover our business from losses”. “We have given the memorandum regarding the relaxation of curfew so we can bear the losses, says Inderjeet.
The tourist has inflow increased in the past two days with occupancy going up to 70 per cent but shops and markets were closed on Sunday leading to a sharp drop in occupancy,” said president, Tourism Industry and Stakeholders Association, M K Seth.
“Income during the Christmas and New Year time was the cushion for salaries to be paid for the next four months as January and February are generally lean period due to harsh weather”, said president of Shimla Hotel and Restaurant Association Sanjay Sood.
“The hotel association has sent figures to the tourism department indicating that hardly any tourism related employee, employers and their staff have been afflicted with the disease. Moreover, the number of Covid cases is more in the suburbs and rural areas than in the main town frequented by the tourists”, he added.
“Over 44 per cent of the population is directly or indirectly dependent on tourism and the restrictions are taking heavy toll on the local economy”, said president Beopar Mandal, Shimla Inderjeet Singh. “Wedding season is over and the number of Covid cases is coming down. The government should reconsider its, he added
Meanwhile, tourists faced inconvenience as the eating joints and dhabas were closed. “We left our hotel and went to suburbs of Shimla before returning back to Chandigarh but food was not available. We had lunch at solan said a couple who has come from Delhi.
