The various Covid rules as declared by the state government include limiting occupancy to 50 per cent of seating capacity and frequent sanitisation of the premises. (Express File Photo)
After educational institutes and religious places, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday allowed opening of theatres, cinema halls, multiplexes, and auditoriums from October 22, on condition of strict implementation of the Covid-19 standard operating procedure laid down by the Maharashtra government.
Based on directions from the state, the PMC has been opening up activities in its civic jurisdiction, Kirkee Cantonment Board and Pune Cantonment Board.
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Municipal commissioner Vikram Kumar said that if theatre or auditorium owners don’t follow Covid norms, action will be taken against them.
The various Covid rules as declared by the state government include limiting occupancy to 50 per cent of seating capacity; frequent sanitisation of the premises; only packed food to be sold, and consumed outside the auditorium; use of face masks; and thermal screening of the audience. The staff have to be completely vaccinated and regularly undergo medical check-ups.
Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast.
Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste.
Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter.
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