Day 1: 700 enjoy boat, cruise rides at Sukhna

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 1

Nearly 700 people enjoyed boat and cruise rides at Sukhna Lake on the first day of reopening of the activity here today. The boating was closed due to the lockdown earlier and has been reopened after seven months. CITCO earned a revenue of about Rs1.64 lakh today.

The boats were operated at 50 per cent capacity. In a boat, which has a capacity of four, two persons were allowed. While in the 24-seater cruise, 14 people and in the 15-seater cruise, seven persons were allowed to ensure social distancing.

“Being the first day, it was a good start even though the footfall was half of what we get on weekends during normal times,” said Vineet Chopra, DGM, Lake and Parkview Hotel.

CITCO had made arrangements for following SOPs.

The Administration has been losing out on revenue, almost Rs50 lakh a month due to the closure.