Ludhiana traders happy to be back in business, hail easing of curbs

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 16

The easing of restrictions imposed since April to prevent the spread of Covid-19, have brought a sigh of relief to the hotel and restaurant industry, clubs, gyms etc. With the Covid positivity rate dropping to two per cent in the state, the government had eased restrictions, allowing restaurants, cinema halls and gyms to operate at 50 per cent capacity beginning today.

Sanjiv Dhanda from Sutlej Club said it was good that now the gym, badminton court, lawn tennis, table tennis, squash, yoga etc. facilities have been opened. Members can avail the facilities on all six days from Monday to Saturday from 5:30am to 7:30pm. “To attract customers, the executive of the club has decided to provide gym facilities of the club for the months of June and July, free of cost. They will start coming to the club,” said Dhanda.

Vishal Malhotra from Flambois Pakhowal Road said we have been waiting for this moment for long. “We do not know whether the third wave will come or not but the second wave was horrible. The timely lockdown saved many lives though we incurred huge losses and the value of human beings is much more than any business gains. Now, we are open and hope that the residents will start visiting the restaurant and we all will adhere to the Covid norms”, said Malhotra.

Neeti, a homemaker, said she was not in the habit of being confined to the four-walls of the house and had started feeling anxious and depressed but administration has announced to open everything, this will certainly provide a freshness and much needed relief to the minds of people.

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