Start night curfew at 11.30 pm: FKCCI

Y. Maheswara Reddy | NT

Bengaluru: The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce (FKCCI) has appealed to the state government to reduce the duration of the existing night curfew by one-andhalf hours for the welfare of trade and hospitality industries in the state.

Welcoming the state government’s decision to lift the weekend curfew in the state, FKCCI president I S Prasad has said the state government’s decision would benefit the hotel, hospitality and film industry. “We have to thank the Chief Minister for lifting the weekend curfew. We are appealing to the Chief Minister to change the timings of the existing night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am to 11.30 pm to 5 am. It will benefit many segments, including convention halls, in society,” said Prasad.

He, on behalf of the industries, has assured the state government to follow the Covid norms. “We will work with the state government to control the spread of Covid,” he said.

Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association president P.C. Rao has welcomed the state government’s decision to lift the week-end curfew. Krishna Raju of Nisarga Grand has welcomed the decision to lift the week-end curfew in the state.

However, the majority of the exhibitors (theatre owners) have to wait for one more week to screen Kannada movies even though the week-end curfew is lifted. “Around 300 movie theatres have already stopped screening movies in the last two weeks.