Tamil Nadu hotel industry hit hard by ban on dining out

CHENNAI: The hotel industry in Tamil Nadu is facing a huge crisis as the sale of parcels over the counter is not meeting the expenditure incurred by many restaurants and hotels.

With the state witnessing an alarming surge in Covid cases, the Tamil Nadu government has slapped a ban on dining inside the hotels and restaurants, allowing only parcel sales over the counter.

The president of Chennai hotel owners' association, M. Ravi, told IANS, "Parcel sales are very low and we have sold much less than what we sell during regular periods. Moreover, we have a workforce that has to be retained which is mostly migrant workers as our local workers have already left for their native places within the state. The situation is grave and had the government allowed at least 50 per cent dining within the restaurants, we could have earned something for a living." (IANS)

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