Bombay Caterers Association (BCA) has sought guidelines from the government for the survival of the wedding industry that has been severely impacted by COVID-19. According to BCA since there has been no business since the last 5 months, the industry has been completely crippled and hence everyone is expecting some direction from the Government for the further course of action.
In the letter written to the government officials, BCA stated “At the outset we would like to thank the Authorities & the COVID Warriors for doing a remarkable job of containing this pandemic & thereby keeping us safe.”
Highlighting some important point, Yogesh Chandarana, President, Bombay Caterers Association, said, “In normal situations, the parameters for crowd movement are 8 to 10 square feet per person. Taking into consideration of pandemic situation we propose to raise this limit to 20 square feet per person and accordingly raise the total number of guests directly proportional to the area of the premises which we feel will serve the purpose of social distancing.”
“As per the current guidelines, wedding events are not allowed in A/C premises. We wist to inform the authorities, that most of the A/C premises have AHU units which provide fresh air circulation. Currently, public movement is allowed in hospitals, aeroplanes, Malls, gyms and other A/C premises. We request them to allow the same for conducting wedding events.” further added by Satish Kamat, Secretary at Bombay Caterers Association.
Lalit Jain, Spokesperson at Bombay Caterers Association says, “The biggest problem for us is that the people have started enquiring for their wedding events scheduled in November and December 2020 but we are unable to answer them due to lack of information. And there is hardly any muhurat post January 15, 2021 and most of the weddings will happen in Nov-Dec.If the government provides us with the guidelines immediately, only then we will be able to get this business in coming season and our clients will be able to plan their weddings. If we do not get the guidelines, we will miss the coming wedding season.”
“Looking at the current situation, we are not asking for any bailout package / concessions / financial help from the government. We just need the permissions to work and earn our livelihood.” adds Lalit Jain, Spokesperson at Bombay Caterers Association
