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PMC allows cinemas, theatres to open with 50 pc capacity

The PMC has also given permission to reopen indoor stadiums outside containment zones for badminton, tennis, squash, shooting range and other sports.

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Pune Municipal Corporation, pune city news, pune cinema halls, pune theatres, pune covid updatesCinema halls, theatres, multiplexes and auditoriums were allowed to reopen outside containment zones in Pune. (Photo: Express archive)

A day after the Maharashtra government ordered further relaxations in the lockdown, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has allowed the reopening of cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes and auditoriums with 50 per cent sitting capacity.

In an order issued on Thursday, Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar said that cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes and auditoriums are allowed to reopen outside containment zones. However, there are restrictions on selling or carrying food items. It is also mandatory to follow the standard operating procedure issued by the Centre for cinema halls and auditoriums.

The PMC has also given permission to reopen indoor stadiums outside containment zones for badminton, tennis, squash, shooting range and other sports.

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Yoga institutes in the city have also been allowed to reopen outside containment zones, in accordance with guidelines of the state government and standard operating procedure issued by the Centre.

Kumar clarified that the reopening of various facilities and services in the city will be applicable till the next order.

Educational institutes and coaching classes have still not been allowed to open, and they are only allowed to operate for limited teaching and non-teaching staff.

Ajay Jadhav
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Ajay Jadhav is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, Pune. He writes on Infrastructure, Politics, Civic issues, Sustainable Development and related stuff. He is a trekker and a sports enthusiast. Ajay has written research articles on the Conservancy staff that created a nationwide impact in framing policy to improve the condition of workers handling waste.  Ajay has been consistently writing on politics and infrastructure. He brought to light the lack of basic infrastructure of school and hospital in the hometown of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde even as two private helipads were developed by the leader who mostly commutes from Mumbai to Satara in helicopter. Ajay has been reporting on sustainable development initiatives that protects the environment while ensuring infrastructure development.  ... Read More

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