Bengal

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will conduct a surprise visit to ascertain whether rooftop restaurants in the city are operating by following the standard operating procedure (SOP), including fire safety norms. As many as 21 among 83 such restaurants had submitted an undertaking to the civic body before the pujas and had opened their gates.

A senior KMC official said that they want to find out whether those rooftop restaurants that have not submitted any undertaking ahead of the pujas have been operational or not. At the end of August, KMC had announced a standard operating procedure (SOP) for rooftop restaurants, allowing those that were shut down to reopen before Durga Puja, provided they sign an indemnity bond and comply with fire safety norms. Under the guide

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