Cinema halls to reopen in Maharashtra from today

In a new update on the front of COVID unlocks, the Maharashtra government has allowed the opening of cinema halls from today.

Cinema halls will open in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra after months of being shut down in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. This includes regular movie halls, theaters, and multiplexes outside containment zones.

They will, however, be allowed to function at only 50% capacity. No eatables will be allowed inside, a government notification issued today said.

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"The SOP for the same will be issued by the cultural affairs department and local authorities," the notification signed by Maharashtra Chief Secretary, Sanjay Kumar, said.

The Union government had on October 14 allowed multiplexes, cinema halls, and theatres to reopen with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). The Ministry of Home Affairs had then left it to states to take a final call on the matter, based on specific situations.