Uniform sign boards for Hotels before Games

October 29, 2009 06:41 pm | Updated 06:41 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has told hotel associations to have designs of their hotel sign boards approved by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi so that entire localities may have uniform sign boards.

Addressing a delegation of Hotel Association of Karol Bagh and Federation of Hotel Associations that called on her on Wednesday to demand better civic amenities in areas where hotels, lodges and guest houses are situated, the Chief Minister said she had directed the MCD to complete improvement of roads by June 30 next year. Also, the MCD and the Public Works Department have been instructed to install proper and uniform sign boards with relevant information at various places.

During the meeting, the associations said better amenities were the need of the hour in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games as a large number of visitors and tourists would be putting up in various hotels in the city. There are 225 hotels in Karol Bagh, around 600 in Paharganj and 60 in Mahipalpur. In all, these hotels will make available about 6,000 rooms during the Games.

The delegates raised their demand for grant of licences in the Mahipalpur area as it was becoming difficult for the civic body to issue licences due to pending formal regularisation of the colony. It was decided that temporary licences would be issued for a period of two-three years which could be extended thereafter keeping in view the circumstances prevailing then.

The hotel associations also demanded creation of adequate parking lots in Karol Bagh. It was decided that a parking space would be developed in a school building plot which has been lying deserted for many years.

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