Covid-19: DDMA likely to permit business to customer exhibitions in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Traders and people associated with the exhibition and event industry in Delhi may get big relief soon as the Delhi Disaster Management Authority is likely to permit business to customer exhibition.
The DDMA is also likely to order continuation of schools for senior classes (IX to XII) which have already been reopened in the capital. The DDMA order will be issued on Wednesday.
Chamber of Trade & Industry (CTI) chairman Brijesh Goyal said while business to business exhibitions were permitted in Delhi after Covid-19 situation improved, but business to customer exhibitions have been banned since the coronavirus outbreak in the capital.
"The government is likely to give relaxations to the exhibition and event industry which will help hundreds of exhibition traders and thousands of people directly or indirectly associated with them. About 40,000 people are estimated to be associated with the industry in Delhi and they have been waiting for a long time,” said Goyal.
Led by Goyal, a group of traders associated with the industry recently met health and industry minister Satyendar Jain and senior DDMA officials with requests to allow business to customer exhibitions and events. “There are no restrictions on business to customer exhibitions in Noida, Gurugram and Ghaziabad due to which so many events have been shifted to neighbouring cities. Due to which the Delhi government is also losing revenue,” said Goyal.
The traders have been demanding that because the Covid situation has improved and weekly markets, cinemas, schools, metro, malls, markets etc. have been permitted to open exhibitions and events should also be permitted. “It will create thousands of jobs because tent, light, camera, sound and mic, food, catering, decorators, security services are directly connected to this industry,” said Goyal.