After quickly sourcing supplies, service staff and sanitising his restaurant, chef Jatin Mallick finally reopened Tres after a prolonged closure due to the Covid-19 lockdown. He didn't have great business numbers of Monday, but the day still fried his enthusiasm. A few tables at his European eatery were occupied for lunch, and as he watched the diners, he silently prayed that the worst was behind him. Shut down for eight weeks, the coronavirus still lurking in the air, the impending third wave of infections and asked to reopen on a 'trial' basis with time restrictions and sans permission to serve alcohol, the food and beverage industry has the odds stacked against it. No wonder most restaurant operators responded with a 'fingers crossed' circumstance when asked how they felt on resuming business on Monday. Kabir Suri termed it a good start and said things were positive for the first day, encouraging him to open most of his Dhaba, Mamagoto and Sly Granny outlets across NCR by the weekend. Deepak Bhatia, VP operations at his Punjab Grill and YouMee outlets. Hotels had a steady footfall. The Lodhi saw guests at its alfresco eatery Elan, Shangri-La's Eros New Delhi found diners trickling in for coffeee shop. What most hotels received queries for though were about the salons and majority werefully booked on the day. Curtailed operating hours and no serving of alcohol put off the resumption plans of a few eateries. Sidecar was one of them. Resuming without alcohol service meant taking on an unwanted financial burden, said Singh, who added that she would reopen the moment alcohol was permitted. The Transport Department Govt. of NCT of Delhi has issued "guidelines for scrapping of motor vehicles in delhi, 2018" vide order dated. 
