Archive · 14 Jun 2025
Kolkata Rooftop Hearings Set to Resume After SOP Approval
The city is going to start listening to appeals from rooftop restaurants, bars, and lounges that were shut down.
This is because of a fire at a hotel that killed people and the government wants to make sure businesses are safe.
First, officials will create new safety rules.
Then, they will listen to what the businesses have to say and decide if they can reopen, based on the new rules and recommendations from fire safety experts.
Rooftop restaurant hearings to resume after SOP approval by the state government.
The committee will draft the SOP after its second meeting next week.
The fate of the rooftop establishments will depend on the hearings following the SOP's finalization.
The crackdown on rooftop establishments was triggered by the Rituraj Hotel fire and subsequent inspections.
The Fire Services Directorate's observations will have topmost priority in decisions.
- Who
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Mayor Firhad Hakim, business owners, and various government officials.
- What
- Rooftop restaurant hearings to resume after state government approval of a safety SOP.
- When
- Hearings will resume after the SOP is finalized.
- Where
- Kolkata, India
- Why
- To address fire safety concerns in establishments and determine the fate of closed rooftop businesses.
- Organization
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)
- Official
- Mayor Firhad Hakim
- Action
- Resuming rooftop establishment hearings
- Reason
- To address fire safety concerns and determine the fate of businesses.
- Trigger
- Rituraj Hotel fire
- SOP Goal
- Establish and enforce fire safety norms
