Two days after resuming operations, most major malls in Mumbai downed shutters on Tuesday over their inability to comply with the mandate to use fully vaccinated staff. Many said they had taken their cue earlier from BMC commissioner I S Chahal’s verbal instructions that staff be allowed to work provided they had received at least one dose.
But with the state’s August 16 notification saying all employees must have completed 14 days after receiving both doses, malls have decided to shut down for now. Visitors were surprised to find Inorbit and Infiniti at Malad shut. Growel’s 101 in Kandivli, R City in Ghatkopar and Phoenix at Lower Parel were also closed on Tuesday. In Thane, Viviana Mall and Korum Mall, however, remained operational. In a statement, the Shopping Centres Association of India said given the restrictions, malls will not be able to operate. It would be at least a month (tentatively September-end) before a sizable number of their staff get second doses, provided vaccines are available, it said.
News Source : News Logic
