DPCC had issued Notice to 400 Hotel Owners of Paharganj area for certain alleged shortcomings, I had written to the Environment Minister to revoke it : MLA Vishesh Ravi
Heart-felt gratitude to Environment Minister Gopal Rai for his prompt & apt action in the matter : MLA Vishesh Ravi
Getting this notice revoked was a top-most priority as these hotels owners are already financially stressed due to the pandemic : MLA Vishesh Ravi
These hotels provide employment to the local residents of the area & their closure would have further worsened the employment crisis : MLA Vishesh Ravi
New Delhi :
Kejriwal Government has granted relief to 400 hotel owners of the Paharganj & Karol Bagh area who were distressed due to the closure notice issued by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). AAP MLA Shri Vishesh Ravi had written to Delhi’s Environment Minister Shri Gopal Rai requesting him to revoke this notice stating closure of these 400 hotels. The MLA said that he had to intervene in the matter immediately because these hotels are already struggling to make ends meet & more importantly, they employ residents from the area who would be distraught & left unemployed if this order came into effect.
He added, “On 22nd April, a delegation of the affected Hotel Owners met the Environment Minister to plead the case. The Environment Minister was very accommodating in his approach and ordered immediate revocation of the said notice. Such quick & apt action shows the citizen-centric mindset of Shri Gopal Rai, for which I thank him wholeheartedly”
10 hotels had already been sealed by SDM – Karol Bagh after the notice was issued but Shri Gopal Rai understood the pain of the Hotel Owners and ordered revocation of the previous order, to which the delegation gave a heartfelt standing applause.
The Hotel Owners breathed a sigh of relief and whole-heartedly thanked the Kejriwal Government for this step. They were also full of gratitude for MLA Vishesh Ravi & thanked him for intervening time & again to protect the industry’s interests.