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Ap:Situations Forcing Managements To Close Theaters Voluntarily
By: Tupaki Desk | 25 Dec 2021 7:14 AM GMT
The difficulties faced by the theatre owners in Andhra Pradesh are mounting as the authorities are inspecting the theatres and seizing them if any violations were detected. Besides seizing them, the concerned authorities are also slapping the theatres with fines on the grounds of not following the prescribed rules and guidelines.
As per the media reports, the revenue officials and officers from other departments are inspecting the theatres to look for various issues like the ticket fares, safety norms, facilities, Covid protocols, and others. If they found any violations, then the officials are serving notices to the concerned management.
As of now, the officials who are conducting the statewide searches have issued show-cause notices to as many as 28 theaters in the Prakasam district and more than 50 theatres were seized in Chittoor district alone. The number of theaters that are being shut on the grounds of various violations is going on.
Reports say that as of now more than 60 theatres across the state were shut. The officials are not leaving any stone unturned to check for the violations and not shying away from slapping the theater owners with show-cause notices directing them to shut the places. A few theatres that don't have the required licenses were also seized.
With things turning problematic for them, the theatre owners in a few regions are voluntarily closing their theatres saying that they cannot run the businesses by selling the ticket fares at lesser rates.
In their words, it is getting problematic for them to run the theatres. They have to spend thousands to pay the electricity bill and they should also take care of the salaries of the staff in the theatres. Giving all these aspects as the reasons that are forcing them to close the theatres, the owners are stalling the business.
The theater managements' are putting boards outside the theatre informing the movie-goers that the theaters are not in use currently in the wake of the current situation. A few famous and grand-old theatres were also seized by the officials holding them responsible for not following the prescribed guidelines.
As per the media reports, the revenue officials and officers from other departments are inspecting the theatres to look for various issues like the ticket fares, safety norms, facilities, Covid protocols, and others. If they found any violations, then the officials are serving notices to the concerned management.
As of now, the officials who are conducting the statewide searches have issued show-cause notices to as many as 28 theaters in the Prakasam district and more than 50 theatres were seized in Chittoor district alone. The number of theaters that are being shut on the grounds of various violations is going on.
Reports say that as of now more than 60 theatres across the state were shut. The officials are not leaving any stone unturned to check for the violations and not shying away from slapping the theater owners with show-cause notices directing them to shut the places. A few theatres that don't have the required licenses were also seized.
With things turning problematic for them, the theatre owners in a few regions are voluntarily closing their theatres saying that they cannot run the businesses by selling the ticket fares at lesser rates.
In their words, it is getting problematic for them to run the theatres. They have to spend thousands to pay the electricity bill and they should also take care of the salaries of the staff in the theatres. Giving all these aspects as the reasons that are forcing them to close the theatres, the owners are stalling the business.
The theater managements' are putting boards outside the theatre informing the movie-goers that the theaters are not in use currently in the wake of the current situation. A few famous and grand-old theatres were also seized by the officials holding them responsible for not following the prescribed guidelines.
