Nagpur: “Have you been fully vaccinated,” asked the old security guard standing at the entrance to the Eternity Mall at Variety Square.
Consumers quickly take their phone, swipe the screen to display copies online, and are allowed after that.
“If they don’t have a vaccination certificate, we insist on showing SMS at least.
If they don’t have a text message, then the entry is rejected,” the guard said.
After the relaxed timing of August 13, the main malls in the city finally decided to keep open until 10pm, respectively said management.
Management in the mall has also raised concerns to claim that it may be difficult to ensure that each fall has a vaccination certificate.
This will ultimately inhibit the sale at the outlet when the business has dropped.
Toi visited four malls to watch the scene.
Signs offer discounts filed to Beckon customers.
Not much seen.
At the Trillium Mall, near Rambagh, NMC also runs a drive through a vaccination center.
Announcements are made for consumers to vaccinate.
However, however, knowing that the dose is not available at any time.
The NMC team remains until 4pm.
When Ti visited the mall, the staff had ended.
In most malls there is no insistence to show vaccination certificates.
The crowd is moderate because the empty space is quite visible at the outlet.
“There is a crowd on independence day because of a vacation.
The order says that we have to limit entries that must be no more than 50% of the mall capacity.
We can take 20,000 people at a certain time but due to sidewalks, more than 5,000 are only allowed,” said a responsible person Answer over one of the malls who did not want to be named.
“Foot cracks have come down again on Monday.
The crowd is expected to increase on national holidays such as Rakhsha Bandhan who is on the corner.
It may be difficult to control the crowd and insist on vaccination certificates.
It will have a direct impact on sales.
There is no income for rent since More than a year.
Some outlets have done online business during locking but have not paid rent.
We have sent them reminders.
Legal action will only make this problem difficult, “said the source.
Restrictions in the film room are other reasons for keeping footsteps down, the source said.
Corridor Empress Mall, the oldest mall in the city, empty.
Some stores do not have one customer.
“We are confused whether the order says that the mall staff must be vaccinated or it is a visitor.
It may not be done to ensure that everyone comes vaccinated,” said a management official.
Management at the mall claims that they have ensured that all their staff get Jab.
When Tii conducted a random inquiry, one of the guard staff said he had not been vaccinated.
Technically, Nagpur Central is not a mall, but remembers the scale, it is no different from one.
The sidewalk on Malls does not apply to us, said General Manager of the Shop Padma Kumar.
Nagpur Central is not a mall because there is no individual outlet.
All sales occur under one head.
Nagpur Central has planned to keep open until 10pm from Monday.
Sales down to a quarter, he said.