Cinema Hall Association in Assam demands to allow 100% audience

Oct. 4: The cinema halls in Assam remained close for a long period of time in the state due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In the recent revised guidelines, which came into effect from 2 October, 2021, the state government has allowed to reopen the cinema halls and multiplexes in the state with 50 percent capacity owing to the Covid situation.

However, on Monday, the All Assam Cinema Hall Association (AACHA) has urged upon the state government to consider allowing to reopen the cinema halls and multiplexes with 100 percent audience. The association also requested the state power minister Bimal Borah to consider a mechanism to address the electricity bill issues of the theatres hit by the restrictions. It claimed that at least three cinema halls were shut down due to the loss incurred during the Covid pandemic. The AACHA further said that it would be difficult for them to run the halls with 50 percent capacity as the halls remain shut for several months for which they have to incur huge loss.