Rooftop ban to hit Kolkata's F&B scene; restaurateurs willing to adapt lawfully

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KOLKATA: Planning a romantic candlelight dinner with your girlfriend at a rooftop restaurant, enjoying the skyline of Kolkata? You might want to change your 'dinning under the stars' plan.

After the fire at Hotel Rituraj near Burrabazar killed 14 people, the KMC has announced a citywide ban on rooftop restaurants and commercial setups on terraces.

The crackdown has already begun. A section of LMNOQ Skybar at Celica Park, Park Street, has been demolished. Other popular spots like The Black Cat Lounge, Boujee House, AMPM, Moti Mahal Delux and Barbeque Nation have shut their operations as well.