Gurugram: 50 guests will be allowed in wedding ceremonies

GURUGRAM: A maximum of 50 guests will be allowed to attend a wedding and the banquet hall will have to seek prior permission from the deputy commissioner to organise a wedding on their premises, guidelines issued by the urban local bodies department on Friday state. Moreover, liquor will not be allowed in the ceremonies.

The Gurugram District Administration has issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) for weddings and salons and barber shops.

“Marriage/banquet halls can be opened with a maximum of 50 guests at any time. However, they have to obtain prior permission for organising wedding functions in their premises from the deputy commissioner or any other authorised officer,” said Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Amit Khatri.

It further stated that every marriage function shall be conducted in an open public place with proper natural ventilation.

Moreover, a person who is a resident in the containment zone will not be allowed to attend the function.

“A nodal person shall be appointed for overseeing the arrangements and coordination at the venue. A list of attendees of the marriage with contact details has to be maintained and all guests should have Arogya Setu app downloaded in their mobile phones,” said the Gurugram Deputy Commissioner

For salons, people with flu-like symptoms shall not be allowed inside and disposable towel/paper sheets are mandatory to be used by each client.

Specific instructions have been given to these salons about the hygiene and sanitization norms which they have to follow strictly while operating. Those involved in the business of beauty will wear full PPE kits and gloves. Besides sanitisation process, norms on social distancing also have to be followed. Staff and customer capacity has been asked to keep low.