Gurbaxish Kohli vice-president in charge, Federation of Hotels and Restaurants' Association of India (FHRAI), and past president Hotels and Restaurants' Association of Western India (HRAWI), is like the rest of his ilk, gearing up for Mumbai's culinaryscape to take one step closer to normal, with the government giving the green light to restaurants to open. Here, the Dadar resident and restaurateur speaks out about opening preparations, patronage amidst pandemic and more...

The opening is slated for October first week, which date in particular?
That is yet to be decided, we will know in a few days. We have started preparing within these seven days, we have to undertake deep cleaning, sanitation, fumigation, and electric appliances have to be switched on and checked. We have our labour problems too. This industry has 60 to 70 per cent migratory labour. Many workers have left, they may be unable to travel back because not all states have travel options. This is also the harvest season in villages, when in normal times too, staff used to go and come back post Navratri, so we will just have to see what to do now, and take rapid decisions.