Raipur: The opening of a beer bar at Raipur airport seems like a far fetched dream. While it was first the name of the airport, Swami Vivekanand, which created hurdles in serving liquor at the airport, now the airport authorities and state excise department have locked horns over the issue of rebate on license fee for the same.
As reported in these columns, Airports Authority of India (AAI) had shelved the proposal for a beer bar in the food court last year after objections questioning liquor sale at a place named after the great monk.
In their eagerness to please these sections, AAI, while agreeing to shelve the proposal, had forgotten that liquor bars are a booming business at domestic and international terminals in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Now, there are no takers for the proposed restaurant cum beer bar, which is to be located outside the terminal building. The authorities had earlier planned a rent of Rs 2.36 lakh per month but found no takers for it even after reducing it to Rs 1.10 lakh.
Read news in full 13/06/14 Anuja Jaiswal/Times of India
As reported in these columns, Airports Authority of India (AAI) had shelved the proposal for a beer bar in the food court last year after objections questioning liquor sale at a place named after the great monk.
In their eagerness to please these sections, AAI, while agreeing to shelve the proposal, had forgotten that liquor bars are a booming business at domestic and international terminals in New Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai.
Now, there are no takers for the proposed restaurant cum beer bar, which is to be located outside the terminal building. The authorities had earlier planned a rent of Rs 2.36 lakh per month but found no takers for it even after reducing it to Rs 1.10 lakh.
Read news in full 13/06/14 Anuja Jaiswal/Times of India
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