VADODARA: Vadodra Municipal Corporation
(VMC) sealed two prominent food joints in the Sayajigung area of the
city. The joints were sealed as they had not obtained health licences
from the civic body.
The two restaurants include an outlet belonging to a chain having presence in the state and an outlet of a multinational giant. VMC officials said the step was taken as they had not obtained licences for the outlets under the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations (GPMC) Act.
VMC in charge assistant municipal commissioner Narendra Vasava said besides these two restaurants, an ice cream outlet and a fast food joint had been issued notices. These outlets operate from premises that were earmarked for parking. What is surprising though is that the outlets that were given notices have been operating from shops that have been used for several years now. So far, VMC had not bothered to take any action against them. The permission for construction granted to the complex where the shops are located had been cancelled way back in 1993.
Suits have subsequently been filed regarding the issue. Officials said the present action was taken after complaints were received over the state of affairs.
Former deputy mayor and ruling BJP councillor Shailesh Mehta and former opposition leader and former Congress councillor Chirag Zaveri, too, raised the issue in the general board meeting on Monday. Mehta said the issue needed to be examined as the Food Safety Act was now in place while the notices were issued under the GPMC Act.
"Why is an old provision being used when a new one is in place? And does VMC have powers to seal eateries under the new act? The issue needs to be examined," Mehta said.
The two restaurants include an outlet belonging to a chain having presence in the state and an outlet of a multinational giant. VMC officials said the step was taken as they had not obtained licences for the outlets under the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations (GPMC) Act.
VMC in charge assistant municipal commissioner Narendra Vasava said besides these two restaurants, an ice cream outlet and a fast food joint had been issued notices. These outlets operate from premises that were earmarked for parking. What is surprising though is that the outlets that were given notices have been operating from shops that have been used for several years now. So far, VMC had not bothered to take any action against them. The permission for construction granted to the complex where the shops are located had been cancelled way back in 1993.
Suits have subsequently been filed regarding the issue. Officials said the present action was taken after complaints were received over the state of affairs.
Former deputy mayor and ruling BJP councillor Shailesh Mehta and former opposition leader and former Congress councillor Chirag Zaveri, too, raised the issue in the general board meeting on Monday. Mehta said the issue needed to be examined as the Food Safety Act was now in place while the notices were issued under the GPMC Act.
"Why is an old provision being used when a new one is in place? And does VMC have powers to seal eateries under the new act? The issue needs to be examined," Mehta said.
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