The Hindu : Cities / Hyderabad : Sales at pubs, restaurants take a hit with anti drunk driving Laws!!

Many prefer to party either at home or friends' places now

Ever since the anti-drunk driving was launched by the traffic police, it's not just the guzzlers who are a worried lot but the pub and restaurant owners too as most of them are staring at poor sales reports in the last few days.

Initiative welcomed

Publicly, however, they are welcoming the initiative. Restaurant owners also claim that their business has not been affected, compared to pubs and lounges as it is mostly the families who frequent them. They also notice a significant change.

“People are making sure they do not drive vehicles after consuming liquor or they are arranging cabs, which is a good trend,” says Andhra Pradesh Hotels and Restaurants Association secretary Pradeep Kumar Dutt.

There are about 130 hotels and restaurants, which are classified into three, four and five classes and over two dozen pubs and lounges in the city.

Some of the best earning ones are located in prime areas where the police action is the strongest. Each pub does a business of about Rs.1 lakh per day, which doubles on weekends. With the police generally targeting youngsters frequenting pubs, their business has gone for a toss, acknowledges a pub owner, wishing anonymity.

“How many can afford drivers or cabs every time they visit a pub or lounge. Many prefer to party either at home or at friends' places,” he rues. An unintended off-shoot of the drive against drunk driving is that the retail booze dealers are sporting big smiles as they have been noticing a spurt in their sales with partygoers being homebound.

via thehindu.com

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