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MARGAO
Saloon Owners Association, Margao, has urged District Collector, the Margao Municipal Council and the police to crack a whip on illegal hair cutting saloons mushrooming in the commercial capital.
In a memorandum addressed to the district authorities and the MMC, the association pointed out that most of these illegal saloons are being operated by migrants from Delhi, UP and other states by taking closed shops on rent and without obtaining the mandatory licenses from the local authorities.
“These illegal saloons do not follow the rules and regulations laid down by the government. They keep the premises open as late as 11.30 pm when they are supposed to pull down the shutters by 9.30 pm. We had approached these illegal saloons and requested them to obtain proper licenses from the MMC and other authorities to operate, but in vain”, stated association president Laurel Abranches.
The memorandum signed by Abranches, association vice-president Chandrakant Khanapurkar and Secretary Sudesh Gauthankar have sought the intervention of the authorities to put a stop to the illegal saloons in the town.
Fearing that these saloons will once again open without the mandatory licenses after the lockdown, the association members have told the authorities that they are ready to accompany the officers to point out the various places where these saloons are operating.
