The government’s restrictions on participants at a wedding, has affected the band operators at these functions, already reeling under losses from last year’s lockdown.
Around 90 per cent of the 20 thousand marriages scheduled during the wedding season of April, May, June and July have been cancelled while the remaining 10 per cent are not opting for a band.
Manjit Kumar Soni, operator of one of the oldest band party based at Purana Bazar locality of Dhanbad said, “We had 200 bookings for the entire marriage season beginning from April 19 to July 15 but with new restriction limiting participants to 50 persons, around 90% of these bookings have been cancelled.”
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Dhanbad civic body partners with chamber of commerce to collect tax Drive to be carried out from February 12 to 23 at various locations across district
The Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, in a bid to mop up revenue through increasing realisation of taxes, has joined hands with Federation of Dhanbad Zila Chamber of Commerce.
The camps, scheduled to be held from February 12 to February 23, will be processing taxes including trade licence, holding tax and water user charges.
The first camp will be organised at Purana Bazar of Commerce on February 12. This will be followed by similar camps at Saraidhela on February 13, Jharia on February 14, Jamadoba on February 15, Kendua on February 16, Rangatand on February 17, Park Market on February 19, Bank More on February 20, Hirapur Hatia on February 21, Phusbunglow on February 22, and City Centre of February 23.