The majestic Queen's Necklace - Marine
Drive- in the southern tip of the megapolis is all set to host a mobile
restaurant where visitors can dine atop an open-air bus. In a first of
its kind initiative in Mumbai, a private company today launched a
'moving restaurant' which will let customers enjoy their meals as they
drive down Marine Drive, the four-km seaside stretch. The service,
launched by Chennai-based The Moving Cart, will include a 90-minute each
ride along the Netaji Subash Chandra Road facing the Arabian Sea, three
times a day. "We will offer 12-course vegetarian and non-vegetarian
meals during the ride," Moving Cart co-founder Hardik Shah said, adding
one such bus is already operational in Chennai. Food will be pre-cooked
and bought from a nearby hotel to be heated and served to the patrons
due to which prior online booking has to be done, he added. The bus has
a capacity to accommodate 20 people on each deck. While the top deck is
an open-air facility, the lower deck is air-conditioned cabin.
The
Marine Drive also houses the city's only revolving restaurant. Shah
said each bus costs Rs 1 crore with all the modifications and the
company has necessary permissions in place to operate. However, it does
not have the permissions to serve alcohol yet and will be applying for
one soon, he said. An unlimited vegetarian meal will cost Rs 1,200,
while a non-vegetarian one will be Rs 1,400 apiece. Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation will help the company market the idea.
Inaugurating the service, MTDC Managing Director Jagdish Patil said such
attractions are very important as they ultimately help increase the
tourism potential of the city.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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