Chennai: With the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19 coming to an end Monday morning, the Tamilnadu government is likely to extend it with more relaxations.
According to sources, cinema theatres will be allowed to resume operations in this round of relaxations, thanks to the steady decrease in coronavirus cases across the State.
“Chief Minister M K Stalin will hold discussions with Ministers, officials and healthcare experts before arriving at a final decision,” sources added.
Members of Tamil Cinema Theatre Owners Association called on Stalin on Thursday and discussed reopening of cinema halls.
Post second wave of Covid, lockdown was imposed and theatres were shut. With things slowly coming to normalcy, various lockdown restrictions have been relaxed, however theatres remain shut.
Amidst such a scenario, theatre owners called on the Chief Minister. They held discussion about reopening theatres.
Sources said that how and when they can be reopened and safety protocols be followed were discussed.