The District Magistrate of Chandigarh on 9th July 2020, has issued directions to the owners/ managers/ care-takers etc. of hotels, restaurants, guest houses, sarais etc. to obtain I.D. proof from the visitors/customers/guests who stay in their Hotel/ Restaurant/Guest House/Sarai, etc., in the interest of safety and security of general public in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
The order seeks to prevent any type of terrorist activity, breach of peace, disturbance of public tranquility and damage to public property by impeding anti- social elements from clandestinely hiding-out temporarily in hotels, restaurants, guest houses, sarais and the like, in the Union Territory of Chandigarh and thus posing grave threats to human life and safety and the security of the general public therein.
The owners/ managers/ care-takers, etc. are required to strictly comply with the following directions:
- Prohibit the stay of unknown and unidentified persons in their premises.
- Maintain a register recording the identities of visitors/ customers/ guests.
- Obtain entries in the handwriting of the visitor/ customer/ guest, mentioning his/ her name, address, telephone number and identity proof along with his/ her signature in the register.
- The identity of the visitor shall be established through Aadhaar Card, Identity Card, Voter Card, Ration Card, Driving Licence, Passport and Photo Credit Card.
The order shall be in force from 15th July 2020 for a period of 60 days up-to and including 13th September 2020.
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