People coming on a trip to Nainital will have to loose a lot of pockets. Eating and drinking in restaurants has become more expensive than ever. Now a higher price will have to be paid for entering the Mall Road in Nainital. The prices of boat rides in Naini Jheel are also going to increase soon. The municipality has passed a proposal to increase the boat fare in the board meeting.
Along with parking in the city, there is a preparation to increase the entry fees of tourist places. According to Pankaj Kumar, operator of Nainital’s pure vegetarian Shiva restaurant, due to the high cost of raw materials from the market, increasing transportation costs, it has become a compulsion to increase the rate of food.
Ruchir Shah, the operator of Anupam Restaurant, says that the prices of non-veg have also increased. The dish of chicken has increased from Rs 50 to Rs 100 per plate, in mutton from Rs 100 to Rs 200 per plate. According to Pawan Bora, owner of Anita Restaurant, apart from petrol and diesel, the menu card has to be revised due to the increase in the price of cooking oil, meat, chicken, spices, rice, flour and vegetables.
Lakebridge octroi increased by 20 percent
Municipality Nainital has increased the contract of Lakebridge octroi by about 20 to 30 percent. In such a situation, till now every tourist vehicle entering Nainital had to deduct octroi of Rs 90, which is going to be between Rs 100 and 120. With this, tourists coming to Nainital by their car will also have to loose more pockets.
Boat ride will have to pay more money
Till now, for boating in Naini Lake, a full round of the lake is done for Rs 240 and half a round of the lake in 160. Boaters have been demanding a hike in boat fares for a long time. Its proposal has already been passed by the municipality. In such a situation, the fare of boat ride can also increase by about 50 percent. There is an attempt to implement the increased rent rates from the new financial year.
Rate list
Name rate (a year ago) now
Dal Makhani 120 200
Kadhai Paneer 180 270
bread 07 20
Butter Chicken 580 700
Mutton Rogan Juice 300 500