CHANDIGARH: Only members of Lake Sports Complex, popularly known as lake club, will be allowed to avail restaurant facility on the premises— a change to occur after two years.
The sports department of the UT administration had allowed non-members to avail the facility in 2018. Now, it has revised the terms and conditions for a tender to allot work to resume the restaurant and dine-in facility only for its members. Most of the members had raised objections to the old practice, arguing when they were paying huge fee, why were outsiders being allowed. They also claimed it could create chaos at the club. The move had come during a detailed discussion among senior officers and employees of the department.
The sport department would allow members to take caterer facilities from outside for marriage or other functions, otherwise, the successful bidder, who would be given the charge of the restaurant, would be there for functions or programmes of members.
By making these changes in the terms and conditions, the department has started the process to float the tender to get the competent bidder. Since financial viability was the most crucial component for the department, things were being planned accordingly, said an official.
The club has around 1,200 members — 500 of them are permanent. The club offers sports like tennis, archery, gymnasium and swimming.