As the city gears up for New Year parties and celebrations amid the Omicron fear, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued new guidelines for the gatherings, on Tuesday. Apart from a 50 per cent capacity cap on closed spaces and 25 per cent on open ones, the civic chief has said that organisers must inform the civic body beforehand if the number of guests expected at a venue is more than 200 and take prior permission for it.

BMC has put a 25 per cent capacity cap on open spaces. Representation pic