dehradun owners of restaurants and cafes are not too hopeful about reopening on wednesday as they think the footfall of customers will be scarce and the social distancing protocol for dinein will need some getting used toit will be a new beginning for sure but we are afraid it wont be a smooth one said kanti kumar owner at sunburn bistro the standard operating procedure sop comes with a lot of protocols we have already lost a large stock of biscuits cold drinks and other food items during the lockdown we expect that the number of customers will reduce to half as they will have to follow social distancing norms business will pick up only eventually he addedramesh singh negi manager at the bercos outlet at crossroads mall said even though we were open for home delivery during the lockdown we will need some time to adjust to the new dining facilities the initial response of customers will help us decide the further course of action we are committed to hygiene and will strictly adhere to the new protocols