select the specific location where the footfall is highershoppers are readythese days a large number of people work during the night this move will be very useful for them dubai new york and many other cities around the world have shops functioning round the clock our city is a big metro and a hub for medical tourism and this move is a welcome one also if most shops are open in the night i dont think there will be any security issues but the govt should make it clear whether tasmac is allowed to function throughout the night or not says dheenadayalan a radio professional chennai will now truly become a global city i shifted base to chennai from las vegas where shops would be open well into the night but here i found that most retails even bigger chains would shut by maximum 10pm and it was a big bummer for me because i would get free from office only after 8pm there have been instances when ive had to take permission to buy gym and sports accessories because the shop would close by the time i make it there if the retail outlets at least major apparel and sporting brands stay open the whole day it makes life easier for us says a happy karunya srikanth investment banker adds sushma a working professional it comes as a blessing for shopaholics like me now i can shop in peace after work without worrying about the store timings all my midnight cravings can be fullfilled without waiting for the store to be opened the next day cant really believe that this is finally happening in chennai it is a dream come truewe go 24x7the tamil nadu government has issued a government order go permitting all shops and establishments in the state to remain open 24x7 for a period of three years as of now with a few conditionseven the cops are worried about the securitythis will make things hecticits definitely going to be more work for the police sometimes when theres a need we do double shifts this is going to make things even more hectic whats more worrying is that itll be a tough task to keep crime rate under check now when you confront someone at night he will have a readymade answer ive come to shop a cop from the kotturpuram police stationmore work for usjob opportunities will increase for sure but so will criminal activities we will have to increase night patrol and station more beat cops its more work for us a cop on duty at t nagartaxi fares might come downif we have more customers during the night on a regular basis we will definitely come down to day tariff the reason why the taxi services have extra night charges is because there are less customers once that increases it will benefit us and as will be less traffic during that time chances are we will be able to cover more