i came here today only because i was in the area there was a time when you used to wonder should i go to hkv or cyberhub now while cyber hub is better than any other party venue in delhi the choice is between travelling to gurgaon to party or just dropping by cpritika sharma a du student says when i used to come to hkv the staff from various restaurants would stand outside and tell us what the outlet was offering from ladies night to discounted food and drinks but now when we come here we already know where we are going because there arent many options earlier we used to walk down till the end of the lane but now we are scared to go to that side its so emptyearlier the traffic used to be jammed for hours but nothing now auto driversits not only the restaurateurs that are hit hard by the shutdown the cab and autorickshaw drivers that used to stand outside the hub admit that the less footfall has affected their business as well vijay mandal an auto driver tells us i have been working in this area for the last five years pehle yahan lambi line hoti thi autos ki phir cab ki aur uske beech mein ye car lekar log aa jate thay car ke upar naachte rehte thay pichhle saal tak agar weekend mein hkv aa gaye toh poore week ki kamai ke barabar teen din mein kamai hoti thi ab toh hkv se zyada income main road pe ho jati haifootfall down by 50 restaurateurshkvs situation hasnt come as a surprise to either the patrons or the restaurateurs while there are a few eateries that have managed to sustain business there are some who thought it was better to change the location of their restaurant than to wait for things to get better here on the condition of anonymity one of the restaurateurs who recently has wrapped business in hkv and opened a restaurant in another location in the city says that it became impossible to run a business at a place where you are always at the mercy of some government department to carry on with your everyday operations he says we have always catered to the crowd thats into noncommercial music but we dont get that kind of crowd in hkv anymore it has become a very offercentric market the footfall has fallen drastically in the last one year as there is so much negative publicity about hkv and each day theres news of some authority cancelling restaurants licences and shutting them down people are confused they dont know if they will find their favourite restaurant open the next time they visit hkvin last three months the footfall in hkv has gone down by 50 says riyaaz amlani former president of the national restaurant association of india nrai and the owner of hauz khas social hkv is the perfect spot and one of the most beautiful locations