Mumbai: As city issues strict SOPs for NYE, illegal beach shacks pop up for big bash

Although the government has restricted New Year's Eve events amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a beach party is being organised at Navapur in Virar West on December 31. Organisers are promising live music, food, fireworks, stay in tents and a dance floor, 6 pm onwards. Hoteliers claim that the beach shacks are illegal and eating into...