Historically Indian Coffee House on the Mall road Shimla will be remain open till 2200 hours from Christmas till New year to facilitate the tourists on the occasion of Christmas and New Year, a senior functionary of ICWS management said. Shimla town is jam packed by the x-mass revelries and special arrangement have been made by the Tourism Department on the Ridge Ground.
Talking to Himvani, a Senior Functionary of ICWS Mr. B.N.Mehta said that advisory have been issued to Local Management to keep the Indian Coffee house Shimla open till 10 pm. Normally the Coffee House gets closed by 2000 hours in the Winter season. He said that advisory to be remained effect from X Mass to New years as coffee. Indian Coffee house Shimla caters thousands of tourists, local, new years and X Mass revelries in large number.
The gates of all church including the protestant Church at Ridge are open till midnight where large number of devotees and tourists were visiting bearing the ice cold waves.