Oberoi 70 per cent ready, to reopen by March 2010

Mumbai, November 24: A year after rifle-toting terrorists launched a brutal attack on the Trident tower and its adjacent Oberoi hotel, the management is racing against time to reopen the entire complex to the public next year.

The Trident was reopened in December last year and the hotel management is hoping to reopen the Oberoi by March next year, 70 per cent restoration of which is already completed.

The Trident tower presents a lively picture with security persons at the main gate having a tough time with the steady stream of guests and visitors checking in. Bell boys in the lobby tow in the luggage of a group of Germans, while mediapersons trundle in armed with cameras and notepads for press conferences that are more frequent now compared to last year when gunmen struck on November 26 and took everyone inside hostage for nearly three days.
–PTI