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Liquor Stores To Open In Green Zones From 4 May As Lockdown Extension Provides Slew Of Relaxations
Swarajya Staff
May 01, 2020, 08:44 PM | Updated 08:44 PM IST
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Liquor stores which have been closed since the start of the lockdown will finally be allowed to open in Green Zone from 4 May. The liquor store owners have been instructed to maintain social distancing in the shops and not allow over five customer at a given time.
JUST IN: Liquor shops can open in green zones after May 3. And liquor shops in red zones can open if they don't fall in containment pockets. Vendors must ensure social distancing and not more than 5 customers at a time in shop. ð¥ð¥ #LockdownExtension
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) May 1, 2020
Various state governments have been calling for liquor shops to reopen by citing a precarious loss of excise revenue.
The relaxations in Green Zones also mean that domestic helps, drivers and cleaners will be allowed to go to work but rules of respective resident welfare associations will apply.
Today’s lockdown extension announcement means that the government has opted for a calibrated exit strategy and situation will almost return to normalcy in green zones.
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