Tipplers in Delhi are facing a tough time scoring their favourite beer brands in the national capital as the popular brands are missing from the shelves and are being replaced by unknown bottles. aaa
The Delhi government's excise department has extended the licenses of liquor wholesalers and establishments such as bars and restaurants under a new policy for two months, in view of disruption caused by the third Covid wave and subsequent lockdown.
A list of liquor prices in Delhi and where to find stores selling them has been uploaded online by the Excise Department to help customers locate the newly opened vends in the city.
Delhi lockdown: Liquor stores saw long queues after the lockdown was announced
New Delhi:
Large queues were seen at several liquor stores in Delhi today moments after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm tonight till 5 am next Monday to tackle the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Liquor shops at Khan Market, Connaught Place s Gole Market and several other stores across the city faced a sudden rush as people raced to stock up on alcohol for the week.
Social distancing was missing, so were masks, as queues grew longer at the shops, photos shared on Twitter show.
People queue up outside a liquor shop in Gole Market area.