Dharwad: Fear of Covid infection and nighttime at the district since December last week has reached beer sales.
The state government’s decision to force night hours starting at 10pm to 5 in the morning blocking Tiplers from the visiting bar and restaurant because they would not be able to sit and relax casually.
Fear was caught and fined by the police because Drunken driving was another reason that made Tipplers move away from the bar and restaurant.
Many prefer to celebrate the arrival of the new year on December 31 at home and bring liquor with parcels.
A similar situation has been valid in December 2020 and the sale of liquor has been hit.
However, when compared to the quantum of liquor sold in December 2020, there was a marginal decline in hard liquor sales in December 2021.
According to officials of Excise Ministry 1,50,755 liquor boxes from various brands sold in December 2020 in this district while in December 2021 quantum Liquor for sale is 1,50,003 boxes.
Each box contains 8.64 liters of liquor.
As of December 31, 2021, 6,162 Indian liquor boxes (IML) and 3,860 beer boxes worth RS 369.44 lakh were sold in the Dharwad district while on the same date the previous year, 7,222 IML boxes and 4,538 beer boxes worth Rs 7738.24 lakh for sale.
Excise officials and liquor sellers associated the sauce in the sale of liquor for fear of capturing cold and covid.
At night hours only add to their misery.
“When the government announced a total locking for 45 days by 2020, the seller of liquor that had a stock of around 300 to 400 boxes had to suffer from losing the extent to which the lakh.
Beer can be used for six months from the date of brewing and after it becomes not worth consuming.
Many liquor sellers must remove beer.
To activate the shops and clubs to spend stock before the expiration date, the government has allowed beer selling at the maximum retail price (MRP) but there is still no takeover because people are afraid of capturing cold and covid, ” Jeevan Shetty said, which is prominent.
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