Chennai: Tasmca netted income from 217.9 Crore on Saturday, when people packed outlet liquor to turn on bottles considering the total locking on Sunday.
Outlet in Chennai and three neighboring districts contributed around 25 percent of total sales recorded on Saturday, official source said.
Usually, liquor sells for Rs 290-300 Crore for weekends – on Saturdays and Sundays combined.
However, the Covid-19 protocol is like wearing a mask and keeping social distance thrown into the wind when customers compete with each other to get their liquor.
Outlets in ThoraiPakkam at Rajiv Gandhi Silai wear a screwed look at night.
Customers jostle each other and some are seen without wearing a mask near the sales counters.
The scene was no different in two outlets in Madipakkam.
Clearly, the enforcement of the Covid protocol at the outlet has taken the back seat.
When contacted, the official source in Tasmac said they would restore a circle sign system for individuals to maintain social distance.