Wine shops in Guwahati sold liquor worth₹ 22.5 crore during the Durga Puja this year.
The Excise Department has reveled that total revenue generated from liquor sales during this festive season amounted approximately ₹ 22.5 crore.
The remarkable statistics highlights the city’s exuberant celebration during the festival, as alcohol sales surge.
The figure has risen this year by a significant stretch. In 2022, alcohol worth Rs 16.80 crore was sold in Kamrup Metropolitan district.
Earlier, Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that there will be no dry day or ban on liquor sales during the Durga Puja celebrations in the state.
While addressing the media, CM Sarma said, “If we announce any restriction on liquor sales, the black marketers would start hoarding immediately and sell them during puja. As a result media outlets would report it blaming the government.”
