NEW DELHI: Citizens want state administrations to enable home delivery of alcohol in red zones to prevent the spread of covid-19 due to overcrowding at liquor shops, revealed a new survey from social media and community platform, LocalCirlces.
Around 52% consumers want liquor to be delivered at home in red zones. The survey highlighted that 16% consumers want shop opening time to be extended, while 23% said police must be deployed to ensure social distancing.
The survey was conducted among over 8,000 respondents across 250 districts in the country. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in its latest guidelines, said except in containment areas, standalone liquor shops can now re-open across the country that were closed due to the lockdown