
Liquor can’t be bought by these outlets over-the-counter. (Representational)
Mumbai: Liquor may be home-delivered in Mumbai from tomorrow, however not in coronavirus containment zones, town’s civic physique BMC ordered in the present day, tweaking its guidelines for lockdown4.
A day after the Maharashtra authorities allowed on-line supply platforms Swiggy and Zomato to ship liquor within the state besides Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated barring containment zones – areas sealed off after a lot of virus instances -liquor outlets in Mumbai can be allowed to ship alcohol to prospects’ houses.
Only these with permits can be allowed to promote liquor in Mumbai, new BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal stated in an order on Friday.
Liquor can’t be bought by these outlets over-the-counter.
The outlets can use e-commerce platforms for home-delivery of alcohol.
Liquor sale was fully banned in until now in Mumbai, which is town worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak within the nation.
The nation’s monetary capital has over 25,000 COVID-19 instances and 882 have died.
Maharashtra has over 44,000 virus instances, with greater than 1,500 deaths.