Chennai: From tomorrow, one can’t straight away walk into a TASMAC shop to buy liquor.
For, the government has fixed timings for various age groups to buy liquor. While those above 50 can purchase liquor from 10 am to 1 pm, those between 40 and 50 years can do it from 1 to 3 pm and those below 40 years can buy between 3 and 5 pm. This decision has been taken to avoid crowding, sources said.
It may be recalled that the State government had on Monday evening announced opening of liquor shops in the State from 10 am to 5 pm tomorrow, with stringent norms–only in non-containment zones–as people in bordering districts of Tamilnadu thronged the wine shops in neighbouring Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, where the shops were allowed to open.