Liquor Shops Will Be Open In Lockdown 3.0 In Green Zones And Some People Are Extremely Happy
Click here to find out how people are reacting the news of liquor shop opening in green zones in lockdown 3.0.
Lockdown 3.0 will begin in India, May 4 onwards, after it was extended for the second time till May 17.
However, people do not seem as bummed about this extension as the previous ones, because this comes with ¡®much needed¡¯ relaxations for green and orange zones. For many Indians it is like their prayers have been answered as the government will allow reopening of liquor and paan shops in green range zones.
Liquor stores & paan shops will be allowed to function in green zones while ensuring minimum six feet distance (2 gaz ki doori) from each other & ensuring that not more 5 persons are present at one time at the shop: MHA on the extension of #lockdown for two weeks from May 4
¡ª ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020
¡®Liquor stores & paan shops will be allowed to function in green zones while ensuring minimum six feet distance (2 gaz ki doori) from each other & ensuring that not more 5 persons are present at one time at the shop¡¯, reads the statement issued by MHA on Friday. However according to some reports, liquor shops will be allowed to open in both orange and green zones.
As soon as this news was announced, people took to social media to express their joy and some to make fun of people in Delhi - because there are mostly red zones in the national capital.
Here are some of the choicest reactions to the reopening of the alcohol shops:
Govt: Liquor now available in green zone
¡ª Humor Being ?? (@followTheGupta) May 1, 2020
People searching their zone : #Lockdown3 pic.twitter.com/7YbKdHgNUc
#liquor tomorrow at liquor shop. pic.twitter.com/deU30DIUvU
¡ª Sam (@sam96330704) May 1, 2020
Liquor Shop can be opened in #lockdown3 pic.twitter.com/ihQYto87ND
¡ª Simranjeet Kaur (@sarabjeet_123) May 1, 2020
#Lockdown3 #Lockdownextention
¡ª Raiyu? (@raiya_rza) May 1, 2020
Liquor n paan stores will open in green zone
Le drinkers and smokers : pic.twitter.com/DOmYUB0pIj
Liquor shop owners in Green zone :- pic.twitter.com/O2OGpx84LK
¡ª Surendra (@Arrre_bhai) May 2, 2020
Delhiites with zero Green Zone be like: pic.twitter.com/kkawGQZv9a
¡ª Madhur (@ThePlacardGuy) May 1, 2020
Ministry of Home Affairs allowed Paan shops & #Liquorshops to be open in #Lockdown3
¡ª Haris Pathan (@HarisPathan8) May 1, 2020
Meanwhile Paan waala & #Liquorshops :- pic.twitter.com/KO8H86keR5
#LiquorShops opens ? pic.twitter.com/OOwIvRshur
¡ª JASH? (@_jaxsh_) May 2, 2020
Needless to mention, the shop owners would have to be extra careful to make sure that customers maintain social distancing and do not overcrowd.
