Home delivery of liquor in Aurangabad

AURANGABAD: District collector Uday Choudhary has allowed home delivery of liquor in Aurangabad city while people in rural parts have been told to purchase liquor directly from the wine shops.
The order would be implemented from Monday and the shops have been told to deliver the liquor only between 10 am and 5 pm within the city limits. The shops have been told to make the necessary arrangements without charging anything over the maximum retail price. The orders are not for the Cantonment area.
Several liquor shops in the city limits have started circulating their WhatsApp numbers for accepting online orders.
The order stated that all the liquor shop owners should ensure that all precautions are taken for the health of the staffers. They should also keep a check on the body temperature on a daily basis for early detection of any symptoms.
“The staffers with any symptoms of cough, fever should be stopped from coming to work,” the order stated. While those doing home delivery of liquor should ensure social distancing, covering their faces with masks, headgear, hand gloves, ensure personal hygiene with special attention to the cleaning of hands.
Authorities maintained that every staffer employed with the liquor shop will have to obtain an identity proof from the excise department for carrying out the home delivery. Each liquor shop has been asked to limit the number of delivery boys to 10, with each of them being allowed to carry not more than 24 units of liquor at a single go.