It’s true that no one parties harder than the people of Delhi and that was visible during the Holi week. The national capital witnessed an influx of people buying liquor during the festival. As per the data provided by the excise department, the Delhiites bought 2602043 bottles of liquor worth Rs 58.8 crore on a single day on March 6. On the eve of the new year, outlets in Delhi sold 2030664 bottles.
On March 6, 26 lakh bottles of liquor were sold in a single day. As per the excise department, Delhiites consumed liquor worth a total cost of Rs 58.8 crore in one day alone. This is a solid jump from a little over 20 lakh bottles sold during the eve of New Year.
The liquor sale in March was higher compared to the previous month. More than 1.13 crore liquor bottles worth around Rs 238 crore were sold in a week.
Delhi’s liquor sale in the first week of March
March 1 – 15,230,48 bottles worth Rs 27.9 crore
March 2 – 14,56,725 bottles worth Rs 26.5 crore
March 3 – 16,49,855 bottles worth Rs 31.9 crore
March 4 – 17,87,656 bottles worth Rs 35.5 crore
March 5 – 22,90,444 bottles worth Rs 46.5 crore
March 6 – 2602043 bottles worth Rs 58.8 crore
March 7 – Approx 20 lakh bottles were sold
March 8 – Dry day
As per the officials, most liquor shops in Delhi ran out of famous beer brands as the demand was so high. On March 8, all liquor shops remained closed in Delhi.
