A day after 40 liquor shops were allowed to operate across the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir Excise Department has ordered opening of more 73 shops in Phase-2 on Friday.
As per order issued from the office of the Excise Commissioner, J&K on Thursday evening addressed to the District Magistrate Jammu said that as per the orders of the Government, 40 shops shown as standalone across UT were identified in first around and they were opened.
\u201cBaring few places in Jammu, the transactions in almost all shops remained satisfactory with the support of local administration and these shops were identified on the basis of available space and location for ensuring social distancing,\u201d read an order.
It further said that a second list containing 73 shops again fall comparatively in partial and semi standalone category having adequate space for queue.
\u201cShops falling in Malls, Shopping Complexes and busy Market places have been dropped to avoid any sort of inconvenience for the neighbouring shopkeepers, commuters to ensure social distancing,\u201d read an order and requested the administration to make elaborate security arrangements and deploy the Magistrate to maintain proper order tomorrow on Friday.
\u201cIt is further intimated that if the district administration deems it appropriate to open all shops irrespective of location like malls, complexes and market places, will be conveyed so that the lists are accordingly forwarded in future after stock checks,\u201d it read.
Pertinent to mention here that out of total 40, six shops were allowed to operate in Jammu district thus triggering chaos in particular localities.
Residents of respective localities where the shops were allowed to open, expressed resentment and rued the decision of allowing \u2018selected\u2019 shops to operate which defied guidelines and social distancing.
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