GUWAHATI: Guwahati consumed liquor worth around ₹21 crore during the Durga Puja.
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According to Excise Department sources, Guwahatians guzzled down more than ₹20 crore worth of alcohol in just three days of Puja this time around while denying news of sales crossing 30 crores in some media.
In 2023, during the last three days of Durga Puja, that is October 22, 23, and 24, Guwahati sold liquor worth over ₹22 crore.The Excise Department revealed that the total revenue generated from liquor sales during last year’s festive occasion amounted to approximately ₹22.5 crore.As per the data procured from the Excise Department, till November 30, 2022, Guwahati had consumed 1,42,82,618. 6455 litres of liquor.For context, in the first eleven months of 2022, Guwahati consumed over 76,50,314.3775 litres of IMFL and more than 66,32,304.268 litres of beer, which is around 1.42 crore litres overall.In the first eleven months of 2021, roughly 126 lakh litres were consumed by residents of Guwahati.