Goa excise dept starts issuing notices to liquor outlets

The Excise Department in Goa has started issuing showcause notices to bars, restaurants and liquor vendors situated within 500 metres of state and national highways.

The move comes following a recent Supreme Court order that has banned sale of liquor within 500 metres of the highways. Such outlets have to be closed down by March 31 and their license will not be renewed.

The revenue officials have compiled the data of such establishments in the state.

"We have started getting tentative list of the outlets from each taluka. Till date, all talukas except Mormugao and Ponda have around 1,900 outlets which are within the 500 m stipulation laid down by the Supreme Court," State Excise Commissioner Menino D Souza told

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