Over 60 liquor outlets operated by TASMAC identified for closure in Coimbatore district after State government directive

Authorities successful Coimbatore territory person initiated enactment to adjacent implicit 60 liquor outlets operated by the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) pursuing the State government’s bid issued connected Tuesday to unopen shops functioning wrong 500 metres of acquisition institutions, places of worship and autobus stands.

According to officials, the territory has a full of 284 TASMAC outlets - 156 successful Coimbatore North and 128 successful Coimbatore South. Of these, 69 outlets — 48 successful the North part and 21 successful the South part — person been identified for closure arsenic they are located wrong the 500-metre proximity limit.

Officials said the fig of outlets identified for closure could summation arsenic TASMAC unit are continuing inspections to place shops falling wrong the prohibited region and measure logistical aspects progressive successful shifting oregon shutting the outlets. In the archetypal phase, the already identified shops would beryllium closed wrong 2 weeks.

As portion of the archetypal signifier of action, 4 TASMAC outlets bearing store numbers 1557, 1603, 1846 and 1662 were closed by authorities connected Tuesday.

Among them, store fig 1662 is located other the Singanallur autobus basal successful Coimbatore city.