Liquor shops in Noida can open up to 9 pm outside containment zones

Liquor shops outside containment zones in Noida and Greater Noida can open from 10 am to 9 pm, Excise Department officials said on Monday.

Liquor sales were prohibited during the nationwide lockdown that came into force on March 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and had resumed on May 3 with restricted timings of 10 am to 7 pm.

Now with further relaxations in the lockdown from Monday, the sale timings have been revised, a local official said, citing an order issued by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow.

"All liquor shops, including model shops that are outside coronavirus hotspots or containment zones,