Mangaluru, May 12, 2017 : The District Excise Department has served notices to 114 wine shops in the district in March itself in view of the Supreme Court order to shut down liquor shops within a distance of 500 meters from the state and national highways in order to avert accidents due to drunken driving.
There are several wine shops in Suratkal, Kulur, Nantur, Pumpwell, Thokkottu, Baikampady, Talapady and other places, adjacent to the National Highway and most of them are facing fears of closure.
There are a total of 319 licensed liquor shops close by the National and State Highways passing through the district.
The liquor shops will have to vacate by June failing which the Department is likely to launch an operation to evacuate them.