Tea shops, salons reopen

TIRUCHI Tea shops, salons and TASMAC liquor outlets opened their doors to customers after a month-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The shop owners enthusiastically welcomed their customers af

TIRUCHI Tea shops, salons and TASMAC liquor outlets opened their doors to customers after a month-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The shop owners enthusiastically welcomed their customers after performing special prayers for the prosperity of their business. At Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) shops, people stood in line as early as 6 a.m. when the shutters opened, ready to purchase liquor. Officials of TASMAC noted that while shops within the city adhered to personal distancing and made purchases respectfully. "Situation at the shops on the borders, near Karur, near Thanjavur, etc., was difficult to handle as the people from those districts, where the shops did not open, rushed here," a senior official said.