Liquor ban in Bihar proves boon for bordering UP

The liquor ban for Bihar is proving a boon for bordering areas in UP and Jhakhand, where liquor sales have gone up anywhere between 600% and 3000%. This is no imagination but the reality, according to the excise staff in UP and Jharkhand bordering Bihar. The village Barauli in Ballia district in UP bordering on Bihar is witnessing mela kind of atmosphere day and night with the tipplers from Bihar arriving there. The liquor shopowner is proud in announcing that his sales have gone up by 900%. The neighbouring villages in Ballia also witnessed a jump in liquor sales. Bhav Raha village in Chandauli district of UP witnessed a whopping 3000% jump in liquor sales. Thus Bihar's ban on liquor is boon for bordering districts in UP and Jharkhand.