Port Blair, Jan. 20:  Under the provisions of Rule 4.3 (a) 7 (e) of the Excise Policy & 9 (iv) of the bar guidelines issued by the Administration vide order No. 4192 dated 18/11/2008 respectively, the Competent Authority has ordered that ‘Dry Day’ will be observed on Jan.22 throughout the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in connection with ‘Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya’. 

No liquor shops, hotels, restaurants, clubs and establishments selling/serving liquor shall be permitted to sell/serve liquor to anyone whosoever on the aforesaid day.

The order will applicable to IMFL vending licencees i.e. ANIIDCO, CSD Canteen, all Defence Canteens and all private bar licencees throughout Andaman and Nicobar Islands.