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After Bihar Goes Dry, Jharkhand Tipplers Are on a High!

Jharkhand’s hospitality industry has grown by almost 20 percent in the last few months.

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As Bihar tightens prohibition of liquor in the state, liquor tourism in Jharkhand seems to be booming.

Some recent trends of corporate meetings and private parties show that Jharkhand’s hospitality industry has grown by almost 20 percent in the last few months.

Usually the months of August and September are very lean for the hotel industry as marriages are not solemnised during the inauspicious ‘khar maas’. But this time, rooms and banquet halls of almost all hotels in the state capital were full with reservations from corporate houses for meetings and parties with dealers.
A hotelier told The Times of India

Even the high profile weddings of Bihar are also shifting to Jharkhand because of the liquor ban.

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Recently, my banquet hall was host to a very close kin of a Bihar don, who did not want a marriage party where liquor would not flow freely.
A banquet owner told The Times of India

Some sources said that corporate houses are opting for Jharkhand as the destination for their meetings as that is where they can beat the stress with drinks after work.

A senior corporate official with his regional office in Patna said for entertaining clients or dealers, serving liquor is essential.

Coming to Jharkhand is the easiest option as it’s close to Bihar, but we are also going to West Bengal, Orissa and Benaras for such meetings where there is no prohibition.
A senior corporate official told The Times of India

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