mumbai in a major relaxation in the lockdown norms the brihanmumbai municipal corporation bmc on monday said all shops in the city are allowed to remain open all days from august 5 irrespective of the oddeven rule in a circular issued under the mission begin again the civic body also allowed the counter sale of liquor in mumbai with proper social distancing norms it is further directed that all shops shall remain open on all days on all sides of roads irrespective of odd and even rule the circular said besides all essential shops which were allowed to remain open earlier shall continue to do so whereas all non essential markets market areas and shops will remain open from 9 am to 7 pm the bmc said advt malls and market places will be allowed to work from 9 am to 7 pm from wednesday however theatres food courtsrestaurants will continue to remain shut kitchen of restaurants and food courts will be allowed to operate in malls wherein only home delivery through aggregators will be allowed the bmc said apart from allowing sale of liquor at shop counters the bmc said home delivery of booze is allowed with strict compliance with norms the corporation warned filing of criminal cases against owners of shops and persons found violating its directives referring to the national directive for covid19 management the bmc said consumption of liquor paan and tobacco in public places is prohibited it added ecommerce activities for essential as well as nonessential items and material will be permitted all the industrial units presently open will continue to operate it added pti published on aug 4 2020 at 0824 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app coronavirus brihanmumbai municipal corporation theaters lockdown shops bmc restaurants social distancing retail stores homenewsindustryall shops in mumbai to remain open from august 5 bmc