Bhubaneswar: Alcoholic drinks including India-made foreign liquor (IMFL), beer and country-made liquor, worth Rs 32.55 crore, were consumed in Odisha’s capital city of Bhubaneswar during the last week of 2025, officials said Thursday.
They said that 2.80 lakh litres of IMFL worth Rs 28.04 crore, 1.78 lakh litres of beer (Rs 3.56 crore) and 2.35 lakh litres of country liquor (Rs 94.20 lakh) were sold in the city between December 25 and December 31, 2025.
Meanwhile, the enforcement teams of the Excise Department have seized contraband valued at Rs 2.7 crore December 31 and January 1.
The Excise Department registered 269 cases Wednesday and 280 cases Thursday.
According to official figures, 95 people were arrested during the enforcement operations over the two days.