India, Feb. 22 -- Residents of Sobha City and Sobha International City have demanded the relocation of a liquor vend along the Upper Dwarka Expressway, citing serious safety risks and traffic hazards.

Haryana cabinet minister Rao Narbir Singh on Saturday said he would take up the matter with excise department officials. "I understand the concerns and will discuss what can be done within the policy framework to ensure residents' safety and well-being," Singh said, responding to repeated representations from RWAs.

Residents said the liquor vend, which they claim was set up when the area was largely uninhabited, is now barely 40-50 metres from occupied residential societies. Its proximity to the eight-lane expressway has heightened fear of...