Govt told to shift liqour shops from residential areas

The liquor shops in residential areas have made life of civilians miserable, says the summer internship project report of students of the reputed law universities and colleges that was submitted with the Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC). The Commission taking note of the report has recommended the State to shift the liquor shops run in the residential areas to non-residential areas. 

The students of various reputed law universities and colleges were assigned to carry out a study as part of their summer internship on ‘life affected with the liquor shops in residential areas.’  They carried out survey based on detailed questionnaire on the problems locals facing due to liquor shops in Bhopal’s Ayodhya Nagar by-pass, localities behind Bhopal Railway Station, Nehru Nagar and Ratnagiri. 

The report said that the major problems faced by the locals of the liquor shop nearby areas include misbehavior by the drunken, quarrels with drunken, road accidents and traffic jams.  On some occasions loss of property is also reported, the report said.  The students during their study also met the town inspectors of the concerned localities where the police officers admitted that many cases are reported in their police stations due to these liquor shops and that legal action is taken in these cases.  

The report also said that due to nearby liquor shops many residents of these shops starts consuming liquor sue to that their family, social and economical life gets out of gear.  The report said that though locals made complaints but the excise department has not taken any action.