The Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch (MASM) led by its coordinator Abani Kumar Gaya and general secretary Maguni Nahak submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Saturday demanding full implementation of the Prohibition of liquor Act, 1956 in the State as liquor is the root cause of all evils in the contemporary society.
Among other things, the Manch demanded 24-hour functioning of the Jan Ausadhi Kendra in the premises of the Paralakhemundi Chief Medical Centre in Gajapati district, renovation of the Bahana Nala and Sapua Nala to prevent artificial floods during rainy season and construction of a passenger train halt in the industrial area of Brahmapur to facilitate the communication of the floating passengers of the Brahmapur and Gopalpur areas.
Among others who were present during the presentation of the memorandum included Upendranath Mishra, Bibhuprasad Sahu, Brundaban Sabat, Sibasundar Rath, Simanchal Badtiya, Satyanarayan Rao, Syamsundar Khadanaga, Prasant Das, Bhikari Behera, Bansidhar Bhuyan, K Srinivas Rao, Sambasiva Rao, Panchanan Choudhry, Bishnupriya Maharana, Gouri Mohanty and Chittaranjan Panda.