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People Committees to check illicit liquor in Kerala

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Press Trust of India Thiruvananthapuram
The Kerala government has decided to constitute a string of people's committees to check production and supply of illicit liquor and create awareness about its dangers.

The committees, to be set up at the corporation and municipality levels, will have government officials, political activists and representatives of youth outfits as members, an official release said here.

The corporation level committee will have the respective corporation mayor as the chairman and assistant excise commissioner as convener along with other members, while the municipal-level committee will be headed by municipal chairman, the release said.

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First Published: Jun 22 2016 | 2:22 PM IST

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