Sale and consumption of country liquor has marked a tremendous rise in Assam since some time. Besides seizing a huge quantity of country liquor, the Excise department has arrested as many as 1431 persons for being involved in illegal country liquor trade in the state in the last two weeks.It needs mention that a good number of persons have also died in the state after consuming spurious liquor.
In this respect, the latest hooch tragedy took place in Dibrugarh. In the last two weeks, the excise department arrested 1423 persons involved in illegal country liquor trade in various parts of the state.
In Guwahati alone, 26,484 litres of country liquor was seized. Likewise, 2,626 cases of illegal country liquor trade have been registered.
But while illegal country liquor trade and drug trafficking has been on the rise, the state excise department is handicapped by shortage of staff.
Presently, the excise department has only 152 inspectors, 150 sub-inspectors and 748 constables to carry out duties at the field level. Further, the state excise act has several shortcomings.
Till these loopholes are properly blocked by bringing in appropriate amendments, it is feared that the excise officials may not be in a position to deliver to their full potential.
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