Hyderabad: Round table meeting on banning liquor sales in day times organised on Tuesday by Balala Hakkula Sangam with various NGOs and educational institutions has decided to submit memorandums to the Chief Minister, Excise Minister and Excise commissioner on a strict implementation of rules and Acts.

Balala Hakkula Sangam leader Mr. Achyutha Rao said that the Sangam would issue notices to the excise department on the matter. “It has proved many times that liquor sales during day time lead to accidents. We are demanding the government to close wines and bars during day and shift wines on the highways as per the directions of Supreme Court,” he said.

Slate-the-school head Mr. Vasireddy Amarnath expressed concern that the younger generation was getting addicted to these things. “School managements should hold campaigns. The awareness measures should be part of academic syllabus,” he said.

An NGO Mr. Srinivas Reddy said that the excise department was felicitating wine shops’ owners who exceeded the target.