A mechanism called 'track and trace mechanism' is being put in place to ensure that adulteration of liquor is kept under check.
Flooded with complaints against adulteration of liquor, the state home department has decided to set up software system in collaboration with the excise department to overlook the implementation of the numerous projects announced to curb the growing menace of illicit liquor.
A mechanism called 'track and trace mechanism' is being put in place to ensure that adulteration of liquor in the state is kept under check. This would integrate all the projects announced by the government including installation of CCTV cameras in the vehicles carrying liquor, geo fencing of the area,etc.
“The installation of CCTV cameras are just one of the initiatives. The cameras will be put on the vehicles carrying liquor from the distilleries. A unique hologram will be made for all the bottles that are manufactured so that adulterated and fake liquor bottles can be identified,” said a senior government officer.
The software will also monitor the geo fencing of the area where the tanker goes. This will ensure that if the tanker goes outside, the area officials get an intimation. "All these initiatives need to be monitored by a single authority and for that there is a requirement of an integrator," the official added.
Sources claim the project is still in its early stage. However a committee under the state excise commissioner has been appointed for finalising the details, and work out the request proposal. Officials said that a software will be created in which all these initiatives will be integrated so that the integrator can view the data generated by all these schemes and loopholes in the system can be tightened.
Deaths due to illicit liquor has been an ongoing plight in the state. In 2015, 41 deaths were reported in a single incident in Mumbai due to drinking of toxic liquor. The incident had led to suspension of eight police officers for a “negligent approach while doing their duty” and for failing to stop production and sale of the liquor on their beat.
Bootleg liquor is widely consumed across India where it is sometimes sold for less than a dollar (62p) for a 25cl bottle, with deaths frequently reported. It is rare, however, for such incidents to occur in a major city like Mumbai, with most cases taking place in poor, rural villages.
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