Goa to enforce ban on drinking in public
Parrikar said the state government is serious about inculcating the habit of wearing helmets while riding two- wheelers.
The Goa government will soon impose a ban on drinking in public. Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said that the state will ban drinking of liquor in public places to curb the nuisance created by people in drunken state.
He said necessary amendments to the excise act will be done next month.
"We need to come out with the notification banning drinking of liquor in public places. The notification will be issued by October end for which we will amend the existing law," Parrikar said at a function in Panaji.
The state government is currently governing the licences to the liquor outlets under Goa, Daman and Diu Excise Act, 1964.
Goa
has
already
announced
ban
on
drinking
in
selected
public
places
including
beaches.
Parrikar
said
the
state
government
is
serious
about
inculcating
the
habit
of
wearing
helmets
while
riding
two-
wheelers.
He said the police will penalise two-wheeler riders who are driving without helmet and also will tell them the benefits of wearing a helmet while driving.
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