Prakasam District SPs initiative to curb menace of consumption of liquor in public locations

With an intention to place a verify on the menace of consumption of liquor in open locations, Prakasam District Police officers directing a drunken man to scrub the rubbish in Ongole on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ARRANGEMENT

Prakasam District SP V. Harshavardhan Raju on Saturday launched a neighborhood service initiative to place a verify on those that are inflicting bother to the individuals by consuming alcohol in public locations. In order to assist make town clear and inexperienced, he’s making the alcohol and drug addicts to take away the rubbish on streets.

The officers hope that the initiative is not going to solely convey constructive change within the behaviour of the alcoholics but in addition within the environments wherein they devour alcohol. The police personnel are counselling the addicts to place an finish to their dangerous habits. They are also making the individuals beneath affect of alcohol to scrub the environment until they arrive out of the affect of alcohol.

The SP mentioned that they’ve already recognized public locations throughout the district and are keeping track of those that interact in anti-social actions with drone cameras. He mentioned that authorized motion could be taken towards those that have brought on bother to individuals and harassed ladies by consuming alcohol in public locations.

Published – September 21, 2025 02:58 pm IST