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An outlet of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) astatine Mandakolathur colony adjacent Arani municipality successful Tiruvannamalai connected Chetpet - Polur Main Road was closed connected Wednesday.
Residents said that the TASMAC outlet resulted successful nationalist nuisance each day, particularly during weekends erstwhile workers get their play wage successful the village. Residents celebrated the closure of the outlet by distributing sweets to neighbours and motorists.
“After years of struggle, the TASMAC outlet has been permanently unopen down successful the village. We volition besides support vigil truthful that the outlet is not reopened again,” said erstwhile artifact improvement serviceman (BDO), S. Amavasai, a longtime resident.
The outlet successful Mandakolathur is among 20 outlets identified successful the territory for imperishable closure. The enactment comes aft Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay successful May directed authorities to unopen down 717 TASMAC liquor outlets located wrong 500 metres of places of worship, acquisition institutions, and autobus stands crossed the authorities successful 2 weeks.
Of the full 385 outlets successful the region, Tiruvannamalai territory has the highest fig of outlets (206), followed by Ranipet (83), Vellore (60) and Tirupattur (36).
Residents said that the outlet is located connected Chetpet - Polur Main Road wherever commuters from astatine slightest 20 surrounding farming villages person to committee long-distance buses to Pondicherry, Kancheepuram, Chennai, Salem, and Dharmapuri. The outlet is besides surrounded by 2 section temples, a Government High School, and a Cooperative bank.
Residents said that determination were respective caller incidents successful the colony wherever inebriated radical were caught attacking people. Drunk radical were recovered lying connected the carriageway of the stretch, affecting postulation question connected the route. Drunk radical besides engaged successful petty fights with different residents successful the village.
Residents said that respective complaints to adjacent the TASMAC outlet were fixed to the District Collector arsenic precocious arsenic a fortnight ago. As astir residents are farmers, tiny traders, and wage labourers, their hard-earned wealth was spent connected liquor consumption. Students were besides frightened to usage the stretch.
