Mokokchung, August 30 (DIPR): The Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (Act) 1989 is under public scrutiny, as the Act had often failed to hold ground and at the time when churches of Nagaland reaffirmed their commitment to protect the Act on the ground that liquor is one of the major reasons responsible for creating social problems. In this backdrop, a record-breaking 4, 000 cases of liquor seized by law-enforcing agencies in Mokokchung were destroyed at the Mokokchung Municipal Council dumping ground (Ungma area) on August 28.
The seized liquor was destroyed in the presence of SP of Mokokchung, Bendang Lemtor, District and Sessions Judge of Mokokchung Maongkaba Imchen, Additional PP and Chairman of Destruction Committee T. Marlemba, SDO (C) of Mokokchung Nungsangmenla and civil society and church leaders. Additional PP Marlemba said the value of the seized liquor was worked out at ` 1 Crore (local market rate). He said the seizure was made during the past seven months.
During a brief function at the destruction site, Pastor, Mokokchung Town Baptist Church Reverend Ponen Longchar and Ao Senden President, Lendi Ao thanked the Law enforcing agencies for implementing the Act with a firm hand. The two leaders termed liquor as the main source of all evils and assured full cooperation in the implementation of the Act. The quantity of liquors was so huge that around 30 (Thirty) labors (Motia) were engaged to destroy the seizure.
