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The women staged a protest opposite the Visakha Women’s College on Saturday, demanding a ban on liquor with effect from Independence Day. Later, the women under the leadership of Chaitanya Sravanthi chairperson Shirin Rehaman, paid tributes to the Gandhi statue near GVMC. Firm resolve: Members of Chaitanya Sravanthi taking a pledge against liquor, at the Gandhi statue in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. They demanded inclusion of liquor in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act to control consumption. | Photo Credit: K_R_DEEPAKmore-inThe social welfare measures being implemented by elected governments are not having the desired effect due to growing alcohol addiction, said the representatives of Chaitanya Sravanthi and social workers..