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Hooch tragedy and prohibition promises hark back to chaotic days in Nilgiris under the British

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Drunkenness caused problems in the hill station, but the government permitted breweries since the abkari revenue included income from the country spirit (arrack), foreign liquor, beer, and hemp-drugs. When there were many complaints, it reduced the number of shops selling liquor. But it could not implement total prohibition

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