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Tamil Nadu
By Our Staff Reporter
Residents of Avarampalayam in Coimbatore protesting in front of a newly-opened TASMAC outlet close to a school and temple on Saturday. — Photo: S. Siva Saravanan
The District Collector, N. Muruganandam, opened a TASMAC-run wine shop at Gandhipuram and the first sale was made in his presence. Of the 685 shops notified in the Coimbatore district, 27 shops run by private individuals have got their licence extended by a Supreme Court order and 111 shops run by private individuals by a High Court order. The Collector told reporters here that bars with provision for snacks would be opened in a phased manner. The TASMAC provided the shops with nearly Rs. 2-3 lakh worth stocks. Following a shortfall in the number of salesmen and supervisors for running the shops, services of nearly 100 persons recruited in Dharmapuri, Salem, Dindigul and Nilgiris districts were being availed. Temporary recruits were sent on deputation to man the shops till supervisors and salesmen took up the assignment, TASMAC sources said. Additional manpower from the neighbouring districts would be made available by Monday. Asked whether the strength of one supervisor and three salesmen, to work in shifts, would be adequate for handling peak hour business, the Collector said that sanctions were sought for additional manpower depending on the volume of sale. Most of the shops had graduates and postgraduates taking up employment working as supervisors. There were also engineering graduates who came for selection, TASMAC sources said. Residents staged a protest against the location of wine shops at Avarampalayam on the Perumal Koil Street in Ramanathapuram and at Kosavapalayam near Palladam. They were objecting to the shops being located close to residential areas, schools and temples. At Avarampalayam, the women demanded that the shop be closed immediately. When authorities sought two days time to decide on an alternative place, the women resisted and forced the officers to shift the entire stock in the tahsildar's jeep, who came to pacify them. At Kosavapalayam near Palladam, villagers tried to prevent the arrival of stocks. The officials intervened to take control of the situation.
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