Ahmedabad: Even when Gujarat has tightened the law to curb the flow of liquor in a dry state, social experiments by Nat Samj to ‘imprison members of the inbriated community in the village cage and release them only after RS 1,200 payment quickly gets traction.
After the out-of-the-box solution to rage the threat of liquor met with success in Motipura Village about 7 km from Motown Sanand, experiments have been adopted by 23 villages throughout Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Amreli and Kutch District.
Only a fine that was raised became the RS 2,500 used to fund local social-religious events.
Babu Nayak, Sarpanch from Motipura Village, who applied anti-liquor addiction pilots in Motipura and Nat Samaj’s leader or the Nomad Community in Gujarat, said that currently 24 villages took part in the experiment after proving large deterrents in the village.
Most villages report the threat of liquor and have an average of 100-150 widows of liquor, women who have lost their husbands for alcoholism.
Interestingly, women flared up as an informant who gave a tip-off of a drunken man in the village.
Their names have never been disclosed but given Rs 501 or 1,100 Rs of fines collected as incentives for social causes.
“Husband’s drunk threat that creates a commotion and pampering in domestic violence has reduced 90%.
Spending the night at the village cage and the commemoration of social leaders’ leaders proved preventive major,” said Nayak.
“The police took action according to the law every time someone was caught drunk.
We did not give up the drunkard to the police.
We are more a social intervention and the community to avoid villagers who consume liquor and fall in debt traps and legal issues,” said Nayak.
Nat Samj spread words and more villages join in ‘social experiments’.
Rajan Nat from Gadhsisa Village at Mandvi Taluka from Kutch said the cage experiments were implemented in April 2021.
“So far, we get half a dozen cases but the impact has been seen.
Men avoid getting drunk in public.
Domestic dispute cases because drinking also drops,” Nat said.
Elder troops conducted a surprise after a tip-off by a village woman and if someone was caught drunk, he was made to spend the night, he was made to spend the night at home to IFFT.
Bottle of a bottle of water and another bottle to relieve yourself.
This is a cheaper way to make the locals give up addiction using social pressure, “said Nayak.
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