SC to hear plea seeking ban on water to liquor industry in Maha

May 17, 2016 04:14

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking complete ban on water supply to distilleries and breweries in drought-hit regions of Maharashtra.

A vacation bench posted the matter for hearing on May 23 after a lawyer mentioned the plea saying that instead of curtailed water supply, there should be no supply of water at all as the entire region is facing acute water shortage.

The petitioner said that the people are being deprived of the drinking water as it is being given to the liquor industries

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court had recently asked the state government to curtail water supply to the liquor industry by 60 per cent from May 10, which would be operative till June 27.

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