The Excise Department will intensify checks with the aim of preventing the brewing and sale of illicit liquor and drug trafficking during the Christmas, New Year festival season in the district.
As part of the drive, the department will open a round-the-clock control room. It will start functioning from December 5. The identity of persons who pass on information about illegal activities will be kept secret.
Other than the control room, people can also contact Excise Department offices and officers in the district, officials said here on Monday: 0477-2252049 (control room), 0477-2251639 (excise special squad), 9496002864 (assistant excise commissioner, Alappuzha), 9447178056 (excise deputy commissioner), 0478-2813126, 9400069483, 9400069484 (Cherthala), 0477-2230183, 9400069485, 9400069486 (Alappuzha), 0477-2704833, 9400069487 (Kuttanad), 0479-2452415, 9400069489(Chengannur), 0479-2340265, 9400069491 (Mavelikara), 0479-2412350, 9400069492, 9400069493 (Haripad), 0477-2251639, 9400069494, 9400069495 ( Alappuzha).