Bengal hooch tragedy: More than 150 people died and 350 are in hospital Category: Development , Family , Policy , Poverty , Prevention , Rehabilitation , Social costs , Youth Children Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook The victims were mostly labourers, rickshaw-pullers and hawkers. A 12-year old girl is among the victims which is another concern for all of us. Two-thirds of the alcohol consumed in India is illegal hooch. Preliminary reports indicate that the hooch was sold in sachets, priced between Rs.7 and Rs.20, virtually opposite a police post in the area. What the Government can offer as a compensation is Rs.two Lakhs to each victim family, what else? And society at large will forget this tragedy too. In 2008 nearly 200 people died of similar alcohol poisoning in Bangalore, and 136 people died of the same cause in Gujarat state where alcohol use is banned by law. In 2009, Gujarat is the fir...
In 1999, NADA started working in India under the supervision and international leadership of Dr. Michael O. Smith Today that vision has grown and under Suneel Vatsyayan the co- founder of Nada India. Nada in South and South East Asia acts as an initiator, facilitator and supporter for community initiatives working towards barrier free treatment & rehabilitation services for addiction and trauma by using ear acupuncture (NADA Treatment protocol) as an adjunct treatment .