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Balakrishnan said he has made representations to the Balakrishnan said he has made representations to theCentre and states to frame policy to provide "an alcohol-freesociety and formulate rules to ban illicit liquor/countryliquor shops along the roadside/Highways". The plea said that Meghalaya has completely banned suchliquor shops along the Highways. "Pertinently, five Indian States – Bihar, Gujarat,Kerala, Nagaland and Mizoram, along with the UT ofLakshwadeep, are examples of states having a complete ban onliquor consumption," it said, adding that drunk driving wasone of the key reasons for mishaps. PTI SJK ABA RKSARC