NEW DELHI: Thousands of liquor outlets along India’s national and state highways closed after a supreme court order kicked in Saturday in an attempt to reduce drunken driving on the world’s deadliest roads.
The top court set the April 1 deadline in December barring liquor shops from operating within a range of 500 meters (1,640 feet) from India’s highways, where 17 traffic accident deaths occur every hour.
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