Excise Department launches help desks for public

Those in need of emergency services may contact dept.

Joining hands with other uniformed forces across the State to fight the pandemic, the Excise Department has started district-level special help desks which will deal with all emergency service requests from citizens. Those who are in need of transportation arrangement for vaccination or any other emergency needs can contact the department’s State-level help desk (04712-322825/9447178000) or district-level help desks. The department launched the new initiative even as excise officials are busy with enforcement activities against illicit liquor trade and drug trafficking in the wake of lockdown regulations. Officials attached to the State-level help desk say the service will be available 24x7 and they will reroute distress calls to district-level help desks for speedy action. Separate help desks (9188458494/9495002270) have been constituted under the Vimukti de-addiction scheme for offering online counselling. Those suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms can make use of the 24x7 service at free of cost. Professional counsellors from the Health Department have also been appointed to assist the tele-counselling service.