{"id":3174,"date":"2020-03-17T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/ground_up_stories\/drums-full-of-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:38:22","slug":"drums-full-of-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"ground_up_stories","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/ground-up-stories\/drums-full-of-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Drums full of alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17767\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-woman-from-Loi-community-makes-local-liquor-in-Andro-Manipur_groundupstories.jpg\" alt=\"A woman from Loi community makes local liquor in Andro, Manipur_groundupstories\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\"><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Loi community in Andro village has been traditionally known to produce alcohol as the primary source of income. While Manipur is officially a dry state, it is common to see people making alcohol from fermented rice, and drums full of alcohol outside every household. Once ready, they fill it up in plastic bags and keep it on their verandahs. 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