D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Dharmasthala, inaugurated Jagruit Soudha and Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara De-addiction and Research Centre at Ujire on Saturday. The de-addiction centre has been built at an estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore. It was inaugurated under the auspices of SDM Medical Trust and Akhila Karnataka Jana Jagruti Vedike. He suggested that people offer milk instead of arrack or alcohol to the deity during “bhootaradhane”. "It is not proper for those who don the role of “bhootas” to consume alcohol," he said.