NCORD
Recently the District level Committee on the curtailment of drug menace was held by DC Srinagar.
He took first hand appraisal from Officers of all line Departments and other stakeholders regarding the progress achieved in ongoing fight against the drug menace.
He reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensure adoption of ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against drug trafficking to curb the menace of drugs by strengthening institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies and extensive public awareness campaign. He added that through a coordinated and multi-pronged approach which includes prevention, enforcement, treatment, rehabilitation and IEC strategies, the menace of drugs will be eliminated from Srinagar soon.
He stressed on conducting intensified mass awareness programs to particularly educate the youth against the detrimental effects of drug abuse. He directed the Departments for organizing joint awareness programmes in collaborations with NGOs and civil society groups to spread awareness about substance abuse, both in rural and urban areas of the District.
He expressed his concern regarding the drug abuse by the youth including students and emphasized on intensifying the deterrence measures against the drug menace and its peddling particularly identified hotspots in the District.
