The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shyambir who is also District Magistrate today chaired a 15th meeting of the District-level NARCO Coordination Committee (NCORD) to review the measures taken by the enforcement agencies to curb the drug abuse and narcotic trafficking in the district.
During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held on the directions issued in the previous NCORD meeting to curb the drug menace in the district.
The meeting also discussed the steps taken by concerned departments and agencies to make district Ganderbal drug-free. Various issues about the incidence of drug addiction, areas of concern and hotspots of drug use were discussed threadbare.
While reviewing the status of the destruction of restricted crops, the DC directed all concerned officers to intensify the destruction of such restricted crops involving local awareness camps and road shows shall be conducted in different areas regarding the misuse of cannabis, poppy and other psychotropic substances.
The meeting also reviewed the status of the installation of CCTV cameras and computerized billing by retail medical shops in the district.
Assistant Drug Controller was directed to ensure 100 per cent installation of CCTVs by medical shops, and all shops shall switch to computerized billing.
The meeting also reviewed the status of the Nasha Mukt Panchayat campaign in the district and concerned departments shared the data on the activities undertaken during the campaign.
The meeting was attended by SSP Ganderbal, Nikhil Borkar; Additional Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Mehraj-ud-Din Shah; CEO, Tehsildars, Dy SP HQ, CAO, DSWO, Assistant Drug Controller Ganderbal and other concerned officials.
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